DCLcruiser
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If you don't know what the Twilight Zone is, you still won't know there's an IP attached.
Which is why it would be easy to shoehorn in Muppets. Even easier than HM.
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DHS Monster Inc Land Coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios
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DCLcruiser
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I still hold DHS to being themed as a movie studio. The attractions are on sets (even Galaxy's Edge), which makes the whole place more believable.
danlb_2000
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What do you mean by "television design and art direction"?
Ayla
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lazyboy97o
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They specifically used the character design from the 90s cartoons. The preshow videos in The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man look identical to the 1994 show.
Tha Realest
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They knew it would be unpopular which is why they dropped on a Friday (heading into a holiday week)Were they hoping people wouldn't find out?
Steven Tyler has been loud on Social before and not so kindly. Has a large following and bad press.
Muppet fans are being vocal.
It has not been the best look.
It is a while yet before the closure of these larger scale attractions and they don't want the backlash in the mean time.
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SplashJacket
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It is what we want, it will be great, and it is an upgrade.
People just complain and complain and complain.
They already did tear apart a lot of it down to its current form
Marc Davis Fan
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That’s what I thought originally, but there seem to be new structures on the Grand Avenue side—including vehicles and traffic signals that appear to match those on the opposite side of the arch…
The key there is the 20 years.
20 years ago, the company was very different and beginning two decades of neglect that has lead up to the catch up and lackluster product we so often get now. 2004 Disney theme parks compared to now is very different.
DavidDL
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Cowards, the lot of them. Every single individual involved with the decision to remove this experience from the parks is a legacy-destroying, art-hating, penny pinching coward or a complete and total idiot. Or both.
If they don't relocate this show with its theatre elements intact somewhere, I will never return to Hollywood Studios. After my final trip to experience this incredible attraction multiple times, that is.
FiestaFunKid
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Bold or not so bold predictions -
-They eventually move Laugh Floor into the Muppets Theater - perhaps a slighly enhanced version. They will begin by talking about a possible new show, but once they see the ease and lower cost (amid the usual mid-stream cuts), it will make too much sense.
-As the park moves into various IP based lands, Star Wars, Toy Story, Monsters, whatever replaces Animation Courtyard, possibly Muppets if they add an attraction, Disney eventually removes the 'Studios' portion of the name. At least this will backdoor them into some type of loosely uniform concept.
-They will eventually come for ABC Commissary and Backlot Express. I personally love the feel of the original MGM Studios here, but no IP - we can't allow that! - and doesnt fit with the park's vision of old hollywood or fantasy IP based land. Only a matter of time for Indy now as well - that whole section with Backlot Express, Star Tours could eventually become another land.
-They eventually move Laugh Floor into the Muppets Theater - perhaps a slighly enhanced version. They will begin by talking about a possible new show, but once they see the ease and lower cost (amid the usual mid-stream cuts), it will make too much sense.
-As the park moves into various IP based lands, Star Wars, Toy Story, Monsters, whatever replaces Animation Courtyard, possibly Muppets if they add an attraction, Disney eventually removes the 'Studios' portion of the name. At least this will backdoor them into some type of loosely uniform concept.
-They will eventually come for ABC Commissary and Backlot Express. I personally love the feel of the original MGM Studios here, but no IP - we can't allow that! - and doesnt fit with the park's vision of old hollywood or fantasy IP based land. Only a matter of time for Indy now as well - that whole section with Backlot Express, Star Tours could eventually become another land.
JackCH
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Lackluster product? I find SGE to be one of the best lands Disney has made with RoTR being one of the best attractions, and it is wildly popular. Avatar is a great land and FoP is another phenomenal attraction. Tropical Americas looks great, fits Animal Kingdom, and is not a pure "IP land" everyone hates on here. Monsters Inc is an improvement on Muppet Courtyard for 95% of people.
I just disagree that the product has been lackluster. There are stuff I don't like- especially LL. And some decisions I think could have been stronger. But saying it has been lackluster just seems ridiculous to me.
JackCH
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I'm also a little surprised by all the nostalgia for MGM. I grew up when it was the true Studios park, and always felt it was cheap, empty (Streets of America?), and felt outdated. Even so, I loved the park, but most of the decisions have improved the park even if the decisions could have been "even better."
UNCgolf
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I'd guess most of the people who aren't enthused about this never begged for the Door Coaster (or wanted it at all).
Personally, this seems like a decent addition to the park -- even though I don't think the Door Coaster looks interesting (never thought it seemed like a good idea) and I doubt I'll ever ride it unless it's a very short wait/walk-on -- as long as they actually do add a new show, but it still feels like a waste of money to do this when they have Launch Bay/Animation Courtyard sitting there as almost empty space.
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LSLS
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Honestly, I think GE is a bit of a poor design personally, it's just too cramped. BUT, as far as lackluster, I think a part of it (I guess at least for me) is that there has been a recent history of over-promising and under-delivering. Go look at the TSL concept art (the original) and then look at the details removed. Go listen to the big announcement for GE and then look at the stuff cut out of it (with parts of it put behind a $6,000 paywall eventually). I think when you get people excited for a thing and then cut portions out, people will find it lackluster, whether what was left was done very well or not.