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The artwork above gives an idea of the Pan area flatride: vehicles moving around a short track. Reminds me of Universal Singapore's Egyptian Jeep ride in scale/type.

I can't help but like it. Its lean massing and proportions make it much more elegant than SDL's fat-bottomed castle, though SDL's surface/material detailing looks more realistic up close. Some of the pics show the four new low turrets and walls in front (black below). This will help with...

We're in the "Used to go once a year (in the 80s & 90s)" to "every couple of years" (in the 2000s-2010s) to "do not plan to return". Probably one of the few in that demographic still on this site. The much higher pricing (more importantly: lower value for cost) and general/thorough...

^Nice post. Further to that, I've found that numerous Gen I WED designers studied as classically-trained architects, worked as film production designers and then were drafted into the creation of Disneyland. That generation had a major hand in the creation of EPCOT and DLP, as well. I think...

I agree that Fortress Explorations is among the best centerpieces ever to come out of WDI, but it is a mostly invented and romanticized edifice - and I'm glad it is. Actual forts of the 16th century were comparatively austere and dreary. I think this is a good way to look at the Disney...

My point is that HK fantasyland is not some brilliantly-rendered area (as Paris), so the new castle, defects and all, isn't a tacky McMansion plopped down in a formerly-pristine historic district. I would happily take the new castle's absurdly thin columns (magic?) or contradictory elements...

You're correct about the columns, but assuming they needed to be so thin for accessibility reasons (accurate, in-proportion columns would need to be much wider and significantly narrow the space between them), I can forgive the oddity in Fantasyland. Particularly in light of the rest of the...

I've got no problem with the new castle's scale or height (from what I've seen in pics). Its architecture/surfacing/colors/integration with the original parts - those I'm a little more on the fence about. But its height already looks like a major improvement over the minuscule, almost...

The second I heard that story (before Disney's kind-hearted offer), I thought: "this kid and his family are playing chess, Disney and the rest of us are playing checkers." Family got the good-deed on the local, then national, news right quick. Disney saw the PR lay-up. Vacation done. Kudos...

Found this on youtube. It's partly ridiculous, partly brilliant... and I kind of love it. Go to 30:35 or 58:00 (reprise finale) to get the signature song. It would be a refreshing counterbalance to the self-seriousness and grit of some of the newer Star Wars product and with Disney's roots...

I thought similarly seeing this pic: Whether accidental or intentional (colors were likely the latter), I'm seeing a uniformity of feel. And even if that uniformity is one of basic ornamentation or artificial surface texture, that consistency between the castle and Fantasyland is better than...

^ Good eye. For me, the flying buttresses spiraling up the main tower are by far the best aspect of the new castle, so I'll be disappointed if that aspect is reduced or diminished. It does look like they skipped one. Edit: While the model has five, the latest front art shows three and it...

That content is depressingly predictable, repetitive and boring - which makes it highly accurate to Chapek/Iger's vision for the parks (though it's been noted Star Wars is dead on the vine in China). Hopefully, Iger/Chapek will be long gone before a 2nd Gate for Shanghai gets serious, and...

I've been a fan of this project from the beginning but that twitter link above scares me... those pieces - in their texture, colors, elements and proportions - look like some dreadful Barbie playset blown up to gargantuan size, waiting for Giant Dad to put together for his 5-year old Giant...

There are two types of sightline intrusions. 1. A designed, on-show element visible from a different land. This is often an asset... an idiosyncrasy that can add to the charm of the park. 2. The 2nd is a utilitarian, real-world or backstage element (e.g., show warehouses, power lines, safety...

Heartily disagree that it should have been a familiar locale from the movies like Hoth or Tattoine. I applaud the boldness and vision to create a new place that feels like familiar Star Wars. I would NOT have cloned the exact same land in Orlando and Anaheim. Even if the rides needed to be...

That 3d scan/model is cool! I wonder what the thought process at WDI was in making those narrow rear windows go up to the roof molding in reality, rather than end in arches as in the model? The latter is something reflective of the castle's era, whereas what they changed it to is a...

How were they able to restrain themselves from calling it "Castle of IMMERSIVE Magical Dreams"? Both new art pieces look good.

I actually like the side views shown above more than the front view, because it looks like its own building. It's seems likely that if they wished to, they could have designed the new part in the same style as SBC. For whatever reasons, WDI/HKDL opted not to integrate the Old with the New. I...

Very interesting. The Cantilevered Chateau...