DisneyFanGuy
Disney Nut
- Joined
- Jun 4, 2000
I wanted to share a fun story.
We were at IOA on the 17th, and were heading toward Suess Landing about 1/2 hour before the park closed. (The last time we were there, we missed most of SL because of a huge rainstorm) On the way we passed the famous Talking Fountain in the Lost Continent section.
The fountain was chatting away and surrounded by kids. My kids went up to say hello and never left. That silly fountain kept them entertained until the park closed with hilarious dialog, squirting water, music, etc. My wife and I were in stitches on the sideline. The fountain even drew me in by "scolding" me for wearing a Mickey Mouse tee shirt in a Universal Park. This little half hour of time was the highlight of our day! (We AGAIN didn't make it to Suess Landing!)
It reminded me of when I was 6 years old visiting Knotts Berry Farm in the sixties. They had a "talking corpse" in their Ghost Town section that chatted with kids as they walked up. That was 25 years ago, and I still remember that moment when the thing spoke to me. It's long gone, but sorely missed by folks like me!
That fountain is an example of what Disney used to do best, but doesn't seem to do as much anymore. They should, because those 30 magical minutes were one of the highlights of our entire 11 day vacation! When I asked my 8 year old, 12 year old, and 15 year old their favorite thing about the park that day, they all said together that the best part was chatting with the "Fountain named Bob".
Very cool, Universal! Keep it up!
We were at IOA on the 17th, and were heading toward Suess Landing about 1/2 hour before the park closed. (The last time we were there, we missed most of SL because of a huge rainstorm) On the way we passed the famous Talking Fountain in the Lost Continent section.
The fountain was chatting away and surrounded by kids. My kids went up to say hello and never left. That silly fountain kept them entertained until the park closed with hilarious dialog, squirting water, music, etc. My wife and I were in stitches on the sideline. The fountain even drew me in by "scolding" me for wearing a Mickey Mouse tee shirt in a Universal Park. This little half hour of time was the highlight of our day! (We AGAIN didn't make it to Suess Landing!)
It reminded me of when I was 6 years old visiting Knotts Berry Farm in the sixties. They had a "talking corpse" in their Ghost Town section that chatted with kids as they walked up. That was 25 years ago, and I still remember that moment when the thing spoke to me. It's long gone, but sorely missed by folks like me!
That fountain is an example of what Disney used to do best, but doesn't seem to do as much anymore. They should, because those 30 magical minutes were one of the highlights of our entire 11 day vacation! When I asked my 8 year old, 12 year old, and 15 year old their favorite thing about the park that day, they all said together that the best part was chatting with the "Fountain named Bob".
Very cool, Universal! Keep it up!
