Toon Studio[/size]
The enhanced and expanded Animation Courtyard.
Due to be completed June 2007.
This is the official topic for Toon Studio at Walt Disney Studios Park. A massive "place-making" project is currently underway to enhance Animation Courtyard with new themeing, photo locations, greenery, paving, and more to create a full-on "Disney" feel and integrate the existing land better with the new atractions. The project also includes the expansion of the land into the large empty space next to the ImagiNations Costuming building.
This area will feature two brand new exclusive attractions, which both now have their own discussion topics:
Crush's Coaster (http://https://forum.dlpguide.com/viewtopic.php?t=890)
Cars Race Rally (http://https://forum.dlpguide.com/viewtopic.php?t=889)
This main topic is therefore now for general Toon Studio stuff, and discussion about the enhancements made to the current Animation Courtyard area.
In June 2007 when the area is completed, the entire zone will be renamed Toon Studio.
Toon Studio impressions at Photos Magiques (https://www.photosmagiques.com/gallery/walt_disney_studios/toon_studio/toon_studio_impressions.php)
As the area is right now:
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Concept Art
So far two full pieces of Toon Studios concept art have been leaked, plus one photo of a display of concept art/models for the land...
Concept Art #1
Released: 21st January 2005
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This is the first Toon Studios concept art released, and immediately brought great disappointment to most fans, with it's bland layout, boring design and lack of excitement/magic. It became clear after some time (and upon seeing the following concept arts) though, that this was mainly an early layout design for the land and not a true indication of what it might actually be.
The concept art did give us a good idea of what kind of attractions to expect though, with a Finding Nemo dark ride, A Bug's Life dodgems, Flying Carpets integrated into the area and lots of character meeting locations.
Concept Art Photo
Released: 5th February 2005
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This is a small photo taken at the Cast Members' New Attractions previews convention on 11th January 2005. The convention displayed a lot of concept art for the new attractions, some of it old, some new and some from other Disney parks with similar attractions to those planned.
This photo shows concept art for some kind of dark ride (perhaps Finding Nemo or even Buzz in DLP?) aswell as concept art for "Flik's Flyers" and more. It's hard to make out, but definately let fans see that there's much more to Toon Studios than the initial disappointing concept art.
Concept Art #2
Released: 11th February 2005
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The third and final concept art released so far is by far the best of the lot, with a more traditional Imagineering concept art style and a clear sense of theme, colour and atmosphere. This concept art was showcased at The Walt Disney Company's AGM (Annual General Meeting).
The concept art shows not only the attractions of Toon Studios but also many enchancements to the existing Animation Courtyard. Paintbrushes, palettes, tubes of paint and more litter to area and colour the floor to bring it to life, with more greenery and trees aswell.
The actual Toon Studios area looks incredibly different to the original concept art, with very realistic themed areas for each attraction, all coexisting within a very small area and merging into each other accordingly. Large trees block most of the land from view in Animation Courtyard, and this design features a much larger showbuilding for the Finding Nemo ride (which also has an outside section here aswell). Also featured is a bumper cars ride themed to Pixar's 2006 film "Cars", set suitably in a grand-canyon-style area with the side of the Art Of Disney building disguised as a drive-in movie theatre. Further into the land are some trailers like the "Studio Catering Co." vans already in the park.
Missing in this concept art is the rumoured Incredibles themed area aswell as proper character meet and greet areas and the rumoured full new restaurant.
It is likely that none of the concept arts currently available represent the land truthfully, so it looks like we will simply have to wait for the official concept art unveiling before we can really judge the area and the impact it will have on Walt Disney Studios Park. It has been rumoured that concept art for all the new attractions will be released in May, but the likelyhood of this is very uncertain.
And that's it, the concept art in full! :D Phew! I need a lie down...
The Attractions
The actual attractions that will appear in Toon Studios are still largely unknown, so here's a list showing the known attractions that could be appearing:
Almost Certain to Appear
- Finding Nemo Dark Ride / Spinning Coaster
A dark ride with spinning coaster elements themed to Finding Nemo. It is likely to quite similar in design to parts of "Mermaid Lagoon" in Tokyo Disney Sea, and is also likely to feature a small section where the track goes outside the showbuilding and runs along the front, twisting as it does so. The exterior of the attraction looks likely to be a large soundstage with a huge 2D front facade as seen the concept art above. The "story" of the attraction will probably be that you are taking part in the filming of the "EAC" scene in the film and riding on one of the turtles in the fast, twisting, turning ocean current.
- Bumper Cars
So far we've seen both A Bug's Life and Cars themed versions of these, but the chosen theme has yet to be confirmed. It is perhaps more likely that Cars will be chosen so that the land is totally up-to-date with the latest films, but the success of "Cars" will also probably be a major factor in the decision - that is, if making a decision on this in summer 2006 isn't too late...
Other Possible Attractions
- Flik's Flyers
- "The Incredibles" attraction
- No more attraction plans have been seen yet, but if you hear about any be sure to post the info here!
Quote- Bumper Cars
So far we've seen both A Bug's Life and Cars themed versions of these, but the chosen theme has yet to be confirmed. It is perhaps more likely that Cars will be chosen so that the land is totally up-to-date with the latest films, but the success of "Cars" will also probably be a major factor in the decision - that is, if making a decision on this in summer 2006 isn't too late
What's your opinion on this one, Baloo... Bugs Life or Cars? :)
as Raptor pointed out yesterday in the Studios park, there are that same constructions with the boxes and lamps behind the gates where the cinema-parade re-enters backstage as those 'on stage' next to the parade route.
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So there will be an expansion that way? why else putting those constructions over there?
Ohh yeah - well spotted! I'd never noticed that before.
I can't think why they'd carry the posts on into the backstage area - maybe so that the parade crews can hear the music aswell? Or so that it doesn't just look like the "themeing" ends at that gate?
Or maybe they just ordered too many posts and had nowhere to put them?
Do they have extra posts outside the gate of the Backlot parade entrance?
And as for Cars vs. A Bug's Life - I might get hated for this one, but I'd choose A Bug's Life anyday. Not because I like the film, but for the simple fact that it'll bring much more colour and greenery to the studios, whereas Cars would just bring even more industrial style things...
I prefer the Cars attraction... They could theme the back of the Canyon as part of the coral reef from the Nemo ride.
And the drive-in setting fits more in to the studios park. :)
Quote from: "raptor1982"I prefer the Cars attraction... They could theme the back of the Canyon as part of the coral reef from the Nemo ride.
Yeah, I think what I really like about that second concept art is how all the themes flow and fit together, even though they're so amazingly different. The grand canyon with under the sea and an Arabian desert?! You'd never think they could put them together, but in that concept art it *really* works. I'd be more than satisfied if that second concept art became reality - so long as they added in the extra stuff to the top which we've heard rumoured (like an Incredibles attraction and a proper restaurant).
Yeah I totally agree... What Incredibles attraction would you like to see?
Hmmm... I was thinking perhaps they could build a small street set for Metroville, and then have a ride themed to the "Omnidroid" there. I suppose it would be a spinning ride, but with the cars moving around and stuff. I don't know what the rides are called, so basically a nicely themed spinning fairground ride. :wink:
Even though it might sicken people that Disney would build rides like these, I'd have to disagree and say that these rides are the stepping stones to bigger and greater things. The park needs to up it's capacity and amount of entertainment time, so simple and cheap but nicely themed rides like this would be perfect.
And if STT will still run close to the ImagiNations costuming building, then they could extend the Metroville set a bit for the STT to run through...
And just to throw in another idea, I've started to like Mary Poppins rather a lot now, so I think it would be great to build a street set of Cherry Tree Lane somewhere (maybe Production Courtyard, near CinéMagique?). It was Walt's crowning glory (or however they always describe it), so it would fit perfectly in "WALT DISNEY Studios". :wink:
QuoteMetroville
I was thinking the same thing. Why not build a ficitional streetset, instead of exhisting ones?? Or a combination. :D
This article was posted on the DLP.info forum, which 'confirms' the Finding Nemo ride and the Cars bumpercars. It also mentions the height of Tower of Terror: 50 meters!!
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there are speakers in backlot backstage (lol funny to say "backlot backstage") too.
Quote from: "raptor1982"This article was posted on the DLP.info forum, which 'confirms' the Finding Nemo ride and the Cars bumpercars. It also mentions the height of Tower of Terror: 50 meters!!
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I'm surprised that it now seems the Cars and Finding Nemo rides will be the only rides in the area. I was hoping for perhaps one extra ride other than those...
The Finding Nemo ride looks to be bigger than your normal fairground-style Disney ride though (ie. bigger than any in A Bug's Land), so I think that will be the main attraction of the land and Cars will be a little bonus. It'll be nice to have a proper area for the Carpets aswell, since they seem very out-of-place in the rather serious Animation Courtyard.
I think all there needs to be for me to absolutely love the idea of Toon Studios are more themed meet n greet areas, a proper shop and a nice big restaurant - preferably near the back of Art of Disney.
I can't believe I missed this article at DLRPmagazine:
Nemo et Cars à l'honneur dans Toon Studios
dlrpmagazine
[10/04/2005]
Lors de tables rondes tenues le mercredi 6 avril à l'inauguration de Space Mountain : Mission 2, des Imaginieurs Disney ont donné des informations aux journalistes présents ce jour-là sur la nouvelle version de Space Mountain, mais aussi sur les futures attractions de Disneyland Resort Paris, dont Toon Studios, qui ouvrira en 2007 dans le Parc Walt Disney Studios.
Toon Studios sera un ensemble d'attractions situé à Animation Courtyard, entre L'Art de l'Animation selon Disney et Les Tapis Volants. Ce sera le lieu où les Personnages Disney travailleront. Les visiteurs les verront en train de préparer deux dessins animés : Le Monde de Nemo et Cars.
Le Monde de Nemo sera une attraction type dark-ride qui n'a pas d'équivalent dans les autres Parcs Disney. Les visiteurs tourneront une des scènes du dessin animé, celle où des tortues glissent à toute vitesse le long du grand courant marin est-australien. Assis sur le dos d'une tortue géante, les visiteurs vivront cette aventure et perceront les secrets du fond marin dans un parcours de cinq minutes environ, sous l'eau, où accélérations et chutes seront au rendez-vous. Pour accroître la sensation de vitesse et faire perdre aux visiteurs le sens de l'orientation, la tortue tournera sur elle-même. Les Imaginieurs promettent que Nemo sera une grande attraction type E-Ticket.
L'autre dessin animé en tournage à Toon Studios sera Cars. A bord de véhicules à l'effigie des Personnages de Cars, les visiteurs suivront une leçon de conduite en plein désert. Tout comme Le Monde de Nemo, cette attraction sera inédite, sans équivalent dans les autres Parcs Disney. Cars est un dessin-animé Disney/Pixar, qui sortira dans les salles françaises en 2006.
En plus de ces deux attractions, plusieurs points photos seront installés à Toon Studios, notamment les caravanes de Mickey et Minnie. Les visiteurs rencontreront ainsi leurs Personnages Disney préférés et immortaliseront à jamais cette rencontre avec une photo et un autographe.
Nemo will be around 5 minutes long!!!! And practically an E-Ticket ride!!!!
I'm so happy! *THIS* will save WDS, ToT will just add to the success... :wink: :D :D
I think it really doesn't matter now that there will only be 2 new rides in the area, since if one is an E-Ticket then that's more than I ever expected from Toon Studios. If we add this E-Ticket to the nice bonus of the Cars ride, new themeing in Animation Courtyard (hopefully) and the new theming of Toon Studios itself, 2007 has possibly jumped from being the least to the most exciting of the three years of new attractions!
Who said Toon Studios would just be "fairground attractions"? Pah! Yes, there may only be two new attractions, but one has the potenital to be one of the most popular new Disney rides ever!
Woooooo!!! Go DLRP! =D>
Thanks for making my day, Raptor! :D
Is it quite likely then, that Nemo will be a custom version of Primeval Whirl, but with proper dark ride sections?
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Or, I suppose it could be a "Roger Rabbit's CarToon Spin"-style ride, but that wouldn't follow the second concept art or the strong rumours there have been about the ride.
Just as a side-note, last year we heard rumours that DLRP were even thinking of making Buzz a Spinning Wild Mouse coaster and having it go out of the show building... It's funny how rumours get mixed up isn't it? And also we heard that Pixar had involvement with Space Mountain: Mission 2, and then it turned out they didn't *but* Michael Giacchino did the music... :lol:
Could someone translate that article......if he/she has the time? Can't read it!
Oh no please don't let Nemo be a ride with some spinning vehicle, please! I know for sure that i'll get sick in such a ride. Because of that i also missed out of SM and the other roller coasters and now also this ride? :(
I really hope that's not true.
Jorien :D
Isn't 5 minutes quite long for a Wild Mouse coaster? :?:
Quote from: "raptor1982"Isn't 5 minutes quite long for a Wild Mouse coaster? :?:
Yes, definately! This makes me think this ride could be a little bit like Revenge of the Mummy with a dark ride section first and then a coaster section, which could be really good, especially since the coaster section won't be too intense (good for kids) and the dark ride ssection might allow for... audio-animatronics!!! :D
Quote from: "Baloo"and then a coaster section, which could be really good, especially since the coaster section won't be too intense (good for kids) and the dark ride ssection might allow for... audio-animatronics!!! :D
Ooh, if it's good for kids, then i can ride it too. :lol: :wink: I hope there will be audio-animatronics!! :D
Jorien
Ow and for those who fears that the CARS attractions would be Bumbers cars, fear not, it will be like Marcel's boogie Ladybug at DCA (spinning teacups alike).
Quote from: "Kinou"Ow and for those who fears that the CARS attractions would be Bumbers cars, fear not, it will be like Marcel's boogie Ladybug at DCA (spinning teacups alike).
:?
Are you just saying this to tease me??? :P
It will be like spinning teacups? Another attraction that is not very nice for people that get sick easily. :(
Jorien :D
The teacups is the only attraction at the Disneyland Park I've never done. I don't like those spining things without going anywhere... :wink: But I don't mind a spinning wild mouse... There's a great indoor wild mouse at Phantasialand, I hope it will be a similar one!
That's how the similar attractions of Bug's Land looks like:
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Just imagine the CARS character(s?) to replace Francis Ladybug.
Quote from: "raptor1982"The teacups is the only attraction at the Disneyland Park I've never done. I don't like those spining things without going anywhere... :wink:
Haven't done them either. Don't like them, and i don't like this news about the new attraction at all. :(
Jorien :D
According to DLRP Magazine work has begun on Toon Studios! //http://www.dlrpmagazine.com/111.php?subaction=showfull&id=1114086894&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2& ...though only in the form of performing tests and checks to the Imaginations building parking lot. :D
That building is going to have such a lovely view when Nemo has been built - a huge show building right in your face as you step out the door! I wonder if they'll do anything to make it better for the workers? :?
I'd say: demolish it!! :wink:
Quote from: "raptor1982"I'd say: demolish it!! :wink:
LOL! :lol:
Whoever decided to put it there really should be fired though. It's such a stupid place to put a building like that. Why didn't they put it over near Catastrophe Canyon on the edge of the park and also nearer to the main offices? It's going to make future expansion of Toon Studios very hard, and in fact they are going to have to try hard to fit the 2 confirmed toon attractions in there as it is!
By the way, I was thinking last night - wasn't there meant to be an Incredibles attraction for Toon Studios aswell? What happened to that? This leads me to believe that we (hopefully) haven't had everything the land will involve confirmed yet...
Maybe the Imaginations building is going to be used too... :idea: I wouldn't mind. :D
Yay!! More news!! Alain Littaye has tell us something about the new additions to the resort! Read the message board too, he's answering questions to miceage members!
http://www.miceage.com/guest/gu042105b.htm (http://www.miceage.com/guest/gu042105b.htm)
Look at the drawing on the left. It's a rendering of the Finding Nemo ride queing line. I think it looks AWESOME.
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Hey that looks good, can't wait till the attraction is there.
Jorien :D
*realises that that's what that concept art is of after all*
*stunned silence*
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Even though you can't make out *that* much, it looks amazing! And so unlike everything else in WDS! Finally - a queue line for an attraction there that doesn't just consist of a metal pen.
Are those people pointing at something in the concept art, or are my eyes deceiving me? If so, they could be pointing at the ride itself - maybe you'll be able to see part of it from the queue line?! :D
I almost forgot the mention the concept art in the bottom left aswell - the entrance arch of Toon Studios. It's just like a mini version of the main WDS one that's been toon-ed up and painted bright and crazy colours! Looks great! :D
I've had the chance to make close-ups of the first concept art.
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Notice the Toon Town backdrop behind the trailers.
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Wave and surfplank: Stitch meet 'n greet?
The space ships look like the Buzz Lightyear boxes.
What would that sign be, behind the gates?
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Notice the mines on the left and the turtle in the queing line of Finding Nemo.
The grey thing looks like the robots from The Incredibles?
Quote from: "raptor1982"I've had the chance to make close-ups of the first concept art.
Hey that looks great. You can see it all a lot better this way! :D
Quote from: "raptor1982"What would that sign be, behind the gates?
It looks a bit like something for a restaurant, with the menu on it. :? Or maybe it's something that tells you where to go?
Quote from: "raptor1982"Notice the mines on the left and the turtle in the queing line of Finding Nemo.
The grey thing looks like the robots from The Incredibles?[/i]
Yes it does look like that robot indeed.
Thanks for these pics!
Jorien :D
QuoteIt looks a bit like something for a restaurant, with the menu on it. Or maybe it's something that tells you where to go?
Or maybe they'll have something like Cinéfolies going on over there with characters or so and this is the shedule for it??
Anyone an idea?? :?:
Quote from: "raptor1982"QuoteIt looks a bit like something for a restaurant, with the menu on it. Or maybe it's something that tells you where to go?
Or maybe they'll have something like Cinéfolies going on over there with characters or so and this is the shedule for it??
Anyone an idea?? :?:
Yeah, it's probably a listing of the times for the character meet n greets they'll have. Like the Incredibles one we have already, it's very likely the new meet n greets in Toon Studios will only be at certain times. Hopefully they'll be wise and schedule them all at around the same times, so you can hop from one to another, or maybe different times would be better, in case queues build up? :?
Yay! Finally some news. I was reading an article on Jim Hill Media this morning about a new technology that would prevent collisions in the Autopia attractions. He mentiones that the Cars ride would be the first attraction to feature this.
"I'm told that the Imagineers are initially looking to have this system (or a system quite similar to this) placed in the ride vehicles that are being prepped for the "Cars" attraction which is supposed to go into Walt Disney Studios - Paris as part of that theme park's "Toon Studios" expansion project. Once that installation is complete (More importantly, once WDI gets the chance to see how this anti-collision technology actually works in the field), Hong Kong Disneyland -- which is supposed to have its own "Cars"-themed Autopia up & running before that theme park celebrates its second birthday -- should be the next "Magic Kingdom" to benefit from this brand-new system."
http://www.jimhillmedia.com/mb/articles ... hp?ID=1470 (http://www.jimhillmedia.com/mb/articles/showarticle.php?ID=1470)
It's nice to get that mention of WDS in there, but this has only added yet another possibility for what this attraction will be. There are now 4 options:
1. Autopia-style ride with the system Jim Hill mentions
2. Francis' Lady Bug Boogie style ride
3. Aquatopia-style GPS controlled ride
4. Bumper cars
So that narrows it down a bit... :lol: It really does seem like NO-ONE knows what it will be...
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taken from a post by "tarzan" on dlp.info...
All I can tell you is what my guys in WDI are telling me. That -- in an effort of save on development money -- that the creation of the "Cars" attraction for Walt Disney Studios - Paris has been linked to the Hong Kong Disneyland Autopia project. So -- in essence -- the Walt Disney Company gets two attractions for the price of one. (This was why Disney was so quick to embrace the idea of cloning attractions a few years back. So that the corporation could get more bang for its buck.)
That said, one can't automatically discount Euro Disney SCA's input here. I'm told that there are officials within that company who think that's absolutely ludicrous for the Disneyland Paris Resort to have two virtually identical attractions (I.E. Disneyland Paris' "Autopia" and WDS's proposed "Cars" attraction). Which is why these folks are reportedly pushing for a rethemed version of the "Francis' Labybug Boogie" OR "Tuck & Roll's Dodge 'em Cars" instead. So that there can then be some real variety to the resort's line-up of rides, shows & attractions.
Obviously, the space available for these proposed additions does play a huge part in what attraction eventually gets placed where. But I've been told that -- with a not-traditional layout (As in: The "Autopia" load / unload would in one area, followed by a narrow transfer point, while the bulk of the track layout is located elsewhere) -- a "Cars" version of "Autopia" can be placed in this part of the studio theme park.
As to whether that actually happens ... Well, that pretty much depends on who winds up calling the shots here. The folks back in Burbank or the people in Paris. Either way, it's going to be interesting to see how this situation eventually plays out.
Here's hoping that the above note answers your question. Thanks for taking the time to write today. See you 'round the Web, okay?
Best Regards,
jrh
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To be honest, I really don't think the space there in WDS is big enough for an autopia-style ride. This means I'd bet on either the GPS cars ride or the Lady Bug Boogie ride. The most likely, I think, being the Lady Bug Boogie. It might have a slightly higher capacity/throughput and is smaller and cheaper...
As I was replying the to the topic in Blue Lagoon about the"Monsters Inc: Mike & Sulley to the Rescue" ride in DCA, I started wondering what they might name our Toon Studios rides. We've already got the rather nicely named "Flying Carpets Over Agrabah", so what could they call the Nemo and Cars rides?
For Cars, it might be something like "Driving School", though we'll need to know the names of the characters since one of them will probably feature in the name of the attraction.
Finding Nemo on the other hand could be named anything. It will probably feature Crush in the title though, since you'll be riding on him through the EAC scene of the movie...
Any ideas? :D
I have to think about this. Good question by the way! :thumb:
Crush's Turtle Twister
but ussh it's our little secret :wink:
Quote from: "Kinou"Crush's Turtle Twister
That's a pretty good name. :D
It's interesting that all the new attractions will have English names. I suppose the American themes mean it fits more, but it's good DLRP aren't afraid to still use English! I just hope none of the names turn out like weird Franglais crossovers like "Rock 'n' Roller Coaster
avec Aerosmith" or "Armageddon:
Les Effets Speciaux". :roll: :wink:
DLP.info reports that Imagineers are testing the height of the Finding Nemo show building.
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It's getting exciting now! ...And it's only some balloons! :D
The building looks huge! I didn't expect it to be that high at all, but I suppose the bigger it is the better really, since it'll have more of an impact and allow a longer ride.
It's a good sign as well that they're making sure it can't be seen from inside DLP too much. :)
By the way, don't just those four coloured balloons suddenly make Animation Courtyard seem so much more inviting and pleasant?
QuoteBy the way, don't just those four coloured balloons suddenly make Animation Courtyard seem so much more inviting and pleasant?
I was thinking the same thing. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Zygo on Central Park made this rendering. It's HUGE!! :shock: :o
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It looks huge indeed!! But i have to say i'm surprised that it doesn't look bad. I think the studios can use some extra things to cheer it up a bit, like this for example. And i trust DLRP that they will make the exterior of the building look nice too. :wink:
Quote from: "Jorien"It looks huge indeed!! But i have to say i'm surprised that it doesn't look bad. I think the studios can use some extra things to cheer it up a bit, like this for example.
Yeah, having a building this huge will make the Studios seem more cut off from the outside world, and if they theme the area around it enough then it'll be a very involving area of the Studios. I'm not quite sure how to say it, but it'll give you that feeling that you're really in a different world, which is exactly what the Studios needs.
Hey, and imagine if they hopefully do have some of the track coming out of the building! :shock: This is going to seriously change WDS! I suppose they could always still alter the height though, if it was visible from DLP... although now I'm remembering that the whole of the Phantom Manor showbuilding is inbetween there, not to mention half of the ImagiNations car park, a road and a berm... I think they'll be OK. :wink:
QuoteHey, and imagine if they hopefully do have some of the track coming out of the building
they'll do indeed :)
There's some more information about the Finding Nemo ride in an article at http://www.dlrpmagazine.com (http://www.dlrpmagazine.com)
QuoteOn travaille actuellement sur des personnages virtuels, réalisés en images de synthèse et que nous intégrons dans de véritables décors!» Le résultat est, paraît-il, stupéfiant.
Translation:
We are currently working on virtual characters, realisted by computer images which we integrate in a real environment. The result is amazing!So we'll be getting a Mission 2 like setup, as I understand it right. Real props and decorations, with animated projections. But, the article also mentions that Finding Nemo will be the first ride in Paris which will get this kind of technology. :?
Did I translate something wrong?
Very interesting!
I think they might be talking about something more along the lines of the singing busts in PM rather than simple projection screens like Mission 2. By that I mean they could use projections that will appear to interact with real props and decorations.
An example could be that they'll have scenery like a coral reef, and then CGI-generated projections of Nemo and Dory swimming around it... I think this could be what they mean perhaps.
Whatever they're planning, every time we hear something about this attraction it seems to take a step upwards in terms of how advanced and unique it will be. It really is looking more like an E-Ticket than a D-Ticket all the time, isn't it? :D
Well, in case it wasn't clear yet, it's getting pretty sure it's going to be the Cars ride!
Quote[...]They also need to be tempted to spend more, especially at the hotel complex and the smaller and less successful Studio park, which has been criticised for a lack of attractions. Two of the construction projects are designed to address this deficiency. Toonland, with rides and shows based on the forthcoming Cars movie as well as Finding Nemo and Aladdin, will open in 2007, according to Peter McGrath, director of creative development at the Paris park and one of Disney's "imagineers", or theme park designers.
"All this has been planned since 2002, and we are now getting to do it as part of our growth strategy," he said.
:arrow: http://www.mickeynews.com/News/DisplayP ... _775Terror (http://www.mickeynews.com/News/DisplayPressRelease.asp_Q_id_E_775Terror)
I've just noticed that article also mentions: "shows". Maybe Lilo & Stitch-like shows will be moved to this land?
Baloo, I think they mention the same system in an article on miceage about the Submarine ride at Disney California!
QuoteWhile Baz and Bernie will be actual animatronic crabs under the water, the rest of the Finding Nemo characters will be animation appearing via projection systems that will be set up inside the acrylic window boxes that will be constructed inside the lagoon and flooded show building. The first such huge box will actually be built out in the lagoon itself, just past Baz and Bernie. But the rest of those effects will take place in several more large boxes set inside the show building past the waterfalls.
http://www.miceage.com/allutz/al071205c.htm (http://www.miceage.com/allutz/al071205c.htm)
Post by CM Leonard (Constellations) at DLP.info board:
Quote...on August 27th. Cast Members are currently informed that they have to stop using the Imaginations' parking as of August 17.
And, yes, the balloons we saw a few months ago were for Nemo, and the ride's only going to occupy approximately a fourth of the parking!
Only a fourth????? :?: :cry:
Amazing news comes from Soundtracker on MiceChat:
BIG NEWS!!! I've just been lucky enough to be shown the schematics for the Toon Studios! And guess what? It looks great!
The schematic includes an overhead view of the new "land", including the Cars ride, and a detailed look at the interiors of Crush's Sea Turtle Spin - the new Finding Nemo ride.
I won't go into details here (not enough time, and the Mouse has big ears), but the ride appears to be absolutley HUGE! It's built on two levels, and includes a sweeping drop that takes riders outside the building for a few seconds before plunging them back indoors and imersing them in a colouful coral reef scene.
There's also a scene in the deep sea trench, where riders will be menaced by the angler fish (it looks as though this entire scene will be covered with some gorgeous fiber optic effects). As if this wasn't enough, there's going to be a dash through a cloud of jelly fish, all lit up with fiber optic lights.
And this is all BEFORE your spinning turtle vehicle enters the main section of the ride building, which contains some really long straight sections of track, and some wicked banking curves. East Australian current, anyone?
A further nugget of information for you all – the "Cars" section of the new land will be themed to Route 66 and the American desert. The ride is a basic figure of eight spinner (like in Mermaid Lagoon in Tokyo and Flick's Fun Fair in DCA), set in an abandoned petrol station. It will be under cover, and each car will accommodate four guests. All this will be set alongside a strip of highway, running from the front of Crush, towards the rear of the new land.
Oh, and the Flying Carpets look set to receive some extra themeing as well, with the addition of some extra sand dunes around the front section of the ride.
[...]
I should point out that although I've seen top-down views of the whole ride (track layout, etc.), I've only seen artistic plans for half of it. By artistic plans, I mean sketches and designs for scenery, effects, etc. As yet, I haven't seen a single artistic plan for the main section of the show building, which will contain the East Australian Current scene, among other things. All I do know is that it starts with a very loooooooong lift, which runs the entire length of the building. The lift will be themed to look like the inside of the ruined submarine, and a certain shark will be putting in an appearance. Now remember, fish are friends, not food. But he didn't say anything about humans...
