Been a big Disney fan all my life, I have to confess I always go to every single show they have in town…the current excuse is my 3 year old son, but the reality is that we all love everything related with Disney!.
About the show, I must confess that the ice shows are much more better than the others shows. Actually, the last 2 live shows have been forgetting about what the kids have in mind versus what it is easier for the producers….
I have been noticing with disappointment that in the last 2 live shows, Disney is actually giving “customs” to “people”, rather than have the Disney friends in scene. To explain this easily, I need to talk about Woody, Buss and Jessie yesterday. My son is the biggest fan ever of Toy Story and we were waiting the moment when Woody, Buzz and Jessie show up; but rather, we saw some people with Halloween customs, dancing and singing their song. Same thing happened last year with the Little Einstein show.
My son was actually saying, “Where are they?” Where is the real Woody and Buzz? Because he just saw a regular person with Woody custom, like the one he has at home….
I do not know why Disney is changing the classic custom that hide the face of the artist, as they do with Mickey, Minnie, Goofy or Donald, but that actually mess up with the image that kids have of their favorites cartoon characters.
If Disney producers know they cannot put just ears in somebody face, and paint the person as Mickey Mouse because the children wouldn’t like it, they know that they have to bring Mickey as the children see Mickey every time…. why Disney’s producers think it is different with all the rest of the Disney’s characters?
That is why the Toy Story part yesterday was a big disappointment. Actually, the best part was when Tigger (not just a person painted and dressed as tigger, but the “real” one) was signing and bouncing in stage.
Disney’ producers may need to rethink why kids and family in general go to this kind of shows…Maybe they will understand better that it is not only a business, is a family adventure to meet our “friends”, not just somebody dressing like them.