Originally Posted By dagobert Disney & More has posted two castle artworks of SDL. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2013/09/shanghai-disneyland-castle-artwork.html">http://disneyandmore.blogspot....ork.html</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I know that we've previously seen that the castle will be big, but it looks huge in the first image! I'm also somewhat curious about the moat in front of the castle. While I suspect it will be part of the boatride 'through' the castle, the large stage next to it makes me think they might use it for a Fantasmic!-like show, though obviously there would be height restrictions on the barges that they use
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt That castle is fantastic. I'm getting a TDS vibe from the artwork.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: Well, I don't think that castle is so fantastic. For one thing it looks too much like Cinderella's Castle. For another thing, it has no identity like all the castles before her. But worst of all, why are they designing it to lean so much to the right? That's just WRONG!!! The thing looks like it'll topple over at any minute!!
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Isn't most of the "weight" of the DL and WDW castles on the right too?
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Oh, do you mean this image that literally makes it look like it's leaning? <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz352/loaloauk/Firework/Disneyland%20LIFE/sdlcastle2.jpg~original">http://i843.photobucket.com/al...original</a>
Originally Posted By Mr X ***For one thing it looks too much like Cinderella's Castle*** Similar, but not exactly the same. I'd give them half-credit for the effort, at least. Honestly Tokyo and Hong Kong are both HUGELY disappointing since they are carbon copies. At least this one is *somewhat* original. Does look like it's leaning, though...what's up with that!?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros It looks like it's a photo of a printed image, and the camera was pointed at a weird angle. If you look at the edges of the paper, you can see that the page appears a little distorted I have no problem with the castle not havnig a specific character tied to it, since none of the castles look like the ones in their respective movies anyway. I like that this one incorporates some of the baroque features from the castle in Tangled, and looks a lot like that one (with different colors) In the image below, it looks like there will actually be a courtyard within the castle itself, just behind the main entrance, which will be interesting. It also looks like it will have some significant indoor space, which is promising for the walkthrough attraction <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz352/loaloauk/Firework/Disneyland%20LIFE/sdlcastle1copie.jpg~original">http://i843.photobucket.com/al...original</a>
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: So, you're saying they're not really going to build the castle to look like it's about to fall over? ORGOCH: What a bummer! I was lookin' forward ta ev'rybody gittin' a crick in their fool necks from havin' ta tilt their heads ta the right! ORDDU: Such a facecious coven this has become!! Still, I agree with Orwen in that I wish this castle had a specific identity that was tied to a specific fairy tale...
Originally Posted By dagobert The Theme Park Guy has posted a construction update of SHDL. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.thethemeparkguy.com/park/shanghai-disneyland/photos">http://www.thethemeparkguy.com...d/photos</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Neat update! I have no idea what any of it is at this point, but there seems to be a lot going on. It's interesting to watch this project from the beginning, and see who/what is displaced as part of it I'm also surprised to see that it's that close to downtown Shanghai; I was under the impression that it was much further away. I also didn't realize that they were building another huge skyscraper in the city, but that's not too surprising (it's just really tall!)
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Geez, that has to be the ugliest site that Disney has ever built a resort on. Man, they have a ton of work to do.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I think TDR wins for the ugliest site. It's reclaimed land in Tokyo Bay surrounded by what appear to be oil refineries. There are some less-than-great sightlines there now, so I can't even imagine what it must have looked like before OLC started building the park
Originally Posted By dagobert HKDL is a very nice surrounding with the mountains in the back of Fantasyland. DLP and WDW are built in the middle of nowhere, so there are no intrusions, which is a good thing.
Originally Posted By tonyanton DL was also originally built in the middle of nowhere, but changed very fast!
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>DL was also originally built in the middle of nowhere, but changed very fast!<<< That's true, but in Paris and Orlando Disney owns enough land, which means that Anaheim will not happen again.