One other major detail, which I forgot to point out in my last post, is that the ride is definitely a moderated spinning mouse system. Each turtle vehicle seats four people, back to back. The turtle won't be spinning constantly, which means that 50% of the guests will go through certain sections of the ride backwards. As a result, all the special effects (such as projections of Nemo and friends, and the large animatronic angler fish) are going to be doubled up. One effect will be placed in the line of sight of those guests facing forwards, while an exact copy will be angled for those facing backwards.
It seems the rumour that guests will be able to spin the turtle themselves (à la teacups) is unfounded. Instead, it will work as an ordinary spinning mouse, with triggers beneath the track turning the guests round at given points.
Oh, one last thing - the track contains a lot of sudden dips and rabbit hops. It seems we could be getting a lot of airtime on this one!
That sounds very great, thanx for providing this info on this board!!!! :D
The Nemo ride really does sound amazing! And I love the name as well - Crush's Sea Turtle Spin. :D
Even the Cars ride has got me a bit excited now too - the old abandoned petrol station could be a really interesting and spectacular area of Toon Studios, and is very different to Nemo and the Carpets. I think the beauty of Toon Studios (and perhaps a Studio park in general) is that they can have all these wildly different themes right next door to each other... and it works!
The name for the Finding Nemo ride will be Crush's Turtle Twister, at least according to the same Soundtracker on Micechat.
What do you think of that name? :?:
page 4, already revealed the name back in June, remmeber? :P
Oh yeah, that's why it sounded so familiar. :lol:
FINALLY some real concept art! Pictures are from the DLRP fan event on september 10.
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Source M!ke on DLRPmagazine board
M!ke has posted more concept art of Cars and Nemo:
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It looks like the last one is the building with vehicles coming out!! :D :D :D
Whoooaaaaaa!!! Whooaaaa!!!! Seriously, Toon Studios is going to be .. SO ... AMAZING!!!!!!
I can't believe all that stuff about the Crush-shaped vehicles is true! And the part where they come out of the building - wow! And the submarine part - wow! And I never thought I'd say this, but Cars looks pretty WOW too! :lol:
*Baloo takes a few seconds to breathe and calm down from the excitement*
I can absolutely see WDS becoming a better park than MGM if they continue this way. These concept arts really show that DLRP most definately are very interested in brand new, totally unique rides. Well done to all the Imagineers working on this - DLRP's first chance for a cool new ride in years and years, and they've done us proud - like, totally dude! :wink: (yes, be prepared for a lot of that Crush talk in this topic...)
I wonder who's making the ride though? It's obviously an actual spinning coaster with dark ride sections rather than the other way round... The way the cars are designed with two people each side facing away from each other makes it look like a Maurer Sohne spinner, but then again it could be a new design from Reverchon or even a custom designed spinner by Vekoma, Disney's long-term coaster buddy.
I read over on MiceAge that they might actually postpone the Cars ride until the future. At first this seems quite sad, but when you think about it, this unbelieveably amazing-looking Nemo ride would actually do better being advertised just on its own than as part of a wider "Toon Studios" new attraction, don't you think? If they advertise the land as a whole then people might not get how much of a mini-E-Ticket this seems to be...
I agree Baloo! I'm soooooooooooo excited. I knew this ride was going to be awesome. Doesn't matter if it will be a wild mouse or not.
But I keep on wondering if we'll get an animatronic in Toon Studios...
Quote from: "raptor1982"But I keep on wondering if we'll get an animatronic in Toon Studios...
Me too! It does always feel really odd that there's no AA's in the studios, and I guess if they were going to add any then Toon Studios would be the best place for it. Unfortunately Turtle Twisters will have projected characters, won't it? I'm not sure if they could really fit an AA into the Cars ride, so let's keep on hoping they get one into Crush's ride! It doesn't have to even be a big, complex one - just a small one in the queue line or something would instantly give the park (even more of) a Disney feeling. :)
Does anyone have any ideas what films they could base future Toon Studios rides on? They definately want to keep expanding it, and they can put any theme imaginable in there and it'll work...
The Incredibles is kinda inevitable, that Omnidroid-themed spinning ride sounds like it has already been designed even... What actual Disney films could they put in there?
I'd like to see Mickey's Philharmagic added in a new building, and then the Animagique theatre can be themed into the land and used for big shows like LOTLK...
Videos from the "Disney Celebration" event last weekend where the extensive concept art above was released during the "Toon Studios" presentation are now available:
Video 1 (//http://kyoto.free.fr/toons01.MOV) [50Mb]
Video 2 (//http://kyoto.free.fr/toons02.MOV) [25Mb]
Many many thanks to Kyoto!
The videos include all the concept art above plus some unseen things such as plans of how the rides will fit into the studios and an overview plan of Crush's Turtle Twister!! It looks like there'll be a small dark ride section at the front before it goes into the spinning coaster "East Australian Current" current section.
I think it's safe to say that the next 3 years will probably be some of, if not *the* best in DLRP's history.
Just a very small update (and not as exciting as yesterday's) - they've now got construction walls up around the ImagiNations Building car park, so I guess construction will indeed be starting later this month...
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(source: Joel)
Here are practically all of the sketches featured in the video...
WDS overview with Toon Studios:
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Crush's Turtle Twister
Early attraction poster:
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Ride layout plan:
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Entrance:
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Loading:
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On-Ride:
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On-Ride (continued):
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Unload:
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Exit:
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Cars
Layout plan:
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Queue area:
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On-Ride:
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Phew! There you go! I wonder if we'll ever see this much concept art released at the same time again?
Take a look up at the Turtle Twister concepts, and you can see the one of the submarine with Bruce, Chum and Anchor - could they be... Animatronics??! :o
Wow this attraction looks really good!!! :D
And indeed you might be right Baloo, they could be Animatronics. Would be nice if they were......
The only thing that really worries me is that i keep hearing the word "rollercoaster". Later on i hear it's a "dark ride", but then again that word "rollercoaster". I really hope it's not something like Space Mountain, but more like POTC. I'll never go in it if it's like SM:M2. :(
If there are a few drops or so, that i don't mind, like in POTC. I also think that if this attraction would go that fast as a rollercoaster would, you might miss a lot of detail of the attraction.
This attraction could be a real success!!
Quote from: "Jorien"The only thing that really worries me is that i keep hearing the word "rollercoaster". Later on i hear it's a "dark ride", but then again that word "rollercoaster". I really hope it's not something like Space Mountain, but more like POTC. I'll never go in it if it's like SM:M2. :(
If there are a few drops or so, that i don't mind, like in POTC. I also think that if this attraction would go that fast as a rollercoaster would, you might miss a lot of detail of the attraction.
Don't worry - the ride will have a clear dark ride section and a fast and fun (but nowhere near as intense as SM) rollercoaster section.
It's looking increasingly likely that the ride will be a highly customised version of Maurer Sohne's SC3000 Extended Spinning Coaster. If you want to have a look at what the rollercoaster part will therefore probably have in store, search Google for some of the existing examples of the coaster: "Dragon's Fury, Chessington", "Spinball Whizzer, Alton Towers", "Winja's Fear & Winja's Force, Phantasialand".
I've been on Spinball Whizzer at Alton myself, and found it far from intense (the number of small kids you see riding them is proof of this). It was actually probably one of the most enjoyable and unique coaster rides I've ever had, and with our ride being placed inside a building and having all the special effects you can expect from Disney, it's safe to say that this ride will be something for our resort to be VERY proud of. :D
Try to contain your excitement... there are now piles of rubble on the construction site!!!
But seriously, it's good to see that it's *finally* starting to look less like a car park...
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I wonder if this project is on schedule? And don't the Disney Cinema Parade floats look *tiny* there? :o
Well don't know about everyone else here, but me likes rubble always a good sign in a park especially a Disney Park, yay so more rubbel wow I can hardly contain my excitment, ToT, Toon Studios, walkway into Discoveryland, Buzz and walkway between parks, this has to be the most rubbel DLRP has had in over a decade :lol: , yes me can't wait it will be great I can always believe that, since the studios is growing outwards :D . Although yes the floats do look small back there, was that hint for as the park grows a newer better parade will come rumour master :P . I mean we can all dream can't we :wink: .
More exciting information:
[...]
On the other side of the Esplanade things are shaping up nicely as well, though at strange, cartoony angles. Toon Studios, which will extend out from the Animation Courtyard in Walt Disney Studios Park, incorporates a lot of the wacky props and crazy architecture that come with a gaggle of cartoon characters, but interprets this theme in ways that are sure to set it apart from the neighborhood of Toon Towns.
"It's not quite like a Toon Town," says Cory. "With this endeavor, we're trying to bring about the world of Toons, but interpreting how that world would play out on our studios—on a real-world, working backlot."
"Toon Town is where the Toons live; it's the place they call home," says WDI senior concept designer Jim Shull. "But Toon Studios is where they go to work. This is a place where people and Toons come together to make animated cartoons. So that leads to a very strange mix of architecture and some unusual, fun props."
It also leads to some unusual and fun attractions. When Toon Studios opens in April 2007, it will include ample areas for interaction with characters; enhanced placemaking surrounding Les Tapis Volants: Flying Carpets Over Agrabah; an area themed as Radiator Springs, the town from the yet-to-be-released Disney-Pixar film Cars, and two new rides.
Cars: Radiator Springs Spin Out will put some good Disney spin on a classic theme park attraction—literally. Guests will board one of three types of cars—Lightning McQueen (the film's hero), Sally (Lightning's girlfriend), or Doc Hudson (the old-timer)—and find themselves spinning out of control on a rotating turntable.
"We're going to recreate a moment from the movie in which Doc Hudson, the old champion racecar, teaches Lightning McQueen how to drive in the desert," says Jim.
Once the dust (and stomachs) have settled, guests can move on to Crush's Coaster, which combines classic dark ride elements like black light and intimate show scenes with a spinning, twisting roller coaster. Guests will board onto the backs of the tubular turtle himself and then be transported into the undersea world of Finding Nemo. Everything is slow and easy at first, but once the vehicle reaches the East Australian Current (EAC), things turn gnarly.
"It'll be like Space Mountain underwater—bubbles, ripples, underwater effects everywhere," says Cory. "We're basically filling the room with our underwater equivalent of stars. We'll come up close to kelp and rockwork and undersea characters—and of course we'll be spinning the whole time. And then we burst through this wall of bubbles at the end."
"This ride is all about surprises," says Jim. "It's things you don't expect to see. You don't expect Nemo and Squirt to come up and talk to you and you don't expect to follow them into their world. And you don't expect a ride vehicle that looks like Crush and starts off slow and mellow to all of a sudden go fast and spin and do these roller coaster maneuvers. And we'll never tell you that you're going to spin until you are actually on the ride."
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Quote from: "raptor1982"More exciting information:
"It'll be like Space Mountain underwater—bubbles, ripples, underwater effects everywhere," says Cory. "We're basically filling the room with our underwater equivalent of stars. We'll come up close to kelp and rockwork and undersea characters—and of course we'll be spinning the whole time. And then we burst through this wall of bubbles at the end."
"This ride is all about surprises," says Jim. "It's things you don't expect to see. You don't expect Nemo and Squirt to come up and talk to you and you don't expect to follow them into their world. And you don't expect a ride vehicle that looks like Crush and starts off slow and mellow to all of a sudden go fast and spin and do these roller coaster maneuvers. And we'll never tell you that you're going to spin until you are actually on the ride."
:( :cry: :x :( :cry: You find this exiting news????
I was so looking forward to this attraction, but i guess i'll never experience it myself then.. :(
I hated Space Mountain, and if this attraction is being compared with that....
Oh yes, I'm very excited. Besides, I don't ride the teacups either, but you don't hear me complaining? :P :wink:
Quote from: "Jorien"I hated Space Mountain, and if this attraction is being compared with that....
I doubt it'll be anywhere near as intense as Space Mountain, they're just comparing the two because they're both coasters in the dark with projection effects. (Hey - that means we'll have 3 of them in the resort!!)
It's nice to hear a bit more about Toon Studios, and we now have what sounds like the name of the Cars ride:
Cars: Radiator Springs Spin OutCould that be the final name? I hope not! :lol:
Arrgh, I just wrote a really long (and probably boring) post, but it didn't submit properly. Anyway, I'll just leave you in the company of two of the most wonderful layout plans ever made:
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Notice anything cool in the plans? Tell us! :wink:
Does anyone see that cool Toon Studios gates that was shown on the early concept art? :?
Oh and I hope they will do something about the noice of the ride inside the building. It would suck if we would get something like Space Mountain in Florida...... :?
I'm sure they can do something about the noise it is Disney after all, I mean there is one at Chessington called Dragons Fury and thats not that load and thats outside, so suppose it could be different, but I think they could alter it with some type of music system to take over the noise of the car :wink: . I would have thought they could do something like they do with RNRC and put a soundsystem in your seat :) .
I'm quoting Kinoo on dlp.info:
QuoteHere are two detailed maps from the new attractions CRUSH TURTLE TWISTER and an overall view of Toon Studios (which has slightly changed since -except for the attraction- the line up for the props and trailer have changed, adding more elements from DCA with a background HOLLYWOOD hill in Toon style)
Kinoo if you read this, what kind of props? How big will the backdrop be and where are they going to put it? I'm so curious now!!!
I'm guessing the backdrop would be behind the repositioned Mickey's Trailer on the plan - I suppose it might also extend to behind the other meet 'n' greet there. It's a very good idea to put something like this in there, since it makes the theme a bit more immersive. They could do with one on the opposite side of Animation Courtyard, so that you can't see the Disneyland Hotel...
I just thought of an interesting question actually - I wonder if they'll build the track of the coaster section of Turtle Twister first, and then build the building around it, like they did with RNRC? I really hope they do, it'd make construction photos way more interesting! :D
Quote from: "raptor1982"I'm quoting Kinoo on dlp.info:
QuoteHere are two detailed maps from the new attractions CRUSH TURTLE TWISTER and an overall view of Toon Studios (which has slightly changed since -except for the attraction- the line up for the props and trailer have changed, adding more elements from DCA with a background HOLLYWOOD hill in Toon style)
Kinoo if you read this, what kind of props? How big will the backdrop be and where are they going to put it? I'm so curious now!!!
it will be HUUUGE!!! According to the maps found on the intranet of Imagineering, you cancompare the new background with the one in DCA's Hollywood Pictures Backlot:
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Except that the theming will be very Roger Rabbit-like, with ToonTown Hill out of the gates of ToonStudios.
Moreover the trailers of Mickey won't be at the place they are on the maps you can see.
That's fantastic!!!! Finally some major theming!
Although it makes sense that they're going to put something like that in Toon Studios to cover up the Tram Tour/ImagiNations building.
Wow! That really is MASSIVE!!! Thanks for the news, Kinou. :D
It'd be nice if they would invest in some good theming and sets/backdrops like that for the Tram Tour while they're at it...
I wonder how much a backdrop/set of that size actually costs? I bet with Disney it's actually quite expensive...
Here's a full ride description of Crush's Turtle Twister, posted by Piscou on the Disney City Hall forum. I've translated it myself, so overlook the writing errors ;-)
Warning: SPOILERS:
The Queue line will be covered, but will not be themed as a coralreef like previously planned, instead it will resemble the Sydney harbor as in the movie, with poles in wood, fishing nets on the ceeling and lanters will light up the area.
The loading zone will have the same theming with either walls in brick or wood.
A hut in bamboo will be placed next to the loading station with 2 seagulls on it.
Once the trains have left the station, they turn left and go up the first lift and immediately going outside the building, as can seen on the plans. Right before the lift, we'll see the shadows of the 3 sharks.
The lift will be themed as a coralreef, and will feature 2 characters from the movie: the blowfish and Jacques, the French lobster who cleaned the fishtank in Finding Nemo.
In the darkride part, a brand new projection technique by Imagineering will be used, which can project the characters very close to the riders, which will give the impression that they move in a real 3D set.
The technique is a videoprojection on a transparent screen, a bit like the post show of It's a Small WOrld with the little characters in the different houses. Everyone who has seen a demonstration off this new technique was impressed.
Two animatronics will also be part of this section: 2 fish set up in 90°, so that both will be visible for the riders facing backwards. They still have some problems tuning the double show, so that all riders have a good view on the different scenes.
Next is the Coaster part, an underwater effect will be used which is similar to the starfield in Mission 2, but it's not limited to just some bubble projections, because there will also be the jellyfish attack which will be physical effects (jellyfish on a wire...). 3 Underwater tunnels with a dry wet effect (similar to the Squid attack scene in the Nautilus) will also be added to the track, soap bubbles (as in Animagique) are also considered as an extra addition.
Projections will also be used in the coaster section, Crush and his friends invite us to join them in the East-Australian current and sea-beds will be used to give dept to the sets...
:nemo:
Sounds great! Thanks for the translation. :)
I'm so impressed by how much info we're getting about this new ride - the people uncovering it all must be really talented spies! :D
Quote from: "Baloo"Sounds great!
Indeed! I am getting more and more excited everytime when I hear or see something new about it. I've got only one problem with the theme of Crush's Turtle Twister; how is it going to fit in the Studios theme? When you think of it, the attraction will be located in Toon Studios. I suppose the attraction will feature several "sets" of Finding Nemo?!
This concept art comes from DLRP.fr: :o :o :o
Attraction logo. Crush is supposed to turn on the seaweed.
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Quote from: "Maarten"how is it going to fit in the Studios theme? When you think of it, the attraction will be located in Toon Studios. I suppose the attraction will feature several "sets" of Finding Nemo?!
Yep, you've got it - I think it's meant to be as if Crush is taking you on a tour through the sets of the movie, before he gets a bit too excited and takes you into the EAC set.
I was just about to post the same concept art as you did earlier, Raptor! My jaw literally dropped to the floor *again* when I saw that on dlrp.fr. Just where is all this amazing stuff coming from?
The artwork itself is once again really really promising. I like the seagulls on the top of the control booth cabin, the way the queue line is actually underneath one of the Sydney Harbour piers (and so it's a bit more of an "immersive" theme)... it's all great! The entrance sign looks good too. Just the right size and with a recogniseable character to attract people. The fact that it features Crush with a spinning effect will also help people who don't understand the title due to languages. :D
I know this ride will probably eventually be cloned for Living Seas in Epcot (that's my guess anyway), but it'll still be something truly amazing for WDS to be incredibly proud of... I hope! :D
I can see the sign already at Epcot: Crush's Turtle Twister: direct from Disney Studios Paris! :lol: :lol:
Anyway, I was looking at the previous concept art today, again, and was wondering if the enhancements to Animation Courtyard will take place (the giant brush and stuff). I can't recognize any of that on the blue print. Anyone an idea (Kinou? ;-) )
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Oh and here's my opinion how Crush and Cars will fit in the Studios theming. Toon Studios is where the Toons work. So basically everything that's inside the Toon Studios, is a set for a Disney or Pixar movie. They'll probably add some crazy camera's and stuff in the surrounding area of the rides, but I think it would spoil the whole theming of the attractions if they would put lightning poles and camera's inside the actual attraction. I'm a little bit more woried about how ToT will fit in, but they'll probably come up with something. :D
oh god! So there will be a rollercoaster part in it, there are also seats backwards ánd the turtle is going to spin???? :shock: :?
Then i'm sure i will get sick in this ride....... :( :cry: :(
....so disappointed......... I was so looking forward to this ride....
Quote from: "raptor1982"So basically everything that's inside the Toon Studios, is a set for a Disney or Pixar movie. They'll probably add some crazy camera's and stuff in the surrounding area of the rides, but I think it would spoil the whole theming of the attractions if they would put lightning poles and camera's inside the actual attraction.
Theming? The attraction should be themed to a studio where the Toons work and where they shoot Finding Nemo, not a "real" sea. Actually, if you ask me, it wouldn't make any sense to pretend like Crush is taking you on a trip deep beneath the sealevel. I hope the Imagineers will be aware of these isues... :wink:
Quote from: "Jorien"oh god! So there will be a rollercoaster part in it, there are also seats backwards ánd the turtle is going to spin???? :shock: :?
Then i'm sure i will get sick in this ride....... :( :cry: :(
....so disappointed......... I was so looking forward to this ride....
Jorien these type of coasters are not that bad, believe me I have been on 2 here in the UK, they are just a fun family thrill nothing too major and sure you won't get sick on this type of coaster, plus the theme should fit in well, though like Raptor I'm confused some how to how ToT will look especially with Toon Studios just along from it. :?
QuoteTheming? The attraction should be themed to a studio where the Toons work and where they shoot Finding Nemo, not a "real" sea. Actually, if you ask me, it wouldn't make any sense to pretend like Crush is taking you on a trip deep beneath the sealevel. I hope the Imagineers will be aware of these isues...
Have you ever been to Disney-MGM or Universal Studios?? None of those have a theming like that, and all the rides, well most of 'm, fit in perfectly.
I think the good thing about our Studios' theme is that they could actually put any attraction they want in there, and as long as they shout "action!" when the ride begins and "cut! that's a wrap!" when it finishes, it'll fit in. :D
Quote from: "raptor1982"Have you ever been to Disney-MGM or Universal Studios??
Yes I have. If you don't mind, I still stick to my own opinion. :)
This is a discussion board, everyone is entitled to have his own opinion. Don't be insulted. :lol:
Quote from: "raptor1982"Don't be insulted. :lol:
I don't feel insulted, haha! :lol:
Good, let's get back on topic now, shall we? :D
Here's something that has been posted a few days ago on the Disney Central Plaza board.
Someone wondered if they're going to enhance Animation Courtyard with the paintbrush and stuff, as can be seen on the concept art.
Grandmath, the main admin, says those props are one of the ideas. Animation Courtyard will be enhanced, they just don't know how yet.
Good! It needs all the help it can get!
At least it seems 99% likely that they're going with the second concept for Toon Studios now, where the new section will flow properly from Animation Courtyard (rather than being fenced off with an entrance gate). This means they are more likely to do *something* to Animation Courtyard... I don't expect more than just that paintbrush and easel to be honest, though. :wink:
Contruction for Toon Studios has now edged its way into Animation Courtyard, with the old temporary fences being moved forward to include the edge of the courtyard in the construction area.
I hope we see some more exciting construction soon though - they've only got about 16 months left to build and test it all... :o
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Hello, all. I am from the States and discovered your wonderful site courtesy of the discussion board at JimHillMedia.com (//http://p088.ezboard.com/fmediabingefrm14.showMessage?topicID=259.topic).
Crush's Turtle Twister looks like a great ride. Upon close examination of the layout posted by Baloo...
Quote from: "Baloo"(source: ericlovestztot, Disney Central Plaza)
Notice anything cool in the plans? Tell us! :wink:
I noticed something about the plans. Based on some of the car design plans and the layout, it looks just like the cars and layout of a coaster here in Salt Lake City. It is at a park called
Lagoon, and the ride here is called "The Spider."
With the exception of the load area on an angle and the first part of the track, the rest looks exactly like the layout of The Spider.
Here is a description from their website, //http://www.lagoonpark.com (You can only get to this from the interactive park map, so I posted it here for convenience).
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This is a really fun ride. My 7-year old just loves it. We typically go on it about 3 or 4 times in a row--he loves it that much. I can only imagine how great it would be to have that ride enclosed in a building, with sets, props, and projection effects. This will be a first-class, fun, repeatable ride. It is not too intense, but just a LOT of fun!
My only concern is where they will put the overflow queue area. The Spider opened up here about two years ago--yet the line, when we went to Lagoon just this past October, was about a 45-minute wait. And that is for a ride with very little theming! But then it appears that 'Turtle Twister' will have a few more cars, due to the extended track length. Hopefully they can also boost the THC with additional enhancements, sensors, and the like, to enable more cars on the track at a time.
According to the Lagoon press kit (//http://www.lagoonpark.com/pdf/mediarelations/LagoonPressKit05.pdf), the Spider was "manufactured by the Maurer Sohne, Germany" and has these specifications:
• Footprint: 78 feet x 146 feet
• Highest Height: 53 feet high
• Length of Track: 1,414 feet long
• Top Speed: 38 miles per hour
• Capacity: 900 passengers per hour
• Number of Cars: Eight [8] four-passenger cars
• Maximum Banking: 82 degrees
• Minimum Slope: 50 degrees
• Height Requirements: 46-50 inches must be accompanied by an individual over 50 inches in height. Riders over 50 inches may ride alone. Under 46 inches may not ride.
• Approximate Cost: $3 million
• Year Installed: 2003
The picture, below, of the car is from //http://www.funworldmagazine.com/2003/Jul03/Departments/Jul03FrontRowNews.html, where they state that, "The Spider cost Lagoon Park $4 million to build, about $1 million of which went into spider and castle theming and landscaping. Lagoon added a Maurer Söhne wild mouse seven years ago; its success was one of the main reasons it went with The Spider."
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You can see that two people sit one one side, then two more sit behind them, back to back. On the Spider, (a little contrary to what their website says,) you are stationary (two people forward, two people backward) through the lift, the first drop
and ascent and straghtaway. Then after a U-turn, your car is released and starts spinning throughout the rest of the ride. This is the one deviation from the layout Baloo posted. It appears to me that on the first drop, they indicate a car that is already spinning.
There are a few more small pictures on a Lagoon fan site, //http://groups.msn.com/LagoonNerds/yourwebpage.msnw. You may need to click on
The Spider on the left side of the page.
I hope this gives you some good additional information and gets some of you even more excited for this great ride. I will need to bring my son and come to DLP to experience it!
Hi disneyalumni, it's great to have our American Disney friends here too.
They have a similar ride like that at a German themepark, which was indoors too (but no theming, just a ride in the dark), and I loved it too! I'm very looking forward to this ride!
Hey disneyalumni! Welcome to the forum. :wink: Thanks for that great first post!
I'm really glad to hear that the ride is fun for a 7 year old - some people on various forums have been getting worried that it would be too intense for kids. I think about age 7 will be just the perfect age for a child to ride this attraction really... :)
These coasters are very popular wherever they're built, and they're cheap too - $3m for the basic coaster part? Not bad! I can see DLRP were really keen to make friends with Maurer after they heard that! :lol:
The construction site looks like a battlefield right now:
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Nice to see some progress here - thanks for the photo! :D
Surely they should be starting some kind of vertical construction soon, though? Look at how far ToT has got, and that doesn't even open till one year after Toon Studios. The Toons are a smaller project, but I think they could still do with getting a move on! (If only so we've got something to see! lol) 8)
Unfortunately, there's still almost no change to the construction site - they've just levelled out the ground a bit:
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It'd be nice to hear some kind of official word on this project really. It's taking a *long* time for construction to get going, and to be honest we still aren't really 100% sure what will be included in the final build besides the two attractions... :?
Grandmath (backstage CM) posts on DCP that the construction of Toon Studios is on shedule! The tracks for Crush should arrive soon and the decorations are being constructed in the USA. He adds (in reaction to DLRP.fr's rumours that the construction has been halted), that there's a lot of work going on at different locations, but there are no fans with camera's in the area.
And here's an interesting rumour, posted on DCP by "Survived".
A small Chicken Little playground and photo location should be added to the Toon Studios land.
It all sounds good! The Chicken Little playground would be brilliant. I know the film isn't exactly a classic, but at least it's something extra for the land that's non-Pixar and fun for kids who don't want to ride Nemo or Cars (for some kids they might be a bit scary!). :D Remember ages ago in 2003 when they announced The Legend of the Lion King and a new playground for WDS? :lol:
I'm glad to hear that construction is on schedule too, and it does make sense that everything's being prepared off-site. I saw an article in Le Figaro magazine about the 50th Anniversary which showed backstage at WDI when they were finishing the Mike & Sulley to the Rescue characters - I suppose our Nemo props are currently being worked on in the same way/place now (shame I couldn't steal the magazine from college to show you, it was a really good article!).
I'm looking forward to seeing the track arrive. Hopefully they will put it up before they build the showbuilding, if only to please the fans! lol :D
I would have thought they would build the coaster first then the showbuilding, that's how it worked for Rock N Roller Coaster, plus it would rather difficult to get all that track into a building when thats built, though it is Disney, maybe Mickey has some new construction magic :lol: . Playground sounds fun and at least we are not getting a pooh one if it comes, since WDW has a pooh one and I believe TOON TOWN in DL is getting the same but miniturised a bit :lol: , good for DLRP is we get le petite poulet :lol: .
"survived" does state that, should the film be a flop in Europe, the playground obviously won't go ahead. This does raise the question of "why build a cars ride then, when they don't know if it's even popular yet?" again... :?
