NoobCruise Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 (edited) About a year ago when I was eagerly watching WOS launch youtube videos I think I saw a Ben and David video describing Tap factory. They seemed to enjoy the show except for one part. In the video they showed and described one performer who came on stage and proceeded to go some shoulder-dislocating "bone breaker" dance. To not mince words I found the video I watched disturbing. From what I saw in their video it was nothing that I want to watch and definitely nothing I want my 5-year-old son to see. I was watching these Wonder inaugural videos knowing that one day I would be on that ship going to this entertainment. When I saw the "bone breaker" guy I thought to myself, "well I don't need to worry about that since clearly, royal caribbean will have received so much negative feedback that this part of the show certainly won't be part of it when I am on the ship in a year's time." Fast forward to today a year later. We will be on Wonder in two weeks. Does Tap Factory still have the dislocation dancer? Edited February 12, 2023 by NoobCruise poor sentence structure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need2cruz Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 Yes, he's there. We sailed last week. I was grossed out. Everyone was talking about it after the show. I had to close my eyes. WAAAYTOOO and NoobCruise 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobCruise Posted February 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 That's horrible. I guess they don't request enough feedback about the entertainment. If they did clearly Cat's would have been off of Oasis a long time time ago. This appears to be a blind spot for Royal. Thumper44 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaa Posted February 13, 2023 Report Share Posted February 13, 2023 13 hours ago, NoobCruise said: That's horrible. I guess they don't request enough feedback about the entertainment. If they did clearly Cat's would have been off of Oasis a long time time ago. This appears to be a blind spot for Royal. Turns out that what people like isn't universal. One person's trash is another person's treasure. WAAAYTOOO and Keanoknick 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need2cruz Posted February 13, 2023 Report Share Posted February 13, 2023 2 hours ago, Xaa said: Turns out that what people like isn't universal. One person's trash is another person's treasure. I don't think it's that at all. It is very expensive to bring in a Broadway production show and takes months for the cast to prepare. Now, Tap Factory isn't Broadway, and it is Wonder of the Seas least expensive production show. Voices, Effectors 2, 365, and Intense were more expensive in scope, scale and sets. The workers are contracted with the cruise line. The contortionist is a huge part of the show. He wouldn't be able to be removed from the show. If anyone has seen it, they would know what I mean. I wouldn't want to say anything here to ruin it for someone watching it for the first time. I do think the show is worth going to once. All the other shows, are shows I would see over and over again. Wonder is loaded with very good entertainment. Xaa and NoobCruise 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobCruise Posted February 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2023 Oh no. I had hoped to cover my son's eyes for 90 seconds. If this is not the case I think we will just skip the whole show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatyBoaty Posted February 13, 2023 Report Share Posted February 13, 2023 1 hour ago, NoobCruise said: Oh no. I had hoped to cover my son's eyes for 90 seconds. If this is not the case I think we will just skip the whole show. You can cover your son's eyes - I've seen the show at least 4 times. He is an excellent entertainer throughout the show and goes into his contortion routine a couple of times. I could not watch, myself, but there are many people, including children, that are absolutely enthralled (I watched the audience instead of the stage). There are a lot of great reasons to see the show even if you don't like contortionists. Xaa and NoobCruise 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobCruise Posted February 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2023 2 hours ago, FloatyBoaty said: You can cover your son's eyes - I've seen the show at least 4 times. He is an excellent entertainer throughout the show and goes into his contortion routine a couple of times. I could not watch, myself, but there are many people, including children, that are absolutely enthralled (I watched the audience instead of the stage). There are a lot of great reasons to see the show even if you don't like contortionists. Good to know Floaty. Thank you. It should be noted there are plenty of people, my son included, who would love to watch Faces of Death 13 that doesn't mean they should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBrady Posted February 13, 2023 Report Share Posted February 13, 2023 19 hours ago, NoobCruise said: That's horrible. I guess they don't request enough feedback about the entertainment. If they did clearly Cat's would have been off of Oasis a long time time ago. This appears to be a blind spot for Royal. Aren't the Broadway shows on like a 10-year contract? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobCruise Posted February 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2023 16 minutes ago, ZBrady said: Aren't the Broadway shows on like a 10-year contract? Not sure about the contract length. Cat's is in its 14th year on Osasis of having people leave mid-show due to sheer boredom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobCruise Posted February 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2023 NCL recently and unceremoniously kicked the broadway show Kinky Boots off its ship so they clearly didn't have a 10-year contract in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillian_WV Posted February 14, 2023 Report Share Posted February 14, 2023 I saw that. Bummer. can we lure them over to The Wonder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobCruise Posted April 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2023 After watching the show in March I will say my concerns were unfounded. I will say I was about 30 rows back so it was kind of hard to see exactly what he was doing. The gymnast guy who insisted on flexing with his shirt off was far more offensive. A fun show all around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottD Posted April 15, 2023 Report Share Posted April 15, 2023 well thats good. I think my son would love watching a guy bend and pop things that shouldnt be popped, lol. Glad to hear it wasn't as bad as you thought it would Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyfsu21 Posted April 15, 2023 Report Share Posted April 15, 2023 My younger kids watched the contortionist and we’re totally fine with it. They actually enjoyed it. With that being said, I think the show is weak overall and that performance is about the only thing interesting regarding the entire production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungFamilyExplorers Posted April 15, 2023 Report Share Posted April 15, 2023 We are on board the Wonder now and saw the contortionist a couple of nights ago. He was great! We also really enjoyed the whole show. We found the cast incredibly entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungFamilyExplorers Posted April 17, 2023 Report Share Posted April 17, 2023 For your viewing pleasure…. Keanoknick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffmw Posted April 18, 2023 Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 Same here as many above. Spent that part of the show with my eyes closed. I appreciate what he's able to do. Not my thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSUFAN Posted April 18, 2023 Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 Kind of like PT Barnum's "(in)famous freaks". Bearded lady, Tom Thumb, wolf boy, and now contortionist guy. LOL Got to wonder what that is doing to his joints and ligaments long term? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobCruise Posted December 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 Since I posted this message I have seen the show in person, and while I am ashamed to admit initially I did try to cover my 5 year olds eyes during the bone breaking I quickly realized it would draw more attention to it. It was fine. Maybe the bone breaking was toned down after launch or maybe since my boy enjoyed it I cared less about it. There were definitely noticable "ooohs" from the audience (for lack of a better word) in disgust at certain moments. All that said I would see the show again. It's pretty lame and I found the shirtless gymnast far more offensive than the bone breaker. I didn't appreciate the show being wordless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyfsu21 Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 2 hours ago, NoobCruise said: Since I posted this message I have seen the show in person, and while I am ashamed to admit initially I did try to cover my 5 year olds eyes during the bone breaking I quickly realized it would draw more attention to it. It was fine. Maybe the bone breaking was toned down after launch or maybe since my boy enjoyed it I cared less about it. There were definitely noticable "ooohs" from the audience (for lack of a better word) in disgust at certain moments. All that said I would see the show again. It's pretty lame and I found the shirtless gymnast far more offensive than the bone breaker. I didn't appreciate the show being wordless. Yeah the show is no good. The only redeeming feature of the show is the contortionist. They should have saved a few bucks and just made this guy an elevator feature like the mobile piano player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobCruise Posted December 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 2 minutes ago, tonyfsu21 said: Yeah the show is no good. The only redeeming feature of the show is the contortionist. They should have saved a few bucks and just made this guy an elevator feature like the mobile piano player. LoL. I will politely disagree. I don't want to be anywhere near these separated shoulders or dislocated joints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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