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

[BrianLo]

Ya I did subsequently watch it. Probably better to peruse those ones without sound.


One of the many things they had wrong - the beams were removed, not cut off. Don't ask me why, but there was some other video I saw of it happening.

 

[Phroobar]

It's definitely better with the sound off. I don't think I've ever seen real parrots at Disneyland. That was kind of cool to see.

 

[SSG]

I actually kinda like Fresh Baked's construction update, but yes, they clearly don't work in the industry.

 

[jmuboy]

Agreed. The very thorough and complete refurbishment, including re-Imagining decades old color palettes and designs, is a nice surprise connected to all this Star Wars construction.

Nice to see TDA taking advantage of this 18 month closure and getting stuff done that has nothing to do with Star Wars, making the 61 year old Island ready for another decade or two of play.

I wish we could at least get the little copula roofs added back to the Fort Wilderness towers. I hated that the new fake fort never had those.

 

[Phroobar]

It would be nice if the fort was open to the public too. I liked that Knotts Berry Farm type scene they had in headquarters. I miss the guns.

 

[GrizzlyAdams]

I actually kinda like Fresh Baked's construction update, but yes, they clearly don't work in the industry.

Ditto.

 

[Rich T]

It would be nice if the fort was open to the public too. I liked that Knotts Berry Farm type scene they had in headquarters. I miss the guns.

I miss the secret escape tunnel, which was sealed up long before the rest of the fort closed. So much fun for a kid-- A bonus adventure, genuinely mysterious and a bit scary, that maybe one out of five hundred guests would notice and try. You'll never see Disney build anything like that again; It was there simply because Walt & Co. thought it would be fun.

 

[Phroobar]

I wonder how many goose eggs those tunnels have made over the years?

 

[Rich T]

I wonder how many goose eggs those tunnels have made over the years?

I never hit my head as a kid, but as an adult I sure brained myself once in Injun Joe's Cave-- and it literally happened less than a second after I warned my nephew to watch his head.

 

[Super-Goof]

Do we know for sure whats getting upgraded in Fantasmic? apologies if this was answered before

 

[jbradway]

I noticed the dirt pile has been getting smaller. And I also noticed a bunch of new dirt piled up over on the Manchester demo site for the new east end gateway. Perhaps they have been moving it over there for their new ramp build up once the hotel is demolished?

 

[BrianLo]

I noticed the dirt pile has been getting smaller. And I also noticed a bunch of new dirt piled up over on the Manchester demo site for the new east end gateway. Perhaps they have been moving it over there for their new ramp build up once the hotel is demolished?

Dirt is also being moved against the North side of the concrete Wall against frontier land. Seems that the ROA facing side will be rock work and the Star Wars facing side will be a more transitional berm with trees.

 

[britain]

Boom there it is!


The mountains at 1:30 are lookin' rather familiar...

 

[Old Mouseketeer]

I noticed the dirt pile has been getting smaller. And I also noticed a bunch of new dirt piled up over on the Manchester demo site for the new east end gateway. Perhaps they have been moving it over there for their new ramp build up once the hotel is demolished?

My rebel spies report that there is excavation on the site of the "expansion pad" at the East end of SWL opposite ToonTown.. The Eastern end of SWL from the old Circle D Ranch down to BTT is the least documented area so far. This is kind of interesting.

 

[SSG]

A new construction permit was issued. A show building perhaps?

Permit #: BLD2016-03519 Address: 1313 S HARBOR BLVD
Issued: 8/11/2016 Contractor:
Census: 437 Phone #:
Parcel #: 08219019 Type Of Work: Foundation Only
Valuation: $4,806,455.00 Description: Disneyland - SW - DL Frontierland Expansion - BLD 10040 - Foundation includes footings, pilasters/walls, grade beams, mat foundation, underground utilities plumbing, electrical for the building.

 

[SSG]

Interesting that the still nameless Land is called a Frontierland Expansion.

 

[britain]

Interesting that the still nameless Land is called a Frontierland Expansion.

It does say "SW - DL Frontierland Expansion".

 

[SSG]

It does say "SW - DL Frontierland Expansion".

I think that should be the official name when it opens.

 

[Phroobar]

I think that should be the official name when it opens.

Maybe that permit refers to the Fantasmic storage building? If so that would be Frontierland Expansion.

 

[SSG]

Maybe that permit refers to the Fantasmic storage building? If so that would be Frontierland Expansion.

Could be.