Originally Posted By Admin This topic is for Discussion of: <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Blogs/Maletic/View-142.asp" target="_blank">10/18/07 Placemaking at Disney's California Adv</a>
Originally Posted By odyssea If I remember right, the entrance plaza is not going to be modeled after the Pan Pacific Auditorium. They're simply going to make the turnstile structure have a similar design.
Originally Posted By gmaletic You're right; I did misquote slightly. The entrance plaza is going to be Mission Moderne, typified by the Carthay Circle Theater replica. But my objection still stands: if the goal is to set a '20s atmosphere as the beginning of the experience, why would you start with a structure that looks nothing like the '20s?
Originally Posted By disneydiaries I remember when they first opened DCA, they didn't want to have the characters there. No characters at a Disney park?! What would be the point? At least they fixed that.
Originally Posted By ChurroMonster Characters were there from day one. You do not remember correctly.
Originally Posted By jonvn Post 4: For god's sake, they had characters in the park on day 1. Why do people keep saying they didn't? THEY DID. OK? There were costume characters in the place.