not to mention Shootin' Arcade becoming DVC....After Frontireland's done, Frontierland will be considered "done" for the foreseeable future. Pretty-much everything's changed.
I don't think it's very fair to compare the 80s and 90s (especially the 60s) to now. Attendance has increased massively since then, not to mention the movement of guests and what they expect or demand is very different.
It's a mock-freeway.... that's been downsized several times....not a beautiful vista.
They've done similar in Tokyo....and seem to be about to COMPLETELY replace their Adventureland.
I just said the visual disruption of the construction walls and the numerous views over the walls would be as bad with Speedway as it is with Rivers because, similarly, it's nestled in the middle of a lot of attractions, some of which look down into it unobstructed. I didn't mean that Rivers and Speedway are equivalently beautiful.
I agree though without going into too much detail I do think there is some political motivation as well.
If the name "Frontierland" is still a thing when this project is completed, I will be very surprised.
Maybe that wouldn't be a problem if they did more expansion and less replacing.
Yeah, other than Space Mountain, Tomorrowland in Disneyland needs FAR more help than our Tomorrowland does. Not that I think current management could or would do it successfully.
They are both in bad shape. At least Florida doesn’t have a closed attraction rotting in plain site.Yeah, other than Space Mountain, Tomorrowland in Disneyland needs FAR more help than our Tomorrowland does. Not that I think current management could or would do it successfully.
We do have the former SGE acting as a cast break room though.
I wouldn’t say ours is in bad shape. Buzz and COP are getting big upgrades, Peoplemover, AO, TRON are great. Space mt would hopefully be next after BTM reopens. Speedway, MILF and empty SGE are the biggest issues and even the LF is still a decent show.
Aesthetically, ours is in relatively good shape but in terms of keeping a theme, not so much.
I don't think it was political at all. They wouldn't tear up their theme park and put walls up for what will be YEARS with political motivations. If that were at all the case, you'd see the same thing (or at least pressure to do so) in the other parks with "Frontier" theming. And it's not just Disney, either. Most theme/amusement parks have a "western" or "frontier" themed area.
I agree - they could have easily themed the whole thing to bayou country and just leave big thunder as a random western corner.
Tom Sawyer is the main reason why I think there might be some political motivation.
there are some insensitive words in Huck Finn. After the "Splash" fiasco which was largely guilt by association, I can understand why they want to distance themselves from the Tom and Huck aside from the bigger more obvious reason of paid fast pass sales, accessibility and of course popular IP.
