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News Pacific Wharf to be Reimagined into San Fransokyo
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Vegas Disney Fan
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Of the recent DCA changes this one bothers me the least, probably because it likely cost the least. The bay was due a repaint anyway so other than the bridge and a few cosmetic changes this is a cheap change that doesn’t detract too much from what was previously there. (Although I do consider this a downgrade)"Not terrible" - the new post-2012 DCA mantra
I still find it odd they chose to pivot away from the timeless elegance of DCA 2.0. They went from tacky CA, to elegant CA, to IP land in less than 20 years. Maybe if we’re lucky DCA 4.0 will re-pivot back to classy CA and timeless Hollywood elegance.
Californian Elitist
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Agreed. The area did need some attention, albeit a Big Hero 6 overlay wasn’t the answer, in my humble opinion. The fresh coats of paint look great. I don’t necessarily like the change, but it’s whatever.
I’ve had it with getting upset and frustrated over the choices made for DCA. It’s been 22 years; at this point, I’m assuming I’ll never be okay with at least 80%-90% of what the park offers. I was getting there between 2012 and maybe 2015 or 2016. Then it started going backwards again, so now I’m over it. Just going to continue taking what I can get and enjoy the things I do like there.
Suspirian
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This was mentioned earlier but I love love love the idea of DCA having fantastical versions of real life California places instead of just past California. I hope they can revisit this area after its "finished" later this summer and actually make it something worthwhile.
I disagree with saying knotts did a better dca before dca opened. Knotts is a good park though, but Disneys woods?grizzly River is way better than Calico, and Pixar Pier/Paradis Pier is way better than that aweful Boardwalk area in knotts...the worst part of that entire park imo.
Californian Elitist
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The argument is about Knott’s doing California way better than DCA, not the park itself being better than DCA. Knott’s does feel way more Californian than DCA.
TP2000
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Some random thoughts looking at those bridge construction pics...
Which came first, Baymax & San Fransokyo or The Man In The High Castle?
Because I enjoyed The Man In The High Castle, but now all I can see with that bridge is the alternate timeline dreary/decayed version of San Francisco after being invaded and colonized by Japan but before being turned back over to the Nazis after Japan's retreat.
Is the old Baymax movie really that big with the kids? Or is this a Disney+ thing where it's getting a reboot? I still don't get it.
Which came first, Baymax & San Fransokyo or The Man In The High Castle?
Because I enjoyed The Man In The High Castle, but now all I can see with that bridge is the alternate timeline dreary/decayed version of San Francisco after being invaded and colonized by Japan but before being turned back over to the Nazis after Japan's retreat.
Is the old Baymax movie really that big with the kids? Or is this a Disney+ thing where it's getting a reboot? I still don't get it.
Disney Irish
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Big Hero 6 came out a year before The Man in the High Castle.
Disney recently did some new Baymax shorts for Disney+, so there is recent usage of it. I won't say they were popular but obviously Disney thinks there is enough traction with the franchise to warrant more usage in the Parks. Note this isn't the first Big Hero 6 usage in the Parks either, besides M&G TDL has a Baymax ride similar to Maters which opened in 2020 and a new splash area that opens in July.
Consumer
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Big Hero 6 was published in 1998. Man in the High Castle was published in 1962.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
I could be wrong, but in this case I believe we’re talking about the movie/show not the original source material.
CaptinEO
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Not a very popular movie at all. It did OK.
But I guess they wanted to find a way to tie the San Franciso area to toy sales and the cheapest option would be to retheme it to this city because it's partially based off sanfrancisco.
PiratesMansion
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I'd say Baymax specifically was a hit character, but I don't get the sense that the rest of the movie has had staying power.
People liked it, but hard to say that people still remember it.
People liked it, but hard to say that people still remember it.
Professortango1
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Yes, the Roaring 20's section was great, but the Boardwalk revamp is similar to our Pixar Pier; ugly and lazy. GRR has a better design, but Calico beats it with theming. Even back when it was Bigfoot Rapids, I enjoyed the storytelling and mysterious finale more than the current GRR scenery.
I will also say that the wooded area of Camp Snoopy feels far more vast and immersive than Grizzly Peak. Why they decided to curb the best area of the park by plopping a hotel right up against it baffles me.
Disney has better quality than Knotts, hands down. But as for nailing California in a theme park setting, 1990's Knott's had it down where as 2001 DCA floundered.
D.Silentu
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Pardon, I don't recall a mysterious finale. Can you jog my memory?
Animaniac93-98
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For whatever reason, Disney keeps using the movie for various projects. It's now had two animated series, plus video game and theme park tie ins since 2014. Seems to be more popular in Japan though, which is not surprising.
That it didn't get a proper sequel is the most frustrating thing more than anything else. The post-credit scene suggested a lot of potential. Far more so than doing a second Frozen, Wreck-It-Ralph, Zootopia etc
Professortango1
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You went through a fog-filled cave and heard Bigfoot growling. They fleshed it out with an AA and rockwork now, but no fog and less mystery.
