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Re: WDW 40th

Post by theBIGyowski » Feb Thu 24, 2011 10:45 am

I wouldn't expect much of anything until WDW's 50th. By then I am guessing most of the Imagineers that built the Magic Kingdom will be in greener pastures.

I do hate I won't be there for the 40th because my first WDW trip as a child was during the 15th Birthday and I was there again for 25 and the Pepto-cake-castle.
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Re: WDW 40th

Post by mindflipper » Feb Thu 24, 2011 10:58 am

theBIGyowski wrote:I wouldn't expect much of anything until WDW's 50th. By then I am guessing most of the Imagineers that built the Magic Kingdom will be in greener pastures.

I do hate I won't be there for the 40th because my first WDW trip as a child was during the 15th Birthday and I was there again for 25 and the Pepto-cake-castle.
Funny thing is they saved the pepto-cake castle overlay and recycled into DLP for their 5th I believe. But to me, at least the pepto-cake castle overlay was better than nothing at all. At least they did something (even if it was disgusting and made you want to puke).

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Re: WDW 40th

Post by theBIGyowski » Feb Thu 24, 2011 11:04 am

Image

:shock:
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Re: WDW 40th

Post by mindflipper » Feb Thu 24, 2011 11:29 am

Who knows, Big, maybe they'll bring it back for 50th maybe? :wink: :lol:

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Re: WDW 40th

Post by MoonPet » Feb Thu 24, 2011 12:38 pm

theBIGyowski wrote:Image

:shock:
I remember that - it was horrible. And before they put all of the decorations on it, they had to paint the entire castle bright pink. Imagine how shocked we were to arrive on our yearly family vacation and see the castle as it normally is, but neon pink.

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Re: WDW 40th

Post by theBIGyowski » Feb Thu 24, 2011 12:57 pm

MoonPet wrote:I remember that - it was horrible. And before they put all of the decorations on it, they had to paint the entire castle bright pink. Imagine how shocked we were to arrive on our yearly family vacation and see the castle as it normally is, but neon pink.
poor Cinderella...I doubt she had any say at all
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Re: WDW 40th

Post by Amy » Feb Thu 24, 2011 3:01 pm

theBIGyowski wrote:
MoonPet wrote:I remember that - it was horrible. And before they put all of the decorations on it, they had to paint the entire castle bright pink. Imagine how shocked we were to arrive on our yearly family vacation and see the castle as it normally is, but neon pink.
poor Cinderella...I doubt she had any say at all
Yeah, I'm sure Cinderella would have preferred a light blue, like her ball gown!
MoonPet, do you have any photos from when the castle was just pink ~ no decorations?

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Re: WDW 40th

Post by momeja » Feb Thu 24, 2011 5:14 pm

I love that picture. There's something so "over the top, we left our brains at the door" about the decision to decorate the castle in pepto-pink that I get the giggles every time I see a picture of it. :lol:

I say, please, bring it back. Just for the fun of it! (and maybe add a few vinylmation characters to it, too :P )

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Re: WDW 40th

Post by theBIGyowski » Feb Thu 24, 2011 5:30 pm

momeja wrote:I love that picture. There's something so "over the top, we left our brains at the door" about the decision to decorate the castle in pepto-pink that I get the giggles every time I see a picture of it. :lol:

I say, please, bring it back. Just for the fun of it! (and maybe add a few vinylmation characters to it, too :P )
You know...they make medication for your condition. :wink:
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2011: Old Key West / Bay Lake Tower
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Re: WDW 40th

Post by Amy » Feb Thu 24, 2011 7:55 pm

momeja wrote:I love that picture. There's something so "over the top, we left our brains at the door" about the decision to decorate the castle in pepto-pink that I get the giggles every time I see a picture of it. :lol:

I say, please, bring it back. Just for the fun of it! (and maybe add a few vinylmation characters to it, too :P )
I have a photo of that with the Walt and Mickey statue in front of it that I took when we were there. I kind of like it. I'm glad it didn't stay like that :shock: but it was fun!

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Re: WDW 40th

Post by mindflipper » Feb Thu 24, 2011 7:59 pm

theBIGyowski wrote:
momeja wrote:I love that picture. There's something so "over the top, we left our brains at the door" about the decision to decorate the castle in pepto-pink that I get the giggles every time I see a picture of it. :lol:

I say, please, bring it back. Just for the fun of it! (and maybe add a few vinylmation characters to it, too :P )
You know...they make medication for your condition. :wink:
Mind-altering mood-enhancing meds, eh? Reminds me of someone else....Paging Mousekedude! Paging Mousekedude! :wink: :lol:

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Re: WDW 40th

Post by NaCler » Feb Thu 24, 2011 8:41 pm

momeja wrote:I love that picture. There's something so "over the top, we left our brains at the door" about the decision to decorate the castle in pepto-pink that I get the giggles every time I see a picture of it. :lol:

I say, please, bring it back. Just for the fun of it! (and maybe add a few vinylmation characters to it, too :P )
DISNEY SUITS!!! DISNEY SUITS!!! A VINYLMATION castle!!! Momeja, you're a GENIUS! :lol:

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Re: WDW 40th

Post by momeja » Feb Thu 24, 2011 10:08 pm

NaCler wrote:
momeja wrote:I love that picture. There's something so "over the top, we left our brains at the door" about the decision to decorate the castle in pepto-pink that I get the giggles every time I see a picture of it. :lol:

I say, please, bring it back. Just for the fun of it! (and maybe add a few vinylmation characters to it, too :P )
DISNEY SUITS!!! DISNEY SUITS!!! A VINYLMATION castle!!! Momeja, you're a GENIUS! :lol:
Thank you, NaCler. And for my next suggestion, let's add disco mirrors to Spaceship Earth and start it spinning. :mrgreen:

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Re: WDW 40th

Post by mindflipper » Feb Thu 24, 2011 10:32 pm

I think nearby county governments would sue in State Court if they did that to SSE, momeja. :wink: :lol:

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Re: WDW 40th

Post by Amy » Feb Fri 25, 2011 7:31 am

momeja wrote:Thank you, NaCler. And for my next suggestion, let's add disco mirrors to Spaceship Earth and start it spinning. :mrgreen:
I about fell off of my chair this morning when I read this momeja! Too funny!! :lol:

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