Hello, one and all. The clock is really ticking down, and believe it or not, I am excited to announce that the applications will be posted EXTREMELY SOON. That's right. Just because the top five in the countdown are so easy to write about, it will make it easy to breeze through tomorrow. Expect numbers four and three sometime early tomorrow, and finally numbers two and three sometime either late tomorrow or Sunday. Applications will be posted Monday. In the meantime, let's get to the countdown.
5. Storybookland Canal Book Rehab. Elisokool. Season Three, Project Three
http://www.visionsfantastic.com/forum/f60/so-you-want-imagineer-season-2-project-3-a-21238/index3.html#post249527
A gem from season three. If there was ever a textbook example of a "dark horse" player in this game, it would probably be Eli. A three timer, getting deep into each of his seasons, but each time just getting short of the final rounds. Eli is actually one of the most interesting personalities we've ever seen for my money in the game, in spite of him never placing better than fifth. In a lot of ways, his eliminations really did seem like victims of either too busy a schedule (as is the case with his eventual season three performance) or just plain bad luck. (Crosses fingers for an All Stars appearance, if they're around and up for it.)
What makes this project really interesting is how open ended the initial assignment was. I love when we do these kinds of challenges. The basic concept here was to temp players with bonus points. Would they go the more adventurous rout and chose more complicated rides to refurbish, or would you take the safer route by getting less bonus points but refurbishing something more in your comfort zone? I'd say picking Storybookland was a pretty gutsy decision, and one that played out greatly.
In my opinion, I consider Storybookland a dark horse unto itself in Disneyland. I really, really have a soft spot for that particular attraction. In all honesty, when it all comes down to it, it might actually be my favorite. Why? Simply because Walt's fingerprints are just all over that ride. There's so many nooks and crannies and details. One of the interesting things about it is seeing over the years how Imagineers have slightly changed the waterways. The cave of wonders, for example, was a step up from the old diamond mine, but I think the Aladdin stuff in general, especially the cheesy "Whole New World" sequence, could be replaced by something a little less....90's. Well, I don't want to get on a tirade about the ride. What it really comes down to is this is exactly what Eli did in this project that gets a, yes admit-ably sentimental, spot on the countdown, was capture my vision of how the attraction could be upgraded to a T. Dark horses always make for the most interesting characters, and projects.
-Tiki
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