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Did Knee
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I never said it was a GOOD reason
Cosmic Commando
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I'm not surprised they picked up on more of a lifestyle center concept, but I am surprised they picked up on the stupid names that could be part of any outdoor mall or suburban housing development anywhere in the country.
NoChesterHester
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Then they can't win no matter what they do with DTD. I don't really understand what people want it to be.
Leaving it as it is isn't an option. Spend money on putting in draws (like a WOC type show), and people complain that the money should be spent on the parks. It always was a lifestyle center, it just took the rest of the country a decade or two to copy the plan. If they take the model and plus it, I have no issue. I don't want it to be a theme park. They are having enough trouble managing the ones they already have.
It will be a failure in my eyes if the "Landing" isn't some sort of night time entertainment district. That was sorely lacking on our last trip.
Parking garages are always an eye soar. The family loves it when we drive down the street and see all the shops and things. Putting up a garage detracts from the experience. Asphalt does not block the view. If people know they are going to be walking around all of Downtown Disney they just need to go park on the other side by the House of Blues and Cirque du soleil. They have a ton of parking spots in front and around the backside by the water. We never have a problem parking or leaving.
Lee
Adventurer
"Operating Partner"...whoever that turns out to be...
NoChesterHester
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Really? I believe the exact opposite. Seas of surface parking is offensive, obtrusive, and horribly ugly.
So you would rather have this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/petitshoo/20631855/
Than any of these??
http://www.architizer.com/en_us/blog/dyn/29788/parking-lots-of-miami/#.USa-d6U3t8E
http://www.thecoolist.com/parking-garage-design-10-modernist-masterpieces/
Ok...
RandomPrincess
Keep Moving Forward
Cosmic Commando
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It is possible to have a parking garage that doesn't look terrible on the outside... almost nobody does it, though.
Genie of the Lamp
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Here's a good/cool suggestion for the Observatory restaurant:
Why not turn it into a Restaurant/Dance Club/Bar and name it after our well known member here @Cosmic Commando. It should be called "Cosmic Commando's Supersonic Space Club". You good with this @Cosmic Commando?
Why not turn it into a Restaurant/Dance Club/Bar and name it after our well known member here @Cosmic Commando. It should be called "Cosmic Commando's Supersonic Space Club".
You good with this @Cosmic Commando?
ThemeParks4Life
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Here's a good/cool suggestion for the Observatory restaurant:
Why not turn it into a Restaurant/Dance Club/Bar and name it after our well known member here @Cosmic Commando. It should be called "Cosmic Commando's Supersonic Space Club".
Nah, since J.J. Abrams is directing Episode VII make it a lens flare restaurant
You could turn it into the Death Star, have the coolest laser tag game ever on the inside (don't whack your opponent too hard with your light saber) and have adult beverages served by protocol droids. Or you could call it "Big Ball Place" and sell Disney pins on the inside.
jt04
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So the 'pied piper' of the unthinking has already declared to his followers that they should hate the plan even before the details are released. And his loyal subjects fall right in line. I'm shocked!
It is a shopping and entertainment complex. It was never intended to be a theme park. I regret that Eisner did not continue with the original aesthetics. I want the Empress Lily restored as much as anyone. But we have to play with the hand we have been dealt. I am just happy they are doing something to realize some of the potential of the area. Way overdue. And nothing says they can't recreate the original marketplace or PI somewhere else on property as stand alones someday. That is what I would do.
It is a shopping and entertainment complex. It was never intended to be a theme park. I regret that Eisner did not continue with the original aesthetics. I want the Empress Lily restored as much as anyone. But we have to play with the hand we have been dealt. I am just happy they are doing something to realize some of the potential of the area. Way overdue. And nothing says they can't recreate the original marketplace or PI somewhere else on property as stand alones someday. That is what I would do.
ThemeParks4Life
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YES to the first option.
Mouse Detective
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The people want an adult entertainment district of some sort. Anything announced that does not address that aspect is going to be ridiculed.
Mouse Detective
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SF Girl is apparently the code name for American Girl, the doll store. So perhaps The Observatory is also a code name for something else.
So the 'pied piper' of the unthinking has already declared to his followers that they should hate the plan even before the details are released. And his loyal subjects fall right in line. I'm shocked!
Your argument is stronger without this insulting start.
John
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Honestly...what is there not to like with the plan? Its an upgrade over what exsist now ( God how I hate agreeing with jt). Stop with the parking garage complaints. There will be plenty of acerage of yellow lined asphalt for those who dont want to park there. All that said...I agree with Mouse Dectective 100%. Add some night life for pete sake. You do this and do it right and AC will be all forgiven......almost.
71jason
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Problem is, even hidden as they are, demand far outstrips supply--even with only moderate crowds, you're lucky to get on the third boat that comes. Even with that bottleneck by the Lego store, it's probably twice as fast to walk.
Genie of the Lamp
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For me the only two things I don't have pleasure over are the name change and that Wetzel's Pretzels is becoming a Starbucks. But other than that (and was hoping night clubs would be brought back in some way shape or form) I am fine with them making these changes to DTD. Really interested in that Observatory Restaurant.