Originally Posted By leemac <<How much for the APs to your backyard?>> It will be my gift to the world so it will be gratis. A lasting monument to the undeniable success of DCA. <<I hope I don't have to go thru security to get into your backyard.>> Unfortunately my home is a target for extremists and I'm certain that it will be even more so once my backyard theme park is up and running. They may mistake it for Disneyland due to the high levels of theming and detail. So security will need to be beefed up - and they will actually have to strip-search guests and - shock horror - actually look inside people's bags. A novel approach to security I know.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub Seriously security at theme parks...what are they looking for besides bubblegum? If I have an entire day to kill instead of waiting at the airport in LAX I will jump onto the DLBus and get off at the Grand Cal with a tip they will hold my luggage at the Hotel with no questions asked and I am off on my merry way for a few hours at DL. No questions asked nothing to verify that I actually am a guest that has at least left some type of ID or credit card on file. Unless they are xraying my luggage in their HOLD area...??? A lot of problems with security but hey it has created jobs for Americans(another?)... Can I work for your security in your backyard of fun?
Originally Posted By avatarmickey115 Ya, I don't understand the point of having those security checkpoints. Does it really do anything? i don't think so...someone could easily fit a knife in their pocket...and do who knows what with it...not to be dark, but I just think its a waste of time to have to go through that little table setup when they don't even check to see if you have any weapons on you. Someone could easily fit a gun in their bag too!
Originally Posted By mstaft I like the letters and I like the murals- but the Golden Gate bridge, Sun icon, and ugly entrance courtyard are a big turnoff. I was DCA 2.0 had a different entrnace area than DHS, but I am thrilled with Buena Vista street.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<My shrink tells me that I need to learn to let go of things.>> You do know shrinks are some of the biggest nutcases out there ... <<I still love my DCA - I'm sure I'll regress a few years when they start to dismantle the entrance.>> I've always enjoyed DCA. But it NEVER should have been built as is (and I am not saying I agree with all that has been done or all that is currently being done) ... BUT ... you can NOT build Disney Parks on the cheap ... you can't. It damages your brand. It damages your credibility. And, in the end, you spend more trying to fix the mistake than you would have if you had done things right to begin with.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<How much for the APs to your backyard?>> <<It will be my gift to the world so it will be gratis. A lasting monument to the undeniable success of DCA.>> Are you taking the giant hubcap too? <<I hope I don't have to go thru security to get into your backyard.>> <<Unfortunately my home is a target for extremists and I'm certain that it will be even more so once my backyard theme park is up and running. They may mistake it for Disneyland due to the high levels of theming and detail. So security will need to be beefed up - and they will actually have to strip-search guests and - shock horror - actually look inside people's bags. A novel approach to security I know.>> I must admit, I do like the losing his grip on reality Leemac more than the Disney can do no wrong Leemac of circa earlier this decade.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney <<But it NEVER should have been built as is (and I am not saying I agree with all that has been done or all that is currently being done) ... BUT ... you can NOT build Disney Parks on the cheap ... you can't. It damages your brand. It damages your credibility. And, in the end, you spend more trying to fix the mistake than you would have if you had done things right to begin with.>> All of this, ESPECIALLY the last line as DCA, WDSP and HKDL are proving .
Originally Posted By pitapan16 I agree with the security thing being mostly a waste of resources, except if to give some false sense of "extra security" to some.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I think it delivered exactly what it was supposed to deliver - a postcard view of CA." I couldn't disagree more. The entrance has always been the park's biggest design flaw in my opinion. It might have looked good on paper but in reality it's a mess. The GG Bridge is completely out of proportion and the sun sculpture is way too small. Also, the whole effect only works if you're standing directly in the center of the Esplanade.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney I never knew the entrance was suppose to be a postcard until 2 years ago . Hell, I never really thought DCA 1.0 was actually considered a real Disney theme park by the former brass either. I just thought we were all getting punk'd! ;D (The second line was a joke--and a joke it was!! I'm on FIRE tonight!!!)
Originally Posted By TP2000 The only people who know the DCA entrance is supposed to be a postcard are Disney Geeks who spend too much time on message boards, myself included. No one gets it until it's explained to them, usually in some geeky way that leaves you feeling a bit silly for knowing about it in polite company. I tried to tell my family about the postcard thing once; all college educated and very sharp folks who'd been to DCA several times, and they just sort of stared at me for a second and then said "Uh, really? Okay, I guess it kind of looks like that." No one ever gets the postcard thing until it's spelled out for them and they are dragged into the center of the Esplanade and told to stare at it for a while. It's like those cheesy 3-D posters they used to sell at the mall where if you stared at it for awhile and your friend told you to look for the dolphins and the UFO, you'd finally see the dolphins and the UFO..... Oh, it's a postcard! Buena Vista Street may be more literal and a cliche, but it won't need secret explanations. ;-)
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 Once again TP makes PERFECT sense. I remember reading the "It's supposed to be a postcard" rationale many years back and had completely forgotten it until recently. THAT'S how effective it is/was. I don't need somebody to explain to me what Town Square and Main Street are supposed to evoke. It's called "good design", dummies!
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance I've never heard of the postcard thing, so I guess that proves I'm not as big of a nerd as all of you. ;P And just for the record, I would NEVER make this face ";P" in real life!
Originally Posted By mickeymorris1234 Maliboomer appears to be gone or just exists below Screamin - <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/showpic.asp?filename=http://laughingplace.com/files/live/big/0012774-217800.jpg&caption=What+is+missing+from+this+picture%3F" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplace.com/s...cture%3F</a>