Probably cos they think it won't be a flop and even if it is so what you are on a ride to do with talking cars, any kids dream car :lol: , the movie going by the trailer does look funny :wink: .
Quote from: "PATMAGIC"Probably cos they think it won't be a flop and even if it is so what you are on a ride to do with talking cars, any kids dream car :lol: , the movie going by the trailer does look funny :wink: .
Yeah, and the fact that they've already managed to dream up a themed area based on "Radiator Springs" and theme that garage properly in the concept art makes me think that perhaps they've had a few hefty sneak peeks at the film and have liked what they've seen...
With the Chicken being a bit so-so in the US, I suppose they're hesitating a bit. Personally I think some kind of Lilo & Stitch Hawaiian play area would be much, much better, and would sit nicely next to the rather tropical Flying Carpets and Nemo... :? *starts dreaming again*
C'mon, CARS is PIXAR! the studios with 6 movies and 6 huge success!
Something's happening at Toon Studios!!! They're... moving some stones around. Great. :lol:
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Now there's a crane!!! And a truck!!!
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Seriously though, this is very good news. Maybe we'll see some track for Turtle Twister in February? :D
Foundations! Finally!
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Seems like they're in the place of the lift hill, storage track and final return track (before the station)...
yipee!
Looking at the scale of the trucks and workers on the construction site, it shows you just how big that area is. They could easily fit a Tower of Terror in there (just as a comparison).
It's amazing to think that in just 1 year this project will be finished!! Kinda unbelieveable really, considering how long Buzz took... I'm guessing they'll want it done for 16th March 2007, right? :?
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A crane has been installed to construct the track for the nemo coaster.
source: dlrp.fr
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Must look great from Frontierland!! :-s
It's absolutely brilliant to see this project really get started though. What do you think will be the next step? Floor... walls... more foundations... coaster track?
Looks great! :d
The new name of WDS: Walt Disney Crane Studios: where the cranes build the magic ;-)
Yeah, I wonder what regular visitors must think. :lol: :lol:
LOL
What with Mickey's Trailer now in Production Courtyard, don't you think they need to update the WDS park map sometime this year?
They could add in a faded out section showing the Toon Studios attractions, with a "coming 2007" banner. It would help to both advertise the new attractions as well as explain what the hell is going on with all those cranes!
By the way - that crane really is HUGE!! I guess they'll be using it for constructing the track and the showbuilding... I don't remember the showbuilding being that tall when they measured it with those balloons though...
Yeah the crane will be tall to put in the track, after all it's not like each piece of the track is going to be placed in by hand :lol: . Would be a great idea if they did update the park map at all, since it's been the same for ages now, they could easily learn from HKDL as you said :wink: .
Quote from: "PATMAGIC"Yeah the crane will be tall to put in the track, after all it's not like each piece of the track is going to be placed in by hand :lol: .
I'm not that stupid! lol
I meant the crane seems very tall if they're just using it to build the track, so they must be using it for everything (walls, roof, props?), and even then, it's far far taller than the finished building will be... isn't it? :?
Maybe DLRP just got a good deal with it and rented it out for longer - it's the same crane that was on the ToT site until a few months/weeks ago, right?
More pictires were posted today on DLRP.FR and a short video aswell:
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The way that crane moves is pretty cool, considering how big it is. Seems like there's loads going on and it's all going so fast. Maybe we'll see this one rise up as fast as ToT did?
I hope there's some track there by April, anyway... :)
Hehe, you're all really funny crane-fans ;)
I wondered why the building of the ToT went on so quickly while the Studios have only begun for a few weeks though.
Do you think the studios will really be finished in spring 2007? Do you already know an official date for the opening?
And will there "only" be the attractions we already know or maybe another restaurant, too?
Quote from: "Nala_84"Hehe, you're all really funny crane-fans ;)
Lol! We'll become "fans" of different things at each stage of the construction. With ToT, we're currently "roof" fans, whilst with Buzz we're "neon" fans. :D
I've been following DLRP closely for nearly 6 years now though, and for years I thought we'd never see any construction like this, so seeing a crane there is pretty damn awesome!! lol :lol:
Support the Cranes!!
Yeah!!!
I LOVE CRANES @ DISNEYLAND RESORT PARIS!!!
Hehe but you're right, it's really amazing when something happens... at the moment I can't believe the Toon Studios will be ready in spring 2007!
The construction is going vertical now! :D
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Interesting that they seem to be forming the first concrete walls there - I'd been thinking the building would be more like RNRC (cheap metallic walls). I guess it will be more like Disney Studio 1 afterall! :)
Great to see this progress though, but it's a shame DLRP.fr say the walls/building will be constructed at the same time as the coaster track! Nooo! Are they trying to annoy us? This means we probably won't get to see it!
The first walls are now up!!
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Look at it now:
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wow look at it go!!
Photo update:
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And according to WDSFans:
La Rouquine reports on Disney Central Plaza that the coaster track for Crush's Turtle Twister will be ready in April and will be followed later by the rest of the Studio 4 construction.
what are they building at the min
Quote from: "Dlrpfan"what are they building at the min
I'm not sure, but those photos above show the wall around the coaster section of the ride. The two lower sections at the front are were the track will enter and exit this part of the showbuilding.
So will the showbuilding be called "Studio 4" then? That's good, I'm glad to see them continuing the numbering system.
One strange thing about Crush's Turtle Twister is that we still don't really know what the finished building will look like. Will it look like a mini Disney Studio 1? Or perhaps a slightly altered Disney Studio 2/3? The main concept art shows it as a grey, industrial building with an arching/curved roof. (check back a few pages if you haven't seen it)
Which design would you prefer?
I think I'd like the one from the concept art, because it looks interesting and is different to anything else in the park. Having a DS 1 lookalike would really turn the park into a collection of yellow buildings... I can understand people disliking the industrial design though. It looks good with the blue undersea facade though, and it might be good to have something that looks weathered in the park - it all looks a bit too modern at the moment.
According to Grandmath it will be a mix between Animagique and Studio 1. :)
So another yellow building then? *yawns*
I know, I know, I should be glad we're getting a new attraction at all, but I think it's the wrong choice to be honest...
Well I think I prefer a yellow buidling.
Don't forget it won't be plain building like Animagique:
- It will get the huge Crush fresco
- The coralreef with the vehicles coming out of the building
- The complete right side of the building is hidden by the Flying Carpets backdrop.
So it won't be that bad? Anyone else?
Quote from: "raptor1982"Don't forget it won't be plain building like Animagique:
- It will get the huge Crush fresco
- The coralreef with the vehicles coming out of the building
- The complete right side of the building is hidden by the Flying Carpets backdrop.
Yeah, I guess it won't be that plain, but it'll still make the Studios a bit bland having the same yellow buildings everywhere. This could have been their chance to bring in some new colours/designs and make the Studios more varied. One of the major problems is that there isn't enough difference between the "zones", so I just don't understand why they're building *another* yellow building.
I also thought the industrial look would suit the "backlot" style of Toon Studios. A clean, yellow building could look toon-ish too, but I just don't think it'll be as effective.
Oh well, at least the building will have some detail to it (unlike, say, Armageddon).
Anyone else got any thoughts about this?
I'm looking forward to seeing the track arrive and being assembled. Any guesses for the colour? My money's on black. :lol: :P
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Blue construction fences have been erected behind the Art of Disney Animation. Grandmath speculates on Disney Central Plaza that the pathway behind this building (which is only used by Cast Members for the moment) could be enlarged to connect Production Courtyard with Toon Studios. Also according to him has EDLI (Euro Disneyland Imagineering) been toying around with the idea of placing an improved version of the Chicken Little set on a path like this...
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Cool! That would definately improve guest flow when they open up Toon Studios (it's sure to be one of the busiest parts of the park).
It would also make the STT area more of a "hub" which would be nice, and a Chicken Little street set would be cool because of the cartoony look of the movie... :D
Well, if the rumour turns out to be true, I hope it will not look as flat as the current photolocation. Hopefully the will use some real materials, and more depth, like its a real set.
Actually, the Chicken Little set has been designed like this to maintain the style of the movie. It is hand painted, unlike the other photo sets which are digital prints. The Chicken Little set looks fine as it is to me. :)
It looks good as a temporary set, but I agree with Maarten - if they do a permanent version, they'll need to make it more realistic and with much more detail. A few cameras and some filming equipment would be good too, just to make the theme/story really clear...
Quote from: "Baloo"It looks good as a temporary set, but I agree with Maarten - if they do a permanent version, they'll need to make it more realistic and with much more detail. A few cameras and some filming equipment would be good too, just to make the theme/story really clear...
Yes, I didn't think about the film equipment before, but it really seems like a perfect fit. By the way, a few weeks ago, I read the rumour that the Imagineers were toying with adding a Chicken Little themed playground to the Toon Studios. Maybe we will see this (small) playground somewhere around the back of the Art of Disney Animation building.
Also, has someone ever heard more news about the rumoured restaurant at Toon Studios? Maybe EuroDisney S.C.A. doesn't have any money left anymore with all these projects going on, but do you think a new restaurant is necessary after Toon Studios and the Tower will open in 2007? I mean, if the attendance will rise, they can't handle the guests with some trucks right?
Quote from: "Maarten"Yes, I didn't think about the film equipment before, but it really seems like a perfect fit. By the way, a few weeks ago, I read the rumour that the Imagineers were toying with adding a Chicken Little themed playground to the Toon Studios. Maybe we will see this (small) playground somewhere around the back of the Art of Disney Animation building.
Yes, I think that was reported in either this topic or the Improvements one - maybe the playground idea morphed into a street set? I guess they could include some kind of play area within the street set... That'd be great, since even after Toon Studios opens, very young kids will still have nothing much to do in the park.
Quote from: "Maarten"Also, has someone ever heard more news about the rumoured restaurant at Toon Studios? Maybe EuroDisney S.C.A. doesn't have any money left anymore with all these projects going on, but do you think a new restaurant is necessary after Toon Studios and the Tower will open in 2007? I mean, if the attendance will rise, they can't handle the guests with some trucks right?
I never heard more about it - the last we heard was that they might be turning part of the ImagiNations costuming building into a restaurant, which seems a bit odd to me, even if that building is using up a lot of valuable space.
The Studios will be crying out for a new restaurant in 2007/08, I'd actually suggest them to put the rumoured 2009 attraction on hold and spend some money on a really excellent restaurant for Toon Studios instead. Maybe one that's mainly table service but also has a fast food counter, like the new Animal Kingdom restaurant? They'll need something more than just a Studio Catering van for Animation Courtyard, anyway! :? Imagine the chaos...
Quote from: "Baloo"The Studios will be crying out for a new restaurant in 2007/08
Considering how much they scaled back the "Studio Catering" trucks as well as the limited hours of other venues (like Backlot Express and Café des Cascadeurs) the need for another restaurant might not be *that* strong. Though I'd be surprised if Disney wasn't thinking of it.
Anyway, my guess would be that they're going to wait to see how the new attractions will affect the park - not only if they can attract more guests, but also if the average time a guest spends in the Studios increases - before they go ahead with another eatery.
I haven't seen Café des Cascadeurs open for over a year now. :(
Construction photos from 26 March 2006
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Whoa! It's all gone a bit like ToT was last year - wire mesh all over the place!
What's the huge amount of mesh/rods in the floor of the building for? Are they putting down another layer of concrete?
By the looks of it it would seem that way, now I'm in a way confused as to how the footers for the coaster track will fit in, unless of course they are going to build it into the concrete on the floor, which would seem like something different to build a coaster. Oh well I'm sure they know what they are doing :) .
does anyone have a site plan so i can get an idea how it will look?
Well now sections of coaster track seem to be arriving :D
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Wow, it's so exciting ;) Do you know/think whether the coaster track will be installed first or the hall instead?
I personally believe the coaster track will be installed first, after all that's how most indoor roller coasters are created. It also is more cost effective and can't forget it's very good publicity for the park if the guests can see a coaster being constructed :wink: . So I stick by it's gonna be the coaster first then building after.
Wow! Look at this big container truck at the back of Toon Studios:
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http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=547 (http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=547)
Lots and lots of lovely track! Let's hope some of it goes up this weekend! :D
The first track pieces are now on place!
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It's great to see some of the track in place! :D
They were working on foundations over on the far side of the site this morning, as well as getting ready to start some new walls at the front, it seemed.
Construction update:
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The text at the bottom/right of that drawing says:
QuoteThis part will be modified by Imagineering and Söhne for the dark-ride extension.
This is also an interesting rendering, showing the future track that will be put on those pilars.
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A quick update:
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http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=558 (http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=558)
Wow, it's moved fast in two days! :o
Looks very tall too, I really hope the building isn't too visible from Frontierland...
Wow, will it really be that tall??? Oh no, and I am such a "Angsthase" (you don't say "fear rabbit", do you? *g*)
Is it true that you can see the ToT from the Disneyland Park? That would take away a lot of illusions :(
Have they already started with the Cars-Attraction?
Tower of Terror is visible from inside BTM, and when you're standing at the entrance of Fantasyland and I spotted it from the Space Mountain queue.
It's growing so fast!
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http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=559 (http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=559)
Ooooo. . . Can't wait until some more track is in place. :roll:
I'm starting to get excited. . .
It's interesting that the "coaster" section of the ride is actually a temporary design - it's held together by the criss-crossing steel at the bottom and isn't actually "stuck down" into the ground with conrete footers like RNRC was. I guess that's because this part of it is a simple off-the-shelf design, so they didn't want to pay more to get Maurer Sohne to turn it into a fully custom design.
I have to say, the Imagineers designing this ride are very clever. The Maurer Sohne spinning coasters are pretty cheap to start with, and then they've used an off-the-shelf (yet exciting) design for the coaster section, which will save even more money. They just add themeing over the top and voila - an awesome Disney ride, I hope! They did exactly the same with RNRC though - take an off-the-shelf design and turn it into a hugely popular Disney ride with a bit of themeing. Vekoma and Maurer Sohne are obviously better at designing coasters too, whilst Imagineering can do great dark rides, so it's a perfect mix.
I can't wait to see that lift hill in place - I think that's when we'll fully realise how big this is! When you see the construction site with a worker stood in the middle, it's incredible - it's so much bigger than you first think! :o
...it's Maurer SÖhne, not Sohne :P
Quote from: "Nala_84"...it's Maurer SÖhne, not Sohne :P
You have to understand that with an English computer it takes ages to add in all those accents we don't have... but I'll try harder next time. :P :wink:
QuoteVekoma and Maurer Sohne are obviously better at designing coasters
vekoma are alright but they are no match for B&M
Hehe, no problem Baloo, I know that difficulty--since I've been to England and wanted to write an "ö, ä or ü" ;)
Anyways--was it also the Maurer Söhne who made the coaster "Winja's Fear" in Phantasialand (near Cologne)? Do you know whether the seats of Crush's Turtle Twister will also spin around themselves?! And if yes, how often in a minute?
I believe it was them I won't type the name of them since I can't remember them anyway :lol: , also the seats will spin like the ones on Winjis I believe, which really will be quite nice and also for you English people who may not know this coaster in Phantasialand it's like the same style as Dragon's Fury at Chessington and Pinball Whizzer at Alton Towers :wink: . These are all made by the same company they seem to be the only company making them and it does surprise me it's a travelling layout, but I'm not complaining it's not like in the ride we will see all that anyway. Also B&M have never made a coaster for Disney by the way they always choose Vekoma mostly :wink: .
yeh! i noticed, but arnt disney producing there own coasters now and are no longer gonna use vekoma?
Erm I don't believe so, Expedition Everest, Space Mountain Hong Kong were both Vekoma so can't see anything disney own coming soon after all they probably don't know how to make a coaster :lol: . So hiring out this company to make crush's turtle twister isn't anything new.
but they did rebuild the track for space mountain vekoma didnt remake it!
i think i may have got the wrong end of the stick and thought cos they make the track 4 sm that they were going 2 continue 2 do that.
More Track:
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WOW! It's being built fast! I think the track will be near enough complete in a couple of weeks.
Hey, they're very quick in constructing the coaster ;)! Does anyone know how high it will be in the end? Gee, I begin to doubt whether I'll have the courage to go on Crush's Turtle Twister *G* :oops:
The track reaches a height of about 50ft (I guess the building will be about 60-65ft then?), which isn't that high at all, but it'll probably feel higher when you drop since you'll be inside with all the effects around you. I'm sure it won't be too scary - the whole concept of Toon Studios would be a bit pointless then, since its meant to provide extra things for kids. :)
I think there's a couple more pieces of track in place now since those photos above, it's amazing that everyday the photos change so much. The coaster section is meant to be done in the next 3 to 3 weeks though, so it makes sense. Plus the fact that it's a "travelling" version of the ride means its built to be constructed very quickly.
Here are some of the new pics:
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Seems like they are building the track in reverse.
Why not using photos from the own house??? :wink:
http://www.photosmagiques.com/gallery/toon_construction (http://www.photosmagiques.com/gallery/toon_construction)
It's good that once Crush's Turtle Twister is complete, you won't be able to see Big Thunder anymore:
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:D
Yeah, that's why I took that photo! It's clear they want to isolate the Studios from DLP.
Quote from: "raptor1982"Yeah, that's why I took that photo! It's clear they want to isolate the Studios from DLP.
Let's hope they do the same looking from DLP to WDS then! They desperately need to raise the Frontierland berm, it's awful going past the geysers on the riverboat now. :(
Here's a scale model from the coaster part of Crush's Turtle Twister:
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Source: dcp
I'm glad it's a wild mouse twister coaster. Those ones that just zig zag in straight lines are quite boring.
This roller coaster does look very impressive, i am looking forward to it more each day. :D
Does anyone know if it will have Fast Pass?
No, it seems fastpass won't be included for Crush!
I guess it would only make the queues worse - each train can hold 4 people and they can only have about 6 on the track at once... 24 people on the ride at once!! Not exactly Pirates of the Caribbean throughput, is it?
People are getting worried about the capacity of DL's subs, but Turtle Twister seems far far worse to me. It looks like it'll be a fun ride, but it seems so badly Imagineered from a capacity point of view. A ride with potentially the same popularity as Big Thunder Mountain yet with less than 1/4 the capacity... ouch.
Edit: Then again, maybe it's well Imagineered for the park. It's sure to have Peter Pan's Flight-style queues where it reaches 120mins and doesn't move for the rest of the day, and if people are in a queue then they're spending longer in the park, right? The small size of the queue line on the leaked plans was a bit weird though...
QuoteI guess it would only make the queues worse - each train can hold 4 people and they can only have about 6 on the track at once... 24 people on the ride at once!!
Well actually, on the model there are 8 cars on the track (not including the spare one) and Crush has got the extended dark ride track and the part that goes outside. So it can probably hold about 10 cars which is 40 people at a time! :D
Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"Well actually, on the model there are 8 cars on the track (not including the spare one) and Crush has got the extended dark ride track and the part that goes outside. So it can probably hold about 10 cars which is 40 people at a time! :D
That's still only 2 POTC boats! And they'd have to operate it really well to get that number of trains in such a small space - smooth loading, well timed.
You made a good point about the dark ride section though. I did kinda add that into my estimates before, but it will be interesting to see how much extra capacity that really adds.
More track:
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Quote from: "WDSfans"When the managment announced Toon Studios last year, a particular concept art was accompanied by this announcement.
It showed next to Crush's Turtle Twister, a Bugs Life attraction in an area themed with huge clovers (the same as at Disney California Adventure).
All that was dropped in favour of a Cars attraction and its Radiator Springs theme.
Now word has reached us that certain Toon Studios plans mention a few clovers afteral! They are supposed to accompany Mickey's meet 'n greet trailer that will be re-located all the way in the back of Toon Studios.
This area would be stuffed with greenery and props from the Toons's Greenery Department.
Unfortunately, we have no confirmation wether these plans are still a GO, since rumours are lately popping up about a whole "street" dedicated to Meet 'n Greet locations.
Lots more track has been installed over the past few days:
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Interesting to know...
QuoteNext year Toon Studios will open its doors at the Walt Disney Studios Park under the direction of veteran imagineer Corey Sewelson (who was responsible for the original Tower of Terror and Condor Flats/Hollywood Pictures Backlot at Disney's California Adventure park). This project completes the toon cycle for Corey as he has also worked on Toontown at Tokyo Disneyland where the animated characters live and Toon Studios is where they actually go to work! One of the attractions is a spinning coaster called Crush's Turtle Twister (from Finding Nemo) which will have slower dark-ride show scenes within the building. A second will be similar to Francis' Ladybug Boogie (at DCA) and will be Cars themed (Radiator Springs to be exact). The ride name is still in limbo. Tales from the Laughing Place readers can expect to see an interview with Corey and artwork in an issue later this year.
From Laughingplace
It's nice to know who's working on Toon Studios, and his CV seems pretty good to me. Hollywood Pictures Backlot aside, he's done some good work! :wink: Does anyone get the Laughing Place magazine? I'd love to see the interview and artwork when its published. I noticed they did an article on CinéMagique recently too.
The rumours of a "greenery" section for Toon Studios sound really cool - I'd definately like the Studios to get more areas like this that a real, working studio would have. They should actually have a walk-through costume exhibition, but I suppose that's something for Imagineering.
What's this about a "meet n greets street"? I haven't heard these rumours anywhere - could this be for the area behind Art of Disney? Would it necessarily be good to have all the meet 'n' greets together in one place? If there's no characters around then it'll be like a ghost town!
They had a "meet 'n greet" street at Disney-MGM Studios. They had a few trailers on each side of the road ligned up next to each other. When the characters were out (mostly Disney Channel characters), they played loud Disney Channel music. Nothing impressive. :lol:
Quote from: "raptor1982"They had a "meet 'n greet" street at Disney-MGM Studios. They had a few trailers on each side of the road ligned up next to each other. When the characters were out (mostly Disney Channel characters), they played loud Disney Channel music. Nothing impressive. :lol:
Haha, you've really made me fall in love with the idea now! :lol:
Yeah, but I heard they plan real meet 'n greet locations, instead of blend trailers as compared to MGM.
That's good. I'd love our Animation Courtyard to be turned into something like Fantasyland at Hong Kong Disneyland, with lots of meet n greets spread through gardens and streams and so on. Just because it's a movie studio doesn't mean it can't be whimsical, imo.
I guess the meet n greets at Camp Minnie-Mickey (AK) are a bit of an inspiration too. Since ours will be supported by 2 (or 3 incl. the carpets) proper attractions, they should be a great addition to the park.
The original Toon Studios layout plans showed two trailers the same as Mickey's current one along with what looked like one extra meet 'n' greet, though...
Oh I also forgot to mention that the plans showed the existing Studio Cathering Co. chart with the ice cream cone on, would be moved to that "greenery department" and would be expanded with a small seating area between the greenery.
Any kind of greenery gets a thumbs up from me! It's not good that that Studio Catering Co. van will probably be the only "restaurant" in the whole of the area though. I've been wondering for a long time if the facade of the Cars garage will feature some kind of small stall or catering facility...
Something else just popped into my head too - I wonder what they'll do with the Nemo photo location next to Art of Disney? I presume that area will be redeveloped slightly when Tower of Terror opens, but hopefully it'll be given something more than just a bit of extra grass.
The latest photos of Crush's Turtle Twister from yesterday can be found here: http://www.jourifromparis.nl/index.php? ... ticleid=34 (http://www.jourifromparis.nl/index.php?categoryid=10&p2_articleid=34)
The lift hill has almost reached its full height and I'd say well over half of the track is now installed, two thirds perhaps. You can also see very clearly the foundations for the station and first lift hill of the ride. :D
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It's great how clearly you can see the ride layout in that front section already. Has anyone got any idea why the bottom of the conrete wall in the first photo seems to have been painted black? The future soil level?
I'm really looking forward to seeing track go in for the dark ride section. You can see what the coaster section is like from other parks with the same model, so it'll be nice to see something totally new.
When will they test the ride system? I'd take a guess it'll be once it's 99% complete (ie. roof, themeing, everything in place), but maybe someone with more coaster knowledge could semi-confirm this? I don't remember them running RNRC before it was enclosed, so I guess it'll be the same here. :( I just REHEEALY want to see how they've managed to make a Maurer Söhne spinner car look like Crush! :lol:
Btw, here's an interesting link: http://www.ataricommunity.com/forums/sh ... p?t=518098 (http://www.ataricommunity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=518098) Looks like someone is already having a go at a RCT3 version of the ride!
seeing the pics a month ago and the ones now is soooo amazing!
Does anyone know when construction on cars is going to begin?
Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"Does anyone know when construction on cars is going to begin?
It's a very simple ride, the only thing adding time will be the themeing. I'd take a rough guess at maybe August/September for construction to begin. Toon Studios is rumoured to open in May (or April) next year, so that'd still give just under 8 months. And if Cars was a major major flop, then they could still have time to put in something else... but I'd say the chances of that happening or them being able to do that would be 0%. :)
At Crush's Turtle Twister, apparently they installed the Immelman Turn (or the "Fer à Cheval" - horseshoe - as it seems to be known in France). That's this bit:
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It doesn't go that vertical in the Toon Studios version though (about 50 degrees I think), and the "edges" of the turn are more banked.
Quote from: "Baloo"At Crush's Turtle Twister, apparently they installed the Immelman Turn
Yes, they have:
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They have also started to make the dark ride section:
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http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=581 (http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=581)
reminds me a bit of primevil wherl
Oh no, it's completely different, doesn't even look like it! Thank god, 'cause Primeavel Whirl was horrible!!!
I found Primeval Whirl quite boring to be honest... So I'm glad CTT has twister elements.
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So they're really far... so far ;)
Will they first finish the coaster and then start with the hall? Does anyone know an exact date for the opening of the Toon Studios yet? We wanna go to DLRP next May, so I hope the Studios are already opened then :stitch_bounce:
My personal guess is March 16 (WDS' 5th anniversary), but it could also be the beginning of April, the start of the themeparks season.
it will make sence march 16th. we are looking to go during summer magic (again)!!
The progress of how quickly the roller coaster is being put up is very good, and hopefully it will start testing soon. :D
Quote from: "raptor1982"My personal guess is March 16 (WDS' 5th anniversary), but it could also be the beginning of April, the start of the themeparks season.
I actually doubt it'll be ready for March, but I'm hoping they'll prove me wrong! The 15th anniversary stuff will start on the 12th April so opening the new land about a month earlier will be good to let them use it to advertise the 15th Anniversary and also iron out any problems with the area.
I asked the question a page or so back whether they would test before or after adding the rest of the building and no-one made a guess, but now I reckon they'll wait till it's all done. They've got the entire dark ride section to do, afterall, and that's something (as far as I know) Maurer have never done before. We should get a glimpse of the cars popping out of the front of the attraction though, which will be cool. Reminds me of when we watched them testing Mission 2 last year... :)
The last opening date I heard was for May 2006. April would be for the launch of DLP's Anniversary and the new parade.
The coaster is now complete:
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Just the Dark-Ride section left to go:
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It looks smaller now it's finished with the track in place at the front - the big costuming building must throw off any sense of scale. I still really like how this ride has lots of different sections to it - it really is so totally what the park needs.
It's interesting how they're constructing the dark ride section, with those high walls around the track area. Almost looks like they're putting a boat ride in!
It's brilliant to see something like this take shape, since it's totally original and a classic Imagineering project - just really makes you think what awesome designers they are, to create an attraction like this with every minute detail accounted for...
(I'm in an appreciate-toon-studios mood, can you tell? Join me! lol)
I am glad the ride circuit has been completed. I am quite looking forward to when the theming is added. :)
Is this ride going to have a splashdown pool or something like that?
Wow now you can see exactly what to expect!
Quote from: "RnRCj"Is this ride going to have a splashdown pool or something like that?
No, not a splash down in real water, but the coaster will come out of the show building with a small dip.
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took some photos yesterday you might like to see
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This looks like a very fun ride! Can't wait until it opens!
A few questions:
Does anyone know:
-when they will begin to build the walls around Crush's Turtle Twister?
-how long it will take to build them?
Laroquine posted on DCP that work on the walls behind the coaster has been started.
I guess in reality it shouldn't take long at all for them to be completed, but it depends on whether they're wanting to add in any of the scenery and props beforehand... Some things like the submarine on the lift hill must surely need to be put in before the roof goes on at least, right? :?
New Photos of Crush:
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http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=597 (http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=597)
I didn't remember whether I've already asked it or not:
Will the Turtle Twister have Fast Pass?
It's not on the plans which were leaked last year, and with the capacity being quite low already, I doubt they'll use it. It would be good to have it, but Fastpass can cause more problems than it solves - it doesn't add capacity, it just shortens some waits and causes a lot of hassle. It'd be a similar situation to Peter Pan's Flight actually, with fastpass tickets gone within hours and massive queues for the normal line all day long. I know I might regret this if I'm waiting hours for the ride next year, but I think they made the right decision here.
