Post #1938 by Jon Tiki on Mon, Jun 3, 2002 12:33 PM

Quoth Hanford: "Yeah, but regardless of the name of the land, the architecture and themeing should reflect a strong, consistant tone that's easy to buy in to."

I totally agree. What makes Adventureland in Anaheim so frickin' cool is that that lost-in-the-jungle feeling, even though it contains such disparate locales as the (anywhere) Swiss Family Robinson (now Tarzan) treehouse, the (Polynesian) Tiki Room, the (African) Jungle Cruise, the (Caribbean) Pirates of the Caribbean, and the (Mayan/Cambodian) Temple of the Forbidden Eye. The store theming reflects the same stuff, selling cool Afro-Polynesian stuff. And Bengal Barbecue? Adding Aladdin just doesn't fit.

On the other hand, the Adventureland at Disneyland Paris is totally Moroccan/Aladdin inspired and works great. It's the coolest part of the park (though I'll accept arguments that the Jules Verne theming in their version of Tomorrowland rocks too). The detailing there in the Aladdin theme is every bit as good as the detailing in Adventureland in Anaheim, but in a totally different genre. And they do have one toilet/ATM combo that's decorated with masks and tapa cloth, but it's just outside the big Aladdin-style gate, so the two themes don't clash... unlike having an Aladdin entrance between Jungle Cruise and Tiki Room -- that just sucks.

If you want, I can post some pictures (eventually) if you want and haven't had a chance to hit D-Land Paris.

-Jon