[Idea] My Perfect not-too-distant future Disneyland Guide

[sleepyjeff]

MAIN ST. USA:

ATTRACTIONS---

DISNEYLAND RAILROAD...All aboard an old-fashioned steam train for a grand circle tour of Disneyland and a visit to the Man Looks to the Stars and USA Lands on Moon Dioramas. {D}
MAIN ST. VEHICLES---Fire engine, Horseless Carriage, St. Cars, or Omnibus from one end of Main St. to the other. {A}
THE WALT DISNEY STORY FEATURING GREAT MOMENTS WITH MR. LINCOLN---Browse through a display showcasing Disney awards, memorabilia and Walts personal offices and then view an audio-animatronic tribute to our 16th President. {Free}
MAIN ST. CINEMA---Enjoy great Disney shorts from the silent era. {B}
PENNY ARCADE---A room full of fun for a penny, nickel, dime or quarter.
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DINING---

THE AMERICAN EGG HOUSE---Presented by the American Egg Board---Omelets, Big Salads, Giant sized Sandwiches and other specialties. Dine alfresco in a quiet corner of Town Square. Table Service, Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner.
BLUE RIBBON BAKERY---Baked good, sandwiches and drinks.
CARNATION CAFE---Breakfast, sandwiches, gourmet coffees and ice cream. Table Service, Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner.
GIBSON GIRL ICE CREAM PARLOR---Dreyer's Ice Cream.
MAIN ST. CONE SHOP---Hosted by Dreyer's.
PLAZA INN---A variety of hot entrees and sandwiches, salads and deserts featuring home style favorites. Table Service, Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner.
ROSE'S---Friend Chicken, roast pork, old-fashioned beef stew, spagheti & meatballs, Cincinnati Chili, hot sandwiches, salads, deserts and hot and cold beverages. Buffeteria, Lunch/Dinner.
CARNATION PLAZA GARDENS---Cold chicken, potato salad, PB&J sandwiches served in picnic baskets.
REFRESHMENT CORNER---Coca-cola, foot long hot dogs(and junior dogs too), and assorted snacks.

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ADVENTURELAND:

ATTRACTIONS---

ENCHANTED TIKI ROOM---Take part in a musical luau where the birds, flowers and tropical tikis entertain. {C}
JUNGLE CRUISE---Board an explorer's launch to venture down dangerous tropical rivers and penetrate the jungle. {D}
SWISS FAMILY TREE HOUSE---The Swiss family Robinson have come home. Explore the tree-top residence built by the ingenious ship-wrecked family. {B}
INDIANA JONES ADVENTURE---Help Indy explore the Temple of the Forbidden Eye. {E}
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DINING---

BENGAL BARBECUE---BBQ Kabobs, hot and cold beverages.
TIKI JUICE BAR---Hosted by Dole.
TAHITIAN TERRACE---Polynesian specialties including Teriyaki chicken or steak, seafood specialties and exotic salads and deserts....live polynesian show. Table Service, Lunch/Dinner.
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NEW ORLEANS SQUARE:

ATTRACTIONS---

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN---Sail with a motley crew for the wildest adventure ever to rock the Spanish Main. {E}
HAUNTED MANSION---Join the 999 Happy Haunts, just try not to be number 1,000. {E}
DISNEYLAND RAILROAD---Disembark at Toon Town, Tomorrowland, Main St. or ride round trip. {D}
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DINING---

ROYAL ST. VERANDAH---Chowder and gumbo in bread bowls, fritters, frozen bananas and fruit beverages.
CAFE ORLEANS---Salads, sandwiches, soups and other cajun specialties. Table Service, Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner.
THE BLUE BAYOU---Seafood, chicken, beef entrees. Monte Cristo Sandwiches salads and deserts. Dine by starlight on an intimate, romantic patio. Table Service, Lunch/Dinner.
THE FRENCH MARKET---Munch on Southern Style entrees while listening to live Jazz. Buffeteria, Lunch/Dinner.
LE PETITE PATISSERIE---Boxed meals, sandwiches, chowders and deserts served out of a tiny window.
MINT JULEP BAR---Fritters, ice cream bars, mint juleps and lemonade.

