Just wanted to throw my two cents in.
I've been keeping up with this forum for years now and for about the past year or so all I heard was how awful the new changes were going to be. There was endless discussion on the subject. There were rumors and speculations that were allegedly based on inside information about how England was going to be completely repainted and rebuilt to look tacky and over the top. London Rocks was going to be a disaster and the new bridge was going to be unsightly. Etc, etc, etc. I don't mean to say those opinions are good or bad/wrong or right. I only mean to say that I read them. The forums are brimming with them and they often give a somewhat negative impression of the park.
I went to BG earlier this year to see these new changes, especially the ones in England. I saw nothing terrible. I crossed the new bridge. Loved it. I saw the new soda stand and thought it fits in perfectly. I sat and had wine in the new Italian sitting area as well as the one in France. All wonderful...
After that trip to the park I decided not to visit these forums very often anymore. Yet even so I did glance at the posts being made about London Rocks every once in a while and thus I continued to have doubts about the new show, especially after it opened and was being bashed quite a lot. All opinions are fair game and again I'm not saying those opinions are good, bad or indifferent. But as for myself I went back to BG this past weekend and saw the show with my own eyes, and even though I went in with a negative attitude because of what I'd already heard about it I nevertheless came out absolutely blown away by how good it is. The scenary was amazing, the set designs were excellent and made good use of the space where once there was only a screen, the music was danceable and fun and were great song choices, the puppets were cute and even the (obviously quite necessary) puppeteers didn't distract from the performance (I believe someone in another thread mentioned Forgetting Sarah Marshall and yes, yes exactly that haha). The Queen was silly and fun and the whole show was wonderful. The performers were very talented and did a TERRIFIC job and while I can appreciate other people's prudery I myself am not even slightly offended by two people kissing.
I ate at a number of the stands for the Food and Wine Festival and I thought it was all done well. I really loved that they had actors dressed in traditional garb talking to people in front of each stand and I think the park really scored a hit with the Festival.
My overall trip was excellent and in fact the only complaint I really have is that, as always, there were specific employees who acted like they really didn't want to be there. One of them even refused to sell my friend a beer because she (the employee) was on the phone talking to a friend about how busy it was and how she didn't think she was going to get out until late. But at the same time there were other employees who went above and beyond to make my visit wonderful. In fact I'm going to be writing to the park to let them know of these employees.
So for anyone else who skims through these forums from time to time and doesn't see an honest, frank impression of someone's visit... here's mine. I had a great time. I can't wait to go back and do it all over again.
I've been keeping up with this forum for years now and for about the past year or so all I heard was how awful the new changes were going to be. There was endless discussion on the subject. There were rumors and speculations that were allegedly based on inside information about how England was going to be completely repainted and rebuilt to look tacky and over the top. London Rocks was going to be a disaster and the new bridge was going to be unsightly. Etc, etc, etc. I don't mean to say those opinions are good or bad/wrong or right. I only mean to say that I read them. The forums are brimming with them and they often give a somewhat negative impression of the park.
I went to BG earlier this year to see these new changes, especially the ones in England. I saw nothing terrible. I crossed the new bridge. Loved it. I saw the new soda stand and thought it fits in perfectly. I sat and had wine in the new Italian sitting area as well as the one in France. All wonderful...
After that trip to the park I decided not to visit these forums very often anymore. Yet even so I did glance at the posts being made about London Rocks every once in a while and thus I continued to have doubts about the new show, especially after it opened and was being bashed quite a lot. All opinions are fair game and again I'm not saying those opinions are good, bad or indifferent. But as for myself I went back to BG this past weekend and saw the show with my own eyes, and even though I went in with a negative attitude because of what I'd already heard about it I nevertheless came out absolutely blown away by how good it is. The scenary was amazing, the set designs were excellent and made good use of the space where once there was only a screen, the music was danceable and fun and were great song choices, the puppets were cute and even the (obviously quite necessary) puppeteers didn't distract from the performance (I believe someone in another thread mentioned Forgetting Sarah Marshall and yes, yes exactly that haha). The Queen was silly and fun and the whole show was wonderful. The performers were very talented and did a TERRIFIC job and while I can appreciate other people's prudery I myself am not even slightly offended by two people kissing.
I ate at a number of the stands for the Food and Wine Festival and I thought it was all done well. I really loved that they had actors dressed in traditional garb talking to people in front of each stand and I think the park really scored a hit with the Festival.
My overall trip was excellent and in fact the only complaint I really have is that, as always, there were specific employees who acted like they really didn't want to be there. One of them even refused to sell my friend a beer because she (the employee) was on the phone talking to a friend about how busy it was and how she didn't think she was going to get out until late. But at the same time there were other employees who went above and beyond to make my visit wonderful. In fact I'm going to be writing to the park to let them know of these employees.
So for anyone else who skims through these forums from time to time and doesn't see an honest, frank impression of someone's visit... here's mine. I had a great time. I can't wait to go back and do it all over again.
