breakin2
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Possibly regrets.
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MK Cars-Themed Attractions at Magic Kingdom
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TrainsOfDisney
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Kid: “bye Tom Sawyer”
Dad: “well this is just the fort that we are leaving now”
Kid: “ok… bye fort”
It’s a really lovely day to be on the island - so many people saying goodbye in such a lovely way. Sad that we care more about the parks then the people who run them :-/
Dad: “well this is just the fort that we are leaving now”
Kid: “ok… bye fort”
It’s a really lovely day to be on the island - so many people saying goodbye in such a lovely way. Sad that we care more about the parks then the people who run them :-/
Charlie The Chatbox Ghost
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I was thinking about this. The rivers and island have existed for 54 years and there's likely an entire ecosystem that's developed. There's gators and snakes in the water, all sorts of birds around the island, squirrels and bugs and tons of critters. You don't see anything other than ducks anywhere else in the park, all the wildlife is centralized in Frontierland. When they tear it all down, so many animals are going to be displaced. Where will they go? Will Disney make any effort to avoid killing any animals, or will they just cut down trees and if any animals get killed then "oh well"? Will the new build have any sort of natural landscape for animals to make home in, or any effort put in to prevent them from getting run over by the cars?
There's a million reasons to not get rid of the island but this is definitely a good one. It's going to be so weird not seeing all the birds around Liberty Square and Frontierland, and I only hope there's no negative impact on the animal populations.
aladdin2007
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I feel the same way and concern, alligators though they do all they can to keep them out so not really there, usually,,,,but everything else yes Id like to know what they are going to do here. Will it just be bulldozing and destroy and "oh well" all the living species there go with it? ....I hope there is some relocate plan in place for some of this rotten project. And say goodbye to all the original tall trees and cypress. Congrats Disney on your inept management (Vahle, D'Amaro, and all the rest) destroying the park for good.
I wonder who the last social media shill will be there to force their way in the last ride to claim they’re last?
FettFan
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Probably the horse-drawn trolleys on Main Street.
- Horses are expensive to house and feed
- Maintenance of the trolley cars
- Removing and paving over the track will make the road less hazardous to wheelchairs and strollers.
- “nobody even rides that anyway”
TrainsOfDisney
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Do they ever let people ride them over here? They were just running for the dapper dans today. With so many managers surrounding them you couldn’t even get a good photo.
flynnibus
Premium Member
In case you haven't noticed... there is still a giant swamp and forrest around the whole place.
Charlie The Chatbox Ghost
Well-Known Member
Losing the trees sucks too, those trees are all 50ish years old, getting fully mature trees like that is difficult afaik, so I'm hoping they save some of them for Cars.
Charlie The Chatbox Ghost
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I mean I guess? Displacing animals is still something that can affect ecosystems. Remove a huge habitat for animals that has existed for decades, and those populations are going to have to go somewhere.
If you took 50 fish from one pond and put them into another nearby pond that already has 100 fish, it's going to upset the balance for a bit until it's corrected.
Smiley/OCD
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How many guests are going to try to stowaway on TSI tonight??
Inquiring minds want to know…
TrainsOfDisney
Well-Known Member
Is that your general feeling about this change? I would think you would be against it.
flynnibus
Premium Member
You mean like when they built the place?
Or like everyone crying to expand instead of replacing the ROA?
Or how about when they built that road right around the place they are building now?
What is the common theme here? That everything disrupts the habitat and they have means in play to manage it... before, and now. The RoA is not a natural habitat.
WorldExplorer
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Do you guys have any favorite details on the island, boat, or river route?
Mine is the fossils in the walls of the tunnels, and the gold in the walls in the part that's supposed to look like a mine shaft.
Mine is the fossils in the walls of the tunnels, and the gold in the walls in the part that's supposed to look like a mine shaft.
thepotat5216
Active Member
Wow all the fun and happy people are out in force today.
aladdin2007
Well-Known Member
True it wasn't, but after 50 some years became one in a sense.
flynnibus
Premium Member
I'm willing to see what they come up with. I don't think Disney has had a compelling attraction in this space for a long time so I'm not against change - just needs to be change for good.
EPCOTCenterLover
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Rode the Liberty Belle two trips back (2023) and went to Tom Sawyer Island the one before that (2022). Long before I knew what was coming- but I'm SO glad I did!
I’m on TSI right now, the influencer to guest ratio is 1:1.
flynnibus
Premium Member
'in a sense'? It's still a managed artificial pond - Treated and environmentally managed to do what the theme park needs of it. The place is surrounded by far more undisturbed and areas left to nature.
Next people will be complaining removing the steamboat will be contributing to global warming due to the power increases...