Originally Posted By ssWEDguy I got a phonecall from a buddy of mine at 2pm on Tues afternoon, Sept 26. He tells me that lo and behold there is a castle and clouds "Where Dreams Come True" logo on top of the World Drive WDW entrance arch today. I am a soothesayer! I haven't seen it yet. I'll go by there tomorrow and try to get a picture.
Originally Posted By Labuda Cool, ss - thanks, manb! BTW, meet @ the MK flagpole on Sunday @ 2 if you're not working. There's a thread in the Meets section about it.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> meet @ the MK flagpole on Sunday @ 2 if you're not working << Labuda -- Thanks for the headsup on this. I am scheduled to work that day and time, but I don't know where yet. Maybe I can still make it. I'll try.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>He tells me that lo and behold there is a castle and clouds "Where Dreams Come True" logo on top of the World Drive WDW entrance arch today.<< Could it have killed them to add a '35 years' somewhere in there???
Originally Posted By vbdad55 ^^^^^^^^^ I'll bet if pins were still selling like hotcakes they might have
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Coincidentally, the only thing that has a #35 on it on property is the 35 years pin collection on sale at the pins stations.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I have the nice set DL did for their 35th - attraction based...I would like to have seen that at WDW ( like they did for 20th )
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy Okay, here's the update. The arch over the eastside Osceola Parkway entrance seems to be completely done. The Walt Disney World red lighted letters, plus a lighted castle and clouds on top of the arch, plus the "Where Dreams Come True" sign under the arch. (Where it used to say "Happiest Celebration on Earth") The "Where Dreams Come True" sign letters are also lit up from within. Looks great!
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy The archway entrance on Epcot Drive is not fully complete yet. And I saw trucks and cranes out on World Drive late tonight. They're working on the main World Drive entrance sign as I write this.
Originally Posted By CTXRover The most recent LP lotion has two pics of the new entrance arch. <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/Lotion-View-278-10.asp" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplace.com/L otion-View-278-10.asp</a> It looks really nice. I actually like the castle in the clouds a lot. Its a very nice little addition imo. The banner on the bottom is about what I expected. A little big for the rest of the arch, but it works. At least the blue color of the banner now works given the blue in the castle and clouds above it.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I didn't have high hopes, but it seems to look alright. It looks like the castle was modified a little from the logo to look more like Cinderella Castle, instead of a generic one. It would be nice if the differnt parks could use the same general idea for the logo, but each with its own version of the castle in it. And then for the coroporate things use the generic one. I know it's wishful thinking, but the sign does seem to be a step in the right direction.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN I would not put much emphasis on the international parks. I believe they won't be a part of this "dream" thingy at all, except for media ops here in the USA... like a shot of DLP or TDL in the Xmas parade show or so... Same situation about the Happiest Celebration, where no other park took part in except WDW, since DLR was busy with their own "Family Reunion" theme of the same thing. Anyways.. here is my archway photo from Epcot Center Dr. This evening, only the white "dreams come true" letters were lit. Everything else was dark. <a href="http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=4334673&a=32312410&p=74834410" target="_blank">http://albums.photo.epson.com/ j/ViewPhoto?u=4334673&a=32312410&p=74834410</a>
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Hmmm... the jury is still out for me. But I am leaning towards not liking it. For me it is like more cartoonization of the resort... somewhat along the lines of the BAH (Big A** Hat, for you newbies) and the SE wand. Do I really need another overt sign to tell me I am at Disney? I almost feel like it takes away from seeing the real Cinderella Castle, because they've already shown me this ersatz one. I guess as a temporary piece in conjunction with the new Year Of A Million Dreams promotion, it's okay, but is it temporary? I guess I'll have to wait and see.
Originally Posted By brotherdave I've seen worse things (i.e. Mickey Wand, Pepto-Bismal 25th Birthday Cake Castle). It's just the entrance arches anyway, not one of the park landmarks. Speaking of that horrible makeover of the castle, maybe it's a 'good' thing that management forgot it was WDW's and MK's 35th anniversary. They might have brought that monstrosity back!
