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“Something major” coming to DHS???

Brer Oswald

Brer Oswald

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imagineer97 said:
Probably an unpopular opinion, but I don't think Cars would be a good fit. I don't think Zootopia land would be a fit either. Single IP lands are something I abhor for Magic Kingdom.
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I'd agree. It's definitely less than ideal. For the most part. There are a few IPs that could pull it off (Kingdom Hearts comes to mind, the dearly departed ToonTown is another one).
 
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Unbanshee

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Andrew25

Andrew25

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If Launch Bay project is a real thing... I'd imagine we should be on the lookout for signs/permits of them relocating the M&Gs to SWGE proper?
 
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fgmnt

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MerlinTheGoat said:
I agree. An elaborate boat ride themed to Moana in the same vein as Splash Mountain sounds very interesting on paper. But if it's just some video screen garbage again, no sale.
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I think the only ride at Magic Kingdom featuring screens is Tron? I think “car sits in front of a video board” attractions can and have been done to very poor results but I think the flying theater attractions, the Star Wars drop pod sequence, and Shanghai Pirates are some of the best attractions WDI has put out in the 21st Century.

I would be critical of a ride that was more like transformers, but Flight of Passage is an absolute triumph. I think the Moana rode would more closely relate to the latter than the former.
 
Skibum1970

Skibum1970

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fgmnt said:
I think the only ride at Magic Kingdom featuring screens is Tron? I think “car sits in front of a video board” attractions can and have been done to very poor results but I think the flying theater attractions, the Star Wars drop pod sequence, and Shanghai Pirates are some of the best attractions WDI has put out in the 21st Century.

I would be critical of a ride that was more like transformers, but Flight of Passage is an absolute triumph. I think the Moana rode would more closely relate to the latter than the former.
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Agreed. The screens can be used effectively to establish the setting/background (like River Journey) but with physical sets/animatronics to be the focal point. Rides like Remy or MMRR are good enough for what they are/do but another great boat ride with high capacity would be awesome for Moana.
 
FigmentFan82

FigmentFan82

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MagicHappens1971 said:
Nothing is stopping Disney from using the same ride system in two different parks.
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While technically true, the rumors from 5+ years ago when there was speculation about the Shanghai Pirate Tech coming to WDW was that the 4 parks were "fighting" over which park would get the tech - the underline being that TDO only wanted 1 version of the ride system in WDW, money may have been a factor, but it also seemed like they simply didn't want 2 of this very elaborate ride system in WDW to avoid diluting the uniqueness of the ride system. But in this point in time I suppose anything can happen until we find out otherwise. If one of the new rumored expansions includes a version of the Shanghai Pirates tech, I'd be willing to bet it would be the only one you see in WDW, and minimum for a very long time.
 
UNCgolf

UNCgolf

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fgmnt said:
I think the only ride at Magic Kingdom featuring screens is Tron? I think “car sits in front of a video board” attractions can and have been done to very poor results but I think the flying theater attractions, the Star Wars drop pod sequence, and Shanghai Pirates are some of the best attractions WDI has put out in the 21st Century.

I would be critical of a ride that was more like transformers, but Flight of Passage is an absolute triumph. I think the Moana rode would more closely relate to the latter than the former.
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I think the heavy use of screens with the exclusion of anything else diminishes Shanghai Pirates -- it's great in places, but gets dragged down by the number of times you just watch a movie (the recent Zootopia attraction has a similar problem, although it's definitely nowhere as good as Shanghai Pirates). I think Disney could build a better ride using that system, and don't think Shanghai Pirates is as good as classic POTC.

Flight of Passage is about as good a ride as you can build using solely screens, and it is very good. That said, I actually enjoy NRJ more now than FoP. FoP was stunning the first time, but after riding each a handful of times (not dozens of times; I've been on FoP four times and NRJ 5 times), NRJ is more immersive for me because you're actually inhabiting a physical space.

That doesn't mean I want to wait an hour to ride NRJ, but I don't want to wait an hour to ride FoP either.
 
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ppete1975

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i just hope that whatever they build has super high capacity, has decent length and quality throughout.

We dont need a super short attraction, or something where the capacity is super small.

We need something that will eat people and leave them smiling. And something that can utilize a standby line. I sadly dont think guardians or tron will be seeing standby lines for a long time if ever. And thats just not what I expect in a theme park experience.
 
Andrew25

Andrew25

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Realistically, how much space do they have to work with? Just Launch Bay space & the little piece of parking lot in between it and RNRC? Or do they also knock own all those offices/TMs space back there?

I like Walt Disney Presents, but I think it'll be better to knock out two birds with one stone and move it to the Mickey Shorts theater and then use WDP for expansion.
 
MerlinTheGoat

MerlinTheGoat

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Andrew25 said:
Realistically, how much space do they have to work with? Just Launch Bay space & the little piece of parking lot in between it and RNRC? Or do they also knock own all those offices/TMs space back there?

I like Walt Disney Presents, but I think it'll be better to knock out two birds with one stone and move it to the Mickey Shorts theater and then use WDP for expansion.
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If it's a full "land" replacing Launch Bay, I think they would have to use the buildings behind it too. Using just the Launch Bay building, it looks like it's probably a large enough space to build one large ride. But not enough for a full legit land with a ride or two in addition (unless it's just spinners or something quite small).
 
Andrew25

Andrew25

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MerlinTheGoat said:
If it's a full "land" replacing Launch Bay, I think they would have to use the buildings behind it too. Using just the Launch Bay building, it looks like it's probably a large enough space to build one large ride. But not enough for a full legit land with a ride or two in addition (unless it's just spinners or something quite small).
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Yeah, Launch Bay is a huge space... but ideally that entire backstage area is prime for a massive land that can then connect to Sunset Blvd to remove the dead end design of that area of the park.
 
Gusey

Gusey

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Andrew25 said:
I like Walt Disney Presents, but I think it'll be better to knock out two birds with one stone and move it to the Mickey Shorts theater and then use WDP for expansion.
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Walt Disney Presents and The Little Mermaid share a showbuilding, and with Little Mermaid returning in the Fall, I doubt they'd announce Walt Disney Presents. If anything, Launch Bay would become the entrance path to a new land, like how the Captain Jack walkthrough was knocked down to make Toy Story's entrance
 

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