tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647587.post1747456347082873178..comments2023-10-31T05:13:39.415-04:00Comments on 2719 HYPERION: Roadside Disney: Waterfront AmusementsJeffrey Pepperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990997892044489714noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647587.post-8085469789121152092008-03-21T08:32:00.000-04:002008-03-21T08:32:00.000-04:00Most visitors to Paradise Pier take no offense. Ot...<I>Most visitors to Paradise Pier take no offense. Others reject it out of hand, citing the very overused and often intangible notion of Walt Disney's half a century removed disapproval.</I><BR/><BR/>I agree. It's reasons like that that make me hate blogs like Re-Imagineering and Epcot Central to no end, due to their endless Imagineer-bashing and all-too nihilistic outlooks on the Disney company.<BR/><BR/>Maybe you should remove those 2 particular blogs from your "friends" list, Jeff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647587.post-13185783854845820682008-03-17T09:48:00.000-04:002008-03-17T09:48:00.000-04:00This is a very good piece. Although it's a slightl...This is a very good piece. Although it's a slightly different kind of theme, don't be forgetting the Boardwalk resort - similarly cleaned up nostalgia that Disney now sells as aggressively as the previous generation's Main Streets and Frontierlands, where there are no litterbugs or gun crazy bandits, and the Saloon is a place for family-friendly fun.<BR/><BR/>I was pretty amused to see Straight Shoots recently and recognize Venice Beach Pier, although the name wasn't coming to mind at the time. All those years of researching America's old amusement centers finally paid off!FoxxFurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00443092111956989561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647587.post-77223613511090253912008-03-17T08:19:00.000-04:002008-03-17T08:19:00.000-04:00Great post as usual, Jeff. I love how you draw to...Great post as usual, Jeff. I love how you draw together Americana, animation, and the parks.<BR/><BR/>Keep it up!Craig Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169019043202274495noreply@blogger.com