* AdaptationDisplacement: Some people complained that Jack Sparrow wasn't in the Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean ride, not realizing that the movie was based on the ride instead of the other way around. To appease them, Disney put Sparrow in the ride, along with Barbossa (replacing Paul Frees' iconic pirate captain), the image of Davey Jones, and snippets of Klaus Badelt's movie score. Reactions from longtime fans of the ride were... mixed.
** Splash Mountain is probably much better known by now than ''SongOfTheSouth'', due to the film being suppressed for UnfortunateImplications.
** Also, people confusing Walt Disney World for Disneyland as Walt Disney's first theme park.
** More people are familiar with Mr. Toad's Wild Ride at this point than the animated version of ''TheWindInTheWillows'' (from ''TheAdventuresOfIchabodAndMrToad'') that the character was taken from.
* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: More of an alternate story interpretation, but for ''Pirates of the Caribbean,'' the old man in the bayou is reminiscing about the days of pirates, which is why it goes from the bayou to skeletons to real pirates.
* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Snow White's Scary Adventures, Peter Pan's Flight, and Alice in Wonderland originally didn't have the title characters in them - the idea was that you ''were'' the heroes and that everything in the dark ride you saw was through ''his/her'' point of view. However this was changed because a lot of people were asking "Why doesn't the Snow White/Peter Pan/Alice ride have Snow White/Peter Pan/Alice in it?" It was one of the reasons why Disneyland's Fantasyland was overhauled in 1983; not only were the title protagonists added to their respective rides, but the overhaul added another ride called Pinocchio's Daring Journey, which had Pinocchio in it from the start.
** Even then, Snow White and Alice only appear one time each in their respective Disneyland rides, and Peter Pan appears twice (three times if you count his shadow on the wall in the Darlings' nursery scene), while Pinocchio appears no less than four times.
** The Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Paris versions of Snow White's Scary Adventures and Peter Pan's Flight, and Disney World's Peter Pan ride, all had their title characters visibly present since opening day.
* BaseBreaker: Stitch is an odd example; as a character and star of one of the more popular DisneyAnimatedCanon efforts, he's generally well liked -- [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff especially in Japan]]. However, the ReplacementScrappy status of his ride and the fact he's become a SixthRanger to the Fab Five have gotten a rather mixed response.
* BrokenBase: The updated Test Track has received praise from some fans for its more futuristic aesthetics compared to its predecessor, while others say it looks too artificial.
* [[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch Complaining About Attractions That Haven't Opened Yet]]: An expansion to Animal Kingdom has been announced, featuring attractions adapted from the polarizing, non-Disney-owned ''Film/{{Avatar}}''. Fans do NOT seem pleased.
** Disneyland's rumored ''Film/IronMan'' ride has created a BrokenBase. Will it add another shameless movie tie-in to Tomorrowland, or will it embrace Tomorrowland's intent, to showcase the effects of evolving technology on our future, strongly enough for visitors to overlook the shamelessness?
* CrackIsCheaper: Beyond the expenses one would normally expect for a theme park/resort vacation, the Disney parks feature a notorious amount of specialized, often collectible merchandise (hence the ''Foxtrot'' joke about SouvenirLand at the expy Fun-Fun Universe) and "experiences" (i.e., princess makeovers, character dining, behind-the-scenes tours) that cost even more.
* CreatorsPet: Duffy the Disney Bear. Imagine a character who isn't connected to any of the DisneyAnimatedCanon and/or {{Pixar}} films. Hey, [[EnsembleDarkhorse Figment]], PhineasAndFerb, and [[PiratesOfTheCaribbean Captain Jack Sparrow]] are well liked, right? Well, the problem is, this character isn't FROM any of the rides, shows, or live-action movies. He exists solely [[MerchandiseDriven to sell merchandise]], TastesLikeDiabetes, and yet has more presence in the parks than [[EnsembleDarkhorse Darkhorses]] like [[Disney/{{Tangled}} Flynn Rider]], [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales Scrooge McDuck]], and [[BrotherChuck Brother Chucked]] characters like Disney/{{Hercules}}, [[Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame Quasimodo]], Disney/{{Tarzan}} and most of the Disney villains, who usually only appear for Meet and Greets at the Halloween parties. In addition, he's also managed to outlast a character from a [[KingdomHearts popular and ongoing video game series co-created by Disney]].
