Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Lotion-View-1218.asp" target="_blank"><b>LP Lotion: Magic Kingdom New Fantasyland Construction Update</b></a> Recent video and pictures from the Magic Kingdom including construction progress on New Fantasyland.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer TLM Castle is looking VERY detailed... Can't wait to see the finished product, it seems to be on a impressive track.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 Yea, I enjoy seeing the updates. Can't wait to see them in just 3 short months. Thank you for sharring.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper The LM facade is much more impressive looking than the Beast's doll house, IMO.
Originally Posted By dshyates I am not sure the moss is working at making the rockwork look more realistic. I think the real world moss makes the rockwork underneath look even more 'toony.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I am not sure the moss is working at making the rockwork look more realistic. I think the real world moss makes the rockwork underneath look even more 'toony." I agree with you. It is looking a whole lot better and more detailed than when they started out, but I'm kind of unsure as to what the final result will be. Maybe the detail looks more impressive in person, however I can tell that the overall setting with TLM castle look great. And what's up with those little cutout trees?
Originally Posted By dshyates The moss is painted on. But it is a real world accent that, in the picture, doesn't seem to really be working.
Originally Posted By leobloom Gotcha. Kinda weird that they aren't using real moss and real plants. Aren't there real plants and real grass on Splash Mountain?
Originally Posted By TDLFAN I have to say the more I look at this construction progress, the less overwhelmed I feel about this project. Maybe because in the end, it just won't be enough to make the MK apar in quality to it's sister DL parks around the world. Plus the MK, being the disjointed mess it is thematically.. this new Fantasyland is just lots of eye candy and not too much substance..
Originally Posted By dshyates Yeah, it's pretty obvious that they aren't done adding detail to the rock. I am sure that by the time they are finished with it and get the water features going that the facade is going to be very impressive. It just looks kinda odd right now.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>Plus the MK, being the disjointed mess it is thematically.<<<< If anything, I've been worried about this, too, but from what I've heard, the edges of the exisitng Fantasyland will be themed to match the new areas. Hope it works.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: I've noticed that Prince Eric's Castle is only a scaled down version of the one in the animated movie. They've left out at least one of the tall towers and a couple of palace wings that would make the structure look a lot more impressive if only they hadn't been too cheap to include them. Oh, well, at least we're getting something...
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer I think it's like that for every castle, though... The castle in Cinderella is much more boxy, and has tons of turrets. <a href="http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20070701182628/disney/images/7/70/Cinderella_castle_blair.jpg" target="_blank">http://images3.wikia.nocookie....lair.jpg</a> As is the same for Sleeping Beauty. <a href="http://danyka.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/earle_castle2.jpg" target="_blank">http://danyka.files.wordpress....tle2.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer As a matter of fact, TLM Castle is pretty accurate: <a href="http://www.artcadeonline.com/art_items/images/200812513472139L.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.artcadeonline.com/a...139L.jpg</a> <a href="http://www.disneywallpaper.info/wp-content/uploads/0133_the_s.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.disneywallpaper.inf...he_s.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: But in the case of Prince Eric's castle, it didn't have as many towers to begin with. So if they leave any of them off, it stands out more. Sleeping Beauty's castle has enough towers to make it passable and Cinderella's Castle does too. But Poor Eric got shortchanged.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: If you take a look at your own picture of Prince Eric's Castle, Epcot Explorer, duckling, you'll see that the way it's being built for the Fantasyland expansion isn't as accurate as you might think at first glance. They went and left out the tallest tower of his castle for some reason--unless they're planning to add it later, which the models I've seen down't show.
