This indoor "Dining in New York" restaurant project for the Disney Village - where guests would have dinner on a New York rooftop with the Manhattan skyline in front of them - was a hell of a good idea, but unfortunately never realised.
However, the good point is that it could be built in the future. Not that the imagineers are specifically thinking about it, but technically speaking, it's not a difficult concept to build. It's an all indoor decor with a huge backdrop who give to the guests the feeling they are outside - like the Sci-Fi Cafe at Disney Hollywood Studios - even if they're not.
The project was designed for the Disney Village, but it will be a great restaurant idea for the Walt Disney Studios, too. A perfect concept, in fact. Imagine that, when the imagineers expand the Hollywood Boulevard - as they will do in the next years - they create a "New York" street, this restaurant project will fit perfectly. And, because it's all about decor and illusion, it will also fit perfectly in the WDS theme. All they'll have to do is to have a larger area where they can put more tables, and, of course, to avoid the Twin Towers in the backdrop painting!
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They shouldn't avoid the Towers on the backdrop. They're a symbol of the strength of the US and at the same time a beautiful visual landmark which have been seen in hundreds of movies and TV-shows. It won't ease the pain just to try and ignore that they have ever existed. But yes... a fantastic idea, this restaurant. Maybe the backdrop could be a huge screen (or video projection) so that lights, birds, cars and rain would be moving.
ReplyDeleteRoald, maybe the Europeans dont give a crap about the strength of the US.
ReplyDeleteI have to add: To show the real strength of the US maybe a picture of Wall Street should be in the background...
ReplyDeleteHmm... ? It doesn't look like Wall Street is doing very well these days, and the economy isn't likely to be any strenght for the US at the moment. The towers are a classic icon for The Big Apple, and would therefore be a perfect visual in a restaurant that should overlook New York City. And I'm a european myself, but if i go to a themepark that celebrates american movies and american animation, and especially if i go to a New York themed diner in this park, I would be very disapointed in not seeing the characteristic towers.
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