Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Maybe tours could be offered, allowing guests to look at the 'Backside of Cars Mountain' -- kind of like the 'Jungle Cruise' and the famous backside of water... Perhaps it would be an extra charge in addition to your admission.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Using Manfried's reasoning the backside of Big Thunder might as well be a flat painted mural rather than a realistc three dimensional set piece.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Yeah, I'm not sure how one aspect of detail is justified, while the other gets a pass. :/
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance Jim, how do you gets your lips right up next to your eyes like that?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Just a thought: there's a model somewhere (the one in the Blue Sky Cellar maybe?) of Paradise Pier that shows new rockwork surrounding Screamin' just before the launch area. This would remove the current wooden wall in that area, and make it look a little more 'natural'. Depending on how (or even if) they do it, these rocks could be placed in a way that they completely block the backside of the Carsland rocks from the path, with the two unfinished sides facing eachother backstage. You would still be able to see over the Screamin' rocks from the coaster and the ferris wheel, but I don't think that's the end of the world. There would still be the issues from the Wharf, but I really don't know how they are going to deal with that. I'm also not sure if the model that I'm remember is even in consideration any more. There were several variations on what could be done in that area, so it might be one of the ones that got nixxed. I believe that Screamin' will go down for a fairly lengthy refurb relatively soon (it may be after Carsland opens to balance crowds some), but that could be the time to take care of it. It does worry me that they might be waiting until the omnipresent "Phase 2" that never actually happens, to take care of a Phase 1 problem.
Originally Posted By Manfried Dr. Hans, do not put words into my mouth. I just think in this instance the mural would work fine.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I do too. Perhaps there will be another rock formation built closer to the Wharf just behind the food court area that goes around to the Pier near Screamin' similar to what Ferret described. Something like that could certainly do the trick. Ferret, do you know if there are any online photos showing new rock work around Screamin'?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I saw the pictures online originally, but I really can't remember where. I think it was around the time of the D23 Expo, so there was a ton of concept art popping up, but a lot of it was already obsolete by that time. I think this may have been one of the concepts that was cancelled, but I don't really know. I can't even remember it if was a drawing or a model, but I feel like I saw a photo of a photo of a model, that was part of a bigger display (either on a large board or a video presentation of sorts).
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I still have no idea what they're doing for the side inside the park, but I met someone today who is involved with the construction and design of the Carsland rockwork. It sounds like the side facing Harbor Blvd will have a wire mesh (like a really nice chain link fence, similar to what is in the railings in the Autopia queue but probably with larger holes in it) that will have designs in it. It wasn't clear if the designs would be painted on it, or if they would be made from separate pieces of the mesh cut into shapes. They are aware of the problems facing Harbor Blvd, and are working to take care of them, which gives me hope for the problems within the park. What still worries me some is that they are doing the side facing the street because the city (and likely the Resort District) mandated it. Hopefully they will put the same regulations on themselves, or at least bring the mesh around the corner.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt That's interesting info Ferret. I haven't seen the backside facing Katella, but with a large show building and a service road between the mountain range and the resort boarder, it ought to be far enough from the street that the sight lines wouldn't be that big of a deal.
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance How can you guys picture these things in your head? How do you know the relationship to buildings and where they show on the streets and how far they are from streets?!
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan For the Harbor-facing backside of Carsland, it'd be cool to create a rock formation as well, but at a smaller scale than inside the park. It could have a roadway with tunnels, and every so often, one of the Cars characters could roll on down that highway. It would be similar to seeing cars off in the distance, if this makes any sense at all. Tomater rolls out of a tunnel, along the "mountainside" two-lane highway, disappears into another tunnel. Doc Hudson goes rolling by on another stretch of road lower down, across an overpass, and so on. Perhaps a couple of waterfalls as well. Kind of like an oversized electric race car set, and similiar in a way to seeing the shrunken omnimovers/passengers on the old Adventures Through Inner Space attraction. What a great "weenie" it would be for DCA -- something much more kinetic and inviting than the cold monolith of Tower of Terror.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper A 3D, moving billboard if you will. Terrific idea that will never happen. But, inspired in any event.
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance "We're obsessive Disney nerd mouth-breathers?" Yeah, but no matter how many years of Disney obsessing I do, I doubt I'd ever be able to picture things in my head that detailed.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>A 3D, moving billboard if you will.<< Exactly! >>Terrific idea that will never happen.<< Don't be so sure. I've watched "Inception" several times now and I am quite sure I'll soon be able to enter the dreams of Disney executives and make these sorts of things happen. I've got this great idea for the Tiki Room, with Iago and Zazu. It'll be a smash!
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "How can you guys picture these things in your head? How do you know the relationship to buildings and where they show on the streets and how far they are from streets?!" Because we are man/boys?
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Constance, you are on a Disney theme park discussion board. The is no separation between men and boys here.
