Originally Posted By indysoarin19 What would you like to see added to DCA? This is blue sky territiory, so feel free to post anything that would make DCA even better. No DCA-bashing in this thread, please. There's enough of it in the other threads.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer 1. Improve the Hyperion, build a lobby on the south end, where the current outdoor queue is. Add restrooms, concessions and escalators, plus a couple of more elevators to service all the levels. Along with this, add additional food and drink (including alcohol) in the nearby area. Then start using the Hyperion for things other than Aladdin (or another show for the park guests). Host things like Movie Premieres and Private events in the evening hours, and allow folks to block off the nearby area for after-parties. 2. Get rid of the Paradise Pier area, including the lake. Totally re-do the area, to add structures and buildings to block out views of the outside world. Place some high quality "E" ticket family friendly dark rides in those buildings. Maybe add a new amphitheater to host shows and music events. 3. Get rid of the farm area, and build out the area. 4. Redo the Route 66/San Francisco area, including getting rid of Golden Dreams. Add an atraction based on a simulator (like Star Tours). 5. Totally redo the Grizzly River area, including GRR. Add AA's and a building over the lift hill to block out the outside world. 6. Add a bunch of shade structures throughout the park, including more mature trees. 7. Add some good stuff in the Timon Parking Lot.
Originally Posted By pitapan16 I would be all for the above ideas. I love Grizzly area, but even more trees would be nice. Including AA's throughout Grizzly and a tunnel blocking outside views. As for Paradise Pier, I'd like to see that removed. But since its not, how about absolutely redoing major portions of it and adding detail and quality themeing throughtout the area. And lets reduce its size to no further than from one end of California Screamin to the other. Rid the area of games, make it sparkle day and night. Give it an older more effective "old" California beatiful Seaside park that(like MGM) never was and always will be. And build some excellent emersing dark rides on the Pier. I would want to see more energy than I've ever seen on that Pier day and night. I'd have detailed iron work, vineing plants, flowers, wood everywhere, with smells of candy and food. I'm talking detail like New Orleans Square or MGM's Hollywood Blv. And of course redoing the Pier adequetely obviously means selling Maliboomer, Mulhollund Madness, and Possible re-doing and re-locating Zepher and the swings out of the orange. If the Sun Wheel is to stay, it must be spruced up. Redoing almost the entire ride. I'd also like to see PPHotel removed, but since thats not likely to happen, atleast you wouldnt be able to see it from what I'd have in the new route 66 area.
Originally Posted By disneywatcher >> feel free to post anything that would make DCA even better. << Dump the current theme, rip out the stuff overseen and approved by Eisner/Braverman/et al and insert versions of areas and attractions found at DisneySea.
Originally Posted By dennis-in-ct << 5. Totally redo the Grizzly River area, including GRR. Add AA's and a building over the lift hill to block out the outside world.>>> *gasp* Leave Grizzly alone. I love the feel of that area. I would like to see more intimate spaces in the park that immerse me, trigger my emotions and engages my sense of "play". The park environment's - for me - are like interactive theater. I want more "sets" and "stories" ------------------- Physically what would I do ? - Fix all the sightlines so I don't have the visual intrusions from the outside world. - Either bull doze Paradise Pier or make it feel like the boardwalk area at Walt Disney World. - The entrance does feel stark - Bring back EUREKA! or something else that doesn't hold up cardboard signs to tell me to scream. I felt insulted and duped. EUREKA was as well done as Tapestry of Nations at EPOCT.
Originally Posted By disneymomsons I would love to them add the Rock and Roller Coaster starring Aerosmith !! How cool would that be ??
Originally Posted By disneymomsons let me rephrase the beginning again.. "I would love to SEE them add..." (no... there are days I can't type...)hahahahhaa
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt I wish they would re-do the Bay Area segment into something more evocative of that region. I think the original marketplace concept, which featured buildings themed to San Francisco’s port, was a good one. The Winery is a good example of how this kind of theming and presentation could be engaging, entertaining, and set a pleasant mood and ambiance. Golden Dreams is one of my favorite attractions, but I think it suffers because the area immediately surrounding it has absolutely no character. In addition, the show is in desperate need of a pre-show area. All in all this section of the park appears to be where budgets were slashed the most. One other thing the park needs is an unrestrained Disney extravaganza on the level of Pirates, or Spaceship Earth. In terms of theming, Pacific Wharf might be a good location for something along these lines. Finally, I wish they would reinforce the "magic" of California theme, and avoid relying on character and movie based themes for new attractions and shows. A little here and there is fine, but I am troubled by the transformation of DCA into a sort of Pixarland.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA - Add animatronic animals to 'Grizzly River Rapids' -- yes, even though your boat moves quickly add some animatronic wildlife. - How about some AA animals in the areas where people walk by Grizzly River Rapids? - Create an orchestral suite of music called 'California Suite' written by James Newton Howard to play in the Sunshine Court. Replace all those 'California' pop songs that currently play there. - Add a lobby to the Hyperion so that when you're waiting to go in to the theatre, you're not standing out in the elements.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<This is blue sky territiory, so feel free to post anything that would make DCA even better.>> Have a dozen or so beautiful and sexy women meet me at the gate to be my entourage every time I visit.
Originally Posted By markedward Add a Zorro live action show - an Old California themed stunt show with the addition for music, dancing, trick horseback riding, and sword fighting. This idea would need to wait till people forget about the recent non-Disney movies. Add an aquarium in the Monterey area - early twentieth century marine lab theme - touch tanks - a logical permanent home for Turtle Talk.
Originally Posted By disneyfreaksk <4. Redo the Route 66/San Francisco area, including getting rid of Golden Dreams. Add an atraction based on a simulator (like Star Tours).> I have posted this idea before, but maybe an exec. will read this thread. Add a virtual reality ride (in Vegas there is an Atlantis attractiion at Ceasear's Palace) based on Aladdin's Magic Carpet Ride. I like the Rock and Roll coaster featuring Aerosmith!
Originally Posted By alexbook >>Have a dozen or so beautiful and sexy women meet me at the gate to be my entourage every time I visit. << This could be part of a "Hollywood Boulevard" area.
Originally Posted By pitapan16 I would love to them add the Rock and Roller Coaster starring Aerosmith !! How cool would that be ?? Love the ride but please no. No more cloned rides at DCA. How about an original California based ride in the park.
Originally Posted By mrichmondj I would like to see a recreation of the La Brea tar pits -- before all the dinosaurs and wooly mammosths got stuck in that mess!
Originally Posted By disneymomsons Cloned or not, it would be fun.........Disneyworld has all the cool big rides..... bringing some of them to DCA would boost the popularity for sure.
Originally Posted By irishfan I'd actually take Screaming over Rock N Roller any day. DCA needs some new and unique attractions, I'm in the "no more clones" corner.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer FYI, Zorro is the property of Universal, he was out as a character last Sunday in the park in Hollywood.
Originally Posted By SunshineOR There's some other stuff I'd like too, but for now I'll just say that when we went in Nov. the one thing we wished for was a big blow-dryer when you get off GRR. We love that ride, but we really don't want to haul around ponchos just for that ride. We also hate walking around the park wet on chilly days, not to mention going into air-conditioned buildings for shows all wet. We found ourselves planning our whole day around when we'd do GRR and where we'd go after while wet. I'm sure it's not a problem for summer visitors, but in Nov. it was a problem.
