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If only they hadn't just announced the replacement of the Autopia cars with electric vehicles...The space where Autopia lies seems logical for Avatar.
If only they hadn't just announced the replacement of the Autopia cars with electric vehicles...The space where Autopia lies seems logical for Avatar.
That wasn't a real announcement. It was a vague "Yeah we're looking into over the next couple years" statement to get a reporter off their back. It was no commitment, they can easily just scrap the whole area.If only they hadn't just announced the replacement of the Autopia cars with electric vehicles...
That wasn't a real announcement. It was a vague "Yeah we're looking into over the next couple years" statement to get a reporter off their back. It was no commitment, they can easily just scrap the whole area.
Never claimed it wasn't vague, but it was at least an actual announcement. The Autopia article was even less vague, and wasn't an official announcement of anything as Disney hasn't even confirmed it was really happening. Its a throw away comment from WDI.And vague concept art that will possibly not be built is not a vague announcement?
Never claimed it wasn't vague, but it was at least an actual announcement. The Autopia article was even less vague, and wasn't an official announcement of anything as Disney hasn't even confirmed it was really happening.
I agree, a new multi-layered land would be nice for a change.
Well I would say that Avatar at DLR has a better than 50% chance of happening in some form, as that appears to be Iger's new pet project. The Autopia electrification thing I would put it at less than 50% of happening at this point until a real announcement is made.So both have an equal chance of never happening.
Well I would say that Avatar at DLR has a better than 50% chance of happening in some form, as that appears to be Iger's new pet project. The Autopia electrification thing I would put it at less than 50% of happening at this point until a real announcement is made.
I dunno. I'm crossing my fingers on an Arendelle subland in the old Motorboat and northern Autopia areas. Picturing the Arendelle Castle on one side with the Matterhorn towering over on the other would be chef's kiss.The space where Autopia lies seems logical for Avatar. Or the Disneyland forward expansion zoning.
Seems like electrifying autopia would cost less than a million bucks. You could even keep the retro cars and body swap them in electric drive trains. I know there's more to it but it just seems like such a cheap logical improvement in tl
Define real announcement? Because Bob Iger did not say it?
Official is official. A lot of things Bob Iger announces never happen.
Avatar is the only real motion picture monkey maker for Disney right now for them to latch onto with things in the works, so I for sure think something will happen. But Autopia also already has electric versions and Disneyland has the Net Zero initiative to please California.
I say things are about equal, particularly becuase in the long run it will revive Autopia a bit and reduce operating costs.
Real announcement as in there is at least a blog post about it and a verbally acknowledged by a Disney exec in public. Avatar at DLR has not been said just once, but now multiple times by Iger and others with blog posts that followed. That is a real announcement. The details are obviously still where were missing the "realness" of it.
A vague comment from a Disney PR person in a news article that wasn't even being written originally about Autopia isn't a confirmation of anything just yet. Once there is an official blog post, or a Disney exec talking about it publicly, then I think its really happening.
But do I think the Autopia electrification will happen, yeah probably. But I'm also smart enough to know that nothing could happen and Disney scraps the whole area for something new, including Avatar. That is why I put it at less than 50% right now while I put Avatar happening at better than 50%.
Cool, well that puts it up to 50% for me now, still behind Avatar happening at DLR.It's not a lot more, but it was briefly mentioned in a Disney Parks Blog post yesterday.
"And we can’t leave out one of our opening day attractions – Autopia – which is on the road to electrification in the next few years. We look forward to sharing more about that in the future."
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I dunno. I'm crossing my fingers on an Arendelle subland in the old Motorboat and northern Autopia areas. Picturing the Arendelle Castle on one side with the Matterhorn towering over on the other would be chef's kiss.
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