No more cobblestone in France Pavilion?

[Prototype82]

I've been browsing instagram and reading bits of from other news outlets...What is up with the flat brown pavement that's making its way onto the Parisian Street? It would greatly damage the look and feel of the pavilion to lose the cobblestone look entirely... Anyone know what's up?

 

[marni1971]

I've been browsing instagram and reading bits of from other news outlets...What is up with the flat brown pavement that's making its way onto the Parisian Street? It would greatly damage the look and feel of the pavilion to lose the cobblestone look entirely... Anyone know what's up?

In the fountain area towards the theatre? Tree removal. New ones should be back next spring.

 

[Prototype82]

In the fountain area towards the theatre? Tree removal. New ones should be back next spring.

I was definitely glad to hear that! But at the entrance of Les Halles, entirely brown paving across a chunk of the street.

 

[marni1971]

I was definitely glad to hear that! But at the entrance of Les Halles, entirely brown paving across a chunk of the street.

I’ll check.

 

[RandySavage]

It's not just the area by the removed trees. The winding street leading to les halles is having the "cobblestone" removed in favor of smooth concrete. There have been photo reports on other WDW sites.

I just assumed it's one of the now-standard Charm Diminishments that WDW frequently institutes in the name of "safety" or "easier" guest access (e.g. along the lines of roof ropes & curb, bench, tree/planter removal).

 

[Prototype82]

It's not just the area by the removed trees. The winding street leading to les halles is having the "cobblestone" removed in favor of smooth concrete. There have been photo reports on other WDW sites.

I just assumed it's one of the now-standard Charm Diminishments that WDW has frequently-instituted in the name of "safety" or "easier" guest access (e.g. along the lines of curb, bench, tree/planter removal).

I assumed this too. It looks horrendous. I am hoping it doesn't replace the entire stretch of the pavilion. It's just plain bad. There are ways of theming to make things smoother. I guess it's that they don't want to put the effort into it.

 

[larryz]

As European governments have discovered over time, cobblestones are dangerous. Disgruntled citizens often pull them up and use them as weapons against the local police when they're sent in to quell mass disturbances.

Given that the employees in the pavilion are French natives, and in consideration of the current climate in France, WDW management opted for the safer (and considerably less expensive) slab concrete approach.

 

[marni1971]

It's not just the area by the removed trees. The winding street leading to les halles is having the "cobblestone" removed in favor of smooth concrete. There have been photo reports on other WDW sites.

I just assumed it's one of the now-standard Charm Diminishments that WDW frequently institutes in the name of "safety" or "easier" guest access (e.g. along the lines of roof ropes & curb, bench, tree/planter removal).

I asked. No one knows why.

incase anyone wonders what the fuss is about:

 

[KevinPage]

I literally never even noticed this before

 

[Mike730]

It looks like the new area leading to Ratatouille will have fake setts, potentially in a slightly more faithful/recognizable pattern as well. I'm not sure if that's any consolation but they certainly haven't given up on themed pavement.

 

[Castle Cake Apologist]

Guys, obviously flat brown paving is more Disney®, more family®, more timeless® and more relevant® than boring ole cobblestones.

Right, @realBobChapek?

 

[G.L.A.D.I.O]

The brown flat paving has been used to separate the parisian area from the countryside part.

 

[KevinPage]

Guys, obviously flat brown paving is more Disney®, more family®, more timeless® and more relevant® than boring ole cobblestones.

Right, @realBobChapek?

Its also “more budget friendly”, his favorite MORE

 

[Gringrinngghost]

Budgeting most likely asked Legal what if any viable sum from someone tripping was going to be. Legal most likely told them greater than $15,000 and budging promptly proclaimed "We are hemorrhaging money" whilst forgetting that the company spent over a years worth of Revenue to control 38.2% of the box office and that they are going to go bankrupt from having to pay higher wages whilst marking prices up by double digits and having record profits. That's not accounting the tickets and gift cards they gave out for those who couldn't get into MK, the Skyliner incident nor the accommodations for Rise of the Resistance, which if anything they would loose very minimal.

Moral of this sarcastic story: Free tickets, and $50&$100 giftcards are less expensive then one $15,000 settlement if any were to actually happen.

 

[peter11435]

Budgeting most likely asked Legal what if any viable sum from someone tripping was going to be. Legal most likely told them greater than $15,000 and budging promptly proclaimed "We are hemorrhaging money" whilst forgetting that the company spent over a years worth of Revenue to control 38.2% of the box office and that they are going to go bankrupt from having to pay higher wages whilst marking prices up by double digits and having record profits. That's not accounting the tickets and gift cards they gave out for those who couldn't get into MK, the Skyliner incident nor the accommodations for Rise of the Resistance, which if anything they would loose very minimal.

Moral of this sarcastic story: Free tickets, and $50&$100 giftcards are less expensive then one $15,000 settlement if any were to actually happen.

No

 

[Gringrinngghost]

No

I guess jokes aren’t allowed then...

 

[tirian]

As European governments have discovered over time, cobblestones are dangerous. Disgruntled citizens often pull them up and use them as weapons against the local police when they're sent in to quell mass disturbances.

Given that the employees in the pavilion are French natives, and in consideration of the current climate in France, WDW management opted for the safer (and considerably less expensive) slab concrete approach.

The stamped concrete must’ve been a trigger. Disney needs to make sure all its CMs work in a safe space for snowflakes.

 

[tirian]

Guys, obviously flat brown paving is more Disney®, more family®, more timeless® and more relevant® than boring ole cobblestones.

Right, @realBobChapek?

It matches the quality of the Disney Channel.

 

[marni1971]

Concrete is now being imprinted with cobblestone effect.

 

[Prototype82]

The brown flat paving has been used to separate the parisian area from the countryside part.

Okay, I can get behind this decision. I'll have to check it out in person.