** This is mostly a result of Duffy being a CashCowFranchise in the Tokyo parks with desperate efforts to re-create the success abroad without realizing the cultural differences.
* DorkAge: Disneyland had one in the mid-1990s through 2003 when it was run by Paul Pressler, a man who thought people came to the parks for shopping and dining, cutting off a lot of the upkeep budget, closing down classic yet expensive to maintain rides (like the Submarines, Skyway and Motorboats), an ugly [[RealIsBrown rusty colored]] redo of Tomorrowland and the poor replacement of the Main Street Electrical Parade with Light Magic. This was also the era in which California Adventure opened...
* DrinkingGame: Drinking Around the World at EPCOT. Really. Based on the experiences of others, you ''don't'' want to go clockwise, starting with Mexico's Tequila Cave...
** Despite what you hear, you ''CAN'' drink in Disney World, just not inside the Magic Kingdom.
**** Though supposedly it's going to be allowed in the Beauty and the Beast restaurant in New Fantasyland.
* EarWorm: Most attractions with some sort of musical theme are like this, ''especially'' It's a Small World. Sing it with us now: ''"It's a small world after all..."''.
** It's even worse at Christmas time! They mix in "Jingle Bells" as well!
** "There's a great big beautiful tomorrow/Shining at the end of every day!"
** The Enchanted Tiki, Tiki, Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room.
** It might not have a tune, but how about "Please stand clear of the doors. ''Por favor mantenganse alejado de las puertas.''" They actually sell T-shirts that say this along with an image of Mickey and the monorail.
*** Along the same lines: "Remain seated please. ''Permanecer sentados por favor.''"
** The music playing in Innoventions Plaza. Gah!
** ''DISNEY'S''...''ELECTRICAL''...''PARADE!!''
*** Or, for us older kids: "The ''MAIN STREET''...''ELECTRICAL''...''PARADE!!!''"
** Two old-school cuts from [=EPCOT=]: "Veggie, fruit-fruit! / Veggie-veggie, fruit-fruit!" and "I-MAAAAAAAAAA-gin-AAAAAAAAA-tion!"
*** [[SpongeBobSquarePants (holds hands over head and makes glittery rainbow while saying the latter phrase)]]
** How can the Animal Kingdom parade not be mentioned? "So sing it out (and bark and growl and screech and roar), and dance along!"
* EnsembleDarkHorse: Figment over at EPCOT, the Hitchhiking Ghosts in the Haunted Mansion.
** Peter Pan's Flight actually seems to be ''quite'' popular. Guides will tell you that it fills up the quickest next to Space Mountain and Splash Mountain. Or maybe it's because the ride isn't designed for such capacity.
** Alice in Wonderland over in Disneyland. IN part because it's the only ride of its kind ''in'' the theme parks; it's not in Disney World, or the Asian or European parks.
** Elec{{TRON}}ica was suppose to be removed at Summer's end AFTER the movie came out but due to popularity it's run was extended to summer of 2012.
* EvilIsCool: The classic villains tend to get almost as much attention as their more heroic counterparts, if not ''more''.
* FanDumb: It's near-impossible, if not absolutely so, to find a non-Disney-run "fan" (and the term is used lightly) site that doesn't have [[StopHavingFunGuys a dedicated group of at least a half-dozen people]], if not the entire forum as a whole, devoted entirely to [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks pointing out how dreadfully bad anything at all that Disney changes in the parks must be]], even if it's a change that hasn't even happened yet. Expect at least one person to whine along the lines of "Once again, WDI [Walt Disney Imagineering, the creative force behind the parks] has failed/screwed up/proven they're nothing but {{Corrupt Corporate Executive}}s" every time they so much as install a lightbulb that's a slightly different hue from the one that preceded it in the same location. A lot of this can actually summed up to two words...NostalgiaFilter.
