PHOTOS - Tent skins being removed

[wdwmagic]

They are finally going!!

Pics at http://www.wdwmagic.com/Attractions...look-at-the-Fantasyland-construction-site.htm

 

[djkidkaz]

I'd imagine the replacements will be one of the last things done as you wouldn't want to re-skin the tents while your still moving dirt, planting trees, etc. All that would do is kick up the dust and debris and dirty up the new tents.

I wonder how much longer before we start to see them planting trees and foliage. I'd imagine that stuff has to go in early so it has time to acclimate itself to the area.

 

[UltimtMickeyFan]

Is it me, or does it look like the tent has two layers of skin since the inner has a different stripe pattern... It almost looks like they put a tent over another tent back when.

 

[jrlang1]

Is it me, or does it look like the tent has two layers of skin since the inner has a different stripe pattern... It almost looks like they put a tent over another tent back when.

That would make sense becuase it would give them a dead air space to act like insulation making it cheaper to heat and cool. exspically under the hot sun

 

[jt04]

Wow those tents are just hideous. So good to see those skins going.

I hear people praise the rockwork over in the BatB area and it does look great but the mermaid area looks amazing. And to all those that wanted real grass I have figured out that might not be grass but rather simulated moss. Which is probably tough to keep green during Florida summers.

Great update.

 

[mp2bill]

Glad to see them gone. Can't wait to see what this all looks like when it's finished.

 

[ChristianG]

The removal of those tents brought a tear to my eye.
So... beautiful.

 

[PhilharMagician]

The skin is now completely gone. It lookw to be a hard roof material that you see under the fallen skins. What is interesting is that we were on Dumbo first thing this morning and the tent skins were fully intact and about an hour later we were coming out of Pooh and I looked up and was quite shocked. Work is progressing feverishly at the Circusland area. I would expect some paint on the Dumbo queue very soon by the look of things.

 

[Scuttle]

The skin is now completely gone. It lookw to be a hard roof material that you see under the fallen skins. What is interesting is that we were on Dumbo first thing this morning and the tent skins were fully intact and about an hour later we were coming out of Pooh and I looked up and was quite shocked. Work is progressing feverishly at the Circusland area. I would expect some paint on the Dumbo queue very soon by the look of things.

I will be there at 10 am tomorrow and if Dumbo isn't a 40 minute wait already then I will have some updated over the wall pics of the FLE.

 

[danlb_2000]

The skin is now completely gone. It lookw to be a hard roof material that you see under the fallen skins. What is interesting is that we were on Dumbo first thing this morning and the tent skins were fully intact and about an hour later we were coming out of Pooh and I looked up and was quite shocked. Work is progressing feverishly at the Circusland area. I would expect some paint on the Dumbo queue very soon by the look of things.

Was just the external skin gone of both the external and internal?

Dan

 

[rpk4444]

Does anyone have pictures of the tents when then were originally constructed? I don't ever remember seeing picture of the building of Mickey's Birthday Land.

 

[bstiles]

no one had cameras back then

 

[minniemickeyfan]

sorry if this is in the wrong place
but in the lastest photos today shows an area walled off between Dumbo and the carousel. Is this permanent for awhile, what are they doing there?

 

[danlb_2000]

sorry if this is in the wrong place
but in the lastest photos today shows an area walled off between Dumbo and the carousel. Is this permanent for awhile, what are they doing there?

That was probably for the removal of a planter that was in that area. The new castle wall will go right through were Dumbo is now so they are doing work to prepare for that around that area.

 

[bearboysnc]

Does anyone know if they are going to reposition the carousel like they did in DL's fantasyland for better traffic flow?

 

[Scuttle]

Does anyone know if they are going to reposition the carousel like they did in DL's fantasyland for better traffic flow?

I've been wondering that myself. I think once Dumbo moves it will free up a good amount of space that is needed badly in FL.

 

[steve2wdw]

It's looks as though the "under" skin, were the original tents for Mickey's Birthdayland. I always thought that the new tents (when Toontown Fair was constructed) were completely new structures, but these pictures make me think that new frames were mounted to the original structures and the new outer skins were added (making them look like real tents instead of the more modern prefab looking Birthdayland structures).

Edit.... Just found this. Check out the pic from Allears, and it appears that the originals were repurposed. Here's a link

http://allears.net/tp/mk/bdayland.htm

 

[NewfieFan]

It's looks as though the "under" skin, were the original tents for Mickey's Birthdayland. I always thought that the new tents (when Toontown Fair was constructed) were completely new structures, but these pictures make me think that new frames were mounted to the original structures and the new outer skins were added (making them look like real tents instead of the more modern prefab looking Birthdayland structures).

Edit.... Just found this. Check out the pic from Allears, and it appears that the originals were repurposed. Here's a link

http://allears.net/tp/mk/bdayland.htm

Interesting!

 

[jmuboy]

It's looks as though the "under" skin, were the original tents for Mickey's Birthdayland. I always thought that the new tents (when Toontown Fair was constructed) were completely new structures, but these pictures make me think that new frames were mounted to the original structures and the new outer skins were added (making them look like real tents instead of the more modern prefab looking Birthdayland structures).

Edit.... Just found this. Check out the pic from Allears, and it appears that the originals were repurposed. Here's a link

http://allears.net/tp/mk/bdayland.htm

Oh wow. I never knew the tents were changed for ToonTown! Learn something new everyday. Thanks!