The 60th Anniversary of Disneyland: The Reality of it All

[GiveMeTheMusic]

Everything that's going on the castle is in the concept art, yet no one complained then when it was released. I like the way it looks.

Another photo of the toppers:

http://mintcrocodile.blogspot.com/

The concept art painting is beautiful, but translating that to real life is proving to be difficult. I'm withholding judgment until it's complete, but so far I'm not impressed at all.

 

[180º]

I honestly thought for a while that the diamond toppers were plastic bags covering the spires.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

I didn't really like the concept art, either. I just have this thing where I hate when they change the Castles.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Everything that's going on the castle is in the concept art, yet no one complained then when it was released. I like the way it looks.

Another photo of the toppers:

http://mintcrocodile.blogspot.com/

I think it looks cool. It's just for a year. I haven't found any of the castle overlays to be anything I would want permanently, but it is an interesting temporary look. I'm sure the diamond look will be much more effective with the special nighttime lighting package.

 

[cjk0318]

I don't know. I think it's gaudy.

My exact thoughts ever since I saw the turret toppers

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

That is really the most offensive part. I think I would have been fine with the bedazzled roof and drapes, but the additions to the towers look awful. And she was looking so great immediately after they removed the tarp and the pink was toned down and 50th gold stuff was removed. Oh well. Disney loves gaudy overlays.

 

[Disneysea05]

Is this a case of looks better in person/from afar? Not really meant to be seen through a zoom lens?

That's definitely the case for me. I finally saw it in person yesterday and it looks really good. Now that each diamond is receiving a crystal looking topper, it looks complete and so much better.

 

[Californian Elitist]

The classic Disneyland 'D' has been put on the banners. I don't remember seeing these in the concept art.

https://twitter.com/Disdarlings/status/582200764518391809

 

[Nland316]

The classic Disneyland 'D' has been put on the banners. I don't remember seeing these in the concept art.

https://twitter.com/Disdarlings/status/582200764518391809

Am I the only one who feels that the new safety railings are just way too distracting? In every picture of the castle I just can't get over them. They look so out of place and straight out ugly. Is it too much to rebuild the bridge to meet safety requirements?

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

I've gotten used to the railings, but I don't know. That's one of the things I think if Tony Baxter had still been around, they might have been done better. I don't really know anything about architecture, but they don't really fit the architectural style. It looks to me like Disney just shopped at the Home Depot and found some porch railings that had a vague hidden Mickey look about them and they went with that.

 

[Magenta Panther]

My exact thoughts ever since I saw the turret toppers

They don't look like diamonds at all to me.

 

[Sage of Time]

The "D"s look so out of place.

 

[VJ]

I don't understand how the four banners were the sparkly ones shown in the concepts up until yesterday when they were switched to the current "D" ones...what prompted the change?

 

[Californian Elitist]

I don't understand how the four banners were the sparkly ones shown in the concepts up until yesterday when they were switched to the current "D" ones...what prompted the change?

I don't know, but I'm happy about the change. The 'D' looks nice. And they're still sparkly.

 

[Figments Friend]

I don't understand how the four banners were the sparkly ones shown in the concepts up until yesterday when they were switched to the current "D" ones...what prompted the change?

'Disney Branding'

 

[phillip sugarman]

According to Mouseplanet, Disneyland is having another media day on April. 14 to announce more details for the 60 year anniversary.

 

[Travel Junkie]

According to Mouseplanet, Disneyland is having another media day on April. 14 to announce more details for the 60 year anniversary.

60th media event take 2. Or is it take 3 if you count last July.

 

[imagineer boy]

"Introducing the newest state of the art meet n greet!"

 

[GiveMeTheMusic]

I have heard conflicting things about Innoventions. MiceAge is still saying a 60th exhibit, but CMs are being told that a collection of Star Wars exhibits and meet-n-greets is taking over the first floor later this year and that the Marvel meet-n-greets will remain. Anyone hear anything else?

 

[TP2000]

I took a walk in the park this morning and checked out the Castle. For whatever reason, pictures just don't capture this overlay well.

The thing that makes this overlay look dumb is the sparkly straps outlining the turrets and criss-crossing the rooflines. Those things have to go, they just look dumb and cheap, like someone spent too much time browsing at Michael's Crafts.

Otherwise, the Castle overlay looks great. It's very bright and fresh looking, and very sparkly, but I like it. The dark blue bunting looks good, and the pennants with the classic Disneyland "D" on them are a nice touch. I like that classic "D" because it flies in the face of the charmless Florida-based corporate culture that Disney Parks have become in the last decade. It's a throwback to not just Walt's era, but also to Eisner's 1980's era when Jack Lindquist was the last Walt-guy in charge of the Anaheim property.

They don't get Walt's Disneyland "D" in Florida, the un-cool and un-hip and un-Californian cubicle drones in Celebration, Florida don't understand our local culture here and that "D" is something only Disneyland can pull off. Yay for Anaheim fighting off the corporate cubicle army!