* FanNickname: The perpetually inoperative animatronic Yeti in Expedition Everest, complete with flashing strobe lights to give the illusion of movement, has been nicknamed "Disco Yeti".
** The People Mover was nicknamed People Remover due to the [[TooDumbToLive actions of a few guests]].
* FanonDiscontinuity: There never was a replacement for Main Street Electrical Parade called Light Magic that involved Celtic remixes of Disney songs and stepdancing characters.
** Nor was there a replacement for Journey into Imagination that removed Dreamfinder, reduced Figment to a cameo and insulted the guests' intelligence right at the beginning of the ride.
*** And to some [[NostalgiaFilter hardcore old-school Disneyland fans]], there never was a second theme park honoring California, or an entire nighttime entertainment district, or even a third hotel.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Disney in general is very popular in Japan. Even [[DisneyThemeParks Tokyo Disneyland]], the first park to open overseas, was done in the style of the American park, compared to the massive changes made to Disneyland Paris a decade later. Disneyland and Walt Disney World in the US ''still'' receive a massive amount of Japanese tourists, who treat the American parks as a sort of "Mecca".
** When DaveBarry went to Tokyo Disneyland, he was amazed at this. Why would the Japanese feel nostalgic about TheGayNineties version of small town America?
* HateDumb: There are people who hate the park for not being "Thrillish" or "Adultlike" enough without realizing how one, many of the customers ''are LITTLE KIDS'' and two, you actually ''CAN'' buy alcohol at several Disney Theme Parks (in fact, alcohol is available at all of Walt Disney World's parks other than Magic Kingdom).
* HilariousInHindsight: Disney originally designed the theme park (Disneyland) to stand out from other common amusement parks at the time, namely the Boardwalk Amusement parks. Fast Forward 50 years later, California Adventure Park is actually being (re)designed to bring back the feel ''of'' those Boardwalk Amusement parks now that they're pretty much [[DeaderThanDisco extinct]], and more people are familiar with the Disneyland-six-flags style park.
* IAmNotShazam: Because the Magic Kingdom park at Disney World was the only park there for 11 years, many people did refer to that park itself as Disney World even after the other parks started opening. "We went to Disney World and EPCOT." Also a case of FirstInstallmentWins.
* [[TheProducerThinksOfEverything The Imagineers Think of Everything]]: Even the most mundane elements of the resorts adhere to strict themeing. Really, where else on the planet are you going to find miniature golf courses with such elaborate backstories? The one time they really dropped the ball on this, we ended up with California Adventure, and now they're paying the 2 billion dollar price to [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap rectify the situation]].
* MemeticMutation: They're going to add a loop!
** [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/didney-worl DIDNEY WHORL]]
** The [=WDWMagic=] community has The Ladder, whose presence at any construction site is a good sign for the upcoming attraction or, in it's initial appearance during Mission Space's construction, being the epic ride itself.
** Please stand clear of the doors; [[GratuitousSpanish por favor manténganse alejado de las puertas]].
* MisaimedMarketing: The Character Greetings are a good idea. Meeting the villains? Well, EvilIsCool, but some villains might be a bit ''too'' terrifying.
** Running a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4HH9YC9jKE commercial]] for New Fantasyland featuring [[Series/OnceUponATime Regina Mills]]. On paper it's a brilliant idea considering Disney's love of cross-promotion, but in practice it just screams out UnfortunateImplications given the presence of Belle and the Beast [[spoiler:who in the OUAT universe is actually Rumplestiltskin]].
