tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post5201051777088284461..comments2024-03-26T02:27:06.176-05:00Comments on Tales of Faerie: How Disney Parks Affect How We View Fairy TalesKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01097525403940409218noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-51053074238478598172017-01-03T08:53:35.234-06:002017-01-03T08:53:35.234-06:00Thanks! And your blog looks really interesting, lo...Thanks! And your blog looks really interesting, looking forward to reading more from you!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097525403940409218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-70026941294945404832017-01-02T08:38:17.987-06:002017-01-02T08:38:17.987-06:00Nice article, Kristin. I love Disney and fairy tal...Nice article, Kristin. I love Disney and fairy tales, and the photos were quite cute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-47207048983181357242014-06-23T09:17:49.941-05:002014-06-23T09:17:49.941-05:00Wow I literally JUST read that first article, seei...Wow I literally JUST read that first article, seeing it linked on Once Upon a Blog! First of all, so upsetting about their interpretation of Into the Woods. COMPLETELY misses the point of that musical. <br /><br />And thanks for the second article, I haven't seen that one yet! I actually have a lot to say about both and every time I try to come up with a brief comment it turns into a mini post, so maybe I'll have to chip in my two cents at some point on the blog :)Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097525403940409218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-78231023196396139212014-06-19T19:29:30.253-05:002014-06-19T19:29:30.253-05:00Found this article and I thought it might interest...Found this article and I thought it might interest you:<br />http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2014/06/19/into-the-woods-and-why-disney-cant-tell-grown-up-stories/<br /><br />You might also be interested to read this article, referenced in the article above:<br />http://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/12/theater/a-return-to-the-land-of-fairy-tales.html?pagewanted=1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-85038777823769493272014-06-13T09:53:08.703-05:002014-06-13T09:53:08.703-05:00It's true that, when actually rewatching a cla...It's true that, when actually rewatching a classic Disney for the first time in years, it often surprises you. And that's just the power of the merchandising/the Parks-they can direct your memory to remember the parts they want you to (I also hadn't remembered Jiminy Cricket being incompetent at all, haven't watched it in forever-more familiar with Cinderella, because of Christy watching it so often when I babysat :) )Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097525403940409218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-67238297725982314242014-06-13T01:47:33.341-05:002014-06-13T01:47:33.341-05:00It does feel kind of strange getting excited by th...It does feel kind of strange getting excited by the history behind the Disney places, but then not as much about the real deal. I mean, the Disney castle was based on a real German castle, but the Disney one is the one which compels us. Getting a Swineherd complex, maybe? :)<br /><br />Yeah, I heard the waiting in the restaurant was kind of annoying and rather rushed. Still, the atmosphere just seems too cool!Counoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-89319246907653026792014-06-12T15:43:48.410-05:002014-06-12T15:43:48.410-05:00I haven't been to Disney World in a long time!...I haven't been to Disney World in a long time! How long? Well, let's put it this way: Pixar wasn't even a thing yet the last time I was in Disney World. However, I did like this line you wrote:<br /><br />"In high school I watched Disney's 'Snow White' and realized that, if I had ever seen it before, it was so long ago I barely remembered it. But I thought I had seen it-I was familiar with the characters, music, and basic plot."<br /><br />I've encountered that phenomenon before. These versions are so prominent that you think you know them very well. However, sometimes you don't. I made a point of revisiting these movies a year or two ago and was surprised by a few things. For example, I found that Jiminy Cricket was a far less competent conscience than I thought he was. Also, I was surprised by how much the movie Cinderella focused on the mice Jacques and Gus and the cat Lucifer.Adam Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129844426168129584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-18041749947023099022014-06-12T09:08:49.952-05:002014-06-12T09:08:49.952-05:00I know, isn't Christy just the cutest?!? ;)
Y...I know, isn't Christy just the cutest?!? ;)<br /><br />Yes, I love that Disneyland/World creates immersive environments. I also love things like tours of historical buildings or castles-anything that really gets you feeling like you're actually experiencing what other people would have. It's kind of sad, yet goes to show that Disney DID do a great job, but it seems like whenever I travel to different environments it just reminds me of Disneyland, instead of the other way around!<br /><br />Be Our Guest was fun to be inside. I wasn't happy that they made our whole party wait outside, in the heat of the day, for all of us to arrive, when we had a reservation (then once we all got there we had to wait in an indoor line to order). Then the lunch service is more casual, like a cafeteria. You get your own drinks and silverware and the ballroom is kind of large and noisy. For dinner they have sit down service so that would have been a more pleasant dining experience, although of course more $$. Worth experiencing at least once though, for a big Beauty and the Beast fan!<br /><br />Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097525403940409218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968132365438511409.post-24196982540997764762014-06-11T21:12:35.814-05:002014-06-11T21:12:35.814-05:00Glad that you are having a wonderful time in Disne...Glad that you are having a wonderful time in Disney World! I loved the pictures with Christy and the cast members, and I'm really happy that she's enjoying her time in Disney World as well!<br /><br />I have been to Disney World twice (once as a child and another on a school trip), and I have to say that it does its best to immerse you in this completely different realm. Ironically, it wasn't the actual Disney stories that fascinated me: rather, it was *how* they got people involved in it all. What makes Disney World interesting to me is the stuff in the background: the cast members, the special effects, the history...I could go on. Kind of silly, but maybe part of appreciating the magic (however much people are willing to reveal, anyways...) is knowing how it's done.<br /><br />Therefore, to answer your question, I guess that Disney World made me think about how people create environments to get others interested in stories. As you said in your last few paragraphs, the Disney version of tales are vastly different from their original ones, but Disney World's commitment to getting people to enjoy their experiences is probably why they are remembered so well. Calling back to what you said in your first paragraphs, it has a unique storytelling method with an art of its own (kind of like video games maybe, where they also tell stories but in a different style).<br /><br />Ah well, enough with my silly talk...how was the Be Our Guest restaurant, by the way, and what did you eat there? I would love to go there someday, if only to see the ballroom!!!Counoreply@blogger.com