Originally Posted By Darkbeer A very interesting article today at Blue Sky Disney... <a href="http://blueskydisney.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://blueskydisney.blogspot. com/</a> A lot of info, but this caught my eye... >>Speaking of the Mermaid ride, many of you have heard that the attraction will be taking over the bathrooms behind it. That's true. The bathrooms will be placed across the way, but what isn't known is what the stylings of the new bathrooms will be... the area where the old restrooms were and the new bathrooms will go will not be San Francisco anymore. That's right, with the exception of the Palace structure there will not be anymore San Francisco architecture. How can that be?<< A bit surprising, but still a very interesting aticle to read....
Originally Posted By gadzuux Didn't the NYT story contain hints that the whole california theme may evaporate entirely? If so, what do we need with an SF area anyway?
Originally Posted By jonvn How can it evaporate when stuff they are talking about enhances that theme? Well, some of it does. Some of it doesn't.
Originally Posted By dshyates "Didn't the NYT story contain hints that the whole california theme may evaporate entirely?" I didn't see anything in the NYT article, but in the Oct. 18th Hollywood reporter piece this was included: "Disney CEO Robert Iger and parks and resorts chairman Jay Rasulo, speaking with reporters at the Imagineering building in Glendale, unveiled their five-year plan for California Adventure and said that by the time they're finished it might sport a new name."
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "It's been said here several times already that the Bay Area section was being removed. This is hardly news. At least for the folks who frequent these boards." Since it's being mentioned, one really has to wonder what the folks running these parks are thinking when they spend so much time and money developing an attraction like Toy Story Midway (or whatever it's called) and give little or no thought to developing unique attractions around one of the most beautiful and dynamic places in the world.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt Not sure why I put quotes on the first sentence above. That was a mistake.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt From the article: >>one of the proposals for the Second Phase is to take the Pacific Wharf area and turn it into the San Francisco area of the park. It's one of several proposals that are being pitched for the Wharf area in the Second Phase.<< It looks like that there may be a San Francisco section after all.
Originally Posted By bean i was wondering when this would get out in the web. I was actually surprised Al had not said it before. That area is prime location for a refreshed San Francisco area once sponsor contracts start expiring. If you guys remember i once mentioned that the second phase would start addressing the theme much more once that the first phase set some infrustructure for the parks growth. The first phase is just the beginning
Originally Posted By kaliwolf So bean, is there a possibility for an attraction in that area eventually? It seems a tad hemmed in...
Originally Posted By jonvn Everyone seems to think the Pacific Wharf is San Francisco anyway, even though it looks nothing like it, and does look like cannery row. Pacific Wharf is the most nicely themed area in the park. So, it's great that they'd pick this section to redo to something else...right? So I would assume this means that the California theme is not going away.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <unveiled their five-year plan for California Adventure and said that by the time they're finished it might sport a new name."> Just call is 'Disney Park' -- heck, they already have a website devoted to that name.
Originally Posted By bartholomewneff I believe the Wharf area is supposed to look like Monterey. I for one would love the entire section to become a nicely themed San Fran section. I think the wharf looked nice, but I've always thought the Golden State was the best themed area and the only one with a "Disney" feel. Pacific Wharf always feels a little sterile to me. There are no boats in that area. Even a dingy or row boat tied to the dock would make it more believable. Perhaps a tug boat over near the bridge? Too late now I guess. We'll have to wait for the second part of the Makeover to see what they're going to do with it. Or will we? Hmmm.
Originally Posted By jonvn Yes, it's supposed to look like Cannery Row, which is in Monterey. And it pretty much does. Actually, it looks nicer than Cannery Row.
Originally Posted By bartholomewneff Most Disney themed enviroments look better than the original. Hehe.
Originally Posted By jonvn I give, or used to give, tours of the area. I would drive people from SF down the coast to Monterey. While people walked around Cannery Row, I'd sit down outside the aquarium and nap.
Originally Posted By Nobody Once upon a time, on a slow night, I had a very nice dinner at the Sardine Factory (In the front room). Is that place still there?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros One problem with putting props in the water by the wharf is that it is the reserve tank for GRR. I guess they could probably make something out of concrete, as the rocks don't really seem to interrupt the flow of things too much. They could probably also have a small floating raft or something, but anything larger than that woudl probably be hard to keep clean. I know, it's just me, but I don't want icky moldy water splashing on me. : )
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Some people around here would think that water would be like perfume!! ;o)
Originally Posted By Brown Monkey I got lost towards the end of this topic. Are we all still talking about the same thing?
