The village will be constructed adjacent to the current England area, thus expanding the current layout and size of the park. Not too surprising this move, considering BEC also operates Sesame Place.
This sounds similar to the "Land of the Dragons" section in Germany (which will not be replaced), but obviously bigger and based on Sesame Street. Will Elmo have an English accent? The press release failed to mention...:) "He he, that tickles mate..."
For the full release check out the BGE site: http://www.buschgardensnews.com/page/pressannouncement
Some questions this raises in my mind:
Does BGE need another children's section?
...reminds me of Hannah Barbera characters in the old Paramount Parks and Looney Tunes at Six Flags...not sure I like seeing characters outside of WDW. That's just me.
Is this a move to bolster the park's value before a new buyer comes along - putting on a fresh wax before she sells? Could be that this has been in the pipe for some time...
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I believe it may have been mentiond on one of the BGW threads from that year.
But I echo someone's earlier comment about the disappointment with England losing its atmosphere. Unfortunately, I think it is inevitable. I am sure there will be copious amounts of bright primary colors and costumed characters everywhere...
Lately I have noticed some non-Sesame Street related changes in England, too. The music loop that has played in England for years has occasionally been replaced with oldies music. I've noticed it mainly when leaving the park near closing time. The last time I walked through England, instead of Vivaldi or Mozart I was listening to "I'm Henry the Eighth, I am". I almost cried...
I guess next year it will be "Sing, sing a song"...
It does make sense to have the more upbeat music as people are trudging out of the park exhausted at the end of a long day. It gets the "herd" moving and out through those turnstiles just a bit faster! (Sorry for the livestock reference, but I always feel like cattle when moving simultaneously in one direction with a large group...LOL!) I have just always loved the classical music loop in England in particular. Call me really old fashioned...like by a few centuries, I guess! I've noticed Vivaldi is always back in the a.m....woohoo!
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As to characters, speaking on Six Flags, its actually gotten a bit better by getting the DC Superheroes. People are buying those capes like never before. Its pretty good, I don''t mind too much!