Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt ChiMike it looks like the color palette throughout that corner of the park is almost identical to the PP Hotel. Take a look at these: <a href="http://mintcrocodile.smugmug.com/photos/i-4q7jKzW/0/O/i-4q7jKzW-O.jpg" target="_blank">http://mintcrocodile.smugmug.c...zW-O.jpg</a> <a href="http://mintcrocodile.smugmug.com/photos/i-dKdWWJD/0/O/i-dKdWWJD-O.jpg" target="_blank">http://mintcrocodile.smugmug.c...JD-O.jpg</a> <a href="http://mintcrocodile.smugmug.com/photos/i-mjBvVTt/0/O/i-mjBvVTt-O.jpg" target="_blank">http://mintcrocodile.smugmug.c...Tt-O.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By tonyanton Would be great if the PPH with its smaller footprint and lower room count would get a total demo and rebuild and not go the route of the DL Hotel. If they spread out the hotel a bit, added underground parking, they could get a wing open before having to close the exisiting hotel and not lose out on rooms/revenue.
Originally Posted By ChiMike The second picture helped. Tony, that's the rub. Not as much the new addition but the limited qualities of the current PPH
Originally Posted By hbquikcomjamesl >> Quality over quantity. Uh, Not "less" as in smaller portions. "Less of interest to me" as in the old version had at least one dish I found kind-of sort-of appetizing (I believe it was chicken over some sort of pasta, with a greenish pesto-Alfredo sauce). Taking a quick look at the new version, I didn't see anything at all that appealed to me.
Originally Posted By disneywatcher >> Wow, disneywatcher is back too! << I've never left, Hans! BTW, some of DCA is nice, some of it is so-so, some of it is wonderful, some of it needs works. Some of it is marvelous, some of it is not so marvelous. Parts of DCA I love, parts of it I like, parts of it I think need improvement. DCA is pretty much in line with the history of Disney theme parks. xoxoxo When it comes to being a corporate brown noser, one must always remember to lay it on thick. That's why in the world of office politics, I would have made people like Michael Eisner and Barry Braverman quite confident and happy.
Originally Posted By disneywatcher >> Any pictures with the Paradise Pier Hotel in the background? I want to see how it melds with that. << That hotel will always be an awkward visual intrusion unless it's torn down or massively remodeled. The only way it could enhance the DCA experience -- and fit in with the turn-of-the-century theme of a seaside fun park -- is if it were made to look like, as one example, the Grand Floridian Hotel at Disney World---which is a knock-off of the Hotel del Coronado near San Diego, built in the late 1880s. However, I think the looming backdrop of the Grand Californian Hotel to the north is even more jarring. It makes the southwestern portion of DCA too reminiscent of a new suburban community in Irvine or Mission Viejo.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 "When it comes to being a corporate brown noser, one must always remember to lay it on thick" Not to mention when it comes to meaningless hyperbole. Most people here do not work for Disney and come about their opinions honestly. Plus, a brownnoser says "everything's great, chief!" rather than "this is good, this is only okay, this bit frankly is awful..." which is pretty much the opposite of brownnosing.
Originally Posted By ChiMike DisneyWatcher, GREAT to see your posts still on here. Always count on you to call it straight. Thanks for adding insight onto my PPH comment.
