TrainsOfDisney
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Nice! I think most people use the term loosely to describe a project that’s somewhere in those first 5 phases.
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MK Cars-Themed Attractions at Magic Kingdom
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BrianLo
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My bad, my poorly conveyed point was that blue sky had already occurred before they announce things. As you’ve shown announcements are way after.
Very helpful slide, thank you!
TrainsOfDisney
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By the way…. Those slides remind me - I’m currently reading “Dream Chasing” by Bob Weis - which is fantastic. He mentions early on that Disneyland was built without Xerox machines and that even up to Tokyo Disneyland was built without computers.
It’s amazing how far we have come with technology but just like with CGI vs. hand drawn animation - lots of charm gets lost when the human touch gets replaced with computers. While not specific to this expansion - it’s probably one of the reasons Tony, Kevin, and Joe’s projects felt so “right” - they started in that same generation that Bob W. did.
It’s amazing how far we have come with technology but just like with CGI vs. hand drawn animation - lots of charm gets lost when the human touch gets replaced with computers. While not specific to this expansion - it’s probably one of the reasons Tony, Kevin, and Joe’s projects felt so “right” - they started in that same generation that Bob W. did.
Give me a mimeograph and I can move the world!
Horizons '83
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Great read, one of my favorites from the Imagineer books along with Marty's.
Incomudro
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Yes, Galaxy's Edge, Pandora, and Tiana's certainly show Disney is still capable of producing very good enviroments.
I believe they can pull this off very well if it doesn't get severe cuts.
They mentioned Grizzly Peak, and if they go that in depth with it this can look great.
Please leave the river section between the Frontierland walkway and the rockwork.
MickeyLuv'r
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Just back. Tom Sawyer's Island was well populated, which was - though bittersweet- also fun. Parts of it are in sad shape, but people were roaming the island and really appeared to be enjoying the island for what it is. Like there were people sitting at the checkers table. In the past, that was a regular thing. People would sit in the middle of MK playing checkers.
It rained a little while I was sitting on the deck at Aunt Polly's sipping a cup of ice water, and that was kinda cozy. The sun came back out, and a family was laughing as they crossed the barrel bridge, with a dad encouraging his sons to cross the bridge. He assured them they would not fall into the water, and they squealed with joy when they made it across.
The island and fort were full of families taking time to explore and discover all the little nooks. Two young ladies were walking past the whitewashed fence, and one of them said, "Oh, this is the part of the book I most remember, when Tom convinced all his friends to paint the fence! Instead of a chore, they all had fun!"
In the middle of the island, I got great photos of the flowers and a number of anoles. Each was perched atop a fence post or tree trunk, and several were displaying their red dewlaps. Sigh. They are about to lose their little territories. There were a number of butterflies flitting about. There are also a number of beautiful trees on the island, covered in little ferns and such.
Later, after dark, I made a point of walking along the docks to enjoy one of my favorite sections of MK. It is just beautiful along the water at night, with all the lantern-style lights. The paddleboat looked beautiful and majestic, docked for the night.
A solo visitor was taking photos of her. Then the young man stopped, paused for a silent moment, gave the boat a long salute, and discreetly wiped away a tear. It was a touching sight.
Sigh. Such a loss!
It rained a little while I was sitting on the deck at Aunt Polly's sipping a cup of ice water, and that was kinda cozy. The sun came back out, and a family was laughing as they crossed the barrel bridge, with a dad encouraging his sons to cross the bridge. He assured them they would not fall into the water, and they squealed with joy when they made it across.
The island and fort were full of families taking time to explore and discover all the little nooks. Two young ladies were walking past the whitewashed fence, and one of them said, "Oh, this is the part of the book I most remember, when Tom convinced all his friends to paint the fence! Instead of a chore, they all had fun!"
In the middle of the island, I got great photos of the flowers and a number of anoles. Each was perched atop a fence post or tree trunk, and several were displaying their red dewlaps. Sigh. They are about to lose their little territories. There were a number of butterflies flitting about. There are also a number of beautiful trees on the island, covered in little ferns and such.
Later, after dark, I made a point of walking along the docks to enjoy one of my favorite sections of MK. It is just beautiful along the water at night, with all the lantern-style lights. The paddleboat looked beautiful and majestic, docked for the night.
A solo visitor was taking photos of her. Then the young man stopped, paused for a silent moment, gave the boat a long salute, and discreetly wiped away a tear. It was a touching sight.
Sigh. Such a loss!
truecoat
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luv house of the mouse
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So my questions is do we think they may end up using some of the 11 acre laydown yard as part of Villains land? I get that would mean going either under or over the rail tracks but it would allow for a seperation of Villains from MK almost like a mini park.
Purduevian
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my guess is an in park hotel.
The acreage promised us fits within the tracks.
That doesn't mean they won't go past the tracks either for Villainous or some other future project. But, there's nothing indicating that they must go past the tracks.
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luv house of the mouse
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I like this idea. So it would be a second entrance in for an upscale resort like Boardwalk and Yacht and Beach do for EPCOT.
ctrlaltdel
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Villains getting an attached hotel makes a lot of sense. As long as it's a traditional hotel (a/k/a not Starcruiser), it will make bank.
Purduevian
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I think this would become the new premiere hotel... the upscaliest of upscale (along with the highest prices).
Think Fantasy Springs at TDL. Including a private entrance to MK. I personally would also make a secondary parking lot that annual pass holders can pay extra to access so they can skip the TTC.
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Brer Panther
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A villains-themed hotel? Would the rooms all be themed to cells in a dungeon or something?
James Alucobond
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I think it’s more likely that it would just be the previously rumored ultra deluxe, not anything themed explicitly to Villains. It would probably have its own smaller themed entrance similar to International Gateway rather than a direct connection to the land.