For now yes. If it'll be revived and improved to be approved I don't know.
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Rumor Stitch's Great Escape Replacement— Don’t Hold Your Breath
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Because originally it was.
Cameron1529
Active Member
What is the likelihood of it actually happening?? It would be a pretty cool attraction
Right now? Pretty unlikely.
WDWTank
Well-Known Member
Not really. While there are rumors not based on anything but supposition or wishful thinking that float around the internet that people think they're actually true rumors (cf. "they'll fix the Yeti when Pandora opens" -- which didn't happen); this rumor had the support of several insiders. WiR was indeed the plan, but it got scrapped. Corroborating proof is the fact they they had closed Stitch obviously with the intent of overhauling it to something... but then nothing happened, and so they're still using it seasonally for rush times of the year.
There's a new likely replacement according to one of our insiders, but, last he leaked, it wasn't fully greenlit yet.
larryz
I'm Just A Tourist!
More like SWAGs. According to Merriam-Webster, a rumor is "talk or opinion widely disseminated with no discernible source." By extension, a "rumor" with a "source" becomes "news."
I see your M-W and raise you an American Heritage:
1. A piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth.
2. Unverified information received from another; hearsay.
2. Unverified information received from another; hearsay.
Unverified means we don't have a verified source. So, when our insiders tell us what's happening, they don't reveal their source, which makes it an unverified source.
So, we have another word with various meanings. Do you think that the context of this forum is in the sense of spit people make up because they want it to be true or are guessing it to be true and then purport it as real possibility?
larryz
I'm Just A Tourist!
Well, the title of the forum is "News, Rumors and Current Events," not "News, Insider Rumors and Current Events." And the rest of your definition says "uncertain origin" which means you don't have a definitive source for the information. Yes, I understand that an insider rumor might have more veracity than one reported by just some unwashed schlub of a Disney fan, but that slight taint of authenticity doesn't necessarily make it a "better" rumor (see Disneyworld Bus Driver*).
*no offense meant, @Driver
Ok, then.
But, this being a discussion board, I'll discuss how an 'unfounded rumor' is unfounded, point it out, and roundly mock people reacting to rumors with no basis in actual sources, especially when they make up their own stuff as a launching pad for their moment of drama.
larryz
I'm Just A Tourist!
As is your right. And don't forget to thank the Phoenicians.
splash1988
Member
Anything would be better than Stitch. Such a waste of prime real estate, just like "golf course and cemeteries" I tell ya.What could Stich’s replacement be?
Is it Alien Encounter?
trainplane3
Well-Known Member
To back up this, I believe a while back @marni1971 actually specified it was originally AR, then VR, then 3D, then the project sort of dropped off. So there is/was weight to this rumor.
I'm aware of our insider's report of a planned WiR that was scrapped. I wasn't criticizing that. I was criticizing this...
Also, the insiders information can change at any time as it often does. Don't underestimate capital expenditure bean counters.
Wherein someone presumed the attraction was axed for budgetary reasons. That is not established by any insider rumor, but based on that person's simmering anti-Disney sentiment. If that doesn't get called out, then the internet gets awashed with the unfounded rumor WiR was cut because of how stingy Disney is.
I think we've all have endured a master class on Fake News to spot a plant of false information.
RobbinsDad
Well-Known Member
If there is a replacement for this attraction, might it include the same character? Stitch in and of him/itself is still pretty popular.
Plenty of Non-VR proposals have been made for the space.
False. The project started VR, it's issues were exposed, then it became 3D, then 2D, then irrelevant.
Bingo. One sim per theater. Ft a Turtle Trek-Esque dome.
The goal was to maximize capacity, something Stitch doesn't do, and hasn't outside of its first months.
No. Or at least not the alien encounter, could be AE in name.What could Stich’s replacement be?
Is it Alien Encounter?
Wasn't there at one point a rumor involving Dreamfinder and Figment taking over this location? (During the Tomorrowland/Discoveryland debate) Does that sound familiar to anyone? Anyway... As for the Stitch IP specifically why wouldn't they just retool the show?
IMO Stitch "fits" in Tomorrowland much better than Ralph. If anything I'd rather Stitch stay. While they're at it I'd be happy if Monster's Inc. (another low performer) was removed. In any case Ralph doesn't belong. Monsters don't belong. TRON... barely fits. Why has Tomorrowland become the idea dumping ground for IPs that "sorta-fit-but-not-really."
bclane
Well-Known Member
WALL-E fits. Why we have Monsters Inc and don’t have a WALL-E ride in Tomorrowland just seems silly to me (though I do love MILF when the mood hits).