I guess the security at the gate was trying to avoid a confrontation, considering they will be CMs who I presume don't have the same bag checks. (But yeah someone could have sneaked in with them, but DLP management doesn't seem to be in the mood to do something sensible about this, like let them use the staff entrance.)
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stitchangel
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ally implied on twitter that the magic kingdom might get a new expansion as soon as 2028 as the star wars themed area seems more advanced than what he thought
Never liked the "Pizza Outpost" name. Would prefer they go back to calling it the Explorer's Club, but this is a slight improvement
cjkeating
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Have to assume the food is going to change?
Indy_UK
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A refurb is much needed and seeing as they are probably a big way through the Disneyland hotel refurbs it’s good they are moving onto the next resort.
Is there much substance to it being themed to National Geographic? I quite like that idea
They’ve had cast working on attractions that their costume doesn’t match up for as long as I have been visiting, seen plenty Indiana Jones cast on Pirates. Not perfect but if it’s between that and the attraction closing I know which is the better option.
Rat vehicles are mostly all gross though and pretty much all need a refurb.
Have to say last visit I did notice more and more chipped paint etc, something which I hadn’t seen at DLP for years, standards do seem to be slipping
Strangely almost daily one of the Parisian social media peeps shows a photo of an area being touched up or painted. I know they can’t do everything all the time but they do still seem to be trying to maintain things.
The Rat RVs though….
They just seemed to get on top of it all a few years ago but seem to have slipped back, at least from what I saw on my last couple of visits.
cjkeating
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Exactly some people are weirdly nostagaltic for Disney Village but I remember during my first trip over 10 years ago wondering why the place was looked so run down and outdated... and it hasn't got any better since then.
A couple of things to note which people seem to be missing on Twitter... these are the 'structural' plans (which at a guess are being submitted for planning application this week hence the press release before they get 'leaked' by fan sites) so exclude finer details that will embellish the buildings. Also it is stated in the press release that all stores will be fully refurbished or reimagined so it's not a 'reskin' as again I've seen some people say.
My outstanding question is what is happening on the other side... at a guess I'll say as those building already have individual facades their reimagining or refurbishments will be announced on a venue by venue basis.
Indy_UK
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I’m not a fan that it seems every shop facade is different. I honestly don’t know why they don’t just demolish and rebuild something much better? Maybe double storey with more dining?
Just comes across as another cheaper update that they are dragging out over 2 whole years
Just comes across as another cheaper update that they are dragging out over 2 whole years
Sir_Cliff
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Does anyone on here remember the original (circa-1992) version?
Ever since I have been going (only since 2008), Disney Village has been pretty grim. All the pictures I see of the original Festival Disney, though, makes it look like a pretty nice piece of design. The neon/retro-1950s feel works well, and I particularly like the look of the lights strung overhead, which presumably would have really helped in winter.
As they changed it pretty quickly (e.g. stripping the bases of the towers), I guess in practice it didn't work as well as on paper?
Ever since I have been going (only since 2008), Disney Village has been pretty grim. All the pictures I see of the original Festival Disney, though, makes it look like a pretty nice piece of design. The neon/retro-1950s feel works well, and I particularly like the look of the lights strung overhead, which presumably would have really helped in winter.
As they changed it pretty quickly (e.g. stripping the bases of the towers), I guess in practice it didn't work as well as on paper?
I dunno, I think it needed a complete rethink, this is like putting bland lipstick on a pig (a pig that you've not taken great care of, so looks old and hagged.) If they ain't going to fundamentally change much, they should have just given it some TLC to bring it back to the original design.
Alot I guess will depend on if all these changes, manage to bring in some exciting restaurant tenants.,
Alot I guess will depend on if all these changes, manage to bring in some exciting restaurant tenants.,
fradz
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I'm annoyed that everything is looking so bland nowadays. Everything needs to look "classy, modern", add some greeneries and a touch of wood and voila. I'm traveling enough for work already; if I go to a vacation destination, I want it to look bold, colorful, with a with a resolutely daring theme.
It was called Festival Disney? Then it should look like a festival of some sort (music festival, local fair, ...)
You call it Disney Village nowadays? Then make it look like a nice old French village with an extra touch of Disney fantasy, not like the mall which is a 5min walk from my place.
It was called Festival Disney? Then it should look like a festival of some sort (music festival, local fair, ...)
You call it Disney Village nowadays? Then make it look like a nice old French village with an extra touch of Disney fantasy, not like the mall which is a 5min walk from my place.
Sir_Cliff
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I agree. This seems so half-hearted as to be hardly worth doing. Of course it will look nicer than what is there as they will be repainting and adding new finishes which will make it all look fresher. Overall, though, it seems like they're just keeping the existing lacklustre space on life support and punting actually 'fixing' Disney Village another decade or more down the road.
It would be nice if they could also go back and see if they could make something related to the original vision work. Or, at least, create a new, unified design concept.
Also agree!
At least at WDW they designed 'springs' and other touches to create a unified sense of space that kind of fits an idealised Floridian setting. Here, they really just seem to be refurbishing the district as the management of a local shopping mall might do by updating the finishings and colour scheme to match current trends in retail design.
cjkeating
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I honestly don't really see what the problem is? They are fully refurbishing the inside and out of this flank of Disney Village. Currently most things on that side are stuck in some 1992 visual timewarp. My only concern is if they get rid of the Sports Bar unless they plan on keeping Billy Bob's (in some format) and opening it during the daytime.
The other side will also be done and then the expansion will happen around the Rainforest Cafe area. Who knows by the time they get down there they might be in a position to build the final Lake Disney hotel with it too.
The other side will also be done and then the expansion will happen around the Rainforest Cafe area. Who knows by the time they get down there they might be in a position to build the final Lake Disney hotel with it too.
Sir_Cliff
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I don't think this is a bad development per se, it's more that it seems a bit pedestrian and unimaginative. It will probably look like a nice enough modern outdoor shopping mall when finished which is not the worst thing in the world, but it's also hard to get excited about it.