NobodyElse
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Or, another option would be for the pedestrian bridge to actually not draw attention to itself.
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Or, another option would be for the pedestrian bridge to actually not draw attention to itself.
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I think some classy place-making on Harbor wouldn't be a bad thing. A commercial strip like Harbor that funtions as Disneyland Resort's "front door" might benefit from having a more striking pedestian overpass to give the Anaheim Resort district more of a unique identity. Lord knows high design isn't going to come from the businesses across the street from Disneyland.
TP2000
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I think some classy place-making on Harbor wouldn't be a bad thing. A commercial strip like Harbor that funtions as Disneyland Resort's "front door" might benefit from having a more striking pedestian overpass to give the Anaheim Resort district more of a unique identity. Lord knows high design isn't going to come from the businesses across the street from Disneyland.
Gosh, yes! Modern architecture today has gotten very elegant and pleasing, with awesome night effects available with all the new LED lighting technologies. Harbor Blvd. shouldn't be defined by the cinder block International House of Pancakes and Panera Bread #873.
There's so much Disney could do with their skybridge concept, if they weren't so cheap and predictable. A poured concrete slab with abstract Mickey heads stuck to the sides? Gawd, how dreary.
There are so many interesting ways they could go with this concept.
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This is Disneyland. With the exception of SW Galaxy's Edge most of the truly cool stuff gets built elsewhere.
BrianLo
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HOLLLAAAAAA!!!
Was going to post this in response to your pedestrian bridges until I scrolled down to see it made the list.
Made it to the big time (recognition on the Disneyland board!)
Curious Constance
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People with a fear of heights would be out of luck.
George Lucas on a Bench
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I'm still confused as to why WDW is building the Roosevelt Island tram from Kongfrontation instead of just expanding/overhauling the Monorail.
truecoat
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It wouldn't have to be any higher than the bridge and they could park at Mickey or Toy Story if it was just too much.
truecoat
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Expense for one.
George Lucas on a Bench
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Yes, I know. According to every Disney person on the internet, the Monorail is too expensive to do anything with. Poor Disney. How will they ever afford it? Might as well just get rid of it then!
shortstop
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I think the overpass bridge should be designed to match Captain Kidd's Family Dining. Who's with me?
Phroobar
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Free salmonella vaccine shots on your way out.
shortstop
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Now that's Disney magic!
nevol
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If the bridge is too cool, I fear it'll overshadow Tomorrowland. Bad show encouraging bad show. A bad cycle that ought to be broken, sure. It should be beautiful and comfortable, whether that means contemporary or neutral victoriana like some other resorts around the globe. Contemporary is of equal neutrality to victoriana, so that works. But from a comfort perspective, lush landscaping can control temperatures and provide shade, and most modern/contemporary architecture lacks elements that aren't hard surfaces. They 150% need to be improving the resort grounds. But they also need to ensure the neutrality of those resort grounds.
I just really don't like that Disney put a crappy post-modern outlet mall right outside of Disneyland. There should be a clear cut between the outside world and the parks. A clear, obvious beginning to the show. The story and the effort and the careful masterful design that you are paying to experience beginsss HERE. Unlike universal, whose Citywalk is more exciting than half the theme park. It makes no sense that TDA gets a Frank Gehry when park guests see a dilapidated tomorrowland overshadowed by the Anaheim transportation center and pay 400$ a night to stay in the Paradise Pier Hotel. Maybe then tomorrowland ought to seriously break from the routine of updating every 20-30 years to present the "future" through what is just contemporary architecture. Let the bridge be a successful piece of architecture, and go back to the drawing board on Tomorrowland, de-emphasizing architecture altogether.
I just really don't like that Disney put a crappy post-modern outlet mall right outside of Disneyland. There should be a clear cut between the outside world and the parks. A clear, obvious beginning to the show. The story and the effort and the careful masterful design that you are paying to experience beginsss HERE. Unlike universal, whose Citywalk is more exciting than half the theme park. It makes no sense that TDA gets a Frank Gehry when park guests see a dilapidated tomorrowland overshadowed by the Anaheim transportation center and pay 400$ a night to stay in the Paradise Pier Hotel. Maybe then tomorrowland ought to seriously break from the routine of updating every 20-30 years to present the "future" through what is just contemporary architecture. Let the bridge be a successful piece of architecture, and go back to the drawing board on Tomorrowland, de-emphasizing architecture altogether.
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This came to mind when I posted the bridge examples earlier. Eisner was a fan of statement architecture, and Disney even had a least one celebrity architect, Robert A.M. Stern, on the board.
nevol
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He did so with fairness though. It wasn't just backstage/corporate locations. He had starchitects develop some of the earliest resorts at Walt Disney World outside of Seven Seas Lagoon. He brought over some leadership from Marriott but ditched them to allow WDI to develop their own hotels because their ideas were so much more fanciful and fun than what outside operators were offering. He also presided over MGM studios and Animal Kingdom. It wasn't until later in his tenure, once WDW had ballooned basically to what it is today, that he entered the darker phase of his career and lost his way not only with parks, but with all divisions of the company. Sadly, theme parks are permanent, unlike a crappy film, that disappears and is quickly forgotten.
Old Mouseketeer
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Don't forget the balancing force of Frank Wells as COO. They rejuvenated the company, but after Wells' death, Eisner's second phase was less effective.
George Lucas on a Bench
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Either way you enter is incredibly ugly. The Harbor side is the least offensive. It still has an array of tents and plastic tables you use at the annual garage sale, as well as large men with guns to greet you and police shark spotters. But you don't have to see any of Downtown Disney from there. Just stare at the pavement until you're through the metal detectors like I do. Then look to your right.