News Paradise Pier Becoming Pixar Pier

[nevol]

Questions that need answering...

• How are they going to do this? (Take all of Paradise Pier down at once, or one attraction/building at a time)
• How much of Paradise Pier are they going to overlay? Just the Boardwalk, or the entire land?
• When are they going to do this?
• Will The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventure move to Pacific Wharf?
• How easy is it going to be to move Francis' Ladybug Boogie, Flik's Flyers, Tuck and Roll's Drive 'Em Buggies, Princess Dot Puddle Park and Heimlich's Chew Chew Train to Pixar Pier?
• How easy would it be to re-theme the aforementioned attractions?
• Will King Triton's Carousel be re-themed to Finding Nemo or Finding Dory?
• How will they re-theme the other attractions? (California Screamin' to The Incredibles, Mickey's Fun Wheel to Luxo Jr.? Silly Symphony Swings or Goofy's Sky School to WALL-E? Jumpin' Jellyfish to Up? Golden Zephyr to Buzz Lightyear Rockets (no possessive necessary?)
• Who will now conduct Instant Concert... Just Add Water?
• What character meal will Ariel's Grotto be replaced with?
• When is Paradise Pier Hotel next due for a refurbishment?

Lol such a mess. Mickey's face is so haunting. I don't think it makes sense for any other character to get such a big stage. Retheming it to a lamp? it would be blindingly white/bright during the day and would make the pier impossible to visit.

 

[nevol]

I understand this, but Pixar lands are clearly a mandate at all Disney resorts, therefore it was inevitable that one would eventually end up at DLR. Considering all this I think a reworking of Paradise Pier around Pixar is a much better solution than devoting acres of land in Anaheim for another Pixar Playland. This is one of those instances where not having endless acres for expansion works out to DL's benefit.

Ha! You realize we already have REAL PIXAR LANDS and that it is the other resorts that don't, for the most part? Cars land, a bug's land, finding nemo submarine voyage... that attraction cost $150 MILLION DOLLARS. We don't need a generic off-the-shelf studio-branded land when we already have a few examples (not going to include a bug's land in this one) of real pixar theme park integration.

 

[nevol]

Me if they ever made such an announcement for DL's Tomorrowland:

Yes!

 

[Phroobar]

Lol such a mess. Mickey's face is so haunting. I don't think it makes sense for any other character to get such a big stage. Retheming it to a lamp? it would be blindingly white/bright during the day and would make the pier impossible to visit.

Where in any official announcement did it mention Mickey's face being replaced with a lamp?

Again, phase one: Hate any announced changes no matter how vague with over the top conjecture.

 

[Sir_Cliff]

Yes!
He was totally toasted!

I thought I was the only one who saw that, but the way he was chortling during some moments made me raise an eyebrow.
I've heard about his apparent over enthusiasm for le drink over the years, but wow....right before a company presentation in front of a audience like this..?
A little unprofessional.

Being a little sloshed and doing a power point presentation at Pixar might be the norm these days, but that just doesn't fly here.
Glad to see I'm not the only one thinking this.
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I thought it was just me, too! I can't believe everyone has just been ignoring it.

This isn't the first video I've seen where he has seemed obviously jolly, so I really hope he's ok. As you say, a presentation like this isn't some small thing where most people would think you could throw away a few drinks beforehand. It does make me wonder a little about the recent decline of Pixar.

 

[mickEblu]

Where in any official announcement did it mention Mickey's face being replaced with a lamp?

Again, phase one: Hate any announced changes no matter how vague with over the top conjecture.

It wasn't announced but if you look to the right of the concept art you can see the renamed Mickeys Fun Wheel to the Pixar Fun Wheel with an image of the lamp on the marquee. I personally don't think Mickeys face would or could be replaced by any one Pixar character

 

[disneyC97]

The Mickey face should be replaced with John Lassetter!

 

[britain]

It wasn't announced but if you look to the right of the concept art you can see the renamed Mickeys Fun Wheel to the Pixar Fun Wheel with an image of the lamp on the marquee. I personally don't think Mickeys face would or could be replaced by any one Pixar character

I wonder if they would put the Lamp on the currently unthemed Southwest side of the wheel, but keep Mickey on the Northeast?

 

[SSG]

The Mickey face should be replaced with John Lassetter!

A John Lassetter Hawaiian shirt.

 

[mickEblu]

A John Lassetter Hawaiian shirt.

Only if they include the man bbs. What DCA needs is more man bbs dammit!

