:x :x :x :x
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Source: amiral.benson at http://www.dlrpmagazine.com/forum (http://www.dlrpmagazine.com/forum)
That is not a promotion, more like a mutant on one of the most beautiful parts of the studios :evil: . How typical it just goes up as I get ready to visit too :x . I hope sometime soon they realise this was a bad discision and take it down, since I can't see this being very popular with anyone, and really if they are going to advertise a new movie, what just happened to the good old poster on a wall method, not a gigantic rubbish marketing tool, which will yes grab peoples attention, but what I am most worried about is first timers, they go the Studios and see this hideous beast, honestly I can't see that many wanting to go back, stupid Disneyland Resort Paris again, have they never heard of giving the Studios a break from bad ideas.
OMG That terrible rumour was true. It looks hideous so far and there's no point. It's hardly for a WDS event or an attraction (unlike the Central Plaza seasonal decor). :roll:
UGLY!!!!!
And it's getting even uglier!!
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Just how bland can they make a banner?!!!! It's all the same colour :shock:
The sky has fallen...
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Well I have now seen it countless times, in reality and it just looks ugly, suppose we will have to live with it for now. Although the gimick of the sky falling is funny, I even saw a couple of families yesterday taking photos on the piece of sky I just walked past and was interested, of course at the time I ended up walking into another little brat sorry I mean Child :lol: .
It amazes me even more that the fans who complain about anything new like Wishes and Mission 2 actually love this. I think I'm going crazy... ](*,)
Can someone let me know one thing - are they using the banner to refurbish Studio 1 behind it, or was all that scaffolding just for the banner and nothing practical at all? Because if the banner is just there to hide a rehab then I won't really mind.
If the answer is "it's just for the banner", prepare for screaming... :?
Well all I could see was scaffolding behind it with no action going on, so don't think it is a rehab, just a rubbish banner, it does kinda spoil photos a lot, even when you try to take one of the Sourcerors Apprentice fountain :( .
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I warned you...
Arrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhh!!!! It's AWFUL!!!!
I feel sorry for you, Patrick - having to put up with that thing ruining the best part of the Studios. Still a very good photo there though, but it's just not the same, is it? :(
I know I'm repeating myself from a post in another thread, but this advert would have been just as good over at Animation Courtyard, and would have blocked out the construction in coming months as well... :x :x
Why didn't they use the screen to fill in a "gap" in the park itself rather than the grand entrance? I mean they could use it to mark where Toon Studios will soon be built, or maybe TOT :roll:
Quote from: "Kris"Why didn't they use the screen to fill in a "gap" in the park itself rather than the grand entrance? I mean they could use it to mark where Toon Studios will soon be built, or maybe TOT :roll:
This will happen, but in a nicer way i hope, they plan to erect a facade reproduction of the city of the movie tht will hide the Construction fields.
Well I have no problem with those kind of things inside the park. They did a great job last christmas with the Broadway backdrop!
Quote from: "Kinou"This will happen, but in a nicer way i hope, they plan to erect a facade reproduction of the city of the movie tht will hide the Construction fields.
That would be fantastic!!! The town from Chicken Little looks so unique, detailed and very very toon-ish - exactly what WDS needs. From seeing stills of it it even reminds me a lot of Toon Town.
I actually hope Chicken Little is a huge success not only because it would be good for Disney, but because we might get a permenant street set of Chicken Little's town.
I'm still not liking the Studio 1 billboard btw, it hasn't grown on me like things such as the Kids Carnival decorations did... :(
Florida has got one aswell:
http://www.mousefiles.com/images/photos/cl.jpg (http://www.mousefiles.com/images/photos/cl.jpg)
Yes, as can be seen in our Disney World trip photos. :wink:
The inflatable Chicken Little was just there in the beginning.
Sorry, I didn't know.
The billboard on Frontlot currently advertising Chicken Little will be replaced by one of Pixar's Cars at the end of this month. :(
Source: La Rouquine at Disney Central Plaza forum
Nooooooooooooooooooooooo!
I can't wait for Cars, but a billboard?! Nooooooooooo! At least having Chicken Little was in keeping with the in-the-face style of that movie, but I really don't know what kind of billboard they could have for Cars.
IMO they should have a billboard for Cars somewhere in Backlot (if they even need one at all).
It-is-time! :D
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Finally, they are removing the Chicken Little billboard. Get ready for Cars. :?
Source: "EricLovesTZTOT" at the Disney Central Plaza Forum: //http://disneycentralplaza.aceboard.fr/931-3467-86978-4-Embellissement-Studios-continue.htm
I don't know whether to cheer or not! I guess it's better than having the Chicken for another 6 months though... :) *tries as hard as possible to be positive*
Covering up such a lovely building with such a cheap advertisement is still a VERY odd idea though.
Quote from: "Baloo"Covering up such a lovely building with such a cheap advertisement is still a VERY odd idea though.
I completly agree with you. But like you already pointed out, it's better that they remove the current Chicken Little billboard instead of leaving it there for 6 additional months. Although I would rather see no billboard at all, I would like to see a new Cars one insteed of this outdated thing. :?
Can you believe it, they're making the billboard scaffolding BIGGER...
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:(
I wonder what design the billboard will have? Maybe it'll be a bit like the main Cars poster: viewtopic.php?p=6528#6528 (https://forum.dlpguide.com/viewtopic.php?p=6528#6528) :?:
Looks like the chicken got bird flu! :D
Well the Cars billboard has arrived...
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I'm going to be controversial here, and declare that I actually quite like it.
There is more to it that the chicken little one, and it draws you into the studios, looking at this..
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Could of been worse, we were thinking it was going to be a plain black banner with the cars logo on it.
If it were anywhere other than in front of Studio 1, then it'd be beautiful. But the way its placed there it just looks... awful.
I'm sorry, I hate being negative, but *why* do they need to do this? They know the Studios needs to be made prettier, so why do they ruin the best part?
The poster would look better if it went all the way to the ground, or if it filled up the space in between the doors as well. It's a really nice poster artwork, yes, but it's so badly placed into that space.
The Chicken Little was was rubbish too, but at least it wasn't as high, and it fit snugly into the middle section of the facade. This one is too tall, meaning it just looks very unprofessional, and IMO not even as good as the horrible Chicken Little one.
With a cut-down Good Morning Walt Disney Studios and this horrible thing, I'm definitely not looking forward to visiting the studios as much anymore...
Ok, so here's a suggestion. They obviously want the poster to draw people into the park, so why not put it on the front gate instead? They could make it look quite professional:
(ignore my dodgy photoshopping, lol)
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Don't you think that that would be so much better? Ok, so you lose the gate, but it's better than ruining the whole of front lot. It would also be way more effective in both advertising the film and drawing people into the studios.
I forgot to moan about this before, but don't you think it's a bit cheeky putting a massive billboard up for Cars, when *nothing* to do with the film is featured inside the park? At least with Chicken Little they had the meet n greet film set. Either they're advertising Radiator Spings Spinout early, or this is the kind of over-the-top Disney synergy I hoped we'd never see in DLRP.
At least we can be happy we never got the inflatable Chicken, I suppose...
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Well I don't like it or the idea of putting on the gates, what's wrong with the construction wall in ANIMATION courtyard? It could easily fit there and make a lot more sense unless they place it on studio1 expecting people to see a poster and come running which I highly doubt works :lol: .
A Cars photo-set will open near La' Terrace later in the year.
This plan was changed - obviously! :lol:
Quote from: "Poppy The Monkey"A Cars photo-set will open near La' Terrace later in the year.
Ow no... not another photoloaction. I am getting tired of it now, I have seen enough of them. The number of photolocation is good as it is right now, don't create an overkill please. And besides that, I didn't even mention the ill chosen spot for this Cars photolocation. And when you take the ugly Cars billboard at Studio 1 into consideration... who is reseposible for these bad choices?! :x
Happy 1st Birthday Billboard! =D>
Quote from: "DLRP Today"Birthday wishes, Bill!
On this most special occasion, I'd like to send a shout out to someone very close to all of us who is officially celebrating their 1st birthday today. It was exactly 12 months ago to this day that the first signs of a new arrival became clear at Disney Studio 1 in Walt Disney Studios Park, and over one Summer night the day-to-day life of Front Lot was changed forever...
It began with scaffolding, building and building, higher and higher... Was it a refurbishment? Was it a set of gallows for Michael Eisner? No and no - it was a record-breaking new attraction for the Studios! One of the biggest billboards in all of France! Originally celebrating the release of Chicken Little, by 3rd April 2006 the little Billboard had grown in size further and changed his affections to Pixar's Cars. Still towering over Front Lot after 12 months, the future of the billboard seems uncertain. With no major animted Walt Disney Pictures release for many months, what are we to expect? 'Cars' could stay until the DVD release of the movie. It could even stay until June 2007, when the 'Cars Race Rally' attraction actually opens at the park.
Whatever the future holds in store, happy birthday, Billboard! You've brought us more respect than ever before for the elegance and beauty of Front Lot!
xxxxx
LOL!
Happy birthday?! :D
Lol, I was in a very sarcastic mood when I wrote that...
I think it is worth pointing out the billboard has been there for a year though. A year! That's too long...
The billboard might cover a beautiful part of the studios but I believe that it won't be there forever.I like the giant poster of Cars to be honest,not strange of course with a username like mine. :D
Does someone know if the cars one was the last??? Or is this for keeps from now on??
*sigh* Still there...
When will this end?! :(
I don't like the billboard!
The first one with chicken little was okay, because it was removed quickly and it was a nice gag. Also there was the piece of sky on the ground. The Cars board is just a very big picture and it in my opinion it looks not even very good.
The movie is not the newest, so please please please remove it ;)
Perhaps they will remove it later and put a 5 years celebration board there.
This would be okay, but please not again an advertisement!
It looks like the cars billboard will be stay for a while to come because they have updated it to promote the DVD.
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Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, for how long do they want to torture us?!?!?!?
That's just awful.
I want to know what DLRP are getting out of this... money? Free use of the license? Advertisements in the DVD in return? The old one was at least a "hey, this pixar film is coming soon!", whereas this is screaming "BUY THE DAMN DVD OR ELSE!" as if BV Home Entertainment are holding a gun to DLRP's head.
It suddenly looks a whole lot more likely that the billboard will switch again to Cars Quatre Roues Rallye next year... :cry:
BVHE pays a lot of money to DLRP for these billboards.
Placemaking in the back, placekibosh at the front gates :roll:
Quote from: "Baloo"It suddenly looks a whole lot more likely that the billboard will switch again to Cars Quatre Roues Rallye next year... :cry:
Thats what I think aswell. I guess Disney will use the billboard to promote Cars Quatre Roues Rallye to people outside the gates. So prepare...
Such a shame that billboard is still there. Up untill now (it looks like it will be the Toon Studio(s) soon) that has been the most beautiful and atmospheric piece of the WDS. Lets hope it goes soon.
sorry just been reading through the post and lost track is the cars bord still there or has it been moved now :?:
it was there when i was there in nov so i would have thought it would have gone by now, but i must say i did quite like it :oops:
Yes I like the Cars billboard too. And it was the only billboard I liked.
Bit of unrest in another topic about this ( :lol: ), so *BUMP*.
» The "Bye bye billboard, hello Hyperion" article (//http://www.dlrpmagic.com/today/2007/08/02/wish-list-bye-bye-billboard-hello-hyperion/)
Start the removal campaign!
Come on and show us some magic WDS :roll:
Bump.
Maaten's post in the Wish List topic made me realise this is still there. STILL there! Not visiting DLRP very often I always forget about it, and then have this nasty reminder every so often...
Studio 1 looks really ugly in those official Corbin Bleu photos too. With the entrance gate repainted, it's GOT to be Studio 1 next, right?? Before ToT opens?
