flynnibus
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Please forgive the potentially lame question... I've not been following this project closely. Is the TSMM entrance going to be in that brown box building? Is the building to the left of it part of it as well?
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Toy Story Land expansion announced for Disney's Hollywood Studios
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Please forgive the potentially lame question... I've not been following this project closely. Is the TSMM entrance going to be in that brown box building? Is the building to the left of it part of it as well?
JessieLightyear
Active Member
Yep, that's the new entrance.
You can see the angled roof in bioreconstruct's photo.
Musicman20
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To be honest, I actually think it looks good! Do we have much more info on A/S/S?
Theming looks better than the other TS attempts around the world, and SDD looks cool!
I'm a sucker for Toy Story so I'm bound to love it.
I'm planning to book last minute for a visit to Orlando in October 2018. so from the dates above mentioned I presume this will all be up and running by then?!?!
Theming looks better than the other TS attempts around the world, and SDD looks cool!
I'm a sucker for Toy Story so I'm bound to love it.
I'm planning to book last minute for a visit to Orlando in October 2018. so from the dates above mentioned I presume this will all be up and running by then?!?!
Kman101
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Really sad Shanghai got the Woody area. Al's Barn is there too oh well. A missed opportunity. They could have copied the Critter Carousel too. Personally the Woody version of A.S.Saucers looks a bit plasticy to me and not that we needed two of the same rides but a missed opportunity not including that area, and for an Al's Toy Barn as you enter the land, before the 'immersion into the backyard'. Move the Lunchbox to the Woody area as a smaller Q/S and bookend the land with a real Pizza Planet by the Buzz area. I mean ... it's not that hard to pad out the land and make it even better.
YMMV on liking the 'decor/theming' but we should have had the absolute best and full out version. It's close but not quite there. It could definitely have used a few more things like the carousel and another flat ride.
oh well. A missed opportunity. They could have copied the Critter Carousel too. Personally the Woody version of A.S.Saucers looks a bit plasticy to me and not that we needed two of the same rides but a missed opportunity not including that area, and for an Al's Toy Barn as you enter the land, before the 'immersion into the backyard'. Move the Lunchbox to the Woody area as a smaller Q/S and bookend the land with a real Pizza Planet by the Buzz area. I mean ... it's not that hard to pad out the land and make it even better.YMMV on liking the 'decor/theming' but we should have had the absolute best and full out version. It's close but not quite there. It could definitely have used a few more things like the carousel and another flat ride.
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Yep, that's the new entrance.
Indeed. The proscenium for the queue entrance hasn't been built yet and will be to the right of the box with the tilted-up lid.
MagicHappens1971
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Blog Mickey has reported that the Toy Story Land entrance sign has been installed today.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
Still surprised they haven't started that piece yet.
Animaniac93-98
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It seems like they still have a lot to do in just 2 months with the new facade/entrance of Midway Mania.
TP2000
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Yeah, that's exactly what I've been thinking. They seem to be cutting it awfully close. Has anyone seen the coaster or A.S.S. ride testing and moving and sending those "water dummy" things Disney uses on complete trips yet?
Usually at the two months to go mark the new land looks relatively done, and you see people riding in test cars. At least that was the way it was with Cars Land. This looks... not done.
Disney Analyst
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I would assume it's being built offsite and will just be installed, much like a lot of the props/decor in this land.
BrianLo
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FYI the erector sets are actually the parade route speaker and lighting rig poles. Very clever because that is not what it looks like on first blush.
However, since those line the SDL parade route I'm going with a solid no on the carry over to DHS.
BrianLo
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Slinky has been testing for months.
TP2000
Well-Known Member
Oh, good. Any real people riding it yet? Or just those water filled dummies they use?
RandySavage
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I have yet to see a photo or video of Shanghai's TSL that makes it look half-way decent. Huge unthemed warehouses (Tron and Parade Storage) box in two sides and a themed warehouse (Storybook theater) looms over a third. The bamboo they've planted looks spindly and unhealthy.
By contrast, WDW's is looking lush with a lot of planting to come and has the fence application to the nearby visual intrusions. WDW looks to completely outclass Shanghai's in the atmosphere department.
By contrast, WDW's is looking lush with a lot of planting to come and has the fence application to the nearby visual intrusions. WDW looks to completely outclass Shanghai's in the atmosphere department.
DisneyDrew
Active Member
DisneyDrew
Active Member
From the Disney Parks Twitter, Woody was installed this morning! The only thing they need to do is add the lasso and then it will be finished.
Looks like blog Mickey got pics of them adding the lasso
malice
Well-Known Member
Shanghai TSL looks even worse in person. The problem with Shanghai is they didn’t do a good job of hiding the outside world. Many vistas are marred by power lines and the unthemed backside of buildings you’ve mentioned. Doesn’t help that the land is plopped right between Tomorrowland and Fantasyland with zero transistion.
Casper Gutman
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He looks really worried about something...
RandySavage
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It's a shame. No park's locale has warranted a tall, wide, lushly-planted perimeter berm more than SDL's, and yet - surprisingly - it wasn't planned in.