Originally Posted By Darkbeer A quick visit to Disneyland to grab some photos... A look at the Pirates are closed signage The new Goofy's Playhouse area in Toontown (replacing the old Bounce House) The latest at the Sub Lagoon And the fact that Los Sanchez Mexican Restaurant near the intersection of Harbor and Chapman has closed and will be relocated <a href="http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/gallery/1255859" target="_blank">http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/ga llery/1255859</a> ENJOY!
Originally Posted By DismayingObservation DB, you have no idea how overdue I am for a trip...those pix didn't help.
Originally Posted By Kira great pictures once again. the "themeing" of the pirates gates is cute. but seeing pirates closed off makes me look forward to the changes yet really sad for some reason -_-
Originally Posted By Kala Thanks for the pics! I'm sad that PoTC will be down when we go in April and hope the changes improve the ride and not take away from it. I showed my nephews the goofy's playhouse photo's the youngest one though they looked really neat
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 I have to say, I'm completely unimpressed with Goofy's Playhouse. It's so bland! I suppose it's good that they at least put some stuff in the house instead of leaving it "off limits". That's one step above Pooh's Playful Spot at the Magic Kingdom. I still think it's a mistake to have an area that caters only to kids 2 to 5 years old; that's only a 3 year range, and then what? The playground also looks very boring, with a tiny slide and a melon to crawl through...and...um...benches, yay! Oh well, one less place for me to go!
Originally Posted By Kira I think the problem they would have with widening the age gap is that the older kids sometimes don't know how to play with children that are 2 years old. I used to work at a day care and sometimes the 6 and 7 year olds cant even play without beating on eachother, so it saves the younger kids from being pushed out of the way for who gets to be "first" on the slide. I don't know if that IS the reason why it's only 2-5 but that is my theory. and even if it is one less place for you to go....I doubt you were allowed to go into the goofys bounce house because of age and height, so what's the difference?
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 You do have a point. I was only able to go inside Goofy's Bounce House once...and it was fun. However, It was still for a larger age range. I guess I just wish they could have come up with something that more families could participate in.
Originally Posted By Kira That would be the nice thing to do but with that small of a space I dont know what else could have been done. hopefully those 5 year olds don't start bullying the 2 year old's around
Originally Posted By Westsider I haven't seen this in person yet, but from the pics Darkbeer posted this new Goofy's thing looks..... lame. Is that all they did? Some benches, a 4 foot slide and a fake watermelon to crawl through? And what exactly is the point of Goofy's house now? Walk into that big room and look at his piano? Sit on a fake sofa? What is the point exactly? I've seen McDonalds Playlands that offer more toddler activities.
Originally Posted By gadzuux These pics are my first view too. And yeah, it's humble. Nice paintjob, the new area is bright and looks okay, but what exactly are these kids supposed to play WITH? I'm not dumping on it completely, because I'm glad to see them doing something in TT besides close things off. But if I were a parent I'd have little patience with spending too much time in this new play area - the kids can crawl through cardboard boxes when we get home. I paid the big bucks to bring the kids to see more interesting stuff than this.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I'm pleased to see that the bounce version of Goofy's house has gone away. I think that anything that involves removing shoes does not belong in Disneyland. [is that snobby enough?]
Originally Posted By DismayingObservation Next step: Put in a real ride in place of Gadget's Go-Coaster and bring back the Jolly Trolley. A forty-minute wait for a thirty-second 5/8 scale rollercoaster ain't worth it, gang. That loopy trolley was a crack-up. What possible reason could they have for removing it?
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt I think the Goofy House is okay. Given that it isn't the only thing in Toontown, it's fine. What's happening with the old Acorn Crawl?
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 You know, I was thinking about this last night, and I might have to amend some of my opinion. I realized that even Walt made concessions to the little ones, even though he stated he wanted a place where the whole family could play together. While he was alive, he added things like King Arthur's Carousel, the Midget Autopia, and Tom Sawyer Island. Ok, the Carousel, adults could ride, but the Midget Autopia and Tom Sawyer Island were definately for the smaller set. So, he set the precedent way back when. So, now that Disneyland has added some kid-only attractions and areas, I guess it's not really all that much against what Walt did. I amend my opinion that building attractions just for kids is wrong. The one thing that I did realize that still bothers me is the fact that it's an ordinary (ok...slightly themed) playground. Playgrounds are a dime a dozen, and I've seen much better ones at local parks. Heck, the one by my Mom's house has a HUGE castle to play in with like 4 different slides, climbing ropes, tunnels, etc. So, the fact that you can find a very simplified playground at Disneyland seems bad to me. I think Disney should create things that you CAN'T find outside...things unique to Disneyland...or at least so heavily themed that you can't mistake them for anything but Disney. Ok, there...that's my final opinion on Goofy's Playhouse.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt I think the difference is that the local playground doesn't have parades, fireworks, live shows and several days worth of other attractions that the entire family (including the little ones) can enjoy.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 "I think the difference is that the local playground doesn't have parades, fireworks, live shows and several days worth of other attractions that the entire family (including the little ones) can enjoy. " I know, but I'm just saying, that a playground is something you can easily find outside...whereas the parade, fireworks, etc. you cannot. Disneyland should not need a playground at all. It needs other, unique "Disney" things to do.
