From: olivia@leland.Stanford.EDU (Olivia Williamson)
Subject: Rec.Arts.Disney/LIVE! - Friday, Dec 18 - Answers to Questions
Reply-To: rad_live@gsb.stanford.edu
Organization: DSO, Stanford University
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 17:39:41 GMT



Answers to Viewer Mail!!!

- Disney's Boardwalk
  ...has been delayed indefinitely.
  Construction has stopped in favor of Disney's Wilderness Lodge.
  The boardwalk has been built and exists as part of the WDW Swan 
  and Dolphin hotels, but no further progress (other than a 
  green-boarded area).

- Russian Pavilion at EPCOT World Showcase
  Design plans are completed but no start or opening dates yet.

- Space Pavilion in EPCOT Future World
  Also, design plans are completed but no start or opening dates yet.

- Matterhorn-type attraction in EPCOT
  Again, design plans are completed but no start or opening dates yet.

- "Sunset Strip" at Disney Studios
  Construction already under way (mostly earthmoving at this time).
  Required expansion of parking lot completed nearly a year ago.

- "The TWILIGHT ZONE Tower of Terror"
  Opens spring 1994 as part of the "Sunset Strip" expansion to the
  studios.  "A white-knuckle adventure inspired by the 1950's telvision
  series.  Tower guests will embark on a journey into another dimension 
  while exploring a mysterious Hollywood hotel.  The trip is climaxed by
  a 13-story break-away drop down an elevator shaft."

- Fort Wilderness Lodge
  Under construction just south of the Contemporary Resort on the shore 
  of Bay Lake (the lake connected to Seven Seas Lagoon by one of the 
  water bridges).  The Lodge is inspired by the grand lodges of 
  Yellowstone and Yosemite, and includes mountain streams and an
  "Old Faithful" geyser.  Its 725 rooms have forest and lake
  views, and will open in the spring of 1994.
  
- Monorail to Studio
  Due to distance, no immediate plans.

- Laserdisk store on the Disney World Property?
  Sorry, there are no Laserdisks of any kind regularly sold on the 
  Property.

- Character Warehouse
  The Character Warehouse is operated by the Attractions Merchandise
  unit of the Walt Disney World Co. unit of the Walt Disney Company.
  Top 10 list of ways to figure this out:
  10) When asked about ownership, was told to talk to the "Lead".
  9) It's called a "CHARACTER" something
  8) Business license lists address as 'P.O. Box 10,000 LBV FL 32830'
     The 32830 post office is run by people who have 
     "Reedy Creek Improvement District" patches.  Hmmm.  
     Must be the world's largest P.O. Box.
  7) Business license lists owner as WALT DISNEY WORLD COMPANY
     although this organized crime institution is sometimes known
     to front for illicit activities :)
  6) The people working there have first-name nametags
  5) Endless parade of people getting cast member discounts by
     running their Walt Disney World Company picture ID cards.
  4) Who would knock off tacky "Caribbean Beach Resort" T-shirts?
  3) People working there adhere to Disney Attractions Cast Member
     Appearance Guidelines
  2) Customers are called "guests"
  1) Those darn mouse ears growing on the heads of cast members

- Music hall of fame
  AMPAS is opening an east-coast branch of their Music Hall of Fame
  at the Disney Studio in the fall of 1993.

- Changes to Pleasure Island
  Cage closes forever in a number of weeks, to be replaced by "Boomer's 
  Back Alley", featuring Disco and 70's music, bean-bag chairs, boomer
  tv's, and lava lamps everywhere.
  Dance mix on the street changes to a format they call "songs you know
  by heart."  Sounds like MOR from HELLLLLLLL!!!!!
  New Year's eve celebration will continue, but street party theme
  may integrate all-night-long marti-gras parade to keep the energy
  level higher throughout the night.
  Merriweather's Market being converted to yet-unnamed Jazz Club.
  Will feature different live Jazz band/type every night of the week.

- Fantasmic at WDW
  Possible addition for 1994 season at the Studio.
  Talk about using existing lake near entrance, incorporating it into
  the "Sunset Boulevard" construction.

- What happened to the other steamboat on the Rivers of America?
  The steamboat 'Irvine' was built some years ago (publicity doesn't
  know exactly when) to replace two predecessors that were judged 
  "too big" and out of scale.  No one knows where the original boats
  went, although we joked "it must be awfully precarious put up on the
  pallet racks in the distribution center!"

- Freeway construction on World Drive
  This refers to the freeway construction on World Drive (the main drive
  into the MK toll plaza) south of Buena Vista Blvd. and north of 
  U.S. 192.  This freeway interchange is related to the town of 
  Celebration being built in the area between the new interchange and 
  roadway, U.S. 192, and I-4.
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