Disney's America Showcase

[NemoRocks78]

I will now present the great state of California!

California will be made up of two "mini-lands": Hollywood and The Golden State. Visitors will enter under a Golden Gate Bridge (if you have a train in the park, the train will run over this) and into a small hub, where they have two choices: go right, and you'll be in Hollywood, go left, and you'll be in The Golden State. The hub will be composed of benches surrounding a large fountain show.

Hollywood

Rides and Attractions:

Journey Into The Movies: this will be very similar to The Great Movie Ride at the Disney MGM Studios, but with a different name and show scenes.

An Extremely Goofy Ride: this is actually a concept I've thought about for awhile now. It's a dark ride, similar to Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin at Disneyland park, and it's somewhat based off the 1995 animated film A Goofy Movie. Guests will board a 6-seat vehicle (3 in the front, 3 in the back) and will be driven through Los Angeles by Goofy to get to the Powerline concert at the Forum. Of course, Goofy isn't the best driver, and riders will encounter many spins, dips, and turns along with a lot of special effects. Actually, the ride could possibly use EMVs, but I think the dark ride concept will be better (and cheaper for Mr. Eisner :lol: ).

Hyperion Theater: 2,000+ seat theater playing Broadway-style shows based on Disney movies. I am thinking that the show it should start out with should be Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular.


The Golden State

Rides and Attractions:

Golden Dreams: will be a clone of the movie currently played at Disney's California Adventure. It tells a lot about California's history, and is narrated by Whoopi Goldberg.

Gold Rush Expedition: this will be an amazing attraction, similar to what the Western River Expedition ride was going to be, and like what Pirates of the Caribbean is now. Riders will board boats and go through many scenes featuring impressive Audio-Animatronics.

BAY AREA DISTRICT
This small district located within The Golden State will feature a Pacific Wharf-style area, which will hold a Mission Tortilla Factory tour, and San Fransisco facades. Also in the area will be a cable-car ride which travels from the hub of California to where the San Fransisco area will be located. "Mulan's Chinese New Year Greetings", a small parade now being played at Disney's California Adventure, will also make its way around the Bay Area district daily.


I will post shops and restaurants, as well as Texas, later.

 

[NemoRocks78]

Restaurants and Shopping Locations for California:

Restaurants

Hollywood: Award Weiners, Hollywood and Dine, Sci-Fi Dine In Restaurant

The Golden State: Pacific Wharf Cafe, Baker's Field Bakery, Lucky Fortune Cookery


Shopping

Hollywood: Gone Hollywood, Forum Shops

The Golden State: California Emporium, Treasures in Paradise, Pacific Wharf Marketplace

 

[cloudboy]

OK, so how do I do this? I have a PDF, a .DOC, and a .jpg.

SIR90210 - send me a PM, can you?

 

[Dr.Seeker]

This is my interpretation of hawaii so far. the area is circular with attractions branching out from the main path. I may add more later but in terms of themeing, there is lots of greenery, water and rocky outcrops.

FOCAL POINT
Nani Mauna Mountain (Houses Spirit of Hawaii and has water flowing down, BTW Nani Mauna is Hawaiian for Beautiful Mountain)

ATTRACTIONS
Spirit of Hawaii (Rollercoaster ride through mountain)
The Blowhole (Giant geyser style fountain to play in-Based on hawaii's many blowholes)

DINING
Lucky's Luau Restaurant
Molokai Milkshakes


SHOPS
Island Traders
Hilo Hattie
Lanai Leis
Oahu Surf Mercantile


Gotta get back to doing the map now-Great work everyone!:sohappy:

 

[orleans97]

What about Louisiana.Esp, New Orleans
I know there is already new orleans square in MK but a whole area with the appropriate cajun food, mardi gras parade and all would be home away from home.

 

[cherrynegra]

Originally posted by NemoRocks78
Restaurants and Shopping Locations for California:

Restaurants

Hollywood: Award Weiners, Hollywood and Dine, Sci-Fi Dine In Restaurant

The Golden State: Pacific Wharf Cafe, Baker's Field Bakery, Lucky Fortune Cookery


Shopping

Hollywood: Gone Hollywood, Forum Shops

The Golden State: California Emporium, Treasures in Paradise, Pacific Wharf Marketplace

Nemo, if you'll excuse me for being so bold as to make suggestions, I think for the shopping and restaurant portion of California, especially the Bay Area district, that you add Ghiradelli Chocolates, 'cuz they make the best chocolates ever.

