SweetDuffy101
Well-Known Member
1 FROZENAre you able to rank the attractions in order of which you liked best?
2 PETERPAN
3 RAPUNZEL
4 TINKERBELL
1 FROZENAre you able to rank the attractions in order of which you liked best?
1 FROZEN
2 PETERPAN
3 RAPUNZEL
4 TINKERBELL
noDo you consider Rapunzel an E-ticket as well?
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Look at this view of Fantasy Springs.
Removing the main hotel makes it absolutely stunning. With the hotel, it dominates and taints the vista.
The higher themed lower building of FS aren’t the issue (they’re gorgeous, fit with the surroundings, and highly detailed). The main tower’s design the problem. Both the scale and aesthetic clash with the naturalistic world around it.
I feel it could’ve used more natural tones (greens, browns, grays, etc) and been more like the Disney Treasure’s lobby—but it seems they went with the Disney Wish’s aesthetic.
TDR lacks a Disney Lodge-style resort (making it the only resort besides Shanghai), so I definitely wish they made Fantasy Lodge with natural woods, greenery, and rocks that better blend into the environment.
I don't understand the idea that any part of this was a "Fix". The project still isn't finished. Disney often puts scaffolding up and down as a project progresses and makes minor changes along the way. I think the details were always meant to be there, but maybe they weren't finalized until they could do tests at scale to see how they'd look (there was a test done very early on).I couldn't agree more. OLC have desperately tried to fix the hotel's exterior, but there's only so much you can do with that towering, blocky design (to their credit, it does look better than it did before). It would have been better had they kept the Grand Chateau's design throughout the whole facade instead of having these two contrasting buildings. Feasibly, I'm not sure what more can be done with this existing design other than adding some vegetation to that blocky structure.
The silver lining is that the FS Hotel likely isn't this obtrusive outside of this garden courtyard it shares with the park. I imagine the sightlines are much better once you're within the 3 themed areas. You still have to go to this area here to access the main shop, but otherwise it can be ignored by most park guests unlike the MiraCosta.
View attachment 781176
Look at this view of Fantasy Springs.
Removing the main hotel makes it absolutely stunning. With the hotel, it dominates and taints the vista.
The higher themed lower building of FS aren’t the issue (they’re gorgeous, fit with the surroundings, and highly detailed). The main tower’s design the problem. Both the scale and aesthetic clash with the naturalistic world around it.
I feel it could’ve used more natural tones (greens, browns, grays, etc) and been more like the Disney Treasure’s lobby—but it seems they went with the Disney Wish’s aesthetic.
TDR lacks a Disney Lodge-style resort (making it the only resort besides Shanghai), so I definitely wish they made Fantasy Lodge with natural woods, greenery, and rocks that better blend into the environment.
For the “Lodge” cravers:
The Hotel should have been Arendelle lodging with strong timber themes to seamlessly attach to the Frozen section creating a sizable anchor section to Fantasy Springs.
instead of flat tall hotel facades the lodge could have been an extension of the Frozen mountain scape.
Do you think you could add the rides list to your list so we can gauge how these new experiences compare to already existing ones?1 FROZEN
2 PETERPAN
3 RAPUNZEL
4 TINKERBELL
This hotel has made some rather peculiar choices. To start, its aesthetic seems disconnected from the storybook style areas featured within the land. Mixing elements of Classic French Baroque and whimsical Gaudi-inspired architecture, the overall look lacks cohesion. It's odd that luxury rooms boast exclusively Classic French Baroque design while other rooms only showcase fantastical Gaudi-inspired themes. Certain areas feel barren and devoid of style, possibly due to an overemphasis on detailing elsewhere. Its sheer size dwarfs the surrounding land, yet the imagineers took this into account, and made sure it wanes't visible from the themed portions (supposedly). Overall, this hotel seems uncertain of its identity. The imagineers may have made a mistake creating a structure that stands apart rather than complimenting its surroundings.
One day a Duchess, who loved travel and adventure, discovered the beauty of the springs. Wandering along the rivers and streams of the springs, the Duchess found herself transported to magical places.
The Duchess loved the enchanted springs so much that she built a little summer home nearby.
As more of her friends visited, the Duchess built a grand palace to host them all. Even today, should you follow the water flowing from the springs' source, you would come to fabled kingdoms found in storybook tales.
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