Originally Posted By Doobie This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Lotion-View.asp?ID=218" target="_blank">LP Lotion: LP Lotion: Disneyland Resort Update</a>
Originally Posted By xXxNIGHTMARExXx I LOVE the castle bathrooms! They are so cute. I love that they pay so much attention to details even in the bathrooms. I put them on my list of things I "must see" on my next trip. )
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 I love the castle restrooms too. My fav. are the card doors pretty clever. It can't waite for the new Nemo attration to be finnished, it looks like it will be fun.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ Great photo update! I love the new seating at Buzz. It's so loud there at times it is unappealing. Looks like you can get out of the noise zone a little bit now.
Originally Posted By monorailblue The last time I ate at the Tomorrowland Terrace, what I found unappealing was the food. Overpriced yuck. Who on earth wants to pretend that a hamburger from tomorrowland is glamourous (served atop a delicate bed of french fried in an uncovered plastic container)?? NOT ME! Bring back Moon Burgers in burger boxes, real french fries (Carnation 3/8" Ultra Fries would be nice), ditch the black plastic serving crud, etc. Also, open all the windows, quit selling 'package meals', which I loathe (i.e., fries and sandwich together; it is too much hassle to ask for one or the other, not knowing what you will be charged for it), etc. New seating, alone, won't do it for me. Though I think the area looks pretty good.
Originally Posted By whtrabbit I haven't eaten in Tommorrowland in so long I did not realize it had gotten that bad. Monarailblue does have a very valid point about the windows, however. Whenever you pass there it is soooo crowded due to the fact that there will be oodles of people and only maybe 4 of 8 windows open. I think that's why I don't go there anymore...... I know some folks will think I'm kooky but my first thought was that I hope they are monitoring the little bit of water left in the lagoon. With this crazy funky weather the mosquitoes could breed like crazy! That would seriously put a damper on things. On that note, what's with all the construction everywhere?? Talk about killjoys(!). Everything is walls and/or closed off or closed, period. The 50th year isn't over yet, guys!! Folks still want to see & do stuff! The new PO8 looks cool. Wasn't that the Christmas shop?? Oh, boy, is my sister going to be pissed! It took everything we had to get her and my mom out of that shop when mom was still around. It was their favorite. Oh, boy-o! The new bathrooms should appease her a bit, though. She LOVES the queen of hearts. I just worry that it may get congested now with only one door entry. It was so nice before. Errant thought about restrooms....don't ever go near the restrooms near Plaza Inn in the evening and avoid the ones by the train in New Orleans at all costs! I think those two are the most crowded of any in the park. Who agrees??
Originally Posted By FerretAfros The ones by the NOS station are crowded?!? I haven't been there in a while, but I've always thought they were some of the best secret bathrooms in the whole park. Are there any hints for where the last page of pictures were taken?
Originally Posted By whtrabbit The hotel to the right in the first shot looks like it could be Disneyland Hotel near the Downtown Disney entrance. Last time I was at DD there did seem to be some new construction walls put up. At least the overflow parking was loped off. Look at the balconies. They're old style. Neither Paradise Pier nor the Californian have balconies like that. I think that's the best clue.
Originally Posted By whtrabbit Oh, and the NOS bathrooms may have been a well kept secret at one time but not any longer it seems. Plus, there is the traffic of the artisans in that corner who are scrunched in due to construction and the folks from the restaurant who had to leave and enter by that back door for whatever reasons. Add in the folks who are waiting for whomever is in the restroom and you get a crowd scene.
Originally Posted By Roger55 That is the DL Hotel Bonita tower. It is a shot from the Simba parking lot on the south side. The shorter building is I think a hotel admin building. I had to go there once when checking into renting a hotel banquet facility. I have no idea what they are building there.
Originally Posted By DlandDug There isn't THAT much construction going on-- we just chose to focus on that for the update. The last page of construction photos were taken next to the Disneyland Resort Center. It's back by the Bonita Tower of the Disneyland Hotel. The DRC holds offices and meeting rooms for Disney's Fairytale Weddings and the Disney Vacation Club. According to the staff of the DVC, the construction is of model units for the Vacation Club.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I like the new theming in the bathrooms, but slightly bummed that they changed them from "prince" and "princess" since they had been that way since the 60's at least! Oh well, DL will never be completed...
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I think it is odd that the bathrooms went to using only the door in the back. If they used the door out front, there would be less confusion about where the bathrooms are, and possibly even add room to expand into where the current doors and waiting area are. They just seem really awkward to get in and out of now.
Originally Posted By whtrabbit I just had an epiphany (I think). They may have used the further back door due to the fact that to make another buck Disney now has that "reserved seating" for the parades and placed it right there where those bathrooms are. By using the door that is further back the folks in those chairs won't feel as if they are being "squooshed".
