Aerial Images of Disney theme parks

[Tardisblue]

Remind me - is that an additional parking area they are building to the southeast (?) of the entry gate?

 

[rteetz]

Remind me - is that an additional parking area they are building to the southeast (?) of the entry gate?

Yes

 

[crazy4wdw]

Flyover of Animal Kingdom/Pandora

 

[rteetz]

Flyover of Animal Kingdom/Pandora

That showed me next to nothing. They need to invest in a better camera.

 

[rteetz]

New Stadium at ESPN WWoS
Thanks to Martin for all of these photos.


Star Wars Land


New DHS Entry way


New parking and future use area


Toy Story Land

 

[PuppyJonathan]

My inner environmentalist is shocked over how many trees they cut down for the new entry way

 

[rteetz]

New Pandora Aerials!

http://mickeyxtreme.net/blog/looks-ready-to-me-pandora-world-of-avatar-new-aerials

 

[Delano Fiedler]

Great news about Pandora, looks ready to open. Opening week will be great!

 

[jknezek]

When looking at the DHS pics, does anyone else want to caption them, "Swan and Dolphin. Yep still here. Yep still ugly. Yep still in the wrong place." ???

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

When looking at the DHS pics, does anyone else want to caption them, "Swan and Dolphin. Yep still here. Yep still ugly. Yep still in the wrong place." ???

We call them the Swan and the Carp. No way that's a dolphin...

 

[jknezek]

We call them the Swan and the Carp. No way that's a dolphin...

What makes you say that? The fact that it seems to have very clear scales? Or that the proportions are horribly wrong? Uggh...

 

[DanBoris]

We call them the Swan and the Carp. No way that's a dolphin...

It's not intended to be a dolphin, it's actually a dolphin fish also known as a Mahi-mahi.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

It's not intended to be a dolphin, it's actually a dolphin fish also known as a Mahi-mahi.

Closer, but no cigar, as my grandmother would have said.

Is that for real? They really named a hotel the DOLPHIN after a "dolphin fish"? Or is this a belated April Fool's joke??

This makes it sound like they're supposed to be actual dolphins: http://www.archdaily.com/64270/ad-classics-walt-disney-world-swan-and-dolphin-resort-michael-graves

"Graves chose a swan and a dolphin on purpose, creating two characters not yet used by Disney. The dolphin was inspired by the work of Italian sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini. An example of these dolphins can be seen at the King Neptune fountain at the Italian pavilion in Epcot. The major difference, however, is the dolphins in Bernini's work all have their mouths curving down as if they are frowning. Michael Eisner, CEO of the Walt Disney Company, insisted the dolphins were not to be displayed this way on Walt Disney property, and so Graves' dolphins have their mouths curving upward to give the impression that they are smiling."

Maybe you were being sarcastic, and my sarcasm meter is on the fritz today! If so, apologies!

PS. My last OT post. Back to the awesome aerials.

 

[jknezek]

It's not intended to be a dolphin, it's actually a dolphin fish also known as a Mahi-mahi.

Then shouldn't it have the fin along the back? That is the prominent part of the dolphin fish? The fact that we can even discuss this shows that the sculpture is just ... bad. And who thinks of a dolphin fish first when they hear dolphin. Uggh....

 

[PuppyJonathan]

New Pandora Aerials!

http://mickeyxtreme.net/blog/looks-ready-to-me-pandora-world-of-avatar-new-aerials

Gosh darn it where's softs?

 

[rteetz]

Gosh darn it where's softs?

AK CM's will get to try food at the end of April. First week in May AK then all CM's get to visit the land and ride. Then of course AP and DVC previews. We are getting there they just don't want to rush it.

 

[PuppyJonathan]

AK CM's will get to try food at the end of April. First week in May AK then all CM's get to visit the land and ride. Then of course AP and DVC previews. We are getting there they just don't want to rush it.

I only wouldn't be panicking if I wasn't going on the 17th of may and that's an ap preview day

 

[rteetz]

Disneyland Star Wars site from Blog Mickey at SWCO.

https://twitter.com/blog_mickey/status/853358247876722688

 

[ExBellhop]

We call them the Swan and the Carp. No way that's a dolphin...

The Fish and The Duck here. Amused that we're not alone in our nicknaming. Sorry to clog the thread. Would contribute if I had an airplane. Continue on...

 

[rteetz]

Volcano Bay 4/18/17

http://mickeyxtreme.net/blog/volcano-bay-moving-along