News 'Beyond Big Thunder Mountain' Blue Sky concept revealed for Magic Kingdom

[yensidtlaw1969]

That would even make for a better transition than from the Tea Cups into Tomorrowland, and yet for some reason, no one seems to complain about that.

That’s actually a pretty popular complaint on these boards. It’s pretty frequently regarded as the worst thematic transition in MK.

Still doesn’t justify Cars Land in Magic Kingdom.

 

[Haymarket2008]

All of you literally advocating for RSR in Frontierland in the Magic Kingdom……I’m so happy none of you are anywhere near WDI. SMH.

 

[GenChi]

All of you literally advocating for RSR in Frontierland in the Magic Kingdom……I’m so happy none of you are anywhere near WDI. SMH.

One of those types of people is currently CEO of the company....

 

[EricsBiscuit]

What would be nice is if they built something on the level of Fantasy Springs at TDS. Multiple high quality attractions in an excellently themed environment. Also, one land but multiple IPs.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Test Track seems to have frequent mechanical problems. Is the same true with RSR?

 

[the_rich]

Test Track seems to have frequent mechanical problems. Is the same true with RSR?

Ive only been to dl 4 times but it was never down. It also doesn't rain as much in socal which is a big reason test track goes down.

 

[eddie104]

Ive only been to dl 4 times but it was never down. It also doesn't rain as much in socal which is a big reason test track goes down.

Well with their recent climate change like weather that might change.

 

[999th Happy Haunt]

It’s also possible that Big Thunder could lose some of its frontier vibe after the big refurb.

Bruh what does this mean

 

[PizzaPlanet]

It's also a bit of a franchise in decline. I think it holds significant weight and nostalgia for Gen Z, but I don't think Gen Alpha really pays attention to it much. It's not a bad franchise and it's a delightful land in DCA, but it is well over a decade old.

To be fair though that’s like brand new by Disney standards. Tokyo just got an E-ticket based on a movie released in the early 50s

 

[MisterPenguin]

To be fair though that’s like brand new by Disney standards. Tokyo just got an E-ticket based on a movie released in the early 50s

DHS got a major ride based on a character almost 100 years old.

 

[Haymarket2008]

What would be nice is if they built something on the level of Fantasy Springs at TDS. Multiple high quality attractions in an excellently themed environment. Also, one land but multiple IPs.

I know a few “Baddies” who could fit that bill quite nicely.

Magic Kingdom deserves the Fantasy Springs level of expansion and investment.

 

[Haymarket2008]

One of those types of people is currently CEO of the company....

Valid. Although I think that plan didn’t make it too far off the table. Allegedly.

 

[SilentWindODoom]

They have so much room to expand. Not worried about that one bit. Blessing of size people!

It's a concern I've heard with the park before and has been leveled at Toy Story Land. With the BBQ restaurant now, there's a bit of a dead end. Yes, there's plenty of room, but building a land with a back border that cuts off access to new expansion without a winding pathway with nothing on it isn't optimal.

So RSR is coming (to MK)? Or at least a higher chance of it? I wasn’t really surprised that it could be a possibility because Radiator Springs —> desert stuff.

No. That's not what I was saying at all. I was saying that we're likely not going to have any new information on the project this thread is about, so we're having a conversation on the theoretical fit of something that has been postulated could be there.

But talking modern cars to me isn’t the same thing as talking animals, monsters - even tiki statues, sentient objects from animated films, and the cab from Roger Rabbit. Those are either living beings or cartoonish things that don’t take realism seriously, and have some enchanting charm to them. Modern cars are machines. Even though the Cars world does have sentient vehicles, that’s pretty much all the magic it has. Everything else is realistic.

Eh. Sounds more like a matter of "it's never been done, so it feels like it doesn't fit whether that's a rational thought or not". The word "vibes" has been brought up a bunch. Same thing.

What would be nice is if they built something on the level of Fantasy Springs at TDS. Multiple high quality attractions in an excellently themed environment. Also, one land but multiple IPs.

Honestly... I'd actually like that at Animal Kingdom. All the Fantasy Springs rides are fairly small or unambitious compared to a giant E-ticket. Impressive, of course. But they're all the kind of thing that we've been saying AK needs. Getting four of them at once would be a boon!

 

[TheRealSkull]

I know a few “Baddies” who could fit that bill quite nicely.

Magic Kingdom deserves the Fantasy Springs level of expansion and investment.

Pretty sure Villians will execute to that level. I'm just hoping that every attraction in this new expansion doesn't need to be one of these "big box" attractions (Rise of the Resistance, Flight of Passage, Runaway Railway, Guardians, etc...). Sometimes I do prefer the simplicity of a B or C ticket.

 

[Haymarket2008]

Pretty sure Villians will execute to that level. I'm just hoping that every attraction in this new expansion doesn't need to be one of these "big box" attractions (Rise of the Resistance, Flight of Passage, Runaway Railway, Guardians, etc...). Sometimes I do prefer the simplicity of a B or C ticket.

Fully agree. Which is what Fantasy Springs does so well.

They have a B, C, D+ and E. A GREAT and diverse lineup. (These are up for debate, but thats how I'd classify them.)

 

[TheRealSkull]

Fully agree. Which is what Fantasy Springs does so well.

They have a B, C, D+ and E. A GREAT and diverse lineup. (These are up for debate, but thats how I'd classify them.)

Yep I would agree too. But I am over the trackless craze. At least until the breakdowns stop occurring daily, sometimes multiple times a day, which would take some time to figure out. But that is just the nature of the ride system, I guess.

 

[Chef idea Mickey`=]

Not to mention that is not why Walt called the resort "Disney World" in the first place

I know that Walt wanted Walt Disney World not for parks but the way Disney World is now obviously is different and doesn't mean it can't change direction again. x

 

[Chef idea Mickey`=]

All of you literally advocating for RSR in Frontierland in the Magic Kingdom……I’m so happy none of you are anywhere near WDI. SMH.

We don't have to. Even if we don't that's not stopping them over there at the team from creating a 3D model of it as of recent.

Most of us visioned that it would go to DHS for the past years.

 

[BrianLo]

To be fair though that’s like brand new by Disney standards. Tokyo just got an E-ticket based on a movie released in the early 50s

Sorry I meant the ride is over ten years old.

The franchise isn’t old, though it’s not as popular as it once was. Which I think is a factor of newer shinier franchises they’ve acquired and its creative champion leaving.

 

[TheRealSkull]

We don't have to. Even if we don't that's not stopping them over there at the team from creating a 3D model of it as of recent.

Most of us visioned that it would go to DHS for the past years.

It still might go into DHS as there is the rumor that something big was greenlit for the park, but that's for a different thread.