Originally Posted By mousermerf The "Toon Town Refugee Camp" in the Town Square Exposition Hall on the site of the former Walt Disney Story theaters (yes, both of them are being reclaimed by this project - finally) will begin construction in earnest on April 2nd. The new location should function as a Epcot Character Spot of-sorts for Main Street and give Mickey and Friend's a "home" in the Magic Kingdom while his country house torn down. My guess is that they'll use the Disney Story queue area for much of it's original purpose as the wait at Epcot's character spot can get quite long, and then the theater's themselves will be segmented into themed areas for the various characters. I don't think it will play out exactly like Character Spot, and wont have the same visibility (those Communicore glass walls came in handy!) but I think anyone wanting to meet Mickey will have the chance in a unique themed environment
Originally Posted By leobloom Does this mean the character mural outside the theater will be visible again?
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 While the Walt Disney Story has been totally wasted for over a decade, it's pretty pathetic that they're going to rip out theaters and replace them with toon greeting areas ... there's plenty of character interaction throughout the park as is. It's not like Mickey is ONLY in his house ... but why am I even wasting time discussing this when I could be yelling 'babykiller' at folks for fun (my new hobby!)?
Originally Posted By mousermerf Reclamation of the space forces them to relocate Pricewaterhouse Coopers' and other such non-park-guest offerings to more appropriate venues. Every little build out in this direction is a win for the guest experience. In fact, it might encourage them to build some park guest venues.
Originally Posted By mousermerf I take it you didn't know what the theater was used for while it was closed for park guests..
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Really weird ... I know Merfie posted after I did, but I can't see Post 7 ... wonder if the NSA intercepted this as a threat to the country? After all, what can be worse than a homeless pair of rodents?
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Ah, my post now has allowed me to see Merfie's. Yes, I did know the theater was used for many cast events, staff meetings and DVC sales pitches. I wasn't aware that Pricewaterhouse had some permanent base there ...
Originally Posted By mousermerf I don't know the exact details, but i know they regularly had the venue scheduled during park hours, to the point of it being just blocked out months in advance.
Originally Posted By magic0214 I am going to miss the theater. It was nice to get a tub of popcorn, go into the theater, go watch some Disney clips and relax. I took my friend there once just to sit and take a breather and we had a great time going in all the cheesy picture spots. RIP Exposition Hall Theater
Originally Posted By disney pete only ever went in once but it does seem strange what they are turning it into.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> ... but why am I even wasting time discussing this when I could be yelling 'babykiller' at folks for fun (my new hobby!)? << Freedom of speech can be such a drag sometimes, can't it.
Originally Posted By MPierce Thanks for the information Merf. Like so many other people I found this little spot to be a refreshing oasis of peace, and quite. Away from the maddening hordes of snotty nose bawling children, and their obnoxious parents. Isn't that how most people view the Exposition Hall? I imagine they are just trying to utilize a dead space. What better use than as a meet 'n greet. You can never have to many of them in the Meet 'N Greet capital of the World.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub I will definitely check this out soon. Somebody posted pics and it looked like it was the other side of this building and the theatre was still open. This is one of my favorite spots also. I hope it remains as part of the fun area. I will also miss all the thunderstorms and joining all the crowd on front of Mickie and Minnies front porch to wait out the storm. It was the place to be even if I was on the far end of the park in the opposite direction...I would hurry over to Toontown and enjoy the downpour. Why do these improvements make me a little sad?
Originally Posted By tonyanton well, this is a great excuse to return the Main Street Cinema to an actual theater again!
