MAGICal DLP News, Rumours & Thoughts

[Animaniac93-98]

The thing about losing Peter and the Wolf isn't just the scene itself, but the music too.

I hope they don't ever replace Wizard of Oz.

 

[Sir_Cliff]

Seems like a nicely-executed addition and makes sense for the Parisian weather, as did the addition of a covered outdoor terrace for the Coco restaurant:

 

[mrflo]

The outdoor section of the Tower of Terror queue will be also covered.



This should also indirectly confirm that they are not planning to change the theme of ToT in WDS any time soon.

 

[Indy_UK]

Amazing that they are making all these improvements.

An extra new attraction or 2 would be nice though

 

[Sir_Cliff]

The outdoor section of the Tower of Terror queue will be also covered.



This should also indirectly confirm that they are not planning to change the theme of ToT in WDS any time soon.

Interested (and happy) to hear the outdoor queue area for Peter Pan will also be covered.

I have waited in that long, winding queue quite a few times and wondered how the hell it works in the rain. I can just imagine standing there cold, miserable, and getting drenched!

 

[cjkeating]

Interested (and happy) to hear the outdoor queue area for Peter Pan will also be covered.

I have waited in that long, winding queue quite a few times and wondered how the hell it works in the rain. I can just imagine standing there cold, miserable, and getting drenched!

Yes. I have always found it weird that Peter Pan which always has the longest Fantasyland wait had an uncovered queue whilst most of the other attractions were covered. I think the Dumbo tents were an addition but Snow, Pinocchio, Tea Cups, IASW(?) have always been covered. Almost every other queue outside of FL is covered too, so glad this is happening.

 

[Sir_Cliff]

Yes. I have always found it weird that Peter Pan which always has the longest Fantasyland wait had an uncovered queue whilst most of the other attractions were covered. I think the Dumbo tents were an addition but Snow, Pinocchio, Tea Cups, IASW(?) have always been covered. Almost every other queue outside of FL is covered too, so glad this is happening.

Glad I'm not the only one who found that choice so weird! They created an undercover walkway that would get you almost all the way from Town Square to Fantasyland, and then left the bulk of the Fantasyland with the longest queue completely uncovered!

 

[mrflo]

Preview and installation video of the new light structure that will soon welcome guests at the entrance to the Disneyland Hotel.



I am personally not a fan of crystals and bling-bling in general. It's just not my taste. Hence, I am also not excited seeing this in the renovated DLH. However, I am still open to see how this will appear in real once it is complete and open to the public.

 

[Robbiem]

Preview and installation video of the new light structure that will soon welcome guests at the entrance to the Disneyland Hotel.



I am personally not a fan of crystals and bling-bling in general. It's just not my taste. Hence, I am also not excited seeing this in the renovated DLH. However, I am still open to see how this will appear in real once it is complete and open to the public.

It looks nice but I’m not sure it really goes with the hotel theme. It would look nice somewhere at the contemporary or Disneyland hotel IMO

 

[Haymarket]

Just for fun, the older Apple Maps, to the newer bing maps, does seem to show the start of a berm where the third park would be…

Any news on the berm?

 

[Trekkie101]

Its there, apparently its the dirt from the WDS lake, two birds with one stone.

 

[Sir_Cliff]

Preview and installation video of the new light structure that will soon welcome guests at the entrance to the Disneyland Hotel.



I am personally not a fan of crystals and bling-bling in general. It's just not my taste. Hence, I am also not excited seeing this in the renovated DLH. However, I am still open to see how this will appear in real once it is complete and open to the public.

I think it looks good and fits the hotel's new focus on the princesses.

I also like the fact they're putting the effort into designing custom fittings for this hotel. Over in Florida, this refurbishments seem to always involve a generic 'contemporary' look that appears to have been selected and thrown together from a catalogue to vaguely approximate the theme of the hotel.

 

[marni1971]

I believe there is space for a tunnel to the left of Meet Mickey that was preplanned when the park opened so that building can stay like the one that currently leads to Casey Jnr. and the canal boats.

Meet Mickey also already has a tunnel under the RR

The outdoor section of the Tower of Terror queue will be also covered.



This should also indirectly confirm that they are not planning to change the theme of ToT in WDS any time soon.

Also expect the Buzz overflow queue to be covered.

 

[cjkeating]

Meet Mickey also already has a tunnel under the RR

Also expect the Buzz overflow queue to be covered.

Or they could just get rid of Buzz.

 

[LondonTom]

As usual a late announcement for another AP Party! Christmas-themed this time!

As late as it is and I do get complaints, especially since it is on a Thursday. Its actually worked out well for me as I was being indecisive about Christmas trip, just that it would be around this time, so should hopefully be going now! (Hopefully, the hotel line will be kind tomorrow and they might have an AP room rate left)

 

[nickys]

Or they could just get rid of Buzz.

I did find Buzz jarring against all the amazing Jules Verne theming. The colours are too vibrant and wrong so it just doesn’t fit in.

 

[hopemax]

Hey everyone... we are going to make our first trip to DLP Dec 7-Dec 10. Is there a website or book that goes into the hidden details and such, and less travel oriented? While scanning some old posts, I saw Martin say something about, "You could spend half a day just on Main Street," and since it will likely be my Dad's only visit I want to make sure we don't miss stuff. In the 90s I feel I used to know more of this stuff, but it's so long between when we thought we were going (2002) and now it actually happening, so much has changed. And super antsy for the Christmas reporting to come out.

 

[Indy_UK]

Love that the refurb of the whole Sequoia Lodge has been confirmed including rooms, pool and restaurants.

Assume they will start once Disneyland Hotel re-opens and once complete will get a hefty price hike.

 

[cjkeating]

Love that the refurb of the whole Sequoia Lodge has been confirmed including rooms, pool and restaurants

Once the refurb is done I think it will be my favourite hotel at DLP. I love everything about the hotel as it currently stands but the rooms are just not good.

 

[nickys]

Once the refurb is done I think it will be my favourite hotel at DLP. I love everything about the hotel as it currently stands but the rooms are just not good.

We were just there and they had at least added a recharging “pod” with both sockets and USB ports. And we also had a coffee machine and an electric kettle - although the latter was broken.

But I agree that they do need a refresh.