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Post by Lily on May 20, 2010 11:25:35 GMT -5
Sorry to hear/see there are so few acts coming this year. Terry Griffith, who I know supported GLMF in all it's endeavors will be missed. GLMF remember....support those who support you. Terry went out of his way to support this fair and you literally gave him the boot. Too bad. I've not seen one thing for kids in this "family friendly faire" which means we will have to find other activities for our kids this summer, and believe me they will be very disappointed. We couldn't get the little one away from Spritz and the older boys really enjoyed Tom the Magician, which I don't see him on your list either, so what is there going to be for kids this year? Nothing I can see. Last year the faire grounds were teaming with families. Entertainment director....what have you got for our families now? Surely you don't expect us to take our kids to see naughty bawdy babes do you? I think not. Whenever we do get to attend the faire without the kids we do enjoy the adult programs, and we're especially happy to see that Axel has a new DVD out, but, what about when we do have the kiddies with us. Entertainment director you have plenty of adult entertainment to say the least, guess you don't have kids. With regrets we won't be coming to the GLMF this season and you lose on all the money we spend at the faire for our kids and ourselves. I really don't want to be mean, it's the way my husband and I see things and I think other people, once they know what your agenda is, will agree with us. You really should stand by your family friendly trend.
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Post by Capt. Morgan on May 20, 2010 14:07:11 GMT -5
I don't know...Bob Da Vinci is pretty funny and kids enjoy him...same with Broon and Johnny Phoenix, I've seen children at their acts...and there will be Fairies and things to do in the Fairy Grove, won't there? And what about the inflatable Pirate Ship? And the Pony rides, and watching the Joust? The Mud Beggars (or as my young niece calls them "The Muddy Guys"!) Guess I'm just not sure what activities you are looking for, for your children to do. Maybe as we come closer to opening there will be more clarification as things solidify...but right now, I wouldn't totally write it off as a "wash" for children because one performer isn't (regrettably) thereā¦
*shrugs*
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Post by Chelsea (Tink) on May 20, 2010 14:17:53 GMT -5
Lily-There will always be something for the kids. We're working on two kid shows back in Fairyland this year.
Capt' Morgan's right, there's always the rides, and don't forget us cast. Knight's, princesses, king, queen, we love to see smiles on the kids faces ^.^
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Post by Capt. Morgan on May 20, 2010 15:28:50 GMT -5
Queen Titania is correct...I've never seen any ride or game or show make a child's face light up more than to have the King or Queen, someone on the Cast or Knight in armor pay attention and engage/interact with them...besides, the best toy a child (or adult) can ever play with is their own imagination...and Faire is one place where that imagination is fed most sumptuously!
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Post by Chelsea (Tink) on May 20, 2010 17:24:01 GMT -5
I had a couple tell me last year that Faire was better than Disney for their kids. What's better than that?
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Post by Sir Michael of Mentor on May 20, 2010 17:57:04 GMT -5
: , Greetings Queen Titiania, I think you know my view already. My daughter Princess Emma who is going on 10 has been comming to Faire since she was 3. This will be her 7th year. I have never had a problem finding things for her to do. Crash is one of the best story tellers there ever was, well and Lady Isolde (who is now the queen) made a child's entire class in 3rd grade wait for the chapters to her book each week. Even people like Hank and Bunny, Dillsandra and chanterelle make the kids feel so welcomed. I can go on and on, each cast member I have met, takes so much time to make the kids feel like they are part of the medieval world that we adults like to walk in. The GLMF is always kid friendly. Please Lady Lily, don't count out the acts yet or our faire. Sir Michael of Mentor
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Post by Rita on May 21, 2010 10:31:43 GMT -5
Hello again. It is more than obvious that you all love your cast, and I know you all get very upset when people don't covet them, but I do not think you can understand what it is like to have VERY small children and bring them. PLEASE keep in mind that most of us coming there don't know you all, or your friends, so while it's great for the clique, it's not the same for the outsiders. I cannot take my two children (again, UNDER 5 -- keep in mind not all kids attending are older children) to a lot of the acts. They are bored, it's not on their level and they do not understand innuendo (which of course I do not want them too at their young age). They might think it's cool to see someone eat fire and then they're done, the shows are NOT on their level of thinking and their short attention spans. Of course my children partake of rides, but my husband and I like to see some shows too, so I'm not going to spend all day letting them ride stuff. I want them to see other things too. I truly find it hard to believe someone said it was better than Disney, NO OFFENSE, but there is no comparison to Disney and a medieval faire.
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Post by bunbun / Hank on May 22, 2010 5:35:40 GMT -5
To comment a bit about what Rita has said, I have been going to GLMF since 1997 and other than fairyland and or the rides there isn't a whole lot that would keep an infant or toddler amused for nine hours. But that is not faire's fault. They have the attention span of nano seconds at that age. My only suggestion is if you have kids that small is hire a babysitter and leave them at home.
