29yrswithaGApass Posted February 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 Here in Florida ... we have something special we never enjoyed at Disneyland — the blessing of size. There's enough land here to hold all the ideas and plans we can possibly imagine. - Walt Disney, 1966. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 That one of the neat things about Disneyland, it is smaller than WDW's MK yet it has alot more rides, some of them better versions too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertDavid Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 The scenery and characters were made out of plywood and metal, not cardboard. But then again, it's really hard not to think that they were made out of cardboard. I know they weren't really cardboard, it was just a figure of speach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertDavid Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 That one of the neat things about Disneyland, it is smaller than WDW's MK yet it has alot more rides, some of them better versions too. Disneyland has to be better because it is not the tourist destination that Walt Disney World is. It has to offer more to get the people to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Disneyland has to be better because it is not the tourist destination that Walt Disney World is. It has to offer more to get the people to come. That and DL was just one park for many years so they had to cram alot of stuff into it. While WDW has had more than one park for many years so they have stuff spread out though the different WDW parks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThemeParkRider Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Only hard-core Disney entusiasts cared about the ride, because of sentimentality. Even they knew the ride was not good. Well, exxcuse me? I go to Disney once, sometimes twice a year. NOt to brag, I've been to Disneyland. Mr. Toad is a perfectly fine ride, you just have to look beyond the materials its made with. Think of the final scene in the underworld, where there's all that steam that fogs up people's glasses. I don't think that's too bad, and clearly, steam isn't made from cardboard. All I'm saying is that the ride is good, and it deserves more credit than it has. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up_Up_and_Away Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Okay folks -- back to the Fantasyland expansion/renovation, which will not be including the long-gone Mr. Toad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThemeParkRider Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Sorry, anyway, I'm really excited about this. There is so many places Disney can take this. Google earth reveals that they have plenty of room for it too! So clearing land won't be too dificult or long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted February 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 There are some really cool photos of the area (in models and renderings) in the latest issue of the D23 club magazine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up_Up_and_Away Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 There are some really cool photos of the area (in models and renderings) in the latest issue of the D23 club magazine. Ooh... is there any chance they could find their way onto your scanner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnerleroy Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 This is an idea thats kinda sortof related to the topic so I'll give it a shot-The submarines were extremely popular, eventhough many people had no idea what the hell they were based off of(Disney's 20k Leagues under the sea). No doubt, if they were still around today, people wouldn't give a care if they knew the story, but they would still be EXTREMELY popular. Obviously, Disney has had this idea for a new fantasyland for some time now, and the submarine lagoon was demolioshed 2 years ago. I would have much rather NOT got this new fantasyland but in 1994, instead of getting rid of the submarines, just gave them a total upgrade to make them into a Little Mermaid themed ride. Even though teenage boys hate the little mermaid, surely the ride would be popular with all age demographics do to it's underwater adventure. With the addition of the new ride, we wouldn't need a new fantasyland and the theme would fit perfectly and we would still have that perfect E-ticket family ride we all loved as chidren. It would have been extremely simple-have the beginning of the ride be Ariel with Scuttle and "part of your world", then go into "under the sea", have a confrontation scene with triton as you enter the cave, then "poor unfortunate Souls" and then at the end, Arile getting her voice back. Very possible, not that expensive and the public would be well pleased. What more do you need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 The maintenance on the subs was too costly, and the limited capacity and lack of handicapped accessibility caused too many problems. If I'm not mistaken they were also having problems with the lagoon leaking. It was a fun and unique ride, but its time had passed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnerleroy Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 The maintenance on the subs was too costly, and the limited capacity and lack of handicapped accessibility caused too many problems. If I'm not mistaken they were also having problems with the lagoon leaking. It was a fun and unique ride, but its time had passed. I know that but in this refurbishment these problems could have been fixed- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 Unfortunately the capacity and accessibility issues couldn't be fixed even with refurbishment. The Nemo ride in DL still has those problems even after a multi-million dollar refurbishment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnerleroy Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 sorry to be off topic, but is DL's subs the same ones from thier old ride? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 (edited) DL has solved the handicapped accessibility problem by building a sub simulator room in the station. DL's MK also has alot more rides than WDW's MK to spread the crowds out thiner, also DL is not as crowded as WDW. Edited November 10, 2013 by The Master Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up_Up_and_Away Posted February 26, 2010 Report Share Posted February 26, 2010 (Brian, I still need to scan the artwork from WDW's new Fantasyland!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29yrswithaGApass Posted February 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 WDW Photos from Disney's Twenty-three magazine: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up_Up_and_Away Posted February 28, 2010 Report Share Posted February 28, 2010 WOW. Thanks, Harry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarioSonic94 Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 (edited) WDW Photos from Disney's Twenty-three magazine: Fantasyland? More like Princess and Flying Pachyderm Land. Looks like they're hell bent on catering to demographics OTHER than boys and people over the age of 10. Which can be a good thing, only Disney's over doing it a little. I can really see more teenage/young adults sterotyping the Disney Parks (particulary the Magic Kingdom). Edited March 1, 2010 by MarioSonic94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 (edited) Unfortunately it has the reputation of being a park just for kids at least in the view of some people. I remember on my class trip people were complaining we were spending so much time at the Magic Kingdom because it was for kids. We only spent 7 hours there, hardly a lot of time especially before spending 8 hours at AK the day before (and that was before Everest and Primevial Whirl). It's my favorite park, not just at WDW but of all the parks I have been to. At least the 2 Dumbo's well help lines a lot, amazing how long the line gets for it now. I know it is low capacity but it still shocking during peak season to see people waiting 60 minutes for it when Aladdin is basically the same ride and is under 20 minutes most of the time (on my last trip Dumbo was 20 and Aladdin was a walk on but that was a slow time). Edited March 1, 2010 by Yoshi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 It still does not look like it is going to be as good as Disneyland's Fantasyland since DL' s will still have more rides. Disneyland does have a princess meet and greet set up in old show threater near toontown so it looks like WDW is copying that with a fancier setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Up_Up_and_Away Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 Fantasyland? More like Princess and Flying Pachyderm Land. Looks like they're hell bent on catering to demographics OTHER than boys and people over the age of 10. Which can be a good thing, only Disney's over doing it a little. I can really see more teenage/young adults sterotyping the Disney Parks (particulary the Magic Kingdom). If one had to pick a target gender for Tomorrowland, Adventureland and Frontierland, I believe the boys would have them. Liberty Square and Main Street are pretty neutral. Let the girls have Fantasyland... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarioSonic94 Posted March 15, 2010 Report Share Posted March 15, 2010 Let the girls have Fantasyland... What if a girl in a family happened to be a tomboy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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