Idea for a fifth themed area (a new entertainment district) at Disney Springs (and map/diagram)!

[Corey]

How about having the two G.U.M. malls flank Main Street U.S.A (or in another country it might be Avenue des Champs-Élysées U.S.A.) leading up to a reproduction of Château Frontenac as a palace standing in for the castle?

(A Thought: I believe they both have an art nouveau theme and would naturally extend the same architectural theme from Main Street to the palace/castle. You could then have a New Orleans Square radiating off to the left, followed by an Adventureland that might have a French West Africa or Haitian architectural style (or perhaps even a French Indochina town such as Saigon (Vietnamese Mekong River area)) for the attractions including the Jungle Cruise. You could also have a Discoveryland off to the right that has steampunk or late 19th century architecture, that would tie in with the French theme by having attractions inspired by Jules Verne and H.G. Wells. Other lands such as Frontierland and potentially Tomorrowland would be further away from the hub and therefore could transition away from the French theme found at the center.)

 

[spacemt354]

I checked the dimensions for the G.U.M. mall and it is 794 feet long, making it about twice as long as the street section minus the square section of Main Street U.S.A (which is about 350 to 400 feet long). The building is considerably wider than the shops on either side. Having two malls that are the same size as the G.U.M. building flanking Main Street would make for a much longer Main Street and would have the added benefit of in essence having two parallel side streets.

You could always have a shortened version. Like World Showcase, Main Street is meant to be more of the picturesque spirit of whatever time period it is featuring, seen through rose colored glasses basically. So having it a bit smaller shouldn't be an issue!

 

[Corey]

The one upside to making Main Street longer is that the radius of the park would be longer, thereby increasing the size of each land that surrounds the hub (or spoke of the wheel) of the park. You could therefore have more attractions in Adventureland and Tomorrowland for instance that usually flank Main Street U.S.A.

 

[spacemt354]

The one upside to making Main Street longer is that the radius of the park would be longer, thereby increasing the size of each land that surrounds the hub (or spoke of the wheel) of the park. You could therefore have more attractions in Adventureland and Tomorrowland for instance that usually flank Main Street U.S.A.

Very true!

 

[Corey]

Returning to my original idea for the fifth themed area of Disney Springs I'm calling Recreation Point. What if the buildings housing the shops, clubs, restaurants and aquarium were modeled after the Crystal Palace that used to reside in London before it burned down. Obviously "The Disney Arena," "The Disney Derby," and the Broadway Show would have to be housed in another type of building since the structure could not support the spans necessary to avoid having posts holding up the glass ceiling. I'm just not sure what style of building would be appropriate since the Crystal Palace was built in the mid-19th century. Oh, and yes I am aware that there is a Crystal Palace Restaurant in the Magic Kingdom between Main Street and Adventureland, but this would be considerably larger. Here are some pictures:

 

[Corey]

Perhaps the Broadway Show could be housed in a building resembling the Royal Albert Hall. "The Disney Arena," and "The Disney Derby" could be house in buildings based upon the Royal Albert Hall, but are larger and in an elliptical shape so as to house the ice skating rink and roller skating rink in the aforementioned arenas. Here are some pictures:

 

[Corey]

If the design of the Royal Albert Hall is used, as is the Crystal Palace, with copious amounts of water fountains throughout, then would it make more sense to call this fifth district of Disney Springs, "Crystal Springs" rather than "Recreation Point?"

I guess "The Disney Arena" could be "The Crystal Ice Palace," while "The Disney Derby" could be the "The Crystal Promenade."

 

[spacemt354]

If the design of the Royal Albert Hall is used, as is the Crystal Palace, with copious amounts of water fountains throughout, then would it make more sense to call this fifth district of Disney Springs, "Crystal Springs" rather than "Recreation Point?"

I guess "The Disney Arena" could be "The Crystal Ice Palace," while "The Disney Derby" could be the "The Crystal Promenade."

Sounds good to me! Impressed by how in-depth you are going with this.

 

[Corey]

Hello spacemt354,

I squeezed just about everything from Recreation Point into my map of Crystal Springs, with the exception of the Coney Island Roller Coaster and Steamer. Here is a map:

 

[spacemt354]

Hello spacemt354,

I squeezed just about everything from Recreation Point into my map of Crystal Springs, with the exception of the Coney Island Roller Coaster and Steamer. Here is a map:

Very cool! Awesome work!

 

[Corey]

Maybe among some of the shops in the Crystal Palace could be some athletic oriented ones like a Ron Jon Surf Shop, a Vans Store and Vans Skatepark, and an REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) store. That would certainly add some sports offerings for the Orlando area.

 

[spacemt354]

Maybe among some of the shops in the Crystal Palace could be some athletic oriented ones like a Ron Jon Surf Shop, a Vans Store and Vans Skatepark, and an REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) store. That would certainly add some sports offerings for the Orlando area.

Ron Jon Surf Shop would fit right in down in Florida!

 

[Corey]

Ron Jon Surf Shop would fit right in down in Florida!

My thought exactly with respect to the other stores as well!

 

[Corey]

I was thinking that if Disney wanted to double dip and provide both entertainment venues and merchandise sales, they could in addition to renting roller skates, rollerblades, and ice skates to visitors of the two venues, they could also sell such skates to visitors of "Disney's Crystal Promenade" and "Disney's Crystal Ice Palace" respectively with those names on it for adults, in addition to skates with Disney animated characters for kids and younger guests.

If the design of the Royal Albert Hall is used, as is the Crystal Palace, with copious amounts of water fountains throughout, then would it make more sense to call this fifth district of Disney Springs, "Crystal Springs" rather than "Recreation Point?"

I guess "The Disney Arena" could be "The Crystal Ice Palace," while "The Disney Derby" could be the "The Crystal Promenade."