Boudin bakery, they make the best sourdough

And a dim sum restaurant. Dim sum is the little dumplings with various fillings they sell in Chinatown. You could even have someone at the window making them.

I would even have a small fortune cookie store where you can see them making the cookies. I know of one in Chinatown that's in a little alley but is famous because all the tourists and locals go there for the best fortune cookies. They're still using presses from the '30s and '40s.

A branch of Jelly Belly jellybeans. They're here as well.

Oh, and maybe a Levi's store? They're based here as well. Um, on second perusal, I think my list would be better for a mall.:lol:

 

[cloudboy]

Better late then never. Here is my proposal for the New England pavilion. Unfortunately I ended up with a few other things I have to take care of so I don't have the time to whittle it down, but if anyone want to take it and run with it go for it! I put up a map here , although I am not sure it is working properly. There are also two pages of photos which will kind of give you an idea what I am talking about. Oh, Iam also bad when it comes to shows.

New England Pavilion

As you enter the New England Exhibit, you first enter Goddard Square. In the center of the square stands a full-size replica of the first rocket that was ever launched by Dr. Robert Goddard. The roads here are made to look like cobblestones, but smoother for safety and ease of walking. On your left is a rock outcropping and the water – smells of the ocean fill your nostrils and there is a gentle lapping of waves against the rocks. An air cannon makes the wave effect bigger.

Slightly ahead on your left on the water side of the walkway is York Harbor, which replicates a small costal village. On your right is Old Boston, which represents the colonial cities of New England. York Harbor has two small streets that lead to the waterfront. Buildings are simple wood clad buildings with a casual look to them – there are flower boxes around all the windows and along the street. At the waterfront there is a sitting and eating area and the loading dock for the Sailing Ships ride.

Old Boston offers you two paths to take. To the farthest right is a grassy square, which has subway entrances. These entrances lead down to the Boston Subway ride. The buildings around this square represent turn-of-the-century Boston. Farther to the left is a narrower road that reflects Colonial Boston and Portsmouth. This road leads to the back bay, where a replica of a tea packet ship is docked.

Further along the main walkway, you cross a bridge and enter Duryea Square. Duryea was the first automobile produced in America, and one of the first in the world. To the left is the Shoddy Mill, which houses both exhibits and retail space. To the right is the village of Sandwich. This early colonial village is built around a green and mill. There are several small buildings that house exhibits on colonial life, a mill which houses a restaurant, and a Town Hall that houses revolutionary-era exhibits. Part of the walkway that leads along the buildings is crushed shell in keeping with the period.

Beyond Sandwich lies Mystic, a 19th century harbor. There is a large ship docked here – the U.S.S. Declaration of Independence, which visitors can board. Its masts are the icons for this pavilion. There are also a few long buildings which house exhibits on ship models and time keeping and navigation. To the left of Mystic lies the Native American Village, which has exhibits of Native American life, and a waterfall and display of New England’s natural features.

RIDES AND ATTRACTIONS

Sailing Ships: These vessels are small sailboats, each holds about 20 people on two benches along the side. They have a “captain”, who is more for safety and telling sea tales than for actually steering the boat. The boats follow a track along the bottom of the lake, making tacks back and forth to simulate sailing. They also lean with the wind for better realism. AS the boat departs, the “Captain” starts in on one of several sailing stories.

America’s Royalty: This is a static gallery that examines America’s obsession with the Kennedy family.

Boston Subway Experience: This is the main ride in the New England Pavilion. Guests enter a subway station, based loosely on the Boylston Street Station in its prime. Guests board one of several trolleys, each holds about 25 people, who sit facing the side of the cars. The cars move a long a track which takes them through several curved Omnimax screens and a few scenes. The trolleys briefly stop at each screen for a minute or two of movie. The boarding area below a small square, but the trolleys enter a back building for the major portions of the show.

