Originally Posted By jmuboy I really want to see what the DL Hotel is going to look like and what theme the Simba Lot hotel will be.
Originally Posted By bartholomewneff Being as the new hotel is behind the Cars Land attraction, I've got a feeling it's going to be southwestern themed. Otherwise, how will they explain those giant mesas looming over them?
Originally Posted By bean well the hotel will not be behind the Cars Land area. The hotel will not be anywhere in the timon lot. I do like that idea though for a hotel. I actually think a hotel built as part of the mountain facades for the testrack attraction would make a great backdrop. Something that looks like it is carved into the mountains
Originally Posted By lesmisfan sounds interesting. glad to hear that its not going into the rest of the timon lot. that is prime real estate for the growth of dca.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "You'd rather Eisner and Pressler return?" Apples and oranges in comparison to Lassiter.
Originally Posted By ChurroMonster At least Pressler got the DLR expansion built. It was far from perfect but it paved the way for what's happening now. Pressler made a lot of really bad decisions but he made a few good ones as well as un-PC as that may be to admit. The whole Christmas thing really blossomed under his reign for example.
Originally Posted By dshyates I don't really know how much of DCA was Pressler/Harris' fault. I'm pretty sure that the idea to expand DL into a resort came from on high. And we know the theme was Eisner's from the Aspen retreat. I find his creative spark humous considering they were staying in a Arts & Crafts style lodge built by the same company that built the Grand Californian. He simply built a big version for the park. That said I do know Pressler/Harris' let DL fall into disrepair to the point of dangreous failure. The place really is better without them.
Originally Posted By disneywatcher Al Lutz's new column at miceage.com suggests the transformation of DCA will be following a slower schedule than originally suggested, with the remodeling of the entryway pushed forward to 2009. The headache of DCA's original poor design apparently is making an "extreme makeover" of the park a lot more awkward and difficult.
Originally Posted By jonvn Was there ever a timetable given for when the entrance was supposed to be done? If not, then there is no change to the timetable, because it was never given.
Originally Posted By Park Hopper I love how all you have to say is, "Al Lutz" and Poof! Jonvn appears. It's uncanny!
Originally Posted By BlueOhanaTerror >>>You know, there are other topics I talk about, too.<<< The freshness of Al's underwear doesn't count.
Originally Posted By jonvn I hear it is not fresh. OK, so maybe I have a bit of an issue. Fine. It doesn't mean that what I'm saying is not right.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Nothing negative at all about Al's column. Nothing. Not particularly interesting except for the ashes part, which many of us have known about for years ... and, frankly, those people should be arrested. The idea that Disney security can't hold someone for spreading human remains, but can if they shoplift a pin is absurd.
Originally Posted By Nobody ^^I think the point was that Security could detain someone, but ride operators couldn't.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 ^^Oops. Then I misunderstood. But I still can't believe DL can't get security to Mansion or PoC, which aren't short rides, when they see someone do this. More people will think it is cool to do unless they make an example out of a few.
Originally Posted By ChurroMonster Like half of the people on this discussion board wouldn't want to have their ashes scattered in the park....
