Originally Posted By Kathi K Does anyone know? I don't recall seeing anything here about that. They were closed 10/26 and we thought they would be open by 11/16 when we go again but the calendar says closed.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Wonder if this is to do with special K taking the reins at Disneyland. Storybookland is rarely open in Paris except for weekends in the summer.
Originally Posted By Mickeysbestfan Well considering both Casey Jr and Storybook are closed until 11/20 they are probable doing regular maintence on both and adding the Christmas decorations to Storybook.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan They had a little cleaning up to do. Ya get it?? "Little" cleaning up!?? aaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Originally Posted By tonyanton dave...the rehab was on the schedule even before George K took over. As I see it, DL appears to do quite regular (and likely needed) maintenance on all of their attractions each year, unlike both WDW and DLP.
Originally Posted By Manfried They are rehabbing most of the water based attractions this fall and winter. The Storybook Canals have to be rehabbed before the Rivers of America can be drained, which happens after the Holidays.
Originally Posted By friendofdd >>>They had a little cleaning up to do. Ya get it?? "Little" cleaning up!?? aaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!<<< I don't get it.
Originally Posted By Westsider davewasbaloo >>"Wonder if this is to do with special K taking the reins at Disneyland. Storybookland is rarely open in Paris except for weekends in the summer."<< StorybookLand and Casey Jr. both closed for rehab on August 23rd, and both will reopen on November 20th. This rehab was on the public schedules back in June, and privately scheduled for months prior to that. Ed Grier resigned on October 5th, 2009 and George Kalogridis was appointed Disneyland President on October 13th. That was almost two months after the StorybookLand/Casey Jr. rehabs began, so not sure how George K would be 'blamed' for a major scheduled rehab. Speaking with Storybook Leads, the rehab had been in the works for at least the past two years while the project managers and engineers hammered out the needs, exact scope, and calendar for the refurbishment. The rehab was primarily driven by a documented need to replace much of the wood structures that support the Casey trestles, tunnels and tracks. Much of that wood structure, hidden beneath themed coverings and bricks, is original to 1955 when Casey Jr. opened. After 54 years of railroad wear and tear, it was time to go in and replace and repair much of the infrastructure on the track layout. While Casey was down, they are also taking the time to thoroughly rebuild, repair and plus up much of the Show items for both attractions; the miniature houses, show scenes, landscaping, and decorative elements are all being heavily refurbished along the canals. Monstro has been repainted, much of the landscaping has been replaced, the fleet of boats have all been rehabbed and repainted, and new LED lighting fixtures have replaced the original incandescent and flourescent fixtures throughout StorybookLand. It's all going to look great when it reopens November 20th, and the Storybook CM's are chomping at the bit to show it off to people. StorybookLand will still close for parades, but that's about the only time it will close after it comes back up from rehab.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo >>> As I see it, DL appears to do quite regular (and likely needed) maintenance on all of their attractions each year, unlike both WDW and DLP<<< Rub it in, why don't you ;-) I doubt the clientele would put up with the junk we are subjected to in Paris. At least I hope not.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Sorry guys, forgive my cynacism. I forgot we are talking about DL, where they still do most things right. Wish I could say the same about our closer resorts. I remember being really nervous on our last trip to DL. I had been disappointed at DLP and really crestfallen based on our WDW trip. I was worried DL had turned out the same. I was greatly reminded that DL is still awesome (even if there are too many toons taking over for my liking). But in SLCB and Casey Jr, that's fine. look forward to seeing how they do.
Originally Posted By TP2000 I found some amazing pictures of Casey Jr. Circus Train from 1955 in the Davelandweb blogs Casey Jr. section. WestSider is right, the original superstructure for the ride system is made of wood. There is nothing there but some tracks built into dirt hills, and plenty of wooden scaffolding and trestles holding the tracks up. It looks scary to our modern eye. No wonder it needs a good, long rehab! Just click on any of these pictures dated '1955' at this link and be amazed. <a href="http://davelandweb.com/caseyjr/" target="_blank">http://davelandweb.com/caseyjr/</a>
Originally Posted By TempestsPrince Those pictures are great on the davelandweb site. I'm in danger of losing lots of time there.
Originally Posted By TP2000 Yeah, just one tiny stroller with an actual toddler in it, and not an ECV in sight. And look at the trim waistlines and healthy body compositions on everyone, Guests and CM's! It's amazing to look at 50 year old pictures like this and consider what we've become.