[sleepyjeff]

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CRITTER COUNTRY:

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DAVY CROCKETS EXPLORER CANOES---Paddle your own canoe on the Rivers of America with an explorer scout. {D}
COUNTRY BEAR MT.---Race to the top of Critter Countries newest peak and back down again with the musical encouragement of its' 18 un-bear-ably funny bear-itones. {E}
SPLASH MT.---Join Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox and Brer Bear for a zip-a-dee-do-dah adventure. {E}
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DINING---

HUNGRY BEAR RESTAURANT---Hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken fillets, salads and deserts.
HARBOUR GALLEY---Clam Chowder, snacks and beverages.
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FRONTIERLAND:

ATTRACTIONS---

BIG THUNDER MT. RAILROAD---Ride out the storm on this runaway mine train. {E}
COYOTE CANYON RIVER EXPEDITION---Join cowboys, desperados, indians, and more for a western river expedition. {E}
MARK TWAIN STEAMBOAT---Board a steam powered sternwheeler and cruise the Rivers of America back to the era when Cotton was King. {C}
SAILING SHIP COLUMBIA---Cruise on a replica of the first American ship to circle the globe. {C}
RAFTS TO TOM SAWYER ISLAND---Explore Tom Sawyer Islands hidden caves, rickety bridges and newly rebuilt Fort Wilderness. {C}
FRONTIERLAND KEEL BOATS---Survey the wilds of the frontier on this one way boat trip to Mystery Bay...watch out for geysers. {D}
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DINING---

RANCHO DEL ZOCALO RESTAURANT---Mexican Specialties, deserts and beverages.
GOLDEN HORSESHOE REVUE---Silver Dollar Hamburgers, Contest Chili(5 tiny cup sampler or choose your favorite for a large bowl), BBQ sandwiches, deserts and beverages.....live show. Table Service, Lunch/Dinner.
STAGE DOOR CAFE---Chili, Hamburgers, snacks and beverages.
WHEELHOUSE---Soft Ice Cream and beverages.
RIVER BELLE TERRACE---Bacon and eggs, Mickey Mouse Pancakes and Waffles, homestyle lunch and dinner entrees. Buffeteria, Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner.
FORT WILDERNESS SNACK BAR---Apple Cider, snacks, sandwiches and refreshments on Tom Sawyer Island.
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MYSTERY BAY:

ATTRACTIONS---

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH---Drill your way into the Earths Crust where it is the thinnest....Mt. Prometheus. {E}
MYSTERY BAY KEEL BOATS---One way journey to the wilds of the Frontier....watch out for scratching bears. {D}
NAUTILUS---Captain Nemo's famous Submarine is docked at the Mystery Bay Marina.....take a self guided walking tour of the Incredible vessal. {B}
ISLAND AT THE TOP OF THE WORLD---Take an epic journey aboard an airship to the North Pole. {E}
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DINING---

VULCANIA---Dine inside a throbbing volcano on seafood and vegetarian specialties including Eggplant Alfredo. Table Service, Lunch/Dinner.
BAY VIEW RESTAURANT---Turkey Dijon, Almond encrusted Halibut, Salmon Burgers, shrimp salads, and Jello Deserts. Buffeteria, Lunch/Dinner.
REFRESHMENT STATION---Gyoza, bento, rice, green tea and other beverages.

