tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410829669198494850.post484762730992259476..comments2023-09-04T03:15:51.124-07:00Comments on Disney Fan Ramblings: Off Track?Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12409785011989904117noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410829669198494850.post-26357274871605072432009-02-17T09:10:00.000-08:002009-02-17T09:10:00.000-08:00I changed the colors a little, and a few fonts and...I changed the colors a little, and a few fonts and link colors. Thanks for noticing. Someday I'll do more...maybe.<BR/><BR/>Soarin' wows me and my family, too. But a lot of complaining seems to go on about how it really doesn't "fit". Education and "wow" = edutainment. A hard thing to achieve, it seems to me.<BR/><BR/>And I agree about the corporation - it's so big and big seems to equate with lowest common denominator and safety. Walt never took the safe road, but I think today he'd have a hard time going against the grain in the boardroom...but he'd be really really rich!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the suggestion on music. I'll give it a listen...Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12409785011989904117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2410829669198494850.post-11519270321139848692009-02-16T19:46:00.000-08:002009-02-16T19:46:00.000-08:00First of all, is it just my imagination, or did yo...First of all, is it just my imagination, or did your blog get a bit of a facelift? It looks good.<BR/><BR/>What wows me is a ride that delivers a one-of-a-kind experience. Soarin' is a good example. As much as I loved the old animatronic dark rides at EPCOT, I can understand why some folks were bored by them; they offered the same kind of experience. Today's audiences are more jaded and therefore more demanding.<BR/><BR/>Many of Disney's problems, I think, stem from the fact that it's a gigantic corporation, and gigantic corporations tend to do stupid things (see U.S. auto industry; entire business plan of) Even if someone like Walt was running the company, they'd get crushed under the all the politics and the competing interests and the tendency to make ten bad decisions for every good one that defines corporate America. Still, Disney does do a pretty good job pleasing its customers, overall, and they deserve credit for that.<BR/><BR/>Lastly, if you want to hear some really new and different music, I suggest Bear McCreary's Battlestar Galactica scores. They mix Western, Asian, and even rock influences into some of the most innovative stuff I've heard in years.David Landonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909440700102911571noreply@blogger.com