Will Disneyland have a new attraction for its 75th anniversary? If so what will it be?

[mickEblu]

Taking bets now. And I mean Disneyland or the Disneyland side of DL Forward specifically. Not including DCA.

Smart money is probably No but I’d like to believe it’ll have at least one new attraction for the 75th. Something in Tomorrowland or Frozen would be the most likely. A new Star Wars GE attraction is a good dark horse. The problem with voting one of the TL options (other than a new show in the theatre) is that you are essentially saying new Tomorrowland will be open by 2030 and I’m not prepared to say that with all the other construction going on around the resort. With that said, the fact there was no mention of DL getting any of the MK updates to BLAB might be telling. I’m torn between nothing, Frozen or a BLAB replacement.

 

[dlr74]

With construction timelines these days, in order to make a 2030 opening they would need to announce any new builds at next year's D23.

I suppose something smaller scale (like a replacement for Buzz, Carousel Theater, or Star Tours) could take a little less time.

I'm still holding out for a Tomorrowland overhaul with the return of the Peoplemover (never happening... I know..)

 

[DLR92]

I can’t see Disneyland getting a new attraction for it 75th anniversary.

But my wishlist would be actually overhaul Space Mountian like of Tokyo Disneyland. Expect we preserve our iconic architecture of Space Mountian.

 

[mickEblu]

With construction timelines these days, in order to make a 2030 opening they would need to announce any new builds at next year's D23.

I suppose something smaller scale (like a replacement for Buzz, Carousel Theater, or Star Tours) could take a little less time.

I'm still holding out for a Tomorrowland overhaul with the return of the Peoplemover (never happening... I know..)

Right if we were 7 years out I’d probably go with Frozen for the sheer fact that it would be wild of that IP still didn’t have any real representation at DLR nearly 20 years after it was released. But considering the timeline and the fact a Buzz replacement kind of insinuates a TL redo would be done by 2035 it’s hard to go with that one. With that said, for the sake of not being boring and the fact that DL’s BLAB wasn’t announced to be getting any updates I’ll vote for BLAB. It wouldn’t necessarily have to open with a new land. Especially considering its location. Then you also have the fact they ve neglected the heck out of this attraction and its one of the few to not get a refurb prior to the 70th.

 

[mickEblu]

@Nland316 which two or more? Curious.

 

[Disstevefan1]

I voted something else.

It will be replacing the Rivers of America

 

[Disney Irish]

With construction timelines these days, in order to make a 2030 opening they would need to announce any new builds at next year's D23.

I suppose something smaller scale (like a replacement for Buzz, Carousel Theater, or Star Tours) could take a little less time.

I'm still holding out for a Tomorrowland overhaul with the return of the Peoplemover (never happening... I know..)

Outside of pandemic related delays new lands haven't taken longer than 3ish years on average, so I honestly don't get where this idea that the timelines are some how longer in general comes from. So if announced next year at D23 there is still plenty of time to have a new TL open by the 75th in 2030.

Now do I think it'll happen, maybe not. But it is certainly possible.

 

[Disney Irish]

I voted for a new TL E-Ticket, just to be the long shot.

 

[mickEblu]

I voted for a new TL E-Ticket, just to be the long shot.

Bold. I voted for something to replace BLAB. I think there’s just the most to go off there considering how it didn’t get a returb for the 70th, how much it’s been neglected and that the DL version wasn’t lumped into the announcement for MK’s update. Also likelier than an E ticket or completely new build.

 

[dlr74]

Outside of pandemic related delays new lands haven't taken longer than 3ish years on average, so I honestly don't get where this idea that the timelines are some how longer in general comes from. So if announced next year at D23 there is still plenty of time to have a new TL open by the 75th in 2030.

Now do I think it'll happen, maybe not. But it is certainly possible.

Which new lands are you referring to? Galaxy's Edge was announced in 2015 and opened in 2019. Even then, the headlining attraction wasn't finished and took until 2020.

Avengers Campus was not an entirely new build as Web Slingers reused the existing ITTBAB building and the land is extremely tiny. The E Ticket announced in 2019 only just now broke ground.

 

[britain]

I voted for no new ride. As much as we would like new things on the anniversary years, management sees the anniversary year as an attraction in of itself. “Why take away a new attraction from an upcoming year that has no anniversary and add it to the anniversary year?”

