MAGICal DLP News, Rumours & Thoughts

[cjkeating]

Good grief, yes. Not just hideous, but utterly disregarding its surroundings. Cartoonish and carnivalesque.

Then again, the facade is representative of the ride, if you are going to convert your environments into toon IP lands then this is what you get.

I have a feeling Marni disagrees from when I said this before but I prefer the current facade over the original version that was black (and typically faded) and had 2-D cut outs of the Little Green Men.

Plus I always think if you walk into Discoveryland and don't turn around you never need to look at it!

 

[cjkeating]

Hope they finally rethink the hideous facade.

Sorry for the triple post but this just came to mind... I doubt DLP are going to be this coordinated but now would be a good time to cover the outside queue whilst the attraction is down.

 

[marni1971]

Sorry for the triple post but this just came to mind... I doubt DLP are going to be this coordinated but now would be a good time to cover the outside queue whilst the attraction is down.

The queue is meant to be next to be covered last I heard.

I’ve not heard of a steampunk exterior but wouldn’t that be nice!

 

[nickys]

I have a feeling Marni disagrees from when I said this before but I prefer the current facade over the original version that was black (and typically faded) and had 2-D cut outs of the Little Green Men.

Plus I always think if you walk into Discoveryland and don't turn around you never need to look at it!

Facade apart, the current green is just wrong for the Discoveryland. I realise it is the Buzz colour, but it’s too garish for the muted colours of all the Jules Verne theming.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

 

[Animaniac93-98]

 

[jmuboy]

Looks great. I wonder what roof section is next?

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Ride closures for September

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Just my suspicion, but it looks like they're just going to keep the riverboat closed until part 2 of BTMRR's refurb is done

 

[Gusey]

Just my suspicion, but it looks like they're just going to keep the riverboat closed until part 2 of BTMRR's refurb is done

I'm hoping its closed because of the updates to the river scenes they announced back in April, although no works seems to have begun yet

 

[Bernswss]

Apparently they messed up the Molly Brown during refurbishment, which sent it back to refurbishment...

 

[marni1971]

Apparently they messed up the Molly Brown during refurbishment, which sent it back to refurbishment...

Well at least this one is coming back. Eventually.

 

[cjkeating]

I know this won't happen but Paris could really do with MK sending over their fully functioning yet now redundant boat.

 

[marni1971]

 

[marni1971]

 

[Animaniac93-98]

 

[Animaniac93-98]

How much bigger will it be compared to the existing one?

 

[marni1971]

How much bigger will it be compared to the existing one?

A hunch says bigger but not huge. But nicer.

And mainly it enables the current one to be demolished.

 

[nickys]

3 stories high for a McD’s? Wow!

 

[Bernswss]

The first full dome repaint since the 2005 refurb, if I remember correctly. Pretty amazing. I also wonder if originally they weren't going to be painting the whole thing but decided to do so later on. According to Actu DLP over in Central Plaza Forums, a second phase will take place after BTM's own second phase, that will focus on the inside of the show building.