I knew the hotel design looked familiar!
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How long do you think it'll take to reset the facade after each game?
Seriously though now that we have entire walls done the brickwork as a whole looks amazing! The design is more abstract than I thought it'd be, sort of like pixelated dust clouds in space? I still can't believe they're placing each stylized brick by hand here instead of having larger sections already assembled before installing.
It also looks like they took steps in the brick design to make sure when the sun hits that side of the wall it doesn't reflect most of that sunlight back to viewers on the ground or to the people living close by (
don't wanna be melting their cars and all). It's reminiscent of looking at the ocean during a sunset with less glare.
On the manor: The sun captures the relief on the manor nicely in the first pic!
Having parts of these facades and outdoor scenery receive extra time in natural weathering and exposure for at least a year before opening in addition to the trees being settled in by then is really going to sell the old/lived-in feeling of the lands. It may not work with Nintendoland so much since it's supposed to look eternally shiny and new (at least Mario's section). For the rest areas which have a real-life quality to them the extra time will cement the look nicely.
I wish they'd try living statues which could be a great answer to having a mix of both. They don't scare people the same way you'd expect at HHN but they do give them general unease when they notice them. They're can also make great quick photo op. I think it would be a good fit for the Monsters land but that's more spec talk than actual detail.