** At EPCOT, there's currently an exhibition on Japanese mythology influencing {{Anime}}. It includes displays on such popular, [[{{Shonen}} relatively]] kid-friendly series as {{Naruto}}, DragonBall, {{Mario}}, and... [[MindScrew Neon]] [[NightmareFuel Genesis]] [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]]?!
** Doubles as CowboyBebopAtHisComputer and EveryoneIsJesusInPurgatory.
*** Not only that, but they actually sell Eva merchandise in Mitsukoshi. This Troper actually bought a Robot Damashii toy of ZA BEASTO there, and saw a lot of Franchise/{{Gundam}}, Manga/{{Bleach}}, and SuzumiyaHaruhi merchandise in addition to the more actually-known-to-kids Franchise/{{Pokemon}}, Sanrio, Creator/{{Nintendo}}, SonicTheHedgehog and {{Transformers}} merch they sell there.
** This troper's friend said that they were selling BlackButler mechandise too.
* MisBlamed: It happens; many an UrbanLegend around the park stated stuff that Walt did that he didn't have ''as'' much involvement in. Really minor and/or innocent examples. One common one was that Walt ran and owned the company named after him. Yes, he was the creative driving force, but no he wasn't the person running the company; that was actually Roy. You can read more on [[http://www.snopes.com/disney/wdco/dejaview.asp Snopes]] for the urban legend that he made a film telling his employees what to do after his death.
* MostWonderfulSound: [[MemeticMutation Please stand clear of the doors.]] [[GratuitousSpanish Por favor, manténganse alejado de las puertas.]]
* NarmCharm: A lot of the rides/shows, combined with a healthy dose of NostalgiaFilter.
-->'''WaltDisney''': All right. I'm corny. But I think there's just about a-hundred-and-forty-million people in this country that are just as corny as I am.
** "It's a Small World." Little kids actually tend to like it.
** The Jungle Cruise became this when the animatronics did not age well, and they re-tooled the script to generally mock them.
* NightmareFuel: At a kids park? [[NightmareFuel/DisneyThemeParks Buddy, you better believe it!!]]
* ReplacementScrappy: Nigel Channing at EPCOT's Imagination pavilion, who replaced Dreamfinder, a tough act to follow even for [[Creator/MontyPython Eric Idle]].
** And don't get us started on ''[[LiloAndStitch Stitch's Great Escape]]'', which replaced the ''[=ExtraTERRORestrial=] Alien Encounter''.
** Back in the 1970s, The Walt Disney Story became a Replacement Scrappy when it opened in the building that previously occupied Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln. As a result, Disney decided to replace The Walt Disney Story with a shorter tribute (that bore the same name), followed by Mr. Lincoln's video and speech. (Currently, the attraction begins with mementos and videos from the history of Disneyland, instead of a Walt Disney tribute.)
* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: They spent four years doing this with California Adventure. New additions included a re-themed entrance, a trolley system, a new land based off of Pixar's ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'', the first ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' themed ride in Disney Park history (surprised it took this long!), and the nighttime show ''WorldOfColor''. It ultimately succeeded in getting more business for the park, and brought forth some of the Disneyland Resort's most awe-spiring attractions and shops.
* TheScrappy: You want a Scrappy, look at Hester and Chester's Dino Rama at Animal Kingdom, a spoof of SouvenirLand - and not a very good one at that.
** As far as more traditional Scrappies: Ah, Duffy the Disney Bear. Apparently a huge hit when he was introduced in Tokyo Disneyland, he was brought to America in 2011 to many delighted cries of, "Who the hell is that?" and "Why is he ''everywhere''?" It appears as though [[AmericansHateTingle America does not get the appeal of this new character]], who is Mickey Mouse's little plushy friend who he sleeps with on lonely nights (we couldn't make this stuff up if we wanted to). It doesn't help the fact that, especially in EPCOT Center, he is also [[CreatorsPet The Wesley]], and a particularly ubiquitous one at that.
