News Paradise Pier Becoming Pixar Pier

[dweezil78]

You know, George Lucas once owned Pixar.

I heard they are moving his bench to Pixar Pier.

 

[Ismael Flores]

Thanks for the art, doesn’t look to bad.
I had hoped that at least a portion of the outside area was going to Be enclosed.
I wonder how long before the place looks dirty and rundown like Ariels grotto. All that mist spraying from the fountains didn’t help the eating area add the winds and all the dust it blows into that area and things start looking grungy

 

[Disneylover152]

It doesn't even fit the theme of the pier. Why is there an old abandoned factory that Pixar employees used to go to and brainstorm ideas right next to a land where the Pixar movies come alive. Its like the modern day world combines with the Pixar world. It doesn't make sense. But yet again, none of this makes sense.

EDIT: Sorry @GiveMeTheMusic , accidentally quoted your post.

 

[GiveMeTheMusic]

It doesn't even fit the theme of the pier. Why is there an old abandoned factory that Pixar employees used to go to and brainstorm ideas right next to a land where the Pixar movies come alive. Its like the modern day world combines with the Pixar world. It doesn't make sense. But yet again, none of this makes sense.

In that way, they're continuing the theme! Thematic integrity!

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

The Rose Dawson theory proposes that the less sense it makes, the more it can be trusted.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

You forgot the Lobster Nachos.

Well when you throw in the nachos it all makes sense...

 

[Practical Pig]

It doesn't even fit the theme of the pier. Why is there an old abandoned factory that Pixar employees used to go to and brainstorm ideas right next to a land where the Pixar movies come alive. Its like the modern day world combines with the Pixar world. It doesn't make sense. But yet again, none of this makes sense.

I suppose one could rationalize that the Lasseter Lamplight Lounge sits at the entrance to Pixar Pier, and therefore the fantasy of the manifested characters beyond emanates out from the place from where they were improbably conceived. But that hurts.

The practical effect is still cognitive dissonance.

 

[Deleted member 107043]

It doesn't even fit the theme of the pier. Why is there an old abandoned factory that Pixar employees used to go to and brainstorm ideas right next to a land where the Pixar movies come alive. Its like the modern day world combines with the Pixar world. It doesn't make sense. But yet again, none of this makes sense.

EDIT: Sorry @GiveMeTheMusic , accidentally quoted your post.

What's been revealed about this project so far is all so literally Pixar that I get the impression it was assigned to an empowered team of new college grads in Marketing employed at the Emeryville studios who have little to no previous experience in theme park design. Expect even more bewilderment when they finally Disney-splain this mess of disconnected stories into a "unified" backstory in a future update on The Disney Park Blog.

On a positive note at least it doesn't look as awful as Tomorrowland '98. I suppose it could be worse.

 

[Practical Pig]

Disney-splain

[[chuckle]]

 

[bluerhythym]

Not sure what this has to do with a boardwalk, but at least it looks nice. And it'll be very easy to turn into a Monterey canning warehouse when someone realizes what a terrible mistake they've made, and Pixar Pier is re-themed and incorporated into Pacific Wharf!

 

[AB_27]

Watched the video on my phone, looking on his youtube channel right now and can't find the video. Luckily, I got a screenshot!
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Ehhh... it's not that bad. I'll say that the concept art makes it look nice and more than likely will look better irl. But I see in the background that they aren't extending the top tube like in the first piece of concept art realeased in November.

 

[Suspirian]

And once again, let's not forget that this whole project is supposedly being done so that folks at WDI can stick it to Chapek and prove themselves as component Imagineers...

This whole project is just really aggravating. You'd think as imagineers, they'd cook up something thats both immersive but still works within what was given to them by the big wigs. Its like they got the idea of pixar pier and thought "ok how can we execute this in the absolute worst way possible?"

 

[Curious Constance]

Are we supposed to forget that the head honcho that would have been at this warehouse developing the characters and stories was John Lasseter?

 

[Disneylover152]

I'm still convinced that one unpaid intern taking minutes accidentally wrote Pixar Pier instead of Paradise Pier, and Chapek was like "that's brilliant!"

 

[smile]

What's been revealed about this project so far is all so literally Pixar that I get the impression it was assigned to an empowered team of new college grads in Marketing employed at the Emeryville studios who have little to no previous experience in theme park design. Expect even more bewilderment when they finally Disney-splain this mess of disconnected stories into a "unified" backstory in a future update on The Disney Park Blog.

didney, ju got sum splainin tu duuu

 

[Suspirian]

I really had so much hope for DCA and all that went away within a year. At least theres halloweentime to look forward to

 

[TROR]

I'm still convinced that one unpaid intern taking minutes accidentally wrote Pixar Pier instead of Paradise Pier, and Chapek was like "that's brilliant!"

Well I mean I believe Mission Breakout was just a nonsense made up story for clicks that Chapek saw and thought it was a good idea

 

[GiveMeTheMusic]

Pixar Pier and GOTG were born out of a Chapek directive for quick, cheap IP placement. Not sure why DCA has been the sole target of this cruelty so far.

 

[Antaundra]

Pixar Pier and GOTG were born out of a Chapek directive for quick, cheap IP placement. Not sure why DCA has been the sole target of this cruelty so far.

Don’t jinx it.

 

[Curious Constance]

Pixar Pier and GOTG were born out of a Chapek directive for quick, cheap IP placement. Not sure why DCA has been the sole target of this cruelty so far.

Have we ruled out the possibility that he's not aware there is more than one park at the DLR?