Darkbeer
04-10-2003, 02:27 AM
Pooh new? Nah (http://www.calendarlive.com/family/themeparks/cl-wk-kids10apr10.story) - Los Angeles Times, 4/10/03
QuikQuote: Once upon a time, Disneyland built innovative, exciting attractions that helped make it the world's most popular and beloved theme park. Today, many of its former designers are out of work, laid off from Disney's kingdom. Some did go on to design other companies' parks, such as Universal's spectacular Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Fla. Those who remain work with meager budgets, turning out retreads of previous designs. To further slight local fans, much of what Disney executives do approve goes first to Walt Disney World in Florida before appearing in Walt's original park.
The "Pooh" ride and the upcoming clone of Florida's "Tower of Terror," now under construction at California Adventure, were the last West Coast attractions approved under the leadership of former Disney theme park chief Paul Pressler. Today, local theme-park fans eagerly await a sign that his replacement, Jay Rasulo, will do better than the modest "Pooh" and restore Disneyland to its traditional position as the standard for the world's theme parks.
QuikQuote: Once upon a time, Disneyland built innovative, exciting attractions that helped make it the world's most popular and beloved theme park. Today, many of its former designers are out of work, laid off from Disney's kingdom. Some did go on to design other companies' parks, such as Universal's spectacular Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Fla. Those who remain work with meager budgets, turning out retreads of previous designs. To further slight local fans, much of what Disney executives do approve goes first to Walt Disney World in Florida before appearing in Walt's original park.
The "Pooh" ride and the upcoming clone of Florida's "Tower of Terror," now under construction at California Adventure, were the last West Coast attractions approved under the leadership of former Disney theme park chief Paul Pressler. Today, local theme-park fans eagerly await a sign that his replacement, Jay Rasulo, will do better than the modest "Pooh" and restore Disneyland to its traditional position as the standard for the world's theme parks.