BwanaBob
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Not close. Still have to build the planter behind Starbucks. Then several more concrete pours.
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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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Wikkler
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The only clip of those three parks I regularly see in advertising is Expedition Everest. Most commercials for Disney World just advertise a hybrid park between Disneyland and Walt Disney World with both castles, Expedition Everest, walkaround characters who follow you on rides, and who could forget the resort hotels. #ShowYourDisneySide
Wikkler
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wdizneew
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Two exceptions.
From my understanding/research, Disneyland Paris is the reason Disney-MGM Europe and Westcot never saw the light of day. So much money was spent on DLRP, but the poor reception from Europeans lead to financial issues. The reason Hong Kong Disneyland started out small is because Disney learned from the DLRP experience and was cautious about how the Chinese market would react. Once Disney had a good foothold, that's when money was spent to expand the park (Mystic Manor, Toy Story, Grizzly Gulch). Again, this is what I have gathered from reading/researching online.
Tokyo DisneySea was financed mostly by the Oriental Land Company which has a better understanding of their Japanese guests and are willing to spend more money to cater to them.
DLP opened in the middle of a huge recession with six huge expensive resorts that they couldn't fill. Certain elements were culturally misjudged that had knock on effects and so on.
The park was a success from day one. Several expansion projects were rushed through to add much needed capacity. The fact the resort as a whole cost close to five billion to get to Opening meant it built a huge mountain of debt.
Monorail_Red_77
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Am I the only one that hates to see a commercial for Walt Disney World and you see a clip of Disneyland in it. Or how about when they show an area that you know they definitely added some animation and other artwork to. I get it looks cool to animate the gargoyles in NFL. But, at least make it look like you are really there. After visiting and then seeing the commercials, you know it is too much false imagery. I can't point to specifics but right now though.
MagicHappens1971
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I was thinking this and didn't want to say anything
Sage of Time
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LOL. Hatbox is cool, but I don't trust modern WDI to bring him back in a fitting and subtle way. It's just gonna be more clutter in a shorter and ill maintained Mansion.
danlb_2000
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Thanks, these are the first good pictures I have seen on the bypass! Now that I can see it clearly it doesn't look to bad.
Expo_Seeker40
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There's more trees backstage then there are in the new hub! ;_;
unkadug
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And they are all on wheels too.
Expo_Seeker40
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They haz hubtree wheelz!
halltd
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Hey...I already used that line earlier in the thread.
If I was allowed to curse on here, I would. Holy....a whole bunch of illegal words...those pictures are amazing! This is really coming along nicely!! If they put in low flowers like in the hub and are able to shield the really bright lights from the utility areas on the back of the buildings, this is going to look great! I always thought this project was awful, but it's turning out not too bad...and WAY better than Disneyland's version. Granted it's not Paris, but this is a good compromise.
Next Big Thing
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Or a guest could've just "mistakenly" walked through the area during the day. Happens all the time. And since the bypass gets you from the MK Hub to Town Square very quickly, it wouldn't be hard to accomplish if you walk like you belong there and know where you're going.
For people not in costume backstage, the majority of the time, you won't get questioned on ID unless you look like you're lost. If you look like you belong and know where you're going, you won't be bothered.
Timothy_Q
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Also:
10) Pooh
11) Small World (ride, not facade obviously)
12) Country Bears
13) CoP
14) Tough to be a bug (perfect fit in DAK, amazing setting/build up. vs no fit at all in DCA and plain show building)
15) Muppets (see above)
Jon81uk
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Indeed, Eisner assumed everyone would want to stay in one of Disney's themed hotels and overbuilt. A lot of people stay in Paris as it is only an hour by train to the park. If they had done as Walt did in Florida and built just two hotels to start with, then added more later then DLP probably wouldn't have the debt issues.
Macca250
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Not bad... But am I the only one who thinks this is a missed opportunity? Could have expanded Main Street quite nicely with a little courtyard or something back there. Do we know if this is essentially the final product? Or will more effort be used to camouflage the show buildings? Thanks for the pictures!
Next Big Thing
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There's still a good deal of pavement work to be done, a few more planters that are being constructed and they need to finish painting the side of the back of the The Plaza (they have a painted brick pattern going on throughout most of the bypass). They went with a green palette for the light poles and walls behind trees so everything blends in.
The first picture is close to what the final product will be for that end of the street, the second picture is still a work in progress and is where the most work is going on. You have to understand that the main purpose is to maximize the amount of people that can safely exit the park, it's not meant for people to oogle at how pretty it is. They have done a nice enough job of theming an area that's mainly a backstage area and only open to guests 3 hours a night.
I should also mention that while the bypass is open, all backstage operations still need to continue as normal, so the balloon guy on Main Street? The girl selling cheesy toys in the hub before the parade? Starbucks, Ice Cream Parlor or Merch CMs? Custodial? ALL of them go back and forth through there while guests are going through. Entertainment cast go through in plain clothes as well. So to do much more than what they did (Paris arcade for instance) they would have to MAJORLY change operations and infrastructure.
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