Disstevefan1
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I vote for the river, boat, and an island with a snack bar.
They have the land to build new attractions elsewhere.
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MK Cars-Themed Attractions at Magic Kingdom
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They have the land to build new attractions elsewhere.
Disstevefan1
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For a moment there I thought it was a new DVC preview center
Trueblood
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All I've seen about it is this: https://blogmickey.com/2025/04/new-frontierland-structure-big-thunder-mountain-railroad/
But their conclusion that it's a vehicle barn seems reasonable.
solidyne
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Ooooh, Ride of the Jungle Cruise! Is that some new meta-attraction? I wish we were getting that in DHS!
Ayla
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They are getting rid of the Jungle Cruise.
SoFloMagic
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Couldn't agree more. Give me europe or asia any day. Yet thousands see disney world as the holy grail of vacations.
I agree. But they were never going to redo the island. If they make it cool, the rafts dont have the capacity for the interest. At some point you're building a bridge and getting rid of the steamboat anyway. And then you've got that massive space tied up for a walk through attraction.
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
It is a rite of passage for many Americans, and they will only go once. Doesn't mean they don't do other "once in a lifetime" trips.
Disstevefan1
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Disney's desire to destroy it is greater than their desire to keep it.
We must all keep in mind, Disney will do what is in their best interest, not what's in the best interest of the park or the guest. As many has said, its a business.
SoFloMagic
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Gusey
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Because opening a new ride for the Magic Kingdom next to the All-Star Resorts (undeveloped land on property) makes complete sense. Just make Walt Disney World one big theme park with one entrance fee, then they can build attractions on all that undeveloped land and say its part of Magic Kingdom.
People saying that RoA/TSI are underutized space that can be redevloped for more popular Magic Kingdom attractions are taking into consideration the potential places around the Magic Kingdom where expansion could happen with minimal impact. Of course, it would be great if they used up all the expansion plots already, but then there would be no expansion plots in 10 years time and they'd have to replace what's already in the park. It's just an inevitable part of the theme park industry that attractions have a shelf life and if they don't get updated, they close and (for the most part) get replaced
Raineman
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One could argue that the Cars attractions do not need to be placed in/around MK, especially given the trend of thematic integrity being not as vital as it was before. Cars Land would work well at DHS-some people think ROA/TSI is underutilized space and don't care if it's removed; I could say the same thing about the Indy Stunt show at DHS. And I've seen similar statements to yours regarding expansion plots, so I'll ask-what are they being saved for? Why do they need all of them to still be available in 10 years, or 15 years, or 20 years? And they have already been replacing existing areas/attractions even with the expansion plots still available.
Bocabear
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I would much rather see them overhaul the mess of Tomorrowland in a good and meaningful way, reactivate the old Alien Encounter space with something new, Boot the Monsters over to DHS, replace that woith something that fits the theme of the land and add another new attraction to the Galaxy Theater expansion space... Also the Speedway seriously needs something to make it feel like it belongs in a Disney park... Tomorrowland really needed to be fixed before they move forward with another expansion...
solidyne
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erasure fan1
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That's very true. But I'd rather see that than replacing attractions while there are open spots. Especially in Florida, they need extra capacity. I'm more of a cross that bridge when we come to it guy on this topic.
Bocabear
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In 20 years when they need new expansion plots they will undoubtedly just replace an existing attraction....they are doing that now when they still have room to expand without removing attractions.....and quite frankly thay have 4 parks all in need of additional capacity... some more than others... They really need to address those before tearing out more existing attractions.....
Fox&Hound
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You have to consider the business of running a theme park. They don't want to use all of their underdeveloped land right away. They want to build on that land every ten years or so, bringing guests back to discover the joys of the parks. The guests who have been away for some time. Imagine if they had used them all 20 years ago and we were looking at Atlantis attractions, Great Mouse Detective Land, and Oliver and Company the ride. I think their approach makes sense. TSI is underutilized and even if we are sad to see the island and surrounding water go, I have hopes they will build something really impressive.
Gusey
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But if they only focused on the other 3 parks, people would be saying MK doesn't get anything new. Investment in the parks are literally on rotation, with only AK getting less consistent investment. Since New Fantasyland opened in 2012, here are each parks major new offerings:
- MK: 7 Dwarfs (2014), Tron (2023), Tiana's (2024), Cars (2029?) Villains (2030?) - 5
- Epcot: Frozen Ever After (2016), Ratatouille (2021), Guardians (2023), Moana/Epcot Spine (2023) - 4
- HS: Toy Story Land (2018), Star Wars Galaxy's Edge (2019), MMRR (2020), Monsters (2028?) - 4
- AK: Pandora (2017), Tropical Americas (2027) - 2
TrainsOfDisney
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Most of us are armchair imagineers - I know I’ve studied the business and operations of theme parks and entertainment businesses.
The magic kingdom is the worlds #1 most visited theme park. It has not been developed well. There is so much potential.
Did new fantasyland take the plot that was going to be used for fire mountain? Cause if not, a Villians attraction could be built there.
And then Moana by Adventureland. And the Main Street theatre. Let’s do that first please!