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MK Hall of Presidents Replaced by Muppets American History Show???

Gusey

Gusey

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This maybe controversial, but as an international guest, I don't care for HoP. The American Adventure at Epcot feels like Liberty Square 2.0, so maybe it's just one too many lengthy animatronic shows about American history at the Disney Parks for more liking. And of the two USA History themed animatronic shows, the American Adventure covers more American History, is more entertaining and more technologically advanced. I'm just not sure if they could improve HoP without it becoming a Muppets spoof or a repeat of American Adventure
 
Bocabear

Bocabear

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They could actually turn Liberty Square into a sort of late 18th/early 19th century Sleepy Hollow...I think the story takes place at the end of the 18th century....and the Haunted Mansion architecture looks to be in the late 19th century... 1870-1890... Dock the riverboat and turn the riverboat landing into a steamship station restaurant...creating a bustling Hudson valley waterfront... Where the stream crosses the esplanade ( around the old shooting gallery there could be pillars and gates marking the end of that town and transition to a Mississippi river delta town taking you around to Tiana... Then another sort of gateway transition to the farther west location of Big thunder and some sort of transition into the cartoon world of Cars... THey did an amazing transition at DCA with rockeork portal into Radiator Springs... It feels like the sweep of waterfront...once the water is gone, will need more ways to delineate the spaces from Hudson River Valley New York to Mississsippi River Delta to Red Rock canyons of the old west, and then to cartoon world...and a final to Villains....
 
Rambozo

Rambozo

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Gusey said:
This maybe controversial, but as an international guest, I don't care for HoP. The American Adventure at Epcot feels like Liberty Square 2.0, so maybe it's just one too many lengthy animatronic shows about American history at the Disney Parks for more liking. And of the two USA History themed animatronic shows, the American Adventure covers more American History, is more entertaining and more technologically advanced. I'm just not sure if they could improve HoP without it becoming a Muppets spoof or a repeat of American Adventure
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How dare you?

... Just kidding, I understand where you're coming from.
 
dmw

dmw

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In the Parks
No
Rambozo said:
These kids they're getting today to maintenance things may not be as good. They probably open up the classic animatronics and don't know how to fix them.
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I wonder if any of the AA software is written in old programming languages like COBOL, FORTRAN, Assembler, etc.?
 
Disstevefan1

Disstevefan1

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Gusey said:
This maybe controversial, but as an international guest, I don't care for HoP. The American Adventure at Epcot feels like Liberty Square 2.0, so maybe it's just one too many lengthy animatronic shows about American history at the Disney Parks for more liking. And of the two USA History themed animatronic shows, the American Adventure covers more American History, is more entertaining and more technologically advanced. I'm just not sure if they could improve HoP without it becoming a Muppets spoof or a repeat of American Adventure
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The American Adventure is perfect and is perfect for the American Pavilion in EPCOT. My hope is they never destroy that.

Disney will do something with HoP or just keep it closed like Stitch.

Lets see what happens.
 
K

K&KDizFreaks

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There is no way they can announce a permanent closure and reimagined show in this current climate. It will be absolute chaos and the kickback will be swift and dirty. Their best best is to keep the show down for a few years, put a sinkhole under it or after the next hurricane ensure a hole opens above it. Then announce an “unrecoverable loss”, get the insurance, and go a new direction. Iger wins on all levels.

Cough****Horizons****cough
 
Disstevefan1

Disstevefan1

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K&KDizFreaks said:
There is no way they can announce a permanent closure and reimagined show in this current climate. It will be absolute chaos and the kickback will be swift and dirty. Their best best is to keep the show down for a few years, put a sinkhole under it or after the next hurricane ensure a hole opens above it. Then announce an “unrecoverable loss”, get the insurance, and go a new direction. Iger wins on all levels.

Cough****Horizons****cough
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They do not need to announce anything.

Just keep it closed and say nothing.

In my opinion (as much as I want it simply reconfigured and re opened as usual) keeping it closed and saying nothing is Disney's best move.
 
Disstevefan1

Disstevefan1

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dmw said:
The American West (Frontierland) and the historical American section that is Liberty Square just don't fit in today's Disney that has moved away from portraying the USA and is now more about IP. HOP's days are numbers as I predict this land will get a complete makeover after Cars is done.
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Totally agree.
Like it or not -
Frontierland will be gone.
Liberty Square will be gone.
HoP will be gone.

Its just a matter of when.

My only hope is that a theater show still exists where HoP was. I like the break from the heat.
 
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Decking the Halls
Premium Member
Gusey said:
This maybe controversial, but as an international guest, I don't care for HoP. The American Adventure at Epcot feels like Liberty Square 2.0, so maybe it's just one too many lengthy animatronic shows about American history at the Disney Parks for more liking. And of the two USA History themed animatronic shows, the American Adventure covers more American History, is more entertaining and more technologically advanced. I'm just not sure if they could improve HoP without it becoming a Muppets spoof or a repeat of American Adventure
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I don't necessarily find them similar but I do get your point. More of the same isn't the answer. It's time for a change.

Muppets could be a refreshing take, but it runs the risk of still being politicized or another rehash. Pretty sure it would round out viewership and lead to better GSATS with the kiddos however. If we're talking IP, I'd still prefer a Washington Irving's Legend of Sleepy Hollow-inspired show for something a bit different. The land needs a refresh.
 
Dranth

Dranth

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ᗩLᘿᑕ ֊ᗩζᗩᗰ said:
I don't necessarily find them similar but I do get your point. More of the same isn't the answer. It's time for a change.

Muppets could be a refreshing take, but it runs the risk of still being politicized or another rehash. Pretty sure it would round out viewership and lead to better GSATS with the kiddos however. If we're talking IP, I'd still prefer a Washington Irving's Legend of Sleepy Hollow-inspired show for something a bit different. The land needs a refresh.
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The Muppets do a Legend of Sleepy Hollow show.

Keeps it light and fits the theme of the area.
 
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Decking the Halls
Premium Member
Dranth said:
The Muppets do a Legend of Sleepy Hollow show.

Keeps it light and fits the theme of the area.
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Broad age range, transitions nicely with HM and something for the Muppet fans. Hmm, checks many boxes. Interesting idea! Alienates the nostalgist and dedicated park purists... but I'm sorry, the HoP show is just tired. Think it'd work well.
 
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