Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: I agree with that, too. This topic wasn't created for that purpose. I wanted to point out there were some changes to the drawbridge and mention that I didn't like them. I did not expect anyone to imply that there was something wrong with me--or anyone else--for having that opinion.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 And there's nothing wrong with people who have the opposite opinion, either. Or with people who fall somewhere in the middle, like me (i.e. I prefer the old way, but think if you have to add a railing, there are worse ways you could have done so.)
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Meanwhile, the new Medical Building (First Aid station) on Main Street has turned out nicely. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://micechat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/IMG_01421-610x381.jpg">http://micechat.com/wp-content...x381.jpg</a> Here's what it looked like before: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.theworldisabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/First-aid.jpg">http://www.theworldisabook.com...-aid.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By utahjosh Noooooooooooooooooo!! They took my beloved and historic first aid building and made it look like DCA 2.0! I can't believe Disneyland continues to ruin what was once a beloved park.
Originally Posted By smd4 While the new first aid building is a great improvement, it still looks like major shortcuts were taken in design, detail and window treatment.
Originally Posted By utahjosh Care to detail what shortcuts were made? It looks fantastic to me. Really compliments the area. For a building rarely noticed, I think they went above and beyond what was needed.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "For a building rarely noticed, I think they went above and beyond what was needed." I agree Josh, but then again, I'm a certified Disney Apologist, so my opinion means nothing.
Originally Posted By tashajilek I'm so outraged that I will march down to guest services on Tuesday and file a complaint! Walt would be rolling in his grave over this!
Originally Posted By PeterPan1313 >>>I'm so outraged that I will march down to guest services on Tuesday and file a complaint! Walt would be rolling in his grave over this!<<< I'm sure somebody will complain too when they demo the hallway going to the lockers building and take out the drinking fountain there . . .
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt If this is what DL's new first aid building looks like just imagine how incredibly fabulous the one in Tokyo must be! <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4kQv0HaOQbA/U4AUyQGzjgI/AAAAAAAADMM/QAKA5bCC0W8/s1600/IMG_3347.JPG">http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4kQv...3347.JPG</a> No, wait... it's hideous.
Originally Posted By oc_dean After looking at a before and after pic of the changes to the draw bridge ... I have to say .... This park we all love is built on "illusion". And where there was an illusion of a draw bridge .. the new fence does mess it up. And as for the black on gold railing ... does anyone care the fact ... medieval castles didn't have futuristic 19th Century looking rout iron fences around them? Not happy with this change. Then again ... I'm not happy with a lot of changes and degrades that have been happening over a period of years. * Loss of Cascade peek. * Loss of the train that sat near it (at least it's in a safe place now) * Loss of entry into Tom Sawyer Island fort. * Off limits to the tree house on Tom Sawyer Island. * Loss of Court of Angels * The ridiculous looking double railings in Golden Horseshoe * railings on Casey Jr. train trestle bridge over Story Book. * Loss of the more period correct Market Place on Main Street. * Loss of specialty collector type merchandise .. like the book shop .... all being further condensed into smaller locations. * How about Tomorrowland?!! The list goes on .. and on. (IT ALL ADDS UP!) Some can make excuses .. say stuff like "who really cares, only the Disney geeks care" ... which really infuriates. Some people around here love making excuses, live in a state of mind where Compromise is "the new" normal .. and live in a world where things decline by degrees .. and do nothing. Go right on ahead ... live in your mediocre world, that continues to chip away at the corners! I on the other hand try to make a difference writing letters, in hopes slight direction change occurs ... so that this park we love so much maintains some of it's ideals, details, and "illusion" .. that keeps it the park we still manage to love for us and for future generations - who might care!
Originally Posted By oc_dean I'm so fired up ... I messed up a sentence: "... which really infuriates me!" And on that note .... if some of you are so keen to say "we must be weird if we care about these details" ... what do I have to say? What are you doing on this discussion board .. day after day, then?
Originally Posted By oc_dean I didn't know I was suppose to bring up the good and bad in one post. My post is specifically about what is wrong. Since you brought up the subject .... why don't you be the good little LP poster .. and tell us what those fabulous upgrades are, that I should take note to?
Originally Posted By oc_dean That's surprisingly came out nice. And I also think the same with Jolly Holiday Bakery. (Though, they can't make a proper cappuccino if their lives depended on it!) It's like a hit and miss with some of these projects. I thought the castle walk-through dioramas came out great ... was that 2008? Different design teams ... different creative leads ... with different outcomes. Seems for every 3 projects ... 1 comes out good .. the other 2 .. very questionable. Remember the changes to the water's edge (landscaping around the stream below) around Frontierland's entrance? That was around 2010 I think. They screwed that up. But they went back, and fixed it. A couple months later. Following BTMRR's big rehab... On trips in May and June this year .... the bats to the left (first entering) were hanging in "frozen stasis!" And the big new change to the Earthquake lift ... effects didn't work properly. It's like - Are you kidding me? You just came back up after over a year ... barely a month into reopening ... some of the effects are busted or never reconditioned in the first place can't work?? A 'mickey mouse' operation!
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance The Princess Fantasy Faire area/theater is really nicely done. It's a great little area. Much improved over the previous princess area.
Originally Posted By oc_dean It's nicely done, though the hub was always an extension of Main Street ... so it's a matter of getting to know the new boundaries that are set between Fantasyland and Main Street USA.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "I didn't know I was suppose to bring up the good and bad in one post." If you're adding things up, it probably should include things from the other side of the ledger. First Aid Jolly Holiday Princess Fantasy Faire Matterhorn paint job Mickey's Magical Map is better than a meet n greet Star Tours 2 The stretch room in Haunted Mansion Holiday In recent years they've improved the lighting effects in Fantasmic The food has been getting better Soundsational is a big step up from its predecessor Big Thunder Mountain Alice in Woderland Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy (IT ALL ADDS UP!) "what do I have to say? What are you doing on this discussion board .. day after day, then?" I'm a fan of Disney. But not so much that I have to unbunch my panties whenever there's a change. It helps to have a tiny bit of perspective.
