DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

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Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by NaCler » Oct Mon 25, 2010 8:46 pm

Disney/Mickey's Dance Crew is another atrocity probably thought up by the same rocket scientist who wanted to bring Duffy the Money Bear to the States.

"Drink up my gangstas, yo ho!" Are you SERIOUS???

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Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by Wizzard419 » Oct Mon 25, 2010 9:51 pm

What country did that bear concept come from?

The only flaw with the concept is that they are going to war with the build a bear place, which would attract more kids.

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Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by elizabethswann » Oct Tue 26, 2010 12:10 am

I have no idea but Duffy seems real ridiculous. He's just a Build-a-Bear with a Disney stamp on it.

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Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by Wizzard419 » Oct Tue 26, 2010 1:34 am

Now I know where I saw that shape before, he looks like the one I saw in Hamley's (kind of like the UK version of FAO Schwartz). That would also explain the look of crushing ennuie the bear has.

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Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by Amy » Oct Tue 26, 2010 5:26 am

Wizzard419 wrote:What country did that bear concept come from?

The only flaw with the concept is that they are going to war with the build a bear place, which would attract more kids.
This is what I found. I actually thought Duffy was originally a Japanese bear but turns out he started out as just a plain old bear in WDW!
Duffy The Disney Bear is originally from Walt Disney World. Duffy was just generic merchandise with a bit of hidden Mickey on it to make it Disneyfied. Duffy was brought over in much the same way to Disney Sea in 2004, but the Japanese decided to give it a name and a back story, thus creating a character.
Here is the whole post where I found this info http://www.chibified.com/?p=2236

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Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by Len90 » Oct Wed 27, 2010 10:30 pm

Wow that was a great weekly update. I really dislike the new dance show. I hope that it will be one of those short-lived mistakes that disney had.
I also still hate those new blinking eyes and moving mouth for Mickey. It really is creepy.

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Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by mindflipper » Oct Wed 27, 2010 11:53 pm

Len90 wrote:I also still hate those new blinking eyes and moving mouth for Mickey. It really is creepy.
I kinda like it, makes it more like the Mickey you would see in the cartoons.

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Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by MadEye » Oct Thu 28, 2010 1:57 am

Len90 wrote:I also still hate those new blinking eyes and moving mouth for Mickey. It really is creepy.
Have you ever seen it in person. To me it is creepy but in person it loses its creep factor.

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Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by mindflipper » Oct Thu 28, 2010 12:03 pm

I used to think the character costumes were creepy because it looked like the character had this wide-eyed stare, and they were staring at you with some weird unnatural stare. The "blink" to me makes the eyes seem more normal, and doesn't make them look like they got that creepy stare going on.

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Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by Amy » Oct Thu 28, 2010 1:31 pm

mindflipper wrote:I used to think the character costumes were creepy because it looked like the character had this wide-eyed stare, and they were staring at you with some weird unnatural stare. The "blink" to me makes the eyes seem more normal, and doesn't make them look like they got that creepy stare going on.
I can understand that, but now they both stare and blink :shock:
I do hope to be able to see the new Mickey in person so as to have a better idea of whether I am more creeped out or impressed.

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Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by theBIGyowski » Oct Thu 28, 2010 4:16 pm

Amy wrote:
mindflipper wrote:I used to think the character costumes were creepy because it looked like the character had this wide-eyed stare, and they were staring at you with some weird unnatural stare. The "blink" to me makes the eyes seem more normal, and doesn't make them look like they got that creepy stare going on.
I can understand that, but now they both stare and blink :shock:
I do hope to be able to see the new Mickey in person so as to have a better idea of whether I am more creeped out or impressed.
I have posted it before...but if you could see what Mickey looked like in the 50s and 60s in the parks...you would be creeped out even more.

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Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by Amy » Oct Thu 28, 2010 6:53 pm

Yeah, I have seen what the early characters looked like. Those were definitely scary but they were pretty good looking for the time I suppose :roll:

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Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by elizabethswann » Oct Thu 28, 2010 11:16 pm

Len90 wrote:I also still hate those new blinking eyes and moving mouth for Mickey. It really is creepy.
I feel the exact same way. I saw a commercial for that new dancing Mickey doll and it's scary.

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Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by Amy » Nov Mon 01, 2010 12:13 pm

Does anyone know how they are dismantleing the tile entrance murals? Are they preserving them in some fashion or breaking them up and discarding them?

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Re: DCA Gets A Worthy Overhaul Budget

Post by elizabethswann » Nov Mon 01, 2010 1:00 pm

Amy wrote:Does anyone know how they are dismantleing the tile entrance murals? Are they preserving them in some fashion or breaking them up and discarding them?
I honestly have no idea. All I know is that they're dismanteling them but no word on if they're going to keep them or discard them. I do hope they save them for something else because those were nice murals.

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