Originally Posted By dagobert 101 Dalmatians (Finally I got to write that) If that is true, I just hope that they will come up with something different than a Studios park. Since they want to do something with SW, a studios park would give a working background.
Originally Posted By dagobert It seems there are already plans for Phase 3 of HKDL. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://twitter.com/wonderland912/status/567760133964451840">http://twitter.com/wonderland9...64451840</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Interesting. I'm not sure that it's any indication that it will actually get built, but it's nice to know that they're considering their options for the future and leaving those pathways open for when the time comes
Originally Posted By dagobert D&M has posted two pictures of the HKDL construction. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=886901428020329&id=302042929839518">http://www.facebook.com/permal...29839518</a>
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: And all this time I thought Hong Kong Disneyland was already built and open to the public. I must've had a jump forward in time again. What year is this, anyway?
Originally Posted By dagobert HKDL revealed the logo for its 10th anniversary. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.facebook.com/302042929839518/photos/a.408006435909833.89949.302042929839518/909616992415439/?type=1&theater">http://www.facebook.com/302042...&theater</a> It's simple, but I like it.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I visited the park during it's first summer. I can't believe they're celebrating 10 years already!
Originally Posted By SuperDry I was there on Opening Day. Very hard to believe that that was almost 10 years ago.
Originally Posted By dagobert Disney & More has posted two concept arts of the never built POTC ride. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=917166821660456&id=302042929839518">http://www.facebook.com/permal...29839518</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Wow that looks really neat. I wonder how much of those ideas ended up in the pirate land in Shanghai It's also interesting to see that (assuming this would have been on the Adventureland side of the park) it would have been outside the railroad tracks. For how much they hyped the "flexible track" idea so that any additions could be inside the berm, they sure abandoned it quickly after the park opened
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>For how much they hyped the "flexible track" idea so that any additions could be inside the berm, they sure abandoned it quickly after the park opened<<< Do you mean with flexible track, that Disney would have moved the railroad tracks to extend the berm so that everything is actually inside the railway, like at the other parks.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Yes, that was the intent. It seemed like most of the pre-opening publicity mentioned it, since the park was so small and would obviously need expansion in the future. Even DL moved their railroad tracks several times, to add the Grand Canyon diorama, New Orleans Square, and expanded Natures Wonderland. It just seems so strange to me that HKDL's train will only encircle the center of the park, like the Communicore buildings in Future World
Originally Posted By dagobert New infos and pictures about Iron Man Experience. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://marvel.com/news/movies/24985/d23_expo_2015_new_details_on_the_iron_man_experience">http://marvel.com/news/movies/...perience</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros They showed a few seconds of video during the presentation, and it seemed *extremely* similar to Spiderman at Universal. Obviously this will be a pure simulator, but the way that the "camera" moved through the city and followed the "hero" who kept encouraging us along the way as we encountered various villains just felt very familiar The clip they showed was only about 10-15 seconds long, so the actual attraction could have a different feel to it, but it didn't do much to make me excited for the ride
Originally Posted By dagobert @ Ferret Here's a video that shows some footage of the experience. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ4pF6o3Z08">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...pF6o3Z08</a>
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "The clip they showed was only about 10-15 seconds long, so the actual attraction could have a different feel to it, but it didn't do much to make me excited for the ride." I agree. It looks fun, but an experience anyone who has visited theme parks in LA or Orlando is all too familiar with. It'll be something new for the folks in HK though, and I'm glad it's not another Star Tours clone. I wonder if it have Star Tours 2.0's random stories options and be in 3D.
Originally Posted By dagobert Mickey and the Wondrous Book and more updates. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2015/11/hong-kong-disneyland-update.html">http://disneyandmore.blogspot....ate.html</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I can't believe this park is 10 years old already! I first visited it within a year of its opening, and it really doesn't feel like it was that long ago, despite all the additions it's gotten since then I haven't gotten a chance to watch the video of the show yet, but the visual style and overall concept seem very similar Mickey and the Magical Map at DL. Golden Mickeys was one of the best-paced theme park shows I've ever seen (all while keeping HKDL's 3-language format), so I hope that this one is able to keep that up
Originally Posted By dagobert Fairy Tale Forest opens at HKDL. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2015/12/hong-kong-disneyland-opens-charming.html">http://disneyandmore.blogspot....ing.html</a> That's a cheaper version of the Sorybook Canal Boats, which are at least a ride. But Fairy Tale Forest looks nice.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros It looks charming, but is kind of an odd attraction; it's some of the "greatest hits" from Storybookland, mixed with animated displays that are similar to what you'd expect on Main Street. Not bad, but just an odd addition It feels like a placeholder for something else. Typically these sorts of things are built when a new area (land, park, etc) debuts, to occupy space until something more substantial can be added later. It just seems weird to add this one its own
