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[the_rich]

Let me guess…you’re a big Muppets fan and don’t care for TSI?

No, I'm not a big muppets fan. I enjoy the show when I'm there but I don't have any real connection to them. And in all my trips I have never had the inclination to go to tsi.

 

[SteamboatJoe]

That is not my quote. But regardless, the entire point of a theme park is to take themes and fantasize them.

It was mine and its because Disney clearly agrees since they have an entire National Parks inspired land in DCA.

 

[JohnD]

If Villain land is beyond Big Thunder, I don't see the top half of ROA lasting either.

Then just a cheesy blue sky art then. Oh well.

 

[doctornick]

Truthfully, hasn't Tom Sawyer Island had several security issues in the last year? The guy with the machte and then the bear?! Clearly they can't secure it. That's enough of a reason to get rid of it.

Even if that were the main motivation, they can "fix" it in a way that preserves the waterfront.

 

[Bocabear]

I don't often go over to TSI, but I love that it is there... I remember the year it opened and they would give you a paper map of the island and setting out to explore with my brother.... fnding the caves and the escape tunnel... It was so much fun when we were kids!

 

[basas]

It was mine and its because Disney clearly agrees since they have an entire National Parks inspired land in DCA.

Agreed. And it would be a great *addition* to somewhere in WDW. Note the word “addition”

 

[JohnD]

I had the same thought! The current concept doesn’t rule this out… I’m hopeful that they plan to save the northern loop of ROA. It would allow big thunder to remain on the water front and they could dock the belle just west of the haunted mansion in a new small extension of liberty square which would transition to villains…

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That's my hope. FIFY. Showing the walkway continuing around the new southern end of ROA and up into a potential Villain's Land.

 

[DarkMetroid567]

The root issue isn’t replacement. It’s a complete ignoring of context. This project is not actually responding the fundamental design and organization of Liberty Square and Frontierland. It’s a McMansion being plopped into an old neighborhood.

It’s funny seeing these arguments in these threads, because the insistence of “neighborhood character” and attempts to stop development is why cities across the world are in a housing crisis.

 

[MaximumEd]

It could be. The big problem with the river and island as relaxing space is that you still have to PLAN to enjoy it. Whether that's just jumping in line, or planning it around your LL returns or what have you, you can't enjoy the space spontaneously. If they can build a relaxing space that allows people to wander in and discover it on their own, it might be better.

That makes absolutely no sense. You don’t have to plan to stop and enjoy a quiet place in a theme park.

 

[arich35]

Never done either attraction shutting down now I am trying to decide if we should do it at the end of September so we can at least experience it once or just forget it so we never know what was lost lol

 

[britain]

Can someone explain to me what "automotive themed shape" that snowy peak is supposed to be? It currently just looks like "bad theme park mountain" but it's something car shaped, right? Right?

 

[the_rich]

Can someone explain to me what "automotive themed shape" that snowy peak is supposed to be?

A piston

 

[basas]

It’s funny seeing these arguments in these threads, because the insistence of “neighborhood character” and attempts to stop development is why cities across the world are in a housing crisis.

I don’t see the two being even remotely similar…but that’s me…

 

[el_super]

That makes absolutely no sense. You don’t have to plan to stop and enjoy a quiet place in a theme park.

You do if you have to get on a boat to enjoy it.

 

[SteamboatJoe]

There is something tragically poetic and symbolic about an auto-centric land replacing a relatively "natural", historic portion of the park.

 

[MaximumEd]

You do if you have to get on a boat to enjoy it.

For a one minute ride across the river? How busy and pre-planned is your day?

 

[basas]

You do if you have to get on a boat to enjoy it.

Kind of makes you think it was intentionally *designed* not to be super packed/busy. Apparently that means it’s “unpopular” and no-one likes it.

 

[DarkMetroid567]

I don’t see the two being even remotely similar…but that’s me…

People holding on to the past and fearing change, using context as justification for rejecting change

Just look up the average town hall or community meeting on an apartment development, like in San Francisco. You’ll find that it sounds a lot like this discussion.

 

[mgf]

They better not take away Harbor House just because they're taking away the Harbor.

 

[DCLcruiser]

That is not my quote. But regardless, the entire point of a theme park is to take themes and fantasize them.

Sorry, I updated my last post, as I confused you with the other poster.

I just don't think TSI is fantasy. Maybe it was cool in the 70s and 80s. I've never been eager to go as a kid of the late 80s/early 90s.