tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post1935644513518421403..comments2024-03-29T07:05:53.027-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Around New Orleans Square, 8-12-96Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-40398184997675276822012-11-07T23:03:14.110-08:002012-11-07T23:03:14.110-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.myrtlehttp://www.buyriftaccount.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-90827464623570318832012-10-29T12:23:37.137-07:002012-10-29T12:23:37.137-07:00Rich T, any of that train-related stuff is awesome...Rich T, any of that train-related stuff is awesome in my book!<br /><br />Katella Gate, I always thought it was a nice, pretty fountain. Now it will be ruined for me forever! ;-) I never knew that Disney just purchased the statues (never heard of the Toscano Catalog).<br /><br />K. Martinez, apparently there is a strong anti-fountain bias in the Disney community!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-44340753075586023892012-10-29T07:42:58.617-07:002012-10-29T07:42:58.617-07:00I love the whole New Orleans Square/Frontierland S...I love the whole New Orleans Square/Frontierland Station. The backdrop buildings, water tower, tunnel behind Haunted Mansion, etc.<br /><br /><br />Katella Gate - I agree about the fountain. It's so unremarkable for Disneyland. It doesn't even look much like the fountains found in the real New Orleans or Jackson Square.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-12314986438112581592012-10-29T06:29:13.781-07:002012-10-29T06:29:13.781-07:00I always had a grudge against that fountain. Rathe...I always had a grudge against that fountain. Rather than design or buy a period fountain, Disney just bought an off-the-shelf concrete one like you can see anywhere. Not gonna fly with me...<br /><br />I suspect it also ushered in the "Toscano" era, where they just bought creepy statues for the Haunted Mansion out of Toscano Catalog, rather than design from scratch. They saved a lot of money I guess.Katella Gatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562521359201308834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-41540532973016825342012-10-29T00:28:09.861-07:002012-10-29T00:28:09.861-07:00The beautiful, fully-functioning water tower is on...The beautiful, fully-functioning water tower is one of my favorite things in the park.<br /><br />And I love that garden area. It's another perfectly-placed collapse-and-recover spot.Rich T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01218280822336323825noreply@blogger.com