Originally Posted By SafariRob My prediction: Maliboomer Park and the shaded areas near GSS will be character meet and greets. I was looking at construction photos of GSS and there are two areas where the new foliage is clumped together. Seems like a perfect place for a character to stay cool during "love & shoves". As for Maliboomer Park...do you really Disney is going to give us a nice, shaded and secluded area without any chance of us opening our wallets?
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance Well, if I have to wait in line for the loves and shoves, at least it'll be shaded and secluded. Maybe the characters will actually be able to stay out for more than 2 minutes if the area is shaded. It's so annoying to be waiting for a particular character and have them be replaced before you get your chance. I'm sorry, but Mickey is not the same as Donald Duck.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros My guess is Goofy's Sky School. No matter what they call it, it will always just be "ouch" to me.
Originally Posted By DlandDug Can't speak for MaliBoomer Park, but that shaded area near GSS (Goofy's Sky School!) is seating for the Paradise Garden Grill and Boardwalk Pizza and Pasta. Not to say that there won't ever be a character in there. But it is designed as seating for dining. <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/Showpic.asp?filename=http://s231432788.onlinehome.us/lotion/pics/SS20100615-BlueSky/big/P09-0003.jpg&caption=Sketch+shows+night+view+of+proposed+changes" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplace.com/S...+changes</a>
Originally Posted By gadzuux It will be a bit nicer now that the SS Rustworthy has been yanked out, but there's still the problem of sitting directly next to and under - oh okay - GSS. Not exactly serene.
Originally Posted By DlandDug I wouldn't call most old-timey pleasure piers serene. Placing a dining area near or even under a coaster, works in theme. Now, that particular coaster, on the other hand...
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Not exactly serene." There are plenty of serene places to sit at DCA.
Originally Posted By Ohana <<<There are plenty of serene places to sit at DCA.>>> And I'd be fine if there wasn't so many places to sit down. Get off your duff and go on a ride! No more plop and sit areas please.
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes If I'm correct, when DCA opened, there were (by design) few places to sit and little shade.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt The park was new and the freshly planted vegetation provided precious little shade. Ten years later there are some nice spots (Grizzly Recreation Area and A Bug's Land come to mind) to sit away from the sun. Even the burger/pizza joint in Paradise Pier ended up being pretty lush before the demolition in that area began last year.
Originally Posted By out numbered mom Is there really going to be a beer garden where Maliboomer was. Wasn't that the rumor? It just seems so trashy to have a beer garden on a beach boardwalk. I am not sure that they had beer gardens on the 1920 Santa Monica pier.
Originally Posted By Ohana The beer stand is going between Silly Swings and Jellyfish, neat the bay, not where the Maliboomer was
Originally Posted By DlandDug The rumor, spread by another website and since disproved, was that a beer garden was being built where Pizza Oom Mow Mow is located. While there may be beer sales, there are no current plans for a beer garden. A beer garden is simply an open air park or enclosed area where beer and food are served. They were around in the 1920s, and could typically be found in or attached to amusement parks.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Aren't they adding some sort of bandshell or gazebo in that area, similar to those associated with beergardens? I thought that there was going to be some sort of structure that was more-or-less in the middle of the seating area that had that kind of look (similar to the one at the French Market). I know they are adding the PT Flea gazebo, but I thought there was something else as well. It does seem like every time we see concept art for this area it shows something different, so I could be a couple generations of design off. Given that almost all other counter service locations in the park (including PMM before it closed) sold beer, I would assume that it will be available here too. I don't think Burger Invasion had beer, since it was a McDonalds location, but that spot will probably have it when they reopen as well (tangent-did they ever reopen it after McD's left? I know they had to rebuild the kitchen, since McD's used their own equipment, but I don't think I ever saw it operating since it lost the sponsorship).
Originally Posted By DlandDug >>Aren't they adding some sort of bandshell or gazebo in that are...<< It's a small bandstand.