Even if you did take them to Disney World, they would probably be tired and bored in about an hour, even there.Why do you think when you put them in the car to go some place they keep asking "are we there yet?" when you haven't even pulled out of the driveway yet. To a small child a day is an eternity. For me, 24 hours seems to pass in about 24 seconds. It's like you have a million things you want to get done, and where the hell did the day go?
HANK.
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Post by Lizzie on May 22, 2010 7:15:19 GMT -5
What Hank said. My kids grew up at faire and now 2 of my grandchildren are also. They can't wait for faire to begin!
Let your wee ones come in costume. There is a plethora of costumed characters roaming the streets waiting to interact! You will also find a really nice wooden play set near the games. Instead of running from show to show let the kids explore while you sit and watch. This is one place where you can leave the hustle behind and enjoy.
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Post by Darkjedi aka Olaf Thorgrim on May 22, 2010 23:41:58 GMT -5
glad to hear a possible Porter and Stout......
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Post by Nyneve of the Oakes on May 23, 2010 18:03:18 GMT -5
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Post by Lady Catharine on May 23, 2010 18:13:07 GMT -5
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Post by Marzeke on May 24, 2010 6:29:22 GMT -5
My only suggestion is if you have kids that small is hire a babysitter and leave them at home. I have a few comments and I'm sure, with some, they will not be popular. First: Wow, I understand that the faire is not responsible for for entertaining the kids but do you really want to limit who comes to the faire? Some people actually like spending time with their family and comments like that can definitely alienate parents with younger children. Second: I feel people can love the cast while not liking the choices being made about the acts at the faire. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and more than one person is upset over the choices being made. The faire fanatics cannot keep the faire open by themselves. If you could you could close it to the public and not give anyone else an opinion. Third: I love the faire but I HATE bad customer service. No one owes the faire anything. People pay to be entertained and when they are not entertained they will stop coming. So if you want the faire to close, keep ignoring the customers that are not fanatics. You won't be able to blame the weather for bad turnouts.
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Post by Captain John Stout on May 24, 2010 14:31:34 GMT -5
All this negativity. If people are going to search for ways to see the bad side of things, then there is no way you're ever going to shed light on their dark and dreary world. I can sit here and say all the things like, I have watched this faire grow for 17 years, watched how we went from 4 stages to 12 stages, went from 7 acts to 34 acts, 15 cast to 115 cast, 4 weekends to 6 weekends, 5 food booths to 12 food booths . . . . I have watched this faire go through its growing pains, and it is still going through its growing pains. Unfortunately, I can't respond to anyone about how kids see this faire. If the parents represent to their children that there is nothing for them to do, then that is what the children will see. I have to agree with what Morgan said above - there is plenty for kids to see all over the shire that don't have the trademark "Nicolodean" kid's show stamp. I am sorry that Capt Thom won't be back. I am sorry Terry won't be back. I am sorry there won't be a lot of people back. The past few years have seen a HUGE increase in the entertainment list because John Davis and Scott Hendricks saw a potential to stack the stages with entertainment. They did an enormous amount of work to really go above and FAR FAR beyond the norm in bringing sooooooo much entertainment you would have to come back every single faire day to see them all. But sadly, due to many factors only a few of which had to do with attendance, cost cuts force the staff to make some very hard decisions. I don't think Larry by any stretch of the imagination wants to take anything away from the patron. But if he doesn't have the money, he doesn't have the money. The staff can only bring you the things that have had the greatest effect on draw and success, and I wish all of us, myself included, could have full house shows and the same level of success. And so cuts have to be made. NO one likes doing it. NO one wants to do it. But don't write us off just because you can only see the things that are going away. Try to find the good in what we have to offer. Find the good things in the faire instead of just focusing on what you don't have. If all you want in life is negativity, then that's all you will ever have. If you want something good, you will find it. Believe me - and this needs to be taken word for word literally - nothing good can be found if it is not sought.
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Post by Sir Michael on May 24, 2010 15:33:12 GMT -5
Greetings,
I have made several comments...but when it is said and done, there is no such thing as a bad faire, only some that are better than others. Year to year things change. The economy in the US is poor right now, so it should be no surprize that a few acts had to be canceled. This does not mean the faire is going to close. I have a 10 year old daughter and I have usually come just one day a year. This year I'm bringing her 2 days and I have a season pass. There is plenty for kids to do. There is plenty for adults to do. So please don't paint a picture that kids will not have anything to do. Cedar point is almost $49 per person and with food etc. it's another $100 so the GLMF is closer to $22, It has alot to offer and in fact is cheaper for the buck. It doesn't matter if we have 35 acts or 15 acts. It's the kingdom that makes GLMF so special, and as every kingdom, the villagers make up the spirit. Let's not forget the brotherhood of each and every person from staff, to cast to playtrons to our favoriate acts and vendors.
Long live our kingdom!!! Larry thanks for providing us this opportunity each year as well.
Sir Michael
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