Originally Posted By bean "69 NEW! WorldDisney Sat 11/8/2008 11:34p <<Has Oriental Land made any effort to justify putting the Monster's Inc attraction in its Tomorrowland (as opposed to Walt Disney World, which seemingly has not made any effort to define why Monster's Inc. Unfunny Floor is in its Tomorrowland).>> I dont think so, but I dont get Disney info like I use to. It really is one of the most random things to put in that area, but hell I'm still trying to figure out how Finding Nemo belongs in TL at DL or how TLM fits in PP in DCA. Sadly I think these parks have let Pixar run wild so much because of the films popularity, they dont even bother trying to justify any of it anymore. Dont be surprised when you see WALL E in American Waterfront in TDS a few years time . well the Little mermaid attraction connection to the pier has been explained. The monster attractions at WDW was just a big mistake. to a certain degree so is the one in tokyo. As for Wall-e, i would not worry about it showing up in american waterfront since it will show up in tomorrowland in the near future in tokyo. what might surprised some people is that Philharmagic is not completely dead for DCA. At the moment Narnia is still the number one possibility for Muppet replacement but philharmagic is still in the race. The good news is that a couple more ideas for big darkrides in that area are also part of the race and the themes might even make a few people dance with excitement
Originally Posted By oc_dean This makes me sad ... By the time I got to visit WDW for the first time .. it was too late. (1992) And by the time I can afford to go TDL .. it will also be too late. TDL use to be somewhat unique with: Meet the World Castle Mystery Tour Mickey Mouse Revue Not any more!
Originally Posted By oc_dean >>I am sure this attraction has a loyal fanbase but sometimes change is good,<< I disagree. Magic Kingdom parks with fewer fully-realized AAs .. in favor of movie screens ....... YEAH! Real progress. Like Country Bear Jamboree and Tiki Room .. AA shows can always be reprogrammed with newer (more up to date) shows.
Originally Posted By oc_dean Why do I get this feeling the OLC .. which I use to have such praise ... has officially lowered the bar with BORROWED ideas ... and closing the few attractions that made the park unique ... all a step backwards! Who did they put in charge of the Tokyo Disney Resort? Is Paul Pressler, Michael Eisner, Cynthia Harris, Barry Braverman hiding behind the curtain?
Originally Posted By Bob Paris You'd know if they WERE because, in favour of cheaper costs and declining by degrees it'd be a shower curtain!
Originally Posted By The Goddess Mara It would be hard for Philharmagic--in ten or even 20 years--to have a smaller audience than the Mickey Mouse Review has now.
Originally Posted By The Goddess Mara "TDL use to be somewhat unique with: Meet the World Castle Mystery Tour Mickey Mouse Revue" Unfortunately, all three of those attractions are/were quite dated. The only one still drawing decent numbers when it closed was The Cinderlla Castle Mystery Tour, and it closed for an entirely different reason (you don't see or hear of anything new going into the Castle, do you? No.) I'll repeat: I enjoyed Meet the World and still enjoy Mickey Mouse Review. I will enjoy Monster's Inc. more than Meet the World by a long damn shot and so will everyone else (and it's still a ride unique to Tokyo). On the other hand, it's sad to see Mickey Mouse Review go. But it's also pretty easy to see why it makes sense. It's time has come and gone, and people simply do not walk in the door. If you've read Al Lutz's rumor about what they're doing with Mr. Lincoln in Disneyland, then you can see how Tony Baxter is being creative about bringing this creation back (one of the ways is by chopping the size of the theater in half). That can't be done for Mickey Mouse Review.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< The only one still drawing decent numbers when it closed was The Cinderlla Castle Mystery Tour, and it closed for an entirely different reason >>> What was the reason that the Mystery Tour closed?
Originally Posted By The Goddess Mara All buildings were required to be retrofitted for additional earthquake reinforcement. In the Castle, that meant the entire attraction would have had to have been torn out and rebuilt from scratch.
Originally Posted By SuperDry So, how does this relate to people walking through/under the castle? I can only guess that, relative to fixing the entire interior of the castle, that doing something to protect just the walk through archway would be easy.
Originally Posted By The Goddess Mara The entire structure had to be earthquake-proofed in a very substantial way to bring it up to code.
Originally Posted By SuperDry So, now that that's complete, is the space available for another attraction to be put in there?
Originally Posted By The Goddess Mara Perhaps, but I was not privy to those details. From the impression I was given, little usable space remains inside.
Originally Posted By SuperDry The official website now shows that the Fantasyland Camera Shop and the Mad Hatter will also permanently close along with MMR. I wonder if they need the room for Philharmagic or if they will re-open as different retail shops.
Originally Posted By MagicalNezumi Part of the berm between Fantasyland (behind Pinocchio) and Tomorrowland (across from Star Jets) has been dug up for over a month now. Figure that is where the contractor offices will be placed for construction? -- MagicalNezumi
