MK Villains Land Announced for Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom

[Nickm2022]

They learned from Star Wars based on Disneyland thankfully.

I wonder if they’d get a Danny Elfman type to work on organizing it all or new themes.

If they did it for Mystic Manor they could.

Tho Dark Universe was Elfman so maybe not literally him

Gimme Michael Gachino

 

[ChewbaccaYourMum]

Actually, now that I’ve caught up and read this report, it’s working better for me.

It’s sounding more like a straightforward expansion of Fantasyland, with separate stories staying in separate attractions. We know this works, it has worked for 70 years.

None of this ridiculous “summoning of random bad guys from different places across centuries and geography into one single adventure.”

Just like we’d think an attraction with Peter Pan, Alice, Tarzan, and Roger Rabbit would be a lousy soulless corporate-cash-grab, an attraction with Hook, Queen of Hearts, Clayton and Judge Doom would be as well.

I approve of what seems to be happening here (though the Ursula spinner has always seemed like a stupid idea whenever it come up).

I respect your opinion! But I think that's where we differ. What you explained with the heroes sounds just as awesome to me as a zany ride with all the villains haha! I don't need every single ride in a magical theme park to make sense (settings and times and characters) sometimes I just want to have fun, and all the Villains together (Monsters Unchained in Epic) sounds like a lot of fun to me.

But anyway this whole thing has basically been debunked by Marni and it was never even a thought by Disney, more just speculation from people like me who loved the monsters ride in Epic, so doesn't really matter at this point haha!

 

[DrStarlander]

Sure, a few, for Halloween. Young kids as a group are not buying up villains stuff the way they buy Woody figures and princess dresses though. They are clearly not the target audience for villains.

Appealing to kids is really important. But I don't think appealing to kids is what drives the kind of LL revenue that's needed to pay for all this. Kids are only kids, at the park, in a cognizant way, for about 6 years (age 5 to 11, say). After that, for the rest of their lives, they are essentially adults. With money.

 

[Nickm2022]

It's not that I don't want to believe it, but rather I just really doubt such a drastic change in every single way while they already filled permits. expanding or plussing is one thing, but the article suggests a brand new land different then the one announced. And that is what I disagree with and doubt

 

[lazyboy97o]

Leaking that direction, if it got positive feedback, would give that team some added credibility when they make their case to management.

Except for the huge target you’ve painted on your back that you’re violating your NDA or using unsolicited ideas.

 

[AKL2003]

I feel like the boat ride themed to Hades and a dinner “show” themed to Cruella would work better-but to the point being made that these rumors seem “off”-no sense raising the pitchforks until Disney officially weighs in-

 

[MisterPenguin]

Just saw the news about them toning down villains land.

Things just have to get worse and worse at Disney don’t they? It never ends

I can understand your disappointment of the 'scare level' being 'toned down.'

I don't understand how you can say that and intentionally ignore the upsizing of the land.

Unless one just wants to be always negative for reasons.

 

[Captain Neo]

If the rumor is true that the maleficient ride is a boat ride I wonder if it’s straight up the dusted off “Bald Mountain” project from the late 90s that was pitched to replace 20k under the sea

 

[FigmentFan82]

I think this land would also be a great opportunity for some characters from the descendants. Characters who are not outright evil, but are the children of villains. That would make for a great show or meet and greet or something along those lines.

 

[Surferboy567]

I think this land would also be a great opportunity for some characters from the descendants. Characters who are not outright evil, but are the children of villains. That would make for a great show or meet and greet or something along those lines.

When the ride selection is 2, definitely no. If we had a whole park of villain themed lands to choose from sure. Maybe walk around characters.

 

[Mike S]

I’m going to admit I was very partial to the idea of the Maleficent coaster possibly being a resurrection of Animal Kingdom’s Dragon Tower.

Wasn’t there always supposed to be a big dark ride as well? I remember people way back already talking about the Shanghai Boat tech.

 

[FigmentFan82]

When the ride selection is 2, definitely no. If we had a whole park of villain themed lands to choose from sure. Maybe walk around characters.

Well looking like maybe 3 rides but I did specifically say they’d be good for a show or meet and greet experience, not an actual ride.

 

[Lord Fozzinator]

My ideal version of Villains land is to have the level of intensity as Haunted Mansion with the land more appealing to teens but not being completely off limits to kids. My ideal lineup is:

• Maleficent Coaster
• E-Ticket boat ride featuring multiple villains
• A busbar ride themed to a specific villain that doesn't have a lot of representation (Queen of Hearts, Cruella, etc.)
• A flat ride
• A indoor show themed to a group of villains
• The Hades Dinner Show
• A counter-service restaurant
• Several M&G

 

[Surferboy567]

Well looking like maybe 3 rides but I did specifically say they’d be good for a show or meet and greet experience, not an actual ride.

The issue I have with it, is that they have so many competent villains I choose before we even touch anything remotely close to Descendants. I want actual villains in this experience not the knock off disney channel versions if that makes sense.

For the shows, it should be the popular villains that didn’t make the cut in the attraction. In my honest opinion.

 

[britain]

Interesting report. As awesome as Emperor's is, it's hard to see Disney building an anchor attraction to it in 2026. Something finally using the Shanghai boat tech would be welcome. And then the spinner? Pass. MK has basic spinners more than covered already.

A roller coaster based on “Third Man on the Mountain”?! Walt, what are you thinking!?

 

[ToTBellHop]

I think this land would also be a great opportunity for some characters from the descendants. Characters who are not outright evil, but are the children of villains. That would make for a great show or meet and greet or something along those lines.

I fear that pushes the land too far into the realm of camp. Of course, the DHS villain show is super campy so maybe that was a test of tone.

 

[FigmentFan82]

I get the pushback against descendants in favor of the more established villains, I would just like to put out there that descendants is very popular with its audience, even though that doesn’t touch many people here. Again, they’re probably not gonna do anything with them in this land, but some small type of representation would not be out out of place in my humble opinion.

 

[Pizza Moon]

Gimme Michael Gachino

I’d love him.

What he did with Ratatouille, Incredibles, Batman, Up, Rogue One, MAGIC. Do I need to go on?

 

[lazyboy97o]

A roller coaster based on “Third Man on the Mountain”?! Walt, what are you thinking!?

The Matterhorn Bobsleds is not based on Third Man on the Mountain.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

The Matterhorn Bobsleds is not based on Third Man on the Mountain.

I read it on a construction wall so it must be true!!!!