*** For an older generation, Stitch. He started out overtaking the niche left open when Roger Rabbit became a victim of offstage studio politics. Now he's practically part of the Fab Five! Then again, one of the main reasons the little blue guy got to that point is because he's one HELL of an EnsembleDarkHorse, making him more of a BaseBreaker. Hey, at least he's actually from the DisneyAnimatedCanon.
* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Some of the attractions, especially the original ones in the California Park seem like boring stuff compared to other theme parks that came after and catered more on the thrill side, rather than immersive side. The park thrives a lot on the NostalgiaFilter as it isn't uncommon to see parents taking their kids to the parks and talking about how ''they'' went there when they were ''their'' age.
** Several rides actually have a lot more staying power than you would assume - It's no secret that people ''LOVE'' Space Mountain, or Splash Mountain. But you know what ride is ''still'' one of the most popular, even amongst adults? Peter Pan's Flight. Along with Splash Mountain, Space Mountain, and the Matterhorn Bobslets, that ride fills up ''fast''.
* SendingStuffToSaveTheShow: The Pleasure Island Adventurer's Club. At the moment, fate undetermined.
** As the props are being auctioned off and transferred to other attractions, and the sign being taken off the building, it seems The Adventurer's Club is gone for good.
** Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. [[DownerEnding It didn't work.]]
* SpecialEffectsFailure: Sometimes during shows, the special effects don't work as planned. not to mention sometimes during rides, the special effects don't properly display or fail. Sometimes; if a special effect in the ride doesn't work the cast members don't bother to fix it until closing so a lot of people can see something wrong.
** The Jungle Cruise gets this a ''lot''. Perhaps the most out of the original attractions. Originally; it was meant to pretend to be a jungle cruise, but nowadays everyone just mocks the special effects. Storybook Land does have some of the same plants that were there ''in the 1950s''. (They only grow a quarter of an inch every couple years!) but the idea was to see the plants. Plus it's not like the display of the small sets in said ride really do anything other than look cool. (Which they are!)
** One particular mention. In EPCOT; they replaced "The Living Seas" with a ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' themed attraction, with a couple of the seagulls programmed to move their beaks and shout "MINE" every now and then. One time, it [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19dnt9f9vFY malfunctioned]]. HilarityEnsues.
** During one showing of WesternAnimation/FindingNemo TheMusical, one of the "Bubbles" on the side suddenly shuts off. What shows up next? A [[http://a.yfrog.com/img739/3443/4wd3.jpg Blue Screen of Death]].
** Snow White once was seen wearing Crocs.
* TakeThatScrappy: A quick one is thrown to [[Franchise/StarWars Jar Jar]] [[AlienScrappy and Gungans]] in the queue to ''Star Tours''.
-->'''C-3PO''': [after an ad for Naboo] I found those Gungans somewhat annoying.
-->[R2-D2 beeps]
-->'''C-3PO''': Not just Jar Jar, all of them.
* TastesLikeDiabetes: Portions of fireworks shows and parades. [[NarmCharm And we wouldn't have it any other way]].
** Some probably feel the same way about ''It's A Small World''
* [[NetworkDecay Theme Park Decay]]: The No-Longer-MGM-But-'''Hollywood''' Studios park has geared most of its more recent attractions ("Playhouse Disney Live" (now "Disney Junior Live"), a giant pin-trading kiosk placed awkwardly in front of the park's original iconic Chinese Theater replica, the inevitable Creator/DisneyChannel live musical show) towards pre-teens and ''very'' young children. This seems very odd to some visitors, given the movie-making theme of the park at large. Meanwhile, the rides and shows that actually fit the theme are (while still good, and fan-favorites) getting on in years. Furthermore, remember when it was an actual working studio?
** Also, both California Adventure and, oddly, Disney World's version of Tomorrowland seem to have a ''lot'' of tenuously linked rides and shows based upon {{Pixar}} movies. Granted, that's where there's room for them, but it's still odd.
