tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157943953608089697.post1748165750589405951..comments2024-03-28T01:09:04.157-07:00Comments on Vintage Disneyland Tickets: Bonus Sunday - Magic Mountain / Mini PostcardsVintage Disneyland Ticketshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14790755040005517146noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157943953608089697.post-80337689480424239022009-06-22T21:52:00.359-07:002009-06-22T21:52:00.359-07:00Cool! I haven't been there since the early ni...Cool! I haven't been there since the early nineties, but I do remember remnants of the Dragon Car track still being there (covered with leaves) as well as the lower station still being intact. I also remember some sort of counter top that had been placed across the entrance way to the lower station and they were selling Ice Cream or Icees from behind it. Is that still there?TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157943953608089697.post-6055714706413321912009-06-22T19:24:01.104-07:002009-06-22T19:24:01.104-07:00Thanks TokyoMagic. I believe they still use the Wa...Thanks TokyoMagic. I believe they still use the Warner Bros. Characters, nice idea! I just had a vision of the ride using the Warner characters, they are lost in a amusement park that just so happens to resemble Magic Mt, cross promote the park!<br /><br />Thank goodness the Funicular is still operating, I thought when they built Tatsu it was doomed, but son-of-a-gun they just built Tatsu around it. I rode it last May, what fun, that have that weird Euro feel and some serious A/C that blows one speed, Uber-FAST!<br /><br />Do I remember the Dragon? I loved the Dragon. My friends all hated it because it was painfully slow, I was so sad when they took it out. The lower station still remains 100% intact and unused, also you can see some of the old track near where the Ninja cars re-enter the station.Vintage Disneyland Ticketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14790755040005517146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157943953608089697.post-4457888758591611722009-06-22T10:50:30.565-07:002009-06-22T10:50:30.565-07:00VDT, I just went back and read your updated post. ...VDT, I just went back and read your updated post. I like your ideas! They do need a dark ride. Aren't they still tied-in with or owned by Warner Bros.? Couldn't they use the Warner Bros. cartoon characters and come up with a cool and wacky dark ride? Why haven't they done something like this already?<br /><br />Does the Funicular still operate? Remember the Dragon Car? I guess they can't bring that back since Ninja is using one of it's old stations. :-(TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157943953608089697.post-45311462565578244872009-06-22T09:07:04.412-07:002009-06-22T09:07:04.412-07:00Tokyo, I agree!!!!
Jestermn, I typed up a reply t...Tokyo, I agree!!!!<br /><br />Jestermn, I typed up a reply to your comments, but I exceeded the 4,096 character size limit (can I blab or what?). Please see the updated Sunday post again for my reply. Thanks so much!!!Vintage Disneyland Ticketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14790755040005517146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157943953608089697.post-58652872029219615822009-06-22T06:37:15.937-07:002009-06-22T06:37:15.937-07:00Okay, I have heard this from management personally...Okay, I have heard this from management personally on two separate occasions, at ACE events where they did Q & A sessions, the most recent of which was just two weeks ago, where this question got brought up specifically. To further elaborate (and paraphrase their answers), yes, it would cost about as much as a coaster, but would NOT draw in the numbers to later cover that cost. (I mean, can you imagine an ad campaign for a Metro? Even Disney didn't hype the new monorail as a new attraction.) Thus, not economically feasible.<br /><br />They do also state, that, yes, it does cost a lot of money to dismantle as well... which is why they haven't taken it down yet. But they are going to. You don't have to take my word for it--Jay Thomas, SFMM manager, seems very personable, and would quite possibly be willing to speak with you about it directly, if you asked.<br /><br />And for the record, I would love to have the Metro back, too. I miss it a lot myself. But unless we can pool together a couple of million for a donation, it's not going to happen.JesterMNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5157943953608089697.post-83847778699625440522009-06-21T19:25:37.347-07:002009-06-21T19:25:37.347-07:00BRING BACK THE METRO....GOSH DARN IT!!!!!!BRING BACK THE METRO....GOSH DARN IT!!!!!!TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.com