waltography
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I really hope the Japanese is correct on all this signage; getting flashbacks to the 7 Rings tattoo debacle with Ariana Grande.
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I really hope the Japanese is correct on all this signage; getting flashbacks to the 7 Rings tattoo debacle with Ariana Grande.
mickEblu
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It just seems that way because they re taking forever to do nothing.
ProjectXBlog
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I've been to Japan many times now. One thing that ancient and elegant culture is known for is their.... sourdough bread.
It’s not supposed to be Japan, though. It’s a made-up city combining Tokyo with San Francisco. I’m not crazy about allocating $$$ for this reskin but happy it will have a unique aesthetic without losing what was (in my opinion) already charming.
Suspirian
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True but something still feels up. Im gunna make a wild prediction and say either Ariel or Wine Country/ Blue Sky Cellar are getting the boot for Big Hero 6
TP2000
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Yes, because the Chinese had nothing to do with creating California or San Francisco. It was all the Japanese!
But since that scene from Golden Dreams where the Chinese laborers were blown up as they built the Southern Pacific Railroad across the Sierra hasn't been seen in DCA in almost 15 years, so long as they keep the free bread samples, I'm fine with it.
And this immersive new project also keeps the Party City and Cost Plus in Anaheim in business. So it's a win-win!
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mickEblu
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Too Many Hats
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I don't care about this overlay. You know what DCA needs? Trees. I think at this point our only hope is Pixar greenlighting a film called Trees (about, you know, anthropomorphic trees), incentivizing Disney to do a park-wide overlay.
mickEblu
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It’s interesting you say this. I’m very big on trees/ greenery/ planters at the parks and never once felt that DCA was lacking. I’ll be cognizant of this when I go to the parks Saturday so I’m curious to see how I walk away feeling. I think the reason I probably feel the way I do is that the lands that don’t really have tons of trees don’t really need them like Cars Land being set in the desert or the pier. Cars Land if I’m not mistaken does have a sufficient amount of trees when considering the theme. Avengers Campus is really the only place that I’ve actually felt DCA was lacking in trees and that land used to be nice and lush.
Too Many Hats
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Oh man. Idk. On a summer afternoon, Hollywood Land, Avenger's Campus, and Pixar Pier/Paradise Gardens just feel brutal to me (and that's like half the park). They're all fantastical environments to some degree; I don't see why there can't be ample trees/shade.
NobodyElse
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Way back in the "tearing up the parking lot" days, I had some third hand information from someone involved with the project (finance, budget, accounting, etc.). As I recall, his observation was that "They're building a Hot Park", meaning there was a noticeable lack of trees and shade.
He wasn't wrong.
mickEblu
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I’m definitely not opposed to them adding trees anywhere. Just think that for me personally I don’t notice the lack of trees at those particular lands (outside the backlot) due to the theme or just because they Distract you with things they do well. But I also tend to cherry pick days at the park with good weather so that could possibly be why I don’t notice.
I also used to think Grizzly Peak airfield before the retheme was pretty ugly and barren.
all the parks need more trees, except maybe animal kingdom lol. The older I get the more I appreciate things like shade and seating, that may be why Im really looking forward to the new Epcot central core area!
Professortango1
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I think its the flatness of the park that makes it feel more barren. There are very little changes in elevation unlike Disneyland's terraced waterfront for NOS. There isn't a clear solid berm of trees and facades and instead we have sole stand alone structures when in the outer areas of the park. The rockwork and natural elements are isolated to Grizzly Peak and Carsland compared to Adventureland, Splash Mountain/Critter Country, TSI, Fantasyland hills/Matterhorn.
DCA as a whole feels like Tomorrowland. Concrete, flat, lacking a lived-in feeling.
Adding trees and landscaping will help, but more important is creating naturalistic pockets and more lived-in areas. One of the homiest feeling areas is Pacific Wharf, and now Disney is spending money to retheme that instead of addressing the blander areas of the park.
mickEblu
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This is a good summation and all true. It’s just odd. I’m about as big a tree/ green/ planter lover (esp at Disneyland) as you ll find and for whatever reason the majority of DCA (outside AC and whatever Grizzly Peak Airfield was called before) has never felt lacking in trees. You’d think it would smack me in the face when walking over from Disneyland but I’ve already theorized why that’s probably the case for me. I’ll add that having Tree heaven/ Grizzly Peak in the middle of the park probably adds to the perception as well.