Originally Posted By DlandDug Apparently off topic, but there are two others I would cite for "fixing" DCA. Mary Niven, the VP of California Adventure, worked very closely with all the aforementioned parties. She shepherded a lot of this through the hallowed corporate halls, all the while cheerleading for anything that would "plus" the project. She also did a pretty nifty job of keeping the Disneyland Resort cast informed and enthused through the five year process. And I would also say that John Lasseter's strong personal interest in all aspects of this (not JUST Cars Land) was a contributing factor as well.
Originally Posted By Manfried Cars Land is like "WOW." After reading all the posts and wondering if everyone was drooling because they were nuts or because it is true. But it is "WOW." I really liked Buena Vista Street too, but why are all the doors closed?
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <I really liked Buena Vista Street too, but why are all the doors closed?> I read it has to do with new energy regulations. In a sense it's more realistic - a real downtown would have mostly closed doors on its stores, even when open for business - but in a theme park we're used to them being open. I wonder if they'll ever put big "we're open" signs on the doors, and then turn them over to "sorry, we're closed" at night.
Originally Posted By phruby So we should never forget, Micrsoft hasn't update their satelite picture of DCA for about four years now. <a href="http://tinyurl.com/73d7pqg" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/73d7pqg</a>
Originally Posted By crapshoot <<Micrsoft hasn't update their satelite picture of DCA for about four years now.>> Google Earth's most recent flyover was last September. CarsLand is well under construction.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb It's kind of cool to look at the old parking lot footprint and see where Carsland is now, especially now I've been there and can picture the current layout in my head.
Originally Posted By TP2000 Fabulous find phruby! Thanks for sharing. I can see Golden Dreams! How much longer to the next show, I wonder?
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I wonder if Season of The Vine will ever return. It was a nice little show.
Originally Posted By crapshoot <<I wonder if Season of The Vine will ever return. It was a nice little show.>> It will. <a href="http://lasseterfamilywinery.com/story.html" target="_blank">http://lasseterfamilywinery.co...ory.html</a>
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I didn't know that Lasseter had a winery. Other wineries with a Disney connection include: Silverado Winery - founded by Ron Miller and Diane Disney Miller <a href="http://www.silveradovineyards.com/" target="_blank">http://www.silveradovineyards.com/</a> MacMurray Ranch - founded by actor Fred MacMurray <a href="http://www.macmurrayranch.com/" target="_blank">http://www.macmurrayranch.com/</a> Fess Parker Winery - founded by actor Fess Parker <a href="http://www.fessparker.com/" target="_blank">http://www.fessparker.com/</a>
Originally Posted By crapshoot <<I didn't know that Lasseter had a winery.>> Winery and 36" Narrow Gauge railroad.
Originally Posted By TP2000 Maybe Mr. Lasseter can also build a 250 seat theater where a 25 minute long politically correct history movie can play to a half dozen people at a time, with half of them bailing out the side doors 10 minutes in once the Chinese kid is killed building the railroad? Or maybe they learned their lesson on those types of "attractions" the first time?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros They've showed Seasons of the Vine in WDW at Epcot's International Food and Wine Festival for the last few years. They used the old Making of Me theater in the Wonders of Life pavilion, which has been used for the F&W and Flower and Garden Festivals in recent years. Given that DCA had a food and wine festival of its own (which was cancelled in recent years due to the construction), there's a chance Seasons could come back to DCA. I'm not sure if the festival will actually return, since it seemed like it was a way to get guests into the park during an off-peak season, but with the recent investments in the park they may not want to spend anything on the festival. The other option is that it could return to the Blue Sky Cellar space. Now that all of the construction is done, there's really nothing left to show off in there. The current exhibit for Carsland could probably run through next summer, but anything longer than that is a bit of a stretch. From what we've heard, there's not much in development for DLR right now, so there wouldn't be anything to show off to guests in there for a long time.
Originally Posted By fzzybddy Funny with all the kudos for the new and improved DCA, there is no mention whatsoever of this T Party fiasco. Is it that bad?
Originally Posted By DlandDug Mad T Party is very popular. No "fiasco" involved at all. Just some people who are upset that ElecTRONica ended. And then there are those who were upset when ElecTRONica replaced Glow Fest. And so it goes...
