Except you then need the remains of the river in order to visually tell the story. Which is clearly not what’s happening and contradicts claims of needed efficiency.
How is what’s there not “early Americana”?
That defines the design of Frontierland at Disneyland? The riverfront that doubles as an amphitheater is secondary to that walkway?
We’ll see what actually happens. It’s just an idea. There are plenty of workable alternatives. I think Frontierland will likely be a gold mining town established near a wooded area with rocky cliffs and waterfalls. Prospectors discovered that the flowing stream created a prime spot for pioneers to pan for gold. It was a lucrative settlement. The town’s economy and its businesses were based around this lucrative site due to the miners needing food, refreshments, and entertainment while taking a break from a hard day’s work.
In terms of story, yes. I would argue the riverfront takes a backseat to the richness and depth of Rainbow Ridge. It’s one of my favorite areas to take in the details in all of Disneyland.
It is of course, but the idea is that the Old West portion of Frontierland between LS and CBJ without the river is kind of out of place. So the whole path could be rethemed to represent primarily Eastern/Southern U.S., then BTM and Carsland is Western.
I’m not sure I would consider Yellowstone to be explicitly Pacific Northwest. The Continental Divide actually passes through the park, which honestly makes it kind of thematically interesting as it sits along the switchover for waters that flow to the Pacific and Atlantic. I think you can pretty easily puzzle out a regional rationale on paper that works; the anachronism and implementation are the more likely problems.
Where do you get Carsland as being Pacific Northwestern? Cars and Radiator Springs in the movie is located along Route 66, which is in New Mexico/Arizona/Southern Ca area.
It’s set where Planes is, in a fictional version of Yellowstone. As I said above, I don’t see that as wholly Pacific Northwestern, but it is not in Radiator Springs.
Almost perfectly explains why things like Hall of Presidents and the shooting range were on the chopping block!
Highlights different states/regions of the American frontier.
You’re still basically describing what is already there. Early southern settlements would be cities like Charleston or Savannah, which are also on the water.
I wonder then why they didn't set Tiana's Foods Factory in the South Pacific where Moana is set...I mean as long as we are just moving IP to wherever....LOL why not set the new Cars area in Arizona like the films....at least it would be a closer match to the look of Big Thunder....instead of setting it in a place that is not even from any of the films it is based on......
It’s not wherever. It’s set in the same universe as cars unlike your princess and the frog and Moana example (I’m pushing fan theories to the side it doesn’t matter what you or me believe it matters what Disney believes)
Thanks, new guy!
I don’t think they are new. I think they’re an old poster that came back under a different user name.
Isn’t that prohibited?
It is a canonical setting from the Cars universe. None of the films in the series take place in the same location, so they have a lot of options to pick from, whereas the media involving Tiana and Moana have a consistent setting.
