tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055305976004656875.post7273820644999890860..comments2024-02-19T16:53:36.072-05:00Comments on Disney Avenue: How does Disneyland work? …Just read the signs…DizAvenuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01808158847959319574noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055305976004656875.post-42916429758939700782014-08-14T16:18:47.813-04:002014-08-14T16:18:47.813-04:00You are absolutely rite my friend!! Thanks for the...You are absolutely rite my friend!! Thanks for the thoughtful comment. DizAvenuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808158847959319574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055305976004656875.post-39042536416784846432014-08-14T09:09:29.074-04:002014-08-14T09:09:29.074-04:00And that is exactly what is so wrong with MyMagic+...And that is exactly what is so wrong with MyMagic+ and all that NextGen stuff at WDW. How can I escape from here and now if I constantly have to check reservations (on the very devices that surround me in the office)? There was a time when there was one and onlyone clock visible in all of Disneyland (on Main Street) - the message was clear: we want you to forget about time. But today , i constantly have to check fastpass return times and the like. They are testing a system at Soarin that would eliminate the Standby line - reservations only! But people don´t seem to care - they are happily typing away at their phones anyway, while the daytime parade is right in front of them... Posting on facebook that they are at the MK seems to be more important than actually *being there* (the clever ones have somebody in their party film the parade, so that they can watch it later on their phone...) They could not be any less "here" or live any less in the "now".<br />Ironically enough, Disney made a short PR movie for the 5th anniversary of Tokyo Disney Sea, in wich the male part of a young couple almost completely ruins their vacation by planning everything in advance. Eventually, he realizes that he is missing the point of their visit to the park, and throws away all of his plans and reservation...Jonesnoreply@blogger.com