Comments on Main Street Gazette: Big blue world

I'd be curious to know what the performer thin...

2010-03-02T18:34:30.152-05:00

I'd be curious to know what the performer think about the show. One of the actresses that plays Ariel is on Twitter, so maybe I'll ask her sometime.

The Voyage of the Little Mermaid is indeed dated -...

2010-03-02T11:29:06.788-05:00

The Voyage of the Little Mermaid is indeed dated - I remember well going to it when it opened, and it started a lot of trends we have seen be honed to lead to something like "Finding Nemo - The Musical". There are puppets, effects, etc. I think it along with the Beauty and the Beast show moved Disney into live productions from the films you see at EPCOT (which I very much love). You're right that the problem is the way the story is told, because there's nothing wrong with the songs. Imagineers sometimes seem too eager to flex the technology muscle instead of making something completely cohesive. I don't see this show going away seeing as it's so popular, but perhaps it could get a significant refresh when the new Fantasyland attraction comes online.

Great work as always,
Beacon Joe from Progress City

Insightful and well-argued. Given that the Magic...

2010-03-01T12:38:16.556-05:00

Insightful and well-argued.

Given that the Magic Kingdom will be getting it's own Mermaid dark ride (!!) - I wonder if the Powers That Be would invest in a refresh of this show or try to use the space for something completely different?

(Yes, the fact that Nemo has both a ride and a show at WDW argues against this logic, but a guy can hope - can't he?)

FWIW - For all it's shortcomings, I like "The Voyage of the Little Mermaid" - although I doubt I've seen it as often as perhaps you have.