Heres another part of DCA that is effected by the current and future sets of construction walls in DCA. So heres some screen shots I took as well as the route/length
In 2001-2009 this was the normal route, from the Sunshine Plaza gates to the Paradise Pier gates or other way around.
Then in late 2009 when the World of Color walls and the Little Mermaid walls were pushed closer together eliminating part of the parade route that started/ended in Paradise Pier, instead it would go from the Sunshine Plaza gates to the Tortilla gates.
In early 2010 more walls went up in Hollywood, along the Hollywood BLVD and in the Tower courtyard. In late April the temporary walkway from the Tower courtyard to Bugs Land will close to be come a permanent walk way from April-Aug also effecting Fastpass for Tower. It will also effect the staging area/drive up to the Sunshine Gates.
Rumor says this will be the new route stepping of at the Tower gates near the Tower gift shop/Tower exit, making its way down Hollywood until it reaches Sunshine Plaza and will continue to the Paradise Pier gates.
Photos by Mintcrocodile
The rumored gates that the parade will start/end at
http://mintcrocodile.smugmug.com/photos/797121363_Pdp7z-X3.jpg
The new parade lights in Paradise Park. I hope the rest of the route is updated with new ones too.
http://mintcrocodile.smugmug.com/photos/786391838_HwkMR-X3.jpg
It will be interesting to see what actually happens with the route, as the Buena Vista Street is suppose to start half in Oct.(maybe effecting the Sunshine Plaza part) and Carsland is said to move into DCA in the Fall(probably effecting the Tortilla gate). Also Im pretty sure the Hollywood sign(unless they get a new one that can raise)is to short for most the Pixar Play Parade floats to fit under, as goes for the Red Car Trolly lines.
I believe the original 2001 plan was to have the parades go down Hollywood and that the speakers are already there, just needs parade lighting now, but the Hollywood sign's budget was cut so it wasnt able to move higher for the floats to fit under.
In 2001-2009 this was the normal route, from the Sunshine Plaza gates to the Paradise Pier gates or other way around.
Then in late 2009 when the World of Color walls and the Little Mermaid walls were pushed closer together eliminating part of the parade route that started/ended in Paradise Pier, instead it would go from the Sunshine Plaza gates to the Tortilla gates.
In early 2010 more walls went up in Hollywood, along the Hollywood BLVD and in the Tower courtyard. In late April the temporary walkway from the Tower courtyard to Bugs Land will close to be come a permanent walk way from April-Aug also effecting Fastpass for Tower. It will also effect the staging area/drive up to the Sunshine Gates.
Rumor says this will be the new route stepping of at the Tower gates near the Tower gift shop/Tower exit, making its way down Hollywood until it reaches Sunshine Plaza and will continue to the Paradise Pier gates.
Photos by Mintcrocodile
The rumored gates that the parade will start/end at
http://mintcrocodile.smugmug.com/photos/797121363_Pdp7z-X3.jpg
The new parade lights in Paradise Park. I hope the rest of the route is updated with new ones too.
http://mintcrocodile.smugmug.com/photos/786391838_HwkMR-X3.jpg
It will be interesting to see what actually happens with the route, as the Buena Vista Street is suppose to start half in Oct.(maybe effecting the Sunshine Plaza part) and Carsland is said to move into DCA in the Fall(probably effecting the Tortilla gate). Also Im pretty sure the Hollywood sign(unless they get a new one that can raise)is to short for most the Pixar Play Parade floats to fit under, as goes for the Red Car Trolly lines.
I believe the original 2001 plan was to have the parades go down Hollywood and that the speakers are already there, just needs parade lighting now, but the Hollywood sign's budget was cut so it wasnt able to move higher for the floats to fit under.
Thanks for the maps. It'll be interesting to see what happens when construction on Paradise Garden and Buena Vista St. begins.