Mark Goldhaber
10-27-2004, 04:23 PM
http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/27/news/fortune500/disneyland/
QuikQuote:Disney this month brought back the Smith & Wesson guns that guides at Disneyland used to carry on the Jungle Cruise ride, and the company is looking at ways to safely get the famous teacups of the Mad Tea Party spinning faster again.
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"Disneyland was turning vanilla," says David Koenig, author of "Mouse Tales: A Behind-the-Ears Look at Disneyland" and a columnist for watchdog Web site MousePlanet.com. "It was getting regular, and Disneyland shouldn't be regular," he said.
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The Sleeping Beauty Castle is getting a facelift, and the Space Mountain roller coaster, currently closed, is being reengineered. "It's all about restoring the vision that Walt Disney had for several of these classic attractions," says Disneyland spokesman Bob Tucker.
QuikQuote:Disney this month brought back the Smith & Wesson guns that guides at Disneyland used to carry on the Jungle Cruise ride, and the company is looking at ways to safely get the famous teacups of the Mad Tea Party spinning faster again.
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"Disneyland was turning vanilla," says David Koenig, author of "Mouse Tales: A Behind-the-Ears Look at Disneyland" and a columnist for watchdog Web site MousePlanet.com. "It was getting regular, and Disneyland shouldn't be regular," he said.
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The Sleeping Beauty Castle is getting a facelift, and the Space Mountain roller coaster, currently closed, is being reengineered. "It's all about restoring the vision that Walt Disney had for several of these classic attractions," says Disneyland spokesman Bob Tucker.