The castle is meant to look like something from the pages of a fairytale, not a folly you would encounter in a city park. One doesn't need to rationalise its existence or placement; it's supposed to look surprising and fantastical in its position at the end of Main Street.
There are rivers back there. There won’t be soon if this plan keeps steaming ahead.
I’ve been on the riverboat at Disneyland when it was that crowded - they also have a live jazz band and Tiana on the riverboat frequently.
I think they're making the point that Disney's more than happy to exploit it where they can and it's pretty obvious the only reason they're not doing it here is because they literally can't.
I disagree - the castle didn’t originally look surprising or fantastical at the end of Main Street - that is a modern WDW change.
Overall, I still feel like this is a monumentally terrible idea and I think you really said it well. The plan just seems so far out of line with what I thought Disney parks were supposed to be. I told my kids about the plans to remove the river and Tom Sawyer's Island. They were all unhappy, as they love the island. My youngest is worried it will be gone before we can go back again.
Stop it! All this talk about “free” entertainment (sans the *modest* cost of admission) and you’re going to make the folks at TDO lose their lunch. They’ll be calling out of work Monday after having panic attacks.
Well said!
I don't understanding. Are you saying that people did not consider Cinderella Castle a fantastical, fairytale sight before the hub was redesigned?
Where is this from? What construction wall is this?
You know...
Correct. I mean within reason of course. Cinderella Castle as a design was pushing it - the original Disneyland castle got it right 100% to me.
Very. I still say worst case scenario the boat gets docked back there and becomes a mint julep bar or stage.
Agree with you re: the thread but the Deadpool stuff is disingenuous and a stretch at best.
I respect your opinion and you’re certainly entitled to it, but I think if you give the replacement a chance, your family may be pleasantly surprised. Like it could very well be a net improvement, if for nothing else then navigation alone. Not to mention Villains Land and whatever eventually comes to the expansion plots in the future.
Pocahontas, Brother Bear, Bambi, Robin Hood, or even UP all would have fit a backwoods national park theme better. Unlike at DL where Tiana fits quite well.
I think yours is very much a minority view. I'm confident in saying that to most people, the castle looks as it was supposed to—a wonderfully surprising fairytale vision at the end of an American high street. It still appears that way to me even after all the multiple times I've seen it.
Or, an IP specific to the parks that's already in WDW, one that has proven to be successful when effort is put in to keep it relevant, one that even received its own land that was themed to a national park... The Country Bears! Could've made Frontierland more visually in line with Bear Country, plant some pine trees and add cascading waterfalls... think Grizzly Peak, but more rustic and western.
Without a doubt.
The company that owns and distributes Family Guy completely bans Song of the South. That’s the ultimate world of crazy.
