Woah, mama!

Listen – I know y'all are excited, but uh- Toon Council wants to do this by the book. Nuh-uh, I ain't cuttin' this impractically large red ribbon 'til that big ol' Party Clock ticks around to tomorrow morning!

I know what you're wondering: Who? What? Where? Why? Who? And where...? (Hmm, that's all of 'em, right?) Well, most importantly, you can call me Dreamboat Gustavo – but the ladies call me Dreamboat for short. Hah! Hoo! Oh! Ohh boy, they shoulda known better than to put me on a blog in front of thousands, no- billions, NO- MILLIONS of other Toons, but how could I possibly resist? I've been workin' day and... well, just night, actually – night and night here in Donald's Dreamland. I gotta tell ya, my sleep cycle is in the gutter, but it's all worth gettin' the gig for that fresh coat of paint Flippy told y'all about. I couldn't possibly put words to words to describe how beautified and pretty-like my contracting team and I have made this darn Playground! So lemme put it in a fancy picture! Pick an arrow and peep your peepers upon THIS:

Don't they say something about a picture being worth a... dozen words? Did I mess it up? Whatever.

Cool, right? Like I was saying, the first phase of the Toontown Remastered project is here and ready! ...Alllmost. We've timed the grand re-opening of Donald's Dreamland with the return of that Cartoonival thingy tomorrow, and as tempting as it is, I've been told by so many others to resist snipping this big red ribbon until the time comes. It's a good thing I seem to have lost those giant scissors, 'cause these kinda-regular-sized ones just don't seem to be cuttin' it! Yes, maybe I tried – what's it to ya?

Revel in the Remaster!

Hmph, these other Toons here are impatient! This is what I get for interrupting the Beanfest, I guess. They're not even here for me! Hey, what's a remaster anyway? Where's my Merryam-Jokester Pocket Dictionary? Heeere we go:

To remaster is to create a new master of an old recording by altering or enhancing sound quality...

Oh, what a load of baloney! The remastered music was such a bop it broke the sound barrier on its way here and needs to be fully detuned and re-tuned – it won't even be here for another month or two! You can count on that coming for some new tunes in Toontown, but until then I guess I'm falsely advertising. Here's our definition of a remaster:

Anything we label as "remastered" has the goal of achieving a modernized look, feel, or sound of what you would find in its place in Toontown Online. It's nothing brand-spanking-sparkly-new – more like an updated homage. Make no mistake, though: overzealous amounts of care and attention go into making these updated textures, collisions, music – all of it!

Huh... who wrote that? I feel like I should be having an existential crisis. Ah, well. I've also got a handy-dandy list here of the main things you might notice 'round the neighborhood that are gonna be lookin' all fancier and such:

• Every wall, fence, brick, stone – you name it, has been upgraded & updated with improved texture and quality! This includes all shop fronts & signs.
• Massive amounts of collisions have been altered & improved. Take a look around the neighborhood and climb all over things you could never before!
• The head and footboard of the Playground are crisper and cleaner than ever – we even asked Granny Icestockings and Johnny Cashmere to knit some new cute socks to throw over the side!
• Toon HQ looks Toon H-Cool in HD! I wonder if you could even get up on top of it like Flippy did...
• The Fishing Pond area looks dreamier than ever – props galore have been improved and streamlined, including fog, clouds (foreground and background!), lampposts, trees, alleycats, owls on bicycles, and more! Additionally, the entryway has been carved into an arch and the awkward slope under it has been smoothed out.
• All other Playground buildings, including the Clothing Shop, Pet Shop, Gag Shop, Trolley, and Party Clock have visual improvements!
• Donald's giant Toon-in-the-box is now a much more HD centerpiece for the Playground!
• Street signs, directional signs, and relevant Playground icons are sharper!
• The statue on Lullaby Lane has received a facelift.
• Seasonal props, including the Halloween and Winter Holiday lamppost variants, have been remastered and will come into effect during those events!
• All of the above are things you can notice while in Toontown, but just as many back-end and invisible changes have been made, like clipping issue fixes, camera bugs, and much, much more!

I also heard them greedy Cashbots were all jealous of our own improvements and just had to make a couple of their own to try and one-up us Toons... as if!

• The C.F.O. has invested in renovating the Cashbot Vault – walls, boxes, floors, doors, safes, and cranes have all received visual improvements! Even here, you may find a few fun things to climb on that you couldn't before...
• The Cashbot Vault Lobby has received various improvements & fixes to floor textures, wall lighting, collisions, and background movement.
• And of course, the C.F.O. dumped some extra money into making his big, bad lobby door look sharper and more intimidating.

Now I know (despite my perfect job) that some folks like having their own coat of paint and custom packs to slap over Toontown. While some things, like the music, will have both new and classic options to pick from, the new visuals are gonna be here to stay. Significant reworks will be needed for existing packs that involve Donald's Dreamland (or even that blasted Cashbot HQ). Yeah... we really broke down them walls to build ‘em back up. And to any of y'all, hit this satisfyingly eye-catching yellow button for an extensive list of everything changing tomorrow:

4.1.0 Content Pack Changes

Dare to Reimagine...

I'm not just here to rehash everything you've already seen either, you know. Hah! With a couple of tricks up my sleeve, some things have been reimagined! Yeah, umm... where'd I put that dictionary? Let's see what this text of omnipotent, unknown origin has to say about that one...

In contrast to remastering, anything labeled as "reimagined" takes Toontown in something of a unique direction! These additions can include (but aren't limited to!) new layouts, slight gameplay expansions, or maybe an entirely new prop! Reimagining is more sparse than remastering since it builds a new idea from the ground up.

Yeah, that! I knew all that for sure. And once again, here's the wishlist of all the cool, new things coming tomorrow:

• A massive (massively cute!) teddy bear has been constructed and placed near the also-massive pillow. Feel free to jump on it, or even climb all over!
• The famous blanket has been dragged up, creating a slope that allows Toons to walk up to the new "Under Construction" tunnel area! Additionally, the pillow itself has a brand-new look.
• Blocks have been stacked in the far corners of the Playground, creating the perfect nooks and crannies for any Toons who want a break from the open area.

Merry Christmas, or somethin'!

Now, I know y'all are scratchin' your heads about that tunnel! It's nothing crazy, I promise, maybe just... a brand-new street in the works that'll take ya alllll the way to Clear Coasts! I'm hopin' to set up shop on this newfangled road myself when it opens in the distant future. Just think of it: ~Dream House Contracting~ by me, Dreamboat Gustavo... Ah, I still gotta talk Toon Council into it.

What's that? You wanna know where we're gonna take Toontown Remastered next? No, no, I'll get in real trouble if I chill- er, spill too many of those beans. Must... refrain... from gossiping...

Whew, I did it! I refrained! Okay, I gotta sign off on this blog before I'm cold... uh, told to stop! Buh-bye! Ice, eh, nice meetin' y'all!

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