Silly Symphony Swings

sponono88

sponono88

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these frames have recently been installed along the bottom portion of the structure. this will make up what will eventually become the boardwalk queue/facade

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sponono88

sponono88

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I think it only looks small in the pictures. I saw it in person and it looked fine - anything bigger would have looked awkward. it's the right size for how big the canopy is.


Anyway here is the latest progress on the swings. A photo from last week:

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and this week:

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Disneyfanman

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I think converting the orange zinger was a great move. I haven't seen the new swings in person but it looks like a very nice disneyfied classic ride that adds color, music and kinetic movement to the pier area. It reminds me of the tea cups in Fantasyland. Nothing too elaborate, but well done and well fitting. This is money well spent.

I admit that I didn't think the pier changes would amount to anything. I found DCA to be an average place to visit with a few very good attractions. Looking at the changes (colors, mickey face on the wheel, facades on the games and Toy Story Mania), I have become a believer in the vision. When I went last fall it just felt different. There were more people there then I ever remembered seeing.

When I see the testing videos for World of Color I get crazy! That show may really emerge as something truly special.

I am beginning to catch DCA fever.
 
sponono88

sponono88

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Disneyfanman said:
I think converting the orange zinger was a great move. I haven't seen the new swings in person but it looks like a very nice disneyfied classic ride that adds color, music and kinetic movement to the pier area. It reminds me of the tea cups in Fantasyland. Nothing too elaborate, but well done and well fitting. This is money well spent.

I admit that I didn't think the pier changes would amount to anything. I found DCA to be an average place to visit with a few very good attractions. Looking at the changes (colors, mickey face on the wheel, facades on the games and Toy Story Mania), I have become a believer in the vision. When I went last fall it just felt different. There were more people there then I ever remembered seeing.

When I see the testing videos for World of Color I get crazy! That show may really emerge as something truly special.

I am beginning to catch DCA fever.
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Awesome! I'm positive more people will feel the same way once they get to know the park, especially with lots of new visitors coming in to see WoC. Paradise Pier has such a fun vibe with great atmosphere - with some unique rides, the view of the pier across the bay, the great music loop.

The enhancements so far have made a big difference: Mickey's Fun Wheel with the great lighting and updated look; Victorian era facades for the Midway Games; the new themed food stands along the pier; Swings with new theme and boardwalk queue; the upcoming Paradise Gardens and Goofy's Sky School. It's a great place to be, especially at night. Midway Mania helped a lot by bringing more people into this area.

I loved DCA from my first visit in 2001, and the enhancements have only made it better in my eyes. I'm glad more people are getting to know the park and becoming familiar with what makes it special :)
 
sponono88

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From MouseTimes:

scaffolding has gone up here for the elevator tower. we may finally be seeing some progress here

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i'm trying to remain optimistic but i'm beginning to doubt this will be ready by April. :lookaroun still a lot of work left to be done for the new queue.
 
sponono88

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looks like the panels on the canopy will be illuminated. K_Peek_2000 snapped this shot, with one of the panels lit up. I wonder if we will see the rumored zoetrope effect here..

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sponono88

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D23 has an article on the cartoon this ride will be based on, The Band Concert - it's turning 75 this year.
02.25.10 - Best known as something it isn't, Mickey Mouse's first color cartoon, The Band Concert, which turns 75 this year, nevertheless changed Mickey's and Donald's careers forever.


..The Band Concert was a plum itself. Mickey's full-time switch to color made Disney the first all-color cartoon studio; a milestone emphasized in a special bulletin from distributor United Artists. The bulletin was followed by an oversized press kit, laden with detail — and a few bloopers..

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Full article at this link: http://d23.disney.go.com/articles/022510_NF_FEAT_BandConcert.html
 
sponono88

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New entry from Disney Parks Blog:

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A Look at Silly Symphony Swings

Many people have posted photos online of Silly Symphony Swings, a new attraction coming to Paradise Pier in Disney’s California Adventure park later this year. Today we’re giving you a chance to see how some of the magic happens behind the scenes. The photo above shows Walt Disney Imagineering Senior Dimensional Designer Steve Cotroneo sculpting a four-foot tall Mickey Mouse that you can now see at the very top of Silly Symphony Swings.

