You would be all over it if it weren't Star Wars.
Huh? I have no issue with Star Wars. My critique is about why this "has" to happen to this location. A magnificent park of Disneyland is being sacrificed for legacy making and Disney's Hollywood Studios.
Really? So a few hundred yards of unused land is so sacred that it can't be used to expand the park even if it was a Disneyland version of Western River Expedition or Discovery Bay? You sound like they are removing the Partners statue for one of Bob Iger.
The land isn't unused nor is it needed. It's not being done for anything than to make dramatic changes to the park and help facilitate the ridiculous demand that the two lands be identical.
I know the two lands are supposed to be identical, and not just by havi the same look and venues. It is a problem because it means ignoring context and, both the geotechnical differences as well as the organizational differences of the parks.
Because this is not about being bold, just destroying for the sake of doing so. To eliminate the old, passé, non-franchise accomplishments of themed entertainment that undermine notions of its inferiority to film.It's pretty bold mark to make and a long overdue one, don't you think? Making marks and taking risks is one of the hallmarks of Disneyland, and rerouting the DLRR and ROA to accommodate a fresh new expansion is a dramatic step for a theme park that exhausted nostalgic magical wishes and dreams years ago. If the project turns out to be as well executed and as well received as Carsland then there is no doubt that the mark will be a serious game changer for DL, not just physically but perceptually for generations. To me this is precisely the kind of big-thinking momentous alteration that has historically set Disneyland apart from its competitors, and something that has been desperately needed for decades. We'll see how it all pans out, and maybe it'll be awful, but right now I couldn't be more excited. Bring on the earth movers, cranes and wrecking balls!!
Your conflating a bunch of unrelated issues. The overuse of nostalgia at Disneyland makes no need for destroying the Rivers of America and comes from the very same mindset.
No, just physical organization and function regardless of theme. Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios are two completely different parks laid out in completely different ways.
You keep insisting on a false choice. The reason that Star Wars and the Rivers of America cannot coexist is a legacy making demand to alter more of the park and vain attempts at cost savings.
The leveraging of nostalgia came out of the same dismissive view of themed entertainment, that it is little more than expensive advertising and unable to be a true storytelling medium. It's that same old dictate that things must be "Disney," meaning pre-established.
