FlaMel
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Not your thing....that's cool, but TOFSODL was never anything like you described.
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Streets of America Development Watch (no longer DEMO)
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WDWtraveler
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Photo update as of Tuesday, January 31. A new construction wall (fabric) has replaced the wooden construction wall at the 3-way intersection of Tatooine Traders / Sci-Fi Dine-In / Muppet's Courtyard. Most of the trees and other vegetation has also been removed here. This was the area behind the Streets of America New York skyline.
The view looking towards Sci-Fi Dine-In restaurant (on the right).
The view from Muppet's Courtyard towards Tatooine Traders.
The view from in front of Sci-Fi Dine-In looking over the fence towards Tatooine Traders and Muppet's Courtyard.
The view looking towards Sci-Fi Dine-In restaurant (on the right).
The view from Muppet's Courtyard towards Tatooine Traders.
The view from in front of Sci-Fi Dine-In looking over the fence towards Tatooine Traders and Muppet's Courtyard.
Princess Leia
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Will no one speak for the trees?
“If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason.” - Jack Handey
Goofyernmost
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If it makes anyone feel better, I will go out on a limb here*** and say that most of the mature trees are not "cut down" they are transplanted into other attraction areas or back to the tree farm until they are needed again. If they are damaged they will get cut down.
Tee Hee
tissandtully
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So it looks like the Kermit balloon is still there! I thought I read here it was gone?
ezralou
Member
The trees have no tongues.
It's not gone yet. It's been rumored to be leaving for months. A blog posted that it was leaving shortly a couple weeks ago, but it hasn't left yet.
They should just paint the Death Star on the side that will face SWL.
That's just the type of lazy solution that might work in today's Disney
mm121
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seems odd they'd just change a wall from wood to fabric for no reason
though it doesnt look bad, they've used the vinyl construction walls over at poly when its pool was under construction
they could have made it more interesting than just brown since anything can be printed
Maybe they wanted a fence that dirt and dust can't penetrate.
powderehss
Member
Glad I got to visit SoA and the Honey, I Shrunk The Kids playground for one last time last year! 
It looks so surreal seeing most of the skyscrapers torn down...
I think the HISTK playground is the one that hits closest to home for me, though.
Whenever we vacacationed at WDW when I was little, mum and dad always let me and my sis run around in it like little hooligans and scare ourselves silly walking through those narrow tunnels in the grass roots and slide down the giant Kodak film slide...
[on the same kind of topic]
At least there's still the playground for An American Tail, Camp Jurassic and the If I Ran The Zoo water playground at Universal...
Though I have a bad feeling that Uni might be getting rid of the Fievel/American Tail playground sometime soon in the near future to make way for "bigger and better" things for the kiddies of this age... Like what they did with the Jimmy Neutron ride and (I think?) the Shrek ride.
I hope I can get to visit US again before they change the American Tail playground...!
I mean, if they do.
It looks so surreal seeing most of the skyscrapers torn down...
I think the HISTK playground is the one that hits closest to home for me, though.
Whenever we vacacationed at WDW when I was little, mum and dad always let me and my sis run around in it like little hooligans and scare ourselves silly walking through those narrow tunnels in the grass roots and slide down the giant Kodak film slide...
[on the same kind of topic]
At least there's still the playground for An American Tail, Camp Jurassic and the If I Ran The Zoo water playground at Universal...
Though I have a bad feeling that Uni might be getting rid of the Fievel/American Tail playground sometime soon in the near future to make way for "bigger and better" things for the kiddies of this age... Like what they did with the Jimmy Neutron ride and (I think?) the Shrek ride.
I hope I can get to visit US again before they change the American Tail playground...!
I mean, if they do.
roj2323
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WOW that looks weird. Having spent literally years in the park this is so strange to look at. Weird thing is I kinda like it other than the lack of shade.
Seabasealpha1
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eh...if they wanted to pull the balloon out and never put it back, I wouldn't be that hurt...
Seabasealpha1
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As for the fabric...maybe it has something to do with wind resistance? Maybe it's a bad spot for a non-mesh block?
J. D.
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Funny you should say that. The balloon is gone as of this morning.
Rteetz
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Well, I'm glad if the balloon HAS to go away, that the building exterior will look different also. I was fearing a situation like when they removed the Chinese Theatre spires.....a spot for a hot air balloon that has no hot air balloon on it. I would imagine with the remaining SOA facade and Pizzerizzo's NYC feel, maybe they will make it look more like a Broadway Theatre? Or rather, the Muppet Theatre?!