Guardians of the Galaxy Mission Breakout announced for Disney California Adventure

[brb1006]

That's funny, I never noticed the hallway until like my 5th or 6th time and most others I talk to don't either. Most guests are so excited to board the elevator car and get strapped in that most are oblivious until they get comfortable enough to start looking for such details after repeated visits. DCA's pull away and push forward is a great bookending wow, as is the transition in the mirror effect room. With the one lighting, it looks pristine, then in the next after the lightning, it looks dilapidated. Very nicely done. I also love the drop scare with the hallway scene. The DHS is cooky and fun, but not really scary. The DCA version is definitely the scary version.

But the original DHS version feels more like an actual hotel and has a more eerie feeling. DHS even has random drops.

 

[brb1006]

You forgot DCA opens to the mirror were everyone disappears then you see the hallway with the 5 ghosts.

The fifth dimension room in Florida really has nothing to do with five people stepping into an elevator and disappearing. It's just a weird pepper's ghost scene of items from the TV show's title sequence. It's cool but doesn't advance the plot at all. If you didn't know the tv show you would have no idea what that is. Everyone can understand disappearing in a mirror as being ghostly.

The 5th Dimension scene references what happened to the 5 passengers

 

[Californian Elitist]

The Tower was barely in a land to begin with. At best it seemed annexed from the Hollywood area.

If a Marvel area is being planned, then the land issue will hopefully be rectified.

Tower was, and still is, a Hollywood Land attraction. Its proximity to the other attractions and shops is completely moot. It is what it is. Matterhorn and Small World aren't located in Fantasyland's main vicinity, but they're still Fantasyland attractions. There's no excuse.

If a Marvel land is coming, this should have opened with it, not years before. It's poor planning and poor strategic thinking.

 

[Californian Elitist]

But the original DHS version feels more like an actual hotel and has a more eerie feeling. DHS even has random drops.

I can't remember, have you actually been to the DLR?

 

[brb1006]

I can't remember, have you actually been to the DLR?

No but I remember how intimidating ToT looked when I was at HS between my past three trips mainly how fitting the location was and how the building was designed.

 

[Californian Elitist]

No but I remember how intimidating ToT looked when I was at HS between my past three trips mainly how fitting the location was and how the building was designed.

Sure, but how exactly would you know if the DHS Tower feels more like a hotel and has more of an eerie feeling if you've never actually experienced DCA's Tower?

 

[dweezil78]

Sure, but how exactly would you know if the DHS Tower feels more like a hotel and has more of an eerie feeling if you've never actually experienced DCA's Tower?

They might not know...but I do and can confirm! DHS definitely feels like more of a real hotel for a few reasons -- it's more secluded placement in the park, the lush grounds/garden on the outside that you walk through before entering the lobby, and the building itself also feels more realistic based on the design (IMO). It feels way more legit old Hollywood than ours does.

 

[BrianLo]

Tower was, and still is, a Hollywood Land attraction. Its proximity to the other attractions and shops is completely moot. It is what it is. Matterhorn and Small World aren't located in Fantasyland's main vicinity, but they're still Fantasyland attractions. There's no excuse.

If a Marvel land is coming, this should have opened with it, not years before. It's poor planning and poor strategic thinking.

That's a minor complaint really, it's all coming relatively quick in the speed Disney moves. Construction should be kicking off relatively soon compared to its opening. It's more like a phased roll out with the express purpose of having a semi major Marvel offering this decade.

Yes it was poor planning, but that's the fault of people who have gracefully left the company. It shouldn't have taken them so long to start even planning on introducing Marvel into their parks. Chapek arrived on scene and they had barely even considered it yet.

 

[brb1006]

They might not know...but I do and can confirm! DHS definitely feels like more of a real hotel for a few reasons -- it's more secluded placement in the park, the lush grounds/garden on the outside that you walk through before entering the lobby, and the building itself also feels more realistic based on the design (IMO). It feels way more legit old Hollywood than ours does.

