ROA RETURNS SUMMER 2017

[SSG]

ROA and DLRR officially come back next summer.

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...ons-to-reopen-summer-2017-at-disneyland-park/

 

[RandomPrincess]

Sooner then people were thinking.

 

[Phroobar]

Hooray!
This calls for the dancing bananas.

 

[jrhwdw]

Sooner then people were thinking.

What do you mean? We heard rumors of F! for next summer a while ago.

 

[RandomPrincess]

What do you mean? We heard rumors of F! for next summer a while ago.

F! could open without the entire ROA reopening to the public.

 

[ctrlaltdel]

Disney is smart to release this soon after the GOTG announcement. Good news though! Unfortunately, I'll likely be going in April next year, so I'll miss it

 

[NobodyElse]

This is good news, and frankly what I hoped and assumed would happen - get the newly-routed rail bed in place (along with most of the berm/rockwork) then continue working on Star Wars land.

(I kind of chuckled to myself while reading the article. I like how they calmly addressed the "ROA is changing! It's the end of the world!" crowd.) ;-)

 

[Rich T]

I cannot wait to ride the train around the new track. LEFT TURN!!!!

 

[SpaceMountain75]

The captain of the Mark Twain is gonna be wondering why there's a guy in a Frontierland standing at the front of the boat gently weeping come summer 2017.

 

[Curious Constance]

The captain of the Mark Twain is gonna be wondering why there's a guy in a Frontierland standing at the front of the boat gently weeping come summer 2017.

I suspect there will be several people weeping, so bring extra hankies.

 

[Phroobar]

I suspect there will be several people weeping, so bring extra hankies.

....and some that refuse to step inside the new land.

 

[Figments Friend]

Hooray!
This calls for the dancing bananas.

Why I am suddenly reminded of another DISney related website / forum......







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[Phroobar]

Why I am suddenly reminded of another DISney related website / forum......

Old habits die hard.

 

[Deleted member 107043]

Remember when it was announced that the river would close temporarily along with a handful of attractions and everyone went apesh*t? That seems like a hundred years ago to me, but it's only been a little more than 6 months. I'm very much looking forward to seeing how the new shoreline looks when it's all done.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

They're still calling it "Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer's Island". Oh well. Isn't it about time they remove that junky movie overlay?

 

[Phroobar]

They're still calling it "Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer's Island". Oh well. Isn't it about time they remove that junky movie overlay?

Amen brother!

 

[Old Mouseketeer]

"Sailing Ship Columbia is an exact replica of the 18th century merchant vessel, Columbia Rediviva, the first American ship to circumnavigate the globe, and the namesake of Oregon’s Columbia River."

"Exact Replica"? Seriously? There are almost zero records of Columbia Rediviva. IIRC, the historical record is limited to a couple of renderings/engravings by contemporary artists. Disney has previously said that the details were taken from other equivalent ships of the day. And in any event, it's a SCALE REPLICA, not an exact replica. I really hate incompetent PR hacks.

 

[Deleted member 107043]

Does it really matter?

 

[Old Mouseketeer]

On another point:

"This Disneyland original has been taking guests on a journey along four iconic American rivers since it opened on July 17, 1955."

Was the "four iconic American rivers" theme original to ROA and MT in 1955? I'm embarrassed to say I thought this was an innovation of the most recent Tony Baxter enhancement. Did I get this wrong?

 

[Old Mouseketeer]

Does it really matter?

If this is a response to me, yeah, I think it does matter. I love the Columbia. But I know it's a theme park ride, not a historical replica. There are plenty of original ships or faithful replicas around the world to see.