It’s already gone. I was honestly shocked looking at pictures I took in April compared to how it looked post closure in June with completely dead grass. And now they’ve filled most of it in with concrete.
I still have a hard time getting behind it. It’s such a generic and odd choice for a ride icon. The “off to the side” placement also feels odd. Your eyes should be drawn to the top of the cliff…and then down as the logs drop. A replacement tree would’ve done that just fine.
Man, what a great exterior design. WDI really just doesn't make attraction like that anymore. Just look at Flight of Passage or Rise of the Resistance - not only do they not have an eye catching exterior, their exterior are deliberately hidden. Was Radiator Springs Racers the last true wienie?
Smuggler’s run does a pretty good job with the falcon outside to catch your eye but yeah most modern attractions completely hide the showbuilding rather than using it as a canvas for an eye-catching facade.
Likely overstepping my lane, but that's just the thing here. As I've heard, it is intentionally cluttered/green to hide it and evoke a sense of discovery and adventure. And to blend in with ROA.
A lot of that shows Tony Baxter’s masterful imagineering! He has a way with set design that uses small details that gradually lead you from major landmark to major landmark. Modern WDI seems to just throw you into nonstop action to the point where it loses its impact. Look at frozen ever after for example, every scene is roughly the same in terms of tone and scale. There are very few ‘breaks’ or ‘transitions.’ There is something to be said for using small, quaint, and detailed sets which then lead to large, grand reveals. That’s why people still talk about the HM ballroom
That's what they mean by "blue sky."
Oh boy.
