Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2014/02/27/new-traffic-pattern-coming-to-the-magic-kingdom-to-alleviate-crowds/" target="_blank"><b>2/26/14: New Traffic Pattern Coming to the Magic Kingdom to Alleviate Crowds</b></a>
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I get a redirect when I try to view the linked article, so here's the link: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/main-street-usa/news/25feb2014-photos---magic-kingdom's-hub-set-for-big-changes-to-help-traffic-flow-and-provide-more-fireworks-viewing-locations.htm">http://www.wdwmagic.com/attrac...ions.htm</a>
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt The most interesting part of this is that a new bypass is being built behind the eastern side of Main Street. The article doesn't give much detail. I'm curious if this will be heavily themed like the arcades behind DLP's Main Street.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.disneydining.com/video-fly-major-hub-changes-magic-kingdom/?utm_source=DisDining+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=d810d5cb75-DD+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_585957dd1b-d810d5cb75-305170933">http://www.disneydining.com/vi...05170933</a>
Originally Posted By TDLFAN So finally the MK is getting a hub more in line with TDL's expansive brick paved hub. Of course I would love to see the new walkways be paved in bricks as well. But looking at that video, I am more interested in the new castle turrets shown on either side of the castle forecourt. Glad to see this going on since America no longer fits in that park, with weight issues and huge strollers and motorized carts...
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: One of the pictures I saw of this new plan doesn't show any benches in the hub for guests to sit down upon. I hope they don't decide to get rid of those. ORGOCH: Yeah! Even pests need a place ta park their big, fat fannies on a hot day when they's tired!!!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I'm also interested to see how the new turret structures look; from that video it looks like they may be the existing food kiosk structures, with a new skin applies (with new kiosks being added on the outer ring) Looking at the video, I can only hope that they'll add benches in the future, but they weren't in the renderings because they're not permanent (though there were plenty of 'temporary' guests in the video). Benches are one of the most striking differences between the hubs at DL and MK, since MK has very few because they would block crowd movements, while DL uses theirs as crowd control barriers. Two very different solutions to the same problem
Originally Posted By tcsnwhite I actually think this looks very nice...and MUCH better than what the current MK hub as become. The layout makes sense, and is very much needed (DL needs some sort of addressing on this issue too, but differently). And beautiful new flower beds and trees, etc...the MK hub could really use this. Overall, color me impressed.
Originally Posted By Brad "Yeah! Even pests need a place ta park their big, fat fannies on a hot day when they's tired!!!" OMG!!!!!!!! I REALLY wish Americans would consider people from other countries when they use that word - to the rest of the world, a "fanny" means something ENTIRELY different and conjures up a quite unsettling image!!!!!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros At the summer camp I used to work at, we had a lot of international counselors (mostly from the UK and Australia). We were all required to carry around first aid kits in a "bum bag" (as the internationals called them), but we made sure to call them fanny packs, just to watch them squirm! : )
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt What's the other meaning of fanny? A bum bag sounds like a purse for the homeless.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<I REALLY wish Americans would consider people from other countries when they use that word - to the rest of the world, a "fanny" means something ENTIRELY different and conjures up a quite unsettling image!!!!!>> Well Brad, I'm not real thrilled by your use of the term "fags" for cigarettes either. ;-)
