Main Street In for a Change...

[nev]

Maybe the next step is enclosing all the WWF boats with perspex a-la-japanese style to make sure we don't get wet there either? Oh and yeah, a Freemont Street roof would rock... but the Scooby show is bad enough on the current video screen, let alone down an entire street

[0mah]

There are some pros to the idea but there are also some cons. but i think that there are more cons than pros pros- coverage from rain Cons- will make it very hot underneath takes away the magic from the street and looks terrible but if they manged to scrape up enough cash to make it retractable i might not have to much of a problem with it.

[BNErider]

It will not be retractable. Trust me.

[0mah]

yeah i didnt think it would be. i really hope they do not go ahead with it. it will ruin the atmosphere of the place.

[BNErider]

If they could make it like this, it wouldn't be so bad. But Disney's version is yuck. Whatever it looks like, it will sure standout for bypassing cars...

[0mah]

yeah that design is alot better looking and it looks like it would not be like a green house and heat everyhting up i could handle that sort of thing but it still would not be as magical as it was before

[BNErider]

Do we know where it will start and stop?

[0mah]

this is just a guess but maybe from where the buildings start all the way around to the to the sqaure then maybe over the top of that until you reach wild west falls and the looney toon place that would be my best bet but i have no idea

Edited March 23, 2008 by 0mah

[BNErider]

I don't think they're do it for that long. My best guess would be the straight section of Main Street. It seems to be what Universal and Disney are doing in Japan.

[0mah]

yeah that would make sense and in that case it would worry me to much because the only decent thing along there besides shops is shrek. it would really only be the shops under cover. and i dont really hang around them to often. Also if they did that and it began to rain would that cause a large crowd in that area making it nearly impossible to get from the entrance to the other side of the park? and there would be no way around you would have to push through all of the people.

Edited March 23, 2008 by 0mah

[BNErider]

You can use the path behind Superman to get around Main Street.

[0mah]

oh yeah i remember that path now i only used it once. well then i suppose i dont have any problems with the thing going ahead now as long as it doesnt look to ugly and the only do it on the main street.

[mickey_079]

wooow some of you people go to sleep late... oh wait... damn alcohol! even though this post is a bit tipsy, it is still serious... this is still a HORRIBLE IDEA! why are they doing this. its honestly making me dread my next visit!

[0mah]

yea i sort of agree with you i dont want it to go ahead but if it does i think i might be able to ignore it but i think that it would be much wiser for them to put that money towards a ride or coaster. some thing new for wild west falls perhaps

[BNErider]

Haha. I'm skipping sleep tonight. No alcohol either... I think the roof could go two ways. There could be the nicer option which wouldn't be too bad, or the bad option, which could be the end of Movie World's movie atmosphere.

[mattcrombie]

Its not going to be covered over to Wild West Falls. Do you understand how big that area is? its just main street.

[ShadowXL]

Any Possible way of air-con in it like at Robina Town Centre, they have a mall that is under cover but open at both ends and it is air-con, this would be ideal seeming the roof is going ahead no matter what we all think.

[Spotty]

From what I have recently heard, the weather this season was only ONE of the reasons for the new roof. One of the other major reasons is to do with events. I can't say anymore but thats what I've heard.

[T-bone]

Well I suppose if they were to do a decent job, and put alot of thought into it, not only will it extend the lifespan of the facades on main street (less ware & tare), and the parade would still be able to run in the rain without minimal disruption. If they are doing this though, I am just hoping it runs from the first straight of Main street, and up as far as the intersection where the Kodak shop is (basically the end of the actual street) before you get to the central park feeling area.

[Spotty]

I think it will start where Stars Cafe ends, all the way upto the FujiFilm shop. But i'm not sure.

[ads086]

I think this concept really could work. If like Spotty has hinted it is to make the space more available for events, artificial lighting could be added to ensure that Main Street ALWAYS looked at it's absolute best. I'd like to see it done in such a way that you don't notice there is a roof there (except when it's raining). Perhaps they could create a facade on the underside painted in such a way that it looks like clear skies with the sun shining brightly. Having the roof there also opens up another possibility, and that is filming. It would allow for a much greater experience of the All Star Parade, instead of relying purely on the steady-cam and the fixed camera, they could have multiple fixed cameras located down the street attached to the roof. And then, when we have themed events such as the Halloween event which I went to this year, they could produce far more immersive effects by having a roof there.

[ShadowXL]

I have a feeling it will go all the way up to the big screen

[cadboy]

I personally think this would be a BAD move for Movie World. I personally think it looks really quite ugly, whereas Main Street looks really good in the day time. The lattice effect looks tacky in my opinion, I can see why Tokyo Disneyland had to do it (Monsoons etc.) But all we really get is rain, which is what an umbrella or the rain poncho's are for.

I agree with you spotty

[Gazza]

I hope they use the same roofing material as to what is used in the Queen Street Mall in Brisbane. It seems to be more translucent as opposed to transparent, so it avoids the issues of becoming like a hot muggy greenhouse, while at the same time providing protection from the sun.

[Spotty]

Yeah, the stuff they use in Queen Street is rather good, I'd much rather them have it in segments like sails than a full roof to be honest.