I like it but it might be too much of a combination of Epcot, Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom. There are the same rides and shows in some of the areas in different parks like Lion King show and it would be difficult to expand other parks if this one would be build. Great ideas though and I'd love to see more of your ideas.
Hi orlando678- and others who may be interested,
Thanks for the compliments and for all of the likes for each of the lands I proposed in the park. In answer to your concerns, I think the park might still be sufficiently unique so as not to conflict with the other parks. For instance, World Showcase at Epcot tends to look at countries around the world as you would find them today if you visited them (basically a permanent world's fair). My proposed 5th Gate looks more at civilizations rather than specific countries and involves exploring what they were like in the past. While I admit I ran short of ideas such as incorporating a Lion King Show in my Sub-Saharan Africa Land, it might still be sufficiently different from Animal Kingdom. For instance they could use audio animatronic characters in my proposed park instead of live actors in costumes. Now as for the difference between my proposed 5th Gate and the Magic Kingdom, I see the Magic Kingdom as more fantasy oriented, whereas my proposed park is once again more historical in nature.
MY IDEA FOR HOW TO EXPAND THE OTHER FOUR PARKS AT WDW:
Now, as for your concern about my proposed
5th Gate taking up the limited and valuable available land at Walt Disney Word, I definitely understand your concern. There is a need to improve and expand on WDW's existing parks as well. That is why I feel my park should be the first at WDW to have a large parking structure or two, like Disney Springs and Universal Studios Florida. In time, I feel that WDW should replace the existing surface level parking lots at the rest of the theme parks. However, rather than building 10,000 to 20,000 parking spaces at each park at the front of the lot, I would rather have Disney build them at the back of the parking lot. In that way, they could expand the existing parks onto the footprint of the former surface level parking lots. For instance, if they built parking structures at the back of the
Animal Kingdom Parking Lot, they could push the gate out and add a South America Land, the long talked about Beastly Kingdom, and perhaps even Middle Earth if they ever secure the rights to the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit franchises. At
Disney's Hollywood Studios, if they built parking structures at the back of the existing parking lot, they could push the gate further out into the existing surface level parking lot and have plenty of room for not only the proposed Star Wars Land and Toy Story Land, but also the possible Pixar Land, Cars Land, and whatever other lands they decide to add based on various film franchises. Now, as for
Epcot, they could build parking structures at the back of the parking lot, thereby pushing the gate further out into the existing surface level parking lot. Spaceship Earth would now be more in the middle of the park rather than in the front. Since my proposed 5th Gate kind of negates some of the need to expand World Showcase, WDW could instead focus on updating Future World. However, at the new front of the park, Epcot could finally add an area that lives up to its original idea of an Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow. This new area could have a futuristic creation of a late 21st Century City, with all sorts of modern conveniences and technology that is protected by a climate-controlled dome (basically a depiction of a futuristic domed city, like those that have been proposed in science fiction over the years and what is being planned on a colossal scale in Dubai in the next few years). The only issue that might be raised is that the monorail tracks would go right through this dome like the Contemporary Resort (which would defeat the purpose of it being climate-controlled). Some alternatives might include building tubes for the monorail to pass through that allow for the dome to be sealed from the outside air, moving some of the beams of the monorail, or building more than one domed habitable area in the areas around the monorail beam (perhaps four altogether) that are linked by climate-controlled walkways (like what is proposed in Dubai). One dome might contain a park, while another might be futuristic housing, while another maybe a futuristic business complex, while another may be shopping (like the mall they are building in Dubai under the dome). The housing could be run like a resort so that guests could stay there like other WDW resorts, the businesses might be real ones so that individuals could conduct actual financial transactions, while the shops and stores could provide free delivery of what is purchased to the rooms of guests staying on the Disney property (basically all of the resorts). Basically, it could depict a fully functioning community. Now, finally, we come to the
TTC (or the
Magic Kingdom's Parking Lot). If WDW builds new parking structures somewhere in the TTC Parking Lot, they could free up space in the existing surface level parking lot for more hotels possibly. While this does not help Magic Kingdom per se, there still might be enough land leftover after my proposed park to add a land or two to the Magic Kingdom. For instance, if they build a main walkway north of the portion of Frontierland outside the berm near the Frontierland Railroad Station, they could create a path that could cross the water channel that is to the north of Big Thunder Mountain into the undeveloped land to the north. There they could build the Western River Expedition or some entirely new land. If Disney adds a Railroad Station in the land to the northwest of the Rivers of America and also directly north of Fantasyland, as well as, docks at each land off of the Rivers of America, the park could expand quite a bit with two new lands. Whatever they decide to add could help reduce some of the congestion in the rest of the Magic Kingdom. With that said, Disney could also save additional space at WDW by building parking structures for their cast members (employees) at
Team Disney and the
Disney University.
My proposal for Disney to build a series of parking structures, while obviously expensive, would nevertheless be a long term investment, since they could make each of their parks full day in the eyes of the public, thereby preventing guests from splitting their time between Disney and Universal. Guests would simply have to spend more time at WDW in order to see all of the attractions offered. My idea, while audacious, is not really foolishly optimistic. If you look at what Universal Studios Florida has been able to do with just 400 acres, I think you would be surprised what Disney could do if they used their existing land more effectively.
Well, in any event, thanks orlando678-, I appreciated your comments and hope I've covered some of your concerns. Best wishes with your own ideas, which are also extremely creative.
P.S. By the way, I just thought of how if all of the ideas put forward above and that are already found in the Disney parks at WDW are put together, then there would be something for just about any guest. The Magic Kingdom would appeal to those interested in Fantasy; Epcot would appeal to those interested in Science, Science Fiction, and Culture; Disney's Hollywood Studios would appeal to those interested in Entertainment; Disney's Animal Kingdom would appeal to those interested in Wildlife Preservation and the Environment; my proposed 5th Gate would appeal to those interested in History, Antiquity, and Classic Novels; and Disney's Wide World of Sports would appeal to those interested in Sports and Athletics.
