The details did not include the land's actual location within the park, but they did say that Grand Avenue would "capture the spirit of present-day Downtown Los Angeles, showing vintage office buildings and warehouses representing the different vibrant districts and cultures of the city."
The first new location to open in the land will be the BaseLine Tap House, a new bar featuring California craft ales, lagers and cider, as well as small plates, including pretzels and charcuterie.
Disney's backstory machine at work:
BaseLine Tap House celebrates the revitalization of Downtown Los Angeles by paying homage to the building’s former life as the Figueroa Printing Company, a mom-and-pop print house that had ties to the Disney studios in nearby Burbank. The space retains many of its cool architectural and mechanical details with exposed walls and old printing equipment and artifacts, blending the past and present in an inviting space.
The real Grand Avenue runs parallel and just to the east of the 110 in Los Angeles, from Chinatown north of downtown to across the 110 from the USC campus. Its most prominent stretch runs atop Bunker Hill from the Ahmanson Theater and Dorothy Chandler Pavilion to the Walt Disney Concert Hall and then on to The Broad museum and MOCA.
From a personal standpoint, I am thrilled that Grand Avenue is becoming an official Disney "land," since I was born on Grand Avenue — at the California Hospital that stands in the block just north of 15th Street, between Grand and Hope Street. That's a couple of blocks east of the LA Convention Center, if you're looking for a point of reference.
Grand Avenue at Disney's Hollywood Studios joins Hollywood Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, and Echo Lake as lands in the park named for Los Angeles area landmarks, though Grand Avenue will be the first to be set in the current time period.
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This is stupid, and this is coming from a Disney Fan.
The actual Downtown LA is not a happy place to visit. Parking is even more expensive than Disney.
Just a thought, will they borrow the downtown LA concept for the new Marvel Land in DCA?
"showing vintage office buildings and warehouses" That's already DCA.
It's the new extended stays hotel Disney is offering.
What we know...
Comcast/Universal has begun repositioning their parks from 'thrill' to family friendly. This is the direct opposite of their current advertising campaign, but allows them to exploit a much larger market.
Will be interesting to see if the last round of Mummy coaster replacement rumors, linked to the box office loss Universal Pictures 2017 Mummy, will prove true. If so, further 'thrill' elimination.
If they didn't make enough money on this film, then they need to critique the budgets more harshly gong forward. It was plenty to turn a nice profit.
I for one, think Universal is laughing all the way. They'll make another $40 million in Blu Ray / DVD...and yes, some "get off my lawn" types still buy DVD's.
"Of course we now know that the Potter announcement was rushed in order to respond to the new films at EPCOT's Mission: Space.Harry Potter attraction at IOA."
The new ride at IOA has literally been in development for years, everyone I know that works at UO said when Wizarding World first opened that Dragons was going to be removed at some point for a new ride. That's why they did so light theming for the re-theme because it would have been a waste of money to do more.
These things don't just pop out of the ground.
They should pick another California location....like anything else would work better.
Compton - Perfect for for DHS right now, since smart visitors would steer clear not wanting to get pick-pocketed for a full day's admission to a park that only takes 4 hours to tour.
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Seriously, it is an AMAZING time to be a themed entertainment fan in Orlando.