Aside from BT Trail those projects are minor (the MS bypass is a joke compared to the ones at DLP). What I'm talking about are major changes - a top to bottom redo of the Hub and leveling Tomorrowland and starting from scratch.
I'd rather see a new version of Epcot's Future World. Disneyland's Seabase Delta inside a volcano using the subs as preshow transport, updated Horizons, Armageddon preshow for Space Mountain, Tron coaster and a scary Alien Encounter dark ride to take over Buzz.
When you think about it, most theme parks until very recently had valid educational components at the core of their themes. Epcot, animal kingdom, even studios parks. I think this all stems from Walt's tomorrowland and especially the attractions wed was busy with for the world's fair. Once they'd moved a bit from pure themed entertainment to edutainment/pedagogy and a more abstract art style, we got epcot. MGM Studios was clearly more light than epcot, but still about how something was made. Animal kingdom was a theme park, but one where guests could learn about animals. In many of these cases, I think immersion works better to grab an audience's attention, even from an educational standpoint, than a voiceover narration. The studio parks worked but were awkward and it seems to be the case that the move away from backlot show buildings is always preferable. Star Tours, for example, has a backlot set on its facade but without any explanation, you go inside and are immersed in the star wars universe and are to believe that it is real. I actually like the idea of a studio park, if the studio portion is very limited and immersion exists elsewhere. The existing front lot isn't the greatest at wdsp and i'm sure everyone would prefer a real hollywood or sunset boulevard past tower, over to the lagoon. But I can see the argument for just keeping it as is, as the front lot is about filmmaking, and it kind of represents the transcendent moment of getting lost in, and carried away, in the movies. You are in the real world, then the backlot, and then most of the park now will be fully immersive as if the imagination is spilling out of the backlot. This idea works better than being in an immersive theme park like dca in which one of the lands is a backlot, because as a destination, it is really boring. In wdsp's case, it is an oversized equivalent to the passage under the gray cement train tracks into town square on main street that separate the outside world from the park.
So they say. This is a fact, but it is also true that Eisner was an executive at Paramount when universal pitched them on the studio park in orlando and wanted to partner with another film studio in order to create a working production facility.
lol. Main St works because Marceline is nowhere near southern California. It's also hardly what I would consider an attraction, and more of theming. But be honest, would you visit an entire theme park based around Marceline, MO? I don't think so. As for Africa...we might have differing opinions on what constitutes a "short plane ride".
I wouldn't mind an Everglades-themed attraction at WDW, but again, not an entire park. I guess its just different for me since I've lived in CA for almost 25 years. I know what it really has to offer, and its far greater than a theme-park's version (yes, even Disney). For the record, I have never once had the urge to visit DCA because I find myself drawn to its CA-theme in any way, shape, or form. I can understand how someone from out of state could, but its all lost on me.
Can you share any more details about that concept? I knew a guy very heavily involved in that project and it was "on again" when we were in contact. I didn't pry, thinking I didn't need to, because he said they would build it and that "it was going to be a success."
El dorado. basically, any mythology of natural beauty and earthly riches and striking gold become native to california because people bring those motivations here with them.
It would be nice if you filtered out what already exists in California Adventure as well as Disneyland. Colorado River is an interesting choice. Many examples were at one time at DCA, but removed upon DCA 2.0. Plus, a park can’t be a boring history or geography lesson. They need to have actual attractions.
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