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buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
Folks, 99.97% of the people walking through that line have absolutely no idea of what is there, other than it looks cool. It's big and it's flashy.
Don't remind me about the Indiana Jones line! I love the decor but it played tricks on me. "Oh good, we are almost there. Nope, we only made to the entrance of the tomb, the line spirals for another hour through the tomb." I think I am scarred for life because of that line.
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If you get any "me" time, consider visiting Bass Central in nearby Fern Park. Hopper is a cool dude, who is knowledgeable and helpful. Lots of high-end basses in stock. (Note: I have no affiliation with them)
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That's Disney for ya: They can afford the hardware, but won't pay for players.
60 years old, born and raised in Arizona, spent 3 years of my 4 year enlistment in the Suck in California and I've never been to Disneyland..
Yea we're in a Six Flags Over Texas, Ibanez bass and Peavey amp tax bracket...lol!
We've talked about going to Disney World but my wife and break up our vacation over the year, so we do 4 day weekends throughout the year and do several little trips. Maybe in a couple of years we'll take the kiddos there.
Actually, Disney created that display for GE. From: Look Closer: 1964 New York World's Fair | The Walt Disney Family Museum.
"American corporations invested more than one billion dollars on impressive pavilions meant to boost the public image of their companies. Several American organizations were interested in commissioning exhibits from the innovative designers at Disney, due to the successes of Disneyland attractions. Disney provided four exhibits for the Fair, which were sponsored by Ford, General Electric, the State of Illinois, and Pepsi-Cola."
That's a lot of detail to put in for a prop, most of which is probably completely lost on 95% of the guests. The Aerosmith kick drum head is the only thing of significance to the vast majority. The gear is drool-worthy for us muso types though. Booms, mics, cables neatly coiled, processing gear, at first I thought it was a working stage that featured actual musicians. I know money is not an issue for Disney, but still...
yeah I get that now.
When I've done the Mouse, I've experienced a few live music scenarios in and around the parks (e.g. Downtown Disney in Anaheim). Thought this was one of those. Shame they don't hire a live band jamming out in the queuing area.
I attended a church that briefly punched WAY above its weight when landing a music director who they ultimately couldn't afford. His wife was in a singing ensemble at Disneyland - one of the ones that you barely even notice.
Her voice was beyond amazing, and she's done commercial work and sang on some of their DVD releases.
The folks that do music at Disney are top tier talent. Then again, the LA area is one of the few places where the person giving the introduction for the planetarium show really should be doing movie trailers because their voice and dramatic ability would make you want to shell out $12 to see a bunch of CGI images doing battle too quickly to figure out what's going on.
The talent is undeniable. The pay...is a little better now than it was.
Walt Disney World Agrees to Raise Its Minimum Wage to $15 By 2021
I bet when they were building the exhibition they probably sub-contracted someone (maybe a musician or retailer) to set up the studio and they gave them X amount of dollars to fill it with cool stuff, which is exactly what they did. In all honesty I am jealous because it must have been a lot of fun!
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This is a working stage. Some of the gear is actually on and ready to go...and the baffles, gear choices and placement all say that this isn't a prop. You may not have been there when the band was playing but that's a real band setup not window dressing.
But feel free to fantasize about stealing other musicians' gear.
I don't think they are paying the talent at the low end of the scale. There are a LOT of low level employees that keep the parks looking like they do. For the people who are skilled and have unique trades, it's considered a great gig.
Of course it's a real setup. It's Disney. The attention to detail there is off the charts.
That doesn't mean it ever gets played, but they likely have someone who makes sure it all works and is properly set up at all times.
It's behind glass in a setup with VR type characters. I've been coming here for years and I can assure you, it's never changed or even moved. It doesn't get played. Just occasionally dusted.
