Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>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.<< As much as I think a lot of this stuff is rather silly, I've always thought that the treehouse was just a deathtrap waiting to happen. The staircase was very narrow (12-18" in places; 36" clear width required by code) and the guardrail only came to mid-thigh on me (probably around 28"; 40" required by code). And since it was so narrow, you really needed the rail for support, so it always left me feeling a little uneasy up there (unlike the castle walkway, where you're nowhere near the walls so it really doesn't matter how tall they are). That said, I think that most of this would be a fairly easy fix to bring up to modern standards. Yes, it would lose a lot of the charm of the structure that appeared to be built by kids, but I think it's better than having it completely closed off. Then again, there may be some ADA implications with a large overhaul, since it's obviously not wheelchair compliant in any form >>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<< Yes, the benches in the front (surrounding the compass in the pavement, with the bushes behind them) are still there. Presumably they're far enough from the water's edge that people wouldn't fall in, and the large hedges would keep anybody from falling in that direction any way. It's just the semi-circle benches surrounding the banner posts on the bridge itself that have been removed
Originally Posted By doombuggy love the extreme close up of the alcove. Reminds me of how some sites would go looking for burned out bulbs then posting pics on line. lol CC you should make a bouquet of black berry vines and lay them in a alcove for the tragic and devastating lose of the seats. OH and take a close up pic then run back to post.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I plan on dressing all on black my entire trip. I'm also wishing I had had the foresight to have a Bob Iger t-shirt made up. Maybe he'd be in the park, see my shirt, insist on meeting me, fall for my insane amount of charm, leave his model wife, and give me the Disney life I deserve.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Constance, have you told your husband about this plan? How does he feel about it? Maybe you better let him have Willow as a consolation prize. She'd be available after you steal Bob from her, and that way the two of them wouldn't be so lonely...
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Oh my god, I totally forgot about my husband there for a minute!
Originally Posted By monorailblue Railings are most definitely coming. MA has photos of the holes already drilled / prepped for railing installation. Is it good news to assume it couldn't possibly look worse than the Golden Horseshoe railing extensions?
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Don't assume that. Also, you only see the GH railings if you go in there, and pretty much only if you go upstairs. The castle is "out there" all the time. I only hope they find a way to make it look okay and not ridiculous. We'll see.
Originally Posted By monorailblue The company has already done a quite different treatment for the same castle at HKDL: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/02/21/36/02/disneyland-park.jpg">http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.c...park.jpg</a> I'd rather see the whole thing rebuilt this way, I think. Less chance of it looking slapdashedly done.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros If they could find a way to do something like this (yet still maintain the fantasy-esque style of the existing stone wall), I think it could work quite well to keep the medieval style and discourage people from sitting/standing on the ledge. These sorts of walls were typical in Ireland and England, and it could work as a logical addition on top of the existing wall <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://woodenhenkblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/dr-stone-wall-2.jpg">http://woodenhenkblog.files.wo...ll-2.jpg</a> That said, from the markings I've seen in photos, it looks like the additions will be a metal rail, similar to what they've already installed elsewhere in DLR. I don't think it will look especially great, but it will be effective from a safety standpoint
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Also, great catch on the HKDL castle bridge! Despite having seen it in person a couple times, I didn't even notice how different it was. Personally, I prefer the more old-fashioned stone wall, but that version isn't half bad either
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: The Sleeping Beauty Castle drawbridge in Hong Kong Disneyland already has higher walls that were built from the start, as monorailblue pointed out. It would be wonderful if the Anaheim version was exactly like that. ORWEN: I also like the color scheme for HKDL's castle much better than Anaheim's. I mean, that was the same color scheme Sleeping Beauty's castle used to have in Anaheim before the 50th anniversary came along. ORGOCH: Got plans ta move ta Hong Kong?
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: By the way, Ferret, duckling, you've changed your appearance quite a bit from the picture you posted of yourself in that photo by that stone wall. ORWEN: Yeah, didn't you used to have more hair? And didn't you used to be blond? ORGOCH: Ya dumb clucks! That's not Ferret!! Ferrets is low ta the ground with four legs!!!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Nope, that's not me. Just a random photo I found online that showed the type of wall I was thinking of And I haven't been blond since I was about 5 years old. Have you witches been digging up old photos from my childhood again?
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: We conjured up a photo of you as a young boy driving an autopia car from years ago, duckling. I don't know what we did with it though. This is such a small cottage with such a big mess inside...
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: So somebody on Mice Chat just put up some pictures of the new, black railings that were recently installed on top the low walls to the castle bridge. They don't do much to give off that medieval feel the castle used to have. And they have some not so hidden Mickey's in them. But maybe all those lawyers will sleep better at night, knowing those things are installed. One thing's for sure, Aurora won't sleep any better. She told me she HATES those unnecessary additions to her home!
Originally Posted By monorailblue <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://micechat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=38909&d=1412102071">http://micechat.com/forums/att...12102071</a> I think that's pretty hideous.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt It stands out in a bad way because of the color. I have to believe that it'll be painted gold or something.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Although the design of the railing isn't ugly by any means, nothing about it says "medieval fantasy castle" to me. It's just a standard iron railing that could be on any number of fences in any number of locations And I agree that the colors are particularly bad. The fresh black railing against the sun-faded pastels of the castle make it stand out even more. I think that some gold accents could potentially help it blend in, but there's only so much it could do
