News Paradise Pier Becoming Pixar Pier

[JD2000]

They replaced the fountain with a tiled back with orange grout. Looks pretty nice.View attachment 375421View attachment 375422

The entirety of it continues to look awful, in my opinion.

 

[Mac Tonight]

It looks like a giant gumball machine.

 

[Ismael Flores]

I really wish they had put the Heimlich track system there and let it zigzag over the walkways and over the shop building like they first had thought. the kinetic movement of a themed open air ride over the walkway and then maybe punching thru the helix decorative pieces and out a bitbiver the water between silly and ferris wheel would have been better than this spinner. give guests a visual focal point that surrounds their senses. it would have been like a playful version of Alice in wonderland outer portion and a mini people mover style ride. they could have even made the candy shop taller and added a second floor indoor section.

 

[Disneylover152]

I really wish they had put the Heimlich track system there and let it zigzag over the walkways and over the shop building like they first had thought. the kinetic movement of a themed open air ride over the walkway and then maybe punching thru the helix decorative pieces and out a bitbiver the water between silly and ferris wheel would have been better than this spinner. give guests a visual focal point that surrounds their senses. it would have been like a playful version of Alice in wonderland outer portion and a mini people mover style ride. they could have even made the candy shop taller and added a second floor indoor section.

But that requires a budget.

 

[lazyboy97o]

But that requires a budget.

Pixar Pier had a huge budget.

 

[Practical Pig]

I'm not sure there is a way I could express how much "MEH" I feel about this boring installation. So, Disney, you bought a cheap carnival ride which turned out to be a disposable nothing. Put it behind you, you incredibly rich corporation. Why do we need to see this well-deserving IP sullied with a conveniently cheap mistake?

Edited to correct punctuation.

 

[THE 1HAPPY HAUNT]

Pixar Pier had a huge budget.

you would never know from the way it turned out

 

[wityblack]

you would never know from the way it turned out

I remember hearing the budget was pretty small, I can't find it now, but I think it was a little more than 100 million, including development.

 

[peter11435]

I remember hearing the budget was pretty small, I can't find it now, but I think it was a little more than 100 million, including development.

This post perfectly demonstrates the current problem

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

They replaced the fountain with a tiled back with orange grout. Looks pretty nice.View attachment 375421View attachment 375422

Any particular reason that they changed this? The older tile fit the style found in the Incredibles movies much more:

 

[Disneylover152]

Any particular reason that they changed this? The older tile fit the style found in the Incredibles movies much more:

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Cause within a month it turned to rust.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

Cause within a month it turned to rust.

#Laaaaame

Good on them for addressing it, but too bad they couldn't keep that look.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Disney couldn’t find or didn’t listen to a fountain consultant who knew which materials would work in a fountain? These are the sort of fundamental problems that have come to plague so much of Disney’s design work of late.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

I remember hearing the budget was pretty small, I can't find it now, but I think it was a little more than 100 million, including development.

"The movie is just me standing in front of a brick wall for an hour and a half. It cost $80 million."

- Rainier Wolfcastle

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Disney couldn’t find or didn’t listen to a fountain consultant who knew which materials would work in a fountain? These are the sort of fundamental problems that have come to plague so much of Disney’s design work of late.

It's not like they've never built a fountain for DCA before

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

It's beautiful!

 

[Animaniac93-98]

It's beautiful!

As a stand alone piece, it's actually quite nice. I think the problem with early DCA was a lot of things were just haphazardly placed together without much transition or cohesion.

 

[Darkbeer1]

As a stand alone piece, it's actually quite nice. I think the problem with early DCA was a lot of things were just haphazardly placed together without much transition or cohesion.

Well, we will find out when 39 Commons is built on Beach Blvd. (Disney donated it to the city).

 

[SuddenStorm]

Cause within a month it turned to rust.

Wait... they can't even design a water fountain without it needing to be revised a few months later due to rust?

Good grief. Honestly makes me wonder what design changes Galaxy's Edge is gonna need over the next year to fix flaws in the design.

 

[Phroobar]

Wait... they can't even design a water fountain without it needing to be revised a few months later due to rust?

Good grief. Honestly makes me wonder what design changes Galaxy's Edge is gonna need over the next year to fix flaws in the design.

I bet Florida will be broken faster than Disneyland.