New themed pavement in Adventureland?

[MerlinTheGoat]

Looks nice! Have you seen the pavement in Tokyo Disneyland? It’s so ugly and plain. Tokyo’s one downfall.

The pavement used in a lot of Tokyo's original opening day areas demonstrates two fascinatingly different things to me-

1- The original pavements used in many of the opening day lands are indeed quite bland and even outright ugly in contrast with the surroundings. Especially the places in Fantasyland and parts of Adventureland where they used an odd pale pistachio green color. I agree that it's one of the flaws of their original castle park in its still opening day form (the park had plenty of design flaws when it first opened, Fantasyland having received most of these problems).

2- It's insane how clean and pristine that pavement is kept, just like the rest of the park. For as bland and ugly as the pavement is, my god does the vast majority of it look like it was paved and surfaced yesterday, compared to pretty much any other Disney resort out there. It's one of the clearest things syou can point at to demonstrate how meticulous and brilliant the OLC is at maintaining their parks (even by looking at photos and videos). I can only assume they must do frequent resurface/paint jobs, maybe yearly or even more frequently than that...

 

[Kamikaze]

I read somewhere that they're replacing classic pavement with new thematic pavement. It's likely an Adventureland pavement refurb. It's reminiscent of Pandora's World Of Avatar path. Kind of like the hoove prints outside of the defunct shooting gallery arcade.

Is the 'somewhere' the thread that you're in?

 

[Kamikaze]

I don't understand the reasoning behind having moldy looking pavement.

Jungle/moist environment, makes sense.

Probably makes it much easier to keep it LOOKING clean, too.

 

[HauntedPirate]

I plan to run through that area next month, abruptly stop, and see how well things go. If nothing else, I can sue for negligence, either for the rough surface causing abrasions, either when I tripped while stopping because the surface is so rough or else I slipped and fell. I smell a Club 33 membership in my near future.



In all seriousness, this seems like something that needs to be seen first-hand to get a better idea of what is going on. Soon...

 

[wdwmagic]

I read somewhere that they're replacing classic pavement with new thematic pavement. It's likely an Adventureland pavement refurb. It's reminiscent of Pandora's World Of Avatar path. Kind of like the hoove prints outside of the defunct shooting gallery arcade.

Adventureland Gets a Makeover: Disney Installs Highly-Themed New Walkway in Magic Kingdom

 

[DisneyMusician2]

Love this upgrade, for all the complaining about the little things its nice to see it still being done right in some cases.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I don't understand the reasoning behind having moldy looking pavement.

There’s mold in the jungle?

At least they won’t have to pressure wash the green off of this and damage nearby lighting! Lesson-learned.

 

[Ayla]

There’s mold in the jungle?

At least they won’t have to pressure wash the green off of this and damage nearby lighting! Lesson-learned.

There's concrete in the jungle?

 

[larryz]

I don't understand the reasoning behind having moldy looking pavement.

It's the same philosophy as Haunted Mansion -- you never have to clean it!

 

[Ripken10]

There's concrete in the jungle?

Yes

https://www.fastcompany.com/90903524/how-concrete-buildings-took-over-the-jungle

"Concrete is a material made for the moist and verdant conditions of tropical climates. It’s physically and seismically durable, low-maintenance, and resistant to the rot that can seep in from dripping rainforests and humid jungles. It’s also a kind of self-regulating temperature control system, with its dense mass capable of absorbing heat during the day and gradually releasing it during the cooler night."

 

[GhostHost1000]

pretty cool looking... not sure about the green moss patchy stuff... but may look better in person

 

[ToTBellHop]

pretty cool looking... not sure about the green moss patchy stuff... but may look better in person

If it works on Pandora, it works in Southeast Asia.

 

[phillip9698]

From the high level views it looks to be themed to a dirt path with patches of grass trying to grow through. It doesnt look like mold until you look at the ground level zoomed in view. The average guest is not getting down on all fours and taking zoomed in pics of the walking path.

All in all it looks good to me.

 

[Marc Davis Fan]

This is really, really nice. Someone somewhere cares.

It's this kind of thoughtful detail that makes me want to spent time in Disney.

 

[vagabondarts]

Imagine if they spent as much time putting in nice shade casting features around the parks walking paths instead.

Looking at you Toy Story Land

 

[CaptainAmerica]

If it works on Pandora, it works in Southeast Asia.

It feels much different.

 

[bwr827]

From the high level views it looks to be themed to a dirt path with patches of grass trying to grow through. It doesnt look like mold until you look at the ground level zoomed in view. The average guest is not getting down on all fours and taking zoomed in pics of the walking path.

All in all it looks good to me.

Average guest? I’ve been visiting MK since the late 1800s and this area of pavement has always been my favorite to get down in all fours on. I also remember walking over it and my dear son accidentally took a picture of it once.

 

[dmw]

Anyone know what this is?

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only the shadow knows..... IYKYK

 

[Henry Mystic]

SO SO SO GOOD. I adore pavement updates as much as Zach Riddley.

WDW has needed pavement improvements for a long time, and with EPCOT & Tomorrowland kicking it off, it was only a matter of time for MK.

Themed pavement does SO much for placemaking and is an essential tenet to modern landmaking in a way it just wasn't decades ago. While pavement does have a shelf life, it is a quantifiable step up and something they didn't have to do.

If they do Frontierland next (and I'm sure they will) Tokyo Disneyland will be in even more desperate need of themed pavement now that Walt Disney Studios over in Paris has been getting some.

Recently, at Tokyo, they just replaced a bunch of the existing concrete with... unthemed concrete. Sadly, it's my ONLY gripe against TDL. Tokyo DisneySea doesn't suffer from this problem at all, but this is a change that should be widely applauded!

 

[Disney Analyst]

SO SO SO GOOD. I adore pavement updates as much as Zach Riddley.

WDW has needed pavement improvements for a long time, and with EPCOT & Tomorrowland kicking it off, it was only a matter of time for MK.

Themed pavement does SO much for placemaking and is an essential tenet to modern landmaking in a way it just wasn't decades ago. While pavement does have a shelf life, it is a quantifiable step up and something they didn't have to do.

If they do Frontierland next (and I'm sure they will) Tokyo Disneyland will be in even more desperate need of themed pavement now that Walt Disney Studios over in Paris has been getting some.

Recently, at Tokyo, they just replaced a bunch of the existing concrete with... unthemed concrete. Sadly, it's my ONLY gripe against TDL. Tokyo DisneySea doesn't suffer from this problem at all, but this is a change that should be widely applauded!

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Oh God. My eyes. The horror!! Why Tokyo