We’re also showing footage you’ll only see here on the Disney Parks Blog because only our cameras are allowed in the park at night to capture these close-ups of Mickey being placed atop the attraction.

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In the attraction, guests will see Mickey conducting the barnyard orchestra, and as a tornado passes through the Park, the central tower begins to rise and spin, and Mickey’s band concert really swings into high gear.
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Full article and video can be found here: http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/03/a-look-at-silly-symphony-swings/
 
sponono88

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nemofinder22 said:
Very cool video they released. I love the music they used.
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It looks like they screwed Mickey in by turning the canopy :D And yes, i'm excited about the music they will play in the queue and surrounding areas. Should be great!

Mousetimes.com has an update - more scaffolding and scrims have gone up. Looks like construction is going full steam ahead, they pretty much have to if they want to meet the deadline. More rain is expected soon!

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TP2000

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nemofinder22 said:
Railings are going in, they look much nicer than what Orange Stinger had.
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That's not hard to do, considering Orange Stinger (and all of DCA for the most part) opened in 2001 with basic metal hand railings purchased from an industrial supply catalog.

It's just amazing to me how they are going back and ripping out all the generic stuff from '01, and replacing it with custom built and purposely themed fixtures, finishes, and furniture. Countless wrongs that were "good enough" for Paul Pressler and Cynthia Harriss are being righted with every rehab and construction project all over DCA. It's truly impressive to see take place, for no reason than to make the park look and feel nicer for paying customers.

This new DCA has vastly more respect for its customers than the original could ever pretend to have. :wave:
 
sponono88

sponono88

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TP2000 said:
That's not hard to do, considering Orange Stinger (and all of DCA for the most part) opened in 2001 with basic metal hand railings purchased from an industrial supply catalog.

It's just amazing to me how they are going back and ripping out all the generic stuff from '01, and replacing it with custom built and purposely themed fixtures, finishes, and furniture. Countless wrongs that were "good enough" for Paul Pressler and Cynthia Harriss are being righted with every rehab and construction project all over DCA. It's truly impressive to see take place, for no reason than to make the park look and feel nicer for paying customers.

This new DCA has vastly more respect for its customers than the original could ever pretend to have. :wave:
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Agreed. Never in a million years did we think they'd do all this work to the park and pour this much money in. The only sad thing about it is that people focused only on the negatives of the park, and they overlooked the areas that really were worth a look and took a lot of design effort.

There was an interesting podcast I came across yesterday - an interview with imagineer Tim Delaney. He goes into great detail about the design work for DCA and the two projects he worked on: Sunshine Plaza and Paradise Pier. He describes the research work he did, the theme he wanted to bring alive in the pier, etc. One thing that he points out is that he wanted Screamin to look a real wooden coaster.. when it wasn't really made of wood. So the structure has 300% redudancy in its design. Goes to show that they really did put detail in DCA circa 2001!

He also talks about the entrance and the fact that they just didn't have enough money to build something grand. The pop-out postcard of Sunshine Plaza was the end result. I'm excited for BVS, but i'm sad to lose certain features like the California letters, the train station, and the wonderful mural.

For those who want to learn more about DCA and are curious to hear the podcast, here's the link:http://media.libsyn.com/media/seasonpasspodcast/The_Season_Pass_116.mp3 Another thing to note, he discusses some of the criticism that DCA has received over the years, and also points out some of the coming changes to the Park during the expansion. And yes, he talks about the giant orange he designed.. which as he points out, is no longer there!
 
sponono88

sponono88

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From Mint's update - the queue is making some good progress. The exterior is coming together and it looks great so far! :)

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A nice detail - the design along the top of the new railing matches the design seen in the walls right below.

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these 2 two trees are new, and according to insider67 a third one will be added pretty soon

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