Originally Posted By DLFAN1979 ""if the money isn't cut, you may want to make sure you're paying attention as soon as the Doombuggy leaves the entrance. "" Spirit, i dont know why your happy about that because i do NOT want a ride through of DLs portrait hallway w/ only 5-6 portraits left! Thank god they are keeping at least 2 of Marc Davis' ORIGINAL UNUSED morphing portaits. And as far as the Mansions apperance, that came right after Tower opened. They must have figured if its good enough for Tower its good eneugh for Mansion since they are almost the same.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Also, I've noticed some tree removal/replacement in Epcot too, which is worrisome ... the huge trees in front of Germany have been replaced with much smaller versions of the same. << I know it's not really important, but can someone give me a hand here.Would those trees be the beautiful Sycamore trees?
Originally Posted By Skellington88 >>Spirit, i dont know why your happy about that because i do NOT want a ride through of DLs portrait hallway w/ only 5-6 portraits left! Thank god they are keeping at least 2 of Marc Davis' ORIGINAL UNUSED morphing portaits. << huh? Are you talking about disneyland or disney world?
Originally Posted By Skellington88 The only change I know coming to the beginning of HM is based on MC Escher's painting "The house of stairs" it replaces the spider web scene.
Originally Posted By kennect Skellington, How very interesting...An Escher type piece being incoporated into the HM at WDW...Any other details about such????
Originally Posted By TarzanRocked99-06 I can't comment on the Vulture of Doom on top of the Mountain because I have not seen it in awhile, but the Steam effect was on the multiple times I went last week. As for the bird as lame as it is I hope that its absence is not permanent as it is good for a laugh always. And does anyone know why they have not put some kind of themes cover over the emergency phone on the top of the mountain, it is so tacky.
Originally Posted By BeautysBeast Spirit of 74...when u spend so much time looking at whats wrong with disney u miss out on what is right about the whole experience.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip My wife and I love WDW and always look for the good rather than the bad. At the same time I must admit that the MK is the one park that I feel has substantially decreased in overall quality since we first started going to WDW in 1991. Although I like new attractions like Mickey's Philharmagic, Buzz, and Pooh; I'm not at all sure they are a significant improvement over the attractions they replace. I have noticed the HM getting a little shabby and that Small World was getting HUGELY shabby before its recent renovation. I also share others complaints about the decrease in the quality and uniqueness of the merchandise available. I can't even remember the last time we bought any merchandise at the Magic Kingdom. We feel selection, quality and uniqueness are all better at the other parks. We still really enjoy our visits to the MK. How can you not love classics like Pirates, the Haunted Mansion (even in its diminished state), Peter Pan, the Mountains, etc. But has it gotten better? No, it has not. And that is a disappointment, because the other parks all have gotten better since 1991 (yes, even MGM Studios, though it has gone downhill considerably since hitting its peak about 2001).
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<And as far as the Mansions apperance, that came right after Tower opened. They must have figured if its good enough for Tower its good eneugh for Mansion since they are almost the same.>> There's no way they haven't been maintaining the outside since the mid-90s ... I think I would have noticed ... it's got to be a much more recent development that I somehow missed (maybe because most of my Mansion visits are at night?).
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<The only change I know coming to the beginning of HM is based on MC Escher's painting "The house of stairs" it replaces the spider web scene.>> Yeah ... but that's a bit further in ... and will replace one web (right one if I recall correctly). I'm talking about the very first show scene as soon as you leave the load area. Look for more obvious signs of ghostly residents here!
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<I know it's not really important, but can someone give me a hand here.Would those trees be the beautiful Sycamore trees?>> Yep. I believe that's what they were/are. You couldn't miss them. The huge ones in front of the pavillion ... there's a pretzel/beer cart and some benches in that area along the lagoon.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>But ... man. You just can't visit DL, DLP and the MK in the same month and not get the feeling you've been to Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue followed by WalMart. Really. << Well... that really sums up my own experiences when I do the various resorts within days or weeks of one another.... And yes Spirit, it was nice spending time with you at EPCOT last week. I will be thinking of you while touring HKDL and TDR this week.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Spirit of 74...when u spend so much time looking at whats wrong with disney u miss out on what is right about the whole experience.>> And when you look to criticize someone you don't know without supporting facts you tend to jump to incorrect conclusions. I don't miss for a second all that is right with WDW. ... Often I even write about it here. But sadly, over the past decade, Disney has shown a total lack of respect for its own legacy, traditions and standards (all the while blatantly lying to the public) and I feel they need to have it tossed right out where people with brains can draw their own conclusions. So yeah, with me your easily going to get 70% bad to 30% good even though I could just as soon turn that around. It just wouldn't do any good and there are plenty of folks who think WDW is perfect just the way it is and post about that, because they frankly don't know any better, so I feel they can balance my criticisms (even though that shouldn't be required).
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Spirit of 74...when u spend so much time looking at whats wrong with disney u miss out on what is right about the whole experience.>> And when you look to criticize someone you don't know without supporting facts you tend to jump to incorrect conclusions. I don't miss for a second all that is right with WDW. ... Often I even write about it here. But sadly, over the past decade, Disney has shown a total lack of respect for its own legacy, traditions and standards (all the while blatantly lying to the public) and I feel they need to have it tossed right out where people with brains can draw their own conclusions. So yeah, with me your easily going to get 70% bad to 30% good even though I could just as soon turn that around. It just wouldn't do any good and there are plenty of folks who think WDW is perfect just the way it is and post about that, because they frankly don't know any better, so I feel they can balance my criticisms (even though that shouldn't be required).
Originally Posted By mousermerf A few notes from today... More red pavement. The refurb walls at Mansion got painted and covered with a nice faux-brickwork, and they repaved all the way down the center of the trolly track on mainstreet. Almost all of MS is new sidewalk and they're branching out toward the Terrace now.
Originally Posted By mousermerf You probably also didn't notice the small bits of refurb wall and tarps in places around Liberty Square to spruce the area up.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> <<I know it's not really important, but can someone give me a hand here.Would those trees be the beautiful Sycamore trees?>> Yep. I believe that's what they were/are. You couldn't miss them. The huge ones in front of the pavillion ... there's a pretzel/beer cart and some benches in that area along the lagoon. << No....falls out of very expensive computer desk chair, on to floor. curls into a fetal position, and starts sobbing uncontrolably like a baby.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 Much as I love trees and the shade they provide, they do make it hard to find a good place to watch Illuminations.
Originally Posted By MPierce ^^^Stos sobbing long enough to say these were set well back from the Lagoon, as best as I remember.Continues sobbing.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <>> <<I know it's not really important, but can someone give me a hand here.Would those trees be the beautiful Sycamore trees?>> Yep. I believe that's what they were/are. < FLASHBACK !! to my youth and one of my favorite cartoons - I can see Yogi Bear now -- walking and repeating, " Looks more, like a sycamore....to me ! "
