Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt This looks vaguely similar to the Mickey meet and greet that opened at WDW last year.
Originally Posted By u k fan ^^^ I think that's the idea. I hate the fact that you have to queue for so long to see a character, but at DLP especially it's preferable to the terrible fighting that goes on when characters just appear. If you're the sort of person that will line up for 45 minutes it may as well be somewhere that's well-themed and interesting to look at and I'm pleased that Disney seem to be heading in that direction. I know it's a cheap attraction for them, but it's one people enjoy and it could have been done so much cheaper. People would queue 45 minutes to meet Mickey in a tent in the car park!!!
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt So I guess in essence this is no different than Mickey's Movie Barn at Disneyland, just a different experience.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Was the building an existing structure? From the outside, it looked like part of the train station (I actually thought that the Fantasyland station was closed because of all the walls when I was there), and the main room looks like a repurposed warehouse. The walls are nicely decorated, but the ceiling looks like it belongs in a different building. And although there are some decorations in that room, it would still be pretty miserable for a 45 minute wait; the cartoons would be a nice distraction, but it's still just switchbacks in a big open room.
Originally Posted By irishfan >>Was the building an existing structure? From the outside, it looked like part of the train station (I actually thought that the Fantasyland station was closed because of all the walls when I was there), and the main room looks like a repurposed warehouse<< Yes it was the Fantasy Festival Stage which opened with the park.