 

[dlr74]

I voted for no new ride. As much as we would like new things on the anniversary years, management sees the anniversary year as an attraction in of itself. “Why take away a new attraction from an upcoming year that has no anniversary and add it to the anniversary year?”

I agree with you, but I took this thread more as a "what could be announced and opened by 2030?" rather than "what new attractions will Disney use to celebrate its 75th?"

 

[Nland316]

@Nland316 which two or more? Curious.

I still am betting on at least ONE thing coming to TL. Not necessarily an E-ticket per se, but I think a 5 year timeline works out for a Buzz revamp or Peoplemover (hopeium).. Stitch doing great at the box office imo locks the IP in for some kind of attraction, and we’ll see soon too about F4. I really don’t think the last round of D23 TL rumors came from thin air.

To play it safe, I wouldn’t be surprised if either Pooh or a FL dark ride were rethemed to a different IP.

Those are my semi realistic bets lol

 

[Andrew25]

I think the Tomorrowland redo will be a 2035 project. Phase 2 of this turbocharging.

For the 75th, I think they'll lean on entertainment again (Fantasmic improvements?)... maybe we get something at the Fantasyland theater?

 

[dlr74]

I still am betting on at least ONE thing coming to TL. Not necessarily an E-ticket per se, but I think a 5 year timeline works out for a Buzz revamp or Peoplemover (hopeium).. Stitch doing great at the box office imo locks the IP in for some kind of attraction, and we’ll see soon too about F4. I really don’t think the last round of D23 TL rumors came from thin air.

To play it safe, I wouldn’t be surprised if either Pooh or a FL dark ride were rethemed to a different IP.

Those are my semi realistic bets lol

My guess is Pooh is not long for this world. Hence why they went forward with rethemeing the land to "Bayou Country" without so much as addressing the Pooh problem. It could either be bulldozed for the Disneyland Forward expansion bridge, or given a new IP like you said. Not sure what else could fit into "Bayou Country" though

 

[mickEblu]

I still am betting on at least ONE thing coming to TL. Not necessarily an E-ticket per se, but I think a 5 year timeline works out for a Buzz revamp or Peoplemover (hopeium).. Stitch doing great at the box office imo locks the IP in for some kind of attraction, and we’ll see soon too about F4. I really don’t think the last round of D23 TL rumors came from thin air.

To play it safe, I wouldn’t be surprised if either Pooh or a FL dark ride were rethemed to a different IP.

Those are my semi realistic bets lol

Yeah I think some of this is possible. Not sure how likely. The only thing I don’t see happening is Pooh becoming anything other than Star Wars. For me it either stays put or gets swallowed by GE.

 

[D.Silentu]

I do agree Buzz is not long for this world, especially with replacements and major refurbishments coming to its sister attractions. However, replacing it with a similar shooter doesn't really seem like the marketable feature they would want for a marquee anniversary. I voted for Frozen. A third movie is on the way, which will pour fuel into its fandom, and it seems at this point that Disney feels every resort needs one. We've discussed at length that Fantasyland has a nice little bit of unused space where it could fit. All that being said, the real answer probably is Avatar.

 

[wityblack]

I could see some attractions getting plus-ups like they did with Matterhorn for the 60th. Specifically I could see Mr. Toad, Pinocchio, Roger Rabbit, Storybook, Buzz, Pooh, and/or Jungle Cruise getting some love.

 

[Disney Irish]

Bold. I voted for something to replace BLAB. I think there’s just the most to go off there considering how it didn’t get a returb for the 70th, how much it’s been neglected and that the DL version wasn’t lumped into the announcement for MK’s update. Also likelier than an E ticket or completely new build.

It depends on if you think it'll just be an overlay or something different. Like Circle Vision was an E-Ticket before it was replaced by Buzz. So an E-Ticket can be put back in there.

 

[mickEblu]

It depends on if you think it'll just be an overlay or something different. Like Circle Vision was an E-Ticket before it was replaced by Buzz. So an E-Ticket can be put back in there.

I guess I don't view Buzz or whatever would replace it as an E ticket by modern standards. I think if they really wanted to they could get a new shooter or brand new dark ride in there by 2030. Thats the million dollar question though. If they want to.