Originally Posted By DrMouse Will the Soarin' over California entrance be moved to the new main street area of DCA? or will they try to maintain the airfield theme in the grizzly peak area?
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones The concept art would lead me to believe that it's staying in the same place. I don't know if they are trying to maintain the airfield theme. The area, based on the concept art, is going to become more foresty and less of a desert.
Originally Posted By 2001DLFan ^^^^ So, now there'll be this huge green hanger tucked cozily among the trees.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones That's what it looks like. In the concept art there is a sign as you enter what are now the Condor Flats that says "Grizzly Peak", so it looks like that whole area is becoming Grizzly Peak. All information is subject to change without notice, as always.
Originally Posted By dshyates I had heard they were going to extend the National park feel to take over condor flats.
Originally Posted By DrMouse wouldn't it make more sense to enter the soarin ride through main street? the ride is really an overview of the topography of california and kind of a preview of what you'll find (or should)at the DCA park. Seems like having ride as one the first attractions you encounter right on main street would make sense rather than trying to tie the ride to the national park theme.
Originally Posted By bean moving the entrance of the attraction to Buena vista street would be a huge undertaking and not practical. Not only is there a huge hangar that can not be moved but there is a big eatery and other large structures between the hangar and buena vista street. onless you mean that the buena vista area should be extended into Condor area. I don't think that is such a good idea either. That would make buena vista street and what is basically the entrance and hub area too big.
Originally Posted By ArchtMig It's impractical to move the entrance of Soarin' anywhere but where it is already. Just makes no sense. But what I still hardly grasp is the reason or need to turn Condor Flats into an extension of the wilderness. For what??? Seems like a very stupid idea to me. The idea reeks of panic from the folks in charge of DCA where they recognized that DCA was a failure so they need to try to fix the place by growing one of the only well done parts they had. DCA equals "bad", BUT Grizzly area equals "good", so expand Grizzly and suddenly DCA equals "good". Well, as far as I'm concerned, the worst thing about Condor Flats was that the area was too small to begin with. But the Soarin' building fits in perfectly, at least. Now they're gonna make the whole area an extension of the wilderness, but that huge desert hanger is still going to be there. And so will the futuristic monorail and associated beamway. In the wilderness???? No, the question to be asked is not "are they going to divert the Soarin' entrance?". The question to be asked is "how the heck are they going to facelift the hanger building to make it look like it fits way out in the wilderness????" The argument has been made before: "There are airports in the wilderness". Well, that's just stupid. Ask anyone what they think of when they think of "the wilderness", and 999 out of a thousand will not say "airport" -- and Disney does NOT theme their installations to satisfy that 1 out of 1000. Painting the hanger green ain't gonna cut it. It's gonna stick out like a sore thumb. That king of bullcrap was fine for Barry Braverman. I sincerely hope it's not good enough for the folks in charge today. It will be interesting to see what they finally do to rectify the conflict, and if it the solution rises to the level of excellence that we expect from Disney, or if it will just be another woeful blunder of the likes that were commonplace under Barry Braverman.
Originally Posted By dshyates ""how the heck are they going to facelift the hanger building to make it look like it fits way out in the wilderness????"" Well they could put a fake facade on it to make it look like the Grand Californian. Which fits the National Park theme perfectly.
Originally Posted By jmuboy As I understand it, Condor Flats will remain as is for Phase 1. We'll see what Phase 2 brings.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt Isn't Condor Flats essentially just an extension on the wilderness theme but with a desert twist? In my mind I always saw the Grizzly and Condor Flats area as being one, but with two complementing themes…. kind of like Adventureland at WDW. More to the point - I really see no strong argument that Condor Flats should be rethemed to blend in with the Grizzly Peak area. Frankly it seems like a huge waste of money to me.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo >>>Frankly it seems like a huge waste of money to me.<<< Like putting Cartoon Characters on carnival rides.
Originally Posted By jmuboy >>Frankly it seems like a huge waste of money to me.<< I agree. I don't have an issue with Condor Flats.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I agree. Condor Flats, though small, is themed very nicely. It also makes a certain thematic/geographic sense to move from LA (Buena vista Street) through the high desert that Condor Flats represents into the mountainous area that GRR represents, as you would if you headed towards the Sierras from LA.
Originally Posted By dshyates You know I like condor flats, but it lacks a ride to occupy the smaller set while the big kids are on Soarin'. So I would be SOOO cool if they would put one of these bad boys in that big wasteland of concrete between Soarin' and the Buy n Fly. <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7CRqIIijCwQ/SGl9BHxGnLI/AAAAAAAADR8/Hrsp9_EHBQ8/Six+Flags+MO+6-2008+026.jpg" target="_blank">http://lh4.ggpht.com/_7CRqIIij...+026.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt Why not send them over to Redwood Creek Challenge Trail? It isn't that far away really.
Originally Posted By dshyates I was joking. But I will say that even though I am NOT a fan of DCA, I have no problem with Condor Flats. I would be fine with the leaving it just as it is (ok, a better menu at Taste Pilots would be good) and focusing funds on other additions around the park.
Originally Posted By alexbook Condor Flats is too small. I never really feel I'm fully immersed in the area. A lot of DCA's areas have that problem, IMHO. I'd rather see fewer, more immersive lands.
