My view isn't quite so forgiving, and I say that as a professed Pixie Duster who thinks people here are generally far too critical of Disney. In a pavilion dedicated to a specific country's culture, and at a time of increased cultural sensitivity and awareness, it is bordering on inexcusable that such a mistake could have got to the point of actually being painted and unveiled. We're not dealing with an obscure language here, and it would have taken nothing more than a quick email to someone familiar with Arabic to confirm the accuracy of the design. An Arabic speaker must have been consulted at the start of the process (as I said, the words themselves were correct), so why no-one thought to check back in with that person is beyond me. I'm also disappointed that the disjointedness of the letters didn't strike anyone at Imagineering as out of keeping with all the other Arabic texts at the pavilion. One doesn't need to be able to read or understand a language to recognise its "look", and Arabic written with separate letters just isn't a thing. I wouldn't expect the casual observer to notice anything off, but I expected more of those whose jobs centre on design, artistry, and visual research.
Thanks! I wonder if anyone else brought it to their attention.Tagging @LittleBuford . You can take credit for this being corrected, nice one!
I’m trying to think of any other area of the promenade that has its own concrete and I can’t. As you said, interesting how far it’ll go.
I would really rather they didn't. You could get away with it if the Showcase country in question were actually on the Arabian peninsula, but putting an Aladdin ride in Morocco would be akin to putting it in a hypothetical Spain pavilion just because of the Moorish influences on their architecture.
The architecture of Agrabah has far more to do with Egypt, North Africa, Iran, and even India than it does with the Arabian Peninsula. In the context of the title Arabian Nights—and reflecting historical usage—“Arabian” refers to the Arab world in general rather than to the Arabian Peninsula specifically.
Good. It's a slow process but the Aladdin concept is being accepted. No huge neon sign out front saying ALADDINS, at least not for the near future.
By whom? And is this a hunch or something you have knowledge of?
Easy! I said No neon sign out front, didn't I?
So, do we get CommuniCore and Fountain of Nations back?
You get a central 'story-telling' fountain back tho it may not be continually replenished with water from nearly 200 countries.
Totally, and fair enough from an architectural perspective.
I'm with you on all bolded points could not agree more,,,, and major yes to that Once Upon a December dark ride, could be incredible.
While I can't share the picture from the site, the text on the wall has been updated to look exactly like that.
I thought the only forbidden site here was the one ending in "Today", and I just went over there and couldn't see any new pictures. Could you perhaps PM me the link, or else find another way of alluding to it here?
