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New Main Street U.S.A bypass to be built to address entry and exit congestion at the Magic Kingdom
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Funny, I hadn't even thought of that.
Makes it even more ludicrous that they wouldn't have back side access to retail. They're leaving an enormous amount of money on the table (but what else is new for TDO?).
LL2WDW
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If the point is to create an expedited exit, wouldn't it seem more ludicrous to have entrances/exits to stores, creating additional bottlenecks?
Also, Disney hasn't even announced this project, so isn't it a bit premature to hate on something for which you haven't even seen plans? Unless you're just hating on Disney because wdwmagic.
nytimez
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It'll be BETTER than a new attraction. New attractions are for the cheap floozies who flock to Universal looking for "cutting-edge rides" and great "theming."
This, on the other hand, will be the largest exit expansion in the history of the Walt Disney World resort. It will tell the story of leaving the park in ways it has never been told before. You will be immersed in the act of leaving.
This, my friends, is genius - and it needs to be recognized, ideally with a major press announcement and possibly some celebrities who can show us how to best enjoy the new exit. I nominate NPH, Darth Vader and Oswald.
JenniferS
When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
Hopefully, they'll bring in some benches for this major press announcement ... which will of course, necessitate its own press announcement.
Wow. Sensitive much? I don't think anything I said was "hating on Disney".
Having entrances to the stores wouldn't cause bottlenecks, it would mean even more places for people traveling the new route to go and it would give the MK additional revenue from people who would be bypassing the shops completely otherwise.
This would also mean the bypass could be open all of the time, which would give them more of a reason to spend more money on it and do it right. It would also mean it would be open before closing, which would hopefully take some of the crowd out of the closing crush of people who would be using it.
R W B
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That's what I tell people a lot when asked, just think of a non-drunk happy Bourbon St and that's what Main St USA is lol.
Only time Bourbon St has been full of happy people more then the Main St is the night the Saints won the Superbowl. Everyone was happy and feeling good that night lol
Or, those stores could absorb people, lessening the rush to the entrance....
And this thread was started by the site owner. For me, and others, that's as good as an announcement.
steamboatjosh
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Agreed. I've never been to Disneyland Paris but I just looked up pictures of the arcades after seeing your post and they're really cool.
Captain Chaos
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Not just benches... Samantha Brown will be brought in to do a DVC site promotional video and a 1 hour special on Travel Channel...Hopefully, they'll bring in some benches for this major press announcement ... which will of course, necessitate its own press announcement.
xdan0920
Think for yourselfer
No. You just are a h8r. You h8 WDW.
Well, duh.....
Cesar R M
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absorb? they will suck the wallets and souls out of them! lol!
(meanwhile.. at disney's headquarters)
rct247
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I didn't see this posted anywhere else, but there are currently construction walls outside of Casey's Corner. For those wondering why so many walls surrounding that toward First Aid and the Crystal Palace, they are working on expanding and redoing the Hub walkways to help with traffic nightmares. This along with the bypass they are constructing are supposed to help give more defined walkways for traffic flow and allow other areas to fill in for more parade and fireworks viewing. Eventually, we will see more work done create more of a complete "outer ring" of the Hub.
peachykeen
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Yep they are expanding the Hub and also the Casey's seating area. The castle moat will be drained this year for at least a month as well to help facilitate this work.
Horizons1
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So long flower beds.
WDW1974
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They are much more than cool. They are also elaborately themed and provide congestion relief for not only MSUSA, but the shops and restaurants as well as they add secondary entrance and egress points.
peachykeen
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From the internal info I have seen, this was never supposed to be completed before the Christmas crowds. The only place I saw that mentioned was by a few posters on this thread who seemed to be assuming that it must be complete before the holiday crowds came through. The "old", un-themed bypass was still available for use during the holidays, and most work back in that area was stopped for a few weeks due to holiday Guest traffic. Now that the busy period is over (if there is such a time...), the work has been resumed.
The only major work that was completed before the holiday crowds was removing the concrete islands that had some trees/grass on them and relocating the dumpster pad so that the dumpster can be moved from directly behind the bakery/Starbucks and will now be closer to the center of the old parking lot.
Just after the new-year, a slew of emails were sent out about work resuming there and also the hub expansion project. The MK will have a lot of construction going on this year in the hub area.