Tron is perhaps the only example in WDW history of an expansion that SHOULD have been a replacement. As it is, it’s probably more detrimental to the park’s future then if Speedway had been replaced and adds very little to MK.
Two completely different rides, one a coaster the other a buzz lightyear interactive type. DCA monsters is the one comparable to TDLs.
Maybe the word "Cars" will be limited to the attractions (with a colon and subtitle of course) and the area will simply be Piston Peak.
Calling Tokyo Monsters a “buzz Lightyear interactive type” is a disingenuous description at best.
Your list of “original attractions” becomes incredibly unimpressive right around 1998. That’s a TERRIBLE 27 year track record. The fact that you had to reach back almost three decades highlights the fact that WDW has been little more than an afterthought and a cash register for a very, very long time.
Test track, everest, Flight of passage, cosmic rewind terrible? If you say so.
Well, Test Track, which is significantly worse then the original it replaced, opened in ‘98, so what you’ve actually got there are three attractions. Everest and Flight are very good but I don’t think either are masterpieces and GotG is a really fun coaster and a flat out terrible themed Disney ride. And those are your three examples over 27 years.
At least the first was theatrically released: I saw it with my father in law and kids. I believe the second was as well.
I have seen the Tokyo ride only on video and perhaps it reads differently in person, but comparing it to typical Fantasyland dark rides and especially Mermaid seems to be doing it a grave injustice. It features tons of appropriate AAs arranged in actual scenes ( a novelty at WDW), lots of clever gags, minimal reliance on screens, etc. most significantly, it seems to have the best use of an interactive element of any dark rides I’ve seen - it certainly makes Toy Story look like a pile of garbage. It’s also much, much more appropriate to the strengths of the IP then is a coaster in a box. And hey, if it really is lacking, Disney could always expand and plus a new version.
Yes, a Tokyo dark ride would seem much more impressive compared to most of the offerings at WDW. That’s a problem.
Themed coasters are great for action-oriented franchises that depend on thrills, especially ones in interesting locations. Monsters Inc is a story set in a deliberately familiar and even banal setting with fantastic characters that relies on humor and emotion. It’s slightly less appropriate for a coaster then Muppets, which is already a very bad idea.
Because…merchandise.
I've said it in other threads, if they don't want to clone Ride and Go Seek to Walt Disney World, why not use the "flashlight tag dark ride" idea for a Muppets dark ride? Or a Zootopia dark ride, assuming they really want to put that in Hollywood Studios (I'd gladly take that over a clone of Shanghai's trackless Zootopia ride)?
Almost impossible unless there is a lot more to it than what it appears.
Was this readily known or ever referenced by Disney? I had no idea.