MAGICal DLP News, Rumours & Thoughts

[wdrive]

Another interesting tweet.
I hope and pray this is the end of the current Disney Village.

 

[wdrive]

Concept art for Disney Village.
In French but you can look at the pretty pictures or use something to translate.

Les concept-arts du Disney Village révélés. - OutsidEars

Découvrez à quoi pourrait ressembler le futur du Disney Village à travers de nouveaux plans et concept-arts exclusifs.

outsidears.fr

 

[marni1971]

Concept art for Disney Village.
In French but you can look at the pretty pictures or use something to translate.

Les concept-arts du Disney Village révélés. - OutsidEars

Découvrez à quoi pourrait ressembler le futur du Disney Village à travers de nouveaux plans et concept-arts exclusifs.

outsidears.fr

I devices now auto translate thankfully. Quite accurate too.

 

[cjkeating]

Concept art for Disney Village.
In French but you can look at the pretty pictures or use something to translate.

Les concept-arts du Disney Village révélés. - OutsidEars

Découvrez à quoi pourrait ressembler le futur du Disney Village à travers de nouveaux plans et concept-arts exclusifs.

outsidears.fr

I know you can't be too demanding as a DLP fan but I just want the Disney Village revamp now... I was convinced this would be a project done between the 25th and 30th whereas now I'd imagine it's a ready for the 35th project.

 

[Sir_Cliff]

I know you can't be too demanding as a DLP fan but I just want the Disney Village revamp now... I was convinced this would be a project done between the 25th and 30th whereas now I'd imagine it's a ready for the 35th project.

To be honest, I am kind of impressed at how many resources DLP has put into refurbishments during the pandemic. Honestly more impressive than WDW in that respect, where everything just seemed to pause once the resort closed.

Disney Village does look awful, though, so a revamp can't come soon enough. This looks better than what's there now, but disappointingly generic.

 

[Magic Feather]

That concept art looks like it took all of the wrong lessons from Springs.

 

[EPCOTCenterLover]

I find Disney Springs to be quite beautiful now!

 

[marni1971]

I find Disney Springs to be quite beautiful now!

Bob thanks you. It’s a pretty shopping mall. PI was far better.

 

[EPCOTCenterLover]

Bob thanks you. It’s a pretty shopping mall. PI was far better.

Well, yes, of course. But once they moved on from Pleasure Island, they could have left it as it was. But they didn't, and I think they did a great job.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Well, yes, of course. But once they moved on from Pleasure Island, they could have left it as it was. But they didn't, and I think they did a great job.

It is certainly better than what was there 10 years ago.

 

[marni1971]

Well, yes, of course. But once they moved on from Pleasure Island, they could have left it as it was.

They wouldn’t have done that. The main reason for PIs demise was why should Disney pay to run it when they could get third parties to pay them for doing it.

 

[cjkeating]

I don't think it has been mentioned in the thread but Orbitron has now been removed for its Experience Enhancement Plan refurbishment.

 

[Markiewong]

Bob thanks you. It’s a pretty shopping mall. PI was far better.

But its a pretty American styled shopping mall. Which is something that we don't really have in Europe.
Most of them are taking through a romanticized european lens. Take as example Val d'Europe Village which is 10 min from Disney Village:

Spoiler: Photos

So I would understand why Imagineering goes for the American shopping mall vibe to distinguish itself.

I don't think it has been mentioned in the thread but Orbitron has now been removed for its Experience Enhancement Plan refurbishment.

Maybe they expect to be done before re-opening somewhere around summer?

 

[marni1971]

But its a pretty American styled shopping mall.

Springs? It is. And it’s in America. So far the Village plans are less Springs and more generic facade. Although a lot of it would be an improvement on the current image portrayed, especially the northern block. Although it’s the most 1992 part still left it also hasn’t aged well.

 

[marni1971]

Didn’t see it mentioned elsewhere - the new Town Square gazebo is finished.

 

[montydysquith-navarro]

Didn’t see it mentioned elsewhere - the new Town Square gazebo is finished.

 

[Magic Feather]

Springs? It is. And it’s in America. So far the Village plans are less Springs and more generic facade. Although a lot of it would be an improvement on the current image portrayed, especially the northern block. Although it’s the most 1992 part still left it also hasn’t aged well.

Generic Facade is an understatement. Terrifies me for what they are going to pass as a themed hotel butting up to this area.

 

[marni1971]

Generic Facade is an understatement. Terrifies me for what they are going to pass as a themed hotel butting up to this area.

Overlaying New Orleans thematic arc has sailed I’m afraid. New York has always looked the most square-block-with-bits-stuck-on. The 4th lake resort needs to be as interesting as Sequoia and Newport.

 

[Magic Feather]

Overlaying New Orleans thematic arc has sailed I’m afraid. New York has always looked the most square-block-with-bits-stuck-on. The 4th lake resort needs to be as interesting as Sequoia and Newport.

And even they aren't a pinnacle of themed hotel work. Maybe its just me, but they've always felt weirdly proportioned.
Unfortunately, I'm expecting something closer to the old DLR Downtown Disney Hotel, which would put it closer to New York.

 

[marni1971]

And even they aren't a pinnacle of themed hotel work. Maybe its just me, but they've always felt weirdly proportioned.
Unfortunately, I'm expecting something closer to the old DLR Downtown Disney Hotel, which would put it closer to New York.

I’m hoping the proposed layout / wing orientation will help elevate something possibly mundane to a slightly higher level.

But you can only put so much lipstick on a pig. Time will tell.