The storyline still needs to be developed, but would follow this kind of outline:
Geology of New England
Native Americans and the New England Wilderness
Pilgrims and the first settlers
Colonial Villages and Life
Boston, Portsmouth and the early American cities
The Revolution
The 19th Century – the age of sail
The Industrial Revolution
Mills and a changing landscape
Logging and early tourism
Cranberry Bogs and Maple Trees
Modern New England

Boston Gallery: A rotating exhibit space. The first exhibit, which is a static exhibit, looks at how Boston has grown in the last 300 years, both as a city as well as land wise.

Tea Party Ship: Like it’s cousin in Boston, guests board this vessel to learn about the events that lead up to the Revolutionary War. To cries of “Dump the tea/Into the Sea!” guests can throw crates of “Tea” over the sides of the ship (the crates are tied to strings so that they can be retrieved).

Shoddy Mill: This large building is a replica of a typical industrial revolution mill. Much of it is an example of working machinery. There are several stories going on at the same time. First, the guests get to see how these mills worked – how water power drove belts and pulleys to operate machines. Secondly, they learn about the industrial revolution. Thirdly they learn about the benefits – and consequences – of an industrial society.

Along the tour, there are several working models of things such as turbines, pulleys, and other systems that give visitors hands-on explanations of how mechanics work. At the end of the tour there is a section where guests can create their own marble-drops and other gadgets

Early American Life: This is a collection of several small buildings reflecting early colonial life. There is a working blacksmith, maple sugar house, grist mill, glass works, and woodworking shop. There is also a model colonial home which shows how people lived and cooked in those days.

Town Hall: In the Town hall there are two exhibits. The first is a small audio-animatronics show which demonstrates both the town meeting and also tells about the growing unrest in pre-revolutionary America. The second exhibit is a collection of large dioramas, in many cases moving, which highlight some of the interesting battles and other events of the Revolutionary War.

U.S.S. Declaration of Independence: This is a larger ship, which guests can board. They learn about live on board a sailing ship as well as the important role shipping played in early American history.

Long Houses: These buildings house a few galleries. The first is a gallery of model ships and other nautical treasures. These range from the tiniest ships in a bottle to enormous models of steamships and even modern ocean-going vessels. The second gallery houses a display of time pieces, compasses, and sextants. These devices were important to navigation. The third gallery houses other examples of nautical interest.

Parade Grounds: This is an open area where various outdoor activities can take place. Many shows take place here.

Native American Village: This village shows how the Native Americans lived, both before the settlers came as well as in later years.

Waterfall area: This is a natural area to highlight some of the natural features that exists in northern New England, such as waterfalls and mountains.

SHOWS

Fife and Rum Militia: This is a militia group and fife and drum corps. They perform a 10 to 15 minute act every hour, marching and playing, topped off with militia exercise and a gun salute.

Captain Ahab’s Adventure Story: Takes place on board the U.S.S. Declaration of Independence; this is the story of a famous Sea Battle of the Revolutionary War. It is topped of by the firing of one of the ships canons. Why a merchant ship has canons is a different question.

Street Performers: These artists set up in the Old Boston area. Some are performers, others are artists.

 

[cloudboy]

And now for the restaurants and shops...

RESTUARANTS

York Harbor
Clam and Dairy Bar: This is a casual dining place. It serves typical clam bar foods such as fried clams, rolls, onion rings, as well as a full range of ice cream (both regular and soft serve), Ice cream Sodas and Floats, and Frappes. There is sitting both inside as well as outside along the water and on a roof deck.

Other snacks that can be purchased are Baked Potatoes and Cotton Candy.

Old Boston
Bull and Finch Pub: This is a replica of a typical Boston Irish bar. The entrance is designed like the Bull and Finch, which inspired the television chow “Cheers”.

Union Oyster House: This is a sit-down restaurant that serves seafood and other hearty fare. It is run by the restaurant of the same name in Boston.

Italian Restaurant: New England has always been host to immigrants from all over the world. Perhaps no other culture has had such an impact on New England cities than the Italians. This casual restaurant reflects the wide number of Italian-American restaurants that can be found throughout New England.

Other snacks that can be purchased off of carts are roasted nuts and chocolate covered blueberries and cranberries. There is also a small bakery stand that sells parker rolls, Boston Crème Donuts, and other pastries.

