May 11May 11 Another great update. I see you snuck in Disneyland's Main Street Cinema into the cityscape. "Do you think it's just sunshine and singing and pretty colors when you grow up? Well I should say not." --Hattie Dorsett (Sybil)
May 11May 11 Author 1 hour ago, shyguy said:Another great update. I see you snuck in Disneyland's Main Street Cinema into the cityscape.I did...in fact I also used it inside of the park as I was running out of smaller structures to fit a certain space so stuck one down the side street, just changed the name on the marquee. There's at least one other structure that got cloned that way too. Laziness! LOL!Thanks for the comments!
May 11May 11 And to think, all this is to create an ambiance outside the park itself! Wise decision to make the park on a separate bench (I think that's what you said, right?) Your L.A. neighborhood is quite amazing! Those stairs to the upper level are indeed looooong. You need a funicular!
May 13May 13 Author On 5/11/2025 at 7:42 PM, JB said: You need a funicular!Or oxygen and an aid car waiting at the top...
May 23May 23 Author So, finallllllly, we'll enter the actual Mickey Mouse Park now!(NOTE: As I mentioned before, my computer has struggled with this park, even with removing areas outside of the actual park and jacking up the graphics settings, in-game textures basically suck. I've cut back on some of the street details I like to use as well, so apologizes for some of the funky screenshots...they really aren1t just because I'm lazy.. least on most of them...)Staff is ready to take your money...at the hefty 1940 price of ONE DOLLAR! No theme park should charge such an outlandish ticket price! Highway robbery! Next they'll try charging a nickel for a hamburger!Looks like the crew is lollygagging around at the entrance instead of back in their areas prepping for guests! The Partners statues has a place of honor right inside the gates...the staff not so much.Somewhat under-stocked gift stands line either side of the main entrance...just in case you wallet still isn't empty...Passing under the Mickey Mouse Rail Line overhead, we enter Storyville, an all-American small town from the early 1900's...On the right is the main Storyville Fire Department station, on the left is the town's residential area...Up ahead on the left is the town's elegant City Hall...Which puts us on the corner of Main and 1st Streets. Bert's Cafe on the right along with a team pulling one of the town's modern fire engines...Peeking around the corner down W. 1st Street we see another rail bridge crossing overhead and factory warehouses in the distance...A drug store, book store and an antiques shop line the left side of the street...Gates lead to back of house areas on the left, while the gates on the right lead to park services in the factory-themed buildings...Restrooms are located at the end of the street on the right...A few night-time images...Some of the stores along here have faux interiors that sadly really only show up well at night...We'll head back to Main Street now...another view of the Storyville City Hall...Next we come to 2nd Street...Story Books Store on the left, City Books on the right...and just crossing in front of us is one of the cars of the Storyville Trolley Company...W. 2nd Street curves away in the distance, while E. 2nd Street links to the residential area...we'll explore it later...We'll pause here for now as our employee(s) Jim-Bob and Bao-Jung-Hai, the conjoined twins have questions about the cracks in the sidewalk that are still waiting for attention and the substandard graphics in the shop. Here at Mickey Mouse Park we pride ourselves on our inclusive hiring practices...Until next time...(Sincere thanks to all the wonderful and talented creators who shared their work in the Workshop that I unapologeticly used in this park, and a request for forgiveness from those who's work I tweaked, recolored or shamelessly tore apart and then rebuilt to suit my own selfish needs...)
May 23May 23 Well, it's about time we entered the park! And that admission price...Disneyland in 1955 charged $1 for admission, which with inflation would be about $11 today. In 1940, $1 would be equal to about $22 today. So you're charging DOUBLE Disneyland's opening cost. Outrageous indeed!So far, I'm liking the Main Street area. Love the horse-drawn vehicles, although I know you had nothing to do with their construction. 😉 And about that last pic with the conjoined twins...I thought you were building this park with Planet Coaster, not RCT World. "Do you think it's just sunshine and singing and pretty colors when you grow up? Well I should say not." --Hattie Dorsett (Sybil)
May 23May 23 Author Obviously Mr Wonder consulted as to the admission prices!Yeah, that brings back some Atari memories...*shutter*... But it's not often that you have conjoined twins with one being Chinese and the other being of Irish blood. But the boys seem to get along even if they neither speak the other's language...Yes, the fire engine is by Bullethead, who did some great vehicles for Fisherman's Rose Lake project. The trolley is based on ramses.sam's "Tramway Parisien 1900/1920" that I converted into a horse-drawn trolley - he supplied great bones to work from so it was taking off a few things and adding on a few things. I did it originally for the New Orleans section of our DisneyAmerica Park
May 23May 23 Well, you needn't worry about the lack of detail. Your Main Street looks fantastic! Although, the scenes look a little stark without guests milling about. I bet the backstory on the conjoined twins is interesting. I'm guessing that more than one mother and father was involved? Or maybe they're the result of some experiment by Dr. Vincent Price? Wonderful update, Wagi. Thanks.
