Small things to improve DCA

demento57 · 09-14-2006, 12:30 AM

Any small things you guys would like to see done to improve DCA?

Personally, I'd love to see a walkway from Flik's Fun Fair to ToT. When you're in that area of the park and you see the tower, it's so close... yet so far!

Missviolet · 09-14-2006, 12:31 AM

I SO AGREE!!! ^^ It just seems really illogical for them to not have one.

Missviolet · 09-14-2006, 12:32 AM

I'd also like to see more vegitation... compared to Disneyland, it's really bare. Bring on the flowers!

demento57 · 09-14-2006, 12:34 AM

You're right, everything is rock there. Bring in some mature trees for shade too.

hollywood1939 · 09-14-2006, 12:36 AM

^^^No I think they should leave it like that. I think they should make the plants hang over the fast pass area even more to make that part of the backlot look like its aging since it 'hasn't been occupied since 1939.' The improvement that I would like to see is to make it more Disney themed. The problem DCA faces is the fact that the park across the way is way too famous.

demento57 · 09-14-2006, 12:39 AM

I'm not saying a direct pathway. Theme it from Bountiful to the Backlot, a short winding path. I just hate the 1/2 mile walk to get something that's 15 feet away.

Missviolet · 09-14-2006, 12:41 AM

YES!

Iagree on the adding more Disney themed things in DCA. That's the main reason that I don't like it, becasue it feels like "anyother themepark." I'd like it if they added a villians area or something.. There were a lot of good ideas in some past threads talking about fantasyland. Add more Disney-esque darkrides to DCA. AND do something with all that water! It's prime real estate! Leave a bit of it, but not as much as there is now!

hollywood1939 · 09-14-2006, 12:41 AM

Understandable, but like it says in the ride its 'an abandoned hotel at the end of Hollywood.' Also, there is a service road for maitenance in between Flik's and Tower so it wouldn't be possible. It does suck though if you go see It's Tough to Be a Bug and then want to go ride ToT afterwards.

Professortango · 09-14-2006, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by hollywood1939

Understandable, but like it says in the ride its 'an abandoned hotel at the end of Hollywood.' Also, there is a service road for maitenance in between Flik's and Tower so it wouldn't be possible. It does suck though if you go see It's Tough to Be a Bug and then want to go ride ToT afterwards.

What bugs me is going to get a fastpass for TOT, then walking out of the dead end to do things in the rest of the park....then having to hike back 30 min later.

Didn't they learn from Critter Country that it is bad to create these little culdesacs with E-tickets at the end of them?

hollywood1939 · 09-14-2006, 09:08 AM

True but we also have to understand that, at the moment, ToT is at the end of DCA and there is a huge service road in between ToT and Fliks.

JiminyCricketFan · 09-14-2006, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by hollywood1939

True but we also have to understand that, at the moment, ToT is at the end of DCA and there is a huge service road in between ToT and Fliks.

That is just bad planning! Just because they built a service road there, does not mean that it cannot be moved underground! The dead end street of TOT is a major problem. It reduces the traffic flow to TOT because it forces visitors to go directly there. They cannot walk by the attraction. It also forces guest to backtrack quite a bit. Which also is a drag! Disney can fix this problem they caused. It just takes desire to improve the guest experience!

demento57 · 09-14-2006, 09:34 AM

If Imagineering can't figure a way around a little service road than they'r enot doing their job.

jimmay · 09-14-2006, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by demento57

Any small things you guys would like to see done to improve DCA?

Personally, I'd love to see a walkway from Flik's Fun Fair to ToT. When you're in that area of the park and you see the tower, it's so close... yet so far!

The lagoons are practically crying for boats!! A 'Naval' presence would instantly add a ton of theming to otherwise bland and unsurprising pools of water.

Also, bring in some animatronic bears or something on GRR. That ride has almost no theming whatsoever.

Lore · 09-14-2006, 10:30 AM

One small improvement might be to bulldoze those hotels and convention centers around the park. They really ruin the sight lines. I'd also bury the power lines.

Not sure what to do about Tower of Terror being seen from everywhere but where it should be seen from. It ruins the theme of half the park and bits of Disneyland, yet it's not see from the Hollywood section, where it really would have added some impressive detail. Talk about bad planning.

barfownz · 09-14-2006, 11:19 AM

Change the theme of the park.