Quote from: "Baloo"With the entrance gate repainted, it's GOT to be Studio 1 next, right?? Before ToT opens?
Fingers crossed :wink:
Sorry to double post, but I just found this picture by G-force on DCP:
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Now wouldn't that picture look amazing without the billboard and the green tents. Isn't it about time we started a petition to get it down :wink:
If it's not down by the time fences come down around the Tower of Terror area, someone has to do something... They must (hopefully) be waiting to take it down until they're ready to repaint Studio 1, I just wish they'd bloody hurry up.
This has truly become a worse monstrosity than the Epcot wand or MGM Hat - neither of those were advertising anything, at least, and had a little thought put into them.
You shouldn't post pictures like that Butlin Boy, see what you've done? :twisted:
Quote from: "Baloo"If You shouldn't post pictures like that Butlin Boy, see what you've done? :twisted:
I'm sorry :roll:
QuoteIf it's not down by the time fences come down around the Tower of Terror area, someone has to do something
Lets all have a magic forum meet-up and go in to the studios with a couple of hammers :lol:
(Just Kidding)
Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"Sorry to double post, but I just found this picture by G-force on DCP:
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Now wouldn't that picture look amazing without the billboard and the green tents. Isn't it about time we started a petition to get it down :wink:
I agree. The billboard is probably the worst part of WDS at the moment. Why are they still advertising Cars anyway? :roll:
my guess is that the cars thing is still up because of Cars race rally
please bring that billboard down (and the one on the other side)
Everyday i see a new post in this topic, im always hoping for it to be;
BIG NEWS; THE BOARDS GONE ! (NOT REALLY, WHAT IM HOPING FOR)
Come on DLRP, make our last WDS 2007 wish come true !
Quote from: "Owain"Everyday i see a new post in this topic, im always hoping for it to be;
BIG NEWS; THE BOARDS GONE ! (NOT REALLY, WHAT IM HOPING FOR)
Come on DLRP, make our last WDS 2007 wish come true !
So do i :(
Why will they not just bring it down now? Cars the movie and Cars Race Rally have been out for quite a while now so there is no good reason for it to remain on front of Studio 1. And they better not put a giant Tower of Terror billboard come December, otherwise they've wasted their time making Studio 1 look so good if its just going to be taken over by ugly billboards.
I hoping that they are going to take it down on the 25th December as a Christmas present to us fans who have had to put up with it for the last 2 years :wink:
Front Lot was the only beautiful part of WDS and they destroyed the area with this board. There are other ways to advertise a movie or a new attraction. I hope that they will remove it soon.
Hallo,
I really like that big Advertisement from day one on!
But I hope they will change the Picture, maybe with a Picture of the TOT...
Bye
Arno
Quote from: "arno-hh"Hallo,
I really like that big Advertisement from day one on!
But I hope they will change the Picture, maybe with a Picture of the TOT...
Bye
Arno
NOOOOOOOO ! :evil:
Quote from: "Owain"Quote from: "arno-hh"Hallo,
I really like that big Advertisement from day one on!
But I hope they will change the Picture, maybe with a Picture of the TOT...
Bye
Arno
NOOOOOOOO ! :evil:
hehe my words too :D
Quote from: "arno-hh"Hallo,
I really like that big Advertisement from day one on!
But I hope they will change the Picture, maybe with a Picture of the TOT...
That would be so absurd since everyone can see the real ToT from almost everywhere around the resort ;)
Quote from: "Flounder"Quote from: "arno-hh"Hallo,
I really like that big Advertisement from day one on!
But I hope they will change the Picture, maybe with a Picture of the TOT...
That would be so absurd since everyone can see the real ToT from almost everywhere around the resort ;)
Just what I was going to say :wink: It would be so nice to see Studio 1 again one day.......
ightenhill, empty post?
Quote from: "raptor1982"ightenhill, empty post?
I thought it won't let you post if you don't write anything :?
dont know how that happened and I cant delet it :?
Any changes? If it's not removed for TOT, I really can't see it the outdated poster leaving for a very long time... :
well i was there up till 22 nov and its still there it really does ruin some lovely shorts of fourtin in the front before u get in to the studio but everyone else i was with seemed to like it tho i was shocked
From a recent video, I just spotted that the Ratatouille billboard on the "park" side of Studio 1 is now a nice blue banner for Enchanted. So, whilst that billboard has moved on already, the massive one is still stuck in Summer 2006... :(
Quote from: "Baloo"From a recent video, I just spotted that the Ratatouille billboard on the "park" side of Studio 1 is now a nice blue banner for Enchanted. So, whilst that billboard has moved on already, the massive one is still stuck in Summer 2006... :(
The Ratatouille poster wasn't there for long was it? :-k It's a shame that the Cars billboard didn't go as quickly as that did :roll:
Have the other Ratatouille posters (on the front of Studio 1) gone as well?
Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"The Ratatouille poster wasn't there for long was it? :-k It's a shame that the Cars billboard didn't go as quickly as that did :roll:
The Cars billboard can be compared to a nightmare without an end in my opinion. :?
As they now have a cars themed ride I have a bad feeling this one may be hanging around for a while..
Thats embarrasing :oops:
I wish it could be original, no billboards. [-o<
Please [-o<
I seriously can't believe that it is still there :x What can we do to get rid of it? Perhaps we could make a huge online petition and send it to them... :wink:
is this ugly, and stupid billboard still there or will it come down in the next time?
i [-o< for that and hope it will come down in the next few weeks or i will do it :lol:
Quote from: "lil-shawn"is this ugly, and stupid billboard still there or will it come down in the next time?
No, its still there unfortunately. But I think you'll find out soon enough if there's any progress in removing it, since almost nobody can wait to get rid of the hidious billboard. :wink:
There were a couple of poster changes that I noticed in the park on Friday;
-101 Dalmatians DVD posters on the AODA have changed to Enchanted
-New Prince Caspian posters on the lighting rigs between TOT and Armageddon
-Ratatouille posters on the side of the Backlot Express restaurant have been changed to Wall-e
Unfortunately, a certain Cars billboard is still in Front lot :?
Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"Unfortunately, a certain Cars billboard is still in Front lot :?
For some reason that doesn't suprise me, it's like a never ending nightmare right now.
If only it could be badly damaged and therefore they have to take it down :twisted:
But really what is the deal, clearly BVHE or Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment as it is now known have paid DLRP to have the DVD advert in place but how long was this deal and and why has it not been changed???? my guess is that the WDSHE deal has ended, as it makes no sense for WDSHE to pay for an advert that long which is not likely to offer good returns and I know WDSHE are careful with their budgets, I used to work for them in the UK.
Therefore I think the deal has ended and DLRP don't want to take it down yet as the know that as well as deconstruction cost the whole front face of studio one will need to re-painted due to sun and shade damage OR the WDSHE and DLRP deal was crazy cheap so cheap WDSHE don't care just leave it up, cheaper than producing a new huge poster.
Maybe the billboard will be there till the release of Cars 2 :D (and then the dvd release)
[spoiler:27kgu29g]I really really hope not :([/spoiler:27kgu29g]
QuoteIf only it could be badly damaged and therefore they have to take it down :twisted:
*gets chainsaw* :p
to be honest, i cant actually remember what it looked like before the cars poster >.<
It used to be the most beautiful part of the original park by a long stretch...
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Then:
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Then:
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Quote from: "131184"Therefore I think the deal has ended and DLRP don't want to take it down yet as the know that as well as deconstruction cost the whole front face of studio one will need to re-painted due to sun and shade damage.
...And general weathering of green moss and worn away paint. The side facing Hollywood Blvd is pretty bad, dread to think what it's like under that billboard. Unfortunately you're half right -- it's still there because now it seems to be too hard to remove it and repaint or remove it and replace it.
Though I believe WDSHE are mainly still coughing up cash because it might help shift even more Cars merchandise... Which is disgraceful firstly because guests pay upwards of 40/50€ for the privilege to walk underneath that huge merchandise billboard, and secondly because the wonderful Cars Race Rally and Toon Studio is better advertising for the film and for Pixar films in general than anything else in Europe. If WDSHE really want some cash, let them build a proper shop in Toon Studio where they will absolutely
rake it in, don't fill every available space with tacky DVD posters and film billboards.
If they need to add more colour and Disney characters to the entrance of the Studios, do it tastefully like DLP does with the Mickey Mouse clock. Since DS1 is based on Walt's original Hyperion studios, just make a replica of the famous Mickey Mouse/Silly Symphonies sign:
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Something really needs to be done, but what? Can we really, honestly have any effect? It doesn't seem like anyone with the necessary powers has read
any of the online forums or websites for the past two years.
Does anyone have a good address we could send letters to? Emails will probably just be ignored.
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Wow, it just looks so beautiful! I really liked the posters of the rides akso It get's you a bit excited to go into the park.
Why not make a petition to get that thing removed?
Quote from: JapperQuote from: "Baloo"(//http://www.dlrpmagic.com/today/images/2007/08/01-wishlist-02.jpg)
Wow, it just looks so beautiful! I really liked the posters of the rides akso It get's you a bit excited to go into the park.
Why not make a petition to get that thing removed?
Now That looks like a Studio, Nice neat, and subtly a WOW factor... Would Love to have seen that when I went to the Studios on an Overcast and cloudy day would have brightened it up for me after the Shower that followed the Princess' Parade.
Now There is a reason for the Billboard if you were to follow what Studios across the world do. I'm led to believe that studios these days the do contain the picture for the latest movie/show on that soundstage within the Studio Building. So the positioning of the Billboard is valid. Yet the picture in this case is not appropriate.
The Cars poster is nice don't get me wrong but having the words Ka-Chow blasted in you year by a 17 Year Old (I did go a little Cars mad at Christmas before we went and bought her several Items including the DVD, and myself the RC Lightning McQueen- It made her stop saying 'But I like the Cookie') It's needing a dramatic Update. WALL-E is needing the advertising Space that
A. Welcomes you into the Studios.... Remember in the WALL-E adverts Pixar want Us to meet WALL-E, So why Not Give Us WALL-E So We Can Meet Him
and
B. Gives the Much Anticipated movie (in the UK its now obtaining several Page Spreads in our film magazines) the advertising it deserves.
Ok... Calm Down... Rant Over... Pan Out
Ive seen a couple of unapproved plans for studios for the coming months, and in the most likely plan to be approved - the cars billboard is gone!
Bad news- it is replaced by a new round billboard showing Mickey and Minnie! Also all the "studios" will have their numbers replaced with a different image of Mickey and Minnie, for next seasons "theme" which will stretch across the two parks.
Another plan I've seen has studio one returned to it's former glory without a billboard, instead the "love" theme is showcased using the 2 revolving billboards at the sides.
I've always thought that subtlety has been the key to Disney. It's all about the smaller details and not bold in-your-face designs. To me, the whole Mickey/Minnie thing sounds quite 2D and big when the original design of the park is actually enough. The rotating billboards are an under-used part of Frontlot and definately the way forward I think!
Quote from: "Poppy The Monkey"Bad news- it is replaced by a new round billboard showing Mickey and Minnie! Also all the "studios" will have their numbers replaced with a different image of Mickey and Minnie, for next seasons "theme" which will stretch across the two parks.
I think I'm going to vomit. I'd heard the rumours, but... really? Is there no nicer way to spread next year's theme to WDS? Would banners on lampposts not be enough? You say "round" billboard, so does that mean it fits in with the shape of Studio 1, at all? (It has that semi-circle reaching across its front windows...)
Kris is right, all these plans sound about as subtle as... well, as subtle as a giant billboard covering a theme park icon. What happened to the people who did the 15th? It sounds like we're heading for another Toon Circus.
Quote from: "Baloo"It sounds like we're heading for another Toon Circus.
