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What is the appeal of Mickey Mouse?

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Bubbler, Nov 24, 2011.

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  1. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    I just got back from Disney World about a month ago. A trip for four was over $5K.

    My kids are 4 and 5. They could not have possibly had a better time. They haven't stopped talking about it since we got back. We had friends come over the other night and they had shown them out pictures from Disney World, their autograph books etc.. Hell, my kid got to fight Darth Vader at Hollywood Studios.

    Worth every penny...
     
    Mizzougrad96, Nov 26, 2011
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  2. Bubbler

    Bubbler Well-Known Member

    See, I would enjoy Epcot for that very reason. Just to see how anachronistic it is.

    And bear in mind, I'm not here with my kids. I'm here to work, which admittedly means I'm not typical of the people who are here.

    But I see plenty of adults who are going to Disney without kids. That I don't get at all.
     
    Bubbler, Nov 26, 2011
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  3. Bubbler

    Bubbler Well-Known Member

    $4-5K? Not a criticism, but good for you if you can afford a vacation like that. I know I can't.

    And if I could, I doubt I'd spend it at Disney. Shit, I'd probably go to EuroDisney so I could see Paris too.
     
    Bubbler, Nov 26, 2011
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  4. Bubbler

    Bubbler Well-Known Member

    And this thread has strayed off-topic. My original point is that Mickey Mouse himself is lame and overrated as hell as an icon.
     
    Bubbler, Nov 26, 2011
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  5. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    We saved for three years so we could take the kids... Needless to say, it's not something we can afford to do every year...
     
    Mizzougrad96, Nov 26, 2011
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  6. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    I don't have anything against Mickey Mouse, a sharp-dressing confirmed bachelor, or his beard, Minnie.

    It's Donald Duck, who has a convenient relationship with Daisy Duck, an explosive temper and unsupervised access to a trio of mischievous nephews.
     
    Ace, Nov 26, 2011
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  7. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    The Goofy cartoons where he (well the narrator) explains all the different sports are bloody brilliant. I will fight any man that says otherwise.
     
    dixiehack, Nov 26, 2011
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  8. britwrit

    britwrit Well-Known Member

    Cultural inertia. The rodent stays around because he's part of the landscape. Also, because Disney invests so much in keeping him around and - like others have noted - toddlers aren't the most discerning of viewers.

    It's like a lot of the stable of DC Comics characters. Aquaman and Hawkman have always struggled to sustain on-going series (despite an infinite number of relaunches, reboots and reconceptualisations) but there they are, like cockroaches after a nuclear war.
     
    britwrit, Nov 26, 2011
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  9. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    So is Brett Favre.

    I can't exactly speak for all of America's children, but do any kids today completely wrap themselves in Mickey Mouse himself? Sure, they'll watch the Disney Channel, get into the princesses and umpteen other characters, but I'm not sure I see a lot of evidence of Mickey Mouse. I'd argue that he's been marginalized by all the other Disney-alia; he looks almost antiquated when trucked outside the Magic Kingdom gates for parades or sporting events or whatever.

    It's like the kids wear the mouse ears and get the overpriced souvenir when at Disney World, then trash it when they get home and go back to the video games.

    Or maybe I'm wrong.
     
    playthrough, Nov 26, 2011
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  10. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    That's because Aquaman is useless: http://vimeo.com/5541344
     
    YankeeFan, Nov 26, 2011
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  11. Huggy

    Huggy Well-Known Member

    Aquaman had pretty good hair for a guy who spent all that time in the water.
     
    Huggy, Nov 26, 2011
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  12. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    Disney's mistake was keeping all the cartoon shorts under lock and key instead of taking the WB route and syndicating them to all comers.
     
    dixiehack, Nov 26, 2011
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