Mad Tea Party Progress Report #1

Okay guys... as I promised here's my first progress report on the Mad Tea Party attraction. I thought it would be easier to begin with the cups. But I had no idea. Here are two pictures of my first trial and error by using MilkShape. It didn't remind me of the famous tea cups. The design was rather angulare shaped.

Then I found the great Blender software, and started from scratch. This time I had more patience. I've tried to come very close to the actual tea cup design. I took photos of the different versions of the attraction, and create a kind of blue print by using Adobe Illustrator 10. This helped a lot. I was able to get the proportions right. Well, the cups don't look awesome by now, but after all I'm an absolute 3D beginner. I'm pretty sure that I'll become more skilled.

Alice in Wonderland Section

I've decided to begin with one of my favorite Disneyland attractions: the Mad Tea Party. Not just because it's a classic fanciful ride, but also because I love Disney's animated tale of Alice's topsy-turvy world. To go with it I'll build a whole Wonderland section including another attraction and restaurants. Some elements will be inspired by existing Disney show building facades or other decorations, conceptual sketches, and of course by the 1951 feature film Alice in Wonderland (and Tim Burton's upcoming Alice project).

So this is what I'll try to create for my first Fantasyland section. Some ideas might change in the future, but I hope that I'll be able to build as much as possible. You know... I'm an absolute 3D modeler beginner. So it could be tough to do such a thing. Anyway I'll try.

Mad Tea Party

It'll be based completely on the classic Disneyland ride. I did a lot of research to create a unique look for my version. It'll combine different things from the existing attractions worldwide. Here're some examples of what it could look like.

The attraction sign will be very similar to this Hong Kong version. I just love those Alice oversized plants.

The queue will be decorated with such fanciful sculptures and tea service.

The waiting time for the attraction can be found on this Tokyo Disneyland sign.The flooring will be very similar to the Mad Tea Cups attraction in Disneyland Resort Paris.Each of the 18 cups will have a unique color design.
The attraction will be illuminated by those great Chinese laterns.The roof will be made out of glass like the Disneyland Resort Paris version. But the roof elements will not just be a copy. The attraction covering will feature those Alice oversized plants, again.A smoking teapot can be found on top of the attraction. It will be inspired by the Tokyo Disneyland ride.

Alice's Wonderland

It'll be mostly based on the Disneyland Resort Paris attraction but also feature some scenes and elements from Disneyland's dark ride.

You'll step into a giant maze and visit places and characters from Alice in Wonderland. Visit places like the White Rabbit's House for example.

Fish Dinners

This will be a little restaurant which will only offer sea food and fish. The exterior will be inspired by the Walrus and the Carpenter sequence.

Queen of Hearts Royal Banquet Hall

It'll be in many ways a replica of the great Tokyo Disneyland restaurant. I love the theme and design. In my opinion it's one of Disney's best restaurant.

The exterior will be inspired by the Queen of Hearts castle from the Disneyland Resort Paris Alice attraction.

It'll feature also a playground for children.

Time for Tea

It'll be a place where you can buy some refreshments. The inspiration for this place will be the Unbirthday sequence from the Alice in Wonderland movie.

Guests will sit together at one huge table.

Fanciful Chinese Laterns will illuminated the scene.

Plussing

The whole Wonderland section will feature a lot of elements that are based on the original animated movie like the stylized pavement or heart-shaped rosebushes.

Before the end of this week I'll post a first Disneyland Canada progress report.

Disneyland Canada Launches Radio

Today Disneyland Canada has launched its own online radio - Radio Disneyland Canada. This feature is a great way for me to share with you selected music and other audio tracks that will become the musical background for my virtual theme park. Over the next months I'll add lots of other pieces so that you'll get a pretty good idea of what Disneyland Canada would sound like.

First Layout Ideas

"I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse." - Walt Disney

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Unlike any exsisting Disney theme park Disneyland Canada will have a totally unique layout. Inspired by Dubai's artificial areas Palm Island and World Islands, I've chosen a very Disney-typical design.
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To make sure that we won't forget that it all begun with a little fellow named Mickey, Disneyland Canada will pay tribute to the world's most famous mouse with an iconic Mickey-Mouse-shaped design.

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The park will feature 11! theme lands - some will be similar to other parks, some will have a canadian twist, and some will be complete new like Discovery Bay or Villains' Lair.
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Here's a list of all realms that are planned to be build:

1. Main Street Canada
2. Liberty Square
3. Critter Valley
4. Frontierland
5. Fantasyland
6. Toon Town
7. Disneywood
8. Adventureland
9. Discovery Bay
10. Future World
11. Villains' Lair

As you can see the Fantasyland section will be the biggest one every created - actually the whole park will be larger than anything ever build by Disney's Imagineers. I don't know exactly how huge this complete project will be, but believe me you won't regret your visit at this magical place.

Virtual Disneyland Canada Project

Welcome to my virtual Disneyland Canada project!

This site has only one aim—to create a 3D model of my ideas for a Canadian Disneyland theme park available to anyone interested. I intend to work on it as often as I could so that it will grow continually. Disneyland Canada will never be completed because I'll always try to add new things or redesign some of its existing elements as long as I've got interest in this project.

For now, the best way to explore it is probably the blog archive. I'll be regularly updating this blog with sketches, blue prints, and renders of the model as it progresses from simple shapes to more or less complete park areas including attractions, restaurants, shops or whatsoever.

So why build a 3D model of an none-existing theme park? The answer is rather simple... because it doesn't exist! I've got the chance to give my fancy full scope. I'm not bound to any existing layouts or blueprints. In many ways Disneyland Canada will be very unique. It would be too boring for me to just dupluciate an entire theme park. So I decided to add some Disney magic to our beautiful Canada. In my opinion it would be great to have a park like that. Well, some people will disagree with me because of the weather, the climax, and the fact that North America already has two great Disney theme park resorts. But hey... it's just my imagination! I'm convinced that Disney will probably never build a canadian theme park anyway. So that's where the world of 3D modeling enters the stage. I'll be able to design and create three-dimensional models of my conceptual ideas for my very own canadian Disneyland. I'll do this by using the open source software Blender. Not only does this project allow me to let my visions become a virtual reality, but it is also a good way for me to share with you this bizarre yet delightful hobby.

By the way, I haven't legal rights to any part of the Walt Disney company, so I can't insist that you don't redistribute my renders and sketches. In fact, feel free to redistribute them as much as you'd like. I've come by this knowledge through entirely free and entirely legal means, and I'd like to spread it around. Please, just do me a favor and ask for permission and link back to this site. Thanks!

Groundbreaking Dedication

To all who come to this happy place of joy, hope and friendship – welcome.

Once upon a time... an amazing storyteller, named Walter Elias Disney, envisioned a magical kingdom where childhood fantasies would become reality.
A timeless place filled with enchanted realms of fantasy and adventure, yesterday and tomorrow.
A place where everyone who entered its gates could laugh, play and learn – together.
He called his dream Disneyland.

Today that spirit of fun and romance, imagination and discovery comes to life in Canada.

Disneyland Canada is your land.
It is dedicated to the young and the young at heart of all ages and to those who believe that when you wish upon a star, your dreams really do come true.
May this magical kingdom entertain and inform, and become an eternal source of joy, laughter, and inspiration to all the world.
And, above all, may it be an enduring symbol of the cooperation, friendship and understanding between the people of the great nations of Canada and the United States.

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D.Dlugas