Grizzly Airfield

Originally Posted By CuriousConstance

I'm not a fan of the "Hollywood" sections of theme parks. Just doesn't hold any appeal to me.

 

Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt

>>Seems silly to have a land with one ride.<<

"But Condor Flats wasn't a land unto itself; it was a zone within the Golden State district of the park, like the Pacific Wharf, Bountiful Valley Farm, and Golden Vine Winery, all of which lacked actual rides. At least that's how they justified it..."

Boy, and that sure did work out well.

 

Originally Posted By tonyanton

Lee...are further placemaking coming to the Pier? I've seen both Ariel's Grotto and the Boardwalk shops on numerous refurb lists for what appears to be longer spans of time.

 

Originally Posted By oc_dean

Hold on here ... Grizzly Airfield?

The topic went right off on Soarin' ... and sort of sidestepped into the subject of all of Condor Flats changing.

Well ... when did Disney make this official?

Not new news ... as this was rumored years ago. And if it's really going to happen ... great. I never cared for the "lite" theming found in Condor Flats. To do it properly they would have needed more room ... but to absorb it into "Grizzly Peek" .. I always thought was a nice idea ... when this rumor first propped up ... quite a while ago.

>>any behind the scenes folks see any concept art for the revamped area? will it be similar to what was shown in the Imagineering book a few years back?<<

I found this:

scroll to the right ... about 5 pictures .. with a few sandwich photos thrown in between.

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Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA

Interesting pics, oc_dean.

It's been so long since I've been to Disneyland, I expected to see the engine of the train at the current entrance to Condor Flats.

Also, when did the spinning sign go away?

 

Originally Posted By CuriousConstance

"Not new news ... as this was rumored years ago. And if it's really going to happen ... great."

It's really happening, walls are up, construction has begun, and signage on the walls show "Grizzly Airfield" coming Summery 2015.

 

Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt

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From Miceage:

"Views from the Monorail show concrete getting ready to be torn out for new themed pavement and the tower with the rocket engine mister already removed and the steel tower structure disassembled and piled on the ground."

 

Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt

"Also, when did the spinning sign go away?"

2012?

 

Originally Posted By CuriousConstance

Think the theming of the building will be changing? I guess I mean the signage, etc.

 

Originally Posted By CuriousConstance

BuildingS, such as Taste Pilots, Fly n Buy, etc.

 

Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt

Yes. Miceage has photos showing that they've already started dismantling the exterior of Taste Pilots.

 

Originally Posted By phruby

But will the food be better?

 

Originally Posted By CuriousConstance

I think the food won't be better, or worse, it'll be exactly the same as before.

The chicken sandwhiches are pretty good. I always get one of those.

 

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

>>"Also, when did the spinning sign go away?"

2012?<<

I think it lasted longer than that. I remember seeing it spinning semi-recently, which was the first time I'd seen it spinning in many years. I don't think they would have restored it, only to remove it before DCA's big grand reopening

>>But will the food be better?<<

Wouldn't take much...

 

Originally Posted By Dabob2

When DCA first opened, I had a decent burger there. Better than any burger I'd ever had in DL (which isn't saying much, but still.) By about 2005 or so, something had changed and they weren't as good.

 

Originally Posted By tonyanton

The spinning sign was gone by the 2012 relaunch of DCA...just the painted fence had "Condor Flats" on it.

 

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

^^Well, I guess I stand corrected! I'm impressed that they fixed it after so long (my first visit to DCA was in 2005, and I never saw it spinning). It would have been much easier to just say "we're taking it out soon enough, we might as well leave it as-is"

 

Originally Posted By CuriousConstance

Do you think fixing the spinning sign had anything to do with the original Planes movie premier? Maybe they added the Planes characters and went ahead and made it spin for promotional purposes.

 

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

I don't remember seeing the Planes characters on that sign (they were on the Bear Left sign and in the pre-Soarin video), but it very well could be. That makes a lot more sense than "we finally decided we should fix it"

 

Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan

I totally agree with Jim in Merced re: backstories. I like that Pirates and the Haunted Mansion leave it up to us to decide what the backstory is (if we choose to). I think that open-end interpretation element is part of those rides' staying power as much as the elaborate effects and design elements. I think some of the backstories seem a bit labored and forced. After the stre-e-e-e-ching it backstory of Duffy, I expected to start seeing little backstories spring up next to various waste paper bins and drinking fountains.