Originally Posted By TDLFAN I would believe you if I had never been to TDS. But since I have, I will just ignore your agenda.
Originally Posted By TDR_Fan <<What I'm talking about is Disney's famous attention to details which is missed inside of several places at TDS.>> I'm afraid I disagree. Being a absolute detail freak, I find that nearly every corner of TDS (down to the lighting fixtures, railings, etc) is intricately detailed. More so than any other Disney park.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>The most obvious cost-cutting is in the corridors after the ride when you are suddenly dropped into almost unthemed areas.<< I have commented on this before as well and I agree with you that the post-ride corridor is not apar with the ride, but then again... as far as I remember, so was DCA's and WDSP will probably be the same way. Not making excuses, but at least you do make better sense of your point (and grab my interest) when you are more specific.
Originally Posted By TDR_Fan <<The most obvious cost-cutting is in the corridors after the ride when you are suddenly dropped into almost unthemed areas.>> This is also at DCA and most likely Walt Disney Studios in Paris. Like I said, I can find many more faults at other Disney parks.
Originally Posted By Maihama << Being a absolute detail freak, I find that nearly every corner of TDS (down to the lighting fixtures, railings, etc) is intricately detailed >> I don't argue that the park itself is extremely detailed, but I can't say the same about its attractions. They have great queues, but something is often missed during or after the ride.
Originally Posted By TDR_Fan <<I don't argue that the park itself is extremely detailed, but I can't say the same about its attractions. They have great queues, but something is often missed during or after the ride.>> I have to disagree again. I find the show scenes and sets of the attractions among the most elaborate ever created. Frankly, I don't think one painted set in an attraction ruins it. The attention to detail is definitely not missed in DisneySea's attractions.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros "While I am not sure what painted flat you refer to about JTTCOTE" In case you're still wondering, I believe it was a reference to the image of the tunnel going straight/to the right when "something goes horribly wrong." I'm not exactly sure what happens there, but I think it is supposed to feel like and earthquake or something. The painted flat is a fairly generic painting of the cave with some of the little mining lights painted in as well. It really isn't anything special (that would have been all that tough to build), but it stood out to me on my first time on the ride.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Concessions may have to be made due to building designs.. But if it makes you feel batter.. most E-tickets have not only flat murals, but also (as the case at WDW) many special effects turned off and/or permanently inop. At least I have never been robbed of an 100% experience everytime I have ridden JTTCOTE.
Originally Posted By Mr X **I'm pretty sure that each Disney resort has their respective groups of Imagineers designing projects.** You'd be pretty wrong. I worked with a guy, in fact, who was working on ToT and at the same time heading over to HKDL to work on projects there. He also did some design work for Test Track. So, sorry Charlie, you don't know what you're talkin about on this one. Oh, and yes TDLFAN I totally fear and dread going to DisneyWorld for some reason that only you seem to fathom (it must be deep in my subconscious cause even *I* don't know about it). <---rolls eyes
Originally Posted By TDR_Fan That painted flat has never bothered me. I know they could have easily just created another tunnel, which leads me to believe that the painted flat was created for a reason. I had heard that they were trying to go for an artistic statement by creating a trompe l'oeil painting instead of an actual tunnel.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros When you are in a realistic setting, making a realistic prop, perhaps that isn't the best time to try and make an artistic statement.
Originally Posted By Mr X Um, guys...that's the wall you're talking about. The wall. Nothing to do with artistic statements, or no budget to dig a hole, or anything like that. It's just that it's the wall (the outside one). Changing that one little painting into some "better" effect would have involved changing the design and architecture of the whole mountain. Over a wall.
Originally Posted By TDR_Fan Perhaps they thought the mural allowed them to convey more detail in the environment? We know they had the money and that they were told to spare no expense, so they must have thought it would work better than creating a fake alternate route. Either that, or it was not possible to dig any further into the rockwork of Mount Prometheus.
Originally Posted By TDR_Fan <<Changing that one little painting into some "better" effect would have involved changing the design and architecture of the whole mountain.>> So I guess the mural was there for a reason. Thanks for the explanation. I never knew that creating a tunnel would involve changing the whole structure of the volcano. Hardly worth it for an arguably better effect.
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 <<When stateside attractions are poorly planned or not enough financed from the beginning (like the DL Pooh,) their faults don't stick out so obviously.>> I disagree. When one gets off the DL Pooh attraction and thinks, "EWWWWW! The effects and story line are much better in 'Alice In Wonderland,' which was designed and built 40 years prior to Pooh," I'd say Pooh's faults are extremely obvious.
