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MichaeLeah
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I was at the Magic Kindgom again last night and COP was open. I have to admit that I think the ride definitely needs an upgrade. The scenes on the ride were much more relavent to the first generation of riders. There are few people who ride COP today who can recall any of the decades presented on the ride. I think that maybe they should include the 40's, 60's, 80's, and 00's instead. I think it would be an appropriate upgrade...especially in Tomorrowland where the goal is not to learn history.
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Kram Nebuer
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Isn't the 40's the scene before the last scene? I always thought it was the 50's then I remembered being corrected when I went on again and it was the 40's.MichaeLeah wrote:I think that maybe they should include the 40's, 60's, 80's, and 00's instead. I think it would be an appropriate upgrade...especially in Tomorrowland where the goal is not to learn history.
They could rebuild the last scene of the original COP for the 60's and the last scene of the first COP at Magic Kingdom in WDW for the 80's and we could get a new scene for the 2000's! That'd be awesome. Though it's nice to see exactly how far we've come in 100 years (the first scene of the turn of the century to now).
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MichaeLeah
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Kram,
Yes, I believe it is a 40's scene. It is easy to confuse it with the 50's because many of those inventions were uncommon until the 50's anyway. The new inventions in the 40's didn't come out until the late 40's anyway because the USA had more important things to deal with during the first half of the decade (WWII).
I like your plan for modification Kram.
Yes, I believe it is a 40's scene. It is easy to confuse it with the 50's because many of those inventions were uncommon until the 50's anyway. The new inventions in the 40's didn't come out until the late 40's anyway because the USA had more important things to deal with during the first half of the decade (WWII).
I like your plan for modification Kram.
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Kram Nebuer
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Thanks, MichaeLean! Clears things up.
I was thinking about another way they might change this attraction. If they want to keep it open all year and attract more guests why not give it a more recognizable Disney touch? What do I mean by this?
They need to change the scenes as far as eras in time. Why not base the decades on classic Disney animated films? Maybe instead of exploring the American family at different holidays, why not different parts of America? Here's my plan:
The very first scene can be based on Lady and the Tramp with a typical family structure in New England. To keep with the spirit of the attraction, we would focus on the whole family of Jim Dear, Darling, Junior along with Lady, Tramp and their puppies. They can talk about what was going on with the world at the turn of the century/1910s or whatever time period it is. I dunno if it will be wise for Lady and Tramp to talk, but just having them present with Jim Dear and Darling would be cool.
The second scene can be based on Lilo and Stitch with the unique family structure of Lilo in America's tropical setting of Hawaii. I know that the movie was made to look like it could really be any time post Roswell, televisions, etc. But to me, the movie had a somewhat 1950s feel with Elvis and the landing of aliens like Roswell and Orson Wells alien stuff. Anyhow Nani, Lilo, David, Jumba, Pleakly and Stitch would be here talking about the 1950s and life with refrigerators and modern technology. Maybe the aliens will throw off the whole progress idea, but it'd be wrong to not have them...
The third scene can bring back an often forgotten Disney classic and explore the family in Oliver and Company. I haven't seen the whole movie so I don't know what their family is like, but I do know it takes place in New York and it is definitely the 1980s. This could be interesting with Jenny (or Penny or whatever) talking about life in the city and all the new gadgets like cassette tapes and VHS and wireless phones.
The fourth scene can introduce the family of Meet the Robinsons. THis isn't out yet, so we have yet to see what they have to offer, but since this is the next Disney Animated Feature, it would do well as the 2000s era and since the plot of the story takes them into the future, we can see what kind of crazy future gadgets there'll be for the American family.
I was thinking about another way they might change this attraction. If they want to keep it open all year and attract more guests why not give it a more recognizable Disney touch? What do I mean by this?
They need to change the scenes as far as eras in time. Why not base the decades on classic Disney animated films? Maybe instead of exploring the American family at different holidays, why not different parts of America? Here's my plan:
The very first scene can be based on Lady and the Tramp with a typical family structure in New England. To keep with the spirit of the attraction, we would focus on the whole family of Jim Dear, Darling, Junior along with Lady, Tramp and their puppies. They can talk about what was going on with the world at the turn of the century/1910s or whatever time period it is. I dunno if it will be wise for Lady and Tramp to talk, but just having them present with Jim Dear and Darling would be cool.
The second scene can be based on Lilo and Stitch with the unique family structure of Lilo in America's tropical setting of Hawaii. I know that the movie was made to look like it could really be any time post Roswell, televisions, etc. But to me, the movie had a somewhat 1950s feel with Elvis and the landing of aliens like Roswell and Orson Wells alien stuff. Anyhow Nani, Lilo, David, Jumba, Pleakly and Stitch would be here talking about the 1950s and life with refrigerators and modern technology. Maybe the aliens will throw off the whole progress idea, but it'd be wrong to not have them...
The third scene can bring back an often forgotten Disney classic and explore the family in Oliver and Company. I haven't seen the whole movie so I don't know what their family is like, but I do know it takes place in New York and it is definitely the 1980s. This could be interesting with Jenny (or Penny or whatever) talking about life in the city and all the new gadgets like cassette tapes and VHS and wireless phones.
The fourth scene can introduce the family of Meet the Robinsons. THis isn't out yet, so we have yet to see what they have to offer, but since this is the next Disney Animated Feature, it would do well as the 2000s era and since the plot of the story takes them into the future, we can see what kind of crazy future gadgets there'll be for the American family.
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To me part of the magic of the ride is seeing how we saw ourselves at one time.
It's what I enjoyed about the WDT Space DVD. The material is dated, but sometimes just like a good photo, it is fun to see what your thoughts were at one time.
I haven't been on the ride in more than 10 years, and I'm hoping it remains open when I go to Disney World next spring.
It's what I enjoyed about the WDT Space DVD. The material is dated, but sometimes just like a good photo, it is fun to see what your thoughts were at one time.
I haven't been on the ride in more than 10 years, and I'm hoping it remains open when I go to Disney World next spring.
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For the last year or so, Carousel of Progress has thankfully returned to full-time operation. Assuming that keeps up, it should still be open for you in the spring!Edge wrote:I haven't been on the ride in more than 10 years, and I'm hoping it remains open when I go to Disney World next spring.
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I'm hopeful.
I spent the first ten years of my life on the east coast, the last 14 on the west. So I've had a chance to see both. As such there are things I love about both Disney Parks.
My wife on the other hand, has never seen the Atlantic Ocean, or any of the Florida parks.
Some rides likes Country Bear, Carousel of Progress, etc. she has never seen before and I have strong memories from my childhood.
Should be a fun trip.
Just waiting to find out whether she will be teaching at a 9 month school or year round so we can pin down a date.
I spent the first ten years of my life on the east coast, the last 14 on the west. So I've had a chance to see both. As such there are things I love about both Disney Parks.
My wife on the other hand, has never seen the Atlantic Ocean, or any of the Florida parks.
Some rides likes Country Bear, Carousel of Progress, etc. she has never seen before and I have strong memories from my childhood.
Should be a fun trip.
Just waiting to find out whether she will be teaching at a 9 month school or year round so we can pin down a date.