D23 Expo: The Little Mermaid Ariels Undersea Adventure

I went to the first day of the D23 Expo and attended the TLM panel. Heres the pics of the panel.

The models are scanned in order to make the final product as accurate as possible.

In addition to the vehicles being made in Japan, the various sets and props came from various parts of the world. From Japan to Canada, it was a worldwide effort.



King Tritons head is actually very small. The hair makes it look like he has a big head.



Larry Nikolai made the impressive mural in the loading area and its style reflects the art style of the turn of the century. He hand painted it personally, going as far as using paintbrushes with one hair on it.

 If you read the actual story of the Little Mermaid, its not set in a Caribbean like place. More like a snowy region. And the story is really dark in nature. A lot of adventures by the Imagineers was funny to hear (like how their cars got snowed in)

Yeah, they had way too much fun in Glendale.

And it was worth it as DCA finally gets the ride it was missing since day one.

I asked Lisa if any other ride system was considered before the Ominover system, but she said the Ominover was pretty much the intended system to use. And as it turns out, we are pretty much neighbors as I live in Torrance and she lives in Long Beach (both cities are not far from each other.)

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Disney California Adventure Entrance Update

In just 20 days, Sunshine Plaza in DCA will be completley closed in order to start the rest of the construction on Buena Vista Street. As a result, guests will now be directed into a temporary route behind Soarin over California.

                                Above is a picture of the area that guests will be going in and out of the temp route. This is inbetween the prop airplane and the popcorn stand.

 The Zephyr train has been donated to the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, California

 The Toy Store is now closed for remodel.

 Greetings however will remain open until the 29th. The same date that the temp route will open

With the closure of the bakery, Taste Pilots Grill is now open for breakfast from 9:30-11:00am. Ice Cream can be bought at the Ice Cream place in Paradise Pier.

Be forewarned that from Aug 29th to Buena Vista Streets Completion, it will be crowded going through the temp entrance route. Espicially after World of Color showings. Access to Hollywood Pictures Backlot will still be through Bugs land, but keep an eye out as the way into HPB from Condor Flats might reopen later this year to ease crowd flow in the park.

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