I reckon at the end of 2007 we'll have Rock N Roller Coaster and Tower of Terror as the only fastpass attractions, and then when they've completed the redo/extension/re-arrangement of the Tram Tour they'll add it back in there as well... just a guess though. :wink:
Indeed, there will be no fastpass for Crush's Turtle Twister.
Baloo, the Flying Carpets have Fast Pass too :wink:
Does anyone know if there will be on-ride photography on Turtle Twister? :nemo:
I don't think there will, since there was no shop mentioned on the Toon Studios plans.
Quote from: "raptor1982"Baloo, the Flying Carpets have Fast Pass too :wink:
Yeah, but will they continue using it? It's been closed on my last few visits, and on that busy weekend in April the queue for the Flying Carpets was at a steady 5 minutes!
It's quite disappointing that Turtle Twister won't have a shop or on-ride photos really. They should have tried to at least add some kind of small shop, it's going to be such a popular attraction...
Supports for the building have appeared:
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Quote from: "Baloo"It's quite disappointing that Turtle Twister won't have a shop or on-ride photos really. They should have tried to at least add some kind of small shop, it's going to be such a popular attraction...
Maybe it's difficult to make an onride pic when the cars are spinning? But it would be cool to have a shop in this area of the park. I am convinced that a small shop related to Finding Nemo/Cars or just random Disney/Pixar merchandising would be extremely popular.
Is it really clear that there won't be a photo/merchandise shop at the Toon Stuios/Crush's Turtle Twister?
Well, it can't really be that difficult to take a picture on a spinning coaster coz they do that at "Winja's Fear & Force" in Phantasialand (Germany)--also a spinning coaster with darkride sections of the Maurer Söhne ;)
QuoteIs it really clear that there won't be a photo/merchandise shop at the Toon Stuios/Crush's Turtle Twister?
Nothing is mentioned on the plans about a shop.
Fresh from this weekend:
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The others photos are right here...
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Nice pics! Thanks for sharing...
The photos made me wonder; is the building of Crush's Turtle Twister (Studio 4) going to be made out of steel (like at Rock 'n RollerCoaster and Armageddon) or out of concrete (like Studio 1,2,3 etc.)?
I hope it will be made out of concrete. First of all, concrete will fit in better with the surrounding buildings (although the Imaginations building isn't made out of concrete), a yellow colour looks warmer than some gray metalic walls, and because it doesn't look as cheap to me... :roll:
It will be yellow for sure with a bow at the top like the Studio 1-2-3 buildings, so I guess it will be made of concrete.
New for 2007:
CRUSH'S PIDGEON TWISTER :D
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LOL :lol:
Construction on the roof has begun:
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I was just reading over at Jim Hill Media that a book named "The Art of Cars" has been released. When I scrolled down the page, I saw some beautiful art they should use at the Cars attraction at Toon Studios. It really gives you an idea about how the atmosphere of the attraction hopefully is going to be.
Can we expect a nice billboard like this one? At least I hope so! 8)
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Ofcourse I know this should be in the Imagineering forum, but I felt it isn't woth a new topic overthere. I hope you guys are okay with that.
By the way, I was wondering if the road between Cars and Crush's Turtle Twister is getting a name? I hope they will add a sign with Dopey Drive on it... that would be a nice tribute to the real Walt Disney Animation Studios in Burbank. What do you think?
Quote from: "Maarten"Ofcourse I know this should be in the Imagineering forum, but I felt it isn't woth a new topic overthere. I hope you guys are okay with that.
I'm fine with it! :wink:
The cool thing right now is that, with Cars gearing up for release (sorry, bad pun), we're finally getting to see the look and feel of this film. Like you said - these things could feature in the WDS attraction. I personally really love everything I've seen of the "Radiator Springs" environment already. It looks superb, perhaps one of Pixar's best creations yet. I really can imagine a large billboard with that image you posted, welcoming guests to the Radiator Springs area of Toon Studios... perfect!
I don't think they're going to do this, but don't you think a Cars Showroom would be a good idea for a boutique? (yes, this really should be in the Imagineering forum now, shouldn't it? :) ) A bit like Main Street Motors in DLP, but actually selling motor-related products. I guess it could also double as a bit of a Moteurs... Action! store too. Perhaps if Cars is a big hit we'll see the Radiator Springs area expanded a bit? It seems like a really strong, fun theme already.
I like the idea of naming the street Dopey Drive, but I'm not sure if it would fit with their choice of attractions in this area of Toon Studios. Maybe something like "Lasseter Lane" would be better? :wink:
Back across to Crush's Turtle Twister, take a look at THIS:
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Now it's
really taking shape! Those walls went up very fast, perhaps we can expect the entire ride to be enclosed much sooner than expected? It's a shame that means there'll be nothing much for us to see, though. :lol:
in some of the pics you can see a big D in the background in a building. I was wondering if anyone knows what that building is used for
Quote from: "Dlrpfan"in some of the pics you can see a big D in the background in a building. I was wondering if anyone knows what that building is used for
That's the ImagiNations building, a backstage building built in around 2000/2001 mainly for use by the costuming department. When you go past the costumes and costuming workshop on the Studio Tram Tour, it's the back of this building that you pass by.
And you might already know this, but just to break the magic more - the costumes you see them working on in there are CM and EPC costumes, not actual movie costumes. It's just another one of the WDS lies!! lol :wink:
Quote from: "Baloo"I don't think they're going to do this, but don't you think a Cars Showroom would be a good idea for a boutique? (yes, this really should be in the Imagineering forum now, shouldn't it? :) ) A bit like Main Street Motors in DLP, but actually selling motor-related products.
Well, uhm... wouldn't it be almost the same as the gasstation facade/store at Studio 1 when it comes to theming? I guess that Finding Nemo merchandising will sell better then some motor-related products. Although I like your idea very much, I'm not really sure if it will work from a business point of view. :)
QuoteI like the idea of naming the street Dopey Drive, but I'm not sure if it would fit with their choice of attractions in this area of Toon Studios. Maybe something like "Lasseter Lane" would be better? :wink:
Lol! :D
Well, Dopey Drive stands for the classic animation in my opinion. Toon Studios is already a mismatch of themes, just like it is supposed to be at a studio backlot. I don't see any problem... :wink:
Quote from: "Maarten"Well, uhm... wouldn't it be almost the same as the gasstation facade/store at Studio 1 when it comes to theming? I guess that Finding Nemo merchandising will sell better then some motor-related products. Although I like your idea very much, I'm not really sure if it will work from a business point of view. :)
I forgot about Last Chance Gas! :roll: I think they've got all the Cars merchandise in there already actually...
If you look back at the plans for the Cars attraction, though, you can see the queue line goes through a building which looks a lot like that Last Chance Gas/Gossip Column facade, so it'll be interesting to see if it's actually built that way.
A Nemo store would be far better from a business point of view, yes, which just makes it even more confusing why they aren't building one! :roll:
Quote from: "Baloo"A Nemo store would be far better from a business point of view, yes, which just makes it even more confusing why they aren't building one! :roll:
Would it be possible for Disney to still change or add some plans at the building site? In other words; would it still be possible for Disney to let the workmen build a structure next to the exit of the new Studio 4? :?
Seriously, do you really think that the park needs another store?
(Considering that there will be one at the exit of ToT ... if they haven't cut that out of the plans, that is.)
Yes!
Ok, so the park may already have two huge shops at the entrance, but what about the actual park? All we have is the *tiny* Disney Animation Gallery and the fairly average (and also hard to get to if you don't want to go on the ride) "Rock Around The Shop". Not only would the underwater theme be good for a new store, but I think Toon Studios will be crying out for a boutique when it opens. Production Courtyard doesn't have any stores at all, so the ToT store will fill the gap there.
I know WDS needs restaurants more desperately than boutiques, but I think once you're out of Studio 1 and into the main park, there's a really serious lack of stores and non-attraction "things". Disneyland Park divides up the attractions with restaurants, shops and great themeing. Walt Disney Studios just has a series of attractions in dull buildings with not a lot inbetween. An extra store would help to make Toon Studios into more a real Disney "land", with more to do than just attractions.
Quote from: "Maarten"Would it be possible for Disney to still change or add some plans at the building site? In other words; would it still be possible for Disney to let the workmen build a structure next to the exit of the new Studio 4?
The exit of the ride is right where the ride comes out of the building and then takes the dip across the front, so I don't think there would be room there. I was hoping that perhaps a store could be located underneath the dip at the front, but it seems quite unlikely.
I don't want to see Toon Studios ruined with more of those horrible merchandise trucks they have in Backlot and on Disney Bros. Plaza... :(
Quote from: "Baloo"An extra store would help to make Toon Studios into more a real Disney "land", with more to do than just attractions.
I see your point.
However, the park was built with an annual attendance of four million in mind, and for that the capacities for stores and restaurants were laid out. (When was the last day that all of the restaurants plus the remaining Studio Catering carts were open at the same time?)
Plus, it
could be (and now I'm leaning out of the window... which I don't like... I'm so not free of heights...) that they're still planning that boulevard most here dream about - and what else could they put in there (besides maybe one attraction) than lots of space for stores and F&B...
I think that the fact that no new stores have shown up on the concept art released by Disney might point to the fact that Disney shares this view - For it makes sense.
(But then again, I wouldn't be too surprised if they squeezed in just a couple of squaremetres for a shop... Toon Studios will probably be a pretty condensed and highly frequented area of the park)
Quote from: "experiment627"Plus, it could be (and now I'm leaning out of the window... which I don't like... I'm so not free of heights...) that they're still planning that boulevard most here dream about - and what else could they put in there (besides maybe one attraction) than lots of space for stores and F&B...
The boulevard - yep, I think you've got it. Still doesn't excuse such a lack of amenities in Animation Courtyard, but I can understand the way they're thinking, if this is the case. I do think, however, that boutiques and restaurants should be spread out across the park and not centralised. I don't like how they have two massive shops at the entrance/exit of the park at the moment and then nothing else - so I don't think I'd like a boulevard of shops and restaurants and then nothing else. It's just not balanced well and doesn't keep people busy between attractions.
Anyway, here's how Toon Studios looks at the moment:
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Many more concrete wall pieces have gone up and the steel roof structure of the coaster has continued growing. They've also closed a large part of the front of the carpets, so perhaps this has something to do with the placemaking aswell? It does seem that the viewing tower is closed now, so no more aerial views of Toon Studios for a while! :(
Luckily there are still the Flying Carpets for aerial photos :wink:
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looking so good!
Wow! The front building there makes the area feel so much more cosy and complete, just from looking at it. I also like how the coaster building blocks out Big Thunder Mountain perfectly, very well placed!
Can you see any of Toon Studios from Frontierland, though? :?
Good point about blocking it out! Never thought of that. I doubt Toon Studios will be high enough to see over the trees if that's all you see of BTM, but sure is a good visual trick for WDS. Fills the gap (closes it off as you say) AND disguises how close you are to BTM.
Quote from: "Baloo"I also like how the coaster building blocks out Big Thunder Mountain perfectly, very well placed!
That's what I was wondering about ... thanks for the picture to sort that out!
Dunno if anyone has seen this before, it just seems new to me.
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You have to read this too, about the re-theming and expansion of WDS: :shock: :o :o :o
http://www.miceage.com/guest/gu061306a.htm (http://www.miceage.com/guest/gu061306a.htm)
*jaw drops to the ground*
Yep, that's how it's going to look. Looks pretty good. Not sure I like the wall at the back, but the rest is superb, really really amazing. The landscaping around Cars is brilliant and I love the entrance/exit area of Crush.
The Hollywood hills backdrop says "Toon Town" though, which is interesting... The paint splashes next to the Crush building look quite good, I hope they add them across the whole land. You can see the relocated Studio Catering Co. van towards the back aswell.
Those two gates are interesting... the one on the right seems to be closed, with the ToonTown backdrop behind it, whilst the one on the left seems to be open, leading somewhere else. I guess this is for the path they're going to put behind Art of Disney?
Oh, and I have to say this - the proper, non-asphalt, lighter-coloured flooring makes the area look great! lol
It looks better then on the plans I've seen... Wonder which one will make it.
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These ideas really sound amazing. I really like it a lot, I can't wait! Another thing mentioned in the article is that Production Courtyard may become Hollywood Studios. Thats the right direction in my opinion. Production Courtyard should become a pueblo deco square, with the feeling of "Hollywood of the golden ages" throughout. Now, if they will move the entrance of the Studio Tram Tour to Backlot and not call it Action Studios, then its awesome! :D
By the way, although the writer says that Backlot/Action Studios won't have a major Placemaking project, I still hope they will add some trees or some extra sets. Wouldn't the set of Cruella de Vil's house at Disney's California Adventure look great between the entrance of Rock 'n RollerCoaster and Moteurs? This way the square will seem less open and it will add as a weenie when you look at it from Production Courtyard. Last but not least they can use it as a permanent stage of Starring Cruella de Vil... 8)
Ow, sorry, I'm going offtopic again...
Wow!
Just amazing!
I quite like the wall in the back of the land, if it is done in the same style as some of the walls around Phantom Manor, it will add a nice contrasting corner to the land. I love the idea of an "area" that is not accessible and can only be seen through those iron gates, full of mystery, I just hope they do it well.
I lke how they have added a new Incredibles photo spot too.
The gate on the left must lead to that rumored "photo location street" or could it lead to the backlot area, where the props are kept, like was also rumored? Or perhaps it will be locked also.
I hope that they don't miss a huge opportunity though, looking at the bottom right of the photo, you can see a cliffed area and a bridge from Aladdin. I would be so fantastic if they added a waterfall here, falling from the cliffs to a small pond below the bridge, in the style of the ones near skull rock in adventureland.
I think it would look so good coming out of studio 1 and looking right to see a waterfall in the distance, and really bring the park to life, even when looking over from production courtyard.
But even without my idea, I am very impressed/excited.
Quote from: "Poppy The Monkey"I hope that they don't miss a huge opportunity though, looking at the bottom right of the photo, you can see a cliffed area and a bridge from Aladdin. I would be so fantastic if they added a waterfall here, falling from the cliffs to a small pond below the bridge, in the style of the ones near skull rock in adventureland.
This is immediately what I pictured when I saw that area, too. It reminds me a lot of Adventureland, and looking closely at the concept art there does appear to be some kind of landscaping feature there, next to some kind of wooden decking/bridge. WDS doesn't featuring anything at all like this, so it would give the park much more depth and interest. Fingers crossed! :)
It looks absolutely incredible, i hope it looks 100% like that!
I'm really excited about this now! :D
:D/ :shock: :o :o is all i have to say lol
this new idea realy looks goos. like the idea of the mickey statue and the toon hill.
Now that doesn't look to shabby. This could turn out to be the first true "Disney" experience opening at the Resort since Space Mountain '95...
Next year could turn out to be really exciting...
(Might I just add: why didn't we get something like that back in 2002?)
I've already seen this ;) But as you've said, there's the old Toon Town logo to see at least--But that would look so good, I think! So hollywoodlike and disneylike anyways :)
Hm, are there only photolocations in the background (I see the Incredible-Sign and Mickey's Trailer) or also a shop/restaurant or something?
All looks very promising and is exactly what WDS needs, but concept art always does fill gaps that are left clear in reality. Hope it's going to be close to the pic though! Interesting how the Toon Town sign will cover the Imaginations costume building. Good move
Quote from: "Kris"All looks very promising and is exactly what WDS needs, but concept art always does fill gaps that are left clear in reality.
True, but then I don't think this one features anything too unrealistic. Of course they've set it at nighttime again and added in extra searchlights and things which probably won't be there (or be visable during the day) on the finished product, but overall I think everything in the picture will happen, at least. It's a very realistic and acheivable concept art, I think.
Disneytheque have posted a slightly larger version too: http://www.disneytheque.com/phototheque ... 13/001.jpg (http://www.disneytheque.com/phototheque/disneyland_resort_paris/toon_studios/060613/001.jpg)
Sure is going to be tight in there and what's the photolocation with the big star? Looks like a mouse standing in front of it :?
I hope they cover Studio 4 properly and it doesn't turn into another Studio 1 poster. Those searchlights really would look lovely if we can stretch the budget that far. They do create a great atosphere!
Can anyone tell what the splat of water is on the side of Crush? Is it a live effect?
More from Peter Bell on Micechat:
QuoteA few more details have come to light since the piece was posted yesterday - the food cart visible at the rear of Toon Studios, beside the gateway to Toon Town, is in fact being towed by Goofy's car. The idea is that Goofy is responsible for the catering at Toon Studios, and he's backed the food stall into the wall. If you look very closely, you'll see some damage to the plasterwork. This raises the question of what will happen to Mickey's trailer, which was supposed to occupy that spot. My guess is that it will stay in its current location between Cinémagique and Disney Channel until further notice. There is no construction scheduled for this area for the next few years, and the Production Courtyard is otherwise void of photo opportunities. (With the exception of the outdoor stage show.)
The other thing worth noting is that the concept artwork may not show everything that is to be included in the finished section. In particular, the section of wall with the paint stain beside Crush's Turtle Twister should be a lot more interesting when it's actually built. I'm told the Imagineers are determined to use every inch of available space, and every opportunity at their disposal to make this an engageing and lively area of the park. I don't know the details, but you can be sure there will be more than a big splash of paint decorating the side of the building.
This sounds too good to be true lol, I love it. Seems like someone got the message about detail in WDS
I really hope this all goes to plan. There are some fantastic ideas that would really liven up the studios, and it would fill in all the things that were left out when the studios was built.
All we need now is a Splash Mountain in Disneyland Park! :wink:
From http://www.wdsfans.com (http://www.wdsfans.com)
QuoteA new name is reportedly being considered for the Cars attraction, coming in 2007. "Cars Radiator Springs Spin Out", as how it is currently known, is according to insiders considered being called "Cars Race Rally".
Quote from: "raptor1982"From http://www.wdsfans.com (http://www.wdsfans.com)
QuoteA new name is reportedly being considered for the Cars attraction, coming in 2007. "Cars Radiator Springs Spin Out", as how it is currently known, is according to insiders considered being called "Cars Race Rally".
Sounds good to me! :)
And the name has now been confirmed by DLRP itself!
Quote from: "www.wdsfans.com"Cars: Race Rally, the possible name for the Cars attraction as we reported below, has been confirmed, as it appears on the official Walt Disney Studios Park website!
Check out the official Cars Ride webpage here: http://www.disneylandparis.com/uk/explo ... 140606.htm (http://www.disneylandparis.com/uk/explore_disneyland_paris/walt_disney_studios/cars/index_140606.htm)
Interesting news about the website, the only thing that I don't understnad is that if they are advertising Cars on the website, why aren't they advertising the tower of terror, crush's turtle twister, 15th aniversary events, new parades and the animation courtyard changes? :?
Maybe because the movie is now out - and they are still figuring out the details for next year's celebration? Just a thought...
I find it more interesting that they're announcing the ride for June 2007...
"Cars: Race Rally"? Awful name. Lightning McQueen is a NASCAR car, isn't he? That's different to rally cars... Oh well, I hope this is another "Buzz Lightyear's Space Adventure" situation. "Radiator Springs Spinout", despite being one of the new breed of overly-long Disney attraction names that I loath so much, gave you a good idea of what the attraction was aswell as rolling off the tongue very nicely. "Race Rally" implies something like Autopia, sounds cheap and doesn't fit in with the style of cars seen in "Cars", in my opinion.
It's good (and very very surprising) they're advertising the ride already though. This is a massive step forward for DLRP, who usually miss opportunities like this.
Quote from: "experiment627"I find it more interesting that they're announcing the ride for June 2007...
Indeed - I've had it set in my mind for a while now that Toon Studios won't open until at least May, so I guess this confirms a June opening. It's probably a good idea - not only do they not have to rush to finish, but they can pad out the 15th celebration even more. Each new event/attraction will have an initial buzz and then trail off after a while, so after the new DLP parade and general "15th" buzz in April, they'll be wanting something new around about June.
Very very funny to see them advertise an attraction when they haven't even started on the foundations for it yet, though... :lol: :lol:
Edit: The page is good, but when you read it again there's very little there. They don't even mention that it's in Walt Disney Studios!! They could have also put a line in saying "CARS: Race Rally is part of the exciting new Toon Studios area, which will also feature the brand new, exclusive Crush's Turtle Twister indoor spinning roller coaster attraction". Would have made more of an impact on people reading, and they'd know where the attraction is, so they can find out more.
Oh no--why will it be opened in June instead of April/May as I've thought?? :( We've planned to visit DLRP in May 2007 the next time and I expected the Toon Studios to be opened then...
Is this a real fact or CAN it be the Studois open in June? Or does only the cars attraction open in June and Crush's Turtle Twister earlier?
Quote from: "Nala_84"Oh no--why will it be opened in June instead of April/May as I've thought?? :( We've planned to visit DLRP in May 2007 the next time and I expected the Toon Studios to be opened then...
Is this a real fact or CAN it be the Studois open in June? Or does only the cars attraction open in June and Crush's Turtle Twister earlier?
The two attractions will 99% definitely open at the same time... With them being so close together, they couldn't really open Crush and continue working on Cars, it'd be really bad show and wouldn't do WDS any favours with its image at all.
So I'm afraid that it is also 99.9% sure the new land will open in June 2007. I left out 0.1% because things can always change, but I doubt it. As I said before, the 15th kick-off and new parade will be the draw for April, so they'll save Toon Studios for June. I doubt it'll be fully ready for an April opening anyway, despite how fast they're going.
LOL, i just had a thought, people who have recently visited WDS and the DLP website are going to think that the track for
Crush's Turtle Twister is the new Cars ride! :lol:
Jouri has the latest photos from the construction site: http://www.jourifromparis.nl/index.php? ... ticleid=40 (http://www.jourifromparis.nl/index.php?categoryid=10&p2_articleid=40)
It's amazing how fast Toon Studios has swallowed up that corner of Animation Courtyard and turned it into a chaotic construction site!
The next few weeks are going to be very interesting - changing the parade route means they must be planning some really big works in Animation Courtyard, they wouldn't change a whole parade route unless they really needed to. I can't wait to start seeing the changes! :D
As regards opening in June, Nala 84, that looks as if its the official opening date. Quite often the parks will open an attraction before hand, in dry runs etc, sometimes a month or so before the officail opening, so you never know......
I think this pic really makes the Toon Studios site look really big:
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Great photo. Crush has progressed a lot since the last update I saw.
The area in front of it is much bigger than you'd initially think, and although Cars will use up quite a lot of this (especially considering it's "just a carnival ride", the area as a whole will probably/hopefully feel much bigger than everyone first expected. The fact it'll blend almost seamlessly with Animation Courtyard and the Flying Carpets is good too, since come opening day there will be more things for people to look at and do than just those in the new area of land.
It's interesting, as well, that Crush is actually lower than ground level of the Toon Studios area. You can see its entrance doors on the right, and we're obviously going to have to go downhill to get in there. This will really help to reinforce the queue/loading area theme of the Sydney Harbor pier, which you queue underneath in the main outside part of the queue.
Another interesting thing, and this is going way back to the actual plans for the area, is that you have to go up and then down some steps inside the building to get over the Crush track and onto the loading platform. The reason I mention this is because DLRP always mention the fact that the WDS attractions can be accessed by anyone without any special treatment, so it's interesting to see Disney using stairs in an attraction again. The change in height should add a lot of extra depth to the attraction, too.
Oh, and a third point - that splash of blue that's on the side of the Crush building in the new concept art: it actually looks to me like the showbuilding (which they'll hopefully theme as a huge aquarium housing all the "stars") has sprung a bit of a leak... That could be a good idea for a water feature, similar to the UFO Zone kinda idea they're building in HKDL. :)
I can't see the pic--no permission :( Could anyone show it here please? ;)
Quote from: "Nala_84"I can't see the pic--no permission :( Could anyone show it here please? ;)
Nala, I got the same message - but simple solution: just try reloading the page.
Just found this pic of what the Crush building will look like:
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a few things I noticed:
-The models of Nemo and Squirt on the rock with the seaweed
-The entrance doesn't seem very obvious (far right)
-It looks like the cars come out of the two holes in the rock it doesnt look like there is going to be a dip like in previous concept art
-The rocks look a lot like the rocks in Adventureland (Skull Rock)
-Is it me or was it going to be called Studio 4 not 5!
Overall, I think it looks good. :D
Very interesting! :D
The rocks remind me a lot of Adventureland too - my first thoughts were "it's Legend of the Lion King underwater!". The nemo and squirt models are interesting, I suppose this facade will be like a giant-scale version of that current Nemo photo location then?
Another interesting thing is that the track will be level with the ground. I always imagined it would be higher up, with rockwork underneath, and previous concept arts seemed to show this aswell. You can't see a dip in the track there either, so the dip must take the track below ground level quickly. I'm not sure if this is a good thing or not - so long as the vehicles are still visible from far away it'll be good. One of the things I really liked about Crush is that it'd add life and moving objects to the studios through the cars coming out the building.
I think the entrance isn't obvious because it's just to the right of this photo, they missed it off. It's strange the soundstage is labelled with a "5", don't you think? Rumours were suggesting it would be Studio 4...
Edit: Didn't notice you'd already got this one!
Overall, it looks just "ok" to me. The colours of this photo are a bit dodgy and I'm sure the finished version will look much brighter and more vibrant, hopefully with some of that lovely multicoloured coral and plants you see in the opening scenes of the film. It also looks like quite a cheap model, the finished version will have much more Disney quality to it...
Well, finally more stuff that's leaking out. This is clearly a scan, so it must be from an internal CM magazine. I'll ask my Little Blue Bird ( :lol: ) to keep an eye out.
The background of the photo is making me laugh... it's sooooo unmagical - those dull striplights, a dirty factory-style ceiling and not much else. I always thought Imagineering offices might be a bit more inspirational than that. :lol:
What's the concept art in the background for? Looks like a layout plan for something, but I can't place it anywhere in WDS yet...
QuoteThe background of the photo is making me laugh... it's sooooo unmagical - those dull striplights, a dirty factory-style ceiling and not much else. I always thought Imagineering offices might be a bit more inspirational than that. Laughing
That's the Imagineering workshop for sure. I looks the same at Burbank (maybe this is Burbank??)
QuoteWhat's the concept art in the background for? Looks like a layout plan for something, but I can't place it anywhere in WDS yet...
Somehow that plan reminds me of the Crush vehicles.
Quote from: "raptor1982"That's the Imagineering workshop for sure. I looks the same at Burbank (maybe this is Burbank??)
Yeah you're right, it does look like the same place they showed in an article about DCA's Monsters attraction, with a photo of Imagineers finishing off the figures. I guess they're working on all the Nemo stuff now, for DL, Epcot and WDS.
The Disney font used for the number "5" is worth a mention... do you think Animagique could get the same? Backlot already has its own style of numbers, but Animation and Production ones are currently the same. It'd be yet another step towards differentiating the lands a bit.
Maybe they will. When they're going to repaint the Animagique building, they'll have scaffolding up anyway, so it wouldn't be that hard to replace one number?
Here are the official press releases for Crush and Cars:
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Feel the rush with Nemo and Crush.
Hang loose with Nemo and Squirt on the new rip-roaring ride, Crush's Coaster – opening June 2007. Totally inspired by Disney's presentation of Pixar's Finding Nemo, this is one of two new major attractions opening in celebration of the 15th anniversary of Disneyland Resort® Paris.
Get ready to plunge into the underwater world of Nemo and Squirt. A world full of adventure, fun and hidden "dangers"... oh yes, and a few thousand fish.
Here, you'll "sea" life a little differently as you twist and turn over colourful coral reefs with Squirt, Nemo and friends. But don't close your eyes... or you'll miss the fun as you dive straight down into the inky darkness of the deep to explore a sunken submarine nestling in an underwater minefield. Watch out - you'll have to keep your eyes peeled to avoid coming face-to-face with Bruce, the vegetarian shark and his snapping mates. But what's there to worry about? Just remember fish are friends, not food. But hang on, you're not fish, are you?
Then, if you thought escaping the sharks was a white-knuckle ride, prepare yourself for the rush: spinning and twisting with along the powerful Eastern Australian Current, where even the coolest dudes have to screeeeeeeeam! So hang ten (and hang on) for the ride of your life!
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You've seen the movie, now take it for a spin.
Hit the road with Lightning McQueen and friends on the new piston-pumping ride Cars: Race Rally – opening June 2007. Inspired by Disney's presentation of Pixar's Cars, this is just one of two brilliant new attractions opening in celebration of the 15th anniversary of Disneyland Resort® Paris.
