- August 19th, 2015, 11:56 am
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All parks make additions and changes to some extent, but I stand by my opinion that Magic Kingdom and the Busch Parks still have most of their original feel intact, while Carowinds has destroyed everything about the original feel except the Goldrusher, the arbor tunnel into Carolina Midway and the area around the covered bridge. Parks can grow/change and keep their original feel, but Carowinds has completely failed at this. Paramount was only concerned with promotion bad movies at their parks, and Cedar Fair's flagship park is one of the most generic parks, saved by the fact that it is surrounded by a lake.
Magic Kingdom still has all of its original themed sections. They have changed attractions over the years, but the only major attractions to disappear have been the subs and the skyway. Mr Toad was replaced by a very poor attraction. All of the major feel of the original park is still there. This is the park in 1979. http://themeparkbrochures.net/maps/1979 ... 979_1.html Attractions have been replaced, but the only major change to the overall park is the removal of the subs. Replaced by New Fantasyland, which was built entirely in theme to the existing area.
Busch Gardens Williamsburg has its original themed sections other than Hastings being turned into Ireland which was actually an improvement. The full lake is still in the center of the park. The only major attractions removed have been Big Bad Wolf (it was replaced by something with a similar layout and great theming), the car ride and monorail which were losses of family attractions. In 40 years, little has been removed and the park still has its European theming. This is the 1983 map. It's still the same park with added attractions over the year http://themeparkbrochures.net/maps/1983 ... 83map.html
Busch Gardens Tampa has also kept its themed areas. They did reduce Congo for the ill-planned Jungala, removed the monorail and the park lacks flat rides. But the park still feels like it did years ago.
What at Carowinds is really Carolina themed now other than slapping Carolina on the front of ten names of areas and attractions lol?
Magic Kingdom still has all of its original themed sections. They have changed attractions over the years, but the only major attractions to disappear have been the subs and the skyway. Mr Toad was replaced by a very poor attraction. All of the major feel of the original park is still there. This is the park in 1979. http://themeparkbrochures.net/maps/1979 ... 979_1.html Attractions have been replaced, but the only major change to the overall park is the removal of the subs. Replaced by New Fantasyland, which was built entirely in theme to the existing area.
Busch Gardens Williamsburg has its original themed sections other than Hastings being turned into Ireland which was actually an improvement. The full lake is still in the center of the park. The only major attractions removed have been Big Bad Wolf (it was replaced by something with a similar layout and great theming), the car ride and monorail which were losses of family attractions. In 40 years, little has been removed and the park still has its European theming. This is the 1983 map. It's still the same park with added attractions over the year http://themeparkbrochures.net/maps/1983 ... 83map.html
Busch Gardens Tampa has also kept its themed areas. They did reduce Congo for the ill-planned Jungala, removed the monorail and the park lacks flat rides. But the park still feels like it did years ago.
What at Carowinds is really Carolina themed now other than slapping Carolina on the front of ten names of areas and attractions lol?
Last edited by super7 on August 19th, 2015, 4:43 pm, edited 3 times in total.