That's exactly what came to my mind :? Lets hope they don't go a do something very very stupid after the fantastic and successful 15th anniversary celebration :roll:
I draw the line at something similar to an Enchanted/Ratatouille poster on the back of Studio 1. I'm sure (if they had to have an event banner) that something like this could blend in a lot more.
Talking to Maarten earlier, I too would really like the Studios to focus on Mickey's black and white era... the history of the character and maybe some kind of presentation in Art of Disney Animation?
Back on topic, I'd hate these Mickey heads on the Studio numbers to be the same. One aspect that has annoyed me with the 15th anniversary branding is the duplication of the designs (however beautiful).
Quote from: "Poppy The Monkey"Another plan I've seen has studio one returned to it's former glory without a billboard, instead the "love" theme is showcased using the 2 revolving billboards at the sides.
That really really would be great!!!
I think the bigger billboard will cost more to make , since they don't get paid for it they hopefully decide to go for the other plan :D:D *wishes*
I don't think the giant billboard will remain up for that long. Currently DLRP gets paid by Walt Disney Home Entertainment for the advertisement on the scaffolding. But the actual scaffolding is being rented by WDHE, so if DLRP is going to put up a poster on it to advertise their own new "year", it would mean they'd have to pay the rent for the scaffolding themselves... :wink:
Thinking about it, why are they proposing these new signs/decorations? Is there going to be a love season this summer or are we talking about further in the future?
Raptor suggested a new "year" event (with DLP's new shows), there's of course Playhouse Disney and Stars and Motorcars to come late 2008/early 2009 and now these decorations. Are they going to be promoted all at the same time like the 15th anniversary?
I really hope the billboard is removed sooner than later. I would be very happy when it is removed before our next visit in September.
Quote from: "Kris"Raptor suggested a new "year" event (with DLP's new shows), there's of course Playhouse Disney and Stars and Motorcars to come late 2008/early 2009 and now these decorations. Are they going to be promoted all at the same time like the 15th anniversary?
Yes, there will almost certainly be a follow-up year-long celebration from April 2009. Basically the Mickey Mouse one that was proposed for this year but postponed to allow the popular 15th to continue. Playhouse Disney and Stars & Motor Cars will be the main events.
I'd be glad to see
anything in place of this billboard now.
Its been up for so long now that I couldn't even remember how good it looked before I saw the pictures on here. They should definitely take it down now, I think enough is enough.
I would love to see Studio 1 without the billboard, its always been cars (or not built yet :D ) when I've been :-(
They're removing it right now. Yay.
will it be replaced (maybe by wall-e?) or back to its former glorey?
It... is... time! I can't believe this day has finally arrived! :D
Here is a pic Grandmath took with his cellphone a few hours ago. It was posted by member Mouetto at Disney Central Plaza Forum:
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Hopefully it will not be replaced by something worse!
Quote from: "Maarten"It... is... time! I can't believe this day has finally arrived! :D
Here is a pic Grandmath took with his cellphone a few hours ago. It was posted by member Mouetto at Disney Central Plaza Forum:
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Hopefully it will not be replaced by something worse!
Oh my god!! :o I've been dreaming of this day for years! :P Please don't please replaced with a new one, please. A dream it would be to see Studio 1 in all its gloary during my trip on the 13th [-o<
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!! :D/ :D/
We've dreamed of this day for so long!! Even if it's replaced by a new one (it'd be perfect timing for WALL-E, surely?), at least it'll be something different, something that makes more sense as a current film.
Place your bets now...
- WALL-E replacement
- Refurbishment of Studio 1 (in preparation for the rumoured Mickey/Minnie billboard for Spring 2009?). [-o<
i reckon it will be Wall-e (wouldn't mind as such)
But hopefully its just simply gone :p
I think WALL-E is worthy, I wouldn't mind a huge poster of him, hes CUTE!!! but then I've never seen Studio 1 without an oversided poster :oops:
Well, let's hope it is gone for good and NO replacement [-o< at least for some time.
New photos from DCP's Grandmath this morning:
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It looks SO good! What a beautiful day it is in DLRP. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
The wall looks pretty good. There's no excuse to keep it up!
maybe some one from dlrp has been watching the forum :lol:
hmmm. we would also like the real WALL-E to visit :mrgreen:
Oh my!
Will it finally dissapear? I really hope so! I'm visiting from 14 until 17 July, and my boyfriend has never seen Studio 1 without that billboard....Come to think of it.. I think I didn't see it without that billboard either. Would be great!
But...probably it'll have a Wall-E poster on it soon...
Quote from: "Kuzco"Oh my!
Will it finally dissapear? I really hope so! I'm visiting from 14 until 17 July, and my boyfriend has never seen Studio 1 without that billboard....Come to think of it.. I think I dind't see it without that billboard either. Would be great!
But...probably it'll have a Wall-E poster on it soon...
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oh my gosh the best news for today, it makes me happy, now i hope no othe billboard will come i like the style of the studio one, witouth the billboard the entrnce looks nicer and more as a studio....
Two new high(er) resolution pics of the removal of the billboard can be found at //http://www.disneytheque.com/index.php?/archives/99-Lactu-des-Walt-Disney-Studios-en-2008.html. Its seems the colour fading is very minimal indeed.
It looks so nice... As said it now looks like a movie studio.
but I'm a little ashamed to say I quite liked the view with Lightning and Sally on it... but It was so outdated and needed to go...
I'm really hoping they will bring it down entirely, but what's with the two sides that are still up? Strange shape...and very strange they are not bringing down the whole structure per layer...
:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: ...
... Tears of joy! :wink: =D> :D/ :D/
Quote from: "Kuzco"I'm really hoping they will bring it down entirely, but what's with the two sides that are still up? Strange shape...and very strange they are not bringing down the whole structure per layer...
I was wondering that as well... I've the feeling we're not that lucky this time again.
Very exciting news! Studio 1 is almost looking beautiful again. :D
I have a bad feeling that a new billboard will be put up though... Hopefully they are smart enough not to do something like that...
OMG :shock:
YAYYYYYYYY
Ahhh nice to see Studio 1 in nearly its final glory :D
Im so happy ! =D>
I have been wondering for so long why they have kept the cars billboard up, i thought maybe it was just something to do with the colours or the scenic look in the background of the picture but i am glad it's gone. I hope its not replaced with Wall-E because well he's a machine and it may just look ..well wrong but that's just my opinion. I am going to DLP on Thursday this week so it will be interesting to see if the scaffolding is still up or if there is a sign of anything new being put up.
Aveen xxx :ears:
Well, I'm guessing we will know very soon what will happen:
1. Or the whole structure will come down in a few days
2. Or something new will be put up in a few days.
Won't be a long wait though, as the way it looks now is even worse than with that billboard up ;) Even the people of DLRP will see that :D
Can't wait untill we really know WHAT will happen!!
Where was the first photo taken? Are they building something there or is that fence permanent?
Quote from: "PinkPig"Where was the first photo taken? Are they building something there or is that fence permanent?
It's from the avenue leading toward the NEX games arcade and the Disney Village parking. The fence is technically temporary, since that's where our suspected new nightclub/sports bar complex is supposed to be going, along with a new exit for the TGV station. Sometime this century.
Another new photo from Disneytheque.com:
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I'm amazed at how good it looks behind there after all this time. As raptor1982 said, there's no excuse to hide this building any more. KEEP IT DOWN!!
i really do hope it come down :(
btw.. anyone fancy going for a trip with spanners tonight :D
half the work is done for us!
Wow, I never thought we would see the day that the Cars poster would be taken down. I hope the scaffolding fully goes and stays like that at least until I next go at the end of the month. I've never seen it (apart from photos) without the poster, looks so much better without.
Now the studios is becoming an attraction in its own right , i feel the time for the billboard is over. When we were there last week the hoards going to the studios was a delight to be seen. We compared it to last year when there was just a trickle of people going in the studios direction. Lest see what tomorrow brings!!!
Grandmath witnessed workers remove more scaffolding in the middle of the construction. =D>
Quote from: "raptor1982"Grandmath witnessed workers remove more scaffolding in the middle of the construction. =D>
i would like to go "WOO" but we wont find out until morning!
Quote from: "raptor1982"Grandmath witnessed workers remove more scaffolding in the middle of the construction. =D>
Yay! That sounds very promising!
I'm guessing new pictures will pop up very soon somewhere :)
finally a picture of it recently without a billboard, will there be another one. I think i'll give it untill the scaffholding goes to start celebrating properly
I totally had the scoop, haha. It looks amazing. And there was hardly any discoloration noticeable.
Due to having a major gap in visiting the park throughout my teenage years being 12 the last time I visted (Studios not even open) before this past years visits (21/22!) I have never had the chance to see the building in its true glory apart from photographs but there is no doubting it looks soo much better/classier/spectacular without that monstrosity of a poster on it. Im really hoping thats it gone for good and maybe it will look as beautiful as it can for my visit this August (with mostly Disney newbies :lol:)
Quote from: "RnRCj"Very exciting news! Studio 1 is almost looking beautiful again. :D
I have a bad feeling that a new billboard will be put up though... Hopefully they are smart enough not to do something like that...
i would have to agree!! i think that they could be putting up another sign. :evil: ..maybe one to promote a summer film like Chronicals of Narnia or Wall:E
i dont think that we have quite seen the end of this billboard! :?:
My bet is that they're removing it completely... There's no movie to promote. Wall-E will be released in France within 2 weeks and Prince Caspian has been released already. Cars and Chicken Little were put up at least a month up front.
Quote from: "raptor1982"My bet is that they're removing it completely... There's no movie to promote. Wall-E will be released in France within 2 weeks and Prince Caspian has been released already. Cars and Chicken Little were put up at least a month up front.
Let's all hope so. I guess the construction has been taken down a bit again by now? Can't wait to seen new pics of that! 8)
hmmmm!!
theres also High School Musical 3
which is to be released in October!! so maybe thats a contender?
Quote from: "raptor1982"My bet is that they're removing it completely... There's no movie to promote. Wall-E will be released in France within 2 weeks and Prince Caspian has been released already. Cars and Chicken Little were put up at least a month up front.
I really hope so. [-o< Almost all of the photos I have of the Front Lot are ruined by the billboard.
Quote from: "raptor1982"My bet is that they're removing it completely... There's no movie to promote. Wall-E will be released in France within 2 weeks and Prince Caspian has been released already. Cars and Chicken Little were put up at least a month up front.
Right. I just had a look on the upcoming Movies:
Within 2 weeks: Wall-E
June 2009: UP
Princess and the frog: winter 2009
To early to promote.
But what about "Bolt"? Is it worth to promote it with a billboard?
Quote from: "MagicStar"Quote from: "raptor1982"My bet is that they're removing it completely... There's no movie to promote. Wall-E will be released in France within 2 weeks and Prince Caspian has been released already. Cars and Chicken Little were put up at least a month up front.
Right. I just had a look on the upcoming Movies:
Within 2 weeks: Wall-E
June 2009: UP
Princess and the frog: winter 2009
To early to promote.
But what about "Bolt"? Is it worth to promote it with a billboard?
You've left out HSM3... October 2008... now although it doesn't need the promo it wouldn't stop it, would it!
Only one thing to do wait with baited breath
Quote from: "Kuzco"I guess the construction has been taken down a bit again by now? Can't wait to seen new pics of that! 8)
I can't wait to see further pics either! Oh, the suspense... ;) I really hope the studios will return to their glory days... And furthermore, I'm wishing it will remain in its beautiful natural state all the way through my visit next summer. ;) We'll see!
I may be rather quiet on this board, but I check it often for news. ;)
Grandmath let me know that the sides of the scaffolding are now going up. They're probably going to use it for a repaint of the façade. [-o<
Quote from: "raptor1982"Grandmath let me know that the sides of the scaffolding are now going up. They're probably going to use it for a repaint of the façade. [-o<
We need a *gulp* smilie.
