That facade is based on a real building in Los Angeles, the old Max Factor building in Hollywood. There's also a facade at California Adventure based on the same building. As for why the original architect chose two different stones? It was Hollywood in the 30s, so why not.
I grew up in the 90s, so to me Modern was already on that pedestal with Sally's and Pepe's. It's almost as old as them as well and was my family's favorite in New Haven (my grandmother grew up next to Pepe's yet preferred Modern). Today, there are descendants of the three New Haven pizzerias all...
This can also be said for what the sign originally said: "Caribbean Plaza." They even went further by putting "Pirates of the Caribbean" in smaller type under it!
I'm excited that this lounge will flesh out Caribbean Plaza a bit and add some much needed life to the area. It's is one of the most beautiful and best themed areas on property, with its nooks and crannies and (former) fountains, but has been terribly underutilized for decades. This lounge...
They had a legit NASCAR racetrack in the Magic Kingdom's parking lot for over a decade. And yes, you could hear the cars from the park (and even worse, in those expensive Polynesian rooms too). The bigger issue is the crowds that show up for those things, but Abu Dhabi has more than enough hotel...
Disney moved fast in deleting Jellyrolls from the official maps on the website/app, they also took the opportunity to finally remove Big River Grille as well (it was still labeled on the map despite closing more than a year ago).
The Mama Odie video screen before what used to be the Laughing Place was off on Saturday, but on/fixed by Monday. Juju (and Mama Odie's lines reacting to him) was working Monday night.
There's a map in the queue that is clearly labeled as 1880 (google search "big thunder mountain queue map" for pics).
Big Thunder is the culmination of the chronological voyage of American history along the River from the 17th century beginning in Liberty Square to 1880s-90s in the farthest...
The Edie McClurg minivan character actually says exactly this to her husband in the first movie: "Oh, for the love of Chrysler, can we please ask someone for directions?"
After reading through this 162-page thread, I've started to reach the acceptance stage, where I begin to think about how in a perfect world they can make this work (note I said perfect world):
Frontierland becomes a logging/mining town, I'm thinking something aesthetically similar to Red Dead...
Is there actually enough room for this attraction here? Or are we getting Radiator Springs Racers without the dark ride portion? If all we're getting is a short, outdoor attraction that will be closed 1-2 hours a day for weather, then just give us a clone of Grizzly River Run with Humphrey, Chip...