Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt And you think this railing is a contributor? While I agree that subtle changes over the years have diminished the park's charm, I'm having a hard time understanding why some people are having such a negative reaction to this one.
Originally Posted By tashajilek I can bet money that if the castle originally had the railings and they were removed we would have the same reaction. People would be outraged the 60 year old railings were ripped out and that the castle has lost its charm.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros For me, these sorts of things definitely detract from the experience and put me back into the "real world". I do a lot of design work and I'm very familiar with the current regulations for ADA, fall protection, etc. and those sorts of changes rarely blend in for me. My first time seeing the rails at the Golden Horseshoe they instantly made sense to me, due to the requirements for a 36" handrail and a 42" guardrail, which is was I first noticed, not that they looked ridiculous. With California's cornucopia of regulations, these sorts of minor changes really add up and make a big difference for me. It's one of the smaller reasons that I prefer vacationing at WDW, since I'm not constantly reminded of my daily work at every turn in the parks. Yes, they have their own regulations (including ADA) to comply with, but it seems like they're generally less strict in Florida and the extra space allows them to make the alterations more thoughtfully
Originally Posted By Daannzzz I don't mind the railings. They are nice enough looking. I used to be opposed to change at Disneyland but I am fairly open to it now. I wouldn't mind them tearing the castle down and building a bigger one!
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I can bet money that if the castle originally had the railings and they were removed we would have the same reaction. People would be outraged the 60 year old railings were ripped out and that the castle has lost its charm." +1
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: Princess Aurora just told me that if the castle had originally come with those railings, she never would have moved into the place to begin with. That just says it all!!!
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: Well, I didn't say I spent the whole DAY with her. We just spoke briefly in passing.
Originally Posted By berol *pokes my head behind the curtain* (If I spent the whole day with her, it'd be impossible cuz I'd have seen Orwen.) /unpoke
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: That's right. So you didn't really spend the whole day with Aurora. You may have just spent most of the day with her. But you weren't with her when she first got out of bed-- ORDDU: --Indeed not! Prince Phillip was with her at that point. ORWEN: But I had to be the one who knocked on their bedroom door to remind Aurora she was supposed to spend most of her day with somebody else. It must have been berol. Anyway, that's when she made that comment about the castle bridge railings... ORGOCH: Nice save!
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I saw the railings for the first time in person the other night and didn't even realize they were there at first. when I finally realized they had put on the railings and tried to explain the significance to my husband, he just rolled his eyes. Lol
Originally Posted By phruby Disneyland needs to build an e-ticket ride so all the Disney mental cases can obsess over that for a few years. The railing are fine. Space Mountain's third ring is fine. NOS is fine except for the off center window. Get over it!
Originally Posted By smd4 Simply having the ability to recognize quality (or lack thereof), and recognizing when something looks like crap, and then stating that openly, is not obsessing, I assure you.
Originally Posted By tashajilek The only recent change that I find sucks was the loss of Court of Angels, but oh well.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>And the Matterhorn was repainted, so I'm happy.<< And it's finally the same color as the real mountain! I was never sure why it was sandstone pink when the Alps are grey granite. It definitely looks different than it used to, but it's a good thing in this scenario!
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: You're right, smd4, duckling. There's nothing wrong in pointing out when something is tacky at the parks. The people who criticize others for noticing are the one's who really need to get over something--mainly themselves.
