tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647587.post5336880389415138463..comments2023-10-31T05:13:39.415-04:00Comments on 2719 HYPERION: The Animal Kingdom Imagineering Field GuideJeffrey Pepperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00990997892044489714noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34647587.post-6664784007686206342007-05-21T14:03:00.000-04:002007-05-21T14:03:00.000-04:00Hey Jeff. Love you site.Just finished reading the...Hey Jeff. Love you site.<BR/><BR/>Just finished reading the Ak Field Guide over the weekend. I have to say I really enjoyed this! So much has been written about the other parks that I knew most of the information in them. This one offered a lot of surprises, for me anyway.<BR/><BR/>The one thing that really stood out was Animal Kingdom's entrance. Every 'land' is filled with such detail and 'placemaking' and history <I>except</I> the entrance. The concept art, however, shows quite a few different ideas that really would have shined. The concept art on page 20 at the top is my favorite. Stepping between those canyon walls would have been like entering a 'lost world' or sanctuary where man and beast co-exist in harmony and appreciation. The current entrance is something you might see working at the Detroit Zoo, but not at a Disney theme park.<BR/><BR/>When I'm outside the gates of the Magic Kingdom, I think, "Do I wanna spend $65 to get in there?" With Cinderella's castle in the distance and the architecture of Main Street, my answer is yes. At Epcot with Spaceship Earth, same answer. But at Animal Kingdom, my answer is no.<BR/><BR/>There's a lot of talk on the internet about California Adventure's lack of placemaking in the Sunshine Plaza, but I think it does a much better job than the current entrance of AK.<BR/><BR/>I sure wish they'd reconsider some of those initial designs and make walking up to the gates of AK as magical feeling as MK or Epcot.Rough and Tumble Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07966292545934240872noreply@blogger.com