Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "No. the point you tried to make was to make everyone believe TDL is all about cloned rides but proven wrong by Leemac's more objective and grounded facts comment, so why back pedal now? I will go one step further and say you sound sincerely happy that the stinker current management at TDR is lowering the quality of TDL to the abysmal lows of the MK at WDW." <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/195c7il6wd13ogif/ku-medium.gif">http://img.gawkerassets.com/im...dium.gif</a>
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan The Peoplemover tracks could be removed, since there is no Peoplemover or Rocket Rods for that matter, for a decade and a half at this point. The Monrail would be trickier, and I'm doing this off the toip of my head, not examining a map or anything, but with a combination of rock work, trees, shrubs and such perhaps the monorail could be obscured. As it is, the Monorail is plainly visible from much of Fantasyland, so it isn't a totally strict line of demarkation between Fantasyland and Tomorrowland as it is. As you know, there were Fantasyland Autopia cars for years that looked exactly like, and intertwined with, the Tomorrowland Autopia.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Right, but the Autopia is completely different than an attraction based on the Seven Dwarfs. I like the site for a Dwarfs mine train, but thematically it would be almost impossible with the Monorail running above it.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros As long as they're doing major construction back there, I would think they might consider altering the Monorail's route, eliminating most of the current spaghetti bowl design. Instead of the twists and turns it has now, it could enter the park and head straight to the back, meeting up with the existing beam that brings it over the Motor Boat dock and around the Matterhorn. Yes, there would still be track around the periphery of whatever got added to that section of land, but it would be much less intrusive
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>I like the site for a Dwarfs mine train, but thematically it would be almost impossible with the Monorail running above it.<< Maybe. But perhaps it could be obscured by a canopy of artificial trees, similar to the canopy created in Bug's land with the giant clovers. Another alternative would to extend Fantasyland back into where Big Thunder Ranch now exists. There'd be room for a dwarf coaster and more, and it could blend rather naturally into the wooded frontier.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Another alternative would to extend Fantasyland back into where Big Thunder Ranch now exists. There'd be room for a dwarf coaster and more, and it could blend rather naturally into the wooded frontier." Personally I'd like to see the FL Theater go away and do something interesting back there. I like SBL too, but I wouldn't be bothered if it went away for something like the mine train. Thunder Ranch would be OK, but it'd be kind of weird to have two mine train rides essentially right next to each other.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>it'd be kind of weird to have two mine train rides essentially right next to each other<< They could combine them and it would be a meeting of the mines.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros My biggest concern with the Mine Train is that it looks like it will have a lot of charm, and pretty low capacity. I guess with FP+ you'll be able to pre-arrange it so you miss the standby queue, but it seems like it has the potential to be miserable to wait for
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "They could combine them and it would be a meeting of the mines." *giggle*
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Imagine how much more he would giggle if he had a life besides Disney and someone actually loved him outside of this cyber board.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Oh and for the record, I actually have improved/found my life and giggle more since I stopped posting here every 5 minutes like the sad doctor. (Nothing personal Doobie, Just a fact ;-) Call me.)
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Unfortunately, your personality hasn't seemed to change. Still the same arrogant, know it all, who really doesn't have a clue.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>I actually have improved<< Based on the above nasty posts, it would be scary if that's true.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt As construction on the Mine Train draaaaags to a close the Disney Parks Blog has been featuring some interesting and geeky Imagineering details that are being added to the attraction. Check this out: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2013/12/imagineers-add-a-piece-of-snow-whites-scary-adventures-to-seven-dwarfs-mine-train-at-magic-kingdom-park/">http://disneyparks.disney.go.c...om-park/</a>
Originally Posted By oc_dean Almost just as "entertaining" are the comments. It's as though Disney's Blog site lives within a perfect "Brady Bunch" bubble. Every comment is so perky, sweet, nice, sweet, happy, sweet. Did I forget to mention - sweet? I don't know about others .. but I will never become a member there - They just filter out everything that is not 110% in complete favor of what the Disney Co. does.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I've had a few less-than-110% comments get through, but I've also had several admin'ed. I agree that it's mostly fluff, but they do occasionally post some good information