*** California Adventure was actually criticised for "not being Disney enough"...not to mention if you think about it; it might be a nice place to put Pixar-and-recent-themed attractions given that space is limited in that specific park. (Disney did not actually have a lot of money and was almost broke when they bought the land. This is why a lot of attractions are sponsored by companies such as Dole, Mattel, Brawny, and why the park is practically ''surrounded'' by third-party hotels that have little to no association with Disney; compared to other parks where they were able to build their own resorts.)
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Disney park fans (especially Disney World fans) have this attitude a lot, though it's sometimes justified. Take Journey Into Imagination's disastrous revamps at EPCOT (and the ride's creators [[WriterRevolt seem to agree with them]]!)
** Sometimes it reaches staggering proportions. Visit any Disneyland message board and find the discussion about the 2009 changes to "it's a small world". You can't miss it -- it will be dozens of pages long and dripping with so much acid that you'll need to put on a haz-mat suit before you click the link. And the thing is, as [[http://www.cartoonbrew.com/disney/small-world-makeover-opens.html video of the refurbishments have surfaced]], it turns out that you probably wouldn't even notice most of the alterations unless you purposefully looked for them. (But look at the vitriol in the comments in the link...)
*** Another anal example involves the 2009 music for the Disney Electrical Parade. "Oh noes! They're using a different synthesizer! Even though the melody hasn't changed, Disney's greatest parade of all time is now Ruined Forever!"
** Part of the criticism behind some of the changes has to do with the thinly-veiled ProductPlacement they've brought to the rides.
*** Doing away with classic attractions to accomodate more recent movies and tv shows.
** [[LiloAndStitch Stitch's Great Escape]] gets a lot of flack [[ReplacementScrappy for not being]] the [=ExtraTERRORestrial=] Alien Encounter.
** Davy Jones and Jack Sparrow's inclusion in the PiratesOfTheCaribbean ride.
** Mickey's Toontown Fair has been torn down to make way for a new circus-themed section named Storybook Circus. Chances are it'll get some ''really'' bad flack for, not replacing a ride, but an ''entire section of the park.''
** The upcoming Fantasy Faire at Disneyland has received some derision due to its replacing the Carnation Plaza Gardens, though others think a ''Disney/{{Tangled}}''-inspired village sounds like a promising use of an under-utilized piece of land. Disney has also promised to retain the nighttime entertainment and activities.
** The "One Park" advertising campaign abandons the idea of making individual advertising and merchandise for Disneyland and Walt Disney World. Instead, commercials feature clips from around the world, and merchandise says "Disney Parks" instead of the name of which park you bought the merch in. The public seems to interpret this as Disney stripping their parks of their individual qualities in the name of brand homogenization. One illustration comes in the apparent fact that products bearing the logo of either Disneyland or Disney World outsell those with the "Disney Parks" logo.
** One might say this is the downside of "[[MeetTheRobinsons Keep Moving Forward]]".
** Particularly prevalent in EPCOT. Among other things (including the Journey Into Imagination situation mentioned above), the revamp of Spaceship Earth has recieved a great deal of critisism, as did shutting down the entire Wonders of Life pavillion.
* UncannyValley: The Audio-Animatronics on rides like Pirates of the Caribbean sometimes fall into this.
* UnfortunateImplications: Certain scenes, particularly those depicting women and minorities, in ''The American Adventure''. Probably inevitable when you decide for some damn reason to bring up everything from slavery to women's rights in a ''theme park stage show''.
** Pay close attention to the background during the pre-show of ''The Sum of all Thrills''. Can you spot the [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Mudkip and Bulbasaur?]] [[spoiler: For those of you who don't get it, Pokemon is owned by one of Disney's competitors, Cartoon Network. Not to mention that Disney owns the rights to Pokemon's [[Franchise/{{Digimon}} main competition]] during the late '90's-Early 2000's.]]
*** [[spoiler: Not quite; Mudkip may be a intentional reference to the meme, as well as Mickey Mouse in a Game and Watch title (Eggs). On the other hand, Innoventions had a exhibit on Sega Consoles in the ConsoleWars.]]
