Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>One of the many, many reasons why I really dislike the Tragic Kingdom.<<<< How is DLP's Center Street?
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: I'm not sure but they probably don't have a Flynn Ryder waiting to meet and greet with you there, either...
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Well ee, alp has two highly theme arcade walk through running parallel to main street. On the left going to Frontierland is Liberty arcade showcasing how the statue of liberty was built and sent to America with a tableau of the grand opening (using basic Aa's), Flower Street (our centre street) leads to it, passing the barber shop and Walt's). To the right it leads to discovery arcade with Victorian sci find murals and patent office inventions. The outdoor street has some tables and chairs and you can hear the guys playing mah jong upstairs. Sadly main street motors (a 1910 circa garage that had 3 or 4 classic cars for sale) is now a normal shop with a rescuers theme :-(
Originally Posted By Bolna <<How is DLP's Center Street?>> I would say: alive and well! I returned to DLP in March after having not been for 4 years and with 4 trips to WDW in between. I was amazed what a different feeling of depth a true "Center Street" provides on Main Street. MK's MS feels much more like just a long row of houses, while DLP's MS creates of the feeling of being in a real town to me. On one side Flower Street was even supposed to be continued behind the arcade into a courtyard with food stands. The expansion pad is still there so maybe it might happen one day?
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: Only if they agree to let Flynn Ryder stay in the parks...
Originally Posted By Bolna Witches, I am not sure whether Flynn is still there, but DLP made quite an effort to welcome him and Rapunzel when they first arrived: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIA9qNlHFKA&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...=related</a> I would hope that they don't just kick him out now...
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer Interesting about DLP's MSUSA... While it didn't get the new 20's aesthetic Eddie Sotto planned out, it is very nice to hear that it's a fully realized environment.... something I think our lacks. Save for the tiny alcoves in Town Square, and the remaining half of Center Street where the land feels like a real, stratified place. Far and few in between, though.
Originally Posted By DlandDug So Witches, tell us how you really feel about Flynn Ryder's departure...
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: I'm sooooo glad you asked, DlandDug, duckling. You see, I think it's wrong to put Disney characters out of work--especially during such a bad economy. It was bad enough when they went and laid poor Merlin off--Lord rest his soul--and now Disney entertainment has gone and taken away FLynn Ryder's bread and butter! I mean, really!! How's he supposed to support poor Rapunzel now? Just when she'd made a new man out of him! Just when he'd given up a life of CRIME!!! This latest set back is just one defeat too many. I'm afraid poor Flynn may just join the Mafia next. Or he may become an even BIGGER crook by becoming a politician!!! But does Disney management care? Noooo! They still don't shed any tears over what happened to poor old Merlin! But I'd sure like to see all of THOSE bean counter types have to push a shopping cart down the mean streets of America and see how THEY like it!! I could go on and on but you'll have to wait until later for more because, right now, I'm just too overcome with grief to continue....
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORGOCH: I hope, by now, ev'ry ducklin' in the Laughin' Place pond can see what I has ta go through ev'ry dang day a my sorry life. I hope, by now, yer all ready ta show a little more understandin' ta me, seein' as how the rest of ya's can git away from a ding bat sister, like mine, whereas I'm stuck with the over-fed oaf 'til Dooms Day!! (If'n any of ya's cares ta do somethin' ta make my life just a little bit easier, I accept frogs as donations.)
Originally Posted By Bolna <<Interesting about DLP's MSUSA... While it didn't get the new 20's aesthetic Eddie Sotto planned out, it is very nice to hear that it's a fully realized environment.... something I think our lacks. >> Yes, I spent a lot of time in March exploring Main Street and just enjoying the atmosphere - including bringing back quite a bunch of pictures. I put them on photobucket (not edited) and there are quite a few of Flower Street and - I think the other side is called Market Street. Flower Street is to your left when walking up to the castle and has a Coke truck and the barber shop, Market Street is to your right and has tables and chairs for the coffee vendor there (don't buy coffee there ever, they were as slow in 2011 as in 1997!!). I left all the other pictures in the folder as well because they give a bit of an impression of how Town Square, Main Street and Castle work together. <a href="http://s1099.photobucket.com/albums/g398/Bolna/DLP%20Main%20Street/?albumview=slideshow" target="_blank">http://s1099.photobucket.com/a...lideshow</a> Password is: DLPMainStreet