:|
Quote from: "raptor1982"Grandmath let me know that the sides of the scaffolding are now going up. They're probably going to use it for a repaint of the façade. [-o<
Well they'd better be using it for a repaint. :twisted: I'm really wanting my photo of Studio 1 without a billboard to ruin it. :lol:
Quote from: "RnRCj"Quote from: "raptor1982"Grandmath let me know that the sides of the scaffolding are now going up. They're probably going to use it for a repaint of the façade. [-o<
Well they'd better be using it for a repaint. :twisted: I'm really wanting my photo of Studio 1 without a billboard to ruin it. :lol:
And I want mine next week without scaffolding and painters in front of it. Couldn't they have done this work before the summerseason?! Bad planning if you ask me. :|
On a positive note; I am glad they are going to repaint Studio 1, especially the upper ornaments. They look quite dirty. Hopefully they will repaint Studio 2 and 3 aswell.
Quote from: "Maarten"On a positive note; I am glad they are going to repaint Studio 1, especially the upper ornaments. They look quite dirty. Hopefully they will repaint Studio 2 and 3 aswell.
Both studios have been repainted already. Animagique has turned blue and Cinemagique's entrance has been rehabbed. I doubt they're going to paint other parts of the building soon. I might be wrong though.
Wow, its good to hear that it may be coming down, well i hope it does. However i think it should be used as a addition to Toon Studio as some kind of backdrop bill board, maybe to fill an area for the expansion?
Quote from: "Remco K."Quote from: "Maarten"On a positive note; I am glad they are going to repaint Studio 1, especially the upper ornaments. They look quite dirty. Hopefully they will repaint Studio 2 and 3 aswell.
Both studios have been repainted already. Animagique has turned blue and Cinemagique's entrance has been rehabbed. I doubt they're going to paint other parts of the building soon. I might be wrong though.
Actually, I was talking about those other sides of the buildings, those who face towards Frontlot. Especially Studio 3 (Animagique) looks like it could use a repaint. Here's a pic I took last year.
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Quote from: "Maarten"Actually, I was talking about those other sides of the buildings, those who face towards Frontlot. Especially Studio 3 (Animagique) looks like it could use a repaint. Here's a pic I took last year.
And even though they changed CinéMagique's entrance on the other side, they still didn't bother to clean the dirt off the '2' plaque, at least before the press events. Agreed on Studio 3 too. The white roofs could do with another clean too (I believe they've done that once so far since it opened).
If anything it's the
other side of Studio 1 that really needs a repaint. It looks like it's about to crumble away.
It's Growing.....
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Eeek, if they were using it to paint or clean the building would it really go so high? It looks a bit like they're going to put something horrendously big on it to me...
Quote from: "PinkPig"Eeek, if they were using it to paint or clean the building would it really go so high? It looks a bit like they're going to put something horrendously big on it to me...
Actually, I think they are just painting it. Notice how the scaffolding follows the top edge of the building? That suggests that they are just painting it to me. If it was another billboard I think the scaffolding would probably be a big square.
I could be wrong though. :lol:
Quote from: "RnRCj"Quote from: "PinkPig"Eeek, if they were using it to paint or clean the building would it really go so high? It looks a bit like they're going to put something horrendously big on it to me...
Actually, I think they are just painting it. Notice how the scaffolding follows the top edge of the building? That suggests that they are just painting it to me. If it was another billboard I think the scaffolding would probably be a big square.
I could be wrong though. :lol:
I agree with RnRCj, it looks like they're planning on repainting the "1" as well, it looks like it could do with a repaint and i couldn't see them putting a billboard over an advertising board at the left of studio 1.
This is definitely a refurbishment now.
I hate to be one of those "Bad Show!" people, but why haven't they covered the bottom of the scaffolding with construction fences? You can see the signs for hard hats and the bare metal fences. Bad show!
And it looks like that HORRIBLE clapperboard advertising the Cars DVD is still clinging on. Someone bloody take it away! We don't want to be told "buy this! buy this!" by Buena Vista as soon as we step into a park we've paid to enter.
Quote from: "Baloo"And it looks like that HORRIBLE clapperboard advertising the Cars DVD is still clinging on. Someone bloody take it away! We don't want to be told "buy this! buy this!" by Buena Vista as soon as we step into a park we've paid to enter.
It's attached to some of the scaffolding so as long as that goes the clapperboard will have to go as well...
It has to be a re-paint or something (cleaning off years of dust :P) that... or they will make us look at a bigger, uglier one :S
the top of the building does need painting, i can see dirt there.
Anyway nice to see the glass round the doors. Can help but thinking 'What will happen when the scaffholding goes down'
Wonderful that they turn it down and wonderful that they start a refurb.
but the only think: During the summer season???? Why haven´t they start this one month ago??? I mean now the most guests will run through the park and what they get is a big scaffolding...that not best show at summer. Hope they will fix it fast.
The Cars poster contract just ended, so I guess they figured it would be cheaper to use the scaffolding for the repaint.
A recent photo by "dlrp team" on Disney Central Plaza.
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Mmm that shape kinda starts to worry me! :shock:
which one are you referring to raptor the one of the eagle or the one where the whole facade seems to becoming covered in scaffolding?
As I was leaving work this evening at 11.30pm, I noticed something horrifing - A NEW BILLBOARD was being put in place on Studio 1... :shock:
I went to investigate and discovered it was a fantastic poster of Studio 1 in its original form which is being put in place to disguise the rehab of the building underneath.
Like the Emporium poster a couple of years ago: it looks great and hopefully it won't be too long before the real original studio 1 is revealed again in its full glory!
Poppy, thats great to hear. After seeing that pic above with the scaffolding being buit up around the number one, I had this horrible feeling that a new, larger advertising bill board was going up, with the number one being left on display...
=D> =D> =D> =D> =D> That's amazing news!! :mrgreen:
Well at least there's something covering the maintenance work... and the fact that is the past picture of the studio is ideal as when its pulled down after the work is carried out we should get (if nothings really changed) a unnoticeable change from billboard to the studio or if somethings been altered a comparison of past and present
When I read that a new billboard was put up i got really dissapointed. Thank God it was not what I thought it would be ;)
Yay for Disney Studio 1!
i think we can all breathe a sigh of relief.............
for now
Any new photos of what is going on currently??
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Yaaaaaaaaaaaaay! :mrgreen:
Photo by Chris500 on DisneyGazette
looking good..... :D/
*dances*
Finally, a billboard that we want to see :mrgreen: Now when's the second part of it coming? :D
That is really, really cool! :D What a great way to hide the scaffolding!
I don't really like the little blue sky bits, but I suppose that's better than scaffolding sticking out round the edges.
Looks really good. The effort they put into hiding the scaffolding suggests that this refurbishment might take a while? How long could they need for repainting the whole front? A week? A month?
How great is this!? Studio 1 is finally going back to look like it SHOULD!
Fantastic! Well done! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Now we´ll get back our Studio 1 like it was -- even if it is high season!
Great solution!!! =D>
Now wouldn't it be nice if the revolving attraction posters would return as well...?
Quote from: "Mobi"Looks really good. The effort they put into hiding the scaffolding suggests that this refurbishment might take a while? How long could they need for repainting the whole front? A week? A month?
Well when they used something similar on the Emporium two years ago, it took them about two months to refurbish the building, so god knows how long this wil take. I just can't believe this day has finally come :D .
It's funny how they haven't covered up the number. Hopefully that's just because it sticks out a bit.
I wonder if there's any chance the paintwork (the writing) could be changed? I like the front of Studio 1, but I've thought recently the back (presuming they'll move to the back after doing the front) could do with something better than "Walt Disney STUDIOS".
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The paint just looks awful there anyway.
Quote from: "experiment627"Now wouldn't it be nice if the revolving attraction posters would return as well...?
Yes! It's insane they don't have those anymore at a park entirely based around movies. I don't care how much Buena Vista pay to have their DVD posters there, it's pennies (or cents) compared to how much they make from actual ticket sales each day. It'd be nice to see new ones for ToT and Crush added too.
Oh, and I wished it may, wished it might... but never actually thought they'd splash out on a decorated cover for the scaffolding on this one. Top job Euro Disney SCA. =D>
WOW! i never saw that coming :D
that's very good news. Also very clever it must be said.
A new picture of the completed billboard:
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I can't believe that it is actually looking like this, we're half way to getting back our original and spectacular Front Lot :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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:D/ woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo :D/
hopefully it will stay like this [-o<
minus the scafolding!!
Wow it looks great and i'm happy that its up in time for me going to DLRP tomorrow, may actually get a decent photo of studio now for the first time in a while :P
Quote from: "-breeno-"Wow it looks great and i'm happy that its up in time for me going to DLRP tomorrow, may actually get a decent photo of studio now for the first time in a while :P
Is it me or does it look like there is no billboard and we are looking straight at the Studio itself.... It is simply unbelievable...
I agree with you Captain Pan! At first glance I thought they had already removed all the scaffolding. :o Such a beautiful sight!
Wow, so there is actually a number 1 on studio 1? Who would have thought! :lol:
dlrp-mad :mickey2:
wow its awesome :D
I didn't notice that the billboard was there until I looked at the earlier pictures! Can't wait for it to come down completely!
Please be done by the 11th August [-o<
Quote from: "nathan.jackson"I didn't notice that the billboard was there until I looked at the earlier pictures! Can't wait for it to come down completely!
Please be done by the 11th August [-o<
Now with how it looks with the billboard the only time I guess you'll notice it when you walk into the Studio building itself and look up!
Maybe someone can shed some light on it... Once they've been! Anyone?
Quote from: "Captain Pan"Now with how it looks with the billboard the only time I guess you'll notice it when you walk into the Studio building itself and look up!
Maybe someone can shed some light on it... Once they've been! Anyone?
I would like to second that! :D
After 3 years I was finally able to make this picture once again! :mrgreen:
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And another one from the scaffolding:
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Does anyone know what it looks like up close (as in from the doorway as you walk inside) - can you see the scaffolding if you look up or is it covered there as well? (Just curious really!)
Sooooooo glad to see Studio 1 almost back to looking like it should. Checked my photos and I never once took a pic of Lightening Mc Eyesore
Quote from: "PinkPig"Does anyone know what it looks like up close (as in from the doorway as you walk inside) - can you see the scaffolding if you look up or is it covered there as well? (Just curious really!)
Its covered up aswell, you can hardly see anything when you look up from the doorway.
Quote from: "raptor1982"After 3 years I was finally able to make this picture once again! :mrgreen:
Congratulations Raptor, I'm very pleased for you :wink: :mrgreen:
Heres A few pictures from during the week, of the new studio one, was very suprised to see it look so good.
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I have made some pictures from behind by special request ;)
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GrandiJoos :cool:
Does anyone know when this refurb is likely to be finished? I completely forgot about it until I saw a photo of the billboard a few minutes ago. :lol:
I never thought it would take this long, even though it is a pretty big job. I hope it's done by the end of November!
Quote from: "RnRCj"Does anyone know when this refurb is likely to be finished? I completely forgot about it until I saw a photo of the billboard a few minutes ago. :lol:
I never thought it would take this long, even though it is a pretty big job. I hope it's done by the end of November!
Yeah, I was thinking about this the other day. How long is it taking them? They installed it at the start of Summer! I've just got a horrible feeling that they're going to keep it up until they find a good replacement :shock: :? :(
I thought this would have been finished ages ago. Don't think it will be down in time for the 21st :(
I remember thinking when the painting started that im glad it started dead early so it would be easily ready for October, how wrong I was.
