Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan The combination of the aged detail with the bright "flat" paint is odd -- gives it a look of something in mid-rehab. This is one case where allowing the paint to fade in the bright sunlight will actually make it all look much better over time, tone some of that darker paint down a bit. Maybe that's part of the plan?
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Maybe. I'm also thinking that since the rotunda will be the attraction's "front door" it's contrasting color is meant to be a deliberate visual cue to mark the entrance.
Originally Posted By Britain Yeah, I'm guessing that while the architecture of the ride building implies that the giant arch is the "entrance" to the attraction, the REAL entrance is the dome, so they want it to be eye-catching. CM's should be able to say "Enter right over there under the dome with the beige arches and green columns." If it were blending in with the rest of the building, directions might have accidentally sent people to different parts of the fanciful facade.
Originally Posted By SafariRob One thing is for certain. The concept art clearly showed that the PotFA would match the rest of the show building. Check it out: <a href="http://www.mouseinfo.com/gallery/files/4/1/2/7/dl142015_original.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.mouseinfo.com/galle...inal.jpg</a> Now compare it to the new paint job: <a href="http://www.disneygeek.net/updates/2011_04_02/large/IMG_0630.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.disneygeek.net/upda...0630.jpg</a> Very different. Interestingly enough, the concept art shows a teal-colored roof for the queue. In reality, the roof is the same blue from the show building and the teal is being used for PotFA. Maybe it will house a themed switchback queue? I am trying to decide if I like the color scheme. I think it has a more "beach boardwalk" feel than the main show building. On the other hand, I thought Disney was trying to eliminate all the teal paint from PP (like Screamin'). Interesting.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "The concept art clearly showed that the PotFA would match the rest of the show building." I'm wondering if the flags and pennants shown in the artwork will eventually be added to the towers.
Originally Posted By SafariRob That would be cool. Flags are cheap and they would add a lot to the facade. I just noticed this. Check out the Ariel on top of the PofFA building! That's not happening. I guess they changed their minds when they found Triton backstage gathering dust. He looks better than that pearl in the concept art.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I like the color scheme in the concept art waaaaaay better than what I'm seeing on the rotunda now. And I don't know why they'd have to completely "erase" the reference to the PoFA. I think it would actually have been kind of cool if they'd kept the rotunda's original color scheme, made the rest of the LM building blend with that... and then the imagineering books could have shown the real PoFA in SF along with the rotunda and say "The Rotunda entrance of the LM attraction was inspired by San Francisco's Palace of the Fine Arts" like it was some big "secret" or something. Imagineering geeks would love it, the average visitor wouldn't notice, but everyone would have gotten a better color scheme.
Originally Posted By crapshoot <<I thought that WDI-Anaheim was in charge of the construction now, and then once the attraction is open, it will be handled by DLR Operations & Maintenance.>> WDI-Glendale handles major construction projects. WDI-Anaheim takes care of small scope projects. WDI-Anaheim is consulted by DLR on upgrades and color maintenance projects. (If everyone plays nicely in the sandbox, that is.)
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>...the concept art shows a teal-colored roof for the queue....On the other hand, I thought Disney was trying to eliminate all the teal paint from PP (like Screamin')<< It looks like the plan for the queue roof wasn't to make it be teal like what's in PP, but make it look more like aged metal. Sort of what they tried to do with the columns, but the Corinthian design of them clearly shows that they're not metal (though they're not really stone either, that's what the shape implies). If the walkway roofs get a similar color treatment, then maybe that will help the rotunda blend in better, but right now I'm expecting that same overly-bright blue that's on the roof of the main building. I wouldn't be surprised if some of the flags in the concept art were added. It looks like there may still be something going up on the towers that flank the main arch (there are giant sea shells in the concept art), and there are several places that would look good with a flag or two. They would add a lot to the building with a minimal cost. There have been some other peices of concept art showing Ariel on top of the dome (including the park map on the wall of the Blue Sky Cellar), but I'm glad that they decided against it. It would have looked out of place (especially in full color), and would have been completely blocked from view when you're close to the building. I think Triton was a good decision here. >>This is one case where allowing the paint to fade in the bright sunlight will actually make it all look much better over time, tone some of that darker paint down a bit. Maybe that's part of the plan?<< That wouldn't surprise me if they tried to do that, since they've done it before. Toontown is supposed to be really bright and colorful, but when an area is freshly painted, it just looks a little rediculous. Similarly, when they repainted the castle for the 50th, it was done in a too-pink color. The special 50th decorations helped distract the eye while it was too bright, and by the time they were taken down it had faded to a better color. While it's still quite pink, it's certainly moving more in the direction of the original grey coloring, thanks to the sun. I hope that they they next repaint it, they go for a more traditional scheme. Hopefully the sun will work its magic here too. I'm hopeful, but not really counting on it.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I'd have loved a tarnished copper green look (think Statue of Liberty) for the roofs. They have it on buildings all over Copenhagen ( where the story comes from, of course) and it looks really nice. Some old seaside pavilions had it, too.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "I'd have loved a tarnished copper green look (think Statue of Liberty) for the roofs." It's probably more accurate to call it a patina.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "It's probably more accurate to call it a patina." I think the new paint job atop the dome is meant to mimic a patina finish.
Originally Posted By gadzuux That copper patina takes time - lots of it. Hans is likely familiar with the DeYoung museum here in SF. Rebuilt in 2005 with copper cladding, it has yet to turn the greenish hue that comes with aged and weathered copper. For now - six years later - it's more like an old dirty penny. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ml_kap/2331541878/sizes/o/in/photostream/" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/m...ostream/</a>
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Hans is likely familiar with the DeYoung museum here in SF." I am. Awesome building.
Originally Posted By gadzuux Enh. To me it's a bit too brutal in its execution and doesn't harmonize well with its location.
Originally Posted By avatarmickey115 I think it looks nice in the wide picture (2nd down) on this page <a href="http://miceage.micechat.com/allutz/al040511a.htm" target="_blank">http://miceage.micechat.com/al...511a.htm</a>
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Enh. To me it's a bit too brutal in its execution and doesn't harmonize well with its location." Funny you say that because the porous copper skin was chosen specifically because it will blend in with the park's vegetation as it ages.
Originally Posted By gadzuux And maybe one day I'll have a better opinion of it. But for now, it's big and blocky and dark and foreboding, and has that superfluous tower that looms over the entire area. It doesn't harmonize with anything anywhere in the vicinity. As long as I've got my cranky pants on, I don't much care for their permenant collection of african 'art'. Lots of wooden masks and spears and carvings. And the last time I visited they had a temporary exhibit of some quilts made by some old women in Louisiana. I've seen much better quilts at the local county fair competition.
