I didn’t see so many cheering during the 2008/09 recession where many lost their jobs, homes, and a substantial part of their net worth.When the 2026 recession cancels all these plans
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Rumor D23 2024 WDW Rumors, Predictions & Discussion
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Parker41056
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Agree, They will announce some a new land coming to existing parks. Zelda or Pokemon. Maybe even announce a phase 2 expansion at EPIC such as Great Hall at Potter or Luigi's Mansion.
Parker41056
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Goofyernmost
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Yes, I know it was a large capacity ride, but there was a time when the line, snaking through the queue was out the door. At the end it was one car full, three cars empty. It could have been the slowest load in the world and it still wouldn't have had much of a line. The problem was that even though there were some diehard fans, like myself, there were not enough of us to pay for the existence of the park much less Horizons.
Sorry, but I thought we were discussing Epcot. My bad, but what I said about it is still true.
Splash Mtn. was a completely different story. Pressure bought on by people that knew that originally Disney used the From "Song of the South" causing them to unknowingly set it up for doom. The story line for Splash was from the Uncle Remus stories which was a depiction of the culture of freed Slaves written about 100 years before Slash Mtn. was even thought of.
"Uncle Remus is the fictional title character and narrator of a collection of African American folktales compiled and adapted by Joel Chandler Harris and published in book form in 1881".
The movie did that same thing pointing out the bigotry of the Plantation owners after the slaves were freed and strongly pointed out how much more caring and wise the freed men and women were than the white folks that once owned them.
If it did anything it erased the story of the slaves brought over here forcibly to work the fields owned by the rich southerners. It doesn't take much imagination to figure out, being in Florida, what group it was that probably applied pressure on Disney to remove it.
Goofyernmost
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I cannot make anything out about this except the distant drawing of Big Thunder mtn. way in the back. I also see what I think looks like water so I cannot see where we are losing RoA. That would also mean losing the Liberty Belle.
Mark Dunne
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So let me get this right, i need to pop to universal, borrow a DeLorean, then tap in 2027, IM UP FOR THAT!! 
Goofyernmost
Well-Known Member
Welcome to the wonderful world we presently live in.
Like what some other power people outside of Disney build their " pet projects ". The one thing is after going back and forth these projects at times get approved.
mightynine
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@wdwmagic let me multiple react to this post, k thx
Vegas Disney Fan
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My first thought was this is Igers last D23 so he wanted to go out with a bang, I was surprised he wasn’t onstage for it.
The move to the Honda center was brilliant though, more capacity for fans and more room to create a spectacular show.
MerlinTheGoat
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The entirety of the RoA along with the Liberty Belle are done for if this project gets built. They are filling the moat in and plopping this Cars miniland on its southern footprint. Presumably with Villains planned for the northern section at some point.
Vegas Disney Fan
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Filling in ROA would be the worst decision in the history of the parks.
Bocabear
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I agree... It would forever change the feel of the park...Adding Cars would also forever muddle the idea of a Frontierland and all themes would start to feel extremely muddled...I hate the idea of losing the riverboat and the water... When you see it put together on the footprint of the river it just feels wrong in so many ways...
MerlinTheGoat
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No, i'm afraid it's very much a hinged take. The problem is that there's an abundance of competition to the list of "worst decisions in parks history". This does however happen to be one of them. Absolutely a horrible decision by all accounts regardless of whether it ranks at the very top.
It's also now abundantly clear why they didn't announce that this would be replacing the RoA/TSI at the stage presentation and offset it to the concept art days later. People were already lukewarm on the announcement at the presentation (with a few groans heard apparently), imagine what sort of reaction there would have been had they announced this was not an expansion anymore but rather a replacement of two classic and beautiful opening day attractions on stage.
Even a lot of the people at Disney know this is a terrible idea. Sadly no one with any power apparently.
It's also now abundantly clear why they didn't announce that this would be replacing the RoA/TSI at the stage presentation and offset it to the concept art days later. People were already lukewarm on the announcement at the presentation (with a few groans heard apparently), imagine what sort of reaction there would have been had they announced this was not an expansion anymore but rather a replacement of two classic and beautiful opening day attractions on stage.
Even a lot of the people at Disney know this is a terrible idea. Sadly no one with any power apparently.
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
It's starting to make sense why they didn't announce locations during the D23 announcements... however what doesn't make sense is
Star Tours to Monsters to Star Wars Land
Liberty Square to Cars to Country Bears to Pecos Bills to Tiana’s Bayou to Big Thunder
Star Tours to Monsters to Star Wars Land
Liberty Square to Cars to Country Bears to Pecos Bills to Tiana’s Bayou to Big Thunder
DarkMetroid567
Well-Known Member
Society changed. If the film studios post-pandemic tried to dedicate their efforts to building things we didn’t know we wanted, they’d all be bankrupt by now.
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
Remember how just a few days ago so many of us were excited about all the new things they were going to announce coming to and expanding WDW?
…then we realized the timelines, locations, and what was being replaced.
…then we realized the timelines, locations, and what was being replaced.
SplashJacket
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I was blown away by what they announced. Far exceeded my expectations.
Cars was my only hesitation, and the news turns that hesitation into legitimate anger. It definitely sours the presentation as a whole, even if I really like what else is coming.
If muppets truly does get replaced, that would be another significant souring, but wouldn’t even remotely compare to this.
vikescaper
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Despite the Cars and Rivers of America announcement, my sister and I had a great time at D23 and a much better time than when we went in 2022. Before we left for California, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to go to another D23 but we both discussed that we would like to go in 2026! There are a few things I think should be changed, namely the panel reservation system and making shopping easier. We absolutely loved the Honda Center and felt more comfortable watching the panels there than the panels at the convention center. We also got to use our hotel room this time so I didn’t feel like money was being thrown away.