Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Here in the States I've seen a fair amount of information on the internet about HKDL's expansion, WDW's New Fantasyland, Ratatouille in Paris, and of course the massive DCA expansion, but little to nothing about TDS's Toyville Trolley Park. Does anyone have any links to construction updates with details on what will be in the new land? Thanks!
Originally Posted By SuperDry I don't have a link, but there's really only one major thing in there AFAIK: Toy Story Mania. It opens July 9. If there's anything else, it's going to be along the lines of midway games, merchandise, or food and beverage. It's themed off of old NYC "Trolly Parks", which were small amusement parks built at the end of trolley lines that were operated by the trolley company and open on weekends as a way to boost trolley ridership during non-workdays. So that's how the whole thing fits into the New York Waterfront area of the park.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Yeah, I've read articles that state all of the above. What surprises me is that there is such little detail documented online about the development of the area and photos of the construction.
Originally Posted By SuperDry I think there are at least a couple of reasons for this: 1. OLC hasn't bought into the whole "social networking" thing that Disney has: I don't think they have an official blog, they don't post videos on YouTube, they don't have the equivalent of Blue Sky Cellar, etc. Part of this goes back to the thinking that Disney in the US used to have: you don't want to talk too much about the future, because you don't want people to think "Oh, I'll just wait to go until <insert new thing> is open." 2. I think they're able to hold CMs to a much higher standard of conduct. So, there tend to be fewer things like photographs leaked by people that had construction-site access. Also, to the extent that there are fan sites that cover this sort of thing, they're all going to be in Japanese, and not show up in searches that we do in English. Aside from what's talked about here (which has been much less recently) and on MiceChat, I don't think there's much in the way of fan discussions in English. I'm not aware of any Japan-based message board about TDR that's in English, for example.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt OK, thanks for explaining SuperDry. I find that fascinating, especially since the Disney Parks Blog has posted some rather in-depth information on the recent HKDL developments, particularly Grizzly Gulch, which is opening next month. You'd think with Toyville coming in just a few weeks there'd be more online buzz about it. Oh well.
Originally Posted By TokyoSweets OLC has both an official Disney blog and twitter but no youtube account. I think people have been mostly sharing updates through twitter. What kind of photo's or updates are you looking for exactly? I uploaded some updates on twitter a while ago when they took down the wall so it might still be in the photo stream if you want to check. It's @dreamsweetslove and you should also check deepdisney for updates too.
Originally Posted By TokyoSweets This is the latest press release which added some more details. <a href="http://www.olc.co.jp/wpmu/wp-content/blogs.dir/8/files/2012/05/20120521_01e.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.olc.co.jp/wpmu/wp-c..._01e.pdf</a>
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "What kind of photo's or updates are you looking for exactly?" Here's a link to a discussion about Grizzly Peak at HKDL that illustrates what I'm talking about: <a href="http://mb.laughingplace.com/MsgBoard-T-123795-P-1.asp" target="_blank">http://mb.laughingplace.com/Ms...-P-1.asp</a> There are literally dozens of Cars Land updates online. Here's an example: <a href="http://www.disneygeek.com/updates/disneyland_update.php?page_id=49&update_dir=2012_05_25" target="_blank">http://www.disneygeek.com/upda...12_05_25</a> Thanks for the press release. So it looks like the new area won't feature any new food service locations? That seems odd.
Originally Posted By SuperDry Keep in mind that HKDL is minority owned by Disney, and Disney has the management contract for HKDL. TDR is 0% owned by Disney, and additionally, it's the only Disney resort that Disney doesn't manage itself. This manifests itself in many different ways - this thread being one of them.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Gotcha. Nevertheless I find it fascinating that fan sites having been following the project.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Interesting that it sounds like the games will be different than the ones in DCA (Boardwalk Games, not the ones on the ride itself). It sounds like there might be a hall of mirrors for one of them, which is a lot more involved than what DCA has. I've often heard fan ideas of using a hall or mirrors or funhouse theme for a queue of an attraction in Paradise Pier, so it will be interesting to see what Disney does with the concept!
Originally Posted By Roger55 Hard fact is that very few western foriegners visit TDR. The interest in TDR by Disney fans in the USA is also minimal. The lack of posts in this "Tokyo Resort" forum is another good indicator of the lack of interest in TDR by westerners.
Originally Posted By Roger55 For future reference.... Tokyo Disney Resort Blog <a href="http://www.tokyodisneyresort.co.jp/blog/" target="_blank">http://www.tokyodisneyresort.co.jp/blog/</a> Tokyo Disney Resort Twitter Page https://twitter.com/#!/TDR_PR
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Hard fact is that very few western foriegners visit TDR. The interest in TDR by Disney fans in the USA is also minimal." Right, but it's still surprising that the notorious Japanese fans haven't been following this project closely. Different mindset I guess. Thanks for posting the blog link. Through that portal I found this: <a href="http://www.tokyodisneyresort.co.jp/special/tsm/" target="_blank">http://www.tokyodisneyresort.c...ial/tsm/</a>
Originally Posted By dagobert I wish I could read and speak the Japanese language on the TDR Blog. Maybe there isn't that much interest, because it's just a copy of an existing ride. Of course the setting looks amazing, except Woody'S face, but that ride has been built twice. HKDL, DCA and MK are getting new attractions or new variations of existing rides. The Little Mermaid at MK is an exception.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I wish I could read and speak the Japanese language on the TDR Blog." If you use the Google Chrome browser it will translate it for you.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones Flying over the Pacific is just so damn expensive these days. It was always expensive but the fuel surcharge is enough to forget the whole thing. I'm glad we went when we did. It's even more expensive now.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< Flying over the Pacific is just so damn expensive these days. It was always expensive but the fuel surcharge is enough to forget the whole thing. >>> You need to learn to freeload better!
