Walt wanted many areas of the park fixed up before he died. Some, like Fantasyland weren't finished until after. Even though he gained a lot of money between the time it opened and his death, he was only alive for the first 11 and a half years of the park's existence. He got more done in one decade then most people would've in two.
Not so much what they're building as opposed to how and where they have to build it. While I surely can't speak for every imagineer, I'm sure that there is much controversy about this in house just like on this forum. While the extreme hiding may be somewhat of an admission to this. it's only the proper thing to do if you have a fit that bad. Like I said, this isn't their first rodeo andi feel that the imagineers would do it properly if given the resources.
While I agree with you that he jumped from project to project fast, but Walt set the standards for theme park design. He always got to his ideas eventually, likeTomorrowland 1967.
True, but the standards applied to Walt's interests. To me, the park has for the most part maintained that Walt POV on things. There has always been a relatively strict organization to the theming that you can't fully deny.
While I agree with you about America Sings, I don't mind the Winnie the Pooh in Critter Country. To me, Critter Country is kind of an ROA version of Fantasyland. Critters in the forest are Citters in the forest regardless of their country of origin. I know it may sound kind of contradictory considering my stances so far, but that doesn't bug me anywhere near as much as Star Wars land personaly.
You have a great comment here. Yes, it was all my personal opinion on the land's insertion from the start just like your comments were your personal opinions on the land's insertion. but you have to admit that it does break barriers. It is the first land truly based on one franchise and one that was not created nor adapted into a traditional disney-esque style. Star Wars is great, Disney is great, but they only mix well in certain environments like the studios. Fact is, the style and approach of a Star Wars land probably isn't going to feel like the rest of the Magic Kingdom to most people whether they love it or hate it. While the rules I stated earlier have proven arguable, the one that has been maintained is that Walt Disney feeling of the park. Pooh has that Walt Disney feeling, but I can see both sides of the argument considering its placement in an America themed area in the park. In fact, I still think that its a much better fit than a ride about Pirates in the Caribean in a land themed to New Orleans, and that was a choice made by Walt himself. I think that the placement of later versions in Adventureland has worked better thematically. We can agree and Disagree about the placement of certain attractions. But when it comes to lands in any of the kingdoms, I always ask myself "Does it feel like or relate to Walt's views and/or ideas?". The park isn't viewed as a roadmap of his life for nothing. I may have muddled my argument with a few arguable rules, but the one rule I was trying to emphasize as true fact was the rule of Walt. I can now see places where my overall argument may have been too confusing and I'm sorry for that. As I said before, I'm not trying to change the minds of you or anyone else who is for the land, I'm just trying to get a point across that this is a different direction for the park and to understand the argument of those like myself who are against it. Its fine if you don't mind the land or even love it, just acknowledge that this is a different kind of addition and understand how it may rationally anger some who you may judge as rabid, nostalgia blind, fans.
You're right, you did acknowledge that. Initially, I thoought your comments seemed a bit condescending. But I think we both get where we're coming frpm now and we'll just have to respectfully agree to disagree on that one. One of the main reasons I put so much emphasis on the change is that I personally feel that this could potentially be the direction the park will continue to go in with all future additions and that saddens me a great deal. I always understood why it may not bother some and I think that this is a great place for opinions to be spread and be debated.
