Every FW pavilion except Space was designed to be seen from any angle.
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The Empress Lilly
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The Eiffel Tower never worked all that well, even back when there was nothing on the horizon behind it but jungle. The design doesn't really pull of the intended effect.
ToTBellHop
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It works for me when I’m actually in the France courtyard.
lazyboy97o
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I think part of the problem is that, in order to fully convey what you are seeing, you see too much of the tower. The main pavilion would have to be much smaller than it is in order to see that much of the tower so far away. It will be interesting to see if anything is done to make the illusion more successful with people walking along the back side of the pavilion.
ToTBellHop
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It doesn't matter how you do it; trying to simulate a 1000-foot tall structure is quite challenging. But how do you build a France pavilion without the Eiffel Tower? The Arc de Triomphe would have been easier to pull off but less recognizable.
The Empress Lilly
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I think the designers did that on purpose. The visitor can't very well see just the top of the tower, he won't be able to recognise it, nor would even be aware of its presence. Smaller buildings leave too little to work with and are ill-fitting to a Parisian scale. Perhaps they settled on the best solution to an insolvable issue then.
For me, another problem is one of detail, and possibly paint scheme. There isn't enough detail on the tower, it looks like an antenna. With miniaturised detail and more theatrical paint perhaps an illusion of distance and scale can be achieved.
The two issues are related: how to convey an illusion of a large tower in the distance with a small tower up close?
Dreamflight incidentally had a great alternative solution, although one that may not have been feasible in WS.
The backside will be interesting indeed.
The Empress Lilly
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For a - not insignificant - redeeming factor, the illusion works best from the vantage point it is most needed, yes.
The Empress Lilly
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But if you can not pull something off, then you could reconsider building it.
The Eiffel Tower would surely rank as the world's most recognisable icon. It would be a prime choice for a France pavilion, and its presence and execution have never bothered me. But there are countless other ways to build a France pavilion. There is no Big Ben in the UK, and no Eiffel in DLP's Ratworld either. No Great Wall, Colosseum, Empire State Building, Neuschwanstein.
The Empress Lilly
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A wheel!
Yes, you can delight in its beauty from nearly as many vantage points as SSE. ^_^
sedati
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I'd group Space, Land, Imagination, and Wonders of Life together as beautiful facades tacked onto simple, functional buildings. Most of what we can't see of Imagination is nothing but a big blue box.
Also, not sure if it was hurricane related, but I did notice that the Test Track building was looking rough when seen from World Showcase last month.
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PizzaPlanet
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EricsBiscuit
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Any angle from inside the park. You can't see those angles from inside.
bclane
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But think of the birdies Mr Biscuit! Birdies have feelings too!
ToTBellHop
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How do I get a Cranium Command parking spot? Is that one of the $40 parking spots they market at the entrance?
lazyboy97o
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What architectural elements are different or lesser in that view than the entry side? The form and finishes are the same. How is it not “fully architecturally designed”?
brb1006
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I'm having a feeling this might have to do with Universal's future themed roller coaster located in Islands Of Adventure after the closure of Dragon Challenge and this might be Disney's answer.
Yes.
Yes. Though you're being pedantic with aerial shots. Want me to rephrase it "any angle from the ground"?
I guess in the future I'll have to clarify: "We can see the side of TestTrack from World Showcase just like the Swolphin, only in the case of Test Track, its designed goal of being fully architecturally designed when viewed from anywhere in the park is a giant fail design-wise considering the design is just a slab of silvery circular building."
sedati
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Then why the issue specifically with Mission Space? I didn't go out of my way looking for bad views, but what do we see of its unimaginative backside?