[sleepyjeff]

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FANTASYLAND:

ATTRACTIONS---

SLEEPING BEAUTY CASTLE---Diorama scenes inside the castle tell the story of Sleeping Beauty. {A}
DUMBO FLYING ELEPHANT---{C}
MAD TEA PARTY---{C}
KING ARTHUR CARROUSEL---Ride one of 72 prancing white steeds. {A}
PETER PAN FLIGHT---Fly over moonlit London to Never-Never Land aboard a pirate galleon. {D}
MR TOADS WILD RIDE---Joyride from Toad Hall to Old London. {C}
ALICE IN WONDERLAND---Re-live the fantastic adventures of Alice. {C}
MATTERHORN BOBSLEDS---Race thru icy caverns towards an encounter with the abominiable snowman. {E}
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST---Sit down and enjoy songs from the classic movie sung to you by enchanted candlesticks, dishes, clocks, and many others. {E}
THE RESCUERS---Board an Evanrude powered leaf to help Bianca and Bernard rescue Penny...watch out for angry alligators. {D}
IT'S A SMALL WORLD---Join children from around the world for the happiest cruise that ever sailed. {D}
HERCULES---Join Herc and friends as he goes from zero to hero in this Monster sized stage show. {Free}
STORYBOOK LAND CANAL BOATS---View miniature world of Classic Fairy Tales. {D}
CASEY JR. CIRCUS TRAIN---Hop aboard the little train who could for a journey around storybook land. {C}
SKYWAY TO TOMORROWLAND---One way journey thru the Matterhorn for an aerial view of Disneyland. {C}
PINNOCHIO'S DARING JOURNEY---Journey to Pleasure Island and back home. {C}
SNOW WHITES SCARY ADVENTURES---Travel to the dark forest and the dwarves diamond mine. {C}
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DINING---

VILLAGE HAUS RESTAURANT---German and Northern Italian specialties. Table Service, Lunch/Dinner.
HERCS HERO SANDWICHES---Giant sized Hero Sandwiches...big enough to split 3 ways; snacks and beverages.
CAPTAIN HOOKS PIRATE SHIP GALLEY---Grilled Sandwiches; Tinkerbells Tuna salad, Lost Boys Ham & Cheese, Peter Pan's PB&J, and Hooks Grilled Crocodile Sandwich. Eat on Skull Rock Patio or Rescuer View Patio.
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LONDON STREETS:

ATTRACTIONS---

DISNEYLAND RAILROAD---Round trip or stop off at Tomorrowland, Main St. or Frontierland station. {D}
MARY POPPINS---Join Mary, Bert, and the rest for this delightful journey. {E}
BEDKNOBS---Climb into bed for a fantastic adventure to save London. {C}
BAKER STREET MYSTERIES---Explore this mysterious little corner of London on your own and try to solve its' many riddles. {Free}
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DINING---

Kings Pub---Fish and Chips, beverages and more.

[sleepyjeff]

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TOMORROWLAND:

ATTRACTIONS---

STAR TOURS---Choose between 3 different destinations. {E}
STARCADE---2 whole floors of Out-of-the-World arcade games that you can only find here at Disneyland.
SPACE MT.---Penetrate super space. {E}
MAGIC EYE THEATER PRESENTS ---INNERSPACE---Welcome aboard the bridge of the first Innerspace Ship. {Free}
HORRIZONS---Board a carrousel theater trip into the future of family living. Be it in an urban apartment, an undersea ranchhouse or a condo on the moon. {E}
SKYWAY---One way trip over Tomorrowland to Fantasyland. {C}
DISNEYLAND RR---Grand Circle Tour of Disneyland starting with a visit to Man Looks to the Stars and USA Lands on Moon Dioramas. {D}
AUTOPIA---Skilled drivers take the wheel for a scenic drive. {C}
SUBMARINE VOYAGE---Underwater adventure. {D}
DISNEYLAND MONORAIL---One way trip to either the Grand Californian Hotel or Downtown Disney. {Free}
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR ASTRO BLASTERS---Help Buzz rid the Galaxy of the evil emperor. {C}
FLYING SAUCERS---Crash and bump your way around a Tomorrowland rooftop. {B}
ROCKET JETS---High above all of Tomorrowland race to the stars. {D}
PEOPLEMOVER---Take a leisurely tour of the world of Tomorrow aboard your high tech Personal Rapid Transit vehicle. {D}
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DINING---

JUPITER VIEW DINER---Crunch on Martian Cakes and Neptune Sliders at the most popular space-truck stop outside the asteriod belt. Every table has an awesome view of the planet Jupiter below. Table Service, Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner.
TOMORROWLAND TERRACE---Breakfast, sandwiches, burgers, and more.

