Main Street U.S.A. hub redevelopment at the Magic Kingdom

[Horizons1]

I love that they centered a large pole with the castle. It's like a giant middle finger from the mouse.

 

[Cesar R M]

Soooo much time spent on creating an aesthetically pleasing area to view shows - that the hub trees were originally removed to see, and now there are giant unsightly lamp posts to ruin the same view that the trees ruined. Whether they do or do not block the same amount of visual space is irrelevant, they still ruin the view.

id take the trees over a carp pole.

 

[Cesar R M]

And is that pole just for two can lights? Has to be an ingenious solution.

I wonder why they cant design a pole that can be taken down easily (plug and play style).

 

[Cesar R M]

It seems pretty terrible that it is now basically impossible to get an unobstructed view of the Castle (i.e. without some sort of pole or lamp in the way). What a ridiculous oversight considering the Castle is one of the most photographed things in WDW, so having a ruined view of it kind of matters!

I suspect most of the ones on the sides will kind of blend in as we all get used to it and the trees are planted/fill in for spring/summer, but the ones in the dead center are absurd.

its actually a genius move by disney. Nobody will be able to take a perfect shot of the castle but Disney crew.
thus, forcing people to buy the official stuff.

 

[Cesar R M]

Here's a fact. I don't care what you have to say.

dave.. settle down.
you're again going bonkers over simple stuff.

 

[DisneyCane]

I'm curious how legal would allow the instillation of sports turf. Lots of liability between the slipperyness when wet and the heat it retains from the sun.

Sound be some interesting lawsuits....

Because it isn't slippery when wet and it doesn't get any hotter than asphalt that people walk on in the sun all over the world. If it was slippery when wet, it wouldn't make very good sports turf!

 

[roj2323]

dave.. settle down.
you're again going bonkers over simple stuff.

Welcome to the Internet

 

[ford91exploder]

I wonder why they cant design a pole that can be taken down easily (plug and play style).

Ah Grasshopper Disney is perfectly able to design a telescoping mast which is lowered when not in use, they are simply unwilling to PAY for one!

 

[ford91exploder]

Because it isn't slippery when wet and it doesn't get any hotter than asphalt that people walk on in the sun all over the world. If it was slippery when wet, it wouldn't make very good sports turf!

Well we can tell you have never walked on this stuff for any reason, It's slicker than a greased pig when wet, and it gets hot just like any other plastic left in the sun.

 

[Cesar R M]

Ah Grasshopper Disney is perfectly able to design a telescoping mast which is lowered when not in use, they are simply unwilling to PAY for one!

ironic, because they tried to reinvent the wheel by wasting millions on mymagic.
And we know how that train hasn't derailed fully yet.

 

[Next Big Thing]

Well here and I was trying to back you up and suggest she wouldn't get into trouble for any of that… But instead you took offense.

And I'm sorry you're jealous.

You didn't make it clear whom you were speaking to and the only reason I took offense was because i'm used to you being a smart .

 

[Next Big Thing]

When the west side opened, the sign said Plaza Garden East Plaza at the top of the sign. It has since been fixed (but I can't figure out how to get it rotated...but here is the photo anyway)

Because the East sign isn't done yet is why the West sign was on the East side.

If you were in the parks tonight, you may have noticed there was no signage at the FP+ entrance.

 

[Next Big Thing]

Do we think that walls will be up around the Rose Garden and the other side of the hub soon?

Walls can't go up 100% around the rose garden area until the castle turrets are finished, seeing as one of the temporary tech booths is on the land.

However, that's an easy work around, so they could start on the majority of it any day now if they wanted.

 

[The Braveheart]

Well we can tell you have never walked on this stuff for any reason, It's slicker than a greased pig when wet, and it gets hot just like any other plastic left in the sun.

Over here we have a lot of artificial grass because of the weather. It really isn't slippy at all and the best artificial grass looks very realistic. Of course I cannot comment on heat as us Scot's deem 60 degrees Celsius shorts and t-shirt weather! . Looking forward to seeing the new hub in June/July.

 

[Kman101]

How about we actually walk on the 'grass' first and then determine if it's too hot or slippery when wet. I like how judgements are made before even stepping foot on it. Yeah, I'm sure many have had experience with it, but to me, it sounds like varied experiences, and it sounds like looking for something to be wrong with the project.

 

[Goofyernmost]

How about we actually walk on the 'grass' first and then determine if it's too hot or slippery when wet. I like how judgements are made before even stepping foot on it. Yeah, I'm sure many have had experience with it, but to me, it sounds like varied experiences, and it sounds like looking for something to be wrong with the project.

Welcome to WDWmagic!

 

[CTXRover]

Because the East sign isn't done yet is why the West sign was on the East side.

If you were in the parks tonight, you may have noticed there was no signage at the FP+ entrance.

I was at the parks yesterday (those were my pics ). Both sides had their appropriate signs up.

 

[note2001]

Any videos out there from the point of view of a camera rolling on the artificial grass yet? We should be able to tell everything we need to know from that. (too hot, too slippery, wet...)

 

[Martiyoman]

Well we can tell you have never walked on this stuff for any reason, It's slicker than a greased pig when wet, and it gets hot just like any other plastic left in the sun.

Or, very possibly, we've walked on different versions of the stuff. The stuff on the field where I coach isn't any more slippery than grass. Still not like walking on rubber, but then again even asphalt can be slippery in the right (wrong?) conditions.

 

[wogwog]

Today is a good day to test the traction if anyone is in the MK. Showers forecast off and on all day at WDW. I don't like the chances for the FoF parade being dry.