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Disneyland's 60th Birthday: Rumors, Speculation and News
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TP2000
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Surely that can't be the same forest scene in there since 1955? They demolished the original 1955 building in 1982 and built an entirely new Snow White dark ride in an entirely new building in 1983. I can't imagine they kept the same trees from 1955. Did they?
I think the overall premise of the scene is still intact. The current witch animatronic is different, of course, and maybe the trees, but I think everything else is the same.
JediMasterMatt
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From what I've been told, in hushed whispers from various sources during my last visit in late August is that Toad may benefit the most from what is planned. Lots of projection mapping. Think of what the animated flowers did to the Golden Afternoon sequence of Alice; but, on Toad's surfaces. All of a sudden those all of those flat surfaces become very much alive and animated. I can see why on a scale of most improved, it could come out the best of the bunch. A crazy trip through delicious 2D animation. I didn't hear of any mention of animatronics, just the projection mapping.
I just hope the refurb doesn't get cut as the prospect of a modern version of a classic black light driven dark ride makes the amusement park nerd in me very excited.
GiveMeTheMusic
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Cool AP event starts next week and runs through July on Wednesday nights:
https://disneyland.disney.go.com/news/passholder-wednesdays-with-walt/
https://disneyland.disney.go.com/news/passholder-wednesdays-with-walt/
Very cool indeed. This is something I would, and will, attend.
Did you get an invite to the AP anniversary party?
GiveMeTheMusic
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Mike S
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Passholders only........ This would've been perfect for me to do on my trip if I could. But it doesn't matter anyway, I won't be in Disneyland on a Wednesday.
Nope.I have friends that did, so I might go anyway.
Sucks about the invite, but at least there's still a chance of you going.
GiveMeTheMusic
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Isn't it determined by when your AP expires? I think you only get an invite if you're in imminent danger of expiring. They're trying to butter you up.
Isn't it determined by when your AP expires? I think you only get an invite if you're in imminent danger of expiring. They're trying to butter you up.
Hahaha yep! If your AP is close to expiring, it's party time for you. Makes sense when you think about it.
phillip sugarman
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Muppetvision is closing on sunday according to the refurbishment calendar to turn it into the Frozen stage show.
Travel Junkie
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A picture of the new guest corridor entrance in Town Sq. This is the east side corridor. I like the business name.
credit: @MintCrocodile on twitter
credit: @MintCrocodile on twitter
TP2000
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Wow, kind of a bigger change design-wise than I'd thought. It also brings a new business to Main Street USA.
Here's the before shot of what this vacant little corner had looked like since it was abandoned by the American Egg Board in the early 1980's.
P.S. Happy Halloween everyone!
Here's the before shot of what this vacant little corner had looked like since it was abandoned by the American Egg Board in the early 1980's.
P.S. Happy Halloween everyone!
TP2000
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Well, actually, according to the refurbishment calendar it's not closing. Neither the Disneyland.com calendar nor the Disneyland info hotline has MuppetVision closed this upcoming week. A Cast Member on another website is reporting it's also not listed as a closure in their official CM info guides they get every week.
But according to a post on Miceage this morning, it is closing. Here's where the information on MuppetVision is coming from...
http://micechat.com/
Editor’s Note:
- October 30, 2014: Let the freezing begin - MuppetVision at DCA will be closing this Sunday. The attraction will then begin a seven week transformation into the Frozen stage show opening with the rest of the Frozen offerings that should debut on Saturday, December 20th. TDA is in no rush to announce their Frozen plans, and they're now planning to wait until after Thanksgiving before they say anything. But the Frozen related closures around Hollywood Land will soon be very noticeable.
Not sure this has anything to do with the 60th Anniversary though, according to the previous reports from Miceage. Sorry to @raven24 for hijacking her thread. We should start a separate Frozenland thread here soon.
phillip sugarman
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Actually it is closing because if you look on the refurbishment calendar for monday it is on the schedule. https://disneyland.disney.go.com/calendars/day/2014-11-03/
TP2000
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Oh, I believe it's closing. I've been following Miceage and their famous online rumors since the late 1990's (I had a 28K modem in those days, kids!), so their word is more reliable than TDA in my opinion.
It's just it wasn't showing up on the calendar until.... this afternoon. The rumor from Miceage went online last night around Midnight, and I looked at the calendar then and MuppetVision was absent. Also called the hotline, and nothing. And CM's are reporting it's not listed as closing on the official info guides they get every week.
So something was up that this was such a stealthy closure.
RDCT is speculated to be having its last performance tonight!
Quite honestly the best firework spectacular I've ever seen and have had the pleasure of experiencing. Here's to hoping that the 60th fireworks will be just as great. It has big shoes to fill!
I've already planned to make a thread on RDCT, hopefully sometime this week. Truly the best firework show I've ever seen.