Archive for April 16th, 2006

Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage - The Subs

Sunday, April 16th, 2006

Subs.jpgThe Lagoon at Disneyland was filled with water a couple of days ago. Now the Submarines have arrived too.

f you would like to see the submarines from the new Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage ride that will open in may 2007 at Disneyland check out the great update on the Mousetimes website. You can see the Submarines, partly wrapped, in the lagoon.

Check out the picture on the wikipedia to compare the subs from 1995 with the once of today.

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5th Gate: NOW

Sunday, April 16th, 2006

CastleNOW.jpgSo in this second part I want to talk a little about the “why” a 5th gate will be on the “to do” list of Disney. Remember, these are personal views? I could be completely wrong.

As a Disney fanatic (I am sure many of you know how it feels) I’m always looking at the future of the Theme Parks. Like I mentioned in my previous rant (5th Gate PAST), I dream about it, and even Imagine how it might look like. But as a Coaster and Dark ride enthusiast I can’t help myself looking at other parks around the world.

The travel and Theme Park industry is recovering of a hard time. 9/11 didn’t help the industry a lot, and could be considered the cause of many changes when it comes to traveling, including going to Walt Disney World. But I think we see a positive change at the moment. Growth is taking place at the World, Parks are getting fuller again, but when looking at the rest of the world we can see that the amusement industry is taking new form.

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