[Uncle Bob]

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I like most of your ideas a lot Jeff. From what I can recall the major difference from the last version that you did is the elimination of Toontown, right? I actually had been thinking about a London themed land with a Mary Poppins ride for DLR's third gate for a long time. It could also have a 100 acre woods adjacent to it with a new worthy Pooh ride, since I'm all for evicting him from CC. I would probably not get rid of Toontown though, I think the concept has unreached potential, but I do love the London idea.

I also kind of feel the same way about Mystery Bay, it could be done in the third gate too, and leave a little more room for FL. But, I'd be happy if we got a version of WRE and still had space for a fully fleshed out Mystery Bay type land. I suppose it's not impossible, just a lot of reworking of backstage, but certainly it would seem feasible.

I really love your idea of bringing back the keel boats as transportation as well as fun. I also love most of the food and restaurant ideas. I also love the Country Bear Mountain concept, but I do see the advantage of having a ride for kids there that can't ride Splash. I could nit pick a few other things I'd change, I think you may be overdoing the bringing back of old things in TL, but overall I really like most of your ideas and wouldn't have much to complain about if they did exactly what you suggest.

[animagusurreal]

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I don't like the idea of losing Toontown, but I do like the idea of a London section. "London Lane" was an idea I had for the "Main Street" of a fantasy/mythology-themed theme park, including a charming little tea room, a mysterious bookshop, those big red busses travelling up and down the street, and a few hidden fantasy surprises that would be noticed by the sharp-eyed visitor (like "fairies" suddenly appearing and disappearing in a bush).

You could also turn onto Fleet Street, the home of Mr. Todd's Wild Ride (working title), a darkly humorous attraction based upon the stage and film versions of Sweeney Todd (probably not Disneyland appropriate). The vehicle would be, of course, a barber chair. The part that's clearest in my mind is the climax, where you would "climb the steps" to Mr. Todd's Barber Shop, where he would greet you, "how 'bout a shave?" After crossing the room and spinning about, your chair would lean back as he would seem to loom over you with the razor, and as the lighting turns red, the chair would go down a backwards drop, (based on the trap door leading to the cellar). In the cellar, you would enter the oven. (Ideally, here, your vehicle would somehow transform into a pie, though I'm not sure how that would happen ). The next scene would have you travelling down a long table, where hungry people with forks take stabs towards you while singing "God, That's Good" (a song from the show). Wow, I never realized how strange all that sounded until I typed it out just now!

Anyway, yeah...a London section would be good Disney actually has lots of theme-park-adaptable movies set in England - unlike California. (They do have lots of movies set in California, but most of them are live-action comedies like the Parent Trap that don't readily lend themselves to theme park attractions.)

[sleepyjeff]

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I like most of your ideas a lot Jeff. From what I can recall the major difference from the last version that you did is the elimination of Toontown, right?

That is the biggest difference(another one is the addition of a Western River attraction in Frontierland, and a few other very minor tweaks here and there).

I don't like the idea of losing Toontown, but I do like the idea of a London section.

I go back and forth....one day I want to save/fix toontown the next I want to bulldoze it and build something altogether new

In my earlier version I did last August I kept Toontown but axed the Go-Coaster and the Treehouse in favor of an E ticket level attraction based on Mickey and the Beanstalk.......

[CaliforniaAdventurer]

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He's done this more than once?

Jeff: Are you gearing the park towards men 50 and older? Is that the target audience?

[sleepyjeff]

Re: My Perfect not-too-distant future Disneyland Guide

He's done this more than once?

Jeff: Are you gearing the park towards men 50 and older? Is that the target audience?

:lol:

Nope, just families of all ages.....but I do have some new thrill(ish) rides......-Journey to the Center of the Earth- for instance

[sleepyjeff]

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I also love the Country Bear Mountain concept, but I do see the advantage of having a ride for kids there that can't ride Splash.

