Dumbo & Main Street Updates

TROR

TROR

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I think having the bricks go vertical on Disneyland Paris' Main Street also makes it look a lot better when compared to Hong Kong's which go horizontal.
 
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Dr. Hans Reinhardt said:
Nope. I'm not exaggerating.
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I will say that DLP's downfall is that it has struggled to perform, which led to a very noticeable decline in maintenance. So bad that it was in a pretty sad state the last time I visited, which was when ToT was under construction. From what I've read it's gone through a massive refresh since then following the takeover from TWDCo and it's looking good again.
 
mickEblu

mickEblu

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Dr. Hans Reinhardt said:
I will say that DLP's downfall is that it has struggled to perform, which led to a very noticeable decline in maintenance. So bad that it was in a pretty sad state the last time I visited, which was when ToT was under construction. From what I've read it's gone through a massive refresh since then following the takeover from TWDCo and it's looking good again.
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Sounds like now is a good a time to go as any!
 
George Lucas on a Bench

George Lucas on a Bench

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mickEblu said:
Every picture I see of DL Paris is gorgeous. Does that place have one bad angle?
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Yeah. The concrete, ironically. As we know, I'm not a fan of huge open areas of concrete in these theme parks. DL may be inadequate when infested with APs and filled with awkward bottlenecks, but it's more aesthetically pleasing. Once they built The Magic Kingdom, they started making the parks more spread out with ugly open areas of concrete that are hard on the eyes and the feet.

That said, DLP is still a great looking park despite this.
 
George Lucas on a Bench

George Lucas on a Bench

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I don't even think this should have been a story covered by the Disney Parks Blog, but I guess they've got nothing better to do and that's what it's for.

I mean, it's bricks. Just take down the walls and let the wacky fans blog about it while no one else notices.
 
Old Mouseketeer

Old Mouseketeer

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OK, once and for all can we get this right?

1) The brick border on the tracks isn't just to disguise the concrete removed to replace the track and switches--it's a visual indicator that allows the cast member walking in front of the DCA Trolley (plus Five and Dime and Black Panther) or DL Streetcar to simply and easily call out "Please stay off the bricks" in order to safely clear the path of the vehicle.

2) The difference in color between the brick on the sidewalk and the bricks in the street provides a visual differentiation between levels where there is a curb and not a curb cut/ramp and also allows cast members at parade time to direct Guests to stay on the solid red bricks (or however they phrase this when the parade comes back) just as they say "stay on the stone pavement" in Fantasyland.

So there are operational AND safety reasons for 1) having the brick and 2) having different brick in the street than on the sidewalk. Whether you happen to like the look or not, it's here to stay. Most likely most people won't think much about it and even those who do will forget about it over time. But it increases safety and greatly simplifies communication for CMs who are trying to keep guests, and most importantly their children, safe.
 
mickEblu

mickEblu

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Old Mouseketeer said:
OK, once and for all can we get this right?

1) The brick border on the tracks isn't just to disguise the concrete removed to replace the track and switches--it's a visual indicator that allows the cast member walking in front of the DCA Trolley (plus Five and Dime and Black Panther) or DL Streetcar to simply and easily call out "Please stay off the bricks" in order to safely clear the path of the vehicle.

2) The difference in color between the brick on the sidewalk and the bricks in the street provides a visual differentiation between levels where there is a curb and not a curb cut/ramp and also allows cast members at parade time to direct Guests to stay on the solid red bricks (or however they phrase this when the parade comes back) just as they say "stay on the stone pavement" in Fantasyland.

So there are operational AND safety reasons for 1) having the brick and 2) having different brick in the street than on the sidewalk. Whether you happen to like the look or not, it's here to stay. Most likely most people won't think much about it and even those who do will forget about it over time. But it increases safety and greatly simplifies communication for CMs who are trying to keep guests, and most importantly their children, safe.
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Frankly I’m not setting foot into Disneyland until the new bricks fade and more closely resemble the bricks on the sidewalks. Not only that, the new bricks are clearly bricks based on IP, so that’s also a no-no.
 
Andrew C

Andrew C

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mickEblu said:
Frankly I’m not setting foot into Disneyland until the new bricks fade and more closely resemble the bricks on the sidewalks. Not only that, the new bricks are clearly bricks based on IP, so that’s also a no-no.
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Bricks are a tie in to wreck it Ralph /Ralph breaks the internet.
 
Old Mouseketeer

Old Mouseketeer

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mickEblu said:
Frankly I’m not setting foot into Disneyland until the new bricks fade and more closely resemble the bricks on the sidewalks. Not only that, the new bricks are clearly bricks based on IP, so that’s also a no-no.
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Oh yeah? Well I'm never going there until there are bricks EVERYWHERE!!! Bricks on Tom Sawyer Island, bricks on Big Thunder Trail, bricks all over the castle, AND bricks all over Space Mountain (but not verdigris because--you know--that's just wrong). But not on Small World because Mary Blair. So nyah, nyah, nyah!
 
mickEblu

mickEblu

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Curious Constance said:
Is the hedge your new TOT?

I need to find out what you're talking about to see if I need to become enraged.
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Hahah no it’s not quite at TOTs level. But definitely bothersome. I also need to see what it gets replaced with before I can unleash all my rage. With that said, I don’t have a good feeling.
 

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