Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Lotion-View-1206.asp" target="_blank"><b>LP Lotion: Magic Kingdom Update</b></a> Video and recent pictures from the Magic Kingdom including New Fantasyland, Main Street updates and many other changes around the park.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper The Confectionery looks really great. As for those signs on the walls by the speedway, they really reinforce that that's a ride in Tomorrowland! *Hates the speedway*
Originally Posted By ChiMike ^ Me too. Now everytime I see it I am reminded of what a lost opportunity it is. It could of served a better purpose as part of the FL expansion. At least Disneyland's is landscaped nice and has eye candy. It even has two different routes. WDW's is just a concrete mess that has been condensed twice throughout history (not counting the last alteration to the final curve); each time making it even more bland.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I never got the race track theme in Florida. That just doesn't make any sense to me.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<Now everytime I see it I am reminded of what a lost opportunity it is. It could of served a better purpose as part of the FL expansion.>> Personally I'd love to use it for a Tomorrowland Expansion. The transition from Fantasyland to Tomorrowland has always been a poor one.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 Everything looks good to me. Can't wait to go. Thanks for the video, and pics.
Originally Posted By ChiMike >>Personally I'd love to use it for a Tomorrowland Expansion. The transition from Fantasyland to Tomorrowland has always been a poor one.<< That's a great POV Hokie. Now, at this point, it's the best case scenario. Either way, the highest goal should be to work on the transition. My hope was that a FL expansion into this area would have fixed it. Let's hope any future project addresses it! I would like to see them address the current attraction issues in TL first, but maybe a new area there is just what TL needs.
Originally Posted By Bolna Now I am wondering which I have more issues with: seeing the big circus tent behind the Little Mermaid or Dumbo more or less flying over the Speedway? Perhaps I am remembering incorrectly, but I thought I never saw Toontown from neither Tomorrowland nor Fantasyland??
Originally Posted By ChiMike For the most part yes. The Sub Lagoon and it's tropical landscape always provided a pretty good barrier, and likewise some of the original 40+ year old trees on the edge of the speedway did the same. Some/Most of those trees (like the Lagoon trees) are now lost to this expansion.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Now I am wondering which I have more issues with: seeing the big circus tent behind the Little Mermaid or Dumbo more or less flying over the Speedway?" Do you really think that a visible circus tent from Mermaid will be a big deal?
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORGOCH: Heck, yeah, it'll be a big deal! 'Spec'ly if'n ya got a phobia agin clowns!! I know I does!!!
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I think I mentioned this before, but I have a friend who is terrified of clowns. She's even afraid of Ronald McDonald. I am pretty certain that she won't be going anywhere near Storybook Circus. lol
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Now I am wondering which I have more issues with: seeing the big circus tent behind the Little Mermaid or Dumbo more or less flying over the Speedway? Perhaps I am remembering incorrectly, but I thought I never saw Toontown from neither Tomorrowland nor Fantasyland??>> I don't really know ... I see Toontown all the time from TAFKaTTTA. But when walking in front of TEFKaTTT (let's see if Pierce can get those) it is pretty invisible.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<For the most part yes. The Sub Lagoon and it's tropical landscape always provided a pretty good barrier, and likewise some of the original 40+ year old trees on the edge of the speedway did the same. Some/Most of those trees (like the Lagoon trees) are now lost to this expansion.>> Yeah, people who think Fantasyland has always been a vast wasteland seem to overlook the exotic lagoon with rockwork and large trees ... as well as some mature and large trees in planters that were removed to open up space for the double-wide strollers and ECV brigade. BTW, Mike, tried to shoot you an email and it bounced back. Drop me a note (you can use the old 'fun' Disney account or let me know yours if you don't recall) ... would really like to touch base in private.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer Will definitely second the motions that the confectionary looks great with it's new scheme, and that the Speedway needs to make a hasty exit!
Originally Posted By Bolna <<Do you really think that a visible circus tent from Mermaid will be a big deal?>> In some of the pictures it looks like they are incredibly close. But I guess I should stop looking at building sites and wait for the end result. <<I don't really know ... I see Toontown all the time from TAFKaTTTA. But when walking in front of TEFKaTTT (let's see if Pierce can get those) it is pretty invisible.>> Is this just a riddle for Pierce, or are you also trying to tell me that those issues I have are because the video is taken from an elevated vantage point?
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "In some of the pictures it looks like they are incredibly close." That's because they are. There is only a service road separating the two: <a href="http://i30.tinypic.com/vil0kp.jpg" target="_blank">http://i30.tinypic.com/vil0kp.jpg</a>
