Cosmic Commando
Well-Known Member
If you humor us and picture the theater off the bypass, there would be a similar gate to the left of the theater to block off the backside of the Tomorrowland.
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News New Theater to be built at the Magic Kingdom - now cancelled?
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hopemax
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This would also work for the new theater being built on the space where the old Tomorrowland Theater was. That they tore out and replaced with a stage that cooked in the audience in the July afternoon sun. But with an entry off Main Street.
Jack Skeleton
New Member
Here's to hoping we get a really good show
Belpois2712
Active Member
The easiest and most logical place to place a "Theater" on Main Street U.S.A. is in the current theater. What would be the point of having two structures named "theater" that look very similar on the exterior?
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
Yes, it will be off the bypass. This is necessary to manage the kind of capacity it will pull (holding areas for guests waiting, adequate exits).
The existing Town Square Theater will stay with its current purpose.
The existing Town Square Theater will stay with its current purpose.
Cosmic Commando
Well-Known Member
Why are there so many taverns in the Magic Kingdom, when none of them serve alcohol? It's just a name. The WDW MSUSA is supposed to be a railroad boom town... there can be more than one theater. I know they look kind of similar, but imagine 2,000 people spilling out all at once right into Town Square!
Edit: What's the most "logical" thing to replace? Surface parking, or a successful meet-n-greet and a successful restaurant?
SteamboatJoe
Well-Known Member
The exteriors should look somewhat different. Looks to be two totally different styles. The current "theater" can be easily renamed if need be.
Belpois2712
Active Member
I understand what you state fully, but I just don't see it being a new building. Either way, Disney will confirm what will happen and fortunately we will be having new entertainment on Main Street U.S.A.
tl77
Well-Known Member
They described it as being "right off Main Street" and from the looks of the concept art this is where it would most likely go, the green lattice work doors on either side of it would line up with this and the building on the right side of the concept work would fit where Tony's is. So with this theater would come a permanently open Main Street by-pass, and probably a new open ended Center Street, which would lead directly to the entrance of the theater
danlb_2000
Premium Member
Good point about Center Street, didn't think about that.
A reliable insider has said it will be a new building.
Belpois2712
Active Member
If that is the case, they may potentially work on the rear facades of the other buildings.
BD-Anaheim
Well-Known Member
The concept art pretty clearly shows that it's in the by-pass area. You can see a row of trees in the foreground to what I assume hides backstage areas of the adjacent Tony's Restaurant. There is nowhere else on Main Street where this could be possible.
Cmdr_Crimson
Well-Known Member
I'm going to agree as it was the old part of the Galaxy Palace Theater at Rocketower Plaza...
Belpois2712
Active Member
If this is going to be backstage, should we expect a major overhaul of the bypass to become a more themed area?
danlb_2000
Premium Member
The theater will take care of half the theming, so that will just leave the back of the main street buildings.