Incomudro
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Yeah, it doesn't look like you'll have the viewing angle to see that flat portion from down on the ground in France.
Or at least not much of it.
Looks like you'll be seeing it from across the canal primarily.
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Yeah, it doesn't look like you'll have the viewing angle to see that flat portion from down on the ground in France.
Or at least not much of it.
Looks like you'll be seeing it from across the canal primarily.
Timothy_Q
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Marni said there will be a berm of trees still, so we might not see much from IG either
lazyboy97o
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It can be seen being built behind the current pavilion. It’ll be visible from the restrooms where people first see the attraction.
I only see one pet.
Mainahman
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You say pet, i say flying mouthy toddler.
justintheharris
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Pet is also a verb...
Oh, you can't convince me that some enterprising young
FerretAfros
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Mickey's Toontown at Disneyland and TDL uses painted flats in the "downtown" are to hide the taller roofs of the Gag Factory store and Roger Rabbit's Cartoon Spin ride. They're the maroon and grey skyline poking up above the dimensional facades seen here:
In this scenario it works fine, mostly because they're only visible from a few very specific locations where the eye isn't naturally drawn to those parts of the structure (or even the structures in general), and because the land's cartoonish aesthetic allows a departure from realism. Additionally, the land at DL is largely surrounded by layered flats of hills that are used to obscure the iasw show building, TDA parking structure, and other backstage facilities, so the flat buildings fit the general atmosphere of the area.
It remains to be seen how effective painted flats will be in Epcot, where they will be more visible on the main approach to the new attraction, and in an area that strives for a higher level of realism. I fear that it may be similar to the layered castle ramparts in the Fantasyland courtyard at Magic Kingdom [Edit: this was made far more visible with the Fantasyland Expansion changes to the plaza] and TDL, which helps minimize the scale of some of the buildings, but does little to convince guests it's anything other than a generic warehouse structure.
I'm also curious what they'll do about the building's southern side, which will be plainly visible from the Skyliner. It's currently covered in green pre-fab panels (indicating no plans for a surface treatment), and there doesn't appear to be space for a substantial landscaping buffer between it and the service road
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brihow
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Timothy_Q
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There's a bunch
Some big rides that are entirely themed from all sides:
Space Mountain, Tower of Terror, Matterhorn, Spaceship Earth, Big Thunder, JttCotE, 7DMT
Tokyo's Soarin isn't completely themed on all sides though.
Similar to some other rides that have only a couple of sides of the building themed:
MK's Mermaid, Pirates, Everest, Pandora, RSR, SWGE, TDS Indy, Splash
GlacierGlacier
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Like you've said, show-buildings that are fully built inside fanciful structures are the exception, not the rule. It just doesn't make sense to build any more than a guest would see - there is no back to everest because it's invisible from inside the park. No back to Pandora because of the same reason. No back to mission space because (outside of test track, which just exposes everything (Mexico, WoL, M:S, Norway)) of the same reason.
The line of guest sight vs finances is so interesting. My favorite example is in New Fantasyland - the backstage gate between Storybook Circus and Mermaid has what looks to be a wall of rocks stretching over and behind it. Except those rocks stop right at the point where guests can't see them anymore - they hang in the air, looking ridiculous from backstage, but the illusion works perfectly for guests.
The sides of AA get less and less detailed the further back you get on the building, with each side having some extra detailing on the top edge thanks to the neighboring pavilions.
brihow
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Same thing for Radiator Springs in Cali. From inside the park, it's seamless. From outside the park, it's ridiculous.
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Bender123
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My personal favorite...The random towers of rock on poles and half ships are hilariously weird when not at eye level.
Andrew C
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I believe technical issues caused them to take it to 2D...
Indeed. It was 2D for a few days due to technical issues. I can verify it was all 3D again at the start of June.
wserratore1963
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Really curious about what we will see at the end of the month. Im planning on being there end of august through 1st week Sept. Hope some of the walk ways will be open- maybe a skyline soft opening at EPCOT.