Yesterday, I posted my poll concerning what to do with Phase 2: keep it as is, or move the Paradise Pier-like thrill ride area out of the same park with the studios. Despite the fact only three people have voted, all 3 votes are unanimous-- split Phase 2 and move the PP area out!
I am considering a number of possibilities for Phase 3. As I wrote earlier, I did have plans for a water park. Therefore, my first choice would be to have a very large water park much like Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon; and include a smaller "dry ride" section consisting of mechanical rides, particularly those which would be too intense (ie: thrill rides) to fit in the Magic Kingdom. These rides would sit on a pier-like area (with wooden walkways) off to one side of the water park. Also, many if not most of these rides have an aquatic theme towards them, in case you haven't read my Phase 2 proposal yet! IMHO, the "Paradise Pier"-type area would fit in MUCH better in the water park, as well as making the water park unique from WDW's and offering a few different options! Also, I don't think that the Paradise Pier-like area could possibly hold its own as a separate park by itself, so I combined it with the already announced water park.
Last but not least, I'd like to announce the castle I selected for the Magic Kingdom. According to the castle poll so far; 8 votes were cast for Beauty and the Beast's castle, 2 votes for Cinderella's castle, 2 votes for a slightly-revised version of Cinderella's castle, 0 votes for Sleeping Beauty castle, 1 vote for Snow White's castle, and 1 vote for "none of the above". Personally, my first choice all along was Cinderella's Castle. If the 6th park were built in Australia, Cinderella's should be no problem; since Australia is the quite isolated and the farthest distance from the other Disney parks, and so far 3 Sleeping Beauty (if you include Hong Kong) and 2 Cinderella's castles have been built. As for somewhere else; especially if this proposed park were built somewhere in the U.S. or closer to the 3 international Disney parks, I think a new castle should be brought out. For my proposed Disney park, the castle in the Magic Kingdom will be:
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST'S CASTLE I chose this castle, in addition to the poll results, due to the fact that this is probably the most beautiful castle next to Cinderella's, IMHO, and would be the easiest to modify. For example, Snow White's castle, in addition to being plainer than the other castles, has an odd shape to it which would be more difficult to modify-- which is perhaps the reason it was never used in Disney's parks, as well as the reason DL Anaheim's castle (originally to be Snow White's) was designed completely different from the movie.
I plan on making B&TB's castle similar to the castle after its transformation, with a few elements of Cinderella's castle and Sleeping Beauty's castle in Paris (which to me appears to resemble BT&B's castle more than SB's!) Inside the castle will be a Beauty & the Beast dark ride on the lower level, as well as a restaurant on the upper level entitled Belle's Royal Table; which is similar to Cinderella's Royal Table at WDW. BRT also includes a character breakfast in the mornings. IIRC, the breakfast at Cinderella 's is quite difficult to get priority seating for, since it's the most popular character meal at WDW, and the restaurant has only 130 seats; so I'll solve that problem by making Belle's larger--giving it 260 seats-- double the number as CRT at WDW!
Let me know what you think about my decision about the castle and what I did with Paradise Pier-like rides and attractions! I really need your help and feedback about this, so feel free to post!
I am considering a number of possibilities for Phase 3. As I wrote earlier, I did have plans for a water park. Therefore, my first choice would be to have a very large water park much like Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon; and include a smaller "dry ride" section consisting of mechanical rides, particularly those which would be too intense (ie: thrill rides) to fit in the Magic Kingdom. These rides would sit on a pier-like area (with wooden walkways) off to one side of the water park. Also, many if not most of these rides have an aquatic theme towards them, in case you haven't read my Phase 2 proposal yet! IMHO, the "Paradise Pier"-type area would fit in MUCH better in the water park, as well as making the water park unique from WDW's and offering a few different options! Also, I don't think that the Paradise Pier-like area could possibly hold its own as a separate park by itself, so I combined it with the already announced water park.
Last but not least, I'd like to announce the castle I selected for the Magic Kingdom. According to the castle poll so far; 8 votes were cast for Beauty and the Beast's castle, 2 votes for Cinderella's castle, 2 votes for a slightly-revised version of Cinderella's castle, 0 votes for Sleeping Beauty castle, 1 vote for Snow White's castle, and 1 vote for "none of the above". Personally, my first choice all along was Cinderella's Castle. If the 6th park were built in Australia, Cinderella's should be no problem; since Australia is the quite isolated and the farthest distance from the other Disney parks, and so far 3 Sleeping Beauty (if you include Hong Kong) and 2 Cinderella's castles have been built. As for somewhere else; especially if this proposed park were built somewhere in the U.S. or closer to the 3 international Disney parks, I think a new castle should be brought out. For my proposed Disney park, the castle in the Magic Kingdom will be:
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST'S CASTLE I chose this castle, in addition to the poll results, due to the fact that this is probably the most beautiful castle next to Cinderella's, IMHO, and would be the easiest to modify. For example, Snow White's castle, in addition to being plainer than the other castles, has an odd shape to it which would be more difficult to modify-- which is perhaps the reason it was never used in Disney's parks, as well as the reason DL Anaheim's castle (originally to be Snow White's) was designed completely different from the movie.
I plan on making B&TB's castle similar to the castle after its transformation, with a few elements of Cinderella's castle and Sleeping Beauty's castle in Paris (which to me appears to resemble BT&B's castle more than SB's!) Inside the castle will be a Beauty & the Beast dark ride on the lower level, as well as a restaurant on the upper level entitled Belle's Royal Table; which is similar to Cinderella's Royal Table at WDW. BRT also includes a character breakfast in the mornings. IIRC, the breakfast at Cinderella 's is quite difficult to get priority seating for, since it's the most popular character meal at WDW, and the restaurant has only 130 seats; so I'll solve that problem by making Belle's larger--giving it 260 seats-- double the number as CRT at WDW!
Let me know what you think about my decision about the castle and what I did with Paradise Pier-like rides and attractions! I really need your help and feedback about this, so feel free to post!