Sandwich
The main restaurant in New England is located here – the old mill. Located in the rest of the Grist Mill building, this is a formal sit-down restaurant. It specializes in traditional American fare, such as roast turkey, prime rib, and duck. It also specializes in traditional deserts such as apple cobbler, apple dumplings, and blueberry pie, which can also be purchased at an outside counter. This counter also sells corn fritters.

Mystic
Mystic has only a stand that sells corn dogs, shaved ice, hot chocolate and coffee, and sodas.

Indian Village
There is a place to purchase Indian corn popcorn (colored kernels) as well as cornbread. It also sells sodas.

SHOPPING

York Harbor
Some shops are located on the second floors of some buildings.
Candy Shop
Sandcastles: Specializes in Sandcastle art, sandcastle models, and sandcastle toys. It also sells seashells.
Kites: a giant kite and flying toyshop.
Seaside Gallery: a gallery of fine art inspired by seaside New England
Christmas Ornament Store
Clothing: Beachwear and beach sundries.

Old Boston
Blueberry Bushes and Cranberry Bogs: specializes in products of these two fruits.
L.L. Bean has a small store here.
Beacon Hill Gallery: Specializes in fine new England art, including Currier and Ives Paintings
Back Bay Gallery: Specializes in modern art inspired by New England.
It Makes Scents: A Candle store selling New England candle products.
A clothing store
A Jewelry store
New England Orchards: Specializes in traditional and fruit wines from New England

Duryea Square
(in the Shoddy Mill)
Industrial workings: a toy shop, which specializes in puzzles (both jigsaw as well as block and iron puzzles), construction toys, tops, and other mechanical toys. This is a large store.
Clothing Mill: Sells New England made clothing.
Cider Press: Sells apple related products.

Sandwich
The stores are located in the Town Hall, however some of the workshops sell products they make too.
The Saltbox: Specializes in colonial gifts and toys
The Black Kettle: Specializes in Cast Iron cookware
Country Garden: specializes in heirloom seeds and garden products

Mystic
Nautica: Sells nautically themed gifts
The Chart House: Sells maps, charts and other artwork from the 19th century
Timepieces: Sells watches, clocks and other similar devices, both antique as well as new.
Model Ship Gallery: Sells ship models and ships in a bottle

Native American Village
Stands sell Native American art, jewelry, flutes, and herbs and potpourri.

 

[Dr.Seeker]

Whoa! Sounds great. Just wish i could see the map cos its not working in my browser...

 

[cloudboy]

Yes, I just don't know why. I will let you know when I can get it working.

 

[cherrynegra]

Oooh. I want to see the map. Let us know when you have it up and running again.

 

[cloudboy]

Thanks to some help from WDWMagic it's up. Here's the link. One little error I noticed - Duryea Square is on the walkway around the lagoon, and would continue on. It doesn't look that way on my map.

 

[SIR90210]

WOW- very cool cloudboy. A couple questions-what did you use to make that, and where is the central lagoon (Lake Freedom) in relation to your part of the park? VERY cool. And now....


HERITAGE SQUARE

BACKGEOUND INFO: Heritage square fill be the entrance area to the park, similar to Main Street, USA, but with cultural restaurants, shops, etc. At the street's end will be a half-size Statue of Liberty, home to Bartholdi's, a restaurant overlooking Lake Freedom; and Soarin' Over America.

ATTRACTIONS
Soarin' Over America: A hang-gliding experience that takes you to see some of America's most famous landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge, Mount Rushmore, the Grand Canyon (4,000 foot vertical dive!), the Capitol, and the Empire State Building.
Statue of Liberty Observation Deck: Home to a mini-museum about the statue, and views from a height of 150 feet above the park.

RESTAURANTS
Donnelly's Irish Pub (Irish)
Little Italy Deli (Italian)
French Quarter Cafe (French)
Warsaw Sausages (Polish)
Oktoberfest Bierhaus (German)
Quixote's (Spanish)
Nine Dragons (Chinese)
Hermitage Restaurant (Russian)
Bartholdi's

SHOPS
Blarney Gifts
Cristallo Bello
Magasin de Francais
Sausage House
Bier und Sussig
Tienda Espanol
Beijing Gifts
Hermitage House

COMING SOON: WASHINGTON

 

[martinthesparta]

Originally posted by Dr.Seeker
This is my interpretation of hawaii so far. the area is circular with attractions branching out from the main path. I may add more later but in terms of themeing, there is lots of greenery, water and rocky outcrops.

