News Reimagined Toontown coming

[Dr.Cheeto]

I wouldnt call Walts dreaming tree "uninspired", Its very specifically inspired. I get that you and other may think its dull but to say it unispired is kinda weird imo

My point was adding more kinetic energy to a land that is originally inspired by Roger Rabbit's Toontown, and a land marketed to be a zany and cartoony world. To me, even as a huge fan of Walt Disney the person, injecting Walt feels like something they can fall back on without actually coming up with an original idea. It's just a tree. But say its inspired by Walt and now its special! We'll see I guess. I'm sure people will enjoy it, but it feels corporate and uninspired to me.

 

[Dr.Cheeto]

All of those ideas sound great. I would have preferred if that was the direction of the refresh. But I guess what they are doing is better than it getting fully replaced

Agreed. I'm looking forward to the addition of MMRR, and that the land is getting a refresh. Just trying to give some constructive criticism especially after seeing Nintendo Land successfully add kinetic energy all around a similar cartoon/plastic land aesthetic to Toontown. Wishing the land got more of an update and additions rather than a simple refresh.

 

[Professortango1]

I wouldnt call Walts dreaming tree "uninspired", Its very specifically inspired. I get that you and other may think its dull but to say it unispired is kinda weird imo

I'd call it uninspired. That's like building "Walt's Bench" because Walt talked about sitting on a bench and watching his kid on the carousel and began to think of a theme park for families to experience together. Now come, experience Walt's Bench, a fully interactive faux bench that you can sit on and ponder just like Walt!

 

[Californian Elitist]

I'd call it uninspired. That's like building "Walt's Bench" because Walt talked about sitting on a bench and watching his kid on the carousel and began to think of a theme park for families to experience together. Now come, experience Walt's Bench, a fully interactive faux bench that you can sit on and ponder just like Walt!

100% agree. The various things that “belong” to Walt are pretty ridiculous.

 

[waltography]

Now come, experience Walt's Bench, a fully interactive faux bench that you can sit on and ponder just like Walt!

Getting philosophical here now. What makes a bench faux? Is it like one of those cartoon benches that comically break right as you sit on it?

 

[Rich T]

Maybe they could build a bench under a tree and add little pegs to poke guests in the back like in “It’s Tough To Be a Bug” and people can pretend they’ve been struck by inspiration just like Walt!

 

[PiratesMansion]

I'd call it uninspired. That's like building "Walt's Bench" because Walt talked about sitting on a bench and watching his kid on the carousel and began to think of a theme park for families to experience together. Now come, experience Walt's Bench, a fully interactive faux bench that you can sit on and ponder just like Walt!

But which Walt's Bench? The one by Mr. Lincoln or the one at the merry go round at Griffith Park?

The new sign font/colors/design/etc is bad. Lots of people are going to read that sign to mean "if you are older than the age of five, you will get nothing of value from this area."

 

[Disney Irish]

The new sign font/colors/design/etc is bad. Lots of people are going to read that sign to mean "if you are older than the age of five, you will get nothing of value from this area."

How is that different than before? Honestly unless one went to ride Roger's not many people over the age of 5 went into the area anyways. At least now with two headline attractions most guests will stay a bit long, new goofy sign or no new goofy sign.

 

[PiratesMansion]

How is that different than before? Honestly unless one went to ride Roger's not many people over the age of 5 went into the area anyways. At least now with two headline attractions most guests will stay a bit long, new goofy sign or no new goofy sign.

To me, with the changes with the font it's far more aggressive in conveying that message than it was previously. YMMV.

 

[mickEblu]

But which Walt's Bench? The one by Mr. Lincoln or the one at the merry go round at Griffith Park?

The new sign font/colors/design/etc is bad. Lots of people are going to read that sign to mean "if you are older than the age of five, you will get nothing of value from this area."

It’s busy and off putting. Bad design.

Why ?

 

[PiratesMansion]

It’s busy and off putting. Bad design.

Why ?

Agreed. Off-putting for sure, and busy is a good way to describe it.

Pick a font, color, and style, and then stick with it! I'd prefer to not have my eyes gouged out when I read a sign.

 

[mickEblu]

Agreed. Off-putting for sure, and busy is a good way to describe it.

Pick a font, color, and style, and then stick with it! I'd prefer to not have my eyes gouged out when I read a sign.

What was the purpose of the change? Just change for the sake of change. Even if it’s worse. Which imagineer is patting themselves on the back for this one?

It’s almost like the the theme park Gods said “ sorry you’re not getting a flawless victory. DHS lost GMR for MMRR. You get to have MMRR and not lose Roger. Here, take this ugly sign.”

 

[Brer Oswald]

What was the purpose of the change? Just change for the sake of change. Even if it’s worse. Which imagineer is patting themselves on the back for this one?

It’s almost like the the theme park Gods said “ sorry you’re not getting a flawless victory. DHS lost GMR for MMRR. You get to have MMRR and not lose Roger. Here, take this ugly sign.”

This feels like the MO for most aesthetic changes at Disney

 

[Sharon&Susan]

"You say we at Imagineering are designing things way too bland these days?! Just take a look at this new Toontown sign and just say you're wrong!"

 

[BrerFoxesBayouAdventure]

Sneak peak of the new Mickey's Toontown sign going up -

This is an eyesore. They replaced the old lettering with iced cookies.

 

[mickEblu]

I’ve been trying to pinpoint what I don’t like about the sign. As much as I’m not fond of them putting the little icons in the “Toontown” font/ letters, what bothers me more is how “Mickey’s” and “Toontown” just do not go together at all. Looks like they belong to two different signs. My brain just doesn’t want to accept it. It’s almost like someone designed half of it in the early 90s and then someone else designed the other half in 2022. . A little space between the two words vertically would have helped a little too.

 

[Brer Oswald]

I really like these mock-ups from Sammyland on Twitter. Left in particular reminds me of the approach Nintendo uses for Mario logos.

 

[mickEblu]

I really like these mock-ups from Sammyland on Twitter. Left in particular reminds me of the approach Nintendo uses for Mario logos.

Those are 100x better. I think I prefer the mock up to the right though. The worst offender of the new sign is the round Mickey ears at the top of the “T” with the straight edges. Another thing- because “Toontown” is so busy the emphasis is now on “Mickey's.” Just a poor job all around.

 

[wtyy21]

I’ve been trying to pinpoint what I don’t like about the sign. As much as I’m not fond of them putting the little icons in the “Toontown” font/ letters, what bothers me more is how “Mickey’s” and “Toontown” just do not go together at all. Looks like they belong to two different signs. My brain just doesn’t want to accept it. It’s almost like someone designed half of it in the early 90s and then someone else designed the other half in 2022. . A little space between the two words vertically would have helped a little too.

Agree to you. New design just like mashups of both that actually doesn't belong to their respective Toontown eras.

 

[Californian Elitist]

The three “o’s” in the new design look like glazed doughnuts.