News Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Historical Construction/Impressions

[TP2000]

The truck is a 56, big front window.

Thanks! I was only looking at the mid 50's Ford grille, but forgot to consider the changeover to wraparound windshields.

I have family that raised two children without ever owning a stroller, and visited Disneyland several times when the kids were pre-school through grade school without a stroller. The children simply walked from one ride to the next. The kids are teens now, very attractive, tall and slender and incredibly athletic. Both get a lot of attention from suitors and are very popular in school.

Medical Fact: The stress and impact on a young child's developing bones when walking and jumping and running helps bones grow longer and stronger than if the child walks less and puts less stress on the developing joints and bone structure. You get a taller and stronger child if they walk more when young and growing.

There's many parents who raise children without carting them around everywhere in a stroller. But most parents don't have the will to do that. And Disneyland certainly doesn't have the will to tell the I'm The Proud Parent Of A Special Snowflake parents they have to park their strollers outside Star Wars Land.

 

[mickEblu]

I think this is more due to the fact that you enter from the second floor and have to take either stairs or an escalator down to the main level where just about everything is. Getting than many strollers down stairs (via a single elevator or whatever is there) would be an absolute nightmare and liability for guests trying to push them down the stairs.

Makes sense but Escalator?? Where did you hear about this?

 

[Katie G]

Would be nice if they just restricted stroller size or something. All those giant strollers are not only a pain to fold up when getting on/off the tram, but also take up so much walkway and hit everyone in the shins. I remember those umbrella strollers as a kid, no storage space or anything but something small and easily foldable when I got too tired to walk.

 

[VJ]

Huh?

Walt was constantly building and demolishing and digging big holes all over his park when he ran it. There's not a year from 1955 to 1966 when Walt was alive and running the park that it didn't have construction cranes and building projects going on in plain view.

Here's 1956, when it was time to expand the Indian Village and the workers drove their trucks "onstage" to deliver supplies, as park visitors steam past on the Mark Twain. The white truck appears to be a '55 or '56 Ford, for those keeping score at home.

Or 1958 when a giant Swiss mountain was rising up in the middle of the park.

Or 1962 when both ends of Adventureland featured cranes lifting steel beams into place instead of the flaming tiki torches we have today.

Pirates and New Orleans Square was just left as a giant hole in the ground from 1962 to 1965 when Walt changed gears and worked on the World's Fair pavilions instead of the pirate ride he started in 1961.

And when Walt passed away in late 1966, he left when all of Tomorrowland was just a giant jumble of steel and destruction.

The only difference is that here in the 21st century the Disneyland executives spend more money and try harder to keep new construction hidden behind tarps and trees and walls. Walt was kind of cheap when it came to hiding construction from paying visitors.

Did I forget the sarcasm font? Oh, I guess I did..

 

[VJ]

DL used to be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, making construction and movement of materials easier to accomplish. Maintenance of existing attractions as well!

Disneyland should be closed Mondays and Tuesdays like it used to be. Same with all the Disney parks. It's what Walt would have wanted! It's his legacy!

Okay, okay, fine, I've been kidding the last couple posts. Just thought that would have been obvious.

 

[Professortango1]

Would be nice if they just restricted stroller size or something. All those giant strollers are not only a pain to fold up when getting on/off the tram, but also take up so much walkway and hit everyone in the shins. I remember those umbrella strollers as a kid, no storage space or anything but something small and easily foldable when I got too tired to walk.

They just need to restrict outside strollers like they used to. They are available for rent only, leave yours in the car.

 

[Katie G]

They just need to restrict outside strollers like they used to. They are available for rent only, leave yours in the car.

How long ago was it that they restricted outside strollers?

 

[Phroobar]

How long ago was it that they restricted outside strollers?

I don't think they ever restricted outside strollers. People back in the 60's & 70's didn't have strollers as often. It was fun to ride in a park stroller. Sea World's looked like Shamu. Now you have the Hummer sized strollers. Good luck in finding a small stroller for sale anymore.

Maybe SWL strollers will look like these:

 

[MisterPenguin]

Yeah?. I'm not familiar with EPCOT. How big an area does The Land cover?

The public area of the land is about four tenths of an acre. But if you include the second level balcony, five tenths.

The area for stroller parking is one tenth of an acre. And, I've seen it full. You just can't fit that many strollers in the pavilion. Imagine the queue for Soarin' is full at an hour wait. You'd have a tenth of an acre of strollers sitting in the pavilion... somewhere. They just don't all fit.

Once the stroller is dropped off, a family has to travel about 190 yards (175 meters) to get to Soarin' or the food court.