Don't forget the music heard in the lobby.

 

[Deleted member 107043]

They might not know...but I do and can confirm! DHS definitely feels like more of a real hotel for a few reasons -- it's more secluded placement in the park, the lush grounds/garden on the outside that you walk through before entering the lobby, and the building itself also feels more realistic based on the design (IMO). It feels way more legit old Hollywood than ours does.

Definitely. There's a real sense of it being an old abandoned hotel on the edge of the Hollywood foothills, just off of Sunset Blvd. You get none of this at the DCA version, which is why I'm kind of ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ about the switch to MB. The only notable piece of placemaking in the immediate area in Anaheim is the Red Car Trolley.

 

[brb1006]

Definitely. There's a real sense of it being an old abandoned hotel on the edge of the Hollywood foothills, just off of Sunset Blvd. You get none of this at the DCA version, which is why I'm kind of ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ about the switch to MB. The only notable piece of placemaking in the immediate area in Anaheim is the Red Car Trolley.

I still love seeing the tower from a distance as your arriving to WDW Resort from a bus or car.

 

[dweezil78]

I still love seeing the tower from a distance as your arriving to WDW Resort from a bus or car.

Definitely! WDW has a lot of those great reveals as you drive around the property. Not the most beautiful shot (just grabbed from Google Street View) but look how much better ToT looks there even from the perspective of a backstage road...

 

[dweezil78]

Don't forget the music heard in the lobby.

Was the lobby loop at DCA different? I always just figured they were more or less the same... never listened all that closely!

 

[dweezil78]

Definitely. There's a real sense of it being an old abandoned hotel on the edge of the Hollywood foothills, just off of Sunset Blvd. You get none of this at the DCA version, which is why I'm kind of ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ about the switch to MB. The only notable piece of placemaking in the immediate area in Anaheim is the Red Car Trolley.

Yup... placement-wise at DHS, it always gave off a Chateau Marmont vibe to me.

 

[Stevek]

Yes! At least Tuck and Roll is a cleverly designed ride. The Motor Boat Cruise experience was as generic and dull as it looks in this video.

But for 5 year old Steve, it was amazeballs. I used to stand up to make sure I didn't hit the rocks...yeah, I thought I was really controlling it. It was basically autopia on water.

 

[Deleted member 107043]

But for 5 year old Steve, it was amazeballs.

I certainly wouldn't want to diminish 5 year old Steve's experience, but that's a pretty low bar for a theme park ride, particularly one produced by the world's premier theme park operator.

 

[Professortango1]

But the original DHS version feels more like an actual hotel and has a more eerie feeling. DHS even has random drops.

Yeah, the DCA version has had random drops available and I have no idea why they sat on that for so long. I do enjoy the build of the current DCA drop sequence though. The queues/facade always seemed switched to me. DHS has the amazing realistic facade and boiler room, but the more campy approach to the attraction with literally being placed in the old 60's TV show. The DCA version has the faker cornier facade and boiler room but the more realistic approach to the material. That's why I think DHS definately wins for atmosphere and DCA wins for actual ride experience. Plus, it's so cool having the same bellhop send out off and welcome you back. The DCA bellhops were always so fun and over the top. In DHS, it felt more like theme park employees.

 

[dweezil78]

The DCA bellhops were always so fun and over the top. In DHS, it felt more like theme park employees.

Mileage will definitely vary in either park here! All comes down to CM. I've had great and not-so-great in both parks. Definitely would not consider this to be specific trait to either version.

 

[Earl Sweatpants]

PC: MiceChat Marvel Land Update.

 

[Californian Elitist]

They might not know...but I do and can confirm! DHS definitely feels like more of a real hotel for a few reasons -- it's more secluded placement in the park, the lush grounds/garden on the outside that you walk through before entering the lobby, and the building itself also feels more realistic based on the design (IMO). It feels way more legit old Hollywood than ours does.

I can accept your opinion! You've at least experienced both.