I've said this before, Disney does not have an aversion to trees. The majority of the property is nothing but trees.
Ever been to Disneyland? INSIDE the park, the place is lush and green and inviting. Main Street's town square has this great feeling of being like a walled garden.
Animal Kingdom is also full of trees. As is Adventureland and Future World West.
Except Fantasy Forest has added trees to many areas that had none before. Winnie The Pooh, the whole Dumbo area in Storybook Circus, by the train, and of course all the new areas, especially The Beauty & the Beast area and the Mine Train. They have a lot of trees in the Tangled restroom area and in-front of Pinocchio's Village Haus also. The trees are all relatively new and barely grown in, but to say FL is lacking in trees beyond the Carousel Courtyard is not true.
No - he really likes trees -- he makes sure that they are in your sight lines during fireworks displays.
It doesn't look like a forest... Yet!
I have no doubt that given a few years, it will look awesome - just wait until this all grows up. Though I suspect some, especially around BOG, will be kept in-check to keep the forced perspective:
These are really nice pictures.
I agree with your assessment that in a few years this part of NFL will be much more grown in. We have actually went through the standby line in 7DMT just so we could enjoy the trees and "foresty feel" of that area. It is really well done, especially with the piped in animal sounds.
The area around Prince Eric's Village and the BOG restaurant have also started filling in much better. And I also love the use of water in that part of NFL; the water fall from BOG that runs under the bridge towards 7DMT, as well as the waterfalls on 7DMT itself. I think that this newly expanded/refurbed part of NFL looks beautiful, during the day and at night. Over our past few visits, however, my enjoyment of the Dumbo area has fallen off a bit. I like the train station area a lot and I think that this space looks much better at night with all of the colors and the small water fountains beneath the Dumbo rides, but there could be a lot more here.
But a huge thumbs up for me for all of the work done in and around the 7DMT. I really like this area, even just to walk around and take it all in.
Thanks! I can't wait to compare them down the road...
Yes, the animal sounds! Twittering birds in the "forest." The whole area really is so well done, agreed. From the pine trees to the waterfall to the forced perspective, etc. and either day or night, it's just so lush and detailed. It really sets the bar for what's to come in the park. Perhaps WDW was feeling a little heat from Mr. Potter's dragon.
I haven't spent a ton of time in SC and that back area... It's not too shabby - though clearly not as richly themed. I like the details though, such as the "smoke" coming from the crashed rocket by Barnstormer. The train station is a pain, though I may be a little jaded... It was absolutely mobbed last time I was there and just not a fun experience in the hot sun (yes, the line extended beyond the covered platform!).
