DisneyCane
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I don't think the Swiss Alps should be in the background of main Street USA
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- Thread starter danlb_2000
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I don't think the Swiss Alps should be in the background of main Street USA
Kram Sacul
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It still works visually though.
DisneyCane
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Well, better than the views of the swan/dolphin from Epcot. However, thematically it doesn't fit.
networkpro
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There's a definite degradation in the deportment of the guests.
Brad Bishop
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While they are there, it's not quite fair because you compress the image when you zoom in. Take a shot of the MK as you approach on the ferry zoomed all the way out and it looks normal. Zoom all the way in and you can make the castle appear directly behind the train station.
It's not how people normally see it.
ParksAndPixels
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NobodyElse
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Yes, here's (within 50 feet or so) roughly the same shot from Google Street View:
But to be fair, it seems like some shots of the gondola tower that have been presented are also using similar lens / distance techniques to that of the shot you quoted. (Perhaps we should have a special tag for un-cropped photos taken using a 50mm prime lens.)
Question for those locals in the know. Can that gondola tower be seen from anywhere in what would be considered "the France Section" of WS?
Ismael Flores
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Man that is an ugly building, It looks like the Soarin show building with giant birds on top.
Bocabear
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It is classic Michael Graves...Spectacular placemamking architecture...Maybe it was not the best location as far as sight lines, but the Swan and Dolphin are beautiful buildings.
truecoat
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The pastel colors he used really make everything look dated to me.
Ismael Flores
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I will have to check them out if i ever go back to WDW, I'm sure that from another angle they are probably beautiful. i guess i'm just spoiled after seeing some amazing buildings in my travels. The picture above just made it look uninspired
Incomudro
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"Dated" is not a bad thing. All the art deco that people love is very dated. Roman columns are even more dated.
Now, within each period of style you have good examples and bad examples of that style. The 60's and 70's are having a revival at the moment with tomato soup red and avacodo green and molded rounded furniture. But tan shag carpet will always be horrendous.
Now, within each period of style you have good examples and bad examples of that style. The 60's and 70's are having a revival at the moment with tomato soup red and avacodo green and molded rounded furniture. But tan shag carpet will always be horrendous.
DVCOwner
A Long Time DVC Member
You are kidding right?
NeedMoreMickey
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Only if you like that style of building. I probably would be ok with the buildings without the oversized swan & dolphin on top.
Put a bird on it!!
Lensman
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Can we at least agree that they are fine examples of postmodern architecture? We don't all have to agree to like them in order to appreciate them as being architecturally significant, right?
In contrast to all the recent TWDC resorts which are merely derivative, or worse, simply functional. Sadly, they're no longer even charming, which the older resorts had going for them.
truecoat
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Kram Sacul
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You’ve never seen a mountain?