Actually, in my mind, the Country Bear Mountain attraction would be something akin to Mr. Toad or Alice in Wonderland except maybe a little longer to allow for a song or two to invade your head......still a perfect alternative for kids who can't do Splash but better in that adults will want to ride too

[CaliforniaAdventurer]

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It's heavy on the nostalgia, with only the newer THRILL attractions staying on.

No Pixie Hollow or Meet Mickey for the younger set, then?

[Bob Weaver]

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Excellent ideas but I would still like to see a new nature train ride as well. I have pictured the Mary Poppins attraction as a show in an elaborate theater, with live singers and special effects. The same theater could also be used for a Peter Pan show since it is also set in London. There could also be an outdoor ride based on Mary Poppins where you ride carousel horses through it. I'd also like to see a major attraction based on WALL-E and an Inifinity time travel attraction, and possibly even the Chinatown street which was once proposed many years ago but never built. I would not want to lose the Primeval World dinosaurs though.

[sleepyjeff]

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It's heavy on the nostalgia, with only the newer THRILL attractions staying on.

Not sure what you mean here.....what thrill attraction have I axed aside from the Go-Coaster?

No Pixie Hollow or Meet Mickey for the younger set, then?

Nope, but a newly re-built Fort Wilderness and a interactive Baker Street should help entertain the younger ones and Mickey et al should be met on chance encounters....much more magical if you ask me.

[sleepyjeff]

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I would not want to lose the Primeval World dinosaurs though.

I know, I know, I love the Primeval World too but I feel like it is a strange way to go from Tomorrowland to Main St. USA......to me, a full scale recreation of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing ties TL to Main St. USA much better, especially if done with the right tear-jerking score.

[Imagineer Scott]

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MARY POPPINS---Join Mary, Bert, and the rest for this jolly holiday. {E}

Fixed! Now it works!

I would love to see Gizzly Gulch go where BTM Ranch is to go into Critter Country.

The queue could run along the banks of Rivers of America.

[CaliforniaAdventurer]

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Not sure what you mean here.....what thrill attraction have I axed aside from the Go-Coaster?

That's the opposite of what I said. I noticed Adventureland gets a "Swiss Family" makeover to the treehouse but Indiana Jones was staying.

[sleepyjeff]

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That's the opposite of what I said. I noticed Adventureland gets a "Swiss Family" makeover to the treehouse but Indiana Jones was staying.

More confused then ever now......are you saying I am only keeping thrill attractions?

That's now really true either. Aside from toon-town and Pooh what non-thrill kid friendly attractions do I get rid of?

I add a lot but subtract little.....and most of what I add is geared towards whole families; when Walt was watching his girls ride the merry-go-round without him and started to think of a place where every member of the family could enjoy attractions together I don't Meet and Greets are what he had in mind.

Not saying we should get rid of the Meet and Greets; just that they should be mobile and not something people should have to queue up for.

[Bob Weaver]

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That would be fine if they moved the Primeval World to another part of the track, for example I don't know if they still have that corrugated metal "sewer pipe" the train goes through, that should be replaced with something better to look at, for example the Primeval World. I like the idea of a moon landing attraction very much, but I always thought they should have guests ride in one rocket, then get out on the surface of the moon, walk through the powdery surface, pose for pictures by the flag, view the earthrise, then get into another vehicle for the ride home.

[CaliforniaAdventurer]

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More confused then ever now......are you saying I am only keeping thrill attractions?

That's now really true either. Aside from toon-town and Pooh what non-thrill kid friendly attractions do I get rid of?

If that wasn't the trend I was seeing, I apologize.

[CaliforniaAdventurer]

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That would be fine if they moved the Primeval World to another part of the track, for example I don't know if they still have that corrugated metal "sewer pipe" the train goes through, that should be replaced with something better to look at, for example the Primeval World. I like the idea of a moon landing attraction very much, but I always thought they should have guests ride in one rocket, then get out on the surface of the moon, walk through the powdery surface, pose for pictures by the flag, view the earthrise, then get into another vehicle for the ride home.

OK So we're not gearing the park towards 50+ y.o. males, then?