I'm really hoping they are set that bright right now so workers can see what they are doing while working on it while during the park's closed hours and that they will tone them down once the store is open. It really overpowers the dimly lit mansion and mountain.
Security for all the people that want to commit bodily harm against this gift shop.
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Yea, Moonraker posted that link a couple of weeks ago on here. I mentioned that they probably got some guys waiting outside the Home Depot to build it for them as well, it did go up super fast.The new Fresh Baked video may explain the mystery of why the gift shop looks as out of place as it does, he’s comparing it to a kit you can order online, not custom built, not WDI built… an off the shelf “she shed” he thinks they bought online to save money.
I’m not 100% sold it’s the kit he’s showing but suspect it likely is.
The Armstrong 4236 - Legacy Post and Beam
The Armstrong 4236 kit includes four gable bents with an 18’ center section, two 12′ enclosed lean-tos, and a 10′ open lean-to, plus the accompanying materials included in our standard kit contents. From there, you can add accessories and/or upgrade options... Read More »
Completely missed that, maybe that’s where Fresh Baked got the idea for the video.
I’m not sure they did remove those hinges. This is a separate pair of doors that isn’t even hinged. It looks like sliding barn doors. You can see in the photo how the door panel is casting a shadow on the finish because it is in front of it. So these hinges are really just as ridiculous because they’re on a door that doesn’t even have hinges.
It’s not a kit. For one, these kits are wood and we saw during construction that this building is a steel structure. Second, these types of kits are aimed at agricultural and single family residential settings where the requirements for building are less stringent / ignored. Disney can’t just have anyone design a building for them, they need drawings stamped by an architect and engineers which is something very few of these kit companies provide. It’s also illegal for architects and engineers to engage in “plan stamping”, which is them just stamping designs created by others. Even if one of these kit suppliers was able to provide custom stamped designs you’ve completely negated any cost savings by making it a completely custom design, and that’s just making the actual model work. There would be more customization to make such a kit work for a retail setting. All of the retail merchandise fixtures are all semi-custom built with the design being documented as part of the building’s construction documents. It’s ultimately just poor design that is influenced by bad design. Calling it “suburban design” isn’t just a dig at it, it is also a serious comment on the design environment and inspiration from which it is clearly derived.The new Fresh Baked video may explain the mystery of why the gift shop looks as out of place as it does, he’s comparing it to a kit you can order online, not custom built, not WDI built… an off the shelf “she shed” he thinks they bought online to save money.
I’m not 100% sold it’s the kit he’s showing but suspect it likely is.
The Armstrong 4236 - Legacy Post and Beam
The Armstrong 4236 kit includes four gable bents with an 18’ center section, two 12′ enclosed lean-tos, and a 10′ open lean-to, plus the accompanying materials included in our standard kit contents. From there, you can add accessories and/or upgrade options... Read More »
