Dont Forget Chitty — Page 2

I'm not disagreeing with you, Margo, but the whole phenomenon baffles me. Who are these parents that can afford to spend $100 on a theatre ticket for two or three kids? Why is this market "bottomless"???

I would assume (and I'm just spitballin' here, I don't have any kids of my own) that kids would ask their parents to take them to properties that they are familiar with. THE LION KING and BEAUTY IN THE BEAST are exceptionally familiar to kids, who have grown up watching the readily available Disney videos and DVDs.

CHITTY? Not so much. It's always been a marginal children's classic, and has nearly disappeared from television and video a number of times.

If parents remember it fondly, I can imagine that they would take their kids to relive their own childhood memories. But given the choices (especially throwing MARY POPPINS into the equation), I think that CHITTY would be a last resort sort of thing.

I have to say, I have been suprised by the lack of ...hype, for Chitty.
From the kid aspect, out of all the Disney videos my nieces have, Chitty I think has been watched once and that's about it. Maybe it's because they have a hard time with the names.
I what Chitty will provide is ticket availability for families with older kids, who can't get Wicked or Lion King tix. But I think the lack of chatter doesn't bode well.
Bring on Mary Poppins