Originally Posted By doombuggy "poor execution or destruction of show." cause 2 gates,no seats and shields missing make it look nothing like a castle any more. <rolls eyes> "give Disneyland a pass for any poor execution or destruction of show." Like a giant star bucks straight out of a mall on Main Street. All praised that but this...this is poor show?
Originally Posted By smd4 >>>Oh, and A+ on the trolling smd4. Nice job.<<< So you admit that you condone every change Disney makes? How is that tolling?
Originally Posted By berol Read his post again, cuz you got it backwards. I didn't think your post was trolling, but I might have had it come out of the blue.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>No...Not all "praised" this. Some of us are actually disgusted.<< I agree; the MiceAge group for one was "outraged, I way outraged!" at the changes. I'm really not sure what they were expecting, but it fit in perfectly with what I thought they were going to do with the space. No, it's not as charming as the old Market House, but that configuration had become dated (it looked very 90's to me), so I was ready to see it go. As a non-coffee-drinker and a non-overpriced-Disney-artwork-purchaser, the change really doesn't impact me either way
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 I'll miss the alcove seats So Boo if they are permanently taken away. LOL Berol for #36
Originally Posted By Bellella I saw what they did to the alcove seats on the drawbridge on my last trip. Covering them up with wood makes about as much sense as covering up the underside of the overhead Alice in Wonderland track with that stupid tarp. I am so sick of people who are too stupid to obey simple rules f---ing everything up for the rest of us.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance The wood is already gone, that was just a temporary cover until construction was complete.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 So what's there now? Did they just remove the benches and the cutouts extend all the way to the ground now?
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.dlandlive.com/news/2014/9/disneyland-sleeping-beauty-castle-seats-bridge-safety">http://www.dlandlive.com/news/...e-safety</a> scroll down
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Looks like they still have some painting to do to match the stonework, but that's pretty much what I expected from this Although I only actually sat in the benches once or twice, I liked the charm of them. I'm not sure if I'll miss them, since I never really used them, but I wonder if this change will discourage people from lingering in front of the castle I hope that they don't add any sort of rail on top of the stone walls. The other places where they've done this (like the Golden Horseshoe balcony and Paradise Pier bridge) look pretty terrible, and there's almost no way to make it make sense thematically. I suspect we'll get some sort of metal swirls added on top, to discourage people from sitting or standing on the ledge, even if they're just a couple inches tall. I'm glad that Disney is safe, but this really seems like it's going too far
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I wonder how many people would notice (or care) this if there wasn't an online community consisting of multiple fan stes documenting every tiny change at the park each week?
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I remember when Miceage first reported on the new drawbridge they described it as "looking great" and then all hell broke loose in the Disney community, and now they are saying things like about how unfortunate it is that they added the wooden railings, etc. So annoying. If there is one way to get me to not care about something, make a big deal out of it like it's the end of the world. Then I'll go along with anything Disney does.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: The railings they have planned are what worries me. If they're so concerned about people falling into the moat it would be more appropriate to simply build up the existing wall instead of adding another ugly railing. Some people don't care, of course, but for those of us who do we have every right to care and shouldn't have to be ashamed for voicing our concerns. The castle is very dear to some of us and there are those who take notice whenever a negative change is made. ORWEN: For me the castle was ruined when they didn't take down those other ugly railings from the upper balconies. They just look terrible.
Originally Posted By believe Without the seats, it kindof encourages people to sit on the wall, since it is nice, wide, and flat.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: For now that's true. That's why rumor has it that railings will be added to discourage sitting on top the walls.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt It doesn't have to be a railing to discourage people from sitting.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Just a thought: I wonder if they could get ivy to grow and those walls, and what that would look like. And if that would even discourage people. At any rate, there's still no reason they couldn't restore the shields to the drawbridge portion.
Originally Posted By Kidz-n-k9s From the link CC sent: "Some locations are just no longer accessible to guests, the treehouse on Tom Sawyer Island is the most recent example." I had no idea. My kids loved this treehouse, and I could sit on the bench and let him run up and down. I'm rather sad about it being closed off. Are there still seats in the larger area off to the side (not sure what to call it) that leads up to the castle? We take a photo on those seats each year to gauge how big the kids are getting.