Now, we know that SWL is about 14 acres. But that includes the entirety of the ride buildings and the vast amount of surrounding scenery. The paths through SWL aren't that long, but it will be longer than traveling sans stroller in the Land, about 330 yards (300 meters), or about 70% longer.

And if stroller parking were to happen in Pixar Way, the walk to the depths of TSL would be 260 yards (240 meters).

Of course, we really don't know if strollers are being banned from any of the new Lands yet.

 

[dweezil78]

Makes sense but Escalator?? Where did you hear about this?

I'm confused. I'm talking about The Land at Epcot where you have to take an escalator down to the first floor when you enter the pavilion.

 

[mickEblu]

I'm confused. I'm talking about The Land at Epcot where you have to take an escalator down to the first floor when you enter the pavilion.

Sorry I was confused. Thought you were talking about SWL.

 

[Deleted member 107043]

Banning strollers completely is a selfish thing brought up by undateable single thirty year olds with Peter Pan syndrome.

I'm neither of those and I'm one who agrees that strollers have gotten out of hand. Even if I was the parent of a small child I would say the same.

 

[mickEblu]

Maybe they should just have strollers available for rent in the Motorboat Cruise and make the rent hourly. $100 deposit, free for the first half hour, $10 for the first hour. Each additional hour is $25. This reduces the amount of strollers, but makes them available at the rear of the park for guests looking to cart their kids out once they tucker out. Guests can pick one up in Fantasyland, drop it off on Main Street, and get their kid someplace where they can nap or rest.

I see too many parents pushing around doublewides loaded with shopping bags and such in the empty seats and the kids passed out in the others. Let the poor child go rest. And you don't need a shopping cart, just a small stroller for the child itself.

As someone with a one year old, renting doesn't sound like a bad idea. Spending 15$ Is better than what I have to go through Getting that tank (medium size really) of a stroller that my wife loves onto the tram. It's like, what's my sanity worth?

 

[Deleted member 107043]

As someone with a one year old, renting doesn't sound like a bad idea. Spending 15$ Is better than what I have to go through Getting that tank (medium size really) of a stroller that my wife loves onto the tram. It's like, what's my sanity worth?

Serious question from someone who doesn't have children: why take a one year old to Disneyland in the first place?

 

[Earl Sweatpants]

Serious question from someone who doesn't have children: why take a one year old to Disneyland in the first place?

We took my niece (9 months) to the parks recently and she had a blast meeting the Princesses (at least we think she did from all the smiles she gave). There's no doubt she will remember absolutely nothing from that experience, but we got a few good pictures out of it.

However, to the point, the stroller situation was frustrating. We parked it outside for Small World, and when we came back to find it, an attendant had moved it almost completely to the other side of the stroller "lot". We initially thought someone had taken it by mistake.

 

[mickEblu]

Serious question from someone who doesn't have children: why take a one year old to Disneyland in the first place?

Honestly just something to do and get him out of the house. My wife and I enjoy the park (and have APs) so we take my son with us to enjoy 5-6 hours out. However, I would be lying if I said I didn't question my decision sometimes when I'm waiting for the tram to go home. Getting off and on the tram, the back cramps from holding him, his mini tantrums. Shoot, I would be lying if I didn't question my decision to go at all sometimes, baby or no baby. Between the traffic on the 5 to get to the park and the crowds sometimes I question if the effort to get there is worth the experience, especially on the 10th trip of the year.

And then a few weeks pass and I forget.

But yea we don't take him because we think he ll get any more satisfaction out of it then being at a random park or beach. It's more for us. To enjoy the day somewhere together and it happens to be a place we love and have APs for. I'm sure when he gets a little older, that ll change.

 

[Earl Sweatpants]

Honestly just something to do and get him out of the house. My wife and I enjoy the park (and have APs) so we take my son with us to enjoy 5-6 hours out. However, I would be lying if I said I didn't question my decision sometimes when I'm waiting for the tram to go home. Getting off and on the tram, the back cramps from holding him, his mini tantrums. Shoot, I would be lying if I didn't question my decision to go at all sometimes, baby or no baby. Between the traffic on the 5 to get to the park and the crowds sometimes I question if the effort to get there is worth the experience, especially on the 10th trip of the year.

And then a few weeks pass and I forget.

I believe that's referred to as Disney Stockholm Syndrome.

 

[mickEblu]

I believe that's referred to as Disney Stockholm Syndrome.

LOL

 

[britain]

Serious question from someone who doesn't have children: why take a one year old to Disneyland in the first place?

Because you don't want to leave him at home when you are taking the older kids.

 

[mickEblu]

Because you don't want to leave him at home when you are taking the older kids.

Yeah that's a good point too. Which reminds me of another big one... we don't want or like to be away from him for that many hours.