For some kind of reason they felt an information board was needed at the entrance of Discoveryland, in front of Constellations.
Hmm strange, maybe each land will get one, no real did for an information board in each land but you never know.
Isn't that the old WDS board? Strange.. I don't think it is needed
Well i kinda like it, or better said, the idea of de-central placing of the information.
Why walk all the way back to mainstreet for the information, when you are in Discoveryland???
If you're already in Discoveryland, you can go to the rides where all queue lines are mentioned outside.
Hmmm....didn't think about that..... :?
But still, i don't think it's a bad thing informing people somewhat extra....
That's an interesting decision, I wonder if they are planning to put one in all of the other lands too :-k
Somehow it reminds me of the previous sign in studios aswell ;)
Well..Anyway, I don't really see a reason to complain...I don't feel it's needed aswell but it could aswell be used rather then collecting dust somewhere backstage.
Quote from: "MadHatter"Well..Anyway, I don't really see a reason to complain...I don't feel it's needed aswell but it could aswell be used rather then collecting dust somewhere backstage.
I don't agree with you on that one. If we would spread all items laying backstage through the parks, it would be become a complete mess. This board is unnecessary and doesn't fit into the Discoveryland theme.
I don't think this board is needed, but it really isn't anything to complain about. It's just a board, it doesn't dramatically change a visitors experience.
Quote from: "Remco K."Quote from: "MadHatter"Well..Anyway, I don't really see a reason to complain...I don't feel it's needed aswell but it could aswell be used rather then collecting dust somewhere backstage.
I don't agree with you on that one. If we would spread all items laying backstage through the parks, it would be become a complete mess. This board is unnecessary and doesn't fit into the Discoveryland theme.
Exactly my point. Why didn't they locate this board at the entrance of Disney Village? That way they could list all restaurants and bars together with opening times and a plan of Disney Village. With a small make over of the tipboard it should fit Disney Village more then Discoveryland at the moment, and it wouldn't be as unnecessary. Just my two cents.
Or what about a board with queue times for WDS? A bit controversial but it would certainly bring in much needed visitors to WDS on crowded days at DLP.
Quote from: "raptor1982"Or what about a board with queue times for WDS? A bit controversial but it would certainly bring in much needed visitors to WDS on crowded days at DLP.
Nice thought. Since both of DLRP's main boards are electronic, it wouldn't be too hard to put some LCD screens in the main resort information board to list queue times at the top attractions of both parks. It'd be a good way to know which park to visit first each morning.
I like the fact that they've used the classic 'D' Discoveryland logo, a lot of the time it feels like they've forgotten what that land is meant to be about. Unfortunately everything else about the style of it is wrong. It's a useful board, since the main one only lists 3 attractions from each land, but it might be better a bit further into the land, nearer Orbitron.
They should set up a mobile internet page listing the latest times from the electronic tips boards...
I am just glad it tells you if Pizza Planet is open or NOT. We have tried to visit about 7 times during our stays and everytime we got it is CLOSED. So dissappointing, so it will save us walking all the way around Discoveryland to then discover it is CLOSED. I think the board is a great idea, and please let Pizza Planet be open when we visit again [-o< my kids want to go to the indoor play area which would be very handy, especially with wet weather.
Quote from: "pjulie75"and please let Pizza Planet be open when we visit again [-o< my kids want to go to the indoor play area which would be very handy, especially with wet weather.
Aside from the indoor play area, don't get too excited...!
The play area has been fenced off. Don't think it will re-open.
Quote from: "raptor1982"The play area has been fenced off. Don't think it will re-open.
Really, for how long? Why would they close it? :?
Quote from: "raptor1982"The play area has been fenced off. Don't think it will re-open.
Hello, are there any news about the play area in Pizza Planet?
Cheers
Markus
I have seen pictures of the new Discoveryland Information Board and it looks really great. I hope that they will install these boards in every land.
Link:
"Nouveau panneau d'info a Discoveryland"
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:shock: Wow, really didn't see something like this coming. It looks fantastic! I especially love how it is so Discoveryland, not just futuristic or spacey, but what you'd expect to see back in 1992. Well done Disney, for a truely brilliant addition =D>
BTW, for those of you who can't find the pictures, the links are below :wink:
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I just don't get what they're trying to do to Discoveryland. The new Autopia logo suggests they're trying to turn it into a more "Tomorrowland" sort of area, but this suggests they still want the original theme. In my opinion Discoveryland is a bit of a mess at the moment. :?
The board looks really good though!
nice bored and such a good idea
That board looks amazing, I can't believe they went to such a length for what is an information board, didn't even realise it was needed, evidently it was. Also about generalized tomorowland, I thought that already came with buzz and mission2, so to be honest, I don't mind what they do to discoveryland as long as it looks good :D .
HOLY COW!!!! THAT'S AMAZING!!!!!!!!! I'm literally gobsmacked they made something like that. :shock:
EDL-I immediately deserve far, far more credit than they get. That board is BEAUTIFUL.