Welcome to Radiator Springs, a sleepy, one-horse-power town that's about to be woken up. So fuel-up for fun and get in gear to join this engine-roaring rally on the dusty desert track of Route 66 - you just know it's going to be a gas!
Rest assured though there's no need for pre-race nerves, as Lightning McQueen will be there to give you all the best driving tips. With more trophies and sponsors than you can shake a loose exhaust pipe at, this road champ will get you and your family revving into action in no time. So will Mater, a good ol' trusty tow-truck with a big heart and the quickest tow cable in Carburetor County. Buckle-up!
And, once you've discovered the hotshot-racing driver in you, it'll be time to take that pole-position and put everything you've learnt into practice. So take a mighty fine grip of the wheel and get ready for a spin to take the chequered flag. There's vrrrrrrooom for everyone.
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So... will "Crush's Turtle Twister" really be named "Crush's Coaster"? :?
Edit: Some great photos of the latest Toon construction here (//http://www.disneymagicinteractive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=24194#24194), btw. :wink:
QuoteCrush's Coaster
What are they thinking changing the name to this, Turtle Twister is so much better than just Crush's Coaster. This name sounds so much more boring than Turtle Twister! :(
Try saying "Crush's Turtle Twister" in a French accent though... it's quite hard... :?
Crush's Coaster isn't much easier though, and ruins the theme of the attraction. They seem to be forgetting the important dark ride section at the start of the ride! "Crush's Coaster" is like replacing "it's a small world" with "it's a long boat ride past singing dolls", or "Big Thunder Mountain" with "Big Thunder Roller Coaster".
*screams* IT'S NOT A ROLLER COASTER IT'S A MOVIE SET!!!
I just got an idea for the Imagineering board. Think of a new name for Crush's Coaster. :wink:
"Crush's Turtle Twister" :P :nemo:
Here are some new pictures courtesy of dlrp.fr!
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http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=677 (http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=677)
Wow! Construction is moving very quickly!
The track in the dark ride section is interesting... There's nothing in place yet to actually move the turtles through the scenes, so I wonder how that's going to be done? I doubt it'll be done with gravity, since it's not reliable enough (the track doesn't look angled enough and you can't control the speed), so they must still have more stuff to add in to that track there.
You can really tell how massive the attraction is, when you consider that that hole in the far wall in the distance (the future entrance into the boarding area) is around 10ft tall, and the track is wide enough to have two people side by side... :o
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More photos: http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=684 (http://www.dlrp.fr/actularge.php?id=684)
The steel framework of the coaster building is now complete and the concrete front building has come on massively. You can really picture how the attraction will look when it's done now and how it'll fit into the general area.
This panoramic photo (//http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/wds/toonstudios/290606/toon01.jpg) is particularly good - you can see the work they've started doing in front of Flying Carpets, and also how much that attraction has been cut off from the rest of the land by the works! They've only dug up the tarmac flooring at the moment, nothing else done yet. Hopefully they'll get it done quickly so that the courtyard can handle the big Summer crowds. Oh, and so that we've got something to look at, of course. :wink:
Any thoughts on all this? Let's get the Toon Studios topic going again!
Ah that's what the digger was doing digging up tarmack lol, now if only the guy in it would have stopped drilling quicker really it was funny standing there today and couldn't hear the announcement saying Cinema Parade will begin in just 5 minutes lol, kinda takes the magic away from the area music. Still though it does look like it's going to be nice when it's finished.
New at Europa Park in 2007.... an underwater-themed dark ride!
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Interesting choice of attraction there... hopefully they aren't trying to copy Turtle Twister, it seems like a very big coincidence.
OK I'm sorry but Europa has no need for another water themed ride they already have two, argh hate it when parks find out what Disney are doing and try to create a cheaper version of the same style of ride, seems very much like a coincidence though. Hopefully it will be completely different :) .
You can see how the track come out of the building here:
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Work has started on the oasis area by flying carpets:
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I think those palm trees were already there, weren't they? They've just been boxed up to stop them getting damaged.
Yes indeed, Baloo. I've seen them already a few weeks ago from the Flying carpets.
Yes, it doesn't look like they've only just been placed there - you can see how they've packaged them up in fibreboard and then dug around them.
Here's something definitely new, though:
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Photo from here (//http://forum.aceboard.net/931-3467-66910-107-Officiel-Toon-Studios-2007.htm).
They've put some new diagonal supports jutting out from the roof of the building, obviously to hold in the place the facade of the showbuilding, which extends higher than the building itself, like Studio 1...
It seems the final name of the land will be "Toon Studio" (as now confirmed by Extraordinet), and this will then include the whole of Animation Courtyard. That's 5 attractions - Art of Disney Animation, Animagique, Flying Carpets Over Agrabah, Crush's Coaster and Cars: Race Rally.
Your thoughts?
What?? Toon Studio without "s" in the end? Why do they wanna change everything :?
Shall that mean that there won't be any Animation Courtyard anymore??? :x
Quote from: "Nala_84"What?? Toon Studio without "s" in the end? Why do they wanna change everything :?
Yeah, "Studios" isn't plural anymore. Maybe they couldn't afford the extra letter on the entrance sign? :P
I think the real reason is because of the long-term plans of the Studios. If they name Production Courtyard "Hollywood Studio", then they'll both fit nicely under the "Walt Disney Studio
s" banner - making it a kind of collection of different studios. In a way, the word "studio" is a replacement for DLP's "land". For example, they could have "Adventure Studio", "Frontier Studio", "Fantasy Studio" etc. Obviously they won't, but do you see what I mean? :)
On its own it sounds a bit stupid without the "s" (probably because we're all used to it?), but when you look at the bigger picture, it makes a little bit more sense I think.
You're right, I guess that's the point: We're all used to it and so it's a bit hard to get used to new names ;)
I understand what you mean, they wanna change the "lands" in the Studios Park into "studio(s)" to differentiate between the two different parks. On the one hand a good idea, on the other hand--I'm a past-type, it's so hard for me to accept changes *g* O:)
Man this is getting confusing now. Isn't "Studio" reflecting to just one studio building? Wouldn't Toon Studios be a better name when you think of the area combining several soundtages and "sets" for Animagique, Art of Disney Animation, Cars: Race Rally, Flying Carpets and Crush's Turtle... uhm... Crush's Coaster... :?
Quote from: "Maarten"Isn't "Studio" reflecting to just one studio building? Wouldn't Toon Studios be a better name when you think of the area combining several soundtages and "sets"
Technically the buildings should be called soundstages or stages shouldn't they? I'm sure in Disney-MGM they have "Soundstage 3" (for example) rather than "Studio 3". For some reason, they just named our WDS buildings differently when they opened the park - maybe so that non-english speakers can understand better?
"Studio"
is usually plural though, that's true... Paramount Studios, Universal Studios, Disney-MGM Studios, Hollywood Studios. I guess the reasoning with the "Toon Studio" name is that this is a studio within a studio. Or so that guests don't get confused thinking this is a whole seperate studio park. Or something. *edges towards the door*
You've made me think, though - if we have a "Toon Studio" land, then it doesn't make much sense with "Disney Studio 1". One Studio is relating to a whole collection of buildings, whilst another is just one single building. Could we have a namechange for Disney Studio 1? Or will they just stop confusing us and add the
s back on? Who knows.... :roll:
Here are a couple of excellent new construction photos from Farry on Disney Central Plaza...
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Look how BIG the building is!! The scale is quite deceptive from photos taken further away, but here it just looks massive. You can see they've started to install some emergency escape stairs in there as well. It's HUGE! I can't get over how big it is! And look at the first drop there - it's so steep for a Disney ride!!
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This one's great because we can actually finally see the true design of the exterior track. As you can see, it curves downwards out of the building before taking the dip below ground level. It must go up a smaller hill at the other end - you can see the start of it there.
I can really get a sense of how the attraction is going to fit in now, and what the layout will feel like when you're actually in there. I'm glad now as well that they decided to take the exterior dip below ground level, because it gives a hidden bit of mystery to the attraction facade - I can already imagine guests lingering along those undersea walls watching the turtles spin by... :D :D
I didn't expect this so soon, but I've got a bit of a cool treat for you all today! Crush's Coaster and Cars Race Rally logos!!
Logo's removed on request by Disneyland Resort Paris
Sorry about the copyright things I put on them, but we have to respect that these are © Disney and remember that we probably shouldn't even be seeing them yet! Check out the 15th Anniversary topic in a little while for more cool stuff!
So... what do you think??! :o
Edit: Updated with higher quality Cars logo.
Cars Rally Race: Good.
Crush's Coaster: Excellent!
After seeing this, I don't mind about them changing the name from "Crush's Turtle Twister" to "Crush's Coaster".
Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"After seeing this, I don't mind about them changing the name from "Crush's Turtle Twister" to "Crush's Coaster".
Same here, I think the logo has convinced me! It could be better in less bright colours (it looks a tiny bit cheap in that bright yellow), but the word "Coaster" looks really cool, and is actually quite a Crush-style word.
"Awesome coaster, dude!!" See what I mean? :)
I'm not a fan of the Cars logo, but the Crush's Coaster logo is great. Perfectly in tune with the movie logo.
You're right: Crush's logo makes me accepting the new name of the attraction ;)! It really looks great!
The Cars-logo looks a bit to "adult" for such a children-attraction, I think, but it's okay though... :)
Some news about Cars Race Ralley: it appears that the vehicles which the visitors will board, won't be the characters from the movie. Since the characters from Cars are supposed to be "humans", it wouldn't make sense, according the managment that people would sit in them.
Quite a bizarre reason, since people sit in Dumbo and many other Disney characters all over the parks world wide. :?
Quote from: "Nala_84"The Cars-logo looks a bit to "adult" for such a children-attraction, I think, but it's okay though... :)
Yeah, that's true. It looks like more of a "Piston Cup"-style logo, whilst the attraction is actually based in Radiator Springs. But at least it fits with the film and anyway - kids like grown up stuff, it makes them feel older! I like the logo even more now that I made the background a bit lighter so you can the tarmac design a bit better. I'm warming to the bright yellow of Crush aswell!
Quote from: "raptor1982"Quite a bizarre reason, since people sit in Dumbo and many other Disney characters all over the parks world wide. :?
Definitely! They could have just themed it as if the cars were taking you for a spin during a break in filming.
So do you know what the vehicles will look like? Just generic cars like in the concept art? I suppose that will stop everyone fighting to get on Lightning McQueen or whatever at least...
We all know the following concept art, but now take a closer look on the bridge like structure all the way at the bottom right. I got told by a source, who has seen a different Toon Studio concept art, that it leads to a wooden construction next to Crush's Coaster Building and is in connection with a building behind The Flying Carpets backdrop. Maybe a new restaurant after all?? Or a boutique?? Your thoughts?
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Interesting Raptor. If it is a classier restaurant (which would be more than welcome since there is none at the moment - except perhaps Rendez-Vous des Stars; which I think lacks atmosphere and Disney-quality), I find it strange that there is no sign next to or above the bridge.
Maybe it's simply the new exit of The Flying Carpets...
I hate to be totally boring, but if there is going to be anything built behind there I think it will be some toilets. There are currently no toilets in the whole of Animation Courtyard, and with Toon Studio it'll surely become the most popular area of the park, so they'll be needing some extra facilities. It seems like a good place to put them, out of the way, and creates a small new area of the park to give the zone a bit more depth.
I don't think they would build a boutique there because it'll be at the entrance of the ride, and Disney have never done that before. The exit is where you can see people walking out of the rocks, so that's some distance from the area behind the Carpets. And I don't think it would be a restaurant because... I don't know... it just doesn't seem like the right place for one. I'm willing to be proven wrong though. :wink:
Today, it seems safe to say that construction for Cars Race Rally has commenced!!
The latest photos by Zurg on Disney Central Plaza:
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The big hole is positioned pretty much exactly where the two pairs of turntables will go.
Quote from: "Baloo"I hate to be totally boring, but if there is going to be anything built behind there I think it will be some toilets.
That's not being boring, that's being realistic. :wink:
Quote from: "Baloo"Today, it seems safe to say that construction for Cars Race Rally has commenced!!
And about time too! :wink:
Just incase anyone's interested, the Crush's Coaster logo was actually designed by the same design firm that did the cool Space Mountain: Mission 2 trailer: http://www.bltomato.com/a_graph.php?pag ... h=&job=445 (http://www.bltomato.com/a_graph.php?page=2&where=&search=&job=445) I wouldn't be surprised if they designed the actual SM:M2 marketing logo aswell...
They're based in Hollywood and do lots of work on movie posters (incl. Spider-man and Pirates of the Caribbean), DVD artwork, broadcast graphics, etc. So it's good to see WDI/DLRP aren't going cheap on the design work here!
I really love the Crush's Coaster logo, it has actually made me like the dodgy "Coaster" name, and I can't wait to see it plastered on lots of merchandise next year! Let's just hope they have somewhere nearby to sell it, eh? :wink:
By the looks of the picture below (follow the link!), they have started to work on the side walls of the crush building but it seems that they are re-painting the building supports blue!
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Despite diverting Disney Cinema Parade and closing half of the land, they don't seem to be in too much of a rush to get going on that corner of the Courtyard:
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Does anyone know how long the Disney Cinema Parade has been diverted for, and when we might see more work done in this corner?
Some news picked up from La Rouquine on Disney Central Plaza:
- The major work in transforming Animation Courtyard will start on the 14th August 2006, with a load of construction walls, most notably around Art of Disney Animation
- Peter Pan and Wendy are certainly destined for Toon Studio (ie. the figures/statues that will circle the redecorated Sorcerer Hat), but this feature will not include a fountain. (La Rouquine doesn't say if it's just this feature that won't include a fountain or the whole Toon Studio project...)
Cant wait to see what it will look like
Thanks
Fanti :D
As raptor said in the enhancements topic, the walls have been updated:
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Looks like someone was let loose on them with a few pots of blue paint. :) It'd be nice if they put a banner or decorations of some kind on there now...
Bubbles would be perfect (for Crush's Coaster) :P
The walls were changed sometime between Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th July. We noticed the change over-night, but see how the wall is now all the same height and not allowing for sneaky pictures over it anymore. That's no fun!
Thats one big construction wall! It really hides the carpet ride too! Are these walls staying up untill the new area opens do you think? Or will the be pushed back and scaled down as construction moves forward?
I think they'll stay there - Cars Race Rally and the scenery around it is going to fill a lot of that space next to Art of Disney. Infact, the scenery from it will probably almost reach right up to that wall.
I like your idea of bubbles raptor, hehe. I wouldn't be surprised if they do put some sea turtles swimming across there, a bit like the little green men on Buzz's walls.
I can't be sure, but I *think* Cars is mentioned very discretely elsewhere in the park... :P
Here's an idea how it could look like... Sorry for the bad Photoshopping :lol:
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Bad Photoshopping? To me that looks real!
Quote from: "RnRCj"Bad Photoshopping? To me that looks real!
It'll be on another forum within the hour, with someone who doesn't quite understand English saying "they're advertising Crush in the park already!!"
So yeah, good photoshopping!
On a totally different note - do you think they'll add anything extra behind Flying Carpets next year (like an extra 2nd backdrop), so you can't see the Disneyland Hotel?
To confirm what you said about the Cars mention Baloo, there is a small sign as you walk in to Studio 1 that says Cars is coming soon to Walt Disney Studios Park... or somthing. And no I don't mean the huge poster on the front of the building!
I love how Crush will hide Frontierland's BTM, so Flying Carpets really does need something similar to hide the Disneyland Hotel for sure. I've never been a fan of the backdrop. Maybe we can get something more natural-looking to go with the oasis idea?
Quote from: "Kris"To confirm what you said about the Cars mention Baloo, there is a small sign as you walk in to Studio 1 that says Cars is coming soon to Walt Disney Studios Park... or somthing. And no I don't mean the huge poster on the front of the building!
Haha, I guess we need to pray that they don't decide to keep the billboard there until June next year. After advertising the film, it could be a good advert for the new ride...
But do you mean the clapperboard in the middle of the entrance doors?
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I think that's advertising the film at the moment. Wouldn't be hard to add in a few extra words about "race rally" though... Maybe we shouldn't give them ideas?
Quote from: "Kris"I love how Crush will hide Frontierland's BTM, so Flying Carpets really does need something similar to hide the Disneyland Hotel for sure. I've never been a fan of the backdrop. Maybe we can get something more natural-looking to go with the oasis idea?
This isn't natural-looking, but how about a continuation of the Toon Town backdrop that's going over the other side of the land? That way it'd seem like the whole toon town world is really surrounding you.
That's the one. Being a fan I imediately assumed it was for the ride, but with no "Race Rally" (awesome name) it could easily mean both.
Where else did you think Cars had been promoted... unless I'm being really blonde in not realising you're on about the chuffin big poster?!
I was being sarcastic about how unnecessarily huge that poster is. :D
But yeah, at the moment it does seem to just be for the film, but if they leave it there until June next year then it'll be for the attraction... which is very worrying. We need Studio 1 back for the 15th! And no Ratatouille or Meet the Robinsons, pleeeease!!!
btw - I really like the Race Rally name now aswell...
Yeah I know, Because when i was there on the 15th my family asked me if this was a cars ride we were walking into! (They didnt notice the clipboard)
Thanks
Fanti
New refurbishment dates for 2007 have just been released (working on getting them on my site as we speak, if anyone's interested), and it appears Flying Carpets Over Agrabah will be closed from the 5th to 23rd March 2007!
So they must be needing to do something quite major to it perhaps?
Edit: Oh, and Animagique is closed for 5 days in November... Not really long enough for anything major I guess.
Thanks for the closure dates, Baloo :)
I've already looked for June 2007 and in general, I'm d'accord with the dates. I guess we'll visit DLRP in the first week of June, so it's a pity that Alice has closed, but the other attractions are more important though ;)! So I hope Autopia will be open so that we can finally go on it!!
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Take a closer look at the Disneytheque.com photo. You can see the castle in the distance. It makes me wonder how they will hide it from TS? :?
Quote from: "WDSfans"Today, 14th August 2006, should hopefully mark the start of fullscale work on the Toon Studio transformation project with the first "coup de pioche"! La Rouquine on Disney Central Plaza forum reports backstage sightings of the huge new flagstones, carring "vibrant" colours, which will replace the asphalt flooring of the land.
Quote from: "raptor1982"Take a closer look at the Disneytheque.com photo. You can see the castle in the distance. It makes me wonder how they will hide it from TS? :?
I didn't realise that was the castle! The gap between Flying Carpets and Crush is going to be very dodgy though. Earlier concepts showed the Carpets backdrop almost touching the Crush showbuilding and the two lining up very nicely...
I think the least they'll do is plant some more trees behind there. The Frontierland berm needs a lot more too. At most? Maybe some extra backdrops, perhaps for Toon Town or maybe other random Disney films? A bit like that early concept for Mickey's Trailer:
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From what I've heard at the resort, this project is running behind schedule already. No idea how credible this is considering how little there is to do in 10 whole months. TOT however is a bit ahead of plans. All a bit confusing to me. :roll:
I'm sure the gap will be filled, but even if it isn't, a small view of the castle will beat the BTM view we currently have (as long as this will still be covered of course). There's more space there than I have bargained for if honest. Maybe it wont seem so small afterall.
New photos:
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That thing on the foreground looks like one of the oasis elements. :idea: :)
Edit: Crush's Coaster photo should be in the Crush's Coaster topic.
As you can see on one the photos posted the other day, signs similar to the ones previously used at Laser Blast have appeared on the blue wall directing people to the flying carpets:
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In the second photo there seems to be alot of space between each of the signs so does anyone think that they may soon start to advertise the Toon Studio and it's attractions on the wall soon :?:
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The people at DLRP.fr say that the darker "O" and "H" as you can see, is some sort of joke from the Imagineers towards the fans about the lack of maintenance sometimes at the Flying Carpets sign above the entrance. Actually, the first thing that came me in mind was the wink towards the Hollywood Tower Hotel sign... :)
Lots of wires have appeared "on set" at the toon studio!
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QuoteThe people at DLRP.fr say that the darker "O" and "H" as you can see, is some sort of joke from the Imagineers towards the fans about the lack of maintenance sometimes at the Flying Carpets sign above the entrance. Actually, the first thing that came me in mind was the wink towards the Hollywood Tower Hotel sign... Smile
DLRP.fr says a lot of stuff that isn't true. There's a reason why they are on the DLRP blacklist. Those signs are designed by the creative team (the ones that are also responisble for Extraordinet and the brochures), they don't give a damn about inside jokes. :roll:
The oasis area is coming together nicely:
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Like I said at the Tower of Terror topic; thanks for making these great pictures. I was especially thrilled with the pic I quoted above. You can clearly see how the infrastructure will become here... It just made me wonder; why couldn't they do this while constructing the Studios? I can imagine that the Studios will become more cozy with these smaller paths. Thank God they will get rid of the plain concrete/asphalt zones (at least in this part of the park)...
I presume the new oval areas are to fillef with palm trees/sand etc?
yes indeed, and if I recall well, they're going to look like sanddunes. :D :)
Hopefully parts of the placemaking (like the dunes around Carpets) will be open earlier then april next year.
From http://www.wdsfans.com (http://www.wdsfans.com)
Disneytheque.com posted a photo of the fast growing Agrabah Oasis, which has now received a layer of sand-coloured concrete!
The Flying Carpets over Agrabah is receiving an additional Oasis area, as originally intented by the Imagineers.
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Is this the color we will find throughout the entire Toon Studio area or is this just part of the Oasis area? It looks like a warm color, much better then the grey asphalt/concrete. At least I hope they will keep it as clean as possible. I can already see it becoming dirty like the yellow concrete in front of the Flying Carpets. :wink:
That's the colour for the Flying Carpets/oasis area. The rest of the area is supposed to get different flooring.
Blimey... you go on holiday for a week and return to find out that WDS has finally become a theme park!! :o :o
Thanks for all the pictures, news and discussion everyone, looks like there's a lot to catch up on here! :)
Here's anohter photo from Disneytheque showing the progress of the new coloured floor!
http://www.disneytheque.com/index.php?/ ... udios.html (http://www.disneytheque.com/index.php?/archives/13-Toon-Studios.html)
From http://www.wdsfans.com (http://www.wdsfans.com)
QuoteLa Roquine on Disney Central Plaza forum reports interesting news regarding the Toon Studio placemaking project:
- Work will start this week at the main entrance of Art of Disney Animation.
- Mid-October to mid-November work continues at the entrance of Animation Courtyard to install the Sorcerer Mickey statue.
- Construction fences will then move to the entrance of Animagique and the exit of Art of Disney Animation.
- Followed by the zone between the Incredibles photo location and the Cars Race Rally construction site.
La Roquine points out as well that the new yellow flooring near the Flying Carpets will receive handpainted details in the coming months.
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Wow, so by the end of the year the transformation should be looking quite complete!
I can't wait to see more work start this week - at the entrance of AODA? Is that just for the new paving or are they changing something else there? I suppose they need a new area for the statue and other planting too.
I don't follow WDW much, so can anyone tell me if the Peter Pan figures are off the castle yet? Is it really those exact figures we'll get?
It's so cool to see them going full-on with this project, and being brave enough to know that a lot has to change to make this land work. :)
Quote from: "Baloo"I don't follow WDW much, so can anyone tell me if the Peter Pan figures are off the castle yet? Is it really those exact figures we'll get?
They will be taken down in mid-September.
Thanks for the info, experiment. :) Fits nicely into the Toon Studio plan then I guess.
As for the new fences around AODA, not a lot going on behind there yet...
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The decorations have been taken down off the turrets in WDW this weekend. Cinderellabration ends mid September, so I think the rest are taken down around this time
G-Force has edited the wonderful photo by Sweet Joe on DCP forum. The yellow line indicates where the Toon Town backdrop should go.
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Here are the latest construction photos which including Crush's building getting taller, the rockwork recieveing it's first layer of concrete, digging at the cars sight and a strange metal stucture by cars.
http://www.disneytheque.com/index.php?/ ... udios.html (http://www.disneytheque.com/index.php?/archives/13-Toon-Studios.html)
Yesterday, a whole new area of Animation Courtyard was boarded off as work begins on the new Mickey Statue, and new flooring in this area, at the future entrance of Toon Studio.
Here are some pictures...
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The CDA have disappeared behind the fences
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Signs have been placed to help ensure guests don't get lost in this construction site labyrinth.
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Im all in favour of the new attractions and expansion, but that looks bad!!
I wouldnt be too impressed if I was there. Or am I overreacting? It's a little hard to tell off just photo's. Is it as cramped and closed off as it looks?
It is a bit of an eye-sore this is what guests coming out of Studio One see..
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And that gap between the 2 consruction sites is quite small, for the only entrance to the "land".
But they plan to have this part finished by the end of November, and in the end I'm sure it will be worth this ugly disruption.
Great photos, thanks! :D
Wow - there sure are a lot of fences around the parks at the moment! The signs on these are nice at least, and I like how the green fences curve parallel to Disney Bros. Plaza. It's a big disruption, but I agree it will be worth it and it's very professionally done. :)
You can almost see the effect the project will have on the land already - with those two fences either side of the entrance it's far more secluded and cosy, really makes you want to explore beyond them and see what's on the other side. Let's hope the finished statues/themeing and flower beds have the same cool placemaking effect. (They'll be better than these fences at least... lol)
ps: ToT looks incredible in the fog!
WDSfans received confirmation about the additional decorations for Art of Disney Animation.
Here's the article by Anthony at http://www.wdsfans.com (http://www.wdsfans.com)
Quote from: "WDSfans.com"In a turn of events that will surely please many eco-warriors worldwide, Disney will soon be doing a remarkable bit of recycling between its Floridian and Parisian parks. Whilst all but the giant mirror and stage decorations have now been removed from Walt Disney World's 50th Anniversary-decorated Cinderella Castle, don't be fooled into thinking these have gone straight to a landfill. No, instead they're steaming across the Atlantic to our very own Walt Disney Studios Park - three of them, at least.
The golden Wendy, Peter Pan and Tinkerbell, who previously circled the highest spire of Cinderella Castle, will soon turn to sorcery as they find a permanent home around the curving spike of the Sorcerer's Hat to add more magic to this enhanced Toon Studio landmark.
Across from this, behind the new green fences we reported last week, the park's fourth statue of Mickey will be installed in the next few weeks. If Front Lot's Fantasia Fountain, the Partners Statue and the mini Art of Disney Animation statues weren't enough, Mickey will once again be a new icon for the park in a colourful statue inspired directly by his infamous Sorcerer's Apprentice role. Appearing to be stood on a large blue podium, Mickey will be firing a golden spark of pixie dust across the entrance of the land to where the blue construction fences currently stand. The base of the statue may also feature the words "Toon Studio", to welcome guests to the new, improved land.
Quote from: "raptor1982"Mickey will once again be a new icon for the park in a colourful statue inspired directly by his infamous Sorcerer's Apprentice role. Appearing to be stood on a large blue podium, Mickey will be firing a golden spark of pixie dust across the entrance of the land to where the blue construction fences currently stand. The base of the statue may also feature the words "Toon Studio", to welcome guests to the new, improved land.
So I guess it will look like a bigger version of this Mickey statue:
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That's awesome, and with magical dust will looke even better!
A Sorcerer Mickey statue was planned for Animation Courtyard during the concept stage, as you can see on this concept art: (photo below is a zoom-in).
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Dont you think its ironic how much of the concept artwork is set in the dark/evenings, and how good th epark looks after dark, but is not open then......Yet!
Grandmath reports on DCP that the key visuals for Cars and Crush have been put on the construction, and a concept art from the whole area!!!
Yeah, apparently it's the newest concept art that has been released? So this one:
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I hope it looks good. I mean, it'll never look as good as raptor's photoshop job, but i'm sure they'll try... :wink: Putting this up in October for something opening in JUNE in very impressive for DLRP already!!
Quote from: "Baloo"Putting this up in October for something opening in JUNE in very impressive for DLRP already!!
Well they did put the sign for TOT up around about Febuary 2006 and that is opening at the end of 2007/ begining of 2008!
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No "s" on the end then, for sure!
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It's not a work of art, but it's a brilliant advertisement. The amount of people seeing this over Halloween, Christmas and Easter must = big success!
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You beat me to it! :?
Great adversing though :)
Not very elegant (like ToT billboard), but I guess it does what it is supposed to do.
You can also see a new lamppost close to Disney Studio 1. I guess these will be placed throughout the new Toon Studio. The lamppost is blue and looks very industrial, like the old ones. Hopefully they will be further decorated (flowers, posters,...).
i like it because it shows exactly what is on its way and when to expect to see it
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Quote from: "Sam"You can also see a new lamppost close to Disney Studio 1. I guess these will be placed throughout the new Toon Studio. The lamppost is blue and looks very industrial, like the old ones. Hopefully they will be further decorated (flowers, posters,...).
