Brad
10-07-2002, 04:15 AM
Upon first walking into DL last year, I could NOT believe how close the castle was. I don't know whether it is the forced perspective or whether photgraphers use special lenses but in almost EVERY picture or show I have seen, the castle looks to be MUCH further away from Town Square.
I was almost shocked when I looked down Main Street and there it was-and it is SO small too. Yeah, yeah, I know-it's Walt's and it is precious the way it is, yada, yada, yada. Doesn't change the fact that when you see it for the first time, it is VERY small.
I must admit-the castle's size and it placement, RIGHT THERE in front of me really underwhelmed me.
Same deal with Tomorrowland(for a couple of reasons). Firstly, please remember that ALL my impressions of TL have been from my view masters that I pored over as a child in the seventies. Add to that images from tv specials and to me, TL was filled with AA wonders and ride througs(America Sings, Subs, Skyway, People Mover). Now, I DID know what TL had become but knowing and EXPERIENCING it are two different things.
The place is a ghost town.
Further, it is just boring.
The rotting and rusting PM track is an embarrassment to the Disney theme park name. Innoventions is flat out boring.
Funny because as a kid I ALWAYS said to myself-when I FINALLY go, my first stop will be TL. Now it is my last and there were days when I did not cross to that side of the park at all.
I LOVED my time at DL-I truly did. However it made me realize that the imagination of a ten year old boy, armed solely with a view master can be far more exciting and expansive.
I was almost shocked when I looked down Main Street and there it was-and it is SO small too. Yeah, yeah, I know-it's Walt's and it is precious the way it is, yada, yada, yada. Doesn't change the fact that when you see it for the first time, it is VERY small.
I must admit-the castle's size and it placement, RIGHT THERE in front of me really underwhelmed me.
Same deal with Tomorrowland(for a couple of reasons). Firstly, please remember that ALL my impressions of TL have been from my view masters that I pored over as a child in the seventies. Add to that images from tv specials and to me, TL was filled with AA wonders and ride througs(America Sings, Subs, Skyway, People Mover). Now, I DID know what TL had become but knowing and EXPERIENCING it are two different things.
The place is a ghost town.
Further, it is just boring.
The rotting and rusting PM track is an embarrassment to the Disney theme park name. Innoventions is flat out boring.
Funny because as a kid I ALWAYS said to myself-when I FINALLY go, my first stop will be TL. Now it is my last and there were days when I did not cross to that side of the park at all.
I LOVED my time at DL-I truly did. However it made me realize that the imagination of a ten year old boy, armed solely with a view master can be far more exciting and expansive.