New Disneyland Parking Garage and Transportation Hub

[NobodyElse]

Yes, that's true for opening day, but by 2005 Disney was already putting large, intrusive, and garish advertisements for their latest release in DCA.

I would assume that opening day would be the very definition of 1.0 .

(To be honest, my 0% figure was rounded-down hyperbole, since I think there were at least promotional movie posters on the outside of the "soundstages" as well.)

If we're going to use the 1.0, 2.0 analogy, somebody should write up "release notes" for all the versions in between. It's there we would see the increasing inclusion of characters and IP.

 

[TROR]

I would assume that opening day would be the very definition of 1.0 .

)To be honest, my 0% figure was rounded-down hyperbole, since I think there were at least promotional movie posters on the outside of the "soundstages" as well.)

If we're going to use the 1.0, 2.0 analogy, somebody should write up "release notes" for all the versions in between. It's there we would see the increasing inclusion of characters and IP.

I mean this is just a personal way of seeing it but...

DCA 1.0 2001 to 2003 (Opening to Tower of Terror)
DCA 1.5 2004 to 2007 (Tower of Terror to Midway Mania)
DCA 2.0 - 2008 to 2011 (Midway Mania to Cars Land/BVS)
DCA 2.5 - 2012 to 2016 (Cars Land/Midway Mania to Mission Breakout)
DCA 3.0 - 2017 to ??? (Mission Breakout to ???)

 

[Deleted member 107043]

Remember, DCA 1.0 bent over backwards to feature 0% recognizable IP.

To a great extent they did, but Disney Animation, Muppets 3D, It's Tough to Be A Bug, King Triton's Carousel, were all there on opening day. The"Fab Five" had a presence too as roaming characters. To your point there wasn't an IP experience as robust as Mission Breakout, but it's not like they 100% ditched IP altogether in the way that EPCOT Center did back in the 80s.

 

[britain]

Ugly? Check.
Irreverent humor? Check.
Reliant on celebrities? Check.
Self referential to Disneyland? Check.
In the Hollywood section of the park? Check.

Now you just decide if I'm talking about Mission Breakout or Superstar Limo.

Genuinely funny or not?
A-list celebrities or B-list?
Same actors from source material or freaky caricatures?

 

[TROR]

Genuinely funny or not?
A-list celebrities or B-list?
Same actors from source material or freaky caricatures?

You're right, you're right; I should've put "not funny" on that list as well as both Mission Breakout and Superstar Limo fall flat on their "comedy."

 

[NobodyElse]

To a great extent they did, but Disney Animation, Muppets 3D, It's Tough to Be A Bug, King Triton's Carousel, were all there on opening day. The"Fab Five" had a presence too as roaming characters. To your point there wasn't an IP experience as robust as Mission Breakout, but it's not like they 100% ditched IP altogether in the way that EPCOT Center did back in the 80s.

Ah, yes. Thanks for those reminders. My brain was suffering from selective memory.

Weren't the "Fab Five" as well as other foam heads absent on opening day (but added shortly thereafter)?

Disclaimer Edit: I attended one of the preview nights, but not actual opening day, so being a "beta tester" I may not exactly remember what happened on the first day / week / month.

 

[Deleted member 107043]

Weren't the "Fab Five" as well as other foam heads absent on opening day (but added shortly thereafter)?

You could be right, although Mickey was present at the dedication with Michael Eisner and Roy Disney Jr.

 

[NobodyElse]

You could be right, although Mickey was present at the dedication with Michael Eisner and Roy Disney Jr.

Note Mickey and Roy are still outside the turnstiles at that point.

When I have time I'll have to go back and do some research to straighten out my memory of the chronology of alterations.

 

[TROR]

Some news regarding the parking issue at the Disneyland Resort

http://www.ocregister.com/2017/08/2...-add-455-parking-spaces-to-its-toy-story-lot/

 

[GiveMeTheMusic]

Some news regarding the parking issue at the Disneyland Resort

http://www.ocregister.com/2017/08/2...-add-455-parking-spaces-to-its-toy-story-lot/

I'd laugh if I wasn't crying.

 

[Curious Constance]

I'd laugh if I wasn't crying.

"“We’re pleased to be able to offer even more parking options for our guests,” said George Savvas, a Disneyland spokesman."

His eyes were all puffy and red when he made this statement.

 

[SSG]

"“We’re pleased to be able to offer even more parking options for our guests,” 455 of of them! Count Em'! said George Savvas, a Disneyland spokesman."