I don´t wanna make a new topic for this but there are new plants at the front lot:
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Pics by Mousy.be: //http://www.mousy.be/okt08news.html
Hmmm... Strange decision to put those plants there. They aren't really needed and they look very temporary. Anyone know what they're for?
Quote from: "RnRCj"They aren't really needed and they look very temporary.
I agree they do look temporary and i just got this idea of park opening rush and all the people trying to squeeze through the (what looks like) very small gaps between them and the odd few falling into them :lol:
Quote from: "Riebi"I don´t wanna make a new topic for this but there are new plants at the front lot:
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Very random :-k I wonder why they appeared all of a sudden?
Maybe it´s a preperation for this halloween event. The plants looks a bit strange. Do someone know which plants this are?
perhaps they are there to force people towards the shop on the left as you enter the park - cynical i know but.........you never know
The plants look like "Birds of Paradise" ,they prefer a warmer climate,and sure they would not survive a Paris winter with it's hard frosts !!! Guess they can only be temporary !!!
I'm all for more plants in the Studios, and I'm not really sure why these have appeared (might be preparation for something like you suggest) but given the choice I'd have rather seen these in the crap-o section of Production Courtyard rather than right in the middle of the park's busiest square.
Do they really think Front Lot needs plussing before anything else?
It's getting quite depressing how since Tower of Terror opened all improvements to the park have literally stopped dead. Is that it now, are they done? Or are they just waiting for more money?
Surely these are temporary? They do look it and like you guys have said they seem to be put in a strange place, front lot doesn't need anything extra i think, focus more on the other areas of WDS. Maybe they've been put there just as a test to see if they look well there, then will be moved to another part of the park?
Quote from: "RnRCj"They aren't really needed and they look very temporary. Anyone know what they're for?
Well, not every piece of decoration or theming needs to have a reason fo being there. Some decorations can just be pretty without an actual function although it never should conflict with the theme of the place. However, I completely agree that the location they put it is quite strange. Besides, Frontlot doesn't really need these plants but on the other hand, they do no harm either. Maybe they should have put them near Place des Stars or to enhance the La Terrasse courtyard or Tower of Terror queue even more?
Either way, in my humble opinion they look great and seem to fit the warm California kind of feel very well. They dont look that temporary to me at all.
My guess would be they put them there temporarily to prevent people walking there for some to us unknown reason. Maybe there is a broken tile on the floor that needs to be fixed and could have people tripping or something similar.
Quote from: "Timbo"The plants look like "Birds of Paradise" ,they prefer a warmer climate,and sure they would not survive a Paris winter with it's hard frosts !!! Guess they can only be temporary !!!
Yep, they're the bird of paradise,
Strelitzia Reginae. I have a much smaller plant. They might survive down to -5C, maybe, if kept dry. However they flower in spring (and therefore won't flower unless under cover in Paris) and so won't see the gorgeous flowers on front lot. Nothing wrong with taking them back inside for the winter, though.
Quote from: "Mobi"My guess would be they put them there temporarily to prevent people walking there for some to us unknown reason. Maybe there is a broken tile on the floor that needs to be fixed and could have people tripping or something similar.
could simply be for this terrific night thing. I rememberd they usually take their red carpets or else around the front lot. Maybe they just wanna make clear to keep people in the right direction.
Nothing is fenced off and it's easy to navigate through and around the planters. My guess is they want to make it feel greener or more enclosed. Could be a test too, since a Front Lot placemaking is/was considered.
Quote from: "Kristof"Could be a test too, since a Front Lot placemaking is/was considered.
Can you tell us more? Do you happen to know what kind of changes they were/are considering? I hope they will leave Frontlot as it is to be honest. Besides, there are other area's in the park which are more in need of a placemaking or additional changes (Place des Stars, Toon Studio etc.) Frontlot is the only area in the park they did right in 2002 in my opinion.
i like front lot, too. but i don't like the fact that you have to go through studio 1 to get into the park, i like studio 1, but it feels as front lot and the rest of the park doesn't belong to each other, since you've crossed front lot you will never see it again until you leave wds. but i guess this will never be changed :(
That´s true. Only a "bigger" placemaking concept would make this more possible. Something like a table service restaurant on a second floor or else would be nice but I think that´s more something for the imagineering section :mrgreen:
Quotei like front lot, too. but i don't like the fact that you have to go through studio 1 to get into the park, i like studio 1, but it feels as front lot and the rest of the park doesn't belong to each other, since you've crossed front lot you will never see it again until you leave wds. but i guess this will never be changed
I like studio 1 too, but i think they schould remove it to make the park more open, maybe we need an 1 billion $ makeover too like DCA, to rebuild and change the studios :P !! i think this is too offtopic :)
Front Lot should stay as it is right now (but without that billboard).
It gives me a real California/Florida feeling which I really enjoy.
In my opinion Front Lot looks really great. Hollywood Boulevard and Front Lot are the most beautiful places in the park. They should leave Front Lot like it is now.
Is the Studio 1 still covered?
Quote from: "Whoknew?"i like front lot, too. but i don't like the fact that you have to go through studio 1 to get into the park, i like studio 1, but it feels as front lot and the rest of the park doesn't belong to each other, since you've crossed front lot you will never see it again until you leave wds. but i guess this will never be changed :(
Its odd that they built the arcades in DLP so that you could avoid the busy mainstreet, but then completely forgot about this great idea when building WDS. :roll:
I totally forgot to mention when I got back a few weeks ago that the plant pots had gone on Friday 24th October.
I thought that they were there to get everyone looking in the shops as nobody walked through the middle, however on the friday everyone was walking through the middle once the pots had gone.
Quote from: "Willow"I totally forgot to mention when I got back a few weeks ago that the plant pots had gone on Friday 24th October.
I thought that they were there to get everyone looking in the shops as nobody walked through the middle, however on the friday everyone was walking through the middle once the pots had gone.
Its too cold for them to be outside now, I've brought mine idoors for the winter too :wink:
Quote from: "andrewuk"Quote from: "Willow"I totally forgot to mention when I got back a few weeks ago that the plant pots had gone on Friday 24th October.
I thought that they were there to get everyone looking in the shops as nobody walked through the middle, however on the friday everyone was walking through the middle once the pots had gone.
Its too cold for them to be outside now, I've brought mine idoors for the winter too :wink:
What was the point in putting them out for a few weeks then?
It would have been easier to wait until Spring.
Well, I don't think that Disney do things because they're easy. If they have these large and expensive plants and pots, they may as well get some use out of them.
....anyway: how is the refurb going along there? Still not done?
I heard this wasn't a refurb but just a temporary poster till Mickey's Magical Party starts :(
Sadly it seems that way...
We never did have confirmation of "Refurbish" did we ? ;) No one has ever seen/said people working on it ;)
Quote from: "Nicholas-c"No one has ever seen/said people working on it ;)
They repainted the green/teal doors on the other side of Studio 1, but as far as we know that's... err.. it.
:(
i take it we still have a picture infront of it ? :P
Of course. :roll: We never saw any progress of a refurbishment either.
I saw a funny video on Disney.co.uk where they'd sent a woman to WDS to film the intro to their movie previews, so she was basically stood in front of a huge wall of scaffolding with a picture on it saying "hey, I'm at the Walt Disney Studios!".
To be honest, it's taking the park's popular use of fake flat backdrops a bit far.
On a brighter note, nothing has been said about an MMP billboard for months... *gulp*
Au Revoir Volt - Bienvenu...
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Source: Mouetto on DCP
To quickly clarify - the Hannah Montana billboard is at the back of Studio 1. The front is still covered by that scaffolding with the Studio 1 picture over it.
It confuses me why there advertising Hannah Montana New Episodes, when Hannah Montana: The Movie is being released in 2 months :?
So now...
No billboard for Mickey's Magical Party.
No refurbishment happening whatsoever.
What on earth is going on?
Ran out of money? Not enough for a new billboard or some paint?
The cost of renting the scaffolding (if it is not bought) will be outweighing getting a few people up there refurbing it.
QuoteRan out of money? Not enough for a new billboard or some paint?
i know what they can do, just cut the whole dance time show in discoveryland,
then spend the money on new paint...
to paint this fassade is not that expansive!
Quote from: "Willow"Not enough for a new billboard.
All costs for the WDS billboards (including the big one on Studio 1) have to be paid by Walt Disney Motion Pictures.
I meant not enough money for a MMP poster, didn't make that very clear.
Thats nothing to do with Walt Disney Pictures.
Approaching the 10 month mark since it changed to "Studio 1" Billboard... Any work (Doubt it over the summer...), Any news ? Anything ? :S
Surely its not hard to take it down and jet-wash it one night ?
My Not-So-Fun Fact of the Week avatar is dedicated to the billboard this week.
By my calculations, Studio 1 enjoyed 3 years and 5 months before it was rudely interrupted by a pile of scaffolding across its front. Since then, we've enjoyed 3 years and 9 months of a Disney theme park entrance being turned into ad space. Or into a refurb covering for a refurb that isn't and never even began to happen!
Shall we produce some mock-ups of which other Disney landmarks could be improved in this way, to mark the occasion?
For a start, the Earffel Tower looks plain silly all 3D and real next to Studio 1 now. It should be the first thing to be covered in scaffolding and decorated with a lifelike image to match.
Here's the concept art:
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:P
Quote from: "Anthony"My Not-So-Fun Fact of the Week avatar is dedicated to the billboard this week.
By my calculations, Studio 1 enjoyed 3 years and 5 months before it was rudely interrupted by a pile of scaffolding across its front. Since then, we've enjoyed 3 years and 9 months of a Disney theme park entrance being turned into ad space. Or into a refurb covering for a refurb that isn't and never even began to happen!
Shall we produce some mock-ups of which other Disney landmarks could be improved in this way, to mark the occasion?
That's nice to know :roll: :lol:
I know that there were originally plans for putting an MMP poster on the billboard, that never came to light, so why keep this up. What on earth makes them think that it is a good idea to spend thousands on the building, to then cover it up with a cheap billboard of the very building? :| :?
Unless of course they are waiting to install another Chicken Little/Cars esque billboard for Up or something (Please don't [-o< )
Quote from: "Anthony"For a start, the Earffel Tower looks plain silly all 3D and real next to Studio 1 now. It should be the first thing to be covered in scaffolding and decorated with a lifelike image to match.
Here's the concept art:
:P
Love it! :P
Quote from: "The Butlin Boy"Love it! :P
Jolly good, should be complete by Monday!
I hate bashing DLRP constantly, so making humorously bad Photoshops is one way to vent it. :lol:
Haha love the little clouds! :lol: I can't understand why it's been up for so long with nothing actually hapening there. I want to see Studio 1 again. Even if it's not exactly in mint condition, it's still better than a billboard!!
Quote from: "Anthony"DLRP
Ahem, "DLP" now. :lol:
hey guy´s lets face it, we will get the toystory playland, a new toystory movie and
i a toystory billboard next year.
hey anthony i think you should take a big billboard to the whole entrance of the WDS with a pic how it looked before they build this little park :P
To celebrate the 1 year anniversary of the new Studio 1-style billboard on Studio 1, I sent an email via the official website pretending to be a regular guest... (I'm sure it was convincing) ...with a story about how I'd visited last year and noticed the building covered up, only to have just returned this month and seen it still covered.
Here's the response (in record time!):
QuoteThank you for your correspondence concerning your recent visit to Disneyland® Paris.
I was pleased to learn that you were recently able to visit the Resort. Disneyland Paris strives to entrance its visitors by the dreams and magic with which they have come to associate the Disney name, and I sincerely hope that your stay provided you with some magical memories.
Upon receipt of your email I contacted the Quality Manager of Walt Disney Studios® Park in order to obtain his feedback on your query. He has advised that Studio 1 is currently undergoing refurbishment and that this work has just started and will continue for approximately 6 months.
Disneyland® Paris hopes to soon have the opportunity to welcome you once more to the resort.
