WHO GIVES A CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
p.s. why does there need to be more boys on the carousel? isn't tom sawyer's island enough? instead of renaming the damn carousel, why dont they fix "disco yeti"
Nib high football rules!!
PRINCES CHARMING'S "WORD"
Maybe they could just remove the attraction altogether and put something else in its place, something that doesn't scream "midway ride" at the top of its lungs.
Also, Luis -
Word to the wicked stepmother!
Personally, I thought there was nothing wrong with the first name and I actually prefer it just because the new name seems harder to remember. I think it should have been Prince Charming's Golden Carousel.
Then again, Disneyland's is called King Arthur's Carousel so it is not that Disney is going into uncharted territory.
I like the Carousel so as long as its still around, I would enjoy it!
I'm curious, though, re: James R's predictable post [I was waiting for the "it screams midway" comment {g}], how many theme park goers are rabid in their antipathy toward so-called "off-the-shelf" rides? Have we ever had a poll asking whether TPIers ride them or not? Because personally I'll ride a Scrambler anywhere I find one and regardless of what it's called. I just like the experience. Don't care if it's the same from one park to another. It's fun and for me, very repeatable. Same for Spiders, Himalayas, Tilt-a-Whirls, teacup rides, and if there's any small child I can cadge into going on with me, carousels!
And I'm not sure I'd put too many carousels in the "off-the-shelf" category anyway. Certainly a carousel with unique and elaborate horses/animals, designed and painted a la the creations from the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, is not something I'd call "off-the-shelf." Too much history is behind this ride for me to dismiss a classic just because one carousel ride experience is much like another -- they're often real slices of history and show great artisanship.
The new name is a bit harder to remember, though -- what was it, Prince Charming's Regal Carousel? Not that it matters, how many called it Cinderella's Golden Carousel rather than just "the carousel" or "the merry-go-round" or "the roundabout" (for the Brits) anyway?
However, a carousel is a carousel. Actually, I would rather have an antique one with the hand carved/painted horses and the traditional calliope/organ over any kind of theme. For those reasons, I care even less about the Disney carousel.
Now, how about that Yeti overhaul that seems to be coming?
Now I can sleep at night…
First obvious snarky joke: They've gotten a hush-hush divorce, and Cindy got the castle, while Charming's lawyer could get him only the merry-go-round.