Originally Posted By Mr X ***"If I'm not mistaken, they did that to have a contrast to the huge city of Tokyo." TDL's enormous hub was the result of having to have to set Cinderella Castle back far enough to visually "fit" beneath the roof of World Bazaar when viewed from inside the park's entrance.*** I hear the first one long ago in Florida from someone, but this second point seems to make more sense (or at least adds another logical dimension to it). There's nothing more magical than hunkering down inside World Bazaar during a snowstorm and watching the flurries fly over the castle. Then again, I was also told the walkways were intentionally wide to contrast with "cramped" Tokyo, which would seem to make sense I guess, but I suppose "expecting big crowds" would fit the same bill in a more mundane fashion. "It was sort of a "greatest hits" compilation of sorts" A very diplomatic way to say "patchwork quilt", which TDL very much was, and in many ways still is.
Originally Posted By dagobert New SDL pictures. Tron coaster train. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.facebook.com/302042929839518/photos/a.408006435909833.89949.302042929839518/935551286488676/?type=1&theater">http://www.facebook.com/302042...&theater</a> Garden of Imagination. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.facebook.com/302042929839518/photos/a.408006435909833.89949.302042929839518/935551883155283/?type=1&theater">http://www.facebook.com/302042...&theater</a> Crystal Grotto. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.facebook.com/302042929839518/photos/a.408006435909833.89949.302042929839518/935550959822042/?type=1&theater">http://www.facebook.com/302042...&theater</a> POTC PoV video. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_NUhOvJNe4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...UhOvJNe4</a>
Originally Posted By dagobert SDL video from the D23 Expo. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je0fPVpzA04">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...fPVpzA04</a>
Originally Posted By dagobert And a making of video of Soarin' Over the World. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hp2EmYAfxA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...2EmYAfxA</a>
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>The Tron Coaster gives me goosebumps. <<< You have to imagine the ride with the fantastic soundtrack from Daft Punk. This must be an amazing experience.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "You have to imagine the ride with the fantastic soundtrack from Daft Punk. This must be an amazing experience." Me want.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros With all the stock market stuff that's been going on in the last couple weeks (triggered by China devaluing their currency to prop up their economy), does anybody think it will have a meaningful impact to the park? It seems like it's too late to really make any big changes at this point, but I wonder if they're second guessing their decisions I thought it was especially curious that all this happened right before the D23 Expo, where Shanghai was a huge portion of the Imagineering exhibit. They didn't announce anything new at the presentations, but it seems like there was a lot of floor space dedicated to it
Originally Posted By dagobert The Voyage to the Crystal Grotto. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2015/08/shanghai-disneyland-voyage-to-crystal.html">http://disneyandmore.blogspot....tal.html</a> It looks like a much better version of the Storybook Canal Boats.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>It looks like a much better version of the Storybook Canal Boats.<< I think I prefer the regular version of Storybookland. These look like they will be stationary statues of various characters (perhaps with limited motion, like spinning in a circle) surrounded by some relatively simple fountains. I always think that static figures look kind of cheesy, so if they're not going to move I would rather them just do buildings like Storybookland. That said, I'm sure that this will do a better job of introducing the characters to park guests, since they'll actually see what they look like I also concede that DLP's Storybookland seems to lack something in comparison to DL's. While they're the same basic concept, there's something about DL's that feels more real, while DLP's feels kind of plastic Will the boats have cast members on board? When I first heard about the ride, I thought it sounded more like DLP's Storybookland, but the images show boats that remind me of the Jungle Cruise
Originally Posted By dagobert D&M did two articles about SDL Tomorrowland. SDL Tomorrowland Part 1: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneyandmore.blogspot.fr/2015/08/shanghai-disneyland-tomorrowland-from.html">http://disneyandmore.blogspot....rom.html</a> SDL Tomorrowland Part 2: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneyandmore.blogspot.fr/2015/08/shanghai-disneyland-tomorrowland-from_29.html">http://disneyandmore.blogspot...._29.html</a> I still hold the opinion that Tron looks amazing.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Those first few pieces of early concept art look like they were designed for DL, rather than Shanghai. It's neat to see how those ideas evolved into the land they have now I'm surprised to see that Buzz and the jet packs are this far along in construction already. I guess it fits with the original opening schedule, but it's still surprising. I think it's funny that they're trying to make Buzz sound like it has a different storyline (because they're really trying to make this park sound special to impress the Chinese government), even though it's the exact same story in a slightly different setting I'm still not completely convinced that I like the exposed track and supports of the Tron coaster, but it sure looks like it will have a lot of cool design features and will be really fun to ride
Originally Posted By dagobert A closer look at Mickey Avenue. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2015/08/a-closer-look-to-shanghai-disneyland.html">http://disneyandmore.blogspot....and.html</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros That video of the Peter Pan system looks interesting. It seems like it won't be all that different to riders from the existing systems, but will just be a lot sturdier for higher capacity. Hopefully they don't have any technical problems with the new system, since I'm sure it will be really popular!
Originally Posted By dagobert A closer look at Treasure Cove. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneyandmore.blogspot.fr/2015/09/a-closer-look-at-shanghai-disneyland.html">http://disneyandmore.blogspot....and.html</a>
Originally Posted By dagobert China will close many factories prior to the opening of SDL to improve the air quality. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.facebook.com/302042929839518/photos/a.408006435909833.89949.302042929839518/946434825400322/?type=1&theater">http://www.facebook.com/302042...&theater</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I assumed they would do something like this for the opening, since they also shut down factories for the Beijing Olympics. China loves to keep up appearances for the outside world, and then go back to normal when they think that nobody is looking It will be interesting to see if these factories remain closed permanently (or have major environmental upgrades). If it is permanent, then I think it just further reinforces how strong the Chinese government's involvement/ownership of the park is, since there's no way they would let Disney do that on their own
Originally Posted By dagobert A closer look at the Tarzan: Call of the Jungle show. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneyandmore.blogspot.fr/2015/09/shanghai-disneyland-adventure-isle.html">http://disneyandmore.blogspot....sle.html</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Although the connection to Tarzan seems tenuous at this point, I think that show has the potential to be one of the breakout hits from the park. It looks like it has a huge and very talented cast doing all sorts of neat traditional Chinese acrobatics, and the venue looks nice too. I'm impressed by how rehearsed it appears, since we're still 6+ months from opening I think it's funny that they have to give Edgar Rice Burroughs credit on the rehearsal video. I don't think he had anything to do with the plate spinning or aerial acts!
