disney fan 13
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I saw the walls myself last week and, yes, there are tons of them. So in that sense it is somewhat encouraging. But as other posters just mentioned there are still some major concerns:
1. For every wall you see there are still other areas of the park that desperately need help, particularly in terms of not just maintenance but general deep cleaning and upkeep. For example, I actually thought Small World looked pretty good inside the ride, but there is nasty crud all over the queue bridge the boats go under that needs to be cleaned, and much of the white facade needs to be cleaned or repainted. Lots of carousel horses had huge scuffs and scratches, and Space Mountain looks terrible up close, from the TTA and RR, with huge sections of the structure either with mildew or peeling in guest view. Not to mention the filth and rust which is never cleaned on the upper levels of the buildings the TTA tracks passes through. And pretty much every metal railing in the park and monorail station needs to a thorough sanding and refinishing. I don't think I saw a single one that wasn't peeling.
2. The exterior refurb projects seem to take an enormous amount of time, quite possibly because of the way these projects are funded. It may also be because these structures need a more thorough refurb now due to previous deferred maintenance.
Interesting also how I noticed that while Studios, DAK, and Epcot all need help in their own ways, upkeep and cleanliness was noticeably better than at MK.
What I have noticed with recent refurb projects is that they are mostly exterior refurbs. so you may see walls but whats inside the walls are crumbling...