MK Cars-Themed Attractions at Magic Kingdom

[flyerjab]

What's confused me since the paperwork was filed was why SO MUCH land needed to be cleared for lay down yards? I realize there's no turning back, but if you look at the cleared land it seems more than half the acreage of the Magic Kingdom itself...but all towards the update of a footprint the size of RoA?

I saw somewhere it was speculated that the reason that there is so much land clearing and Imagineering support facilities at MK is because Piston Peak and Villians Land are not the only projects scheduled for MK in this 10 year plan.

 

[Disstevefan1]

I saw somewhere it was speculated that the reason that there is so much land clearing and Imagineering support facilities at MK is because Piston Peak and Villians Land are not the only projects scheduled for MK in this 10 year plan.

It makes sense of they will be working for 10 years they need Imagineering support facilities.

Wow..... 10 years....... Time will only tell what we end up with....

 

[danlb_2000]

Looks like at least part of this is for pretty permanent building and a large parking lot for Imagineering and other workers - probably to be a centralized location for this wok and other projects around property but so on site together ... So for more than *just* the ROA work

The permits do not show any structures being built in the laydown yards.

The size of the yard is not unreasonable. It's about 34 acres. For comparison the laydown yard for the Toy Story Land/Galaxy's Edge project was around 30 acres.

 

[jah4955]

I saw somewhere it was speculated that the reason that there is so much land clearing and Imagineering support facilities at MK is because Piston Peak and Villians Land are not the only projects scheduled for MK in this 10 year plan.

Here's hoping it's a, "both, and." ....that they are indeed ultimately going to have something permanent for guests in at least part of this recent clearing.

 

[Ayla]

Here's hoping it's a, "both, and." ....that they are indeed ultimately going to have something permanent for guests in at least part of this recent clearing.

There won't be.

 

[Disstevefan1]

Here's hoping it's a, "both, and." ....that they are indeed ultimately going to have something permanent for guests in at least part of this recent clearing.

One thing a WDW fan must have is hope.....

 

[TheMaxRebo]

The permits do not show any structures being built in the laydown yards.

The size of the yard is not unreasonable. It's about 34 acres. For comparison the laydown yard for the Toy Story Land/Galaxy's Edge project was around 30 acres.

Ok, maybe I am mixing up which are laydown yards but was thinking of this one

 

[Disstevefan1]

Ok, maybe I am mixing up which are laydown yards but was thinking of this one

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Looks like mostly parking lot to me?

This could be a country song -

They drained the Rivers of America and put in a parking lot

 

[jah4955]

Ok, maybe I am mixing up which are laydown yards but was thinking of this one

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Yup. That's a parking lot all right--and a quite a huge one (several times larger than the one they were going to put the axed "Main Street Theater." But what about the other 3 adjacent lots they just cleared? With your graphic it now looks like only the lot to the NE has a remote shot of becoming guest area. Thank you for this response!

 

[Bocabear]

Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you got 'til its gone....
They Paved ROA and Put up a parking lot....La la la....

 

[Smiley/OCD]

Looks like mostly parking lot to me?

This could be a country song -

They drained the Rivers of America and put in a parking lot

That’s NOT a country song…it’s Joni Mitchell…OR Counting Crows w/Vanessa Carlton OR Amy Grant…lol

 

[lazyboy97o]

Go buy a LEGO set, pour out the pieces and be amazed at how they will fill more flat space than the built set.

 

[BrianLo]

What's confused me since the paperwork was filed was why SO MUCH land needed to be cleared for lay down yards? I realize there's no turning back, but if you look at the cleared land it seems more than half the acreage of the Magic Kingdom itself...but all towards the update of a footprint the size of RoA?

Given the size of the parking it’s not unreasonable.

A hotel being built south of it also seems overtly on the project short-list.

 

[Disstevefan1]

I am happy to see Disney creating all these new facilities for their Imagineers in addition to giving them the awesome Galactic Star cruiser for office space too.

Do you think they get all you can drink green and blue milk there?

 

[Rhinocerous]

Looks like mostly parking lot to me?

This could be a country song -

They drained the Rivers of America and put in a parking lot

Have to park that big yellow taxi somewhere.

 

[danlb_2000]

Ok, maybe I am mixing up which are laydown yards but was thinking of this one

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That's just parking and trailers.

 

[jah4955]

That's just parking and trailers.

I realize it's super-ancient-never-gonna-happen-pre-history, but I still marvel at their, grandiose, original plans for "beyond RoA!"

 

[Jedi14]

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I realize it's super-ancient-never-gonna-happen-pre-history, but I still marvel at their, grandiose, original plans for "beyond RoA!"

Isn’t that just the Western River Expedition?

 

[lazyboy97o]

Isn’t that just the Western River Expedition?

Thunder Mesa incorporated a lot more than just Western River Expedition. It also included a runaway mine train roller coaster, a log flume ride and trails to explore.

https://passport2dreams.blogspot.com/2015/01/all-about-western-river-expedition-part.html

 

[Bocabear]

I remember seeing promotions for the Western River Expedition in the old Main Street Hospitality House....with an audioanimatronic owl. Back in the 70s.... but it was there forever.....