GordoInTheParks
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Sometimes I do, and sometimes I don't. It's a flip-flopping situation.
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MK Piston Peak and Villains Land Construction Thread
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Incomudro
Well-Known Member
Are you kidding me?
Purduevian
Well-Known Member
Well I don't think Piston Peak fits the definition of shoehorn at all...
MrPromey
Well-Known Member
Well atleast we agree on something
I would always MUCH prefer them to relocate mature trees, sure its probably prohibitively expensive but those many years that tree was growing cannot be replicated or "sped up". If you want areas with nice shade, you NEED mature trees like these.
Not to mention, a dedication to preserving nature in a way that you don't see done very often anywhere these days.
As easy as it is for me to find fault with current management, it's nice to see they still see a value in continuing this practice when it would be so effortless for them to just chop everything down and plant a few seedlings somewhere to call it even.
I don't think it's a decision this management regime made one way or the other. They've been moving/saving/preserving trees likely since dirt started moving in the late 1960's because they know they need them, either now or in the future.
Goofyernmost
Premium Member
If you choose to see it that way, yes it is. Was it really a river before or did you have accept that is what it was?
Goofyernmost
Premium Member
A shoehorn places a foot inside a shoe. Isn't that where the foot is supposed to go?
Here it is from the CFTOD web site. I also found the permit for this..
Self-Service
selfservice.or.occompt.com
Contrator is H*o*a*r Construciton which is one of Disney's big contractors, and it expires 12/31/2027. Appears to just be a set of trailers, they may me replacing it with a proper building.
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As a follow up - according to the CFTOD, this area has been updated to MK Park 3 Support Building:
Haymarket2008
Well-Known Member
Huh? Lol.
GordoInTheParks
Member
My perspective on this rushing creek/stream/river: As someone who's lived in the CO rocky mountains for over 15 years, there aren't really any wide rivers here until the smaller rushing creeks and streams finally make it to the Colorado River, via the two major rivers that make up the Colorado: The Yampa and the Green rivers. One of these actually goes through my town, and it's only sort of impressive for about 3-4 weeks. What you see next to mountains are usually rushing creeks and streams, which aren't very wide yet, just fast! It's mostly from snowmelt, and there's just a lot more water in the springtime... just not really this year, unfortunately. 
Anyway, I think that this will look fine, as long as you're not expecting it to be anything like RoA, which was (is in DL), slow and wide, which aren't usually anywhere near mountains. I think it will make more sense when seeing this feature in person.
I also think that the way that the waterfall meets the stream in front of Adventureland is going to be a super impressive sight to behold! I see these kinds of things IRL all of the time, and I should be the last person to be impressed by fake scenery, but having also lived in FL for quite a few years, it's just that this is the kind of sight that only Disney is really capable of pulling off, especially in that flat, boring lowland.
I've been to Epic, and Isle of Berk is admittedly pretty impressive. I just also don't think that anyone pulls off realistic rockwork quite like I've seen at some of the Disney parks, like DCA and AK... They've actually been doing it since 1955, so they'd BETTER be good at it, by now! 
Anyway, I think that this will look fine, as long as you're not expecting it to be anything like RoA, which was (is in DL), slow and wide, which aren't usually anywhere near mountains. I think it will make more sense when seeing this feature in person.I also think that the way that the waterfall meets the stream in front of Adventureland is going to be a super impressive sight to behold! I see these kinds of things IRL all of the time, and I should be the last person to be impressed by fake scenery, but having also lived in FL for quite a few years, it's just that this is the kind of sight that only Disney is really capable of pulling off, especially in that flat, boring lowland.
I've been to Epic, and Isle of Berk is admittedly pretty impressive. I just also don't think that anyone pulls off realistic rockwork quite like I've seen at some of the Disney parks, like DCA and AK... They've actually been doing it since 1955, so they'd BETTER be good at it, by now! 
JohnD
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Not sure if any work is being done around the facade of HM but the video shows that construction around it is very close. One of the purposes could simply be to protect the facade while construction is going on.
JohnD
Well-Known Member
Well, if the shoe fits. . .
Jsellav
New Member
Hi, long time poster with new acct.
Anyway, I’m very excited to see how this project turns out regardless of how heart broken I was to see the Rivers go.
Any thoughts on what the concrete/ divide is going up by the board walk area. Is this for privacy or the base for construction of a river or mountain?
Anyway, I’m very excited to see how this project turns out regardless of how heart broken I was to see the Rivers go.
Any thoughts on what the concrete/ divide is going up by the board walk area. Is this for privacy or the base for construction of a river or mountain?
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Tha Realest
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I don’t agree with the shoehorn metaphor. If they had an existing project they were trying to force into an available space - like, say, SWGE into DHS to roughly match the configuration for the DL version - that would be a shoehorn. Here, they have made an available section of the park with something of a blank slate for a new sub-land (DON’T CALL IT A LAND) that they are building new and organically.
DonniePeverley
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At the risk of scouring 136 pages of imagineering nonsense ..
can someone give me a brief synopsis of what we are getting, what the currents status is, and when it will be opening ?
can someone give me a brief synopsis of what we are getting, what the currents status is, and when it will be opening ?
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Tha Realest
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The only people privy to this information are Florida APs.
DonniePeverley
Well-Known Member
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Can someone give me a synopsis of this ?
nickys
Premium Member
Those articles are the synopsis. Everything else is discussion about what people think we might get, what they hope we get and so on.
lazyboy97o
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Why should someone offer you a courtesy you will only use to troll?