Originally Posted By dagobert Disney & More has posted a new map showing some restaurants at the Downtown Disney area of SDL. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2013/10/shanghai-disneyland-dining-and.html">http://disneyandmore.blogspot....and.html</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Interesting that they're labeling something as "Club 33". At this point, it looks like most of the names are placeholders (Cloud Restaurant, Flower Restaurant, Pebble Restaurant, etc), so it's odd that they would go with something that has so many connotations. I wonder if it will be a private club, like in DL and TDL, or if it will be a club only by name
Originally Posted By dagobert Over at WDWMagic user WDW1974 has posted a line up of attractions and restaurants. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/sdl-lineup.877040/">http://forums.wdwmagic.com/thr....877040/</a> Adventure Isle (Shop) Adventure Supplies (Shop) Laughing Monkey Traders (Shop) Rainbow Frog Trinkets (Show) Storehouse Stage (Food) Piranha Bites (Food) Tribal Table (Ride) Roaring Rapids (Ride) Soaring Over the Horizon (Walk-through) Camp Discovery Challenge Trail Happy Circle Fantasyland (Food) Corner Market (Food) Merlin's Magic Recipe (Food) Royal Banquet Hall (Food) Tangled Tree Tavern (Food) Troubadour Treats (Misc Attraction) Enchanted Storybook Castle (Misc Attraction) Sword in the Stone (Play Area) Evergreen Playhouse (Ride) Hunny Pot Spin (Ride) Peter Pan-s Flight (Ride) Seven Dwarfs Mine Train (Ride) The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (Shop) Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique (Shop) Castle Gifts (Shop) Hundred Acre Goods (Shop) Mountain Treasures (Show) Storybook Castle Stage Spectacular (Walk-through) Alice in Wonderland Maze (M&G) Storybook Court Hundred Acre Wood "Once Upon a Time" Adventure VILLAGE COMPLEX (Food) Chip & Dale's Treehouse Treats (Food) Fairy Godmother's Cupboard (Food) Picnic Basket (Food) Pinocchio Village Kitchen (Food) Timothy's Treats (M&G) Meet Mickey and Friends (Operations) First Aid/Baby Care (Operations) Tip Board (Ride) Dumbo the Flying Elephant (Ride) Fantasia Carousel (Shop) Be Our Guest Boutique (Shop) Casey Junior Trinket Train (ODV) (Shop) Melody Time Gifts (Shop) Mickey and Minnie's Mercantile (Show) Westside Performance Venue Carefree Corner Gardens of Imagination Gazebos Melody Gardens Teahouse of the Wandering Moon Voyage to the Crystal Grotto LEFT BLOCK (Food) Club 33 Avenue M Arcade Il Paperino Lucky Express MAIN ENTRANCE PORTAL (Operations) Lockers (Food) Mickey & Pals Market Cafe (Food) Remy's Patisserie (Show) PORTAL -- Walt Disney Theatre RIGHT BLOCK (Food) Sweethearts Confectionary (Shop) Whistle Stop Shop Tomorrowland Well Spring Alpha, Beta, Gamma Arena E (Show) Arena E Stage CONCOURSE (Food) Spiral Snacks (Food) Stargazer Grill (Food) The Light Stuff (ODV) (M&G) Meet & Greet (Operations) First Aid -- Tomorrowland (Ride) Buzz Lightyear Planet Rescue (Ride) Jet Packs (Ride) Tron Lightcycles Power Run (Shop) Intergalactic Imports (Show) Stitch Encounter Power Supply SUPERBLOCK TRON COVER Toy Story Land (Food) Celebration Cafe (Food) Toy Box Cafe (M&G) MEET & GREET (Ride) Rex's Racers (Ride) Slinky Dog Spin (Shop) SHOP (Show) Woody's Roundup Treasure Cove (Food) Pintel & Rigetti's Grub to Grab (Food) The Snackin' Kracken (Food) Tortuga Treats (Ride) Explorer Canoes (Ride) Pirates of the Caribbean -- Battle for the Sunken Treasure (Shop) Barbossa's Bounty (Shop) Doubloon Market (Show) EASTSIDE PERFORMANCE VENUE (Show) El Teatro Fandango (Show) Stunt Theater Jolly Gypsy Ocean Song SPARROW'S NEST Shipwreck Shore Siren's Revenge
