Originally Posted By dagobert WDWMagic has posted some pics of the new pedestrian bridge. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/disney-springs/news/14sep2015-photos---first-disney-springs-pedestrian-bridge-now-open.htm">http://www.wdwmagic.com/attrac...open.htm</a> This is one ugly bridge. It looks like a cage. I guess Disney is so afraid of being sued after people throwing stuff off the bridge. Couldn't they come up with a more beautiful solution?
Originally Posted By RoadTrip It certainly isn't beautiful but I think it is OK. The criss-cross structure is probably needed to provide proper strength for a span that long with no pillars in the center. A suspension bridge would have been better looking, but far more expensive.
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>It certainly isn't beautiful but I think it is OK. The criss-cross structure is probably needed to provide proper strength for a span that long with no pillars in the center. A suspension bridge would have been better looking, but far more expensive.<<< I like the steel construction, looks very industrial, but the fence looks ugly. Pedestrian briges over here are more open and don't look like cages. Even over highways the bridges aren't fenced in like the bridge seen in the pictures.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip 'Murica. People here love throwing crap from high places. Probably a large part of what doomed the Sky Buckets. :-(
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I like the steel structure, and I don't even conceptually mind that it's entirely enclosed. It's just that the material they chose to do it in makes it look like a dog cage: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://nt.petplanet.co.uk/images/product_images/extra_images/63416/99_Dog_Cage.jpg">http://nt.petplanet.co.uk/imag...Cage.jpg</a> There are plenty of other wire mesh material that they could have chosen to eliminate that problem, while still keeping people from throwing things (or themselves) off the bridge Although I like the look of the steel structure, the brick supports on the ends don't do much for me. They look like the slightly-above-average strip mall in Anytown, USA; hardly something to get excited about. In general, it's tough to do a brick veneer that doesn't look out of place, so I'm surprised that's what they went with here
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn Everybody pack up. Get to the airport. Go home. Disney has been ruined by remedial bridge design.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Meh, I never really spent much time at DTD before, and I probably won't spend much time there in the future either. I'm not even sure who this pedestrian bridge serves (it connects to the TDA lot, right?) so it seems unlikely that I'll ever even use it I'm just surprised by the materials they chose, when they could have used better looking ones for the same price. I work a lot with these types of projects, so I'm always curious what choices other designers make
Originally Posted By dagobert Here are some pictures of the new Morimoto Asia restaurant at DS. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.scottjosephorlando.com/index.php/news/3121-sights-sounds-and-tastes-of-morimoto-asia">http://www.scottjosephorlando....oto-asia</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros That restaurant looks really neat, but also really huge! I'm sure the Morimoto name will bring in a lot of people (it's the only addition that really intrigues me so far), but I have to wonder if they'll be able to keep that massive space open Any idea what prices are like? I expect it to be pretty high end, but can't imagine it being more than the Boathouse and its crazy prices
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>That restaurant looks really neat, but also really huge! I'm sure the Morimoto name will bring in a lot of people (it's the only addition that really intrigues me so far), but I have to wonder if they'll be able to keep that massive space open<<< It looks really huge, but I like the modern look of it. Are there any Asian restaurants on property? If not, there might be a demand to have such a big restaurant.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros The Japan and China pavilions at Epcot both have a few restaurants, and the MK counter service restaurant between Main Street and Tomorrowland (which is constantly changing names) has some Asian-ish menu items. This seems like it will be the only true high-end option though; the closest thing would be Tokyo Dining, the modern sushi restaurant in Japan Yak & Yeti in DAK has some Indian-inspired dishes, but that's and entirely different kind of Asian cuisine
Originally Posted By dagobert I should have been more clear. I meant outside the parks, like hoels and DTD/DS.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros As far as I know, there's really nothing outside of the parks at the moment. Some of the individual menu items at the Polynesian might count, but the overall restaurants aren't really Asian I should also add that despite Tokyo Dining's small size (50-75 seats), incredible views, and consistently-high reviews, it's generally an easy location to get a reservation at. This leads me to think that perhaps there just isn't a very big market for Asian cuisine in WDW, at least for the market in the parks. From what I've seen of Disney Springs so far, it really doesn't look like they're trying to pull in park guests (I honestly can't tell who they're trying to get at those price points), so it might work, but it does seem like a bold move
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>it really doesn't look like they're trying to pull in park guests (I honestly can't tell who they're trying to get at those price points), so it might work, but it does seem like a bold move<<< To whom are they catering if the park guests don't demand Asian food so much, especially at higher prices? Are ther conventioneers or other tourists around Orlando?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros My best guess is that they're hoping for a convention crowd. I've heard that getting more locals was a big part of Disney's push to redo the area, but I can't imagine that many of them would want to spend that kind of money on a regular basis Perhaps the other restaurants will be less expensive than The Boathouse, which i think is shockingly overpriced. Given the concepts, I would expect Morimoto, STK, and The Edison to all be fairly expensive, so I don't know
Originally Posted By dagobert The menu for Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar was released. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/downtown-disney/jock-lindseys-hangar-bar/menus/">http://disneyworld.disney.go.c...r/menus/</a>
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I would guess the convention crowd. There are a huge number of conventions in Orlando and all those attendees come with expense accounts paying the bills. I remember when I did business travel. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that by just having coffee for breakfast and McDonald's for lunch you can go all out at dinner without exceeding your per-diem limit. Most conventions make it even easier to do that by serving continental breakfasts and afternoon appetizers to attendees at no cost. It's a great racket... I miss those days. ;-)
