Originally Posted By Dreamerica And although Disneyland's TL may currently be without a People Mover, it has sleek new 21st century monorail trains gliding by overhead. You wont see that in Magic Kingdom's TL...ever! .
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>>I think people should thank their lucky stars for that "tiny" castle in Anaheim. Without it, there would have never been a Walt Disney World. Thank you Disneyland!<<<< Of course! Just kinda surprising that Walt went with something so small. Money issues, got in the way, perhaps?
Originally Posted By Hista98 They should just name it king arthur carousel. Introduce a new charecter plus IDK of many boys who like carousels to begin with!
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer When I was there on Sunday, I just had to ride the new Carrousel....It's just so much more appealing now. Not.
Originally Posted By dshyates Seroiusly!?! I thought with a backstory like that it would rival PotC. Seriously, given the thought put into the backstory/name change they really should add a stop and watch preshow explaining how much more testosterone driven the attraction now is. And then add a tag about how little "Princes" can get thier own tights and waist cost at the Castle Couture shop.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> How did you know my wife's nickname for me after a night of hard drinking? << So you like to drive the porcelain bus also?
Originally Posted By MPierce >>>> It's also nice to actually walk through the castle for the diorama attraction. The kind of small unheralded diversion that makes Disneyland seem like such a complete product.<<<< >> Yeah, I wish we had something besides a restaurant in ours....seeing ours now sucks. << The last time I walked through Sleeping Beauty's Castle the only thing they had in there was a place to buy Kodak film.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> And although Disneyland's TL may currently be without a People Mover, it has sleek new 21st century monorail trains gliding by overhead. You wont see that in Magic Kingdom's TL...ever! . << And just how far can you ride on this sleek new Monorail?
Originally Posted By MPierce >> When I was there on Sunday, I just had to ride the new Carrousel....It's just so much more appealing now. << Did you knock all the little kids out of the way getting to Cindy's steed?
Originally Posted By dshyates "And just how far can you ride on this sleek new Monorail?" All the way to DtD. Does WDW's Monorail go to DtD? BAM! There ya go. Now MP ask if their sleek new monorail actually stops at the "other" park?
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Seriously, given the thought put into the backstory/name change they really should add a stop and watch preshow explaining how much more testosterone driven the attraction now is. And then add a tag about how little "Princes" can get thier own tights and waist cost at the Castle Couture shop. << Definetly more testosterone driven now. Probably all the little kids are spitting at the onlookers, and flipping the bird as they go for the Golden Rings.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> All the way to DtD. Does WDW's Monorail go to DtD? BAM! There ya go. Now MP ask if their sleek new monorail actually stops at the "other" park? << The last time I was there it cost me a ticket to ride, and it went between some hotel, and the Park as best I remember.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>The last time I walked through Sleeping Beauty's Castle the only thing they had in there was a place to buy Kodak film.<< They recently reopened the walk through...2008 I think?
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 I seem to remember hearing that after building DL, Walt realized it's limitations and that's why WDW is as large and spread out as it is.
Originally Posted By mstaft I am looking at the MK expansion as bringing much atmosphere to Fantasyland- something it has always lacked, IMHO. Mark www.InsightsandSounds.blogspot.com
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 DL's castle 'fits' its locale. The scale of the park is totally different than MK and a castle like Cindy's would truly feel like the BAH at TPFKaTD-MGMS (btw, note to Pierce: you tried to get this right in a post recently, but again failed miserably!). Although I grew up with the 'bigger' castle, I didn't feel like there were any shortcomings with Aurora's Anaheim digs. And her castle does have a small shop in it AND an attraction ... and LIVE swans in the moat. Quite magical. Now, no Disney castle compare's to DLP's though. That feels REAL ... and ORGANIC and is just amazing. Hopefully, Shanghai will get a unique amazing centerpiece of its own. The worst castle is poor HKDL's because while it is a copy of Anaheim's, there is nothing to it. You walk thru ... no shops ... no attraction ... nothing. Now, it looks great framed by the green mountains of Lantau, but still ... From what I understand, there is space in the castle that could be used, much like the fact Pooh, PhilharMagic and Buzz showbuildings actually each have enough space for an additional attraction ... and what were we talking about again?
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>I seem to remember hearing that after building DL, Walt realized it's limitations and that's why WDW is as large and spread out as it is.<<< And now it's completely cluttered. Kinda ironic.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>Now, no Disney castle compare's to DLP's though. That feels REAL ... and ORGANIC and is just amazing.<<< I agree that it is organic, and that it fits Europe very well. It wouldn't fit here, though. Just as WDW's Castle would not match DL, the same goes for DLP. In our setting, we need something BIG, something to be seen from miles around, and something that makes a LOUD statement. DLP's is quieter, subtle, and more fitting for an atmosphere where the population of guests are used to sights of a castle.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> The scale of the park is totally different than MK and a castle like Cindy's would truly feel like the BAH at TPFKaTD-MGMS (btw, note to Pierce: you tried to get this right in a post recently, but again failed miserably!). << There's just to many fricin' letters in it! >> Although I grew up with the 'bigger' castle, I didn't feel like there were any shortcomings with Aurora's Anaheim digs. << If you're use to looking at short things I could see how this would not bother you. >> And her castle does have a small shop in it AND an attraction ... and LIVE swans in the moat. Quite magical. << We could use the Swans in the Swamp. I wonder how the Swans in the pond outside of the Clarion next to K.W.Cools on 192 are doing?
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 >> The scale of the park is totally different than MK and a castle like Cindy's would truly feel like the BAH at TPFKaTD-MGMS (btw, note to Pierce: you tried to get this right in a post recently, but again failed miserably!). << <<There's just to many fricin' letters in it!>> It's very simple: The Park Formerly Known as The Disney-MGM Studios. >> Although I grew up with the 'bigger' castle, I didn't feel like there were any shortcomings with Aurora's Anaheim digs. << <<If you're use to looking at short things I could see how this would not bother you. >> Magical things often come in small packages. >> And her castle does have a small shop in it AND an attraction ... and LIVE swans in the moat. Quite magical. << <<We could use the Swans in the Swamp. I wonder how the Swans in the pond outside of the Clarion next to K.W.Cools on 192 are doing?>> Do they have them there? I have never noticed.
