Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest-ID-78034.asp" target="_blank"><b>Latest: Apricot Lane Coming to Disney World's Downtown Disney</b></a> <p>With the moving Harley-Davidson to Westside (officially opening today) Disney has now announced Apricot Lane will be moving into the old Harley-Davidson location at Pleasure Island. Apricot Lane recently opening a location at Disneyland's Downtown Disney District. The store is trendy boutique carrying apparel, jewelry and accessories at an affordable price.</p>
Originally Posted By dshyates Meh, at least it's one less vacant store front. At this point it is pretty obvious Disney is desperate to get ANYONE in the place. So yeah, I guess. Whatever.
Originally Posted By ReelJustice MAGICal realms are spinning this hard. They're alleging that the current DTD is 1/3 of the size it will be when it's complete. Ummm....they can't fill 2/3's of the current footprint...
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer ^ That's possible, honestly. There are very large plans "in store" for DTD, but I doubt they get done. D23, and all.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<MAGICal realms are spinning this hard. They're alleging that the current DTD is 1/3 of the size it will be when it's complete. Ummm....they can't fill 2/3's of the current footprint...>> They spin over there so much they should put a plaque in their honor in front of the new Dueling Dumbos. That said, they probably have seen the same artwork that I have ... the stuff that's been floating around (you'd think they almost let the leaks out on purpose on crap like this) ... the stuff that shows massive parking structures and something labeled 'town center' near the middle of what once was PI ... and something labeled 'WoC development' which you can figure out on your own etc. Bottom line is very little to nothing is happening at DD these days ... and this development in the OP qualifies as barely anything.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer ^ I wouldn't be shocked or upset if this was one of the announcements at D23 that never made it. The parks needs much more help. Of course, a shopping district is needed in some capacity, but the parks should be the focus. I can't get hyped over new shops amongst pretty aesthetics.
Originally Posted By leobloom >> ^ I wouldn't be shocked or upset if this was one of the announcements at D23 that never made it. The parks needs much more help. << You'll never become a good Disney executive with that kind of thinking.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 ^^He'll never be a good Disney exec. He gives a damn. Trust me, I know the Explorer.
Originally Posted By leobloom Spirit, I know my Disney potties would be in good hands with EE. He'd probably shell out the money to install the Winnie the Pooh toilet paper dispensers just like Tony Baxter wanted to do in the 1980s at Disneyland. But you have to admit: I'd be the best qualified candidate if Disney ever decided to have a Senior Restroom Designer/Executive/Publicity Hack.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>Spirit, I know my Disney potties would be in good hands with EE.<<<< Those Quail Tiles would be SAVED, I'm telling you that much.
Originally Posted By WDWVacationer Downtown Disney could be really spectacular. *sigh* Although I don't like the plans they have for DtD as bold as they may be. (And probably won't happen.) They contain the thing I fear most in WDW-parking structures.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<<They contain the thing I fear most in WDW-parking structures.>> IDK why you fear them. I'd be all for a parking structure at DHS. It would free up some expansion space.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer I'm not a huge and of parking structures...but... it's out of the park... I can't be too bothered. My concern is increasingly on what's actually in the dang things lately.
Originally Posted By magic0214 I would so be up for a couple clubs coming back (though it will never happen), I would lvoe some Jumbo-screens to show...something (though it will never happen), heck I would be fine with WOC, Parking Structures, even a DisneyQuest renovation (though it would never happen)
Originally Posted By Bolna So intead of Hyperion Wharf the plan is now parking structures, town center and World of Color? And that's going to be considerably larger than what is there now? What a mess... And why are parking structures to be feared?
