Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt Saw some pics from Darkbeer on Miceage today that show DCA's entrance behind rehab walls. Does anyone know if the entrance demolition in preparation for the construction of Buena Vista Street is about to begin?
Originally Posted By Hista98 yep, it actually will start in ernest in January, but this is prep work!!!
Originally Posted By disneywatcher ^ From your lips to God's ears. I just came across those photos at Miceage.com too and all I can say is, the long nightmare of a tacky Disney park finally is coming a bit closer to an end: <a href="http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/photos/645994144_WhxWF-M.jpg" target="_blank">http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/ph...WF-M.jpg</a> Seeing construction walls (or barricades) installed at the entrance to DCA -- to any Disney park, for that matter -- speaks volumes. And it will be time to celebrate and sigh with relief when that dumb-looking re-creation of the Golden Gate Bridge is ripped down, along with the chintzy titanium hubcap and the rest of the junk in and around the Sunshine Plaza. I also noticed just how homely the "California" letters look from their southern (or back) side: <a href="http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/photos/645995077_C6fgc-M.jpg" target="_blank">http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/ph...gc-M.jpg</a> Truly a multi-layer comedy of errors, which hopefully will be a life-long learning experience -- and lesson in both embarrassment and humility -- for the DisCo.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney Well although I agree with most of what you say, I will miss the letters . But yes, cant wait for the hubcap to come down lol. I would PAY someone real money if they can take pictures of the day thats being dismantled. I will pay more for that than naked pics of Halle Berry...okay I'm lying. But wow, I dont really keep track of when this stuff is being worked on, just around the time its suppose to be finished . But for it to be starting in just a few months time is really cool.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <a href="http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/ph...gc-M.jpg" target="_blank">http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/ph...gc-M.jpg</a> That picture is, as they say in the printing business 'flopped' -- notice that all the letters are backward.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA It's not flopped at all. It was done intentionally that way to be clever. <--feels like a moron.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 I will pay more for that than naked pics of Halle Berry<< You don't need to pay for those, they are all over the Internet.... or at least that is what I have been told....
Originally Posted By gadzuux I hope they can relocate the tile murals. Maybe over on the hotel grounds somewhere. It'd be a shame if they're just destroyed because it's easier and cheaper than relocating them. I think they're an important piece of DLR history, and really BIG pieces too. I'd like to see them find a new home within DLR.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Like the beautiful mural that used to be outside of 'Golden Dreams', I'm afraid that the tiles murals will also get trashed. Certain members of the Miceage staff will do a little victory jig.
Originally Posted By dizkid It's really weird, I always that that the letters were sort of stupid, but i also had a love for them. I think the main problem I had with them is that the only way to really enjoy the full effect of the letters, mural, sun icon, and Golden Gate Bridge is to step back to about the middle of the esplenade and look at them. Which most people (I.E. Tourists and people in a hurry) don't stop to do. Which I think is the main reason that DCA was not well responded to, because most people don't stop to look at the beauty of it. I think this is lees the fault of the people and more the fault of WDI for not getting that most wan't the entertainment to be obviously clear and right infront of their face. Sincerely, The Kid of Diz
Originally Posted By dizkid WROTE >>I always that that the letters were sort of stupid<< MEANT I always thought that the letters were sort of stupid WROTE >>this is lees the fault of the people and more the fault of WDI<< MEANT this is less the fault of the people and more the fault of WDI Man I've got to start spell checking Sincerely, Tah kcidd off diiizzz
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "I think the main problem I had with them is that the only way to really enjoy the full effect of the letters, mural, sun icon, and Golden Gate Bridge is to step back to about the middle of the esplenade and look at them." I agree. Also much of the scale is off. The bridge's towers are too tall and too close together and the sun icon is too small and too low. The murals are nice though, and overall the entrance isn't as bad as the Sunshine Plaza area just behind it.
Originally Posted By Hista98 I heard on the DCA project tracker that the entrance will not be closed off and moved to a temp site. but will instead be made over one half at a time, anyone know more about this? i guess WDI thought it would be too confusing for guests to hunt around for the new Temporary entrance
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt It would be confusing. I don't see why they can't do it one half at a time.
Originally Posted By cheesybaby They CAN do half at a time, but it will take longer and be more expensive. I wonder how much % of the cost of the DCA overhaul is due to the fact that they have to do construction around an operating theme park. If the park were closed down and they could have crews working everywhere at once, how much less do you think it would cost? How much less time would it take?
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt Well, only the entrance is the only real concern. The construction of Mermaid, WoC, and Carsland don't seem to be impacting their daily operations much from what I can tell.
