zebrastreyepz
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- Apr 9, 2016
I not sure that I fin it maddening but I do think it's ridiculous.
Yes, there is still a lot to do at DHS, and we will plan several half days there in December. HOWEVER, just remember that DHS only has one ride now with no height requirement/restrictions. So with one closure they literally took away 50% of the rides we can ride as a family. If you count Backlot Tour, we are actually up to a 67% closure rate for rides for the whole family. So yes, it is a significant decrease and it is frustrating when you have a "family" park that has ONE ride for anyone who's under 40 inches, pregnant, has motion sickness, has back problems, etc. If you don't travel with someone who falls into one of those categories, you likely won't feel as much of a hit.
There are some good shows at DHS, although LMA was another closure that hit me hard (my son loved this) as did the removal of the Osborne Lights. The loss of other things like the Cars meet and the HISTK playground are things that people without young children consider insignificant, but feel more like a "loss" to others.
I still love DHS and we will continue to go for what is there. I personally do find value in the shows and rides that are still there, but I can definitely understand why some people would be frustrated with the park in its current state.
I don't see why it matters whether the entertainment provided (and taken away) was a "ride" or not. I think the concept we are discussing is whether Disney stripped away enough things to do in the park so as to make it less than a "whole park". I know we are going back in time for some of this stuff, but consider that in addition to what I listed earlier, the following were all eliminated, mostly without replacements. We are not talking about swapping Pooh for Mr. Toad, or Philharmagic for Lion King. We are talking about removal without replacement:But again I'll say that DHS has never been about having a lot of rides.
It's about time for people who haven't been in awhile to be heading back. So what's old news to you is newer, or new-feeling, to them.
Even though I only started going in 2010 it feels like yesterday that the backlot tour existed. And looking at the date it closed we've only had one solid family going-to-the-parks trip since then. So it does feel like yesterday.
As unique as I like to think I am, I'm not, really, so others have got to be feeling the same way.
And DHS already *was* a park we grew tired of halfway through the day. I don't think we've EVER stayed beyond 3 or so pm. We just get bored and leave.
OMG this is so true! I had a very similar experience as a kid, and I do miss it.I remember going to HS when it first opened as Disney MGM. It used to feel like a real inside peak at a true place where movies and tv shows might be made. It had a theme, granted one contrived to compete with Universal Studios. But I loved the feeling I got there, especially as a child--the sense of wonder seeing warehouse props, Walt Disney's plane, the Golden Girls house! Even a store where you could buy a lamp, wardrobe piece or other prop that appeared in an episode of some show like Dallas. Ok, really dating myself here. It just doesn't feel the same. No more sense of peaking behind the Hollywood curtain. I know all the parks evolve, but HS underwent relatively rapid metamorphosis. And frankly, it has an identity crisis IMO.
I totally agree! Fantasmic is the perfect ending to a perfect day at Disneyland. Assuming I can fit it in after doing all those rides of course.That's a shame because Fantasmic! has to be one of my favorite night shows in all of Disney. Next time you go, please go for the second half of the day and check it out.
TBH for someone like me who doesn't go every year or multiple times in a year those "that was years ago" is still very much relevant for me. Just back from this trip but before then it was 2011.....so yeah enough has changed/adjusted in the 6 years since I last went.Yes but those closures were not this summer yet that is when the threads started.
There never has been many rides there.
Backlot Tour was the only other ride closed and that was years ago now.