Originally Posted By jmuboy Everything is in the rumor phase right now. But all rumors point to continued "place making" projects and some sort of Incredibles ride (A Disney-Pixar creation) ;-)
Originally Posted By drawbridge So do we know what will happen with the entry area? I tried to read the thread about it but its pretty much hijacked. I thought I read somewhere that the Golden Gate Bridge would be taken out? I think that would be alot of work for nothing, considering the monorail uses it. I'm all for taking out the golden sun thingy and that area has some potential that needs to met. Are they going to have particular theme? (ie Main Street USA at DL) Does it even have one now?
Originally Posted By ChurroMonster I sincerely hope that a new major visual icon replaces the "hubcap" Sun icon. Otherwise DCA will be the only Disney theme park (except WDS perhaps) without a central visual icon facing you as you enter the park. I think the lack of one would subconsciously make people feel they are not visiting a real Disney park. I'm not saying the current setup is ideal but at least it's something.
Originally Posted By Moon Waffle Sorry to those who have discussed it already, but what are "place making" projects?
Originally Posted By danyoung That's what Disney is calling their zone by zone fixup of areas of DCA that were more or less under-themed. The first one is the Hollywood Pictures backlot, with the new Monsters Inc. ride. The plan is to move from section to section and spruce things up, bringing them more in line with what we all expect out of a Disney park (in other words, building them out to the level that they should have been built in the first place!).
Originally Posted By ChurroMonster They tried something new and it didn't really work. At least they are doing something about it.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: According to our sources, the large tile-like murals on either side of the front entrance to DCA are scheduled to come down and be replaced by something very new and different. Supposedly, this is just one more step toward the beautification project they have planned.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I like the tile murals in themselves, but they don't work all that well in context with the entry plaza as a whole. If they do in fact move Golden Dreams to a location near the central fountain, the murals might make a very nice adornment to the new building they'd have to build for Golden Dreams. They would be quite appropriate too. It would be a shame to lose them entirely - the tile work really is nice, and in a more appropriate setting they could be beautiful.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Agreed - those tiles are beautiful, so I hope they do not go anywhere. To my mind, they can keep the front up to the gates, the train and the fountain (and improve the left hand side and put something behing the Fountain!!!!.
Originally Posted By MisterToad ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The tile murals at the entrance to DCA will be left alone, so will the California letters. The Golden Gate Bridge however will be removed.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA If 'Golden Dreams' does make it to the front of the park [which I feel is an excellent place for it], I'll be stunned. 'Golden Dreams' and 'Seasons of the Vine' are two hidden gems in the park.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt I have to agree with Jim on Golden Dreams. I'm confused about the removal of the GG Bridge overlay. Seems kind of an odd thing to do given that it dresses up the Monorail track. I'm curious to see what sort of decor they replace it with.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss The problems I have with the Golden Gate Bridge are twofold. One, it looks cheesy. Two, It doesn't make much sense... if the idea is that a visitor to DCA is passing under the bridge as many immigrants did when they first came to California, then they should follow it up immediately with a San Francisco area.
Originally Posted By Park Hopper Golden Dreams is a failed attraction. If they move it to the front of the park the same people who don't line up to see it now are still not going to line up to see it after its moved. If they want an attraction at the front of the park that introduces people to the California concept then they should come up with a better attraction -- one that people will not pass by with disterbing regularity.
Originally Posted By jmuboy I like the tile murals and GG bridge. It's beyond the bridge (the sun and hub area) that I don't like. I think they should rebuild the hub area (with the rumored new cable cars transport system and new Golden Dreans theater) to be a San Francisco area. The current SF bathrooms and vacant building could become part of an expanded Grizzly Peak area during a later place making phase. I would want to see the Palace of Fine Arts moved/rebuilt in this area as well. I like that building too.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt I think the reason that Golden Dreams doesn't draw more guests is partly because of the building housing it. Judging by the exterior it really doesn't look like much and the entrance and preshow area are just plain bad. I've always hated how the Imagineers removed most of the detail from the their version of the Palace of Fine Arts Rotunda. The whole Bay Area section is DCA's weakest and least realized in my opinion. But I digress. It certainly doesn't help Golden Dreams that DCA has an over abundance of theater attractions. Nevertheless, I do think that housing the attraction in a well designed iconic structure at the entrance would help make it more of a draw.
Originally Posted By Park Hopper It's my opinion that most people don't go to theme parks to watch a 20 minute movie that recreates historical events. They have the History Channel for that. They need to come up with something more compelling, especially if they're going to house it in an iconic structure. The film as it is, is mundane (meaning you can see similar productions any time you care to turn on your TV). Putting something so ordinary and everyday in a theme park's iconic structure will make a statement about the park, one that I don't think will reflect positively.