I didn't realise it was new - what's it pointing towards? The Sorcerer's Hat? Or maybe the future golden dust arch?
They might decorate it with banners like in the original Animation Courtyard concept, perhaps?
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Well, I think it's new. :wink:
I can't remember seeing them before.
It's funny to see how they're going back to the original Animation Courtyard ideas. Like those lampposts, the Mickey statue, the Aladdin oasis, ... You would think they're trying to make up their mistakes. :lol: :wink:
I think those lamps have always been there.
This pic was taken the morning after the fences were put up...
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And unless they were very quick in installing the lamps I think they have always been there.
I thought I'd seen them before - what confused me though was that they're pointing away from Studio 1 (I always thought those lights were to light Studio 1). I suppose they're the projector lights for the stars on the Sorcerer's Hat then? I wondered where those projections came from... :)
Raptor's right about them going back to their original plans! I think this whole project is such a massive "first" for Disney - from the Maurer Sohne indoor/outdoor Crush to eating humble pie and correcting their mistakes... It's good to watch. :D
Yeah I can confirm that was always there. I know because I always look at it and think: mmm that one looks out of place here. :lol:
I wonder if it'll stay or go then? The lighting of the Hat should become much more intricate soon... let's hope they don't add more lights to the rig! :?
Depending on how much they expand that flowerbed, they could probably hide it quite easily...
More trees have sprouted in the new Toon Studio area:
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:o Those are the Aladdin oasis planters. Wow that IS amazing!!!!!!!!
The difference a few palm trees make is breathtaking:
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with all these trees it would realy look lke hollywood lol
Those trees will make the area look great!
Without them it would make the area look dull and cold, but with them it will make it look sunny and hot.
100th post! Yay :D
Like everyone else: I love the addition of greenery. They do make the park twice as beautiful. Let's hope the other areas will follow soon.
This really made my day. To be honest, the Placemaking Project at Animation Courtyard is just as exciting to me then the two new attractions of Toon Studios. I love the greenery; the entire parks lacks trees and lush gardens at the moment, so it's great to see some of it. I like the fact to that they used palmtrees, I mean although its an oasis, palmtrees really belong to a Hollywood kind of studio. :)
By the way; this really gives hope for the future. Can you imagine the Placemaking Project at Production Courtyard allready? 8)
Much better!!! l can't wait to go see it next week
Direct from the park by raptor1982, new trees in front of AODA!!
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The land will finally have a proper "entrance" and will finally feel separate to the rest of the park when you're inside. :D :D
:o I'm starting to get really excited about next year now!
WOW WOW WOW... more greenery and landscaping in WDS! If we'd had mor of that on the opening, I'm sure people's opinions of the parks would have been higher. So happy and excited!
Kristof emailed me again earlier saying he thinks the same has also been added behind the blue fences, next to Disney Studio 1! I think he's unsure because there were trees there before, but looking at the photo below I think you'd notice if they added new trees there:
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I guess we'll find out if he's imagining things soon... :wink:
l don't understand something: will they replace the walt and mickey statue for another one???
Quote from: "Miss Tinkerbell"l don't understand something: will they replace the walt and mickey statue for another one???
No the Partners statue is staying. They're going to put a new Mickey statue where those green fences are in the photo above. It'll feature mickey in his Sorcerer costume firing a golden spark of dust into the sky, which will then reach the ground on the other side of the land, near the hat, forming a kind of archway. At its highest point though the arc will break, so that parade floats can get past. That's the plan, anyway. It'll look something like this, the statue originally planned for Animation Courtyard:
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I've mentioned before how weird it will be having three major Mickey statues so close together (incl. front lot). Do you think that'll be a problem?
ahh thanks, l was a bit confused must've misread it.
well yeah, and this one will look kind of the same as the fountain one as far as l can see and read....
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Looks like I wasn't imagining after all :D
Wow, brilliant! The style of these new trees is really cool, they look as customised as the ones in front of Le Chateau!
I suppose we can guess that more trees will be added soon next to the Disney Studio 1 ones, to create more of a line across the entrance and fill the new planting area by the future statue?
l think it'll look less "empty" in the studio's with all these new things which is only a good thing!
Lots of construction photos have been uploaded here:
http://www.photosmagiques.com/gallery/toon_construction (http://www.photosmagiques.com/gallery/toon_construction)
Sorry about the translator!:
QuoteSmall point on the projection of work:
All the higher part of the frontage of Art of Disney Animation giving on Studio Tram Turn was repaints in light blue.
Idem for the toilets.
I find the result rather pretty since it breaks the monotony of the building.
The building site of Bus advances since one can now see exceeding palisades the arrow overcoming the service station and which will be used as support in the name of attraction.
They also start to work on the photolocation "Toon Town". The ground is under development.
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Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"All the higher part of the frontage of Art of Disney Animation giving on Studio Tram Turn was repaints in light blue.
Idem for the toilets.
I find the result rather pretty since it breaks the monotony of the building.
I'm not really sure what to think of this, so I will wait for some pics to make a judgement. But it seems like blue will be the new main color for Animation Coutyard/Toon Studio. It's a positive thing to give each area of the park it's own identity, but why blue? Personally, I'm not really impressed by the blue color at Studio 5. Won't all this blue colors have a "cold impact" on the guest during the winter? I mean, Disney always wanted to us to warm up while using hard, warm colors. Will blue do the trick too? :?
I suppose it depends what they surround the blue with. Cars Race Rally will bring lots of very warm desert themeing, and the new oasis area will be warm too.
I hope they don't paint any more than this small section of AODA blue, it's all that's needed to make it fit into the land. Currently, the yellow colour makes the hat stand out well.
I think they should keep Studio 3 yellow.
More trees:
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The toilet area by AODA has turned blue:
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Arrgh! That looks... odd.
Btw, have you seen how many trees are by Studio 1 now? It's like a whole forest... lol
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photo by Scrooge, DisneyMagicInteractive
Are they planted, or just resting there untill they are planted???
I'm not sure - does seem like a lot of trees just for that one spot, doesn't it? They probably wouldn't grow very well being that close togehter and there aren't any trees further towards the middle of the path yet either, so you may have a good point there...
Quote from: "penfold12"Are they planted, or just resting there untill they are planted???
Resting i guess, good point! :)
Quote from: "DLRP.fr"Aux Walt Disney Studios, les personnages Disney et Pixar déambuleront en nombre dans les allées du tout nouveau Toon Studios dès le mois de juin. Mieux, chaque matin, les grilles au fond du nouveau land s'ouvriront et on verra arriver tous nos héros favoris depuis Toon Town (représentée par un décor en trompe l'œil) !
At Walt Disney Studios, the Disney and Pixar characters will arrive in great numbers on the walkways of the all new Toon Studio, from June onwards. Even better, each morning the gates at the back of the new land will open to reveal the arrival of our favourite heros from Toon Town [beyond the studio walls] (represented by a false décor).
Sounds brilliant. :D
I guess this news today is from that press conference in Paris last week?
That's a great inexpensive replacement for Good Morning WDS!
Nooooo replacement?! I love the concept though, I'm very pleased to see they're reinforcing already that Toon Studio is a movie studio *within* Toon Town itself, it's such a brilliant idea. :)
Well no not a replacement during the high season, but it'll be much better than the current red carpet meet 'n' greet.
Quote from: "Baloo"Nooooo replacement?!
It would make perfect sense that if Good Morning Walt Disney Studios leaves, another particular parade from Disney-MGM will replace it. Perhaps a late afternoon/early evening version of Stars & Motorcars Parade everyone is hoping for?! 8)
Interesting! 8)
What I forget when I panicked before though is that Good Morning WDS is currently scheduled for 31st March to 26th August 2007. Though it's true that that "particular parade" isn't rumoured to arrive until 2008 anyway...
I wonder if Toon Studio will feature the parade route from next year? If not through the new section at least from Disney Bros. Plaza to Flying Carpets, like before? It seems the entrance statue is being designed with parades in mind, and a Toon area seems the best place for one.
The AODA blue is spreading further!
Before:
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After:
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I hate to be negative, but I honestly think this looks really awful, much worse than before:
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I'm praying it's just the start of the project, and they're going to do something to break up all that blue a bit. :?
Photos by burne at DMI forum (//http://www.disneymagicinteractive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=29081#29081).
Yuk. :x
But I'd like to point out that the our favourite Disney Central Plaza moderators (La Roquine and Grand Math) told their members that the current new colours are supposed to blend in with the Hollywood Blvd. that will be placed between the Tram Tour station and Partners Statue.
Blend in? :o lol
You've made a good point though that if that small street set does happen then this part of the building will almost be like a "backstage" area, so it won't matter too much.
It'll be like in DCA how they have Hollywood Boulevard, and then down a side street that multicoloured Monsters Inc billboard entrance. :lol:
Simply awful. I'm not going to say one more word about it if you don't mind. :?
Arrrrrhhh!! Are they being serious?!
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So much blue paint!
I'm very interested to see how this looks in reality next week.
Makes you wonder what will happen to the Disney drawings on the wall. Do you think they'll paint the rest of it blue as well and paint the drawings all over again?
From the looks of it, they actually seem to have painted around them carefully enough that it could stay like that.
I honestly haven't got a clue what their plans are now though, I didn't expect them to repaint AODA like this. I just hope they're simply laying the canvas for something extra which is going to go on top of all this blue. :-k
Quote from: "raptor1982"Makes you wonder what will happen to the Disney drawings on the wall. Do you think they'll paint the rest of it blue as well and paint the drawings all over again?
I hope so! It would be nasty if they would leave this little peace of the building yellow. So although I dislike the blue, I would say, paint everything blue and paint the drawning all over again. :?
This is definatly a step backwards in moi avis.
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Makes the park look so cold(er)!
pic from dlrp.fr
l'm a huge fan of the yellow they used so this is a big no no if you ask me.... lt looks a tad amateuristic (hope l spelled that right...)
New photos of the Toon Studio and Placemaking Project can be found at Disneytheque.com...
Toon Studio: http://www.disneytheque.com/index.php?/ ... l#extended (http://www.disneytheque.com/index.php?/archives/13-Toon-Studios.html#extended)
Placemaking Project: http://www.disneytheque.com/index.php?/ ... g-WDS.html (http://www.disneytheque.com/index.php?/archives/61-Projet-Placemaking-WDS.html)
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As you can see in this pic, Arabian styled lampposts have been installed at the oasis. It looks wondeful if you ask me! I can only hope for much more to come. 8)
Oh wow wow wow!! That makes such a difference!!
The progress they've made the last few days is amazing. :D
It looks amazing, not a fan of the art of disney animation building, but as I found out last night it looks yellow in the light at night :wink: , and the oasis is lookig great, well what I could see, my magic carpet was being driven by a little random kid who never wanted to stay at the top when we went past the construction site :twisted: .
from Dlp.info forum..
Animagique has now gone blue too..
Before...
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and after...
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Well that must have been done overnight, yesterday I saw no sign of paint, scaffolding, or anything to paint it blue :? . Also it looks photoshopped, there are yellow outlines around the edges :wink: .
I'm not sure about that photo. Looks fake to me... Look at the borders, you can still see the yellow?
But I have to admit that the blue doesn't look too bad on it.
Strange, It looks a pretty rushed job too if you look at the edges.
That is the only picture I can find online of it too. :?
Suppose I could rush to the park and report back, but that would fairly boring :lol: .
I'm sure it'll wait till the morning. By the time you run there it'll be near closing time.
Not often you can walk round the corner to break the latest DLRP news to yourself! 8)
Where abouts are you staying Pat? How are you getting online? Santa Fe internet room?
Yes I am in the Santa Fe net room, but staying in the cheyenne, which beats Holiday Inn, especially the cast members there :) .
Quote from: "PATMAGIC"which beats Holiday Inn, especially the cast members there :) .
They're just nasty at HI, aren't they? :lol:
I agree the blue looks ok - better than at AODA, but this has to be photoshopped. The yellow around the edges is sorta the "glow" from the yellow paint reflecting in the light...
I'm going to be really honest here and say... the blue AODA isn't all that bad. It definitely fits the Toon Studio thme and just generally looks better in reality :)
Today the bricks on the left of the entrnace were painted a deep pink colour, rather than their browny original. Again - looks pretty good, but maybe it;s just the magic sending me insane!
I guess raptor should have photos online of that soon ;-)
Here you go:
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More photos here:
http://www.photosmagiques.com/gallery/toon_construction (http://www.photosmagiques.com/gallery/toon_construction)
So guys, is it a photoshopped pic?? Btw, the park looks empty on the pics today? Now I know im going to be unpopular, but im thinking they should paint over the mural on the wall and have the entire building blue? Wouldnt that look better........ Then repaint the mural in deep blue ha ha
Yeah, the mural looks dodgy. The deep pink is good though. No new paint since raptors photos yet.
Animagique is still yellow... and so is AODA - at night!! Seriously, it's strange, it looks totally yellow lit up. the paint job is AWFUL btw, youcan see the yellow right through and its really patchy. Probably why it still looks yellow in bright light.
Quoteand so is AODA - at night!!
I've updated wdsfans with a photo by Patrick to show the difference during day and night:
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They didn't have the lights on top turned on tonight for some reason, maybe they're going to be doing more alterations this week?
The park was trying to close up really early actually - had cleaners out at 6.05, people hoovering in disney studio 1, it was crazy!
Below is the latest birds eye veiw of the WDS, it's quite interesting to see the size and placement of the new toon studio area and there are also some good shots of the cars station and the crush building and rockwork!
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Source: Grandmath/XavDLP @ Cetral Plaza
Nice picture!!! :lol:
This is quite interesting:
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Source: Grandmath @ Central Plaza
wow you can see everything! that is so cool thx 4 posting butlin boy
looking at that last pic.....how gutted would u be if u paid for a room in the disney hotel and got one overlooking the car park? - me i'd be severely pissed off. It cost me an extra £120 over 4 nights to have an admirals floor/lakeside view at newport bay - and i'm glad i paid it
A very very cool photo! Studio 5 looks crazy from that angle, really small and very tall, compared to Studios 2 and 3.
It's funny to see how the roofs of the new buildings are exactly the same as all the others in the park, the theme just stops right there. It's also weird how the roof of Studio 5 is quite a bit lower than the height of the walls - I wonder why they did that? To make it more imposing? Actually, maybe it's some architectural thing so it doesn't need many supports - for a building that huge, it's weird there are no extra columns on the outside or inside, it's really just 4 walls. :?
There's some chat on DCP accompanying this photo about the path due to go behind AODA. I'm not sure that would be a good idea. Even if it would mean more "floorspace" for the park, with a park like WDS they really shouldn't be adding paths here there and everywhere - AODA doesn't need a path right the way around it, it'll just make it seem more like a series of buildings rather than a proper Disney theme park...
*off topic* Also, it looks like the front of the Crush dark ride building has been primed sometime in the last two days.
The new resort map gives us the first look at a "finished" Toon Studio:
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Crush's Coaster seems to be based on the concept art rather than the real thing, since the building is grey (not sky blue) and the rocks are purple (not deep blue). Cars looks fairly accurate for a rough sketch.
New details:
- A smiling sun peeping over the Toon Town hills!
- Some of the more distant buildings of Toon Town are also purple hues, fitting into the colour scheme of the land.
- The stars, moon and lines of the Sorcerer Hat are now gold!
I think all those things are pretty confirmed now. The gold stars and moon would fit well with the golden WDW figures too.
One final thing - Animagique is still yellow. :?
Edit: You can see an even larger version here: http://www.dlrpmagic.com/today/2006/11/ ... map-04.jpg (http://www.dlrpmagic.com/today/2006/11/images/22-resortmap-04.jpg)
The Flying Carpets backdrop is different as well compared to the old resort mapthe park plan.
On the old resort map there was no backdrop and on the park map there's only the rock background (which we didn't even got).
On this version you can see the rocks with a purple background, similar to what we have in reality.
* Old resort map (//http://www.urlaubsreisen.com/park1.jpg)
* Park map (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/wdsfans/media/park_maps/plan_april1_july13_06.jpg)
Grandmath at Central Plaza has provided us with a new pic of the Toon Studio site, notice the big wall at the back!
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:arrow: Link! (//http://disneycentralplaza.aceboard.fr/p-931-3467-96493-37.htm#id1631315)
Here are some new pictures of the constructions (from dlrp.fr)
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Moderator note: Thanks for posting, but these pics really belong in the Cars Race Rally thread, since they're all about the Cars. Please remember in future, thanks! :wink:
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Wow, the rock looks great. Toon Studio already has one of the most awesome theming of the entire Studios park. Can you still imagine how Animation Courtyard looked one year ago? :)
By the way; could someone tell me if they are planning to add some trees between Crush's Coaster and the Flying Carpets? The view of Disneyland Park still isn't blocked.
Some paths and plants are added to the area:
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Also the back of Art of Disney Animation is painted blue.
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I must say, it looks great with those palm trees!
Woooooooow!!! :o
Now it's really taking shape! I'm getting so excited!
I've been trying to force my parents to take me there when it opens :lol:
That's simply incredible. Just... perfect.
I'm speechless.
I can't wait to be walking around down there amongst the coloured rocks and palm trees! Image it with more details, bustling guests and area music! Wow.
Grandmath on DCP has some new pics of the Toon Studio:
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:arrow: Link (//http://disneycentralplaza.aceboard.fr/p-931-3467-96493-44.htm#id1641625)
Oooh interesting!
I'm surprised they took the construction wall down before adding a fence around the trees. And what kind of style is the oasis fence meant to be? It doesn't look arabian from that photo, it's hard to tell...
I read on DCP a while ago that the placemaking work should have taken just 1 month, but due to various reasons it all got pushed back. Something to do with the new flooring not being good enough to cover the existing tarmac, so they're having to find some kind of Plan B.
The whole placemaking side of the project seems to have a very small budget.
I really don't think that fence fits the theme of the area...
I'm sure they will be themed. Don't panic... yet. :wink:
Here is a new photo, taken today by Kyoto at Disney Magic Interactive Forum. //http://www.disneymagicinteractive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2107&start=15
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It looks like they are trying to make the Tower of Terror less obvious from an Animation Courtyard point of view. A small but good step in the right direction if you ask me. Although I am a little bit dissapointed that a few trees seems to be the only placemaking so far, lets wait and see for more to come... :roll:
Has that photo been photoshopped or something? Look at the shape of the tower in the background. It really thin!
No it has not been photoshopped, it's simply covered in white tarps, which in the photo is the same colour as the sky. But the trees strangely fit in nicely.
Quote from: "PATMAGIC"No it has not been photoshopped, it's simply covered in white tarps, which in the photo is the same colour as the sky. But the trees strangely fit in nicely.
Oh, okay. I understand now.
This photo from dlrp.fr shows it a bit better:
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i also think the trees look good where they are
According to rocknroller on DCP, the new Oasis area in front of Flying Carpets is now open! Also, some new conifer trees have appeared near the Willy's Butte rock of Cars Race Rally.
We were in WDS yesterday 27th and the oasis area wasn't open at that time
The new Oasis area is open since today, here are a few photos. That really changes the atmosphere of this area
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Thanks for the photos Julien!
Already I can't imagine the area without these plants. It's such a small change in Disney terms but it seems to have made so much difference. The dark red railings look nice too, fit with the gold lamps and give a more industrial look.
Now they need to do the rest of the courtyard... :wink:
Gotta say. it looks so much better than those boards that were hiding it :D
And dammit, I came home on the 28th - if only i'd gone into the park before we left :oops:
Wow, the palm trees look so great!! :) Really looking forward to see them next year for real in the September sun ;)
It looks so much better now with the oasis area there, well done WDS! :)
The oasis area is pretty good in real life, certainly better than what it was like before. It does make the rest of the land look even more empty and dull though, they need a few more extra planters outside Animagique on the other side of the parade route.
More photos from all the new planters provided by Anthony:
http://www.photosmagiques.com/wdsfans/n ... uFSxIaHdiW (http://www.photosmagiques.com/wdsfans/news/news.php#newsitemEEyZZlFpuFSxIaHdiW)
Might seem a silly thing to ask, but has anyone got before and after pics from roughly the same angle? Would be interesting to compare!
You can see 2 before pictures included here: http://www.dlrpmagic.com/today/2007/01/ ... eiled.html (http://www.dlrpmagic.com/today/2007/01/agrabahs-new-oasis-finally-unveiled.html)
Not quite the same angle as the "after" pictures, but good enough to show the effect of the plants. :)
I don't know if anyone else has mentioned this, but I do hope that they finish the 'rims' on studio 5.
If you look at the very front, they have a kind of border around the top. On Studio One it continues all the way round, down along the sides of the building too. However, on studio 5 it to just stop. I think it looks a bit wierd?
Mod edit: This post belongs in the Crush's Coaster topic please.
They've wrapped the wall for the Toon Town backdrop in plastic sheets!
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Maybe they're painting and themeing it underneath that? :) It also looks like you can see where one of the gates will go on the left, where it gets a bit taller...
The new Toon Studio area (where Crush & Cars are located) will open for guests in May as the access way to Studio Tram Tour will be closed off for teh placemaking project. Guests will have to take a path through the Toon Studio, behind AODA to go on STT.
Note that the actual attractions won't open before June 10. :)
Not sure if I have the right spot, but is this the flooring test we heard about?
November:
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January:
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So it looks like they wanted to paint it or something - a bit like that old concept art with the palette and brushes? Anyway, it didn't really stand up to cleaning or the weather! The original patch was green/blue with smaller yellow and red patches. Could have been a great way to literally add a splash of colour.
That´s what DLP-guide.de wrote about the flooring:
QuoteAnother improvement project is to differentiate the courtyards stronger by different colored walkways, which would also help to brighten up some areas. In general Imagineering sees to options for this: either new walkways or just painting the existing concrete. But first painting tests concluded at the entrance to the Animation Courtyard to the right of the film stripe of the parade route (where the Mickey's sorcerer statue pointing to the sorcerer's hat of Art of Animation is to be located) were a failure. The trucks of the cleaning teams overnight rubbed off most of the colors, even so close looking guests are still able to spot some remnants on the ground. In the meantime guests can already enjoy the colored (and textured) ground of the new Oasis at the entrance to the future Toon Studios.
Some photos from past weekend:
The wall for the Toon Town backdrop:
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Look how many trees they've placed between Carpets and Crush to hide out the Castle & Phantom Manor.
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http://www.photosmagiques.com/gallery/toon_construction (http://www.photosmagiques.com/gallery/toon_construction)
The wall looks great, thanks for the photos! Can't see where Goofy has hit it yet... I wonder if that food cart plan is still going ahead?
La Rouquine on DCP reports they have started to instal scaffolding on the front of Animagique Studio 3. :)
Does this mean more "blue" in that area? :P
What are they doing to Studio 3?
Quote from: "penfold12"What are they doing to Studio 3?
Painting, we can guess. They can't have done much yet because no-one's posted photos anywhere! :)
The covered area in front of Studio 3 is probably my least favourite part of the Studios, it's cheap, dirty and cold. And those disney-shaped topiaries behind the blue towers seem to be dead - they haven't grown into the frames in 5 years.
Quote from: "netjack"Does this mean more "blue" in that area? :P
Oh no, the joke I'm been trying to avoid making for months. :lol:
It keeps getting better and better:
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:arrow: Link (//http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID10025430.asp)
It looks more "toony" than the Front Lot one... :D When it's fully coloured and everything, it might not be too bad having two practically the same just a few minutes from each other. :)
I can't wait to get this issue. I only subscribed a few weeks ago, had no idea this was coming! :o
Get the back issues Baloo if you have only just subscribed, its a really good magazine!
:o
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Source: burne at isney Magic Interactive
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The most beautiful thing I've ever seen. Just... :o
I love how the lines and stars of the Hat are mimicked on the lighting rigs and statue base - I hope they do that! I was just thinking "now how much of this will become reality?", but the fact that details on Crush and Cars in the background are perfect, along with the pink and blue of AODA... this must be very recent.
Even things like the "Toon Studio" lettering are just stunning. :shock:
Very Beautiful!
It also appears that Dumbo, Ariel, Flounder and Winnie will also take flight around the hat.
Was this known before? I was under the impression it was just Peter, Wendy and Tink.
Well no, that wasn't really known before, but it makes sense as those are other characters that hung on Cinderella Castle in Florida.
Thanks for the info.
Wow! Now I´m realy excited! Can´t wait for my next visit
The picture was removed before i swa it! Any idea where the original is on the net?
You can find it on dlrptoday:
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And some intersting pic from studio 3 on http://www.disneytheque.com (http://www.disneytheque.com):
http://www.disneytheque.com/index.php?/ ... g-WDS.html (http://www.disneytheque.com/index.php?/archives/61-Projet-Placemaking-WDS.html)
:D It looks wonderful!
Well that artwork just goes to show they have to open later in the evening!! That statue and entrance will look fantastic lit up
The Studios is shaping up nicely, but does anyone think it's going too blue?
:D Nah, blue is a nice colour!
:lol: Of course, I'd rather it all be pink, but that's just me...
I did think that when the art of animation was painted blue, it was a step to far, but seeing that new art work, im going to hold judgement untill its all finished! :o
will animagique also be repainted in blue? methinks yes and in the toon studio area it fits perfectly but seen from the entrance of the wds it'll look strange, 2 yellow studios an one blue. but maybe the cinémagique building will be also repainted :lol:
Quote from: "Whoknew?"will animagique also be repainted in blue? methinks yes and in the toon studio area it fits perfectly but seen from the entrance of the wds it'll look strange, 2 yellow studios an one blue.
The way the building is designed, they could paint the Toon-side wall blue and leave the Front Lot-side wall yellow without it looking odd. I think/hope that's what they'll do.
Some extra decoration for the entrance wouldn't hurt either... just something simple like those fabled paint brushes. They seem so unwilling to give it some love, I wonder if they know something we don't?
Edit:
I see La Rouquine on Disney Central Plaza is reporting they've abandoned the idea of painting the current tarmac floor of the land in favour of just fully replacing it with flagstones! Great news!
My concern with the blue is it will look great on a sunny day, but imagine it on a cold, grey winter's day. I find the tan colour of the studios much warmer and friendlier.
Here's a cold, grey winter's day:
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It holds up rather well really. With the extra gold decorations and the front of Crush finished it should be fine... It's very vibrant at least. One bad thing about the yellow is that it's quite wishy washy and dull for what should be/have been a very lively area.
Well the scaffholding is now up above Studio 3 and its getting ready to be repainted. Sorry I don't have any photos but I get some tomorrow.
The beginning of the scaffolding you can see on disneytheque.com:
http://www.disneytheque.com/index.php?/ ... g-WDS.html (http://www.disneytheque.com/index.php?/archives/61-Projet-Placemaking-WDS.html)
can´t await to see more construction site pics from you :D
whas the blue and red thing next to the tree?
The blue and red thing has always been there (although I think a different colour). It's near the stage that used to have Siser Act on it, near Cinemagique and the Disney Channel. It was originally built to display show times for the stage, however, I think it has film posters in it now.
Well, I like the blue and I think it fits very well :) It's also good to differ between the theme lands...
When will this amazing Mickey sorcerer's statue appear in the park?? I didn't know something about this and now I'm totally excited about it!!
It looks like Studio 3 will be going blue:
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Whats with all the blue ? :?
Get the other front elements differents colors too? :?:
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A metal construction has been put up that will hold some of the Toon Town backdrop elements!
Photo by member Frank.
It seems very close to the toon studio mural.
:? But theres not much space behind. :)
Why would there need to be space behind?
for more toon town backdrops :wink:
in my imagination the toon town backdrop was a little more away from the mural.
But because there´s not much space behind it´s close as it is
I'm not mistaking, there will be several "layers" of those backdrops, so I guess more of those structures will pop up soon.
Oh yes more layers :D it shout grow up a very big town!
My consideration was more relating to the distance between mural and the town. But I think my english is to bad to get the right direction to explain it :oops: But learn while wirting posts
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Cool picture! When the scaffolding comes down it will look much better though! :wink:
In a few days it will be completely blue, i can't wait to see the toon studio finished and without scaffolding and construction walls! :ears:
Is the current "3" on top of the building going to be replaced by a Walt Disney font "3"?
Good question! Never thought about it, but for the harmony in this area it ought to be done. Let's hope so :ears:
Here is some more concept art of the new area:
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Pretty cool huh? :)
That looks really good. Can't wait to see it when it is all finished.
Oh there will be a fountain! That´s a good idea! The Park need some water! :stitch_bounce:
According to Grandmath on DCP has the fountain been cancelled.
It's too bad about the fountain. I liked it in the middle of the studios.