So now, is the Quality Manager saying the actual refurbishment has just (finally!) started? Perhaps with the TV Studios under wraps now they're combining work on both to do it cheaper?
We'll see in six months, I guess... Chante, c'est Noel! :?
I too have used the "I'm a regular guest! Honest!" method when sending them emails! I like the way we just assume they'd completely ignore us if they found out we're fans. :lol:
Hopefully the mystery quality manager's words are truthful. It's embarrassing when you're walking into WDS with people who have never been there before, and they ask why there's a huge 25 metre billboard looming above them.
Did you get a look behind the billboard when you were there earlier this month RnRCj?
I didn't see anything going on. But then I couldn't really tell if there were people working behind the TV Studios scaffolding. They've given themselves a nice 6 month window anyway. You'd think they were refurbishing St Paul's, not some concrete shell.
I had a look and didn't see any progress at all. Also no smells, paint spills, etc. :roll:
Nope, I didn't see any work going on either.
How long is this billboard already there? One year or longer?
They had the whole summer and there is no progress? What the hell are they doing with Studio 1. I really miss the nice facade.
Quote from: "dagobert"How long is this billboard already there? One year or longer?
This refurbishment-style one has been there since July or August last year, so at least
13 months. :shock:
But of course we haven't seen Studio 1 without a billboard since
July 2005. :shock: :shock:
We passed the halfway point a while ago, with the building now being covered by scaffolding for longer than it was originally left as built. It's an absolutely disgraceful situation. Do managers from Euro Disney SCA EVER visit the parks? Do they ever walk through the gates? Do they even know it's still there? Why is this maintenance team "restoring lost effects" when they've had the entrance of a park covered up for four years?
Hopefully a sarcastic topic title change will relieve my anger for now.
Everybody on this forum who is going to visit DLRP should make a complaint about the billboard at the Guest Relation.
Quote from: "dagobert"Everybody on this forum who is going to visit DLRP should make a complaint about the billboard at the Guest Relation.
Got a better idea. But we're gonna need a lot rope, some saws and as many MF members as possible who can make it out to DLP on Saturday :P
Honestly can't believe our once beautiful Studio 1 has been covered up for 4 years now. I honestly can't remember it without the billboard!
It surely can't take over a year to repaint
ONE wall? Give me a free flight over to Paris tomorrow and some paint and i'll have it done for them in no time :P
Just thought i'd give this a little bump to remind everyone that this still exists ](*,)
Although it appears Hollywood has been following the never ending saga of this billboard and wants to put it on the big screen! And i have got my hands on an exclusive teaser poster!
Remember, you seen it here first ;)
[spoiler:20mp3kzi](//http://i33.tinypic.com/r02pau.jpg)[/spoiler:20mp3kzi]
:mrgreen: :lol:
BTW, "S1" stands for "Studio 1" ;)
Note: This is just a joke thing i was working on today because i was bored, it is by no means serious or me trying to show off photoshopping skills which don't exist
Whahhahaha made me laugh out loud here :lol:
Haha! That's brilliant Luke. You almost inspired me to make my own, something anlong the lines of Kill Bill-Board Volume 1, Kill Bill-Board Volume 2 and Kill Bill-Board Volume 3; now if only Studio 1 had had 3 different Billboards covering it up over the last few years, oh wait a minute... :roll:
Great picture, Breeno!
I too would like to see the Studio 1 without any form of 'decoration'. I even would be pleased when they took down this huge 'refurb thing' and replace it with an advertisement for, let's say, Disney's A Christmas Carol. Not just a normal billboard, but a nice small 3D / relief scene from the movie and add some christmas decorations and lots of lights. The resort will recieve money for the ad and at the same time add some christmas atomsphere to the Studios.
In fact, almost anything is better then the current situation. At least a 'real' billboard for a movie (or something else) has a purpose.
It might of course be covered up to protect the building underneath ! :wink:
Thinking of doing the same thing for my house , have a huge facade with a picture of my house on it, it would mean I wouldn't have to paint the windows and have the brick work repointed , there might be a method to their madness ! :roll:
I did expect it to have an advert for "UP" , but that has passed now !
There's always Toy Story 3/Toy Story Playland which could go up next year...
:|
Anyone else here willing to send them an email about this? I would, but I've recently sent them an email about something else so don't want to do another. It'd be interesting to see another response.
When this thing does come down, if ever, we have got to have a big party or something!!
Quote from: "RnRCj"Anyone else here willing to send them an email about this? I would, but I've recently sent them an email about something else so don't want to do another. It'd be interesting to see another response.
When this thing does come down, if ever, we have got to have a big party or something!!
Tell me the e-mail address, and I'll get on it :wink:
I just went through the contact form on the official site, or there's
dlp.guest.communication@disney.comWe should work out a standard letter of enquiry...or complaint? Depends which way you want to go. Considering how much we all spend on DLP each year, I'm willing to move into complaintland.
For a start I'm going to be emailing back the response they sent me in July and asking why the so-called WDS Quality Manager hasn't begun his/her refurbishment as stated.
I think if we could agree on a 'Standard' email to send out to them would be great and show power from us all if we were all to send it in!
Quote from: "Anthony"For a start I'm going to be emailing back the response they sent me in July and asking why the so-called WDS Quality Manager hasn't begun his/her refurbishment as stated.
If you do email back, ask them for the WDS Quality Manager's email address, so you can contact them personally. If they have nothing to hide, they should be happy to give it out.
i sent an email off mid-september, got a reply pretty speedy. Just forgot to post here :P
Basically... A "We try and offer service... blah blah blah" reply :P
QuoteDear Mr Carter,
Thank you for your correspondence concerning your recent visit to Disneyland® Paris.
To begin with, I would like to thank you for your loyalty in Disneyland Paris. It is truly heartening to learn that you have visited the Resort on so many occasions.
As a frequent visitor of the Resort, you are ware that our teams strive to offer a warm welcome to all our guests at all times, and our wish is for each guest to pass a magical moment in our company. Bearing this in mind, I sincerely regret that we did not meet your expectations on this occasion and I am genuinely sorry to learn of your experiences at the Resort.
As Disneyland® Paris is open 365 days a year, we do take the necessary precautions to ensure the magical upkeep of our Resort's appearance. Throughout the year certain areas and attractions may be closed for rehabilitations so that the area may be modified in accordance with aesthetic appearance and the safety of our guests. As such, I can confirm that rehabilitation takes place constantly throughout the year even whilst attractions are not undergoing their seasonal closures. I nevertheless regret any disappointment that you may have experienced in Walt Disney Studios® Park due to the work taking place.
I regret that you were not completely content on this occasion and can assure you that every point and comment that you have made has been passed on to the relevant departmental managers. Such feedback is invaluable to our efforts to ensure that guest needs and expectations are met and, hopefully, exceeded on each visit. I hope that, despite your concerns, we will have the chance to welcome you back in the future allowing us to restore your faith in the Disney magic.
Yours sincerely,
Gabrielle Loulier
Guest Communication
That email reply doesn't say anything at all !! Just the usual waffle , sounds like something a politician would come up with ! Think we should definately organise a mass emailing from MF to get an actual answer from them ; they are still letting the guests down as they are failing to respond properly to a specific enquiry !
Perhaps we should say we want to organise a Studio 1 unveiling event and ask for a date when this will happen , then see what response DLP comes back with !! :roll:
Has anyone tried to push/pull it down yet ? :lol:
I do really think we should all sing from the same hymn sheet and get a barrage of emails sent to them considering the length of time.
Quote from: "Owain"Has anyone tried to push/pull it down yet ? :lol:
Not yet but there is a certain rock in adventureland that also needs the sledge hammer treatment... :p
This is a fairly major breakthrough, if you can call it that.
Further undercover work (sending another email asking what's going on), via another magicforum member (thanks!), has uncovered this response from Guest Communications:
QuoteFurther to your query, I regret to inform you that due to unforeseen technical difficulties with the refurbishment work taking place on Studio 1, the work has been exceptionally delayed. Therefore, we are unable to confirm when the scaffolding will be removed.
So let's recap. Fifteen months since this refurbishment covering was put in place, the official line is now: "Unforeseen technical difficulties" have lead to an "exceptional delay", and even they themselves don't know when the scaffolding will be gone. HELP!
Let the speculating begin... what technical difficulties can
Disney, of all companies, have with a project like this?
Ummm...
They lost the ladder so that they can climb onto the scaffolding to start work. Any donations of a ladder greatly received by Disney.
The contractors are scared of the dark, so couldn't go under the fake Studio 1 frontage.
The contractors don't have hopper tickets and are stuck in Disneyland Park trying to dig a tunnel into the Studios.
The weather is not good enough - they are waiting for snow.
They ordered orange and green paint, but red and white came, so they painted the Character Express horrible colours instead.
Someone stole their hardhats and replaced them with Mickey ears.
They are on strike - holding out for Castle Club rooms rather than the Empire State Club.
They are stuck on Wilderness Island without a canoe.
The materials are coming via Royal Mail.
They took the stairs on TOT and can't see what the problem is.
They are waiting for the railroad train to stop at Adventureland.
They are too busy voting for John and Edwards on X Factor. (sorry, :offtopic: )
Any of them funny?
Quote from: "Adam"They are too busy voting for John and Edwards on X Factor. (sorry, :offtopic: )
Any of them funny?
All funny ! :lol: But it is obviously John and Edward that are causing the problems !!!
Quote from: "Adam"Ummm...
They lost the ladder so that they can climb onto the scaffolding to start work. Any donations of a ladder greatly received by Disney.
The contractors are scared of the dark, so couldn't go under the fake Studio 1 frontage.
The contractors don't have hopper tickets and are stuck in Disneyland Park trying to dig a tunnel into the Studios.
The weather is not good enough - they are waiting for snow.
They ordered orange and green paint, but red and white came, so they painted the Character Express horrible colours instead.
Someone stole their hardhats and replaced them with Mickey ears.
They are on strike - holding out for Castle Club rooms rather than the Empire State Club.
They are stuck on Wilderness Island without a canoe.
The materials are coming via Royal Mail.
They took the stairs on TOT and can't see what the problem is.
They are waiting for the railroad train to stop at Adventureland.
They are too busy voting for John and Edwards on X Factor. (sorry, :offtopic: )
Any of them funny?
I nearly peed my pants!!!!!!!!
How on earth could there be "technical" difficulties?! What's so "technical" about a tin of paint and a brush? :lol:
Perhaps they've started training robots to carry out all future refurbs...
Quote from: "Adam"Ummm...
They lost the ladder so that they can climb onto the scaffolding to start work. Any donations of a ladder greatly received by Disney.
The contractors are scared of the dark, so couldn't go under the fake Studio 1 frontage.
The contractors don't have hopper tickets and are stuck in Disneyland Park trying to dig a tunnel into the Studios.
The weather is not good enough - they are waiting for snow.
They ordered orange and green paint, but red and white came, so they painted the Character Express horrible colours instead.
Someone stole their hardhats and replaced them with Mickey ears.
They are on strike - holding out for Castle Club rooms rather than the Empire State Club.
They are stuck on Wilderness Island without a canoe.
The materials are coming via Royal Mail.
They took the stairs on TOT and can't see what the problem is.
They are waiting for the railroad train to stop at Adventureland.
They are too busy voting for John and Edwards on X Factor. (sorry, :offtopic: )
Any of them funny?
Haha love it! :lol: :mrgreen:
I'm going to put my money on the Royal Mail one, although i like the idea the workers are stuck in Disneyland Park due to the lack of a hopper tickets :P
On a serious note how on earth can a techinal fault hold back something like this 15 months back!? Repainting a wall and taking down some scaffolding isn't exactly re-inventing the wheel is it?
