Toy Story Land expansion announced for Disney's Hollywood Studios

[G00fyDad]

I still have yet to see you make any compelling reason as to why it being a hotel has any impact on discrepancies in theming design. You can sit there and be smug about "how I'm not getting it" or whatever floats your boat, but it being a hotel doesn't have any impact on my point.

Look. If you don't get the obvious differences between theming the inside of a hotel versus theming an entire land with two different styles then I am not sure how to get you there. That is all I am going to say on the matter. Good luck on your future endeavors. D**n. Have a nice (but apparently unfulfilling) life.

 

[Casper Gutman]

Toy Story Land is themed well, but horribly designed from a practical perspective. The lack of shade, surprisingly lack of a gift shop and the missed potential to add an additional flat ride or two.

It isn't themed well because it never actually creates the sensation in guests it is meant to create. It never makes you feel like a toy. It's little more then a collection of random props.

 

[Poseidon Quest]

Look. If you don't get the obvious differences between theming the inside of a hotel versus theming an entire land with two different styles then I am not sure how to get you there. That is all I am going to say on the matter. Good luck on your future endeavors. D**n. Have a nice (but apparently unfulfilling) life.

Can you give me specific points about these so-called obvious differences? I'm also not seeing "two different styles" unless you can make a compelling argument as to what distinguishes them.

"If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past."

 

[Andrew25]

It isn't themed well because it never actually creates the sensation in guests it is meant to create. It never makes you feel like a toy. It's little more then a collection of random props.

The intent isn't to make you feel like a toy, it's meant to make you the size of a toy.

 

[Casper Gutman]

The intent isn't to make you feel like a toy, it's meant to make you the size of a toy.

Which it never comes close to achieving.

 

[G00fyDad]

Which it never comes close to achieving.

That depends on whose perspective you are referencing. Yours? Okay. It doesn't come close. To someone else then it may work perfectly. I look at Beast's castle and only see a tiny prop sitting on the top of a hill. Others see it exactly the way it was intended.

 

[bhg469]

I look at Beast's castle and only see a tiny prop sitting on the top of a hill. Others see it exactly the way it was intended.

I don't think anyone sees it as it was intended.... Its a very poor use of forced perspective.

 

[Andrew25]

Which it never comes close to achieving.

I think it does work well. It's not my favorite design choice since it is a cheap theme for a Disney park, but it works well.

 

[UNCgolf]

I don't think anyone sees it as it was intended.... Its a very poor use of forced perspective.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Beast's castle is not a good example of something done well.

 

[Bocabear]

I would say both Beasts Castle and Toy Story Land are victims of shortsighted (and budgeted) design... Toy Story Land is just poorly done... How they spent that much money making something that looked that cheap, I don't get.

 

[J4546]

I like tsl and think it looks cool but different people have different opinions it's all good

 

[RSoxNo1]

I would say both Beasts Castle and Toy Story Land are victims of shortsighted (and budgeted) design... Toy Story Land is just poorly done... How they spent that much money making something that looked that cheap, I don't get.

Toy Story Land is good execution of a bad idea. Beasts Castle is poor execution of forced perspective.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I kinda like TSL visually.

It's disappointing that the space is so cramped for three popular rides, and lack of shade, and lack of so much more it could have been (toy playground, toy splash pad, toy store, toy RC ride, etc....). If any IP could be it's own park, it's Toy Story since every known ride system can be themed to life-sized toys.

 

[mysto]

I think it does work well. It's not my favorite design choice since it is a cheap theme for a Disney park, but it works well.

Hey Andy I just wanted to thank you for letting us play with your toys. It's been a super play date....

 

[JohnD]

I would say both Beasts Castle and Toy Story Land are victims of shortsighted (and budgeted) design... Toy Story Land is just poorly done... How they spent that much money making something that looked that cheap, I don't get.

"Andy built it. It's supposed to look cheap!"

 

[FigmentFan82]

I don't think anyone sees it as it was intended.... Its a very poor use of forced perspective.

my poor sweet sister (40 at the time) oh no how long is it going to take us to get there for our reservation!?
(me explaining its a tiny force perspective prop) -

TRUE STORY

 

[bhg469]

my poor sweet sister (40 at the time) oh no how long is it going to take us to get there for our reservation!?
(me explaining its a tiny force perspective prop) -

TRUE STORY

Does she wear glasses?

 

[FigmentFan82]

Does she wear glasses?

lol, I will say she made this comment while we were having breakfast at Cinderella's Royal Table and she was looking at it through the window

 

[Animaniac93-98]

I don't think anyone sees it as it was intended.... Its a very poor use of forced perspective.

It may be the all-time worst attempt at forced perspective WDI ever tried. I can't think of anything else that comes close.

 

[wdwmagic]

It may be the all-time worst attempt at forced perspective WDI ever tried. I can't think of anything else that comes close.

Yes I think it is more a case of most guests assuming that for some reason there is a model of a castle on the top of the rocks. It isn't remotely convincing.