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MK Piston Peak and Villains Land Construction Thread

Bleed0range

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That long narrow structure in Disneyland's Galaxy Edge is the Fantasmic barge storage building. It wasn't built at DHS's version because obviously there is no river show next to it. I doubt the long narrow building in the Villain's plans is for a barge/parade storage, so it will be interesting to see what its actually for. I think it will be a show scene for the land's rollercoaster. But I assume they may put a similar berm on top of it like the Galaxy Edge one.

I thought the long skinny building might be a show scene too. But then I kept asking myself where are the shops? One of these buildings has got to be for shops? It would make sense if it is was a series of facades like a little village of shops. But at the same time it would be weird for them to all be on one side.

Do we think there are more buildings not shown here? There’s gotta be some kind of shops and quick service restaurant.
 

Movielover

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I thought the long skinny building might be a show scene too. But then I kept asking myself where are the shops? One of these buildings has got to be for shops? It would make sense if it is was a series of facades like a little village of shops. But at the same time it would be weird for them to all be on one side.

Do we think there are more buildings not shown here? There’s gotta be some kind of shops and quick service restaurant.
I 100% believe we are not seeing every building that will be there in these outlines. I think most people are doing the typical "jump to conclusions without knowing the full picture" deal. I am very confident that there will be more buildings in the land along with theme facades/scenery.
 

dmc493

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Really curious what the final pathways layout will look like between TBA's bottom turnabout and the boardwalk and new stream/Cars mountain thing. Wondering if the boardwalk there might stay but the skinnier boardwalk goes away? I'd be surprised if guests walk at the same elevation as the bottom TBA turn but idk
 

Tha Realest

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DSNY podcast has a nice video, and he commented that possibly the only buildings were seeing now are for atttaction/show buildings, and that perhaps shopping or dining is in a different phase?

Which may make some sense, but since this deals with sewage/water (I think?) that would have to be factored at this juncture now if not mistaken
 

Nickm2022

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I think the buildings we are seeing now are ones that need to be started on to meet the various deadlines disney wants to meet. Even if some are to open other sooner then others, food booths and smaller buildings can wait. I also still say disney is planning on doing sm to get the construction walls pushed further back. Whether that be building the new river/stream so that could be open, or the what hopefully will be a HM bar building open. I tr.uly feel they are gonna do sm so its not 1-5 years of these walls
 

veritas55

Active Member
Extensive site prep is occurring. Just because what we can see at the moment bores you does not mean things are not progressing apace.
It doesn't "bore" me (no pun intended).
But I think we have all seen work prep sites with many more workers and much longer schedules, thus the notion the pacing is not "urgent." It may well be all according to plans -- plans which are not "urgent."
 

Raineman

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Photos from today:








That large, open area in that space, in relation to the rest of the park around it, and knowing how that space was previously filled, just looks so bizarre and empty and almost...unsettling. It's almost like walking by the site of a stadium that you've been going to for decades, right after it has been demolished and cleared. Even if you're someone who doesn't agree with the removal of ROA & TSI and what's replacing it, having anything there to fill that spot would look/feel better than this.
 

TrainsOfDisney

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Even if you're someone who doesn't agree with the removal of ROA & TSI and what's replacing it, having anything there to fill that spot would look/feel better than this.
Not sure I’m following this - I don’t agree with the removal of ROA but I should agree that piston peak will be better than a construction zone?
 

Raineman

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Not sure I’m following this - I don’t agree with the removal of ROA but I should agree that piston peak will be better than a construction zone?
That's not quite what I meant. I don't agree with what is happening here either and didn't want ROA to go, but now that it is happening, just seeing any kind of vertical construction to fill that space would look better than the construction wasteland we see now; I'm not necessarily saying that I am going to like the finished product after construction is done, and 1000% would rather see ROA and TSI back there.
 
The Disneyland Railroads in Anaheim and Paris seem to operate just fine with big show scenes.
I have not been to either of those parks. My questions are how many trains do you run, what is the rate of people per hour, how big do you make those scenes, what do you do if the train is always full by the time it gets to the first station and no one gets off and people are waiting there? Would all of these things cause a cascade effect at other stations? I am all for putting entertaining show scenes on the train route. I loved riding the train before and ride it all the way around the park on a hot afternoon to relax and unwind. I hope they can build the most incredible scenes and station ever to make Uni say damn now that is how you do a train ride, instead of looking at screens in cattle cars.
 

Bocabear

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I have not been to either of those parks. My questions are how many trains do you run, what is the rate of people per hour, how big do you make those scenes, what do you do if the train is always full by the time it gets to the first station and no one gets off and people are waiting there? Would all of these things cause a cascade effect at other stations? I am all for putting entertaining show scenes on the train route. I loved riding the train before and ride it all the way around the park on a hot afternoon to relax and unwind. I hope they can build the most incredible scenes and station ever to make Uni say damn now that is how you do a train ride, instead of looking at screens in cattle cars.
It causes no problems at Disneyland or DLP... people get off, people get on....if there are no seats you wait for the next one.... Not a problem really
 

dmc493

Well-Known Member
It doesn't "bore" me (no pun intended).
But I think we have all seen work prep sites with many more workers and much longer schedules, thus the notion the pacing is not "urgent." It may well be all according to plans -- plans which are not "urgent."
Respectfully, random pictures taken at unknown times of day behind walls people usually can't see behind does not reflect the true amount of work happening on a jobsite any given day. Sitework progress is always criticized for seeming to take longer than one thinks it should.

Flattening an island and filling in a river is not a quick process
 

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