Originally Posted By avatarmickey115 I've said it before and I'll say it again, Radiator Springs seems like a way better title for this land. I like Carburetor County too. I wonder if they brought these names into consideration in the name planning though...
Originally Posted By WorldDisney Yeah the title bothers me a little as well but I've heard it for 3 years now so I'm use to it lol. But it does kind of relay most peoples fears at the end of the day this land is less about actual cars but just really about the movie. I mean if they called it Route 66 at least, the town part can still represent the movie, but then other areas could actually be DEVOTED to Cali car history or Route 66 somehow. Calling it Carsland though only tells you the entire area is strictly about the movie only. And if thats the case why not just call it Radiator Springs? It DOES sound nicer and a better connection.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt The monumental steel structure supports for the Carsland Cadillac Mountains were topped off with a ceremony last Friday: <a href="http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/10/topping-out-an-expansion-milestone-at-disney-california-adventure-park/" target="_blank">http://disneyparks.disney.go.c...re-park/</a>
Originally Posted By DlandDug Yes they were: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/Lotion-View-1111.asp" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplace.com/L...1111.asp</a>
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Doug did you happen to find out what will happen to the back side of the mountain facing Paradise Pier? Will it have some sort or mural, or will it be blank?
Originally Posted By DlandDug The only question I was able to get in was to confirm the two secondary entrances. (Oh, and about that big white tank that suddenly appeared behind the Candy Cane Motel!)
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt You did good Doug. I really appreciate the info about the paths leading in and out of the land.
Originally Posted By DlandDug It's a Thermal Energy Storage Tank. More here: <a href="http://mb.laughingplace.com/MsgBoard-T-116250-P-6.asp" target="_blank">http://mb.laughingplace.com/Ms...-P-6.asp</a>
Originally Posted By avatarmickey115 Oh, interesting. You know what I noticed in the pictures from that update? You can easily see screamin' popping up over the west wall. Couldnt they have at least made the wall high enough so we can't see another attraction?
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt You can see the Matterhorn from Frontierland, and judging from the construction photos TOT will be even more visible than Screamin is. You can't really expect the designers to be able to block out all the internal visual intrusions at a theme park from every vantage point.
Originally Posted By Ohana So True Hans, DL has always had sightline mishaps. But again DL is the Holy Grail... You will burn for your commentary!!
Originally Posted By dennis-in-ct As long as I don't see power lines and convention centers I am happy. The rock work seems HUGE. I wonder how the compares to Disney Sea's volcano. Or rather, the Nemo cauldron area. It seems like the two would be similar in scale. How do those two spaces compare in size? does anyone know?
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt In terms of height? DisneySea's Mount Prometheus is 189 feet high. Everest at WDW is about the same. The highest point on the Carsland steel structures is 125 feet, so unless the rock work is going to be considerably higher, the Cadillac Range won't be nearly as tall as those two. For comparison the Matterhorn is 147 feet high.
Originally Posted By 2001DLFan <<DlandDug: It's a Thermal Energy Storage Tank. More here: <a href="http://mb.laughingplace.com/Ms...-P-6.asp>>" target="_blank">http://mb.laughingplace.com/Ms...>></a> My question is, why didn't they sink the tank at least halfway below grade? Ir would be somewhat more expensive, but it wouldn't have resulted in the blight that the exist ' ing tank provides. There's more than just energy that's part of the environment. Disney's apparent lack of concern as to how the "backside" of their projects looks in relation to neighborhood surroundings doesn't sound very environmentally friendly.
Originally Posted By DlandDug >>The highest point on the Carsland steel structures is 125 feet, so unless the rock work is going to be considerably higher, the Cadillac Range won't be nearly as tall as those two. For comparison the Matterhorn is 147 feet high.<< From the article about the topping out ceremony: >>•The Cadillac Range at Carsland is the largest rockwork construction in any domestic Disney theme park, surpassing the Matterhorn, both Splash Mountains, and Expedition Everest.<<
Originally Posted By Britain Right so it isn't the tallest, but definitely the largest fake rock they've built in the US.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "My question is, why didn't they sink the tank at least halfway below grade? Ir would be somewhat more expensive, but it wouldn't have resulted in the blight that the exist ' ing tank provides." Obviously the City of Anaheim didn't require Disney to do so. Since the tank isn't visible from inside the parks it's apparent that Disney wasn't too concerned about how the tank appears to people outside its territory. I haven't seen this thing in person, but to me it is kind of ridiculous looking and should have been concealed somehow. It's especially ironic that Disney was able to erect this thing when it was so adamant that the city beautify the surrounding area during the DLR expansion a decade ago.
Originally Posted By tonyanton hasn't disney wanted to get a hold of those remaining properties in that corner? Perhaps this factored into the tank's placement.
Originally Posted By 2001DLFan ^ Kind of late to try and intimidate those landowners. Disney has pretty much totally isolated that portion of the property so that even if they did get it, there isn't much they could do with it, at least as far as actual park attractions go. They COULD use the property as backstage area though, something that they are desperately in need of as they have continuously eaten away at their existing backstage areas over the years.