 

[Curious Constance]

Shouldn't he have said:

"“We’re pleased to be able to offer even more parking SPACES for our guests,” said George Savvas, a Disneyland spokesman."

 

[Ismael Flores]

Not sure why've disney doesn't just redesign the bridge and have it so that button area of it is hollow and well lit and thenas it angles down near the security area it narrows just enough to add a 6 to 8 foot wide walkway that runs along the edge of the property then turns right and drops people off right outside the non escurre area. Then guests to get searched and enter the secured section.

Then the hotels can have their access for guests walking down Harbor. Add that to the back door access of those hotels that want it and now you have a constant flow an not to distant direct access for guest that want to leave resort and eat on harbor.

I really don't think those hotels care about their guests and the flow that runs down harbor as much as they care for the business they steal from Disney. The thousands of guests that leave the parks mid day and go eat then go back in parks.
That's where most of their business comes from, it doesn't come from guests that come South of Katella. The design as it is now also does not take business away from guests staying in those hotels because most guests would still have to walk south to their proposed entryway and pass all those eateries.
The big money loss is like I stated and that is the mid day guests that think the food at Disneyland is expensive and they rather eat the overly priced and crappy Denny food

 

[Curious Constance]

Not sure why've disney doesn't just redesign the bridge and have it so that button area of it is hollow and well lit and thenas it angles down near the security area it narrows just enough to add a 6 to 8 foot wide walkway that runs along the edge of the property then turns right and drops people off right outside the non escurre area. Then guests to get searched and enter the secured section.

Then the hotels can have their access for guests walking down Harbor. Add that to the back door access of those hotels that want it and now you have a constant flow an not to distant direct access for guest that want to leave resort and eat on harbor.

I really don't think those hotels care about their guests and the flow that runs down harbor as much as they care for the business they steal from Disney. The thousands of guests that leave the parks mid day and go eat then go back in parks.
That's where most of their business comes from, it doesn't come from guests that come South of Katella. The design as it is now also does not take business away from guests staying in those hotels because most guests would still have to walk south to their proposed entryway and pass all those eateries.
The big money loss is like I stated and that is the mid day guests that think the food at Disneyland is expensive and they rather eat the overly priced and crappy Denny food

For me staying on Harbor is all about location. It's just as close or closer than most of the DL hotels but at a fraction of the cost.

We always take mid day breaks at the hotel to swim. So I want something close.

We pretty much exclusively eat at the parks or DTD, aside from maybe one trip to McDonalds and Mimi's per trip. The money I save on the hotel allows us to splurge with nicer, most expensive meals.

 

[Travel Junkie]

455 spaces. Problem solved. Star Wars should only bring an extra 455 cars to the resort. hahaha

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

You wouldn't need so many parking spaces if it wasn't for APs. Time to execute Order 66 on any AP less than $1000 a year.

 

[TROR]

You wouldn't need so many parking spaces if it wasn't for APs. Time to execute Order 66 on any AP less than $1000 a year.

Execute those as well. I appreciate the idea of an Annual Pass allowing locals to come and visit numerous times in a year, but instead it's people coming by and stopping for a couple of hours once a week and just clog up the park.

 

[Phroobar]

You wouldn't need so many parking spaces if it wasn't for APs. Time to execute Order 66 on any AP less than $1000 a year.

 

[Ismael Flores]

For me staying on Harbor is all about location. It's just as close or closer than most of the DL hotels but at a fraction of the cost.

We always take mid day breaks at the hotel to swim. So I want something close.

We pretty much exclusively eat at the parks or DTD, aside from maybe one trip to McDonalds and Mimi's per trip. The money I save on the hotel allows us to splurge with nicer, most expensive meals.

That makes sense but I really don't think the hotel owners are very concerned about convenience for the guests as much as they are worried about loosing revenue for those patrons that do step out of resort to go use the small restaurants that they have on hotel properties.
Unless A guest Is staying directly across the crosswalk there is still walking involved.
The additional waking created by this bridge is the depth of the demolished hotel property. If they add entrances at back of all hotels people can cut in directly into their room property.

I know some say that the extra walk of the bridge adds to the walk but that is only if the hotel room is close to the hotel entrance off harbor. That is a small percentage of guests. The majority of guests have to walk past the eateries and go deep into the hotel properties already therefor waking the same depth distance as what the bridge adds.

I really think that there has to be an understanding between everyone and see that at the end the negative cause and effect is minimal.
I bet that no one on the hotel side has done studies and see how much additional walking is really added if they were to work with Disney and create back entrances to hotels.