09-14-2006, 12:30 AM	#1
demento57 n/a Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,206	Small things to improve DCA Any small things you guys would like to see done to improve DCA? Personally, I'd love to see a walkway from Flik's Fun Fair to ToT. When you're in that area of the park and you see the tower, it's so close... yet so far! __________________ “Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die.” ~ Mel Brooks

09-14-2006, 12:31 AM	#2
Missviolet Oh... it's a bobby pin. Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oakley, CA. Posts: 4,392	Re: Small things to improve DCA I SO AGREE!!! ^^ It just seems really illogical for them to not have one. __________________ Renting a scooter for the duration of your Disneyland vacation? Try Mobility-Source! Tell them MissViolet sent you! The Quiet Life of Violet Forever is not long enough.

09-14-2006, 12:32 AM	#3
Missviolet Oh... it's a bobby pin. Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oakley, CA. Posts: 4,392	Re: Small things to improve DCA I'd also like to see more vegitation... compared to Disneyland, it's really bare. Bring on the flowers! __________________ Renting a scooter for the duration of your Disneyland vacation? Try Mobility-Source! Tell them MissViolet sent you! The Quiet Life of Violet Forever is not long enough.

09-14-2006, 12:34 AM	#4
demento57 n/a Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,206	Re: Small things to improve DCA You're right, everything is rock there. Bring in some mature trees for shade too. __________________ “Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die.” ~ Mel Brooks

09-14-2006, 12:36 AM	#5
hollywood1939 isn't an elitist MiceEars Crew Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Twin City Posts: 12,609	Re: Small things to improve DCA ^^^No I think they should leave it like that. I think they should make the plants hang over the fast pass area even more to make that part of the backlot look like its aging since it 'hasn't been occupied since 1939.' The improvement that I would like to see is to make it more Disney themed. The problem DCA faces is the fact that the park across the way is way too famous.

09-14-2006, 12:39 AM	#6
demento57 n/a Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,206	Re: Small things to improve DCA I'm not saying a direct pathway. Theme it from Bountiful to the Backlot, a short winding path. I just hate the 1/2 mile walk to get something that's 15 feet away. __________________ “Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die.” ~ Mel Brooks

09-14-2006, 12:41 AM	#7
Missviolet Oh... it's a bobby pin. Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oakley, CA. Posts: 4,392	Re: Small things to improve DCA YES! Iagree on the adding more Disney themed things in DCA. That's the main reason that I don't like it, becasue it feels like "anyother themepark." I'd like it if they added a villians area or something.. There were a lot of good ideas in some past threads talking about fantasyland. Add more Disney-esque darkrides to DCA. AND do something with all that water! It's prime real estate! Leave a bit of it, but not as much as there is now! __________________ Renting a scooter for the duration of your Disneyland vacation? Try Mobility-Source! Tell them MissViolet sent you! The Quiet Life of Violet Forever is not long enough.

09-14-2006, 12:41 AM	#8
hollywood1939 isn't an elitist MiceEars Crew Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Twin City Posts: 12,609	Re: Small things to improve DCA Understandable, but like it says in the ride its 'an abandoned hotel at the end of Hollywood.' Also, there is a service road for maitenance in between Flik's and Tower so it wouldn't be possible. It does suck though if you go see It's Tough to Be a Bug and then want to go ride ToT afterwards. Last edited by hollywood1939; 09-14-2006 at 12:51 AM. Reason: Needed to add something.

09-14-2006, 09:08 AM	#10
hollywood1939 isn't an elitist MiceEars Crew Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Twin City Posts: 12,609	Re: Small things to improve DCA True but we also have to understand that, at the moment, ToT is at the end of DCA and there is a huge service road in between ToT and Fliks.

09-14-2006, 09:34 AM	#12
demento57 n/a Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,206	Re: Small things to improve DCA If Imagineering can't figure a way around a little service road than they'r enot doing their job. __________________ “Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die.” ~ Mel Brooks

09-14-2006, 10:30 AM	#14
Lore Animatronic Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,723	Re: Small things to improve DCA One small improvement might be to bulldoze those hotels and convention centers around the park. They really ruin the sight lines. I'd also bury the power lines. Not sure what to do about Tower of Terror being seen from everywhere but where it should be seen from. It ruins the theme of half the park and bits of Disneyland, yet it's not see from the Hollywood section, where it really would have added some impressive detail. Talk about bad planning.

09-14-2006, 11:19 AM	#15
barfownz Suspended Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Temecula, California Posts: 9,153	Re: Small things to improve DCA Change the theme of the park.

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