But the rest of Toon Studio will outweigh me :stitch:
Quote from: "raptor1982"According to Grandmath on DCP has the fountain been cancelled.
Arghh...looked so great :cry:
Quote from: "Soap"Quote from: "raptor1982"According to Grandmath on DCP has the fountain been cancelled.
Arghh...looked so great :cry:
I know. I was getting excited about that. :(
Quote from: "disneymadchris"Quote from: "Soap"Quote from: "raptor1982"According to Grandmath on DCP has the fountain been cancelled.
Arghh...looked so great :cry:
I know. I was getting excited about that. :(
Errm are we looking at the same thing here, it's a simple fountain hardly anything to cry a tear over not making it to the final plan :lol: .
I know it was a simple fountain but it looked good in the plan.
It's a simple fountain but it could have make a GREAT difference in the Studios who scream for a bit of water areas in summer.
Both the Chicken Little and The Incredibles photolocations have been revomoved, i'm guessing to be cleaned up before being put into the new Toon Studio area.
No, new flooring... remember? :wink:
How will the new flooring look?
Is it the same from the concept without the fountain?
I don't know how the flooring will look like.
By the way, additional plants have been planted in the new planter in front of Art of Disney Animation!
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That´s a good thing!
grown it will be great. like a little wood.
The magic carpets are closed the last week of March. What are they doing in this area then?
Quote from: "penfold12"The magic carpets are closed the last week of March. What are they doing in this area then?
Maybe finding the time to finally give them a good clean perhaps :wink: .
Its not connected/a result of to the new construction then?
There's still so many things to do for the placemaking project, of course it will be related to that as well...
Quote from: "penfold12"The magic carpets are closed the last week of March. What are they doing in this area then?
The magic carpets are now in fences as you can see on dlrp.fr.
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It looks so much better without those nasty photo locations cluttering up the place...
I don't understand why they returned DCP to the normal parade route... won't they have to change it back again now, so they can redo the ground? With Flying Carpets already closed they could get a large part of that work done with hardly any disruption.
Also, they probably won't, but I hope they redo the area in front of Animagique - that's the slippiest floor ever created. Soon followed by the concrete ramp up to RNRC and the tiles of Front Lot. I'd like a yellow-wet-floor-sign-free Studios now they have chance. :lol:
oh but the parade now start again from Cinémagique for over a week now :D
Every weekend i'm going to work there, i'm lost with all these changes :D
Quote from: "Kinou"oh but the parade now start again from Cinémagique for over a week now :D
Every weekend i'm going to work there, i'm lost with all these changes :D
Its ridiculous! But there is no parade route left in Animation Courtyard anymore, so inevitable.
The studios are such a mess at the moment, I dread to think what regular guests are thinking.
I know it'll be worth it - but the whole of Animation Courtyard has now joined the rest of the park by being wrapped in fences. Cutting the park size by 1/6.
That is just because the park is so small! I really hope that the Toon Studios will open very soon! At least the area ! Then it will be less worse!
OMG , check the new pics at dlrp.fr :D :shock:
I'd like to see the parade try and get through this :lol: ....
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....yes, the ground work on the Toon Studio has begun, and its left us with some interesting images of the new area:
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Forget the new rides, i'm excited about just walking through the new area!!! :wink:
Source: Dlrp.fr (//http://www.dlrp.fr/actu_placemaking_disney_studios_1052.html)
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It... Is... Time! :D
Wow, have they already removed the fences?! That early? :lol:
It looks so great and it makes me so curious!! Poor people who don't know background facts about DLRP, walking along seeing these new attractions and asking themselves why they cannot find the entrance :( ;)
Quote from: "Nala_84"Wow, have they already removed the fences?! That early? :lol:
It looks so great and it makes me so curious!! Poor people who don't know background facts about DLRP, walking along seeing these new attractions and asking themselves why they cannot find the entrance :( ;)
That picture is made over the fences. New fences have been placed.
Wow! They are some very interesting pics :)
We can finally get a better view of the area!
It's so strange seeing it all from that angle, without fences around Cars. I hope there are lots more trees still to arrive in that area. I love the layout here though now, it's no longer just showbuildings built around a courtyard, there's corners to turn, things to discover...
And wow - with the magic lamp, Studio 5 and that giant Cars rock, Toon Studio is weenie city! :lol: Walt would be proud!
Is it just me or is this sign new?
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Source: Scrooge on DMI (//http://www.disneymagicinteractive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=34030#34030)
I think it's new.... or I never noticed it before....
Yes it's new...
And blue it is for Animagique!
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Scrooge at Disney Magic Interactive
Quote from: "Baloo"It's so strange seeing it all from that angle, without fences around Cars. I hope there are lots more trees still to arrive in that area. I love the layout here though now, it's no longer just showbuildings built around a courtyard, there's corners to turn, things to discover...
And wow - with the magic lamp, Studio 5 and that giant Cars rock, Toon Studio is weenie city! :lol: Walt would be proud!
I agree about more trees. We need some more green!
Quote from: "raptor1982"And blue it is for Animagique!
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Scrooge at Disney Magic Interactive
Cool. This is getting exciing now. :D
Quote from: "disneymadchris"Cool. This is getting exciing now. :D
It gets more exciting every day!
Shame I probably won't be going in June now :cry:
Quote from: "raptor1982"And blue it is for Animagique!
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Scrooge at Disney Magic Interactive
where do you see blue, other than the two front round entrance pillars which have always been blue.
I dont no if im right but im sure i can spot blue on the top right corner of the building.
Maybe we should just wait some days to see all blue :lol:
I'm more concerned what they're going to do with the entrance area - at the moment it looks quite nasty, and doesn't really give you an idea of what to expect inside. There aren't even any posters like CinéMagique, there's just the name... "Animagique" and a sorcerer Mickey wand... for some reason.
If they paint the facade blue, then the blue Animagique sign won't look that great. And those strange blue towers... And what about the red bricks? Will they turn pink like the AODA ones?
I'd love for them to add something in front of Studio 3 too, maybe just some trees since I doubt they can stretch to a fountain. The stretch between Studio and Carpets there is the only bad place left in the area. I think most of all I'd just like some posters of the show around the waiting area. I think lots of people avoid it because they don't know what it is - a "blacklight puppet show" however sounds pretty cool.
I'm just throwing ideas out here, sorry. Animagique is IMHO the worst attraction exterior WDI have ever built. Looking at what they're doing to the already-rather-nice AODA, I'll be gutted if they don't even put up some new posters or add some new trees/gardens.
Quote from: "Owain"I dont no if im right but im sure i can spot blue on the top right corner of the building.
that would be the sky, which is visible through a gap in the scaffolding
Ok, so no blue yet... but what are the chances of it not being blue? :lol:
Animation Courtyard looks nicer fenced off like it is now... You can see how they originally planned it, as a real courtyard, before Flying Carpets was tacked on to the design.
Quote from: "Baloo"Ok, so no blue yet... but what are the chances of it not being blue? :lol:
Animation Courtyard looks nicer fenced off like it is now... You can see how they originally planned it, as a real courtyard, before Flying Carpets was tacked on to the design.
Probably like, a million to one. Lol. :D
Scrooge posted that he saw blue under the scaffolding...............
i know that the meet and greet areas for the incredibles and chicken little have gone, but do those charatcers still make apperences????
Quote from: "stuarthulluk"i know that the meet and greet areas for the incredibles and chicken little have gone, but do those charatcers still make apperences????
Well, I saw Mr. and Mrs. Incredible whn I went in February so, as far as I know, yes thy do.
Animagique is going to be blue :( At dlrp.fr we can see two photos, where we see the wall painted:
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Quote from: "stuarthulluk"i know that the meet and greet areas for the incredibles and chicken little have gone, but do those charatcers still make apperences????
Yep Chicken Little and Abby Malard still often appear in Animation Courtyard (well whats left of it :wink: ) and they are also in the Disney Cinema Parade.
The Incredibles still meet and greet guests in Animation Courtyard too.
Quote from: "Dream_Maker"Animagique is going to be blue :( At dlrp.fr we can see two photos, where we see the wall painted:
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http://www.dlrp.fr/actu_placemaking_dis ... _1060.html (http://www.dlrp.fr/actu_placemaking_disney_studios_1060.html)
Does anyone know roughly when the scaffolding will come down?
News about the new floor by http://www.wdsfans.com (http://www.wdsfans.com)
Quote from: "WDSfans"La Roquine on Disney Central Plaza saw the first square meter of the new Toon Studio flooring. Currently all concrete has been scraped off and is being replaced by a checkerboard of blue and concrete flagstones. Each flagstone will be separated by a border of red bricks. The combination of these colours will hint to the colour style of both Cars Race Rally and Crush's Coaster.
Sounds interesting. Hope all blue make the studio bright enough.
Seems to be a mix from the diffrent concept art.
Is may still the opening date for the area?
Happy to see some pics of it soon.
Quote from: "raptor1982"News about the new floor by http://www.wdsfans.com (http://www.wdsfans.com)
Quote from: "WDSfans"La Roquine on Disney Central Plaza saw the first square meter of the new Toon Studio flooring. Currently all concrete has been scraped off and is being replaced by a checkerboard of blue and concrete flagstones. Each flagstone will be separated by a border of red bricks. The combination of these colours will hint to the colour style of both Cars Race Rally and Crush's Coaster.
Cool. This could either look really incredible or really catasthrophic.
First pics of the new floor:
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articel from dlrp.fr: http://www.dlrp.fr/actu_placemaking_dis ... _1078.html (http://www.dlrp.fr/actu_placemaking_disney_studios_1078.html)
that's really impresive :D !
Looks indeed great, much better!
Looks like they got a buy one get one free on the new main entrance flooring. :P It's pretty much exactly what we asked for though, and the red divides to the checkerboard are very nice. But grey tiles? Hmm... I'll have to see how it looks when it's finished.
Only thing which bothers me is that the parade route is no longer marked on - that's going to be hell for guest flow having to keep guests in the right place.
Quote from: "Baloo"Only thing which bothers me is that the parade route is no longer marked on - that's going to be hell for guest flow having to keep guests in the right place.
Just make some robes ;) Just like they do at some places in the mainpark!
Number 3 on Animagique has been repainted in the same colours as the one on Crush's Coaster building. So they did not replace it by a Disney-style font.
Source and photo at http://www.disneytheque.com (http://www.disneytheque.com)
Quote from: "Baloo"But grey tiles? Hmm....
Indeed, I thought they would chose for some bright small concrete floorings instead of these grey tiles. It doesn't look sunny or cartoony to me at all. But maybe it will work out fine. I read somewhere that they will install some flooring with fiber optics aswell. Now that would be magical! Like pixie dust. I remember seeing that effect near Innoventions in Epcot. Hopefully it will turn out to be true. :)
Quote from: "Maarten"Quote from: "Baloo"But grey tiles? Hmm....
Indeed, I thought they would chose for some bright small concrete floorings instead of these grey tiles. It doesn't look sunny or cartoony to me at all. But maybe it will work out fine. I read somewhere that they will install some flooring with fiber optics aswell. Now that would be magical! Like pixie dust. I remember seeing that effect near Innoventions in Epcot. Hopefully it will turn out to be true. :)
I really hope this is true, the fiber optic flooring near Innoventions is excellent and would really add a lovely Disney touch to the Studios!
wow all looking fab isn't it. i'm so upset i'm not going this year, first year since i was 7 that i'm not gonna be going :(. can't wait to see it all at some point.
Charlotte
The Flying Carpets are opened for public. Take a look at a part of the new flooring of Animation Courtyard:
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In the meantime the Flying Carpets over Argrabbah received some small enhancements and clean ups;
Before:
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After:
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Source: Scrooge at //http://www.disneymagicinteractive.com/forum/index.php?f=17
I'm still not really sure what to think of the flooring. At the moment is seems quite overwhelming in a negative way. But thats just my opinion. I guess the impact will become much clearer when we have an overview of the entire area.
Quote from: "Maarten"I'm still not really sure what to think of the flooring. At the moment is seems quite overwhelming in a negative way.
Yes, definitely! :( But we were told it'd be a blue checkerboard, so I'm hoping they'll colour that black tarmac somehow. The actual tiles are very nice, but that tarmac makes it look awful, at least on a murky day like today. I'm thinking/hoping they're nowhere near done here... Or at least it'll all make sense when we see the entire floor, like you say.
Edit: Reading the topic on DMI, they suggest the black tarmac is perhaps temporary, to be replaced by final paving with those fibre optics dotted through them as the final step. Now that would take this from "HORREUR TOTALE" to "magnifique!" :wink:
And on a plus side, Flying Carpets is looking nicer. :)
Quote from: "Baloo"Edit: Reading the topic on DMI, they suggest the black tarmac is perhaps temporary, to be replaced by final paving with those fibre optics dotted through them as the final step. Now that would take this from "HORREUR TOTALE" to "magnifique!" :wink:
And on a plus side, Flying Carpets is looking nicer. :)
Yes I pray for it! In the moment it looks realy unfinished and provisional.
Those grey bricks (the larger ones) look like the fiber optic ones at Epcot. I think this is the final version folks, otherwise, why reopen theFlying Carpets?
Here´s a shot of the floor from dlrp.fr:
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Aaaaaand it´s not the final version. The black tarmac will be replaced by something blue. With or without the fiber optic or an other effect.
Articel in french about the floor:
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Ah yes, you can see how unfinshied the black edging looks.
Yes it looks worst :lol:
Something to fall over O:)
the black tarmac looks like they ran out of the tiles and just needed to patch in the rest with the cheapest thing on hand, lets hope they finnsh it of sooner rather than later
The new flooring looks ok, but I'm going to wait until the whole area is finished until I'll judge it.
In the mean time... Check this out!
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cool i love the bendy lamps , and the back drops look very bright , its going to look great when it all comes together :ears:
Cool, there's some nice touches coming in from DL with those lamps. I am a little worried about those boards though, they look like they will fade very quickly, I hope they are nicely maintained. Also, the scale looks smaller than the other parks.
Nice to see the wiring going in for the Neon on Cars!
I will reserve full judgement for when the place opens and I see it with my own eyes. So far though, it looks promising!
Dave, this is actual theming coming to WDS!!! Embrace it!!!! :twisted: :lol:
I´m sure the backdrop will look much better when they finished it :lol:
Quote from: "raptor1982"Dave, this is actual theming coming to WDS!!! Embrace it!!!! :twisted: :lol:
I'm trying to, but after visiting Disny resorts for 32 years and seeing the last 10 years at DLP (not to mention the state of Disneyland's toontown in recent years), I get really nervous. I find it hard not to be a DLP cynic (balloon lights in the Village anyone?).
I agree Dave but after my visit last week, may faith beagn to be restored. The Toon studios area looks so different to the rest of the park, getting back to a themed area, with all the things you expect from Disney. I only hope that they add plent evergreen landscaping. That was the single biggest difference between the parks recently due to the cold. Disneyland park still felt magical, but WDS is in danger of feeling like a carpark as there is so much grey tarmac, and the majority of the trees in the studio's didnt seem to be evergreen so there were plenty empty branches making it appear even more wintery
Quote from: "penfold12"I agree Dave but after my visit last week, may faith beagn to be restored. The Toon studios area looks so different to the rest of the park, getting back to a themed area, with all the things you expect from Disney. I only hope that they add plent evergreen landscaping. That was the single biggest difference between the parks recently due to the cold. Disneyland park still felt magical, but WDS is in danger of feeling like a carpark as there is so much grey tarmac, and the majority of the trees in the studio's didnt seem to be evergreen so there were plenty empty branches making it appear even more wintery
This is indeed good news. My last two visits I came back very disappointed with the experience. It has been about 7 months since our last visit, so hopefully it is improving. All the activities for the 15th are making me very excited for our trip in June!!!
Toon Studio is shaping up nicely. I can't wait to explore the new area in just 3 months time. For some reason I even would like to know how the queue of Crush's Coaster looks like, haha... :)
News about the area's music loop!
Quote from: "WDSfans.com"The Toon Studio make-over at Animation Courtyard continues as the old flooring is disappearing bit by bit and more blue is being painted on Studio 3.
But there's another significant change: a brand new area music loop! The new loop features music not just from hit animated movies like Beauty and the Beast and Tarzan, but also lesser known tracks from The Rescueurs and even Walt Disney World's nighttime parade Spectromagic are among the new score.
Source: http://www.wdsfans.com (http://www.wdsfans.com)
Quote from: "raptor1982"But there's another significant change: a brand new area music loop! The new loop features music not just from hit animated movies like Beauty and the Beast and Tarzan, but also lesser known tracks from The Rescueurs and even Walt Disney World's nighttime parade Spectromagic are among the new score.
Spectromagic? Maybe it sounds great, but it seems like an odd choice. By the way, I read somewhere that the new area music loop has a jazzy feel to it. I don't know how it sounds, but from a studio/30s perspective (with Studio 1 and Hollywood Studio around the corner) it seems like a great idea. I can't wait to find out how the area loop of the new zone will sound like aswell. :wink:
Yeah it was a Jazzy version from the Spectromagic main theme.
The new loop is lovely, I heard quite a bit more today hanging around watching the Toon Town backdrop hills be put into place and riding Flying Carpets. :wink:
The music I've heard:
- The Emporer's New Groove
- Spectromagic Jazz theme
- Fantasia
- Snow White
- Beauty and the Beast
- The Rescuers
- 101 Dalmations
- The Aristocats
...and probably more. I'll have a think and watch a few of my videos back, and try and find the exact tracks. There must be a bit of Pixar somewhere. It sounds like "lounge" music, slightly jazzy/toony but laid back and lots of piano, really perfect. Can you tell I'm an area music freak?
The hills where the words "Toon Town" go are now in place. The letters were cut-out (you could see right through them to the trees behind), so it looks like we're getting 3D text like in Disneyland. :)
Quote from: "Baloo"The new loop is lovely, I heard quite a bit more today hanging around watching the Toon Town backdrop hills be put into place and riding Flying Carpets. :wink:
The music I've heard:
- The Emporer's New Groove
- Spectromagic Jazz theme
- Fantasia
- Snow White
- Beauty and the Beast
- The Rescuers
- 101 Dalmations
- The Aristocats
...and probably more. I'll have a think and watch a few of my videos back, and try and find the exact tracks. There must be a bit of Pixar somewhere. It sounds like "lounge" music, slightly jazzy/toony but laid back and lots of piano, really perfect. Can you tell I'm an area music freak?
The hills where the words "Toon Town" go are now in place. The letters were cut-out (you could see right through them to the trees behind), so it looks like we're getting 3D text like in Disneyland. :)
Again jealous of this experiences! I´m a big area, queue line and attraction music fan! To tell such things is like pulling my nose in a squeezer!
Hope the have some of it soon at soundsofmagic or someone else!
And the news about the toon town backdrop are wonderful. I prayed so much for more 3D elements there!
Heyho!
Thunder from Disney Central Plaza shares a nice Area shot:
:arrow: http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/2936/06sdt9.jpg (http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/2936/06sdt9.jpg)
(source: http://disneycentralplaza.aceboard.fr/9 ... s-mois.htm (http://disneycentralplaza.aceboard.fr/931-3467-96493-110-Officiel-Toon-Studios-2007-dans-mois.htm))
Quote from: "Riebi"Heyho!
Thunder from Disney Central Plaza shares a nice Area shot:
http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/2936/06sdt9.jpg (http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/2936/06sdt9.jpg)
(source: http://disneycentralplaza.aceboard.fr/9 ... s-mois.htm (http://disneycentralplaza.aceboard.fr/931-3467-96493-110-Officiel-Toon-Studios-2007-dans-mois.htm))
:D
That is so cool. And you can see the positioning of all the buildings and objects. Very exciting.
Crush's Coaster looks huge from the air!
Edited: Photos to Proper Topics.
Forum dos and don'ts:
viewtopic.php?t=1032 (https://forum.dlpguide.com/viewtopic.php?t=1032)
This place is going to look incredible when done, I am getting sooooo excited to just walk through it, let alone the new rides
Quote from: "Riebi"Heyho!
Thunder from Disney Central Plaza shares a nice Area shot:
:arrow: http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/2936/06sdt9.jpg (http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/2936/06sdt9.jpg)
(source: http://disneycentralplaza.aceboard.fr/9 ... s-mois.htm (http://disneycentralplaza.aceboard.fr/931-3467-96493-110-Officiel-Toon-Studios-2007-dans-mois.htm))
Cool shot! From the air the ground of the toon studio make sense :D But it doesn't look like there will be a pathway from the toon studio to tram tour :?:
Quote from: "Whoknew?"But it doesn't look like there will be a pathway from the toon studio to tram tour :?:
Indeed, they should hurry up. There will be a pathway if I remember correctly, since that will be the only way the Studio Tram Tour can be reached from May onwards.
The planter in front of AODA has finally received its railing.
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Looking at the photo's taken yesterday, it seems the tarmac is still part of the "Chequer Board" effect. Is this the final effect?
BTW, the old Backgroudn music is back :( !
I think it was a test with the new one and I hope it will return in May.
The new Animagique building, now in blue
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Nice to see!
Do they change the color of the red bricks too?
Alain Littaye managed to get his camera over the construction fences and snapped the Toon Town construction (notice the Toon Studio letters). Great huh!!! :D :D :D
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More and fullsized photos at Alain Littaye's blog here (//http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2007/04/wds-toon-studio-and-tower-of-terror.html).
That looks awesome. I must go and visit that (after the initial rush)
Whoaaa, so TOONy!! I thought the wall would look ugly, but it looks so good, and the entrance gate, the backdrop, the lampposts... we're just being spoiled now! This is a million miles from anything else in WDS, bravo WDI!!
It confuses me slightly the "Toon Studio" letters point inwards, but whatever... :) I'm still amazed by how convincing that backdrop is - the design makes it look almost 3D, as if you could keep walking down that street.
Briliant, WDS is finally starting to get some of that magical, disney themeing that it deserves! :)
WOW! totaly not what I was expecting. I thought it would be a simple 2d backdrop against a wall. This looks great
Look at this wonderful piece of concept art, posted by La Roquine on Disney Central Plaza past weekend. :shock:
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WOW!!! that looks great much better then DLC'S toontown
Whoaaaa! They really know what they're doing! And looks like another Jim Shull work eh? :wink:
The production schedule is cool, like the one they have at Universal Hollywood I think, showing what's being filmed and where. And interesting the letters are the "wrong" way round... wonder what made them change their minds?
I really hope we get that security booth now... I can't quite tell if it's on Alain's photo above. :-k
Actually the security booth is already on place!!! You can't see it on Alain's photos as the view is blocked by a crane or something.
:o I have officially fallen in love with that drawing :wink:
Quote from: "raptor1982"Actually the security booth is already on place!!! You can't see it on Alain's photos as the view is blocked by a crane or something.
Really? Yes!! Just the type of themeing WDS needs - where it doesn't have to be there for any real purpose, only to improve the theme.
And do you see the cracks in the wall on the left of the artwork? Hopefully Goofy's Food Co. is still on the menu too... a nice break from boring old Studio Catering Co. :wink:
Yes I did notice the cracks. You can also see Goofy's silhouette going through the building in the middle. (that's actually there).
I hope as well they'll include the Goofy car. They have one at TDL Toon Town were Goofy crashed it against a lamppost or something. :)
this is going to be the true disney theming that the park has been missing. It'll feel like a 'true' disney park.
Quote from: "raptor1982"Actually the security booth is already on place!!!
It's true, you can see it in a photo taken by Scrooge on DMI:
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:arrow: Link (//http://www.disneymagicinteractive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=35376#35376)
Dlrp.fr has a new photo in which you can see the new booth and goofy's silhouet at the end of the street:
(//http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/wds/toonstudios/backdrop/petitbackdroptoontown02.jpg)
I LOVE the amount of themeing!!! :lol:
http://www.dlrp.fr/actu_toon_town_walt_ ... _1133.html (http://www.dlrp.fr/actu_toon_town_walt_disney_studios_1133.html)
Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"I LOVE the amount of themeing!!! :lol:
Yes it looks realy great! Can´t wait see the finished backdrop and the nighttime version. Will the buildings have lights in the windows?
can you walk through the gates ? is there anything behind them? :ears:
It looks really great, i thought it will be the same type like the backdrop for cars race ralley, but this is amazing. But there's one thing weird. the gate sign says "toon studio" but in the studios direction while on the artwork the letters are on the other side og the sign, wich is more logical of course. i hope they'll recognize the mistake before opening.
Quote from: "Whoknew?"But there's one thing weird. the gate sign says "toon studio" but in the studios direction while on the artwork the letters are on the other side og the sign, wich is more logical of course. i hope they'll recognize the mistake before opening.
Indeed, I hope they will change that in time. Besides that, I'm quite curious to see if they will add some Hollywood styled lamps like at Frontlot at these gates. At this moment it looks great already, but not very Studios/Hollywood like. But I assume the Imagineers know what they are doing. I mean, look at what they've done so far! :wink:
Quote from: "shell_ely"can you walk through the gates ? is there anything behind them? :ears:
All fenced off still at the moment. Those pictures were taken over the wall.
Are there any news? What about the arrow with Mickey (sorcerer)? I'm so curious what it will look like :lol:
not sure, im sure that when something happens we'll see it. It's just a case of fencing thats stopping people from seeing things. Hopefully this will change in the next 2 months or so.
Look at the colours!
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from http://joel.at.dlp.online.fr/dlp/20070424/ (http://joel.at.dlp.online.fr/dlp/20070424/)
They're painting the red bricks around the canopy purple! (see on the far right) And the nasty columns are getting a white primer too. Animagique might actually look pretty good then... Only took 5 years... :P
WOW!
It looks more and more impressive.
I´m happy that they now color up the columns. Know somebody wich color it will be? I hope for something really sparkling :stitch_bounce:
The purple bricks looks very beaming! It´s so nice to see the toons enter the studios!
Some more Animagique photos, not much has changed:
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More photos here (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/gallery/toon_construction?page=1)
Are we still getting the additions to the Soucerers Hat part of the Animation building?
Yes, the entrance statue and sorcerer's hat additions are still planned. I think the spark from Mickey's wand will reach up to touch the top of the hat.
They are leaving it late - either they're slow at doing it, or they're leaving it till the very last minute to do a nice "unveiling" of the entire project.
The metalic bars protecting the oasis planters have received an aging layer!
Photo at
http://www.disneytheque.com/index.php?/ ... g-WDS.html (http://www.disneytheque.com/index.php?/archives/61-Projet-Placemaking-WDS.html)
I still say they should have stayed dark red, like when the area opened...
It's funny that those Fantasia topiaries got moved to Studio Tram Tour... I wonder what's going on behind those fences next to Animagique then? :-k I'd like to see some more trees like the ones at the entrance personally.
:shock: why the columns are blue? Weren't they supposed to be paint in white?
Kyoto from DMI has some new construction photos of the Toon Studios, revealing some new features:
:arrow: Small clapper-board sign near Crush:
http://kyotodmi.free.fr/cars%2012052007 ... %20138.jpg (http://kyotodmi.free.fr/cars%2012052007/DLRP12052007%20138.jpg)
:arrow: 2 photolocations on the back wall, the Incredibles and something else!:
http://kyotodmi.free.fr/cars%2012052007 ... %20114.jpg (http://kyotodmi.free.fr/cars%2012052007/DLRP12052007%20114.jpg)
:arrow: Click this Link (//http://kyotodmi.free.fr/cars%2012052007/) for even more photos :)
What I really like about this area of the park is the lack of "Car Park Cement & Tarmac".
I always feel that the studios feels too grey and like a large car park. This looks to have loads of differing levels and greenery!
I've always wondered why they havent extended the little paving slabs you could buy.-Like the ones that lead up to Disneyland park
It'd be interesting to have stars around WDS with your name on..... That would soon get rid of the grey tarmac look. I always regret never buying one before.
A hole new world :lol: :
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I'm so sorry about my terrible, terrible joke, I couldn't resist :wink:
Source: http://www.disneytheque.com/index.php?/ ... g-WDS.html (http://www.disneytheque.com/index.php?/archives/61-Projet-Placemaking-WDS.html)
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Could these holes be where the aparant fiberoptic floor lights will be ? :shock:
//http://www.disneytheque.com/index.php?/archives/61-Projet-Placemaking-WDS.html
No, the description on Disneytheque says they're just metal studs to show the parade route. I still hate this floor. :(
Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"Kyoto from DMI has some new construction photos of the Toon Studios, revealing some new features:
:arrow: Small clapper-board sign near Crush:
http://kyotodmi.free.fr/cars%2012052007 ... %20138.jpg (http://kyotodmi.free.fr/cars%2012052007/DLRP12052007%20138.jpg)
:arrow: 2 photolocations on the back wall, the Incredibles and something else!:
http://kyotodmi.free.fr/cars%2012052007 ... %20114.jpg (http://kyotodmi.free.fr/cars%2012052007/DLRP12052007%20114.jpg)
:arrow: Click this Link (//http://kyotodmi.free.fr/cars%2012052007/) for even more photos :)
I want to see them butt some how i can't open them ? Am I the only one with this problem ?
