camaker
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10k is definitely the best of the bunch!Wow those medals are something else. The 5K and 10K are cute, but the others are hideous. The marathon is the worst of the bunch.
10k is definitely the best of the bunch!Wow those medals are something else. The 5K and 10K are cute, but the others are hideous. The marathon is the worst of the bunch.
I'm not sure what the point of making Goofy a spinner was. The slots are too narrow to let you see enough of the picture to form a coherent image. It might've worked if the slots were significantly wider (taller?), but not in its current form.So visually it looks like:
5k - Pluto can move back and forth
10k - The acorn by chip and dale can spin
HM - Donald/Daisy can move back and forth
M - The "0" with Mickey and Minnie can spin
Goofy - The center Goofy spins making the image behind move.
Dopey - Dopey looks raised and can possibly spin.
I know it's a very personal, stylistic thing, but I can't be the only one sitting here looking at last year's medals and then these, thinking "Holy cow, what a step down!"
I believe that’s accurate. There were people waiting, so I didn’t play with themSo visually it looks like:
5k - Pluto can move back and forth
10k - The acorn by chip and dale can spin
HM - Donald/Daisy can move back and forth
M - The "0" with Mickey and Minnie can spin
Goofy - The center Goofy spins making the image behind move.
Dopey - Dopey looks raised and can possibly spin.
YES. SO MUCH. Last year's medals were so pretty (even if some did have peeling issues if you weren't careful with them) and these are so......garish? tacky? I agree that the 5k and 10k are cute and after that it's a big let-down.I know it's a very personal, stylistic thing, but I can't be the only one sitting here looking at last year's medals and then these, thinking "Holy cow, what a step down!"
I said it when we first saw them presented in the best light by runDisney let alone these pictures from the Expo. I thought that runDisney would go above and beyond because of the special anniversary year, but this is such a downgrade from last year's beautiful medal.I know it's a very personal, stylistic thing, but I can't be the only one sitting here looking at last year's medals and then these, thinking "Holy cow, what a step down!"
Do you still love the medals having now seen them in person?
I might have hated that castle cake travesty more than anyone on the planet, and I think you nailed it - these ARE the castle cake of rD medals!I give RD partial credit for trying to be creative with the medals. I have several years of old "gold head with the year changed", so they could be worse. By people's reactions, seems as though these are the "cake castle" of medals.
I agree. And it seems like the quality issue of last year (peeling) might still happen with these. Last year’s medals were so beautiful. For these the 5K and 10K are okay, but I really dislike the rest. I think they could have been on theme without being so tacky.but I can't be the only one sitting here looking at last year's medals and then these, thinking "Holy cow, what a step down!"
I'm curious about what your reaction will be to seeing the MW medals in person.VQ update. It seems to be moving very slowly. Going by the first few estimates they should've been called about 10:45-11. It's 11:20 and still says 35 minutes.
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That's one thing I don't think we'll have to worry about. Last year's medals had a very finicky subtle effect that they were achieving with a fragile, thin coating. These medals look to be a much more durable and thick lacquer. Not saying there won't/couldn't be some chipping, but these look MUCH less likely to chip, especially when you consider the scale of the delamination more than chipping, even, than was seen last year.I think I said this when rD released the medals on their blog, and I still feel the same way: too much paint. I remember this year's medals chipping fairly easily, and I'm afraid next year's medals will be even worse.