Post by paradisepier on Nov 15, 2008 23:24:36 GMT -5
...What? Not quite what you were expecting when you read the title?
Well, that's understandable. After all, Disney isn't supposed to be gloomy, right? Well, truth be told, Paradise Pier isn't exactly what it used to be. Back when the Academy first opened, the location that surrounded it was known for being the most lovely and temperate area in Maine-- especially beautiful during those detestably humid dog days of summer elsewhere. The Pier boasts gorgeous landscapes, dramatic cliffs, artistic lighthouses, and what was once an adorable seaside community whose residents were the envy of the east coast.
So, what happened? The Typhoon, that's what. Well... that's what they call it now, anyway. It wasn't exactly a typhoon-- just a really unfortunately violent bit of bad weather.. so bad that by the time it had released Paradise Pier from its clutches, it promptly acquired the sarcastic nickname, "Typhoon Lagoon" What was once the state's most prized city had become no more than lobsters' stomping grounds.
The focus now is on restoration! Little by little the town rebuilt itself as best it could on top of its remains, along with its beloved self-named boarding school, which had been renowned for not only its location, but its academic excellence and impressive variety of weird, almost quirky study fields for students to choose from. It soon became clear that Paradise Pier would never again be the "paradise" it once was, but the name was kept in remembrance nonetheless, and it cannot be denied that despite its dreary atmosphere, the glum little lagoon has an oddly endearing quality to it...
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