** Knowing the background of Splash Mountain can invoke some of this, considering Brer Rabbit's "lesson" is to stay where you're "born and bred in". Not ringing any bells? Before the Civil War, blacks were... strongly discouraged from moving about. [[DontExplainTheJoke With violence.]]
* UnnecessaryMakeover:
** To some, when the sun on California Adventure's ferris wheel was painted over with a Mickey Mouse head, and the Mickey Mouse head on the roller coaster was painted over with a sun. Defenders counteract by pointing out that the current emblems have more old-fashioned charm than the old ones.
** Mattel's sponsorship of It's a Small World saw the facade of the Disneyland version recolored in pastel shades. This makeover apparently seemed so unnecessary, that a few years after Mattel's deal ended, the building changed back to its original white and gold design.
** [[BrokenBase For some]], the ''{{Tron}}''-like theme of Test Track 2.0
* ValuesDissonance: The original ''Carousel of Progress'' attraction, in which an American family rhapsodizes about the ability of electric appliances to ease the woman's burden of housework. Since much of the attraction's script was written in the 1960's, it never occurs to any of them that her burden could have been eased a long time ago if her husband and children had pitched in more.
** Not to mention the "I Love Fossil Fuels!!!" ScriptWank in ''Ellen's Energy Adventure''. At the end of each of the ride's "acts", an announcer would ask everyone to "stay in your seats or we'll have to shut down the whole show!" Which implies that people had been ''walking out of the theater!''
*** And note that this is actually a safety issue, as the "theater seats" are actually enormous ride vehicles that move from one theater to another. Getting up from ones seat (not to mention being eaten by a dinosaur) is a lawsuit waiting to happen. So you're just going to have to sit there and take the wank.
*** This actually used to be worse. In the original version of the ride (before Ellen was added), there was a ''long'' video at the end talking about how great Exxon was and how awesome their lovely oil rigs and tankers were. Three guesses as to [[FunnyAneurysmMoment why that was removed]] (just one guess if you live in Alaska).
*** The emphasis on literally fighting obesity in the currently closed "Habit Heroes" game at Innoventions drew a lot of fire from this.
* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Many rides including the Pepper's ghost effect on ''Tower Of Terror'', the light effects inside Space Mountain and Bigfoot on ''Everest'', but ''The Haunted Mansion'' takes the cake.
** The Paris version of Big Thunder Mountain is more heavily themed than the others. For example: the roller coaster's trains are actually painted to look rusted and unused, compared to the other versions of the ride which feature clean trains. The ride also features heavy theming on all three lift hills: bats and a flooding cave in the first lift hill, a rundown mining camp on the second lift, an an earthquake inside a tunnel being dynamited for the third lift.
* [[WereStillRelevantDammit We're Still Relevant Dangit]]: The entire ''Disney Dance Crew'' show. They even turned "A Pirates Life For Me" into a rap and changed one of the lyrics to "Drink up me Gangstas Yo-Ho!"
** Earlier than that, Disney World had "The Enchanted Tiki Room: Under New Management", in which [[Disney/{{Aladdin}} Iago]] and [[Disney/TheLionKing Zazu]] host a TotallyRadical '90s-targeted ReTool of The Enchanted Tiki Room. It lasted until 2011, when one of the Iago figures became damaged in a fire, leading the Imagineers to make the show ''much'' closer to the original Tiki Room.
** Speaking of the Tiki Room, they [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FirsiiPBaU mashed up that song]] with ''[[DanceSensation the Macarena]]'' of all things. Not in the attraction itself, thankfully.
** Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, the Magic Kingdom's annual event, turns the Diamond Horseshoe into a character dance party playing various family friendly "party music", only to suddenly switch to "Tik Tok" by Ke$ha that's poorly censored either by cutting out the "bottle of Jack" part of the lyrics or the DJ desperately shouting into his microphone to cover "plenty of beer."