May 27May 27 Author On 5/23/2025 at 6:50 PM, JB said:Well, you needn't worry about the lack of detail. Your Main Street looks fantastic! Although, the scenes look a little stark without guests milling about. I bet the backstory on the conjoined twins is interesting. I'm guessing that more than one mother and father was involved? Or maybe they're the result of some experiment by Dr. Vincent Price? Wonderful update, Wagi. Thanks.Well, I attempted to open the park to peeps so I could take some populated screenshots for you... Unfortunately they entered with a frame rate of 1-2 fps, so since I didn't want to spend the next week waiting for them to get past the first cross street I'm just going with the excuse that we showed up an hour before park opening and the joint is empty.That's my story and I'm sticking with it!This is a family site so there will be no discussion of the how's, why's or what's behind the creation of the con-joined twins...besides, there's a major upcoming article in a scientific peer-reviewed journal that will no doubt explain all...in medical terms.Thanks everyone!
May 31May 31 I just watched a YouTube channel I follow and the guy was walking around this original property exploring it.
May 31May 31 Author 2 hours ago, Wowman said:I just watched a YouTube channel I follow and the guy was walking around this original property exploring it.How cool! Ill have to look for that!
June 3Jun 3 Author Picking up where we left off...we'll turn right onto 2nd Street...actually East 2nd Street. There's several restaurants, a beauty parlor, an ice cream parlor...On the opposite side if the street there a Guest Services storefront, Bixby Bros. Clothiers...Kitty Hawk Bicycles, a newsstand...Across the street from them are public restrooms, a quiet lounge, first aid, then a music shop, food stall, haberdashery and finally Kansas Chocolates (another chain shop I suspect...)...Back across the street was a Chinese Laundry and a Millinery Shop. Here too is a short 3rd Street...Which leads back to Main Street in the distance. The Coca-Cola Refreshment Center on the right...Doctor's offices...And Elias House with it's famous Chili...Walt's favorite...And now some night-time screens...We'll pause here on the corner of E. 2nd and 3rd Streets...I think some hazelnut bonbons are calling my name!
June 3Jun 3 Such a great update. I love the night shots. You really capture the Disney spirit with all the twinkle lights. "Do you think it's just sunshine and singing and pretty colors when you grow up? Well I should say not." --Hattie Dorsett (Sybil)
June 3Jun 3 I really do love the curved streets and the off-shoots. Makes it feel like a real town. I can't say I have seen anyone do a park main street like this. Nice.
June 3Jun 3 Similar to Wowman, I love how the shops follow the curve of the streets. The imp in me is hoping that folks get the beauty parlor mixed up with the ice cream parlor; I'm picturing the possibilities. I see that Robin Hood gets his clothes at Bixby Bros. Clothiers; only the best for him!Over at the "Gorillas Don't Blog" blog, we often talk about Walt flicking chili beans out of his Fire Station window onto guests down below. Just a bit of absurdity that goes on at GDB. I'll echo shyguy on all the popcorn lights. It wouldn't be a Disney park without 'em! BTW, do you have a half red/ half white light bulb outside the Coca-Cola Refreshment Center? I get pleasant feelings when I see this Main Street.
June 3Jun 3 Author 34 minutes ago, JB said:BTW, do you have a half red/ half white light bulb outside the Coca-Cola Refreshment Center? I get pleasant feelings when I see this Main Street.No I don't...but I just noticed they are missing on one side of the building, so that gives me an excuse to go back add some and tweak the others!Thanks for the comments gentlemen!
June 5Jun 5 Author Okay, I tweaked the lights on the Coke Corner building to be the suggested red/white and added the missing lights...And here's a quick overhead screen to hopefully explain the layout of the Storyville section of the park...The curved streets worked out well, but they were in fact somewhat based om the original plans as shown below on the left side...my version is, as usual, exaggerated in size and I added a couple cross streets!
June 19Jun 19 Author After a short delay while I took a hospital vacation (always at the top of my to-do list!), we'll continue our tour even if the walker slows us down...E. 2nd Street continues to the right, while 3rd St and Park St. veer to the left. A handy kiosk with sundries occupies the triangular patch between them...Various storefront await our exploration...Including Lilly's Boutique, Disney Collection, Bookstore and others before you come to another fire station...There's period fire equipment on display here...Storyville Baby Care Center across the street... (ignore the mess in the background, I took this screen before that area was finished...)Vintage Shop and Painless Dentist...Back across the street is the entrance to the Storyville Station...After a few more nighttime screens we'll pause here for now...More to come...
June 19Jun 19 Author 59 minutes ago, harry580 said:so, is this park is basically staying true to the original Disneyland?Only 'inspired' by the original idea behind the Mickey Mouse Park, which was the precursor to Disneyland...many of the areas and layout resemble the original maps, but then I built off of those.
June 19Jun 19 Hope you're recovering well, Wagi. Love the warm glow in the nighttime pics. I notice that your Main Street buildings don't have nearly as much 'popcorn' lights outlining the buildings. Was this intentional? Perhaps the concept of covering every square inch of the buildings with lights wasn't a Disney thing until Disneyland came along? And FYI: There's no such thing as a "Painless Dentist". If they put you completely out before doing their work, I suppose that would be painless... until you wake up, then there's gonna be pain. Thanks for the update. Edited June 19Jun 19 by JB
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