Hardly. Similar lighting to the hub, scrims and painted flats, wooden trestle walls and gates with brick gate posts and planters.
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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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Sage of Time
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Hmm. I'll see it before I judge it. What you described doesn't sound THAT bad.
It'll be cute. It'll look like a posh paved back yard.
hpyhnt 1000
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For a quick exit bypass, I'll take it. Sounds a lot better than the "asphalt and dumpster view" bypass that was there before.
Sage of Time
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LOL. Not bad.
Sage of Time
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Wouldn't it be amazing to actually get a "back alley" to Main Street USA? With new facades? And thematic areas.
ChrisFL
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The craziest part of Tokyo Disneyland is the people who sit in their chosen parade spot for the 3:00 parade as soon as the park opens! That's all they do for 6-7 hours is sit and wait for the parade!
Next Big Thing
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I planning on getting pics/video of the area when I have time, but this area has been moving along at a much faster pace since the plaza gardens finished. Here's some quick hits about what's going on in the area:
- All of the gates are in place and finished (with the exception of some touch up paint)
- Lots of themed lighting has been and is in the process of being installed
- Road paving has finally picked up again. They are doing it in sections so it'll take some time, but they could get it done fairly quickly if they actually stay with it.
- Major construction to put up more of the green walls that have been seen around the rest of the area (as well as lighting, railings, etc)
So as I said, construction has picked up a lot over the past month or so. That's it for now, i'll try and keep you guys updated as this seems to be a project people don't get too many updates on (as it's only open to guests 3 hours a day at most).
- All of the gates are in place and finished (with the exception of some touch up paint)
- Lots of themed lighting has been and is in the process of being installed
- Road paving has finally picked up again. They are doing it in sections so it'll take some time, but they could get it done fairly quickly if they actually stay with it.
- Major construction to put up more of the green walls that have been seen around the rest of the area (as well as lighting, railings, etc)
So as I said, construction has picked up a lot over the past month or so. That's it for now, i'll try and keep you guys updated as this seems to be a project people don't get too many updates on (as it's only open to guests 3 hours a day at most).
Next Big Thing
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Well, the point is to make this less of a backstage area and more of an onstage area over time.
Sage of Time
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I really hope they make it thematic. Having an alternative to MSUSA would be so cool.
MissM
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As much as I love walking down Main Street, the sad fact is that it's often not only impractical but impossible. I've made use of the bypass when it was open to not simply exit the park but get to-and-from the shops and Tomorrowland. It was open all evening for example for back-and-forth bypass to a [basically closed] Main Street. It was very helpful and having it open more regularly (especially during parades and such) is truly only a good thing for the sanity of guests trying to move around the park.
Next Big Thing
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Yup. We're always open an hour before MSEP begins until an hour after Wishes. The only time we don't open bypass is if the park is virtually dead (under a specific number of people in the park).
Cmdr_Crimson
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Has there been any other news or pics about this lately? It seems that it all went quiet about this...Not that it's anything big..Just Curious on what happend to this..
roj2323
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They haven't been doing much to it. This could be for any number of reasons. I suspect something is being changed from the original plan or the crews got pulled off the project for something more important. The first thing that comes to mind is the main street building facade refurbishments. When things slow down again they will probably get back to it.
Disneyhead'71
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Pretty impressive! We're 18 months into the construction of a walkway. And they aren't done yet.
If I were a jerk, this is where I would again mention that Universal built an E Ticket attraction dead center of an operating theme park in 11 months. But I'm not, so I won't.
If I were a jerk, this is where I would again mention that Universal built an E Ticket attraction dead center of an operating theme park in 11 months. But I'm not, so I won't.
wogwog
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Bypass is open and in use. I have some friends in town who used it. Still a work in progress according to them. Some more painting is needed and some pavement is new some is old.
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Next Big Thing
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You do realize that this addition is NOT an E-ticket atnd not even a marketable one for Disney. It's slowly getting there because it's not a priority and nor should it be, especially since the area of concern is still a BOH area for the majority of the day.
The pavement work should be done soon and the majority of the work is completed. It's nothing special, but it takes time when it's either used for BOH stuff or guests are walking through it. All installed lighting is in use (flood lighting is now turned off finally).
Disneyhead'71
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It should have been done in six weeks. I'm back there every 4-5 months and am always stunned at how little has been accomplished.You do realize that this addition is NOT an E-ticket atnd not even a marketable one for Disney. It's slowly getting there because it's not a priority and nor should it be, especially since the area of concern is still a BOH area for the majority of the day.
The pavement work should be done soon and the majority of the work is completed. It's nothing special, but it takes time when it's either used for BOH stuff or guests are walking through it. All installed lighting is in use (flood lighting is now turned off finally).