You can't stop me WDWmagic! I will find a way to say man !

 

[nevol]

Also, I tolerate the toy story characters being in a turn of the century midway by virtue of "woody's round up" being kind of old. It's from the 50's, but cowboy themed entertainment could be found in turn-of-the-century amusement parks. I know it doesn't really work, but it's a forgivable stretch.

Plus I will accept Midway Mania on the precedent of Pirates of the Caribbean and an adventure on the Spanish Main being housed inside a turn of the century New Orleans area. Exteriors need not necessarily reflect interiors.

If the same logic is applied to all the new buildings at Pixar pier, that's fine.

But the Incredibles...? They are mid-century modern. I don't mind seeing Bing Bong painted on some Victorian clapboard, but not the Incredibles!

Hmm... I wonder if they are going to let the pier time period broaden? What if the backstory is that this roller coaster was built in the early 60s?

Maybe... I wonder if they'll put that much thought into it.

Well, and inside out would make for a great indoor land and dark ride, and the exterior would fit ideally in a san francisco land. The only san francisco area in DCA is the bathrooms by mermaid... there is just no effort to see these ip's pushed to their full amalgamative theme potential, and I'm neither here nor there about that. Because I despise Buzz being in tomorrowland and would despise woody being in frontierland, so while Pixar Pier is stupid, and the IPs could each have an E ticket, some meaningless C spinners and some D ticket dark rides will save me from having to endure a lot of that.

 

[TP2000]

The Mickey face should be replaced with John Lassetter!

Sitting at the end of the bar, talking about his youth in "Whittthhier, Cahlufrnia".

 

[nevol]

I can't believe this is happening.I can't believe Paradise pier is doomed dot.I just can't believe this happened why is this happening how could this mean how could Disney ruin my favorite thing first it took tower and now they are taking my precious Paradise pier with California screaming and ruining it in forever I just can't believe it I think I want to die I want to kill myself

Send this letter to John Lassetter I'm sure he'll frame it and keep it next to his desk.

 

[TP2000]

Questions that need answering...

• How are they going to do this? (Take all of Paradise Pier down at once, or one attraction/building at a time)
• How much of Paradise Pier are they going to overlay? Just the Boardwalk, or the entire land?
• When are they going to do this?
• Will The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventure move to Pacific Wharf?
• How easy is it going to be to move Francis' Ladybug Boogie, Flik's Flyers, Tuck and Roll's Drive 'Em Buggies, Princess Dot Puddle Park and Heimlich's Chew Chew Train to Pixar Pier?
• How easy would it be to re-theme the aforementioned attractions?
• Will King Triton's Carousel be re-themed to Finding Nemo or Finding Dory?
• How will they re-theme the other attractions? (California Screamin' to The Incredibles, Mickey's Fun Wheel to Luxo Jr.? Silly Symphony Swings or Goofy's Sky School to WALL-E? Jumpin' Jellyfish to Up? Golden Zephyr to Buzz Lightyear Rockets (no possessive necessary?)
• Who will now conduct Instant Concert... Just Add Water?
• What character meal will Ariel's Grotto be replaced with?
• When is Paradise Pier Hotel next due for a refurbishment?

Great questions! I'll try my hand at some educated guesses, based on past practice and how the DCA remake of 2009-2012 played out.

• How are they going to do this? (Take all of Paradise Pier down at once, or one attraction/building at a time) Probably, in phases from this September through next May, for Screamin', Fun Wheel, Carousel, Sky School, Swings. Some of the smaller round rides may take only a few weeks, while the bigger rides may take three or four months.
• How much of Paradise Pier are they going to overlay? Just the Boardwalk, or the entire land? My hunch is the boardwalk from Sideshow Shirts to Screamin', but maybe Goofy's Sky School and Swings gets in on the act too?
• When are they going to do this? Labor Day '17 through Memorial Day '18 is my guess.
• Will The Little Mermaid - Ariel's Undersea Adventure move to Pacific Wharf? That's an easy fix for that, kind of like the Matterhorn moving from Fantasyland to Tomorrowland and back again in the 1960's and 70's.
• How easy is it going to be to move Francis' Ladybug Boogie, Flik's Flyers, Tuck and Roll's Drive 'Em Buggies, Princess Dot Puddle Park and Heimlich's Chew Chew Train to Pixar Pier? Probably more trouble than it's worth.
• How easy would it be to re-theme the aforementioned attractions? Not that hard, but would seem worth saving for Marvel Land.
• Will King Triton's Carousel be re-themed to Finding Nemo or Finding Dory? Let's hope! It needs a big plussing from it's 2001 cheapness.
• How will they re-theme the other attractions? (California Screamin' to The Incredibles, Mickey's Fun Wheel to Luxo Jr.? Silly Symphony Swings or Goofy's Sky School to WALL-E? Jumpin' Jellyfish to Up? Golden Zephyr to Buzz Lightyear Rockets (no possessive necessary?) Only Lasseter and his bartender know that yet. Stay tuned.
• Who will now conduct Instant Concert... Just Add Water? Do they still do that show?
• What character meal will Ariel's Grotto be replaced with? Not sure you could replace the Princess gravy train. They'll likely stay.
• When is Paradise Pier Hotel next due for a refurbishment? Probably not before it's hopefully torn down in the 2020's.

