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New York facade on Streets of America under refurbishment
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Figment632
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I wish they could tear it down but then there would be nowhere for the Osborne lights :shrug:
The backlot streets are one of the few things left in the Studios that mark the heirtage of the park as an actual studio. I would hate to see them removed, so very glad to see them getting some work.
RiversideBunny
New Member
Agree. The overall theme of DHS is the making of movies and the celebration of movies.
PurpleDragon
Well-Known Member
Any idea what they are doing? Just cleaning up the facades or are they possibly filling the void behind them with a shop or something?
DisneyLeo18
Active Member
They didn't find a car bomb back there did they :lookaroun
Seriously though, this is one of my favorite parts of the park, glad to see it getting some love. Even if it is just a little clean up.
Seriously though, this is one of my favorite parts of the park, glad to see it getting some love. Even if it is just a little clean up.
Just a replacement of the facade- should be done by end of June.
BrerFrog
Active Member
I completely agree. I love that area of the park!
Figment632
New Member
Thats a good point but I have always felt that there is nothing to do there :shrug:
BrerFrog
Active Member
That is true, it feels kind of empty.
Figment632
New Member
BrerFrog
Active Member
Maybe if the opened The Muppet Movie Ride
I like that idea! :sohappy:
Figment632
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BrerFrog
Active Member
Wow! I didn't know about The Great Muppet Movie Ride and Toontown Trolley. I must say I am kind of glad the latter was never built, though, since we got ToT instead, but that Muppet ride would have been awesome and hilarious.
daguru
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Festivus
Active Member
I agree with a previous poster, that whole area of DHS is just empty, a ghost town most of the time. Absolutely nothing going on (except Osbourne a few months out of the year). Ofcourse, you can meet the Power Rangers, Yippeee! To me it is not nostalgic, but rather a constant reminder of a poorly updated and planned theme park. The whole area back there is just an enormous waste of prime real estate. That is a HUGE area, and they could do so much with it. Is there any other Disney park that has such a large area that amounts to nothing more than fake store fronts and apartment buidings? Imagine if somthing like that existed in the MK. I don't think it would have lasted this long. It should have been replaced years ago. It's good for a few photos, but that's it. Awfully big area wasted for photo ops. The Osbourne Lights can be moved, I say tear it down and build a couple of top notch E level rides.
bosoxrock3410
New Member
agree with you 100 percent
RiversideBunny
New Member
I don't agree. The overall theme of DHS is the making of movies, the history of movies, and movies themselves.
That area is a representation of a movie set where scenes involving those buildings and streets can be filmed. It belongs.
It does however appear empty most of the time except in December for the lights. I don't know the answer but maybe it could be incorporated into the backlot tour or have a tour of its own, with good interesting commentary.
I don't really care for the phony facade panel part. I do like the actual buildings and streets.
I don't agree. The overall theme of DHS is the making of movies, the history of movies, and movies themselves.
That area is a representation of a movie set where scenes involving those buildings and streets can be filmed. It belongs.
It does however appear empty most of the time except in December for the lights. I don't know the answer but maybe it could be incorporated into the backlot tour or have a tour of its own, with good interesting commentary.
I don't really care for the phony facade panel part. I do like the actual buildings and streets.
A Backlot Tour on the red street cars that DL is getting?
(Yeah, I'm a little obsessed when it comes to this idea....)