Quote from: "Baloo"No, the description on Disneytheque says they're just metal studs to show the parade route. I still hate this floor. :(
I wonder how it looks because I hate this floor because there are bumps in it , if you know what I mean ! If the parade is on it , it goes up and down and up and down , I wonder if the parts from the parade don't fall off.
Two posts on a row? :wink:
Quote from: "raptor1982"Two posts on a row? :wink:
Uhcuhm *crush's coaster page 26 * uchuhm ;) :)
Anyway , DLRP.fr has some new pictures!
//http://www.dlrp.fr/actualites_crush-coaster-toon-studio-walt-disney-studios_1498.html
They are still persuaded that there won't be a statue of crush :|
Mickey's Toon Town house was a strange choice of photo location... I guess it's quite generic, so any character can stand there? :?
It was rumoured on several French forums that today could be the day when the new expansion area opens for guests to walk around, but no - according to raptor1982, it's still fenced off.
There is more progress in the land though, almost all of the fences have now disappeared!
(//http://www.photosmagiques.com/wdsfans/news/upload/20070515_toonstudio.jpg)
Source & More (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/wdsfans/news/news.php#newsitemEEZAkFlFpuxFpzpeNa)
finally the fences are gone. Although it may not be open i'm happy. Less fences is WDS.
the floor still looks wrong. i hope the're planning on putting some kind of coating on top eventually
Yeah, it almost ruins all the other good stuff they've done, the contrast between the bricks and the black tarmac is way too harsh. There's also definitely zero sign of any fountain, as confirmed a while ago. :(
But on the plus side - there's still fences over by Animagique, so could we get those new flower beds after all?
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I have never understood why they dont use more "evergreen" in the studio's. With it being so open and un themed, in the winter with no leaves on the trees it looks kinda bare. I would of thought they would of used more evergreen trees?
ohhhh im so excited i cant wait to see it all finished :pluto:
The Fountain looks very nice there! Hope we have it :)
Now are they going to change that black stuff or will it stay?
Quote from: "Owain"The Fountain looks very nice there! Hope we have it :)
i have never herd of there being a fountain :ears:
but yes it would be very nice
"There's also definitely zero sign of any fountain, as confirmed a while ago" - I meant it was confirmed there won't be one (unfortunately), rather than a fountain was confirmed. :wink:
Hi everyone, I'm back with a bunch of photos from the Animation Courtyard make-over.
You can see 'm all here:
http://www.photosmagiques.com/gallery/t ... ion?page=1 (http://www.photosmagiques.com/gallery/toon_construction?page=1)
Thanks raptor, those pics are as beautiful as always. Keep up the great work, it is really appreciated!
Here are some pics from "G Spotter" at //http://www.themepark.nl....
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I think they look great. It seems they fit in perfectly and have the right scale to. A high quality product once again that is worth the Disney name just like the statue's on the Castle. By the way, don't you think that the stars on the hat should stay grey/silver? I think that painting them gold would be a bit too much if you know what I mean. :wink:
"It's just like I dreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeamed it!" :lol:
Sigh, how many more times will that joke be used before it gets old :roll:
Seriously though, it does look great, I can't wait to see to completed thing :)
It looks lovely ! :)
:pluto: There's a little of the Fantasyland being put into Animation Courtyard joining the two parks together which I think is needed.
that looks very smart, very classic i love it :ears:
I do think crush and cars looks absolutely beautiful, toon town though to me looks liek a half arsed job. I really don't like the two-dimensional boards, I wish they made a really nice facade or even just had a hill behind it with the toon town letters stuck into the ground.
As for this almightly blue everywhere. I think it looks horrible. I like the way they've tried to merge the two areas together, and it does somewhat work, but I really don't like it. I was fine with crush being blue, obviously, but I think it takes that neutral tone away from the park for both the animagique studio and the one building with the new peter pan and wendy models on it really stick out like a saw thumb and don't really go with the rest of that park.
I disagree Nath. When I was standing on the former Animation Courtyard, I felt more enclosed by the buildings, as everything was in the same colour, and then when I walked out of Toon Studio, Tower of Terror just struck me, because of its now outstanding yellow colour. I really understand and appreciate the smart move the Imagineers did by painting Toon Studio in a common colour.
Two posts on a row... bang... :lol: But I have a good excuse... Grandmath has posted some great photos from the figures on the hat!
(//http://www.photosmagiques.com/wdsfans/news/upload/aoda_hat_grandmath2.jpg)
And the the path connecting the Toon Studio plaza with Studio Tram Tour has been nearly finished! (don't worry, Grandmath assures that the photo was taken onstage).
(//http://www.photosmagiques.com/wdsfans/news/upload/ts_path_stt_grandmath.jpg)
More photos here (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/wdsfans/news/toonstudio.php)!
Are we not getting the other golden figures anymore? Just the Peter Pan ones now?
I am concerned as this new path looks somewhat unthemed, a step in the old direction. There doesn't seem to be any sign of any space for the Chicken Little Photolocation. Also, I hate the new flooring, when looking at pictures of animation courtyard, your eyes are drawn away from all the new nice things to see and toward that tarmac monstrosity. :?
QuoteThere doesn't seem to be any sign of any space for the Chicken Little Photolocation.
Thank god for that. That thing was hideous! Especially during its last few months it was literally falling apart. There will be photo locations on the new Toon Studio plaza, but less "over the top" as the Chicken Little one was.
BTW ,the old photolocations (Bruce Nemo, Chicken, Incredibles) are rotting backstage behind Rrnc and Cinémagique.
Update Toon Studio : (SPOILER)
http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/wds/toon ... town01.jpg (http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/wds/toonstudios/backdrop/toontown/toontown01.jpg)
http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/wds/toon ... town02.jpg (http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/wds/toonstudios/backdrop/toontown/toontown02.jpg)
http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/wds/toon ... town03.jpg (http://www.dlrp.fr/news/upload/wds/toonstudios/backdrop/toontown/toontown03.jpg)
ToonTown... in here is a Land which exists in Magic Kingdom of Florida and Tokyo that one would like to have in our Parisian Disneyland Park. But it is a very new and exclusive Land which arrives at Walt Disney Studios before long: Toon Studio. However, you know it because spoke we about many times, the place of life of toons (ToonTown thus...) will be quite visible since their place of work, namely Toon Studio, by the means of large a backdrop placed at the bottom of the Land.
Hitherto only visible by far, here some stereotypes of the building site of this backdrop and its neighbourhoods. As it is about the entry of Toon Studio giving on ToonTown, a guérite of guard was placed at the accesses of the grid. Besides the screen of retro computer which is there seems to be récup, you do not find?
On the backdrop in him even, the imaginieurs did not forget to add a small point of humour with the silhouette of Roger Rabbit on board his vehicle, in the wall at the end of the street. Obviously, the poor Roger lost still the control of his vehicle and was embedded in the wall!
Not far from there, on a large door giving on the slides of Walt Disney Studios, a large poster representing the house of Mickey was stuck. It is by this door that the characters should arrive going at the meeting of the visitors of Toon Studio. And it is also by there that should leave the small train the characters which will ravel soon in this new Land. Not, I do not speak about Disney' S Characters' Express but about a small vehicle recycling one of the unutilised tanks from now on of late Parade of the Disney Dreams.
The design of this small train was kept secret until today. Still let us have patience a few days to discover it on the spot...
Bowie: There comes a little train , I like that very much . I'm exicted ! Butt I think they don't mean the Parade of Dreams butt the wonderfull world of Disney Parade. Because the Snow White float is Used often , (float pumkin men , Float Red Carpet , Float snow white , Float Christmas)
Bowie
The Toon Train is being discussed here already... Looks like it wasn't such a big secret after all. :roll:
viewtopic.php?t=2037 (https://forum.dlpguide.com/viewtopic.php?t=2037)
Quote from: "raptor1982"The Toon Train is being discussed here already... Looks like it wasn't such a big secret after all. :roll:
viewtopic.php?t=2037 (https://forum.dlpguide.com/viewtopic.php?t=2037)
Yeah but i only placed the DLRP.FR articel and it's a bit more detailed then teh post in that topic. Butt sorry for it ,
Although it makes no sense translated like that...
"Toon Studio Security" is just awesome though. Great detail. :lol:
Is the hole in the wall Goofy or Rodger Rabit. Although the article says rodger, it looks more like Goofy to me and Goofy is more popular in Europe.
You're right, it's Goofy. The hat in the air gives it away.
It IS Goofy! Dlrp.fr is wrong..; well we're getting used to it aren't we? :D
Yep, when I got the tour the Imagineer told our group that Goofy was crashing through the wall...
On Disney central plaza forum , the have a picture of the OPEN area from toon studio.
SPOILER:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h28/b ... 861478.jpg (http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h28/bowie9999/917861478.jpg)
... 2000 guests higher had access to the Land! And there people on Central plaza who've been 3 times in Chrush's Coaster
Bowie
Finally! Hopefully we'll see some more photos soon! :D
Oh my god, so exciting!!
The Cast Member uniforms rock!! It looks like their shirts are decorated with pencil sketches of Disney characters, with the attraction logos on the jacket.
Wow, I am impressed! Although I don't want to be picky but they have used the same bins as the rest of the parks! I was hoping for different bins for different areas in the park like in the DLPark. It would have added uniqueness(if that is a word) to different areas in the park.
I heard Toon Studio will get its own unique bins, so hopefully they're just not ready yet. If they can put those fancy emblems on all the Fantasyland bins they'll hopefully repaint some for Toon Studio...
Maybe when WALL-E is released they can retheme them again? :wink:
I can't believe I have followed this being constructed from start to finish! Wow! There's just one thing left: The opening of Crush's Coaster and Cars Race Rally!
The Land will probably open tommorow, with attraction closed in order to access Studio Tram Tour.
The logo for the Toon Studio "land" has been revealed on signs on the construction walls! :D Looks quite nice & toony if you ask me...
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Toon Studio logo is fantastic , butt the crush's coaster logo is not as pretty as it was .
Yay, that's great! I like the letters very much, you're right, they're really very toony :)! Nice!!!
Quote from: "Bowie"Toon Studio logo is fantastic , butt the crush's coaster logo is not as pretty as it was .
I feel the same. The toon studio logo is great and the cars logo too. But the crush is a bit small and expressionless.
Discussions about the crush's coaster logo should go in the crush's coaster topic.
Two posts on a row... :roll:
But major scoop!
Just got a phonecall from moderator Flor who's at DLRP right now... The Toon Studio area is open! The attraction however are closed for guests, with the exception of the shareholders. Flor's going to send in photos within an hour. :D
WOW that sounds great! you make us exciting! :stitch_bounce:
I am so excited to see these!
They're in! All photos have been uploaded to:
http://www.photosmagiques.com/gallery/t ... ion?page=1 (http://www.photosmagiques.com/gallery/toon_construction?page=1)
There are almost 40 photos now from today from both the area & the attractions. So expect major spoilers... :D
Edit: all photos have now been sorted out
Wow, those are great! Thanks for sharing! :D
:D WOW :D
Oh hell yeah that looks great :lol:
Forgive me for repeating what everyone is saying but...
WWWWWOOOOOOWWWWWWWW!!!
WOW, great pics :lol:
Photos Magiques, you've done it again! :D
It's weird to finally see this area like somewhere you can just wander into from the rest of WDS! :o Small but perfectly formed, and wow this is gonna be a hit hit HIT!!
Great photos.... The best area in the studios by far... Now lets just wait for the rides to open
This has made my day. The whole area looks fantastic and will clearly breathe new life into the Studios.
Quote from: "Baloo"Photos Magiques, you've done it again! :D
Ka-chow! :wink:
More photos coming this evening. Flor has now returned to WDS for even more photos. :D
Quote from: "disneymadchris"This has made my day. The whole area looks fantastic and will clearly breathe new life into the Studios.
This has made my life :P
I'm almost in tears about how amazing it is. Now I truly can't wait for my next visit :lol:
Toon Studios, Tower of Terror, new theming on the way to the tram tour, Stitch Encounter!!! Fantastic. Now if we could get some highly themed fun table service restaurants and a family friendly Audio Animatronic attractions, our Studios will be better than the park in Florida!!!
It looks so incredible, I want to be there right now :D
looks good, but the mix of languages is messier than ever.
All the signs etc inside cars seem to be english, yet its got a french name? cars the film was all about very american cars/landscape etc. Yet crushes coaster has an english name when it was decidedly less american themed.
:roll:
i dont get it.
Flor has send in another set of photos. Almost 40 photos have been uploaded to the same album here:
http://www.photosmagiques.com/gallery/t ... ion?page=1 (http://www.photosmagiques.com/gallery/toon_construction?page=1)
Enjoy 8)
Wow the hole area looks so great.
But I have one exception: The photo locations are a bit unspectacular for the studios and the wonderful themed location.
After all the toon studio is the best place in the studios IMO!
I'm the sure the photo locations are kept low-profile so they won't clash with the rest of the area. And if you have a good look, they can easily replace the banners with another one for another movie! I rather have these banners than the Chicken Little photo location that fell apart after a couple of months already. :)
Wow.... :shock: I'm just amazed! It looks so, so good. I wanna go there right now! :lol:
QuoteDoes anyone have a pic of the new pathway from Toon Studio to Studio Tram Tour?
Posted in the wrong place, but here is the question in it's proper place now!
Don't mean to be silly, but what is Toon Studios?? Is it somewhere that is themed and great to take some photographs or is there more to it?? :minnie:
:lol: It's kinda explained in the first post of this topic...
It's the old Animation Courtyard with a new area and two new attractions added on, all grouped together and renamed "Toon Studio". As for the new entrance gate area at the back of the land, yeah that's mainly just for photos.
Hope that helps. :wink:
Yeah, I read it but wasn't sure if there was more to it maybe shops or restaurants.
Et voila! Here we are:
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More photos here (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/gallery/toon_construction).
Oh my God!! It looks just so amazing! I can't wait to see this statue live.. :)
Won't there be a bow or something? Thought I have read something like this...
Yeah, the concept art did showed it with a bow of sparks and the whole statue in gold, but I prefer it this way actually, it's less over the top. :)
Well that is perfection. I'm very glad they went with a full colour statue rather than golden, and the lettering and design is just insanely beautiful. I think my eyes might explode. :shock:
Woow it's just amazing it's beautifull I like the stone of mickey , it is in the same theme as Art of Animation I like that. I thought on the concept they showed mickey Blue but this is much better . The mickey statue is BEAUTIFULL! The Chrush statue is less impresive , but it is olso outstanding ! The detail of crush his wrinkles , I hope he's twisting but I think it won't . I look like his leg moves , but Disney BEAUTIFULL WORK!!!
Bowie
Indeed amazing, i think that all this improvements will put WDS up there :D GREAT!
Wow! That looks so great :D What a nice detail!
My heart skipped a beat when I saw that image :o
It looks amazing, I LOVE IT!!!!!
The new posters have been put up on the lighting rigs over night! The area around Disney Brothers Plaza received classic movie posters (as it was before), while the actual Toon Studio lighting rigs got adorned with those Hong Kong Disneyland characters posters.
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More photos at WDSfans (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/wdsfans/news/toonstudio.php).
Quote from: "raptor1982"The new posters have been put up on the lighting rigs over night! The area around Disney Brothers Plaza received classic movie posters (as it was before), while the actual Toon Studio lighting rigs got adorned with those Hong Kong Disneyland characters posters.
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More photos at WDSfans (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/wdsfans/news/toonstudio.php).
Hmm - I prefer the classical movie posters over the character ones I'm afraid. I don't know why, but for some reason they look cheapish :(
I prefer the characters ones. Now there's an overall style, while with the movie posters, you had a mish-mash of different styles & colours. :)
Wow I love them, they look so good there, much better than how they look in HKDL. Definately gives the area a much more Toonish style, whereas the old movie posters, made the area just blend too easily into Production Courtyard.
I think the posters like really stylish, modern and fit in with the styling perfectly. :minnie:
Horrible! They look so cheap, especially with the white backgrounds. They looked soooo much better at HKDL. I will need to see it in person though, to make a good judgement, but having seen the HKDL ones, they look a whole lot more classy especially with the wonderful promenade.
I think they look good, not perfect, but it gives indeed more of a cartoon look. The picture is not that good, i think it will look better in real life!
Definitely better than movie posters. I agree with raptor. Now you have a coherent pattern and it's always better than nothing.
I hope that they made them more resistant to stormy weathers than the previous ones :D
I love the Posters , but right now in the studios it's a mess . There some movie poster some charachters poster , i think they should do One thing. Only movie posters or only Charachter posters.
Quote from: "Bowie"I love the Posters , but right now in the studios it's a mess . There some movie poster some charachters poster , i think they should do One thing. Only movie posters or only Charachter posters.
I don't get it?
There are only movie posters on Disney Brothers Plaza, characters posters at Toon Studio and the rest of WDS has nothing, yet.
Quote from: "raptor1982"Quote from: "Bowie"I love the Posters , but right now in the studios it's a mess . There some movie poster some charachters poster , i think they should do One thing. Only movie posters or only Charachter posters.
I don't get it?
There are only movie posters on Disney Brothers Plaza, characters posters at Toon Studio and the rest of WDS has nothing, yet.
I think they should replace the Movie posters of Disney Brothers Plaza for the charachter Posters . Or the Charachter posters for movie posters , but that's only what I think . But I think i should first see it in real life ,
A new poster added by the Da Vinci parking , it says the lenght from there tot Toon studio . I like it , I prefere the Cars side !
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Quote from: "Bowie"A new poster added by the Da Vinci parking , it says the lenght from there tot Toon studio . I like it , I prefere the Cars side !
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Bowie, That picture is awesome, What a good view to take a picture like that with! =D>
I like the way they did the arrow in the middle.
WOW, well that certainly brightens up that wall! I like how they have used images of the actual things, it looks very nice. I predct that it will remain there until January when it will be replaced by TOT and Stitch.
Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"I predct that it will remain there until January when it will be replaced by TOT and Stitch.
I hope so. Especially since they are bringing in more of these posters/billboards. Quite clever to mention the new attractions every few hundred meters to the guests coming from the parkinglot. Take a look...
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Quite an aggresive advertising campaign in the Resort itself huh? :)
Offtopic: some fresh paint wouldn't hurt the pillars and wooden posterframes at the parkinglot walkway don't you think? Or a more classy colourscheme and some Disney styled lamps? :wink:
I think that's because otherwise people don't know the attraction is in the studios?
Quote from: "Japper"I think that's because otherwise people don't know the attraction is in the studios?
Yeah that's probably the main reason. They do look fantastic though, I think it's the first time DLRP has created such a big on-site "launch" for new attractions. I love little details like how the arrow for Crush is formed by a school of fish. :)
I was just wondering - is the new Toon Studio music loop being used now?
And I just noticed Toon Studio is now on disneylandparis.com:
http://parks.disneylandparis.co.uk/walt ... ndex.xhtml (http://parks.disneylandparis.co.uk/walt-disney-studios-park/lots/toon-studio/index.xhtml)
Crush and Cars pages come complete with no real photos and texts even worse than the rest of the website - for Crush the tagline appears to be "raise the anchor and dive in!". Does that make sense? :?
Yes and they even haven´t update the maps. It´s the old one. It takes always so long time to an update :?
Yeah! I really hoped that a new site stands for a more and faster updated site as well, but it's obviously not, what a pity :( ... and the german website is still the old one :evil:
Does anybody no if the new Toon Studios has made a big impact on Walt Disney Studios yet, like has it been busier than usual ?
Tomorrow it's finaly there , the event voor Toon Studio . Some Decoration is added already . I like it , If they made it from some other material it stands there perfectly ! However here's the Photo ,
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From : Disney Central plaza
Bowie
Quote from: "Baloo"And I just noticed Toon Studio is now on disneylandparis.com:
http://parks.disneylandparis.co.uk/walt ... ndex.xhtml (http://parks.disneylandparis.co.uk/walt-disney-studios-park/lots/toon-studio/index.xhtml)
Crush and Cars pages come complete with no real photos and texts even worse than the rest of the website - for Crush the tagline appears to be "raise the anchor and dive in!". Does that make sense? :?
Surely they haven't finished them pages? :? And they still need to update the interactive map :lol:
Dlrp.fr have loads of pictures of the press event that was held last night:
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:arrow: http://www.dlrp.fr/actualites_toon-stud ... _1553.html (http://www.dlrp.fr/actualites_toon-studio-evenement-presse-inauguration-crush-cars_1553.html)
Just to point out that those photos are all copyright Disney. DLRP.fr was not invited.
Seeing Mike, Scrooge & Daisy for once.
I see that they got the new Ratoullie characters, Have they got a new location for them?
Is the placemaking now completly finished or are there some things to do?
Quote from: "TowMater"I see that they got the new Ratoullie characters, Have they got a new location for them?
Yes , they replaced the Incredibles poster in the Toon Studio by a Ratatouille poster!
Actually, that was just for the press event. Yesterday the Incredibles poster was back on.
Why !? I prefere the Ratatouille photo location above the Incredibles foto location. Just sad :(
Read between the lines... :wink: It's not because yesterday the Incredibles were out, they won't be out next week or tomorrow or when ever DLRP decides its time to send them out officially.
And they can't have Mrs. Incredible pose in front of a Paris town backdrop, can they?
No but I mean The Incredibles gone forever that the ratatouille Photolocation is there forever. But the Ratatouille Photolocation was only there for the pers event and it comes back but not soon . I think with the release of the film then ?
Bowie
P.S sorry ik begrijp niet helemaal wat je bedoelt.
Quote from: "Bowie"No but I mean The Incredibles gone forever that the ratatouille Photolocation is there forever. But the Ratatouille Photolocation was only there for the pers event and it comes back but not soon . I think with the release of the film then ?
Bowie
P.S sorry ik begrijp niet helemaal wat je bedoelt.
No problem (Bowie says he doesn't understand me well). I'll send you a message in Dutch. :)
This may be a stupid comment.
The places for the photographs are great, but it must be hard work to keep swapping them around for the films. It's a shame they couldnt do some sort of rolling system so that the backdrops are easily swapped over, so more characters are out and about. Problem would be that it didnt look too naff and the characters werent too tired.....
This may be another stupid comment-
but why have specific places for photos in WDS? In Disneyland Park, you just have a photo with a character, no backdrop.
By the way-I've discovered Babelfish-
Great for translating
Mein Deutsch ist nicht gut-only ever used it to do my weekly shopping when I lived in Germany and the only Dutch I know is the word for bunk bed (Thanks to Angela! :D ) I wish I had studied harder at languages at school :(
QuoteThe places for the photographs are great, but it must be hard work to keep swapping them around for the films. It's a shame they couldnt do some sort of rolling system so that the backdrops are easily swapped over, so more characters are out and about. Problem would be that it didnt look too naff and the characters werent too tired.....
Lift out the frame and replace it with another frame, how hard work can this be? :wink:
Hard enough - for me anyway! :lol: Told you it was probably a stupid comment! :lol:
Quote from: "Riebi"Is the placemaking now completly finished or are there some things to do?
It is completly done, They might change a few character locations around by the sounds since the Ratoullie characters had arrived.
There's one thing that still needs to be done: the area loop! The old Animation Courtyard one was still being played, while nothing was played at the new attractions plaza. Does anyone know when this will be fixed (Grandmath or Kinou?)
Quote from: "raptor1982"There's one thing that still needs to be done: the area loop!
The area loop is always the icing on the cake for me. It gives an area a certain vibe without many people noticing it. Hopefully they will bring back the new jazzy Toon Studio loop that they were using a couple of months ago.
Edit: I was just watching a few pics at PhotosMagiques of the press event for Toon Studio. I realised after seeing a cameracrane and some studiolamps that those aspects are missing right now at Toon Studio. Are they planning on adding some more studio equipment in the future?
I've uploaded a video to WDSfans with some nightshots of the Toon Studio plaza!
http://www.photosmagiques.com/wdsfans/n ... studio.php (http://www.photosmagiques.com/wdsfans/news/toonstudio.php)
Wow! Wonderful video! The light effects on crushs coaster are cool! Looks very stylish at night!
At night the place looks even better then during the day. Beside the lighting effects on the Crush building, I also like the twinkling lights in the trees near Toon Studio Plaza. Did they also put these small lights in the new trees at Disney Bros. Plaza at the entrance to Toon Studio? :)
Wow! The neons at the cars ride & the Toon Studio backdrop are cool.
Oh wow! The effects around Crush are amazing! Even my DH who isnt Disney crazy admits that is billiant.
It looks truly magic at night :)
You can find a great series of very high definition Toon Studio wall paper pictures for your computer desktop on Disney and more, and they all look great!
http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/ (http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/)
Quote from: "Owain"Does anybody no if the new Toon Studios has made a big impact on Walt Disney Studios yet, like has it been busier than usual ?
Just to re-open my Question, Does anybody no if the new Toon Studios has made a big impact on Walt Disney Studios yet, like has it been busier than usual ?
Owain: those results should be revealed soon.
I've uploaded a video to WDSfans from the arrival of Mickey Mouse at Toon Studio with a toon-styled music coming from Toon Town. This music is played each time a character comes on scene. Nice detail if you ask me... :D
http://www.photosmagiques.com/wdsfans/n ... studio.php (http://www.photosmagiques.com/wdsfans/news/toonstudio.php)
Oh wow! That's a great video raptor! :D
That's great, I love those little touches that makes Disneyland so special :)
great to have such special things! Is the area loop on too?
Nope, the area loop still isn't working.
I've uploaded 2 videos to WDSfans, each comparing an old photo with a new photo of the Toon Studio area. Enjoy 8)
http://www.photosmagiques.com/wdsfans/n ... studio.php (http://www.photosmagiques.com/wdsfans/news/toonstudio.php)
Thanks a lot Raptor. :)
Those videos are really good, it really shows you just how big this transformation has been
Thanks for them videos Raptor! :) Wow, didn't the studios look empty before Toon Studio? :lol:
Great idea! Like to see all the changes. The Toon backlot was very grey before...thanks to the plants!
I've been told that a new merchandise kiosk has been installed near Animagique yesterday!
Dawm! One day to late to watch it! :lol:
Is it a themed one? Or a normal like all the others?
The words "installed" and "under construction backstage" are giving me hope for something more than the ugly ones which usually clutter Disney Bros Plaza! :)
And here it is! It's in the same style as the art-deco Animagique porch and is selling Cars and Finding Nemo merchandise! :wink:
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Oh, nice! I didn't expect it to be so permanent.
It looks like it's still setting up there... hopefully a little more stock/decoration is still to come, maybe even a name?
:) Wow, it looks very good, something that will probably be there for a long time. It would be nice if they made it a bit toony-er , perhaps by adding some pictures/models of Disney characters and, like Baloo suggested, a name.
Aww, that's great!! I love new merchandise shops :D
It looks better than I thought it would :lol: I thought it would be another trailer.
Today I've been to the Studios and noticed the small stand aswell. I'll post some pics tomorrow. In my opinion the stand fits Toon Studio quite well with its curved roof (similar to the Animation building and Studio 3). Besides that they put it in a very clever location: the hart of the area, so its quite busy. :)
Here are 2 pics of the stand I took yesterday. Some more pics of my trip will follow soon!
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Looks very nice, although I never really buy something at those stands, but my husband always needs to stop on those for a little look. So I'm sure he will stop at this one too. ;-) And the design really suits to the rest. I like it that DLP design their stands so well like the rest of the park.
The should spend a Logo or something for the roof. It´s a bit poor without a sign.
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The shop is very Popular ! :)
Source; //http://joel.at.dlp.online.fr/dlp/20070821/
yeah we saw that, but all the shops in the Studios are selling Cars and Nemo stuff we saw, even some in Disneyland Park.
Actually I think I know why it is so popular. It's just next to the new attractions Cars and Crush's Coaster. So when people come from their first ride experience of these their totally in the mood of those. So of course they want to buy stuff of it. :D
The trashcans have finally received their own logo at Toon Studio:
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That is the coolest trash can I have ever seen 8)
Nice logo!
Quote from: "Maarten"Here are 2 pics of the stand I took yesterday. Some more pics of my trip will follow soon!
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I see McQueen & Mater Plushies!
Towermater, stick to the topic please.
Quote from: "Japper"Nice logo!
Yes indeed. I like the logo a lot aswell.
Magic forum members: The only people who get excited over a new detail on a trashcan :P :lol:
So totally true RnRCj :lol:
The trashcan looks good ;)