Toy Story Land expansion announced for Disney's Hollywood Studios

[Pixieish]

By complying with the EPCOT Building Code.


The EPCOT Building Code’s wind load requirements are not significantly higher than the Florida Building Code.

Um...I didn't say significantly? Sorry if I'm incorrect, but I was led to believe Disney uses higher standards than code. By much, I would have no idea.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Um...I didn't say significantly? Sorry if I'm incorrect, but I was led to believe Disney uses higher standards than code. By much, I would have no idea.

I’m just clarifying that higher is not not by much. EPCOT has to be more restrictive but not by any certain amount. The safety factors used by competent means that Disney’s structures are not significantly safer than those in the immediate area.

 

[sedati]

Sorry all, I'm much more of a lurker, but how is this stuff going to handle potential high winds (not a snide remark; an actual serious question)?

I got to see Pandora right after the hurricane and it was amazing that the Floating Mountains fared better than some simple box buildings in the state. Only damage in that land that I could see were the large fronds that were a bit beaten up. Some of the fake light-up plants have some delicate looking details, all of which survived. Disney builds to resist hurricanes, earthquakes, and the most destructive force in nature- tourists.

 

[brb1006]

 

[rreading]

For a land that so many have consider a second-tier addition (to some extent, including myself), this thing is looking like it will be quite an upgrade for the formerly lame Pixar area of DHS

 

[Goofyernmost]

No, you're supposed to call the Guinness Book of World Records.

I'd call the Inquirer! That would be real news.

 

[matt9112]

I’m just clarifying that higher is not not by much. EPCOT has to be more restrictive but not by any certain amount. The safety factors used by competent means that Disney’s structures are not significantly safer than those in the immediate area.

this can be misleading. Disney's strict codes exsisted since day one. Florida's did not. so you are correct if we are talking new construction in immediate area but older buildings before the stricter codes are far less safe.

 

[MrHappy]

Looks like a retheme Honey I Shrunk the kids playground on steroids, I wonder if some of that will be used for Toy Story Land.

Only if those HISTK pieces have been dipped in acid, stripped, power washed with vinegar, and heated to 10000 degrees! (from what I understand, a big reason this is gone is bc of the sanitary up keep).

 

[MisterPenguin]

Only if those HISTK pieces have been dipped in acid, stripped, power washed with vinegar, and heated to 10000 degrees! (from what I understand, a big reason this is gone is bc of the sanitary up keep).

Note to self: Design all playgrounds to take place in a giant autoclave...

 

[lazyboy97o]

this can be misleading. Disney's strict codes exsisted since day one. Florida's did not. so you are correct if we are talking new construction in immediate area but older buildings before the stricter codes are far less safe.

The EPCOT Building Code has also been updated over the years. In general, new construction would be assumed to be some degree of safer than older construction.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Note to self: Design all playgrounds to take place in a giant autoclave...

Or force children into a Clorox rinse before entry.

 

[MrHappy]

Or force children into a Clorox rinse before entry.

It's more of the "during entry" phase that all bets are off
OT: if the rumor about cleanliness concerns is true about HISTK, then why doesn't that thought apply to places like Dumbo's circus (waiting area) and the Boneyard? I'm probably over thinking this.

 

[Pixieish]

It's more of the "during entry" phase that all bets are off
OT: if the rumor about cleanliness concerns is true about HISTK, then why doesn't that thought apply to places like Dumbo's circus (waiting area) and the Boneyard? I'm probably over thinking this.

Honestly, anywhere you have a ton of kids entering is a germ factory. They'd have to wipe down every surface at every kids' place twice daily (and even that wouldn't be enough).

 

[discos]

I'm sure al of the Honey I Shrunk the Kids play sets have been destroyed but it would be cool if TDO included a piece or two from the playground in TSL. Andy could have ants in his backyard, right?

 

[Goofyernmost]

It's more of the "during entry" phase that all bets are off
OT: if the rumor about cleanliness concerns is true about HISTK, then why doesn't that thought apply to places like Dumbo's circus (waiting area) and the Boneyard? I'm probably over thinking this.

Someone is over thinking this... not you, however. Why just HISTK? Why wouldn't anything touched by a human have to be treated the same way? Nonsense!

 

[Clowd Nyne]

Wait, isn't there a warning that says...

Spoiler

if you have an Erector Set that lasts for over 4 hours you should see a doctor or am I thinking of something else?

I'm not calling a doctor I'm calling everyone I know

 

[ToTBellHop]

Honestly, because HISTK was outside, Mother Nature worked hard to prevent spread of disease.

On the other hand, when I saw my son LICKING those touch screens in the Pooh queue last year, I about lost it. I hate that queue for a multitude of reasons, most significantly the filth and noise.

 

[Pixieish]

Honestly, because HISTK was outside, Mother Nature worked hard to prevent spread of disease.

On the other hand, when I saw my son LICKING those touch screens in the Pooh queue last year, I about lost it. I hate that queue for a multitude of reasons, most significantly the filth and noise.

AMEN on the Pooh queue...the CMs need to give that a wipe-down on the regular.

 

[Goofyernmost]

AMEN on the Pooh queue...the CMs need to give that a wipe-down on the regular.

Not to be critical, but, are you sure that they aren't doing just that? We are only in those places for a small amount of time and they cannot be expected to be standing there and wiping them down constantly. They can, however, expect parents to not let their kids lick the screens. Yea, I know, being a parent comes with a lot of responsibilities that are not transferable to someone else. They will be grown up soon enough and one will miss the process no matter how much of a burden it might seem to be right now.

Please understand, since the "licking" process came from another post, I am not being judgmental about this. I know how tough it is to always see what is going on every single second of the day, however, if it is not possible for us to completely watch our children and keep them 100% out of harm, why would we think that Disney can be given the massive responsibility to take care of our children when we can't. I would seem to me that we have a lot fewer to watch then they do.

 

[Pixieish]

Not to be critical, but, are you sure that they aren't doing just that? We are only in those places for a small amount of time and they cannot be expected to be standing there and wiping them down constantly. They can, however, expect parents to not let their kids lick the screens. Yea, I know, being a parent comes with a lot of responsibilities that are not transferable to someone else. They will be grown up soon enough and one will miss the process no matter how much of a burden it might seem to be right now.

Please understand, since the "licking" process came from another post, I am not being judgmental about this. I know how tough it is to always see what is going on every single second of the day, however, if it is not possible for us to completely watch our children and keep them 100% out of harm, why would we think that Disney can be given the massive responsibility to take care of our children when we can't. I would seem to me that we have a lot fewer to watch then they do.

I didn't mean to sound like I thought CMs were neglecting anything, lol, for all I know, they could be out there once an hour wiping down the screens...I was mostly agreeing on how gross it looked last time we were there after who knows how many kids' hands had been all over it. I can't even imagine the nastiness that makes its way onto that entire queue in just 10 minutes, never mind the span of a few hours. I really have a love/hate relationship with that queue - love that its so entertaining for the kiddos, hate that it just begs to be covered in germs. Sticky hands, hands that have been wiping noses, hands that have been doing all kinds of things and not been washed enough. (To this day, I keep a small baggie of baby wipes in my park bag - those things can be lifesavers!)