Originally Posted By Darkbeer <a href="http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/gallery/1742351" target="_blank">http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/ga llery/1742351</a> Work is progressing at the Sub Lagoons, faux rocks are appearing, and the subs have been painted. Found a real mouse out in front of the castle A stop at the Big Thunder Ranch, a horse, a cow and goats make the album, along with some photos of Walt and horses The POTC queue was up to about a 45 minute wait The Disney Showcase store (at the top of Main Street/Town Square on the east side) has gotten ride of all the 50th merchandise and is now a Halloween store. Looks like the stuff to be used for the Fantasyland dress up like a princess thing is already for sale. Most dresses were around $60, and each accesory was around $15 (things like, wigs, crowns, gloves, wands). The new turnstile display at the Main Entrance Halloween invades the Pirates area in World of Disney Fossil opened Friday, a look inside, they sell more than just watches here. ENJOY!
Originally Posted By teddibubbles I was looking at the pictures. I know this is dumb. but who is Sam McKim? what did he do or make?
Originally Posted By stagemomx3 Thanks for the pictures. I love seeing the Halloween stuff, especially since I know when we are there on Halloween all the Christmas stuff will be out.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Sam McKim is responsible for some of the most important conceptual drawings, etc. in DL history. He, Herb Ryman and John Hench are probably the "big three" in terms of the early conceptual drawings. There was also Harper Goff, Claude Coats, and others. If you have the 50th anniversary "Then, Now and Forever" book, you can see a lot of work from all of them.
Originally Posted By JAYDOE JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE......woooohooo!! :0) That's kinda cool. I'm a closet Justin fan....i'm not really sure why i'm in the closet. Maybe it's cause I'm a 32 year old mom and mom's should like Justin....should they???? :0)
Originally Posted By LadyKluck WOW! I can't believe how big Noel (the white horse) has gotten! I remember seeing her when she was just a baby (and I don't get to the park but once a year)! She's gorgeous!
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt Is it just me or does the new submarine rock enclosure look totally out of place? Maybe it looks different in person.
Originally Posted By hightp Does anyone know what style submarines DL will be using? I'm under the impression they will be the originals to the ride, but I was kind of hoping they might use the Nautilus shell from WDW.
Originally Posted By ChiMike Maybe, but from the pictures I would agree with you. On top of less lagoon being there, it's seems to be too big to keep a nice visual balance in the area. Maybe when the lagoon is filled it won't look so out of proportion to it's surroundings.
Originally Posted By ChiMike ^^^ >>Is it just me or does the new submarine rock enclosure look totally out of place? Maybe it looks different in person.<<
Originally Posted By FerretAfros It looks like there will probably be several waterfalls over the rocks, which might help it fit in. Since I don't see any pipes that would lead to a waterfall to cover the entrance to the cave, it looks like they might just flood the roof of that area of the caves, and where ever the rocks don't come as far up (there are many smallish places where this happens) there will be water going over the edges. This would also make it look better from the Monorail, where the falls will have a source, instead of just coming out of rocks. This might also explain why they had to build a concrete building, when a steel roof structure seems to be strong enough for parts of the roof. The concrete would be able to support the weight of the water better, and the steel could use it for supports on the sides. Also, they won't need to add more pumps as they can just connect the roof to the little pond at the top of the original falls, and let it spread itself over the new roof.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "Does anyone know what style submarines DL will be using? I'm under the impression they will be the originals to the ride." <a href="http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/gallery/1742351/2/86186732" target="_blank">http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/ga llery/1742351/2/86186732</a> They are the original ones from 1959 with a rather nice new paint job. "Great observation Ferret." I agree. I'm looking forward to finally seeing this area in person when I visit in September.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt Here is a fun look at what the Sub area looked like in the late 1950's when it was being built: <a href="http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/la/disneyland/monorail_1959.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.usc.edu/libraries/a rchives/la/disneyland/monorail_1959.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By ssturgeo Is Dress UP Like A Princess something new...or are you just referring to the fact that all the little girls do this??!!
Originally Posted By ssturgeo Is Dress UP Like A Princess something new...or are you just referring to the fact that all the little girls do this??!!
