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DHS Streets of America Development Watch (no longer DEMO)
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Princess Leia
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hpyhnt 1000
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Even the sky seems depressed in those shots.[/QUOTE]
But as we learn in Living with the Land...
"The approaching storm my seem violent and destructive to us, but for Disney, it's a new beginning in the synergistic opportunity of cross-platform franchise marketing." (I'm paraphrasing obviously...)
Monorail Mike
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Remember when that facade was located between GMR and Superstar Television?
(It's at the bottom right of this image.)
Earl Sweatpants
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Hidden MickeyRemember when that facade was located between GMR and Superstar Television?
(It's at the bottom right of this image.)
J. D.
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They've removed the Chevrolet signs and seem to be in the process of removing the fire escapes.
roj2323
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Careful disassembly is a good sign.
Goofyernmost
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Perhaps I missed something, so if that is the case, I apologize. If you are referring to the mickey seen only from the air, that was part of the original design. They didn't move anything, but, they did cover it up with things to the point where you have to squint your eyes to see a modern picture of the Mickey face. That BAH covered most of it for many years and other buildings were adjusted or removed. The left side ear was partially painted on the building toward the park entrance. With the hat there and the building removed and replaced with something else, Mickey looked like he got hit in the face by an ugly stick.
Marlins1
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Sorry but this picture reminds me that overall this has always been Disney's worst park.Remember when that facade was located between GMR and Superstar Television?
(It's at the bottom right of this image.)
roj2323
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DHS wasn't designed to be a true theme park. It was designed to be a studio with a theme park attached. If the studio was still active the park would have had purpose and direction. That said, the Studio portion of the park obviously never caught on but it wan't due to the guests. Instead the failure of the Production studio was entirely Disney's fault as there was less production work than anticipated in the area and Disney wasn't really interested in putting a lot of money into making the Florida production studio a thing when everything (including the actors) is incredibly well established in California. Honestly DHS is a case of trying to make Florida into something it wasn't and DHS really should have never been built. The DHS reimagining that's just starting now is an effort to fix this major design flaw and while it's painful to see changes to portions of the park people loved, the reimagined park will be true theme park instead of a miss mash and ultimately it will become more popular and more importantly to Disney, more profitable when it's done.
Rteetz
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Wow that looks so weird but it's exciting.
jt04
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I also thought some of the structures would be reskinned but that is clearly not the case. It appears they thought it better to go with a blank canvas. The Disney Difference.
wdwgreek
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And down goes the New York Skyline, this one packs a punch. Irk why but that demolition gave me chills.
bunnyman
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Money drives the world, and Hollywood. To say the failure of production was entirely Disney's fault is not necessarily the case. What killed off Florida production was in a large part financial; Universal had similar problems. The cost of relocating productions to Florida offset any potential cost savings gained by leaving Hollywood/California. In addition, Florida was not overly forthcoming with tax incentives needed to make the studios interested in Florida, so they went elsewhere. Vancouver for instance is very generous with tax incentives, which is why the likes of the CW network have taken most of their production there. New York is also very expensive, which is why the streets of New Zealand are standing in for that city as they film Thor Ragnarok.
TheOrangeBird01
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Bolt
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Star Wars Land vs. a street that was unused 10 months of the year.All I can say is this better be worth it!
roj2323
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Yep that's basically what I'm getting at. DHS had a "build it and they will come" sort of vibe and that just doesn't work with video production without major incentives.