jt04
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Thank you. I believe there are forums out there just for politics too. So why the need for people to use this one for their propaganda? :veryconfu Crazy. :zipit:
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Thank you. I believe there are forums out there just for politics too. So why the need for people to use this one for their propaganda? :veryconfu Crazy. :zipit:
_Scar
Active Member
Not really at all. It's about HKDL and how the gov't might affect tourism. But nice try? :ROFLOL:
Is the WDS Ratatouille ride going to be in Toon Studio? If so, they are pimping that area out the most and it seems a little overused.
off topic-Which foreign park is the worst to eniglish-only tourists? I'd think DLP woul be the least, and tokyo would be the worst... is that a safe guess?
jt04
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WDW1974
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Nope. It was always SBC. It was designed based upon the film and the attraction in the castle opened after the park ('57 I think).
I know there's some urban myths related to this because Walt once mistakenly called it Snow White's Castle.
WDW1974
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Enough of the online stalking, JT. Your bulge is showing again!
Propoganda is when people don't understand what's going on and believe what they read in what's left of our media or view on rightwing TV like FOX or CNBC etc ...
If someone is going to discuss misperceptions about a part of the world I lived and worked in, I'm going to try and set them straight.
No propaganda, just facts and opinions based on being there.
WDW1974
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Yes, it is. And it will fit perfectly. The park is smallish and not in a great shape for normal expansion (kind of like Florida's studios)
Depends on what you mean 'worst' ... if you mean being English-friendly, probably Tokyo (although it's the only resort I haven't been to -- yet!)
Most of the cast has little or no knowledge of English and while some things are in English, much is in Japanese. OTOH, everyone I know who has gone says the CMs are the best and will bend over backward to help an English speaker.
HKDL is excellent in terms of English speakers. First off, it still has man people who English is their first or second language since it was a British colony for so long. I never ran into one person in two days there that had any problem conversing in English. And they were universally wonderful. Just great CMs. And everything is in English, from menus to shows to soundtracks.
DLP is a mixed bag. I've noticed that most of them are friendly, but the French are known for a 'tude that isn't really nasty, but more of an aloof one. I have had CMs there with little or no knowledge of English, which is shocking because the UK is there No. 2 market. I still have always managed to get by with my limited French.
The bottom line is an American isn't going to have a problem at any Disney park or resort unles they go in with a bad 'tude and looking for trouble.
And they all are wonderful places worth visiting ... even if you have to give up a few WDW trips to do so!
DisneyCanadian
New Member
apart from the location of the old 20,000 leagues under the sea submarine ride, is there much room for expansion or new development at the MK?
Figment632
New Member
Yes there are two large pads in back of AL and on in back of Toon Town.
DisneyCanadian
New Member
Sorry for sounding dumb, but I just can't picture any open space around either parts, all I can imagine is that the track for the Railroad would have to be moved or re-routed? Am I mistaken here?
Figment632
New Member
For the pad behind Toon Town there would have to be a bridge built. Do a search or use google earth but there are two large pads in AL one of which was supposed to be Fire Mountain..
EPCOT Explorer
New Member
Which was always VERY Blue Sky....
Figment632
New Member
Did they ever have plans for the other pad in AL!
EPCOT Explorer
New Member
Not that comes to memory at this late hour...:snore::lol:
RSoxNo1
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I get them mixed up, but my understanding is that Eisner commissioned two teams to come up with an attraction for the Fantasyland area, the ideas that they came up with were Fire Mountain and Bald Mountain. Ultimately the liked both ideas, one was going to go into the Fantasyland/Toon Town area, and one was going to go on the pad in Adventureland. Obviously neither happened. I'll see if I can find more info on it and I'll post it here.
Edit: Here's something from 2000 from this site: http://www.wdwmagic.com/Attractions/Magic-Kingdom/News/28Dec2000-Magic-Kingdom-expansion-rumors.htm
DisneyCanadian
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I'm sure everyone here would be thrilled with expansion, but WDW seems to get no love from the suits when it comes to funding
RSoxNo1
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Ok, so here is what I'm able to find/remember. Eisner commissioned the two teams of imagineers to come up with a ride for Fantasyland.
One team came up with Bald Mountain, which was to be a flume ride of sorts where all of the Disney Villains were meeting to plan an attack. The leader of the villains was Chernobog, and at some point in the ride, the villains would notice the guests intruding upon their meeting. At which point the guests would either have to prevent whatever attack was going to happen, or be chased out of the mountain.
The other team came up with a morphing coaster idea called Fire Mountain. This was to be an erupting volcano where at the point where the volcano erupted, the vehicle was supposed to switch from a standard coaster to an inverted coaster. This idea was also revisited in the Dragon Tower concept for Beastly Kingdom. This ride was meant to be based on the Atlantis movie that didn't do well in the box office.
This was all because of Islands of Adventure, and when that did little to Disney's attendance, it didn't seem to be as necessary. All this expansion came from the 3 part article on Jim Hill Media where he discusses all of the possibilities of Disney expansion from the early part of the decade:
http://jimhillmedia.com/search/SearchResults.aspx?q=Is+DAK's+Beastly+Kingdom+DOA&s=3
One team came up with Bald Mountain, which was to be a flume ride of sorts where all of the Disney Villains were meeting to plan an attack. The leader of the villains was Chernobog, and at some point in the ride, the villains would notice the guests intruding upon their meeting. At which point the guests would either have to prevent whatever attack was going to happen, or be chased out of the mountain.
The other team came up with a morphing coaster idea called Fire Mountain. This was to be an erupting volcano where at the point where the volcano erupted, the vehicle was supposed to switch from a standard coaster to an inverted coaster. This idea was also revisited in the Dragon Tower concept for Beastly Kingdom. This ride was meant to be based on the Atlantis movie that didn't do well in the box office.
This was all because of Islands of Adventure, and when that did little to Disney's attendance, it didn't seem to be as necessary. All this expansion came from the 3 part article on Jim Hill Media where he discusses all of the possibilities of Disney expansion from the early part of the decade:
http://jimhillmedia.com/search/SearchResults.aspx?q=Is+DAK's+Beastly+Kingdom+DOA&s=3
Figment632
New Member
Wow both of these should be built at once!!!!!! Thanks this is much more info than I've ever been able to find and helping to pass this long Test Track Line.
DisneyCanadian
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How realiable/accurate is Jim Hill Media? I find that they cover a lot of news about Disney, however reading in these forums, I seem to get mixed feelings.
WDW Vacationer
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Jim Hill is accurate. People think against that statement because some of things he mentions never makes it off the drwing board.