CMM has always been temporary. A cheap filler. But, like Mickey's Brirthdayland, it is amazing what good design can achieve with limited means. In fact, I think limited means often forces creativity, while abundance results in creative laziness. The cleverness and craftsmanship of CMM's design is underrated.
No need for false nostalgia, CMM was not a must see land. But it was quite pleasant, one of the finer strolls in DAK. A little stream, some Duck displays, and a National Park / summer camp theme. It worked well enough. Apart from FoTLK there were m&g's and a Pocahontas show. This show, like CMM itself, was temporary, small and modest, but fun enough.
WDW doesn't need $500 million state-of-the-art movie tie-in lands, Better to leave that to UNI. It creates great theme parks, but lacking in real soul and Disney sentiment. I'd trather CMM's Natural Park theme was further developed into a proper North America area. WDW always gets that sort of Americana exactly right, whether it is River Country, or Fort Wilderness, or Tom Sawyer Island, and even - in a more modest way - CMM's theme and atmosphere.
