News Announced: Mary Poppins Attraction in UK Pavilion

[EricsBiscuit]

It shows a lot of guests don’t know what they’re queing for / are waiting for their Frozenstrom FP to open..

Who cares they don't know. I actually like Gean Fiesta and the PeopleMover, and so do a lot of guests

 

[Professortango1]

Well, for one, it was 1900’s boardwalk pier, not a 30’s/40’s one.

So they already failed in making that easily understandable, considering so many design elements in the land just read as cheap contemporary.

Paradise Pier never transported you the same way Main Street does.

It's supposed to be late 20's/early 30's...hence the references to Mickey Mouse in both the attractions and fake newspapers/magazines at the Churro stand disguised as a News stand.

 

[marni1971]

Who cares they don't know. I actually like Gean Fiesta and the PeopleMover, and so do a lot of guests

Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy multiple rides on them too.

 

[ppete1975]

Me too. It’s not been said directly to me but I’m wondering if they think Gran Fiesta is "good enough" for now. Which in the grand scheme of things it is IMHO.

I'm happy with gran fiesta, I like seeing Donald duck and honestly I like a ride that isn't an hour wait. To me the parks need more walk on rides that still have a Disney feel. IF there were more rides like this maybe the crowds would thin. Instead they remove these rides and replace them with something that will generate more lines, instead of just keeping these little people eaters and adding a separate new people eater. Coco would make a great ride but why remove a ride that is already built and is prob easily maintained with little staff. I understand energy as that was a huge show building with lots of workers and maintenance.

 

[Timothy_Q]

It's supposed to be late 20's/early 30's...hence the references to Mickey Mouse in both the attractions and fake newspapers/magazines at the Churro stand disguised as a News stand.

Pretty sure this is the 1900’s
It’s a Victorian pier

 

[rle4lunch]

Pretty sure this is the 1900’s
It’s a Victorian pier

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I dunno, looks an awful lot like Norman Rockwell style from the late 20's to early 40's to me.
Yeah, the clothing looks like victorian era, but the painting looks like they're harkening back to that era from the 30's... just my opinion.

 

[nickys]

Pretty sure this is the 1900’s
It’s a Victorian pier

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Technically if it's the 1900's, it isn't Victorian. She died in 1901, meaning it's therefore Edwardian.

However I don't know when it's supposed to be set, so I'll follow along!

 

[Professortango1]

Pretty sure this is the 1900’s
It’s a Victorian pier

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When did Steamboat Willie premier? Oh, that's right. 1928.

 

[Timothy_Q]

When did Steamboat Willie premier? Oh, that's right. 1928.View attachment 270026View attachment 270027View attachment 270028

Goes to prove how much inconsistency there is the land. Not even counting the 2001 looking stuff

 

[Professortango1]

Goes to prove how much inconsistency there is the land. Not even counting the 2001 looking stuff

Most coke ads I see show scenes depicting the nostalgia of the 50's and sometimes 80's. Maybe in this 1928 world, there's an ad depicting the nostalgia of 1910.

 

[P_Radden]

I can see that.

Do the stores that line the back of the queue for the ride really make that much money? Just wondering because they often seem empty but I guess they could still make money and enough to where they don't want to use it as queue space. Just wondering why there seems to be a hesitation regarding the queue because it's fixable. Of course that means spending money ....

The blown glass shop is always crowded. My wife likes to stop in there after the ride and usually picks up a small item.

The other shop (closer to the front), I'm not so sure about. Speaking of this shop, does anyone know why they have a wheel chair elevator in here? It's behind the sales counter...

 

[nickys]

The blown glass shop is always crowded. My wife likes to stop in there after the ride and usually picks up a small item.

The other shop (closer to the front), I'm not so sure about. Speaking of this shop, does anyone know why they have a wheel chair elevator in here? It's behind the sales counter...
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Presumably in case anyone needing to get to the Illuminations control room uses a wheelchair.

Is it still controlled from there, I know it used to be?

 

[Haymarket2008]

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Right, but Paradise Pier's overall theme is 100% turn of the century. In terms of architecture at least.

 

[Kman101]

On my last trip early December I too was greeted with a line, of sorts.

Bit of an unpleasant surprise, really.
Together with the Peoplemover they were my two 'always walk-on' plan B's if all else was busy. No longer the case for either then, possibly.

The PeopleMover almost always has a line now and it's sad indeed

I've still been able to walk onto Gran Fiesta at times, but it could be my timing ...

 

[Kman101]

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Isn't that churro stand going to be Senor Buzz's now?

It was a stretch shoving Mickey's face onto the pier but you could buy it.

 

[Professortango1]

Isn't that churro stand going to be Senor Buzz's now?

It was a stretch shoving Mickey's face onto the pier but you could buy it.

Sadly yes. From themed 1920's News Stand to a generic Churro Stand with a cutout of Buzz.

 

[DisneyFan18]

Isn't that churro stand going to be Senor Buzz's now?

It was a stretch shoving Mickey's face onto the pier but you could buy it.

I really can’t understand why make it Señor Buzz... Literally Coco is way better for that, they could have simply called it Abuelita’s Churros...

 

[Princess Leia]

Sooooo... about that nanny of the Banks children...

 

[EricsBiscuit]

Sooooo... about that nanny of the Banks children...

That makes sense! I was trying to figure out MP's relationship with them. I have to see that movie!

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ✨ ᗩζᗩᗰ]

So how's this Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland ride coming along?