On our last ride-through of It's a Small World, I noticed that the ceiling wasn't at all themed - in fact, it was just plain warehouse-tile boring. It kind of took me out of the magic, which kind of sucked. Anyone know of any other areas to avoid looking (which of course means we all will) and WHY they never bothered to put a sky up there (especially since so much is hanging from it it's SO obvious!)
Zipadeedoodah -- yeah, man
I've always wondered that about the ceiling of the sea-battle scene in Pirates -- it's just a big warehouse. Though it IS dark, so you have to look pretty hard to realize what's up.
Good question...I'll have to think now about what other areas aren't quite "themed" enough.
This is a great thread idea. One of the big things that makes WDW great is that you actually NOTICE when something isn't perfect, because most thing are. Several of the areas in DHS bother me because they're "themed" to look like "normal world stuff."
This is a great thread idea. One of the big things that makes WDW great is that you actually NOTICE when something isn't perfect, because most thing are. Several of the areas in DHS bother me because they're "themed" to look like "normal world stuff."
Maybe that's because parts of the park were "themed" to be a working movie studio, so it effectively DID represent reality.
I agree, though. DHS has never held the same sort of "magic" for me that Animal Kingdom, Epcot, and Magic Kingdom have.
You should've seen it before the rehab of 2006. It was the same drop/warehouse ceiling, but with years of wear and tear on it. With the rehab, they cleaned it up and repainted, but kept the same styling.
It does look rather industrial for an attraction with such detail, but at least now, it's new/clean industrial.
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On our last ride-through of It's a Small World, I noticed that the ceiling wasn't at all themed - in fact, it was just plain warehouse-tile boring. It kind of took me out of the magic, which kind of sucked. Anyone know of any other areas to avoid looking (which of course means we all will) and WHY they never bothered to put a sky up there (especially since so much is hanging from it it's SO obvious!)
That's really interesting! I always think about that when I look up at the "fireworks" in the Gran Fiesta Tour in Mexico. It's such a thoughtful touch to the celebration scene. I wonder why they don't theme the whole building in other rides.
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I love this thread idea. I'm racking my brain. I know I've noticed a few examples of this, but I can't think of them.
The worst and most obvious example, in my mind, is the fact that you could see the BACK of Expedition Everest as you drive to park at Animal Kingdom. What's up with that? The back is unfinished, and one would think that the Imagineers would have at least realized that driving in, one could see that side of EE.
I've already mentioned the lack of theming for the parking area at Kidani Village. I was so shocked at the exposed concrete and pipes, that I forgot to take pictures of the area!
And then, there is this thing. If you take the monorail from the TTC to Epcot, you'll make one loop through Futureworld before getting to the Epcot monorail station. But just before you get into the station, on your left side, you actually get to see a backstage area of Epcot! It is not well-shielded by the trees, and often times, you get to see cast members taking their lunch break sitting outside having their meals!
I was quite surprised when I saw this several years ago, and one time I had a chance to take a picture because the monorail was stopped before it pulled into the station. For people about to experience the magic at Epcot, this is not what they want to see.
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Zapperz -- your Epcot story reminded me that one of the most interesting things about riding Test Track is seeing the backstage area in the middle of the actual track! There are cars parked in there, people wandering around, and I actually have seen some lunch breaks happening while riding!
The worst and most obvious example, in my mind, is the fact that you could see the BACK of Expedition Everest as you drive to park at Animal Kingdom. What's up with that? The back is unfinished, and one would think that the Imagineers would have at least realized that driving in, one could see that side of EE.
In several of the dark rides there are some places where you can see some pipes and stuff that shouldn't be there. If you're sitting on the left of EE, when you're going backwards you can generally see down into the interior of the mountain. On Splash Mountain in the second dark drop you can see a lot of stuff if it's not dark enough in there.