And how clever, they've used the same attraction numbers as the park map. And Paris gets a third LCD-screen information board, before the other parks even get one!
Edit: Next an LCD tips board outside the park gates, in place of that useless one next to the flags, please. :wink:
Wow, spectacular! This kind of projects show that at least a few of them still get it. The style of the board is perfect... the design, the colours, the fonts etc. Very Discoverylandish! (Okay, just one note, why is the Discoveryland Information sign on top of the structure that large?! That could have been a bit smaller, but well...) :P
By the way, the loaction makes me think aswell, why didn't they place it near Hyperion, Orbitron, Space Mountain fastpass machines etc? Now this tipboard is in a very short walking distance from the Main Street information board, and when you're near Star Tours, it would be a lot easier if the board was at the center of the area. If I were them, I would relocate it.
Quote from: "Maarten"(Okay, just one note, why is the Discoveryland Information sign on top of the structure that large?! That could have been a bit smaller, but well...) :P
They messed up the measurements? :P Yeah, it's quite bold isn't it?
Quote from: "Maarten"By the way, the loaction makes me think aswell, why didn't they place it near Hyperion, Orbitron, Space Mountain fastpass machines etc? Now this tipboard is in a very short walking distance from the Main Street information board, and when you're near Star Tours, it would be a lot easier if the board was at the center of the area. If I were them, I would relocate it.
True, and though it's hard to see, it looks like it's facing into the land, at the back of one of the rocks. That means as you're walking in, you'll probably walk right past it?
The location might make sense though -- the main tips board only has space for 3 attractions from each land. Looking at this, it'll show ALL of them, so it'll be a good guide to see where you should head first when you enter the land.
I guess Frontierland and Adventureland don't have enough queueing attractions to need one?
Quote from: "RnRCj"I just don't get what they're trying to do to Discoveryland. The new Autopia logo suggests they're trying to turn it into a more "Tomorrowland" sort of area, but this suggests they still want the original theme. In my opinion Discoveryland is a bit of a mess at the moment. :?
The board looks really good though!
You've hit the nail on the head. I was thinking the exact same thing. Are people not communicating backstage? On one hand, there's the new Pizza Hut Autopia sign, on the other there's this wonderful thing.
What I'm wondering though, as Anthony said, why does Discoveryland need an information board? And if it does, do the other lands not need one? Very mysterious.
Quote from: "Anthony"I guess Frontierland and Adventureland don't have enough queueing attractions to need one?
hmm, Thats a good point, i don't see adventureland ever having one for indy and pirates :P but frontierland it might work as there is a fare few they may need to display info about (E.g the ones down the bottom end by the train station)
After seeing this new logo of autopia that information board gives me some hope!
It´s really amazing! Can´t believe that the do such a wonderful thing on the one hand and change the autopia logo in this ugly way on the other hand. Haven´t they a general discoveryland imagineer anymore or something like this? SOMEBODY who could say: "This is Discoveryland, this not"
Please DLRP take the advice of the guy who has designed this board.
Generally I like the idea of diffrent boards at every land. It would be nice to know where you can have a short queuing-time at serval corners of the park.
Quote from: "Riebi"Generally I like the idea of diffrent boards at every land. It would be nice to know where you can have a short queuing-time at serval corners of the park.
Now that's a good point. Although I like the way this board makes Discoveryland feel a bit more important and self-contained (for too long now DLRP have been focusing on individual attraction identities in their communication and not on the lands), would it not also make sense to have a board within, say, Frontierland, that also has queue times for attractions elsewhere in the park?
It could be a board like this cycling through each land every 10 seconds, or maybe something like those touch-screen floorplans you get in shopping centres, except with a map of the park and live updated times for all the attractions.
Or just put the times on a mobile internet site, like we keep saying.
Quote from: "Anthony"It could be a board like this cycling through each land every 10 seconds, or maybe something like those touch-screen floorplans you get in shopping centres, except with a map of the park and live updated times for all the attractions.
They have these at Alton Towers, the boards which go through the wait times of the rides and changes probably every 10 seconds. Ovibously its not themes but DLRP could make an amazing board liek this for around the parks :)
And I think you could easily integrate a "cycling row" in everyboard (also in the new Discoveryland board).
So you could see all attraction of the land directly on the board and the other main attraction beside at one board together. :mrgreen:
Sounds a bit confusing hope you know what I mean :lol:
Quote from: "Riebi"And I think you could easily integrate a "cycling row" in everyboard (also in the new Discoveryland board).
So you could see all attraction of the land directly on the board and the other main attraction beside at one board together. :mrgreen:
Sounds a bit confusing hope you know what I mean :lol:
I think I know what you mean.. just have an extra LCD near the side or bottom with like an "And elsewhere in Disneyland Park...." label, displaying both the attraction names and wait times for elsewhere, one land at a time.
Although with this Discoveryland board being where it is, we could just walk over to the main tips board. :lol:
Yup! That´s it :mrgreen:
The information board was still fenced off today and yesterday.
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