Originally Posted By HokieSkipper Unbelievable. Unfreakingbelievable. <a href="http://savepleasureisland.blogspot.com/2011/03/so-whats-coming-to-new-pleasure-island.html" target="_blank">http://savepleasureisland.blog...and.html</a>
Originally Posted By skinnerbox They're tearing out establishments and putting in a lawn. TDO deserves every single buttkick Uni gives 'em.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer Honestly... why are we surprised? This is the usual TDO show of effort.
Originally Posted By -em Wow. I'm sure that grass will be much more a money maker than the clubs that used to sit there... -em
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA This is sort of the opposite of... "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot" or something...
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 ^^Well, this might be Disney's answer to DCA critics who claimed they liked it better as a parking lot. They just got the locale wrong, but hey their hearts were in the right place ;-)
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "TDO deserves every single buttkick Uni gives 'em." LOL. There's the Universal dig right on cue.
Originally Posted By dshyates "LOL. There's the Universal dig right on cue." Well, to be fair, Universal does have MUCH better uses of grassy knolls.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt So sad. Disney's grassy knolls were once the envy of the theme park industry.
Originally Posted By dshyates Well we can only hope that with these new grassy knolls they go back to the "classic" Disney Grassy Knolls. But I am pretty sure they will go with the new hip and edgy grassy knolls that will fall out of fashion in 5-6 years.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I'm not opposed to a little relief areas at DTD. I'm finding the place more congested everytime I go there. Parking is a mess and the "midways" are always uncomfortable to walk (unless you are there at 9:30 in the morning). Maybe a little bit of grass will take the edge off.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt My guess is that's the whole idea behind the grassy areas - to de-urbanize the place.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper Seriously? People defending the destruction of substance and replacing it with NOTHING? WDW really can do anything it wants and people will be okay with it...
Originally Posted By HMButler79 Anyone who defends this cannot seriosult call themselves a Disney "fan"
Originally Posted By DlandDug I visited PI several times during its first Summer in operation. I was last there just this December, after a long absence. I was shocked to see the neglected, rundown condition of so many venues. Most shocking was the old XZFR Rockin' Rollerdome building (that shows you how far back I remember the place). It was literally open to the elements, and I could see rotting interiors. Unbelievable. I am not surprised that grass will replace some of these buildings. They have been allowed to deteriorate so badly, it seems the "best" solution. But what a sheer waste.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Seriously? People defending the destruction of substance and replacing it with NOTHING?" What substance? The place is already closed. Why get hysterical over a patch of grass?
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I'm a fan of Disney but I'm not a fan of crowds and chaos. When Downtown Disney is hopping it isn't a very comfortable place for me. If I can find some respite in a little park area while the rest of my group is off pushing people out of the way to get their hands on a prized Disney ornament then you can find me there. My guess is it won't remain that way forever.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Anyone who defends this cannot seriosult call themselves a Disney "fan"" I consider that a compliment.
