Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest-ID-78014.asp" target="_blank"><b>Latest: Video: Cars Land Virtual Drive-Through at DCA</b></a> <p>Disney has released a computer-generated virual drive-through of the upcoming Cars Land at Disney California Adventure.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="450" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Pt_9rujHJBo?rel=0" frameborder="0"></iframe></p> <p> </p>
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I can only imagine how fantastically immersive the final result will be based on this fly-through. It appears that there'll plenty of atmosphere with lots of detailed thematic sets to explore. Movie franchise tie-in aside, this looks like it great. It's Disneyland Resort's very own Wizarding World of Harry Potter in terms of scope and thematic storytelling.
Originally Posted By TP2000 I agree Hans. And in terms of scope, it's actually much larger than Potterland. There's just a lot of room to move around in there and explore all the locations. You could spend several hours in there doing the three rides, having something to eat at Flo's, browsing the shops, before you are ready to move on. It will be a giant leap forward for DCA. No wonder Lutz says they are going to be open from 8AM to 11PM next summer; those extra three hours will be needed to experience Cars Land. This video is obviously a very basic schematic of the place, and it's likely a couple years old at this point. So many details are missing from the images. I do have to wonder how they will shield the view of Pacific Wharf and the Mission Tortilla/Ghirardelli Chocolate building that sits right behind Fillmore and Sarge's places. Especially if that building is reskinned as a version of Ghirardelli's brick and twinkle-light covered chocolate factory in San Francisco. The mountain range succesfully removed the Anaheim skyline from the park view, but there's a few minor sightline issues they'll have to work around with buildings INSIDE the park. Not sure there's any way to avoid the Tower of Terror, but Pacific Wharf and First Aid and things like that will need some workarounds to keep the Radiator Springs theme going once you step into the land. I can't wait to see how this all works and how it all looks! I also will be fascinated to see what it does to DCA's overall vibe and operating philosophy.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Yes TP, and can you believe that this is AND BV Street are opening next year?
Originally Posted By TP2000 No, I can't. I just hope we remember this era of 2010-12, because times like these only come along every couple of decades. And I wonder how the young Disneyland fans will respond when this short era of mega-projects comes to an end; their point of reference is so horribly skewed now. I've often thought of Buena Vista Street as the sleeper hit of the DCA makeover. The new rides and aesthetic changes and obviously the giant plus of Cars Land are all fantastic. But it's the remade entry complex and DCA's opening act that will really kick DCA into a different league. Those first five minutes a tourist spends walking into a park subconciously sets the tone for the days experience, and the first version of DCA's entry area didn't have a very high bar. Buena Vista Street looks like it will be layered with high quality details, in addition to being this very unique place of idealized Los Angeles in the 1920's. It will be as foreign and exotic, yet familiar and approachable, as Main Street USA circa 1905 was to audiences of the late-middle 20th century. Buena Vista Street may not have E Tickets, but it's going to do just as much to reinvent DCA as Cars Land will.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "No, I can't. I just hope we remember this era of 2010-12, because times like these only come along every couple of decades. And I wonder how the young Disneyland fans will respond when this short era of mega-projects comes to an end; their point of reference is so horribly skewed now." I think we can predict this. We have plenty of Disney fans around who think that the 1967 Tomorrowland was the greatest thing ever. I suspect that the attitudes might be the same.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I couldn't agree more with you TP. One of the most glaring problems with the first incarnation of the park was the anti-climatic welcome once you passed beyond the "postcard" threshold. The sun icon was a beautiful piece of art, but it's minuscule dimensions was inadequate and hardly the kind of thing that should be the focal point of a theme park entrance, especially one built and owned by Disney. From what I know so far it's easy for me to imagine myself spending an afternoon just exploring the shops, restaurants, and attractions of BV Street and Carsland without spending time in any other areas of the park, and I can definitely see choosing a day at DCA over DL on a future single day visit to the resort.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>But it's the remade entry complex and DCA's opening act that will really kick DCA into a different league. Those first five minutes a tourist spends walking into a park subconciously sets the tone for the days experience, and the first version of DCA's entry area didn't have a very high bar.<< Totally agree with this, TP2000. You don't often get a second chance to make a good first impression, but the new entrance area will do just that. Oh, and Carsland looks like it'll be really cool, too.
Originally Posted By DlandDug Looks good, but also a bit puzzling they would release something this basic looking to the public. It's essentially a schematic view, with a lot of detail missing. It's fun to fill in a lot of those missing elements by looking at this image: <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Showpic.asp?filename=http://s231432788.onlinehome.us/lotion/pics/SS20101101-carsland/big/P09-0003.jpg&caption=Carsland+Map+%28c%29+Disney" target="_blank">http://www.LaughingPlace.com/S...9+Disney</a>
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Looks good, but also a bit puzzling they would release something this basic looking to the public." Why? It's the first time that anyone outside of Disney has had the chance to "walk through" the project. It's a entirely different perspective and experience than looking at the land from above in concept art, don't you think?
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 I can't wait to see Carsland and Buena Vista Street all finished. We were not going to go to DL in 2012 because we are going to WDW in June, but we have decided that we will have to throw in a quick trip sometime next fall to see all of the DCA changes. That will make a DL trip this Dec, a WDW trip next June, and another DL trip sometime next fall...what an awesome year!!!!
Originally Posted By leobloom >> Looks good, but also a bit puzzling they would release something this basic looking to the public. It's essentially a schematic view, with a lot of detail missing. << I agree. Without the detail, this doesn't match Potter. With detail, it might. Looks a lot like Sunset Boulevard at MGM, if you ask me.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt With that huge mountain range in the background? No way. Has Carsland always been Cars Land, or is that something new?
Originally Posted By leobloom >> With that huge mountain range in the background? No way. << Substitute a huge delapidated hotel with a huge mountain range, and it's very Sunset Blvd-ish.
Originally Posted By utahjosh <What are the Cozy Cones going to be? > Each one will be a different food stand, "cone"themed. Chili "cone" carne....and I can't remember the others.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt How can Sunset Blvd and TOT compare to the Cadillac Range in terrms of scope and scale? That's like comparing Sleeping Beauty Castle and Main Street to Times Square.
Originally Posted By Manfried "Without the detail, this doesn't match Potter." Good grief, its a very non-detailed lower-rez CGI fly through to give you a feel for the space. I can fill in the blanks from 2700 miles away.
Originally Posted By dshyates Yeah we know that, but what makes potter special is the over the top attention to detail which this fly-thru doesn't have. So aside from on paper components comparisons to potter are premature.
Originally Posted By dshyates And since we are comparing, let's just compare the PR provided fly thrus. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe7Va4Cmjuk" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...Va4Cmjuk</a> wait let's not compare.
