Rumor D23 2024 WDW Rumors, Predictions & Discussion

[IMDREW]

My hope (even though I know it won't) is they announce a EPCOT Brazil pavilion at Brazil D23

Your wish is their command! Oh, you do gotta give up the Japan pavilion to get it of course. Needs to replace something!

 

[Tha Realest]

Where is the Save Disney campaign now when we need it the most?

It’s been replaced by “Sell Disney”

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

Your wish is their command! Oh, you do gotta give up the Japan pavilion to get it of course. Needs to replace something!

Sadly this is probably what would happen, except it would be Mexico because that would be easier to retheme.

Why waste money on a new building when you can just slap on some paint and say the Mexican pyramid is now a Brazilian pyramid?

 

[wdwmagic]

You mentioned in your article about the location of Monsters Inc. that the Animation Courtyard area was earmarked for another project, according to your sources. To your knowledge, is the 2026 attraction the project you were referring to?

If you can say, of course.

No this is outside of that

 

[wdwmagic]

Moth also brought up 2026 in the Cars thread and later hinted at an RnR retheme so I wonder if that's the something unanounced for 2026 that @wdwmagic was alluding to

I'm not aware of any RnR changes

 

[Streetway]

I'm not aware of any RnR changes

Is it an attraction attraction?

 

[wdwmagic]

Is it an attraction attraction?

It's something that would likely have a Lightning Lane, put it that way.

 

[CalebS]

The capacity gain at hollywood studios and animal kingdom being so minimal if any at all is so disappointing with lines being as long as they are. I guess long lines increase lightning lane revenue!

 

[Andrew25]

 

[wdwmagic]

Something that seems really odd to me is that with everything that got announced at D23 for WDW, we still have some glaring holes in the park that are not being fixed.

Specially....

1. Abandoned Wonders of Life at EPCOT
2. Journey into Imagination at EPCOT
3. Pixar Short Film Festival at EPCOT
4. Stitch's Great Escape at MK

I would think all four of those would be at the top of the list to fix before everything else.

 

[peter11435]

The capacity gain at hollywood studios and animal kingdom being so minimal if any at all is so disappointing with lines being as long as they are. I guess long lines increase lightning lane revenue!

This will actually be a capacity gain for DAK.

Indy will obviously be the same as Dinosaur just with more demand.

The Carousel will have slightly higher capacity than Triceratops Spin

Encanto will have much higher capacity than Primevil Whirl but since that’s been gone for years it’s essentially a net gain.

Zootopia will have similar capacity to Bugs, however bugs is very underutilized at this point. So the attraction should accommodate significantly more guests.

 

[Lilofan]

Something that seems really odd to me is that with everything that got announced at D23 for WDW, we still have some glaring holes in the park that are not being fixed.

Specially....

1. Abandoned Wonders of Life at EPCOT
2. Journey into Imagination at EPCOT
3. Pixar Short Film Festival at EPCOT
4. Stitch's Great Escape at MK

I would think all four of those would be at the top of the list to fix before everything else.

Isn't Wonders of Life hopping with the alcohol sales of all things booze during Food and Wine? Even the cast members have designated hours when they can buy their booze also.

 

[doctornick]

It's something that would likely have a Lightning Lane, put it that way.

Well, that's intriguing. but confusing.

 

[aladdin2007]

Something that seems really odd to me is that with everything that got announced at D23 for WDW, we still have some glaring holes in the park that are not being fixed.

Specially....

1. Abandoned Wonders of Life at EPCOT
2. Journey into Imagination at EPCOT
3. Pixar Short Film Festival at EPCOT
4. Stitch's Great Escape at MK

I would think all four of those would be at the top of the list to fix before everything else.

While its a long wait, I think they are saving those two for the 50th along with SE...but not sure how much longer they can just keep letting them limp along. Its becoming embarrassingly bad show. As for #4 its ridiculous they can't get something going there.

I think they have more on their plate than they can handle now honestly, too much is catching up to them that should have had attention long before now.

 

[doctornick]

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This is ridiculous. 7 "new rides" - one is just changing the film for a screen ride.

But more importantly, "2 replacements". I see all the following being replaced: Dinosaur, Triceratops Spin, Boneyard, Liberty Belle, Tom Sawyer Island and likely MuppetVision (or alternatively Launch Bay and Disney Jr).

 

[doctornick]

This will actually be a capacity gain for DAK.

Indy will obviously be the same as Dinosaur just with more demand.

The Carousel will have slightly higher capacity than Triceratops Spin

Encanto will have much higher capacity than Primevil Whirl but since that’s been gone for years it’s essentially a net gain.

Zootopia will have similar capacity to Bugs, however bugs is very underutilized at this point. So the attraction should accommodate significantly more guests.

That's utilization gains, not capacity gains. But also: losing the Boneyard.

And I don't think Disney should get credit for closing something and then putting something in its place years later as something being an "addition" (also see: new Mermaid show)

 

[Andrew25]

Something that seems really odd to me is that with everything that got announced at D23 for WDW, we still have some glaring holes in the park that are not being fixed.

Specially....

1. Abandoned Wonders of Life at EPCOT
2. Journey into Imagination at EPCOT
3. Pixar Short Film Festival at EPCOT
4. Stitch's Great Escape at MK

I would think all four of those would be at the top of the list to fix before everything else.

I agree, however I think Disney is working through finalizing ideas for what a new Tomorrowland will look like before shoving something into Stitch. (I think Stitch gets a replacement prior to major overhauls in Tomorrowland to boost capacity)
Epcot I have a feeling will get additions in 2027-30, just to early to announce.

This is ridiculous. 7 "new rides" - one is just changing the film for a screen ride.

But more importantly, "2 replacements". I see all the following being replaced: Dinosaur, Triceratops Spin, Boneyard, Liberty Belle, Tom Sawyer Island and likely MuppetVision (or alternatively Launch Bay and Disney Jr).

Was rushing to get this out, counted incorrectly:

Of the 5 replacements, only real loss is Dinosaur. All of these additions will add capacity since people will actually experience them.

I'm not excusing the removal of RoA (I think aesthetically it's a bad choice), but far more people will experience a Cars Ride in 1 hours than everyone who experiences Tom Sawyers in one day.

 

[FigmentFan82]

Well, that's intriguing. but confusing.

new show replacing BatB?

 

[peter11435]

That's utilization gains, not capacity gains. But also: losing the Boneyard.

And I don't think Disney should get credit for closing something and then putting something in its place years later as something being an "addition" (also see: new Mermaid show)

Yes, I specified that Zootopia will be utilization gains. But encanto and the carousel will both be capacity gains. Over TS and PW.

 

[doctornick]

Yes, I specified that Zootopia will be utilization gains. But encanto and the carousel will both be capacity gains. Over TS and PW.

Even ignoring Boneyard, so? I mean, that's nice that they are spending 100's of millions of dollars and having some slight capacity increase. I'm sure after this is done that DAK will be somewhat better than currently though it will suck in the meantime when stuff goes off line.

But you know what would be better: spending hundreds of millions of dollars and keeping what they already have while adding something more. That's even greater capacity gains.