Here's a look at the Davy Jones animatronic that will be in that new Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle of the Sunken Treasure ride.
Pirates is getting its own land in the new park. Next door, Roarding Rapids and the new Soarin' movie will call Adventure Isle home.
One of Fantasyland's new rides will be the Voyage to the Crystal Grotto boat ride, which will feature this encounter with Mulan.
Many fans are looking forward to seeing Disney's newest roller coaster, one that will bring the lightcycles from Tron to life.
Finally, let's close with a look inside the new resort's top hotel, the Shanghai Disneyland Hotel.
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Especially the castle looks bulky and on steroids but what bothers me more is that the concept art and these pictures above do not convey wonder or magic.
When you compare the concept art of SDL with what was done for Euro Disneyland or when you look at how well everything is perfectly matching in Tokyo Disney Sea, this park just doesn't convince as a magical place so far.
I hope it will when everything is finished and maybe as a European I don't “get“ the Chinese taste Disney is aiming for. But so far: not impressed.
That's how Walt Disney World looks to me. A lot of space, but nothing to ride. I expect SDL to under perform at least initially, but who knows how long.
http://webcot.free.fr/imagineering/art/adventure-isle.jpg
with the dull color scheme of Treasure Cove in Shanghai Disneyland:
http://www.insidethemagic.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/full-treasure-cove.jpg
Somehow all these artworks look as if they're not done by the Disney Imagineers themselves but by a B-Team of freelancers.
To me the claim: "Authentically Disney yet distinctly Chinese“ doesn't hold up. Where is the magic in these renderings?
Or compare the first image of adventure-isle with this rendering:
http://hype.my/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/%E6%8E%A2%E9%99%A9%E5%B2%9B%E5%85%A8%E6%99%AF%E6%95%88%E6%9E%9C-Overview-of-Adventure-Isle-rendering.jpg
can anybody tell me why such imagery is related to Disney? It must have been an extreme task to make such a detailed drawing and it takes an enormous skill and talent. But still it doesn't evoke excitement or wonder. It's just big and the mountain humongous.
So far the material which has been published looks bland and random and could have been coming from any other themepark (if you leave out the Mickey ears).
@Anon Mouse: if you count the amount of attractions in WDW and compare them to the actual scaringly little amount of opening day attractions at SHDL, I think WDW is okay. Could be better, but at least it's distinctively Disney.
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