Over on Mouseplanet in todays update they mention that Mickey Avenue will soon be closing for facade work for Toy Story Mania. They also mention that there are rumors that the whole street may possibly be rethemed. Has anyone heard anything about this.
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Mickey Avenue Retheming
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AndyP
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Sounds interesting. Perphaps they are going to turn the area from low-key to high profile. They obviously want to draw large crowds to the attraction and the large front seems to indicate they want to give a strong image. I can see the character trailers being scrapped or re-located, otherwise with large numbers heading down there before LMA shows it could become a bottle neck at peak times.
Zummi Gummi
Pioneering the Universe Within!
Will they move the Mickey character greeting area? That was always the best, least crowded place to visit Mickey, because no one seemed to know it was there.
PhotoDave219
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Yes, I have.
PhotoDave219
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Well..... they didn't have any bid lines open when they did the last round of entertainment bids. So read into that what you will.
Piebald
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There hasn't been anything mentioned for us residents of Mickey Avenue, but we all know that they don't exactly tell CMs anything really and sometimes the internets catches things quicker than we do.
Either way, I see no problem with them actually closing the street. There is nothing on there from where the bathrooms next to Toy Story are to the entrance to the Backlot Tour (Besides the Movie Trailers which could easily be closed and have the Playhouse characters M&G elsewhere). Merchandise could also be moved and as far as I know they sell the same crap in the Animation Courtyard anyways..
The days are numbered and soon we will no longer have our beloved Mickey Avenue with not a single person walking through there and hoping no one comes into any of our attractions for the remainder of the day...
Either way, I see no problem with them actually closing the street. There is nothing on there from where the bathrooms next to Toy Story are to the entrance to the Backlot Tour (Besides the Movie Trailers which could easily be closed and have the Playhouse characters M&G elsewhere). Merchandise could also be moved and as far as I know they sell the same crap in the Animation Courtyard anyways..
The days are numbered and soon we will no longer have our beloved Mickey Avenue with not a single person walking through there and hoping no one comes into any of our attractions for the remainder of the day...
DonaldDuck34
New Member
There hasn't been anything mentioned for us residents of Mickey Avenue, but we all know that they don't exactly tell CMs anything really and sometimes the internets catches things quicker than we do.
Either way, I see no problem with them actually closing the street. There is nothing on there from where the bathrooms next to Toy Story are to the entrance to the Backlot Tour (Besides the Movie Trailers which could easily be closed and have the Playhouse characters M&G elsewhere). Merchandise could also be moved and as far as I know they sell the same crap in the Animation Courtyard anyways..
The days are numbered and soon we will no longer have our beloved Mickey Avenue with not a single person walking through there and hoping no one comes into any of our attractions for the remainder of the day...
that last part is sooooo funny:lol:
elabron
New Member
When we were there last May, I had NO IDEA that there was a Mickey greeting even there..........I stopped looked inside, and to my surprise there was NOBODY in line to see Sorcerer Mickey..........I was father of the year for the 5 minutes my daughter got to spend with him.......helped me out with the wife too!:drevil:
nickeymouse
Member
I hope they don't change that name, "Mickey Avenue"!!!!! I think Mickey should get his name on a street!!! He's also the BIG CHEESE!!!!!!!!:ROFLOL: :ROFLOL: !:lol: :lol: 
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maybe they will move the hat to mickey ave., too - :animwink:
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
I hope they change it...it could use a more immersive theme (and maybe one that TSM actually fits in?).
the-reason14
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I dont know, but I do know that Im excited about the new ride, and whatever needs to go or be done, so be it. IMO
disneydata
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The characters on the street are all moving to the Streets of America. Mickey will do an intermittent meet and greet at the Sorcer's Hat. This is all temporaty until construction is done o the new ride facade, but no news if Mickey will be returning or not.
PhotoDave219
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Not all.... Those awful trailers are heading for the scrapheap and the Playhouse characters are going over by Playhouse.
Piebald
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Shaman
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There isn't a lot of space on the street for a major re-theme. I mean, maybe change the layout of the path...some kind of landscaping work...and maybe even do away with the stairs that sorta block view of that path as you walk in to the park...
What else can they do? Rename it to Pixar Street? :lookaroun
What else can they do? Rename it to Pixar Street? :lookaroun
PintoColvig
Active Member
I know that they are at different elevations but I'd like a better transition/traffic flow from MGM's hub out in front of the GMR and Mickey Ave. I hate that wall that separates the two areas.
WDWFigment
Well-Known Member
Something definitely should be done with this street. While it's nice to have no wait for Sorceror Mickey, at the same time, it's a little sad.