Originally Posted By oc_dean >>remember when Disneyland used to just HAVE a preview center on Main Street -- and they didn't have to make such a big deal out of it? That was awesome...<< Yeah! Was there ONLY for a few decades! LOL (Best memories: Models for Splash Mountain, Discovery Bay, Dumbo Circus land)
Originally Posted By WorldDisney Splash Mountain is the one I can still vividly remember. I think I was 12 or 13 at the time. Wow, that long ago huh?
Originally Posted By Mort2 Some of the new artwork can be found on page 7ish of this link: <a href="http://micechat.com/forums/disneyland-resort/105589-disneys-california-adventure-project-tracker-ii-7.html" target="_blank">http://micechat.com/forums/dis...i-7.html</a>
Originally Posted By Mort2 Re #59 - Bean, I must admit I am having a rather muted reaction to the artwork, but in a very, very good way. Even after all the discussion about these projects, there is a small part of me that actually can't believe this is really happening. I mean, my god, what is depicted here is amazing. Cars Land (while I hate the name) is utterly fantastic. And I can't wait until Thursday when I (and probably a few others) will be making a special trip up to the park to see it all. I will post a reaction to it all after that trip, but this artwork combined with the success of TSMM makes me feel the use of the word Renaissance is entirely appropriate.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney Yes, I am excited too . I saw the artwork on miceage already Bean. The second I read your post that artwork was up I INSTANTLY went there lol. But it all looks GREAT!! DCA is a park that I will be proud to enter in a few years time .
Originally Posted By jmuboy I agree 100 percent with post 65 - I feel the same way!!! I'm really getting excited.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "remember when Disneyland used to just HAVE a preview center on Main Street -- and they didn't have to make such a big deal out of it?" Yeah, because most of the stuff in there never changed, and hardly any of it ever got built. How long did that Discovery Bay/Circusland model sit there?
Originally Posted By Britain I'm intrigued by the different layout of Radiator Springs Racers. It looks like there's a walkway (queue?) up through the canyons, whereas in earlier photos of models it appeared that the loading area was close to the town hall and that your car would travel up to the canyon area. Ah, it's always a good day when concept art is released!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros What looks really interesting to me is that there will apparently be a fairly large pathway that connects TOT to FFF to the Cars area. It will be interesting to see how the additional traffic (and presumably wider walkway) will affect the atmosphere of the FFF area. I kind of like how it's out of the way and feel so secluded, and I really hope that isn't lost when they add more people. I also hope that they are able to continue the illusion of being small, since it doesn't appear that there will be any transitions on the other two entrances, like the cereal box that's there now. I think it's kind of funny how Tuck and Roll's Gently-Nudge-Em Buggies will be on the other side of the path from the rest of the attractions. I wonder how that will change (for better or worse) the number of people that ride it...
Originally Posted By Britain I think that might be just an artistic liberty taken with the very stylized map. Note the total absence of the Wharf-to-CarsLand pathway, which is still represented in the new painting of CarsLand.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney Everytime I go to FFF, it seems like it's pretty empty. If that walkway representation is true, it probably will be a good thing for the area in terms of traffic.
Originally Posted By Britain It even looks like it might have been put together a little hastily. Are there TWO PT Flea big top umbrellas? Or is one of them supposed to represent Flik's Flyers?
Originally Posted By jmuboy And look at the Little Mermaid Building. That ride is represented by just Ariel over the Palace of Fine Arts Dome. And there is no visible road on the map between the LM ride and the Goofy Fly School. There was definitely some artistic license taken here. The concept of the map itself is very cool. I hope we see a more "cleaned up" version of this map for sale a few years down the road as the construction starts to wrap up. So my guess is that the TOT/Cars Land connector road will still go around, and not through, FFF.
Originally Posted By oc_dean What I found funny .. and actually ironic about a connector road from ToT to Radiator Springs .. is the real Hollywood Tower Hotel sits just below me on Franklin Ave... and just a short trip up Beachwood Drive .. is the aired and desert terrain of the Hollywood Hills. Quite fitting (and realistic) transition.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "If that walkway representation is true, it probably will be a good thing for the area in terms of traffic." I agree. One thing I dislike in theme parks are circular pathways that lead to nowhere, like Critter Country, Toontown and Flik's.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt Can someone please explain to me where the parade route will be in this new version of DCA?
Originally Posted By irishfan So we have Buena Vista Street, and we have "Cars Land", anyone else think Hollywood Backlot could become "Hollywood Land", like the original sign?
Originally Posted By ArchtMig I wouldn't put too much stock in the accuracy of cartoon styled maps and drawings, but yeah, it sure all looks very exciting. I can't wait to see the actual detailed scale models. Darkbeer, do you have quality high res pics of these new exterior artworks posted on your site yet? The constraint of the Micechat blogs don't allow for zooming in and getting a good close-up view. Bean, do you know if the exterior part of the Racers track is as expansive as the outside portion of the Epcot Test Track high speed run, so that we can really get a good long fast run out of it?
Originally Posted By Skellington88 seems like eventually FFF will be bulldozed and the Carthay Theather building will take over that land and then there will be a dark ride inside the Carthay Theather.
