I personally am planning my whole day around this and will be rope dropping this historic, 20-year in the making event.I heard today the opening may be the end of this week, and it looks like they're wrapping the work up.
You know that there will be a stampede of bloggers wanting to get the "exclusive first look"I personally am planning my whole day around this and will be rope dropping this historic, 20-year in the making event.
Gotta get those pictures and do a video walking tour of the path, of course!You know that there will be a stampede of bloggers wanting to get the "exclusive first look"
Gotta get those pictures and do a video walking tour of the path, of course!
(The path originally planned to be finished in the early 2000's)Need to earn those freebies but raving about how magical and spectacular the path.
(The path originally planned to be finished in the early 2000's)
They just decided not to invest in this path until they ripped up the "Walk Around the World" pavers last year. I think they just thought it wasn't worth it since it involved building a bridge that could open upwards (or in this place, swing open).I know Disney likes to drag out a project but that is going overboard. It probably cost $22.5 million to finish as well.
They just decided not to invest in this path until they ripped up the "Walk Around the World" pavers last year. I think they just thought it wasn't worth it since it involved building a bridge that could open upwards (or in this place, swing open).
Yeah, now that you mention that, I remember that as being the reason this got approved.I think the real impetus for finally completing the walkway was the plan to add another hotel next to the Grand Floridian as well as expanding the boat docks for the additional boats coming from Reflections. Of course that's on hold now, but it got the pathway finally completed!
It was going to enter into Adventureland from what I know.The rumor I heard on the hotel was that it was supposed to be the first to have an entrance directly into the park (somehow), so the pathway would be used for "after hours". I never put a lot of stock in the rumor since any hotel entrance into the park would have to cross the canal and several backstage areas. NOt particularly practical, but it could happen for the right amount of money. Then again, guests would probably pay a premium to have direct access into the Magic Kingdom from their hotel.
That's what I heard as well. There are just so many logistical issues with that idea with the canal, the backstage roads, the railroad tracks, etc. Especially since the canal, and the backstage road need fairly high clearances (the riverboat and the parade floats), it would require a high overpass bridge...It was going to enter into Adventureland from what I know.