I think this could be more a matter of problems with a contractor. Once those contracts are signed, work has started or part of the money has been paid it is not so easy to switch if something should happen, like an argument about the price or the contractor going broke or something like that ...
Couple of interesting explanations amongst comments on DLRP Today (//http://www.dlrptoday.com/2009/11/20/studio-1-repaint-hits-technical-difficulties/):
Quote from: "Bob the builder"Well the true reason is that the resort in a law suite with the company who did the rehab of this facade because the result is even worse than it was before. They aren't allowed to change anything till the whole trial is over.
Quote from: "DGR"The internal explanation is that the Guest Safety department is blocking the refurbishment as – according to them – it would carry risks for guests passing underneath the scaffolding. They're known to be a little... difficult. Although, maybe with the budget available, they'd even be right.
Both sound likely - the logistics of refurbing such a huge space above guests and/or serious issues with the contractors.
I think the law suite reason is the correct one, I read something like that on DCP, Disney being in dispute with the company they contacted to do this refurb. It sounded more like a rumour than fact, but it does make sense.
Why don't they get a other company to pain Studio 1 instead if they are in a law suite with the other company
Quote from: "CGM12345"Why don't they get a other company to pain Studio 1 instead if they are in a law suite with the other company
Well, if the rumour is correct, then it would be for the reason stated above:
QuoteThey aren't allowed to change anything till the whole trial is over.
My friends family was in a law suit with their contractor ever since they got the keys to their house, over unfinished & not up to standard jobs (such as, no plastering of the walls in the kitchen and halls) - i.e., a breach of contract. They weren't allowed to do anything for the duration of it (including appeals), which turned out to be about ten years... Not to scare you or anything. ;)
Could be another few years before anything is done about it then :shock:
I'm always surprised how much Disney calls in other companies to do things in and around the resort. Do the other Disneyland Parks do this? Does DLRP not have its own internal refurb team?
Of course they do have their own maintenance teams, but they work on the finer details and on co-ordinating projects. For something like a big repaint, it makes more sense to hire in people than have them constantly on the payroll. Although with the amount of work that still needs to be done around DLP, that might not be such a bad idea.
Thanks for bumping this topic anyway. Will 2010 be the year?
Dlp.info reports that there is some progress going on. The large window above the entrance doors isn't covered anymore.
Link:
http://www.dlp.info/News/2010/01/the-endless-rehab/ (http://www.dlp.info/News/2010/01/the-endless-rehab/)
I thought it had always been like that?
Quote from: "RnRCj"I thought it had always been like that?
You could be right, I've just looked through my pictures from 2008, but I don't have a picture of Studio 1.
Thats new. When I was there last April, you couldn't see the huge doors, so it is a bit of improvement :-) great to see!
Wait, is the the big doors that you can now see or the big window above the entrance? If the latter then it's always been like that, here's a picture of Studio 1 back in July, note above the entrance is not billboard.
(//http://i46.tinypic.com/3358k0z.jpg)
Do we already know why this billboard is still there?
Posted back in October;
Quote from: "Anthony"This is a fairly major breakthrough, if you can call it that.
Further undercover work (sending another email asking what's going on), via another magicforum member (thanks!), has uncovered this response from Guest Communications:
QuoteFurther to your query, I regret to inform you that due to unforeseen technical difficulties with the refurbishment work taking place on Studio 1, the work has been exceptionally delayed. Therefore, we are unable to confirm when the scaffolding will be removed.
So let's recap. Fifteen months since this refurbishment covering was put in place, the official line is now: "Unforeseen technical difficulties" have lead to an "exceptional delay", and even they themselves don't know when the scaffolding will be gone. HELP!
Let the speculating begin... what technical difficulties can Disney, of all companies, have with a project like this?
This seems the best piece of news regarding why it's still there. Technical difficulties.
Thanks for the answer breeno. I think I've skipped this post.
Quote from: "-breeno-"Wait, is the the big doors that you can now see or the big window above the entrance? If the latter then it's always been like that, here's a picture of Studio 1 back in July, note above the entrance is not billboard.
Yep, since this "refurbishment" covering was put up in August 2008 the window has been uncovered.
Quote from: "-breeno-"This seems the best piece of news regarding why it's still there. Technical difficulties.
We did get a bit further, but not in the way of official comment. From posts here, on DCP and on the DLRP Today comments, there were suggestions the resort is stuck in some kind of legal situation whereby someone is taking legal action against someone else and til it's sorted they can't touch the scaffolding.
Seeing the extensive refurb they gave Plaza Gardens last summer and the way they've just swooped in and got to work on the Castle bridge, there's no money or lack of workers problem. Makes you wonder just how much the legal action is worth... more expensive than simply cutting their losses and ending the embarassment? Or is that not an option anyway?
Hopefully it is gone for the 20th birthday. There are still two years left, so maybe we are lucky and the billboard is gone.
Progress! :shock:
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Source: Jack Sully at Disney Gazette forums
Oh my! :shock:
I really hope this is the beginning of the end of the Studio 1 Billboard, it really has been up there, not doing much, for a ridiculously long time. It's laughable.
Regardless of what's inside WDS, I think it's fair to say that the entrance, Front lot and Studio 1 facade are beautiful, let's hope we can all enjoy them in their original state soon :)
Yea, there was workmen up there all day friday, they have repainted the "Number 1", but I don't know what was happening behind the rest of the scaffolding!
I noticed this on Friday too, I can only say one thing about this though; HALLEUJAH!!! :mrgreen: :D/
I can't believe this. They are finally working on the facade again. It looks like I'm loosing my bet that the billboard is still there for the 20th birthday. :lol:
I'm not going to get too excited until its fully complete and there are no signs of another billboard going up.
This is hugely positive news though!
Hopefully it will be down before July when i go =p Not going to get excited until someone turns up with a ratchet/tool set.
How long has it been now?
I posted this in my trip report (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=9004). The number 1 has been covered in scaffolding now. :)
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Lol, I was getting ready to moan about that top part not being cleaned, but I spoke too soon..!
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Oh I can't wait for it to be back. They've clearly changed the grime at the top for things ARE moving - it's just a matter of time. Having this back to normal will improve the guest experience enormously. I can't see why it could have taken so long in the first place. Nobody likes seeing a construction site on holiday - especially if they visit every year.
Finally! Work at long last! :D/
Just have to wait until Studio 1 AT LAST will return to it's former glory. :)
New photo from Disney Gazette:
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:-D
already looking so much better so quick as welllets hope it will not be so long before more of it comes down!
It's looking fantastic! Can't wait to finally see the demise of the scaffolding!
Looks very nice!
Curious to see the rest of the building :-"
It's finally coming around now. :D
Well done DLP. =D>
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Source left img: Martyn, Source right img: http://www.disneygazette.fr (http://www.disneygazette.fr"%20onclick="window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
Omg, will you look at that difference?
i know it looks so much better and more fresh looks like other parts have been painting at the sides tht still coverd up but cant wait till it FINALY gets finished
Nicolai, please credit the source of the photos you posted. :)
Oh, sorry, Kristof, you're absolutely right. Of course I didn't want to step on anyone's toes. I just saw the pic in RnRCj's post (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=445&view=unread#p161046) and then scrolled up a bit and noticed the pic in Martyn's post (//http://www.photosmagiques.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=445&view=unread#p159330) and was shocked by the difference and made the comparison image out of those two pics myself, because I couldn't believe the difference!!
Source of the new, clean image is http://www.disneygazette.fr (http://www.disneygazette.fr"%20onclick="window.open(this.href);return%20false;), source of older image is Martyn, if I am not mistaken??
Edit: I edited my above post to include the sources. Again, sorry, I just didn't think about that!
What a difference! Hopefully the rest of the facade is ready soon and the will not hide it again under a stupid movie-billboard.
Tnx Nicolai! :)
The difference looks amazing, can't wait to see the entire façade revealed.
Lets hope they dont hire the same company next time.....
Anybody got any updates on the "refurb" of Studio 1?!
This was just posted on Disney Central Plaza by LHDN92.
The scaffolding is going down!!
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Oh my golly gosh! I'm super excited now. I was getting rather down thinking the scaffolding would still be up during my trip at the end of the month, but it looks like I'm in better luck than first thought.
Great news! Thanks for the update Kristof :).
I'm off to DLP in under three weeks and it was yesterday that i had resided myself to the fact that my trip would be scaffolding covered! I'M SUPER EXCITED NOW! :D FInally DLP! Finally!
It trully is magic!!! :D
All sing now!
'IT'S COMING DOWN! IT'S COMING DOWN, HUZZAH!' :D/ :D/ :D/
Sorry, just couldn't help it. :oops: :lol:
Per-missing to dance around my house singing with joy?
I can't believe this is actually happening. I know I shouldn't get too excited (like last time when we all thought it was gone only to be replaced with what is currently there) but excitement of the thought that we might actually see the beautiful Studio 1 in all its glory again is hard to hide.
I wish I were going next week to see it... Going to have to wait a few months until my next trip.
Hope they don't cover it up again with another giant billboard, please DLP listen to your fans and give us our beautiful Studio 1 back!!
Great to see that the scaffolding is coming down. Hopefully Studio 1 will not be covered with a new billboard like Toy Story 3 to promote the movie and TSPL.
Do my eyes deceive me? :shock:
Great news, and I doubt they'd cover it with another billboard considering they've just refurbished the whole thing.
:shock:
I'm amazed! About time too :D
Well that didn't take long......
this is so great to see lets just hope they remove it all and DONT stick a giant Toy Story 3 Bilboard or any kind of Billboard over it!
New pic from today... they haven't taken much down yet!
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Pic from DCP
I opened this topic with high expectations... But it's a shame they haven't taken that much off... :')
lol I have actuly lost count how long it has been covering Studio 1 its been that long
Who else here is expecting a Toy Story 3 banner? :lol:
Quote from: "bigrossco"this is so great to see lets just hope they remove it all and DONT stick a giant Toy Story 3 Bilboard or any kind of Billboard over it!
ha Kirstof I actuly had said that already :D/ so beat you to it hehe :twisted:
Quote from: "Kristof"Who else here is expecting a Toy Story 3 banner? :lol:
Oh please no! Although I wouldn't rule it out just yet.
If the dreaded does happening when how evil are they right now by leaving that little part at the top right uncovered, teasing us of what's under there.
Quote from: "Kristof"Who else here is expecting a Toy Story 3 banner? :lol:
Would love to see that... :^o
MORE IS COMING OFF!
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Source: DCP
Quote from: "Festival Disney"MORE IS COMING OFF!
Can't see anything of a poster yet... :thumbs:
I feel like it would be amazing to not look at this thread and then seeing the uncovered beauty in person first :)
Quote from: "JelleP"Quote from: "Festival Disney"MORE IS COMING OFF!
Can't see anything of a poster yet... :thumbs:
Hopefully, they will resist the temptation this time! :P
Quote from: "Festival Disney"Quote from: "JelleP"Quote from: "Festival Disney"MORE IS COMING OFF!
Can't see anything of a poster yet... :thumbs:
Hopefully, they will resist the temptation this time! :P
Let's hope so!
But I have to say that the Cars poster wasn't that bad when I saw it in person... :oops:
we just got back and we are surprised how slowly they seem to be taking it down but it does look amazing underneath
Quote from: "smurfy74"we just got back and we are surprised how slowly they seem to be taking it down but it does look amazing underneath
I think the reason for it being taken down slowly is the fact that the scaffolding is bolted against the facade and they need to fill up the holes and paint it before going on and taking more down. If so it could take some time before everything is taken down.
Wow... watching this thing come down is almost better than riding Rock n Roller Coaster...
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Source: DCP
Wow, never thought that thing would come down. Although I wonder when the Earfful Tower will get a refurb
think it is almost going to be time to change this topic status to Refurbishment Completed ! :)
I can't wait see Studio 1 in its old glory without any scaffolding or billboards. It was a long time, but I really hope that it will stay this way for a long time.
