Rapunzel's tower has arrived.

[Patricia Melton]

The Rapunzel area will make a great entry point into fantasyland. Ofcourse entering fantasyland through the castle is even better. Entering through the Fantasyland Railroad depot is much better now since it is in Storybook Circus. but I hope they do something with the Mad Hatter Tea Cups ride roof. This entry point into fantasyland is not looking good at all. I have heard they may redo the roof, lets hope they do just that.

I really hope you are right about them redoing the roof.

In my dream world, the Speedway gets demolished one day and part of that reclaimed land gets turned into a Wonderland area with another Alice attraction that would complement the Tea Cups...and the Tea Cups itself gets refurbished with a gorgeous new building that really matches all the other things done recently.

 

[Schternli]

I think the tower looks amazing, but I completely agree that when I take my family to the park in January, my 4 year old is going to beg, plead, and insist that we go see Rapunzel at the Tower...not at some random building across the street from Tony's. I can explain it, easily, to my 8 and 6 year old, but the 4 year old? It's going to take some serious Flynn Ryder smolder (and possibly a frying pan) to get her to listen to me. Dreading, dreading, dreading.

 

[Gabe1]

You can't go to a Disney park and think things stick to continuity so closely. Yes, Rapunzel has brown hair at the end of her movie but she has the long blonde hair in the park. If you want to be "technical" about that then you should never set foot inside New Fantasyland.

Ahhh...I so disagree. Disney prided itself on every single detail, from costuming to the tiniest details in every attraction, in every land. It was designed so guests would continue to notice details they missed before and drew guests back again. Saying you can't go to a Disney Park and not look closely goes against everything all imagineers and Walt ever said.

Not getting the hair color correct is a pretty big ooops. Likely needed to watch the film a few more times.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Not getting the hair color correct is a pretty big ooops. Likely needed to watch the film a few more times.

To be fair, when Rapunzel was introduced it would have been a major spoiler if she had short hair.

 

[Gabe1]

To be fair, when Rapunzel was introduced it would have been a major spoiler if she had short hair.

Duly noted. Good point.

 

[tl77]

My complaint is not just about being visible outside of Fantasyland, but also its visibility inside Fantasyland.

I think it looks great inside Fantasyland, especially in the WDWmagic pics. With all the brand new FLE stuff on the eastside, this will add a little visual interest and balance out the west side

 

[lazyboy97o]

I think it looks great inside Fantasyland, especially in the WDWmagic pics. With all the brand new FLE stuff on the eastside, this will add a little visual interest and balance out the west side

Balance out what with what?

 

[tl77]

Balance out what with what?

balance out Fantasyland, the new Tangled Tower area on one side and the new FLE stuff... Enchanted Forest, Castel Walls, ect... on the other

 

[bubbles1812]

You can't go to a Disney park and think things stick to continuity so closely. Yes, Rapunzel has brown hair at the end of her movie but she has the long blonde hair in the park. If you want to be "technical" about that then you should never set foot inside New Fantasyland.

Several different time periods are represented in the different Beauty & the Beast attractions alone: Maurice's house is set after the movie, Story Time with Belle is set during the movie right before the ballroom dance scene, BoG restaurant is set sometime during the movie before the Beast changes back (but all the staff members claim to be formerly enchanted objects who have been changed back). Etc.

You can play the same "technical" game with Little Mermaid too.

There is not strict continuity in the parks with these attractions. They just choose the most fun and best moments and the most iconic looks for the characters, regardless of when those things happened in the movies.

Cool... you address only the part of my post that was just said in "tease" as opposed to the part that you know, we were actually talking about. So I'm just going to assume you missed my point entirely. Again.

 

[bubbles1812]

What's funny (or sad, depending on how you look at it) is how angry all the malcontents would be if Disney just put regular bathrooms here...with no theming or anything special.

Just for the record... I wouldn't have cared a bit if Disney had put in "regular bathrooms." At the end of the day, and as pretty as they are, it's still going to be the place where people take their number 2... I don't think most people on this board except for the extremists would mind if some regular bathrooms were present.

 

[Clyde]

I think the tower looks amazing, but I completely agree that when I take my family to the park in January, my 4 year old is going to beg, plead, and insist that we go see Rapunzel at the Tower...not at some random building across the street from Tony's. I can explain it, easily, to my 8 and 6 year old, but the 4 year old? It's going to take some serious Flynn Ryder smolder (and possibly a frying pan) to get her to listen to me. Dreading, dreading, dreading.

Flynn Ryder smolder.... well done.

 

[ChristianG]

I didn't feel like reading this entire thread so I don't know what has been discussed, but I love the tower. It looks great! A lot taller than I was expecting, too!

 

[TubaGeek]

But should it be a weenie? What is the pay off for seeing this landmark and making the journey? I'm not sure signifying the location of restrooms warrants the strong visual language that reaches out across te Fantasyland corridor and possibly into other lands. I think the strong visual language gives the tower a responsibility beyond its aesthetic beauty.

This argument, with little modification, could be used against DHS's hat...

 

[unkadug]

This argument, with little modification, could be used against DHS's hat...

So all they have to do is put a pin store in the tower and everybody's happy!

 

[djkidkaz]

Must we continue to refer to the big tower near the bathroom as a "weenie"?

 

[phi2134]

Duly noted. Good point.

This would be my Disney Princess

 

[Silver Figment]

The tower looks very nice, the details look great. I'm not one to complain if i can see it in another land either. I can see why people wouldn't want to see it but it doesn't bother me.

 

[lazyboy97o]

balance out Fantasyland, the new Tangled Tower area on one side and the new FLE stuff... Enchanted Forest, Castel Walls, ect... on the other

But what specifically is being balanced besides some new stuff here and new stuff there? Is this bathroom complex equivalent to the other work that has been done in Fantasyland? Does it counter-point another visual element? Is it supposed to be a start of adding more of that visual style? This is what perplexes me about the tower. I see a strong visual language with nothing behind it.

I hereby give TDO full permission to put in regular bathrooms without super special awesome sauce theming and I will not call them cheap. I'll just call them cheap about other things

The problem with these examples is that it assumes there is little choice between the run down Rest Stop facilities off of an old highway and what Disney is building. It's an attempted trap based on the ridiculous idea that there is some sort of dichotomy of Disney-'s way and a really poorly done way, when it actuality there is any number of possibilities.

...........ooooooor just regular 'ol people who can't be pleased. Even when a beautiful version of Rapunzel's tower gets built in a place where an eye sore stood for years. Effectively creating a wonderful "gateway" to FL from LS.

So now the Tower is a gateway? How so?

 

[Gabe1]

This would be my Disney Princess

 

[danlb_2000]

The tower looks great, and according to the blue prints there are still a lot trees that need to be planted

it's funny, but isn't this is the exact same debate that took place about the Dumbo show building? Then... after it was finished... they covered it with trees and everything was fine

thanks for posting the pics

I would not agree that "everything is fine" with the Dumbo show building, I still think it looks pretty bad especially from the speedway.