Brian Swan
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The site that shall not be mentioned "declared" that this area will be nothing but a queue area for the hordes of people waiting to get into SWL. But we know how accurate some of his statements are...
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Grand Avenue and Baseline Tap House
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cjkeating
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I think the site that shall not be named has just gone click bait as usual. Whilst it is true the area WILL be used for a queue, for the majority of its existence it will be a path to SW:GE which doesn't sound quite as sensational.
That site's inside information is a CM who put two and two together.
Tod&BigMamaOdie
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I hope there are napkins, whether printed or not, though printed ones do tend to do a better job and give a cleaner wipe.
Kman101
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It's the main path/roadway into the land (there's a path from TSL of course), so of course it would become queue space when the line to get into the land extends well out. He didn't exactly post 'breaking news' and something that should be common sense.
Not sure what anyone expected Grand Avenue to be? It will have a pub
Not sure what anyone expected Grand Avenue to be? It will have a pub
It's the main path/roadway into the land (there's a path from TSL of course), so of course it would become queue space when the line to get into the land extends well out. He didn't exactly post 'breaking news' and something that should be common sense.
Not sure what anyone expected Grand Avenue to be? It will have a pub
It will have the Grandest switchback queue in the whole world!!
Next Big Thing
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MagicHappens1971
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@marni1971 by the time the park is renamed, is it safe to say that all of the soundstage esque buildings will be rethemed?
Kman101
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Let's hope
There's only so much you can do with a huge box right next to a sidewalk.
Don't attractions fit into a huge box? I assume that was not a hint just a statement of reality.
Next Big Thing
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But things like the side of the Sci-Fi building should easily be fixed. Do some painting on the side like they did for the MK Bypass. I mean some of these soundstage issues can be easily fixed with paint.
Herbie
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It would seem like they could have started on the side of the Sci Fi connected to the bar, and worry about the entrance side later. Once everything opens, they could easily close and block off the Sci Fi and ABC Commissary (because it needs a retheme) as well as the Animation area. With Toy Story Land, hopefully the kiddos can live without Disney Junior for awhile while they figure out what to do with Mermaid and Launch Bay and their buildings.
Next Big Thing
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Mark me down as fine for many of those fake soundstage themed buildings to be demolished.
Especially everything in Animation Courtyard.
Herbie
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Same here, but of course I'd like for them to keep the Sci Fi... I'd prefer them to move it to a more open area with a new building and utilize that space a bit better, but if it must stay on 'Commissary Lane', so be it.
It was a reference to how the giant studio buildings look from the outside. If you're going to have a theme park which isn't about 'studios' anymore, how do you hide the fact you have giant pink boxes of buildings everywhere? Traditional theme parking usually puts giant attraction buildings on the outside perimeter of the park and throws up a giant facade facing inward. When the huge building is in the middle of the park, what's a multi-billion dollar corporation to do?
You can put a giant hat over it!
Horizonsfan
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Sci-Fi Dine In is such an easy facade overhaul, it's surprising they didn't tie it into this project. Just paint the visible parts of the soundstage in pastels, remove any "soundstage" signage, add a few "coming attractions" posters, and you've got yourself a midcentury movie theater.