MerlinTheGoat
Well-Known Member
Concept art isn't necessarily going to accurately showcase the finalized placement of characters and setpieces. Though that is an interesting thing to note about the dock, because that does indeed look like something they could probably maintain in its proper place with your flip.
I could imagine Disneyland's Splash requiring less effort to convert since it already takes place in a dark swamp. Disney World however will need a lot more work because it doesn't share this setting. It's a bright sunny and hilly countryside with farmland and passing river. Even the tree foliage is completely different. Disneyland uses weeping willow vines along its ceiling, whereas WDW uses what appears to be maple trees. Some of the tree trunk structures could potentially be reused as well, but even those will need to be touched up to make them more swamp-appropriate. Pretty much everything on the shores, the tree foliage lining the ceiling, and the painted walls will all need to be replaced though. Perhaps this is also why WDW's variant is closing first, it will require more time to convert.
I could imagine Disneyland's Splash requiring less effort to convert since it already takes place in a dark swamp. Disney World however will need a lot more work because it doesn't share this setting. It's a bright sunny and hilly countryside with farmland and passing river. Even the tree foliage is completely different. Disneyland uses weeping willow vines along its ceiling, whereas WDW uses what appears to be maple trees. Some of the tree trunk structures could potentially be reused as well, but even those will need to be touched up to make them more swamp-appropriate. Pretty much everything on the shores, the tree foliage lining the ceiling, and the painted walls will all need to be replaced though. Perhaps this is also why WDW's variant is closing first, it will require more time to convert.