Construction Pics from 6/30/2012

celtic20

celtic20

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Just a few pics taken from upstairs Columbia Harbor House. Had an awesome meal too. Trip report to follow soon.
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Sorry for the quality, they were taken with my phone.
 
Cmdr_Crimson

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I am curious how was it confirmed that it was going to be a Tangled M&G And Potty Palace? I just remember hearing it was to be new restrooms....And surprisingly there is no concept art of it.
 
NYwdwfan

NYwdwfan

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Cmdr_Crimson said:
I am curious how was it confirmed that it was going to be a Tangled M&G And Potty Palace? I just remember hearing it was to be new restrooms....And surprisingly there is no concept art of it.
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We never got a timeframe either, did we? It's entirely possible that slipped by me.
 
danlb_2000

danlb_2000

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Cmdr_Crimson said:
I am curious how was it confirmed that it was going to be a Tangled M&G And Potty Palace? I just remember hearing it was to be new restrooms....And surprisingly there is no concept art of it.
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There is actually no confirmation that there will be a M&G there. Looking at the plans for the area there doesn't appear to be any room for it and insiders that have looked into it also can't confirm a M&G.

We also don't believe that the tower shown in these pictures will be Rapunzel's tower, he tower is believed to be further back on the site.
 
ExtinctJenn

ExtinctJenn

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Of all the construction going on across property this one still just confuses me. Here's why...
  • Let's say it's going to be restrooms... they couldn't have just left up the skyway building and repurposed/added to it?
  • Let's say it's a Tangled meet and greet with a tower... again... there was a tower with the old skyway building. Sure the theming maybe wasn't perfect but it seems like it would've been quicker and cheaper to retheme if that's what is really going in here.
I just have this feeling deep in my bones that neither of these theories is 100% correct. Not sure why but part of me keeps thinking that maybe there is a shop tie-in here. Maybe I'm just hoping but I've always felt like if any attraction deserved a "post show shop" it'd be HM. LOL!
 
Master Yoda

Master Yoda

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ExtinctJenn said:
Of all the construction going on across property this one still just confuses me. Here's why...
  • Let's say it's going to be restrooms... they couldn't have just left up the skyway building and repurposed/added to it?
  • Let's say it's a Tangled meet and greet with a tower... again... there was a tower with the old skyway building. Sure the theming maybe wasn't perfect but it seems like it would've been quicker and cheaper to retheme if that's what is really going in here.
I just have this feeling deep in my bones that neither of these theories is 100% correct. Not sure why but part of me keeps thinking that maybe there is a shop tie-in here. Maybe I'm just hoping but I've always felt like if any attraction deserved a "post show shop" it'd be HM. LOL!
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If I am not mistaken there are actual floor plans for this project floating around that show a nothing more than new bathrooms.

Ripping the entire thing down when something could be reused is not all that uncommon. It is quite often less expensive to start from a clean slate then to design around existing construction.
 
ExtinctJenn

ExtinctJenn

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Master Yoda said:
If I am not mistaken there are actual floor plans for this project floating around that show a nothing more than new bathrooms.

Ripping the entire thing down when something could be reused is not all that uncommon. It is quite often less expensive to start from a clean slate then to design around existing construction.
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Oh yeah I know that but it just seems like in this case, the old tower was so fitting. Even after they tore down the building and just the clock tower was standing, it just looked so good sitting there. And yeah I think you're right on the bathrooms... I just keep thinking it's an awfully big space to just be bathrooms (hence my saying maybe not 100% dead on).
 
Master Yoda

Master Yoda

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ExtinctJenn said:
Oh yeah I know that but it just seems like in this case, the old tower was so fitting. Even after they tore down the building and just the clock tower was standing, it just looked so good sitting there. And yeah I think you're right on the bathrooms... I just keep thinking it's an awfully big space to just be bathrooms (hence my saying maybe not 100% dead on).
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Not all of the space behind the wall will be bathrooms. There will be a water feature as well as a fairly substantial walkway. The walkway was the primary reason for this construction as it fixes the bottle neck that can occur between FantasyLand and Liberty Square.

Edit: Here is a link to an overlay of the area. http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/tangled-to-replace-old-skyway-station.808365/page-2#post-4775439
 
ExtinctJenn

ExtinctJenn

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Master Yoda said:
Not all of the space behind the wall will be bathrooms. There will be a water feature as well as a fairly substantial walkway. The walkway was the primary reason for this construction as it fixes the bottle neck that can occur between FantasyLand and Liberty Square.
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Yeah the walkway was what I originally heard (sans bathroom or meet & greet) too. Thing is, I've yet to see anything concrete (no pun intended) either way so I like speculating until I do. LOL!
 
danlb_2000

danlb_2000

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ExtinctJenn said:
Of all the construction going on across property this one still just confuses me. Here's why...
  • Let's say it's going to be restrooms... they couldn't have just left up the skyway building and repurposed/added to it?
  • Let's say it's a Tangled meet and greet with a tower... again... there was a tower with the old skyway building. Sure the theming maybe wasn't perfect but it seems like it would've been quicker and cheaper to retheme if that's what is really going in here.
I just have this feeling deep in my bones that neither of these theories is 100% correct. Not sure why but part of me keeps thinking that maybe there is a shop tie-in here. Maybe I'm just hoping but I've always felt like if any attraction deserved a "post show shop" it'd be HM. LOL!
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The plans for the area clearly show restrooms so I don't have any doubt about that part. As for re-purposing the buildings, remember those structures were 40 years old so may not have been worth re-using. Also, this is a fairly small plot of land, trying to re-use restricts how you can use the land, so you get a lot more flexibility by starting from scratch. Sometimes is more costly and time consuming to try to re-use an old strucutre as opposed to just starting over.
 

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