small world Rehab

[WDI33]

Does anyone know if there have been any pics posted of the Small World rehab work? I'd love to see what the new load area looks like! Being a Disneylander, I was suprised and disapointed with the Magic Kingdom's iasw and its odd indoor load area!

[BigDaddyKyle]

You asked for them and I got em!!!!!

[innerSpaceman]

Hahahaha, if there's anything actually worse than a bad painting of the Small World facade stuffed into an indoor queue area, it's a scale model of the Small World facade stuffed into an indoor queue area.

[BigDaddyKyle]

I have to agree with you on that one iSm, I however do like the new contemporary look of the guardrailing!!!

[PerrysburgGuy]

I think you are being far to harsh. That is a huge improvement. It will never be like the others, but this design is much better.

[Witches of Morva]

ORWEN: I like it, too! And so do my sisters.

[daannzzz]

On my first trip to WDW in 1996 after so many trips to Disneyland, I stood in open mouthed horror when we entered it's a small world. I know the color stylings were don by Mary Blair but boy was it....well...ugly!!! Of course I grew to get used to it. I really like the look of the repainted facade. It will brighten it up in there. It is to bad they couldn't add a fancy glass roof ala the Crystal Palace and get some small trees and shrubs planted in there as well.

[countingcrow]

I'm gonig back to the World at the end of March, so looking forward to seeing this ride in its after rehab look (crossing fingers that they don't delay it). Pictures probably don't do it justice yet, but its the ride I'm most looking forward to in the Magic Kingdom this tiem around due to a promising rehab.

[WDI33]

Thank You Kyle! I should have asked sooner! You Rock! Much better than the dated look it had...WDW's small world always seemed like it was missing stuff... At Disneyland every space is used and full of dolls or sets... WDW seemed to have alot op space between dolls and Sets! I love the California facade much better than those strange pictures of kids in ethnic costumes on the walls!

[BigDaddyKyle]

You're welcome!!!! I have to agree with you that some of that stuff just freaked me out a little bit...Well, Okay A LOT!!!!!

[TDLFAN]

What were you expecting?? TDL quality??

[Cousin Orville]

Looks like the Neverland ranch buffeteria. but an improvement.

[HarajukuBoy]

I've never been to WDW. Does anyone have pics of what it looked like before?

[gmaletic]

Not sure if I like it

Can I dissent...and say that I liked it better before? Not that it was great before, but it felt more Mary Blair-ish. It's hard to tell from the photo, but it looks like it's a little over-done.

I'm more nervous about what's been done on the inside...

[daannzzz]

I've never been to WDW. Does anyone have pics of what it looked like before?

Not the best photo but it was all I could find. http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/guide...os/fan_sm2.jpg

[rocketrodryan]

Walt Disney World has a Great looking Thunder Mountain and Splash Mountain and Haunted Mansion and you'd think they would have a better looking Small World.

[gmaletic]

I was wrong

Okay, now after seeing the photo someone posted, I retract my earlier post. I don't love the new look, but it appears to be better than it was before. I guess I was thinking of the interior of the Tokyo Disneyland Small World, which has more attractive artwork than Disney World used to.

[Herc]

SW Rehab

I really like it. Too bad they couldn't do it outside, but the way the land is laid out doesn't make it possible. The whole Fantasyland has the renaissance tent feel to it so it is better to be on the inside. Anything is better than the god awful outdated children's photos and the orange sun on the roof.
Can't wait to see it in December. It will be different coming in the exit and leaving through the entrance. Interesting.

Thanks for the great photos.

[Jspider]

I really like it. Too bad they couldn't do it outside, but the way the land is laid out doesn't make it possible. The whole Fantasyland has the renaissance tent feel to it so it is better to be on the inside. Anything is better than the god awful outdated children's photos and the orange sun on the roof.
Can't wait to see it in December. It will be different coming in the exit and leaving through the entrance. Interesting.

Thanks for the great photos.

yeah, maybe WDW should remake their fantasyland now, they've already got the best Tomorrowland (for now at least)

it would be interesting to have a new theme there and see what they could come up with

are they improving anything else in the WDW small world before it reopens?

[SoCal]

wow ----- just wow :botox:

(no, not wow as is WOW!)