Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Lotion-View-1104.asp" target="_blank"><b>LP Lotion: Around Disney California Adventure</b></a> Recent pictures of the ongoing construction at Disney California Adventure including The Little Mermaid, Cars Land, Goofy's Sky School and much more.
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes Great job. When I saw what little concrete was left of the SS Rustworthy, It reminded me of the picture I saw when Captain Hook's Pirate Ship was taken out.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I love this aerial shot of the Carsland construction site: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/Showpic.asp?filename=http://s231432788.onlinehome.us/lotion/pics/SS20101019-DCAAround/big/P09-0005.jpg&caption=August%2C+2010+photo+from+Blue+Sky+Cellar+details+area+encompassed+by+Carsland" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplace.com/S...Carsland</a>
Originally Posted By ChefStar007 Thanks for a great update. Soooo much going on. Any ideas/drawings of Goofy's Sky School? With the hotel/vacation rooms right behind the ride, how will they "wrap" it to keep the noise (screams) down? Also, The Little Mermaid line will wrap towards the raft ride? Am I correct? If it goes anywhere else, future parades and World of Color congestion could be a pain/problem.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "With the hotel/vacation rooms right behind the ride, how will they "wrap" it to keep the noise (screams) down?" What's the sound like now? Are there complaints? Those rooms have been there for a least a year now, right?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros There is a sound wall around the back/side of Mullholland Madness now. From the ride, it's basically just exposed steel, but it is painted to look like a blue sky with clouds from the other side. There is a row of pretty big pine trees planted just in front of it to help keep it hidden from hotel guests. "Also, The Little Mermaid line will wrap towards the raft ride?" The entrance to the ride is in the middle of the big arch facing the bay, and the exit will be under the existing rotunda. That means that if they wrap the queue around toward GRR, it will need a crossover point for the exit traffic, so I doubt they will do that. There should be room for some switchbacks directly in front of the building, and then it looks like there will be room for an overflow/extended queue west of that. That area is currently being used for construction staging (along with the Souvenir 66, Korndog Kastle, and Dinosaur Jack area), so they will be able to turn it into a queue space pretty easily after the major construction is finished. I expect that at first, it will have very long lines. There is a lot of space directly in front of the building without affecting the parade route (there's a lot of room between the building and the construction walls), so they can have a lot of people there, even during the busiest times of day. They might need to have a crossover to send folks into the Paradise Park area, but I suspect that will be pretty rare, since it should have a pretty good hourly capacity.
Originally Posted By SuperDry Thanks for the pics. It shows that DCA is getting exactly what many of us have been saying it's needed for years: plenty of bulldozers.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Will any of the queue be indoors?" From the floor plan schematics I've seen it doesn't look it - at least not much of a queue anyway.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney <<Thanks for the pics. It shows that DCA is getting exactly what many of us have been saying it's needed for years: plenty of bulldozers.>> Here, here to that! I heard from a birdy everytime a bulldozer knocks down another tacky wall an angel gets his wings! So lets keep those angels flying! SD, I heard you were back at TDR you lucky SOB! Good time? I'll send you a PM soon to catch up .
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< SD, I heard you were back at TDR >>> Yep - Duffy was getting homesick and simply wouldn't settle to visit the home of his US cousins by the same name.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney Duffy....yeeeeeaaah. I hope he enjoyed his visit and I hope you didnt spend too much on his meals there. The S.S. Columbia Dining Room is pricey . But will send you a PM soon.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>From the floor plan schematics I've seen it doesn't look it - at least not much of a queue anyway.<< That's what I've seen as well. It looks like the queue may be under a roof for a while, but the loading area will probably be at least as outdoors as Peter Pan. I don't think it will be completely outdoors, but it won't be completely inside either.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney ^^I really hope the loading area is indoors at least. Keeps some of the mystery inside and naturally when its inside it gives more chances to theme it more and brings you into a different world. But I guess since its PP themed and most of those type of rides are exterior based like TSM basically is, just with a roof, it won't suprise me it would be outside either.
Originally Posted By ChefStar007 Thank you so much for the detailed answers/descriptions. On the inside/outside queue area discussion - there is a past post (article) on the Little Mermaid ride. Apparently, it is taking up every bit of space it has and that is why there is no queue inside. When I read that article, the details were so numerous - I couldn't picture where the line was going to go. But, now I see what they are doing with the flow. Anyone hear if Disney is donating/selling the sun to a city, museum or school? It is quite impressive.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I seriously think they should hang on to the pieces and reassemble it (the Sun Sculpture) somewhere else at DLR... maybe as part of the new east side parking structure.
Originally Posted By avatarmickey115 Or maybe even Paradise Pier Hotel? That hotel is ugly anyway....
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Who remembers when it was the Emerald of Anaheim Hotel? <a href="http://www.jsdyer.com/images/Pan-Pacific-Hotel.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.jsdyer.com/images/P...otel.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By Ohana I remember that Hans! Pre-Disney days, and there was a great Godfather's Pizza right over there too. What GREAT real estate the Emerald picked up back in the day!
