Colonel_SoB_fan Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 On February 29, 2012 at 6 a.m. Disney Parks will celebrate the leap day like never before. Magic Kingdom and Disneyland will be open for 24 hours. How cool would it be to be in an theme park for 24 hours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 It might be cool... Then again, according to the Disneyland website, that day is not a blockout date for any season pass. Not even the value, SoCal select pass. Even at Disneyland, I can't imagine more than eight hours without going back to the hotel for a break, and given the blockout calendar (which, I suppose, would be subject to change at any time), that day may be one wherein the park is closed for capacity reasons. As they say: There's always Disney California Adventure [though never, ever for quite as large a window, as remains the case here]. I think this is a unique and fun idea, but it lacks the draw of past years' promotions. With the "Year of a Million Dreams," there was a sense of fun and excitement and mystery about bumping into an employee and being given anything. Even if it were just a Fastpass to any attraction of your choosing, that was fun. To an extent, the same can be said of the Give A Day, Get a Day program. Even this years Memories promotion allowed guests to see their own images projected on the castle / it's a small world. The 2012 promotion doesn't seem like it will do much to boost attendance any other day of the year than February 29. But what do I know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel_SoB_fan Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 Your right it is just a one day promotion, as it was intended. A complete different type of promotion than a full years promotion. Those are more like a theme for the year or two. As far as I know the "Let the Memories Begin" campaign will continue into 2012. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 To quote Iago (in the recently deceased Tiki Room Under New Management): "Boy, I'm tired! I think I'll head over to the Hall of Presidents and take a nap." (or Country Bear Jamboree, or Carousel of Progress: Starring Laserdiscs, or Monsters Inc Laugh Floor...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel_SoB_fan Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 I thoroughly enjoyed both Carousel of Progress and the Laugh Floor. In fact Laugh Floor was a must do on my list when visiting MK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Carousel of Progress is probably my favorite attraction at The Magic Kingdom, and if not for Tower of Terror, maybe my favorite in all of Walt Disney World. Tomorrowland, by its very nature, does require updating quite frequently. The sad financial reality of that has turned Florida's Tomorrowland into Pixarland, California's into Discoveryland, and Japan's into Sci-Fi-Land. That same reality is why Tomorrowland 2055 never made it off the drawing board at either U.S. resort. Carousel of Progress is one of the few remaining attractions at any of the parks' Tomorrowlands that actually bothers to carry on Walt's original idea behind the land: that there's a great, big, beautiful tomorrow. Even though it's "up to date" (as in, not outdated, and not representative of the future, either), it still shows just how quickly our world has changed. And say what you want about the show itself, but none of the other occupants of the Carousel Theaters have had near as much impact or longevity. It's a cool show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Don't get me wrong, I love Carousel of Progress. It just happens to be a nice attraction to catch a nap on. I just wish they'd update the last scene... "You're not going to tell us about the old days when you didn't even have a car phone!" "...not to mention laserdiscs or high-def TV's!" I'm glad to see it's better taken care of than a few years ago, when one could see holes in Father's neck and a massive tube TV in the "future". Also, Laugh Floor is a good idea, but it belongs in Fantasyland, not Tomorrowland. Anyway, I was actually referring to catching a nap while being in a park for 24hrs, not rating the entertainment value of those particular attractions, just pointing out that they're good places to take a break... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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