Originally Posted By CrouchingTigger >>I have never heard this story. Do you have a source?<< I'll try to remember to look it up when I get home.
Originally Posted By CrouchingTigger >>I think Crouchin' Tigger--bein' cat-like an' all--just likes ta sharpen his claws on trees an' then CLIMB 'em!!<< Ooooh, you nailed me on that one! I love to climb trees
Originally Posted By LuvDatDisney DL's trees may be a bit big in places, but it's much better than the MK's, which had all of its mature trees on Main Street removed since 2003. So in an area that begs for shade, they have shrubs and saplings. Good show.
Originally Posted By CrouchingTigger "Walt Disney - An American Original", by Bob Thomas. Page 278: A staff member once questioned why Walt wanted big trees, since the buildings were scaled down to less than real size. "Trees have no scale," Walt replied flatly.
Originally Posted By DlandDug All the original trees on Disneyland's Main Street were removed several years ago.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: There certainly weren't any big trees blocking the view of Sleeping Beauty Castle when Walt was alive, either--judging by pictures we've seen from the distant past.
Originally Posted By dresswhites i looked at the castle today. i just didn't notice the towering trees. It all seemed to scale to me.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: It depends on where you're standing. If you're standing directly in front of the castle, you can see it perfectly. But when you start traveling to the right or to the left, the view of the castle becomes hidden behind too many trees--even the smaller ones lining the moat are too many for us.
Originally Posted By mrichmondj Here's some advice for the Witches: Get your brooms out to fly ABOVE the trees -- then the castle will look just fine! Just watch out for tinkerbell -- don't want to have any mid-air collisions!
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORGOCH: Why, heck!! If'n we was ta do that, then ev'rybody'd be complainin' 'bout how they couldn't see the castle 'cause a all them dang witches in the way!! 'Sides, Orwen--alone--is 'nuff ta block a ducklin's view a the whole Matterhorn--let alone Snoozin' Floozie's Castle!