That reminds me that I really hope they do something with the cheap faux-modern Carousel in Paradise Pier. It needs a serious upgrade and proper Imagineering. It's one of the few things left in DCA that didn't get touched in the upgrades of 2009-2012, and still wallows in its Paul Pressler cheap stucco/cement/vinyl banner treatment. Cheap and tacky!

 

[nevol]

Where in any official announcement did it mention Mickey's face being replaced with a lamp?

Again, phase one: Hate any announced changes no matter how vague with over the top conjecture.

There is no single pixar icon or character that could be slapped on in 2 dimensions at the scale of mickey's face or the sun icon that would rival mickey's face. Since they're calling it (at least generically in this phase of concept art) Pixar Fun Wheel, perhaps the cabins will be reskinned with pixar characters rather than the fab 5? They aren't going to enclose and augment the cabins; the point of a ferris wheel is that you get a birds eye view of things, so "over the top conjecture" my @$$ when this will be a lateral move best case scenario.

Again, phase one, the guy or gal who can be spoon fed anything by a media empire wants to criticize how other people react to news. Two can play the generalization game; do you know that I am 100% on board with star wars land and always have been? That I'm awaiting concept art for Marvel and think that was a fluke of them to be so vague (unless they are holding off until comic con)? Do you know that I would be burned at the stake for what I'm about to say in the disneyland fan community, but I want to see Sleeping Beauty Castle replaced and the monorail-to-nowhere gone?

Everybody has their own opinions and your flat apathy and blind trust is of equal bother to me as my skepticism is to you, but I'm not calling you out about it every chance I get. It isn't necessary.

 

[britain]

The more I think of it, the more I can't really see them replacing the Mickey face on the Northeast side of the fun wheel. It's become a defacto sign for the whole resort, and a perfect backdrop to World of Color (any version).

Unless they are planning on making World of Color into World of Pixar (and I really doubt they are) I think they'll let Mickey stay smiling over the whole park, and...

But why would they rename it the Pixar Fun Wheel..?

 

[mickEblu]

But why would they rename it the Pixar Fun Wheel..?

That's the troubling part. Maybe they just added that little Easter egg so we all start freakin out.

 

[nevol]

The more I think of it, the more I can't really see them replacing the Mickey face on the Northeast side of the fun wheel. It's become a defacto sign for the whole resort, and a perfect backdrop to World of Color (any version).

Unless they are planning on making World of Color into World of Pixar (and I really doubt they are) I think they'll let Mickey stay smiling over the whole park, and...

But why would they rename it the Pixar Fun Wheel..?

Right. And also symbolically it is the Disneyland Resort and Mickey is the mascot of the company. He is perched high above the resort in this case. It would feel weird to see some mickey characters at ground level like peasants with a giant image of Woody looming over them. Especially since that is the presentation point of the park where they do nighttime spectaculars, it would be weird to have a pixar-specific icon on the wheel when it isn't a pixar-exclusive park. Especially when the content of the nighttime spectaculars won't be pixar-exclusive. Maybe they'll settle on a faceless sun and just reskin the cabins.

 

[Curious Constance]

I have a solution for Mickeys Fun wheel. Give Mickey a cameo in Coco. Problem solved.

On another note, I decided I need to start being like Disney and changing things for no damn reason. When Pixar Pier opens next year, I will be changing my profile name to BuZZlightyearBlu.

I'm terrible with names so if you do that, we'll have to get to know each other all over again.

 

[Figmentisgod]

california adventure is dead inside it is ruined should be gone I wish dizzy which is destroyed now I should be gone now now now now now now Disney just do it tomorrow so if it D Molisch