Studio 1 at Park Closing time on Thursday!
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Source: DCP
Its like a slow unwrapping of a christmas present ! :lol:
http://themepark.nl/ubb/ubbthreads.php/ ... _Disn.html (http://themepark.nl/ubb/ubbthreads.php/topics/1177511/54/Wat_gebeurt_er_in_de_Walt_Disn.html%22%20onclick=%22window.open(this.href);return%20false;)
Scroll down to the bottom for a nice photo of the almost unwrapped Scaffolding.
A picture from last night!
Wowww it's nearly completely back and looking fab!! :D They really have done a cracking job of the re-paint!
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Source: DCP
its so nice to see this now (finaly!!!!)
Just makes me want to go back to DLRP just because its off . . . lol
It looks stunning!
Really wonderful :D
Studio 1 looks really great. It's a shame that it took them so long for the refurbishment. Hopefully it stays this we and will not be covered again.
Amazing to finally see this back to its original glory :)
Fantastic job they have done and I am looking forward to see it in July :) (Please no Toy Story 3 billboard [-o< )
And as the french would say - Voilia!
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Stunning, Radiant, Beautiful! Welcome back WDS.
Is it soppy that i feel emotional looking at this?
It looks fantastic.
I am so pleased they refurbished it, it looks so much better.
So, when is the new billboard going up? :D/ [-o< =D> :P :-"
:^o :lol: :lol: :lol:
sure looks very very very nice
Looks great. A positive step in the right direction.
I really hope whoever's in charge of the Walt Disney Studios Park now appreciates and understands how much better Studio 1 looks without a massive advert or scaffolding covering it. In its natural, pure state it looks very smart and impressive. May they leave it alone for the next decade.
Great! After 5 years, the Walt Disney Studios finally has a proper entrance again. Did anyone notice the return of the attraction posters? I can see Art of Disney Animation and Cinemagique so far. I remember them being replaced by Ratatouille filmposters. Wouldn't it be nice if they would add posters of Tower of Terror, Crush's Coaster or Stitch Live aswell?
Judging from the photo montaguewarner posted, the column on the far left side of Studio 1 still isn't entirely done yet. The speaker hasn't received its former colour (like can be seen on the far right column) and they haven't applied the shadow effect yet. Anyway, it's fantastic to see Studio 1 like it was intended. Let's hope it will stay billboard-free from now on. Because if there is one thing they have done right while designing the Studios, it's Frontlot. :)
Glorious , wonderful !!! Nothing more to say.
Just thought I'd share this pic that I came across on NewsDLRP.com
Studio 1 from another angle...
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It really is C'est Magnifique :lol:
It looks so wonderful :D
Really amazing!
That looks gorgeous!!!
Now this is something that makes me smile! :thumbs: :D 8)
as i said before, makes me want to go back to DLP so wish I can!
Studio 1 looks so pretty. I have never seen it in real life without any billboard. Hopefully it stays this way until my next visit.
It really is gorgeous! Hopefully, they won't plaster it in a Toy Story 3 poster. But I can't see them doing that, they would have put it up while the scaffolding was still up, right?
Finally, Studio 1 is back to it's former glory! (and looking as lovely as it used to I must say) :D/
I can't see a new billboard going onto it now. Surely they're not that stupid to cover up the refurb we've waited so many years for.
Quote from: "Maarten"Did anyone notice the return of the attraction posters? I can see Art of Disney Animation and Cinemagique so far. I remember them being replaced by Ratatouille filmposters. Wouldn't it be nice if they would add posters of Tower of Terror, Crush's Coaster or Stitch Live aswell?
Oh that would be nice, although I could see all the posters being replaced by Toy Story Playland ones. They do have 3 new attractions and a whole area to advertise after all ;)
How many images can those rotating attraction posters display? Three or four, right? They should advertise the top four attractions in the park:
- Tower of Tower
- Crush's Coaster
- Rock 'n' Roller Coaster
- Toy Story Playland
I'd say well done to the management but this should have been done years ago.
Great to see Studio 1 back how its meant to look!
Beautiful! And who'd have expected the attraction posters back? Oh we're just being spoiled these days.
But yes, I'd love a few new ones now. It's funny that in the latest photo you can see the Armageddon poster on the right has even returned! Armageddon?! (I'd forgotten it existed...) Also a more exciting poster for CinéMagique than that filmreel logo would be good. I'm surprised they never made a proper Casablanca-style movie poster for it.
Anyway - Hooray and bravo =D>
I wonder, should they be promoting attractions that most people don't know about, or should they be promoting their big successes?
CineMagique and Armageddon are definitely two attractions that a lot of people just walk past, not knowing what's inside, and not bothering to find out.
I know its a while since I have been, but looking at the second photo you cant see the attraction photos. I am wondering for us visitors who dont get to go so often-are the billboards going to be lost on us? Obviously I will look for them cos now I know they are there, but.... Do you get what I'm trying to say? Are the trees in the way or is it just the angle of the photo? I am not saying the Studios should take the trees away, they really frame the billboard beautifully. I just wondered how visible they actually are.
Its all looking so fabulous! :D
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That pics just proves that the Studio's looks so much better with greenery!
I'm seeing things right O.o
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That pics just proves that the Studio's looks so much better with greenery!
Ahh this pic makes me smile :D
It looks wonderful!
Topic title changed! Although I hate to say it... the Hollywood Blvd side was never repainted was it?
Quote from: "Alan"I wonder, should they be promoting attractions that most people don't know about, or should they be promoting their big successes?
How many poster spaces are there? About 6? You absolutely need Tower of Terror, then say CinéMagique, Crush's Coaster, Toy Story Playland, Rock 'n' Roller Coaster -- and err - maybe Moteurs Action, until 2013 at least? ;) The big blockbusters. As people are entering you want to be getting them excited for the best attractions, not Armageddon and Art of Disney.
Small problem that none of those actually have posters designed for them. But maybe they could be commissioned and then prints sold in WDS stores? Since DCA had a new funmap made, it's not that mad. Make money, make fans happy.
That's it, I'm booking another holiday. Studio One looks amazing, and I've never seen it with my own eyes with something covering it.
Please,please,please never make the mistake of covering it again !!!!
Quote from: "Pete's Dragon"That's it, I'm booking another holiday. Studio One looks amazing, and I've never seen it with my own eyes with something covering it.
Please,please,please never make the mistake of covering it again !!!!
are they not going to be going onto the castle soon ? lets HOPE it dose not take as long as Studio1 has taken PLEASE oh PLEASE
Im wondering if i should email them saying thank you? i did send an email every few days after my last visit trying to convince them xD
Some pics of the completely finished product :)
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Also this new poster on the back of the Studio...
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Source: Disney Gazette
I don't mind it on the back of the building, if they just leave the front the way it looks right now ;)
It's nice to see the building back to it's original state! It stangely does help to put across the theme of the park (however weak it may be, at least it gives a first impression!). However does anyone find it weird that the Toy Story 3 poster says "From the Creators of Finding Nemo and Up"? Not "From the Creators of Toy Story 1 & 2"?
Quote from: "Scissorsboi"It's nice to see the building back to it's original state! It stangely does help to put across the theme of the park (however weak it may be, at least it gives a first impression!). However does anyone find it weird that the Toy Story 3 poster says "From the Creators of Finding Nemo and Up"? Not "From the Creators of Toy Story 1 & 2"?
Everytime I see a poster I think exactly the same thing!! It would be like seeing "from the makers of Indiana Jones" on a Star Wars poster!
Quote from: "Scissorsboi"It's nice to see the building back to it's original state! It stangely does help to put across the theme of the park (however weak it may be, at least it gives a first impression!). However does anyone find it weird that the Toy Story 3 poster says "From the Creators of Finding Nemo and Up"? Not "From the Creators of Toy Story 1 & 2"?
Quote from: "luke85"Everytime I see a poster I think exactly the same thing!! It would be like seeing "from the makers of Indiana Jones" on a Star Wars poster!
I think it's just that Finding Nemo is a movie that everyone knows and loves, and that's the same with Up. Toy Story 1 and 2 are great movies, but little children often don't know those movies, because of their age. I have (for example) seen Finding Nemo over five times in cinema when I was about 10 years old, but Toy Story was unknown for me that time. Once I became in love with Pixar, that all changes of course. But also people who don't particularly love every Pixar film, they should advertise with the most famous movies (which are Finding Nemo and Up at this moment, I think ;))
See, even in that pic, Buzz is the main/biggest character. Poor old woody!
Quote from: "Martyn"See, even in that pic, Buzz is the main/biggest character. Poor old woody!
That's because Buzz IS bigger that Woody...
Quote from: "JelleP"Quote from: "Martyn"See, even in that pic, Buzz is the main/biggest character. Poor old woody!
That's because Buzz IS bigger that Woody...
A bit off topic, but since we are talking about the Toy Story characters here... is there any chance that Lotso will be making appearances at Walt Disney Studios aswell? Its the New Generation Festival after all.
Quote from: "JelleP"Quote from: "Martyn"See, even in that pic, Buzz is the main/biggest character. Poor old woody!
That's because Buzz IS bigger that Woody...
I'm pretty sure that Woody is bigger than Buzz in the movies... ;-)
Quote from: "DisneyBart"Quote from: "JelleP"Quote from: "Martyn"See, even in that pic, Buzz is the main/biggest character. Poor old woody!
That's because Buzz IS bigger that Woody...
I'm pretty sure that Woody is bigger than Buzz in the movies... ;-)
I thought this too :)
Yep, Woody is way taller than Buzz. See evidence:
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Not that very long ago, all the Walt Disney Studios haters would've loved seeing a billboard just there at the park exit reading "THE GREAT ESCAPE". Haha! "And Walt is even pointing the way out", etc....
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That pics just proves that the Studio's looks so much better with greenery!
Ahh this pic makes me smile :D
Finally, I will see Studio 1 without something covering it!
I've made a picture last sunday! :)
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Kenny
I think that´s how the entrance to the studios should look like! Wonderful buildings, wonderful floor and the right mix of fountains and greenery. Studio 1 and the whole frontlot looks so nice after its refurb =D>
In my opinion Front Lot, the ToT area and some parts of Toon Studio are the only places that can be considered as Disney standard.
Studio 1 is so beautiful without the billboards.
That picture is perfect, absolutely beautiful!
Great picture Kenny. Am I right in thinking the shadows are much darker than they were originally were, even in 2002? It looks like the top arch of the building and number 1 emblem are just floating there now. Beautiful. I think they did the same to the other Front Lot buildings when they were repainted a few years ago; made them look a lot less like they'd just been whitewashed (or yellow-washed) with a single can of paint.
Forget Tower of Terror, this is the Studios' castle.
Quote from: "Anthony"Great picture Kenny. Am I right in thinking the shadows are much darker than they were originally were, even in 2002? It looks like the top arch of the building and number 1 emblem are just floating there now. Beautiful. I think they did the same to the other Front Lot buildings when they were repainted a few years ago; made them look a lot less like they'd just been whitewashed (or yellow-washed) with a single can of paint.
Forget Tower of Terror, this is the Studios' castle.
I think they are! Can't remember what it looked like in 2002 as I was just 13 years old when I visited. ;)
It looks so fresh and almost looks like they broke down the whole thing, and put up a new one! haha.
It's some job that has been done right! :thumbs:
Quote from: "Anthony"Forget Tower of Terror, this is the Studios' castle.
That's very true :)
Quote from: "Anthony"Forget Tower of Terror, this is the Studios' castle.
Couldn't agree more! Just look at these two images Anthony posted in the very beginning of this thread, they really show the beauty of the whole Front Lot area:
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