Originally Posted By familyguy This is just something I thought about. I'm going to Disneyland in about 25 days and I'm so excited, as is the rest of my family. But as I've been looking at pics and stuff and considering what will be closed I have been thinking about the fact that I have never been to the park when there were this many attractions closed and this much construction going on in the park. I was just starting to wonder if all of this construction steals any of the magic. Don't get me wrong, we're gonna go and love it, but it will just be a different experience being there with so many tarps and construction walls and what not. What do you guys think? If you've been there recently, is it the same? Is the experience different even in the slightest? I'd like people's opinions.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Sure, it's a little different to not have things like Splash Mountain, but overall you don't even notice the construction. I walked through Frontierland several times yesterday, and the only time I actually noticed the work being done was when I was looking through the FL entrance from the Hub. The walls around Splash and tarps on the Twain are far enough out of the way that you really don't notice them, and the raft walls are easy to avoid as well. The walls at the Court of Angels surprised me, but the way they're done, you barely even notice them. The Nemo walls are huge and cover a large space, but they managed to just get me excited for when it opens, rather than missing out on an attraction. So, if you're looking for them, you will definately notice them, no doubt of it. But if you're just going to have a normal day at the park, you won't even notice they're there. Other than attractions that you might miss, it's pretty easy to completely forget that the walls were even there.
Originally Posted By familyguy I guess it just seems to be the focal point of most of the pictures I've been looking at...All the pictures are of construction and all that... That's good to hear, Ferret Afros
Originally Posted By just_beatla I guess it was busy, we got there at noon or 1 and the lots were full so we just said screw it and hung out at a few malls
Originally Posted By skywilliams The only real time that construction tarps really bugged me was when it was covering the castle. It just wasn't the same not seeing the castle in all its glory. Other than that anything that is covered or missing will be filled in by all the other wonderful things Disneyland has to offer.
Originally Posted By WiniPu I thought this was going to be about the band "Men at Work" playing at Disneyland or something to that effect. Now I'm going to have "Down Under" running through my head all night.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I think the reason that the pictures tend to focus on construction is that is what is changing. As fun as it may be to look at 200 pictures of the castle every day, it's a lot more informative to focus on the things that are different. So, even though there are tons of pictures of work being done, there is still a ton of stuff in the park that isn't being worked on, and looks normal, therefore not really warranting being in updates as often.