FOCAL POINT
Nani Mauna Mountain (Houses Spirit of Hawaii and has water flowing down, BTW Nani Mauna is Hawaiian for Beautiful Mountain)

ATTRACTIONS
Spirit of Hawaii (Rollercoaster ride through mountain)
The Blowhole (Giant geyser style fountain to play in-Based on hawaii's many blowholes)

DINING
Lucky's Luau Restaurant
Molokai Milkshakes


SHOPS
Island Traders
Hilo Hattie
Lanai Leis
Oahu Surf Mercantile


Gotta get back to doing the map now-Great work everyone!:sohappy:

Just a few suggestions. First, vlocano instead of a mountain, you just gotta. And maybe a slow boat ride showcasing the culture, legends and that kinda thing, probally like the hawaiian version of el rio tiempo but beter. And the luau restaurant, if you haven't thought of this already, should be themed after an actually luau with live entertainment and the works. Just some thoughts.
ANd we should have some kind of a haunted attraction probally in the new england pavillion. Obviously not like the haunted mansion, more serious, all I got on that for now.
And for the D.C. area we should not only have the HOP but also an american adventure boat ride detailing major points in american history like boston tea party ect.

 

[cherrynegra]

I was finally able to download the map cloudboy. It was beautiful!! You did a great job. :sohappy: It's coming along very nicely.

 

[cloudboy]

I did it in Illustrator, and the lagoon would be on the bottom. The sailboats would actually be in the lagoon.

I had not thought about the haunted bit. I guess that would fit Salem. Although they do have a haunted tour in Boston that is a little more fitting (Salem whitches are much more about unholy people than the traditional whitch with a pointed hat). It could be very interesting to do a haunted colonial house or two - not so much the ghosts that scare, but the ghosts of famous people from HIstory like Paul Revere and John Adams and such.

 

[Dr.Seeker]

Thanks for the suggestions, but ill probable be extending the area looking at what others have done.

 

[martinthesparta]

Ok, here's some of my stuff, the details are kinda fuzzy and I'm not good with coming up with names, so any help with that is welcome.

ATTRACTIONS
Dairy Farm- A walking tour of an actual dairy farm facility
Some kind of native american attraction like the mystic lodge at knotts berry farm.
Test Track
Indy speed way-simular to the TL speedway
Old Chicago- A dark ride in antique cars detailing the rich history of chicago including the organized crime and maybe end the ride with the chicago fire, have to do more research to get a better idea
Polka Tea cups- The ride would be inside a large german dance hall with a polka band on a stage at the back wall, with spinning figures of pairs of dancers in lader hosen as well as the tea cups for passengers to ride in on the dance floor. Wisconsin, especially the milwaukee area, has a rich german heritage, which made me think of this idea. Sounds a little strange i know, but it might work

SHOPS
Not many ideas yet
Indian trade post
Mars cheese castle

RESTAURANTS
Biergarten

Need more time for the rest, but it's a start anyway

 

[cloudboy]

There is some old, abandoned underground train in Chicago - I think that would make a great setting for your dark ride.

I like the idea of the Polka band, but polka is Polish, not German. From what you describe it sounds like you may be thinking about Umpah bands (Lederhosen and Tubas? That's Umpah. Roll out the bareels and acordians - that's Polka). There a sizeable Polish population in Chicago anyway.

 

[martinthesparta]

OOOOOOHHHHHhhhhh, I forgot, I have D.C. too. D.C. will be the highly patriotic part of the park, like the liberty square or american adventures, but obviously not so colonial because we already have that. I forgot I had it, so I don't have much yet, but obvioulsy will have replicas of monuments and landmarks within reason and won't really take up too much space. The two major attractions will be Hall of presidents and american adventures the ride. I believe I mentioned we needed those in another post before I remembered I was in charge of dc. My bad. More will come during and after the weekend when I have more time for research.