I had no problem with Disney owning the Angels and I don't understand what everyone's problem with it was or why other teams or the media felt it was a way to "knock" our team as Mickey Mouse just because of it. I would not prefer the periwinkle uniforms if I had my choice, but the stink people make about them is overboard.
Disney is an awesome company, they renovated the stadium beautifully and uniquely and there's several things I enjoyed they did.
-Moved the bullpen in left so everyone can see if a pitcher is warming up.
-Busting out the upper deck seats from left to center, definitely gave a great new vibe and made the stadium feel more "open"
-I love the rock formation in center, nothing else like it in the majors and very original, the somewhat hidden "A" was a nice touch
-Loved the 100 foot fountain and fireworks that go off when a homerun was hit, had nothing like that in Angel stadium before, very "California-esque"
-They had a "run to first base" game where it would time your run against Darin Erstads with a light along the basepath that showed how fast you'd have to run to keep up with him
-I enjoy grabbing a beer and being able to walk an entire lap around the stadium concourse, seeing the field from a bunch of different views, without having to go up or down a level
And look how well the renovations have held up the past 16 years. Disney was also a part of our World Series, no shame in that.
And last, I love that they put Anaheim in the name of the team and on road uni's so that all the commentators had to say Anaheim, it put the city on the spot much better than California Angels. Anaheim Angels was a nice short name that had a ring to it. I don't give a flying f*** if nobody "knows" where Anaheim is, point is you've heard of it. The Los Angeles name is completely stupid and asshattedly bogus, and I don't blame people for mocking our team for the inaccurate and ridiculously long team name.