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

[Fido Chuckwagon]

Magic Kingdom is routinely the least popular park out of the 6 (4 WDW / 2 Uni)

lol. MK is the most visited theme park in WDW, in Orlando, in FL, and in the world. Every year.

 

[Fido Chuckwagon]

but I would bet a lot of kids who go for the first time today are not going to return with their children 30 years later to share Pirates and Haunted Mansion

Guess we’ll have to wait 30 years, but I bet you’re wrong.

 

[MJL92]

lol. MK is the most visited theme park in WDW, in Orlando, in FL, and in the world. Every year.

Magic Kingdom is routinely the least popular park out of the 6 (4 WDW / 2 Uni) on the high school trips I run.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Out of curiosity, what do your high schoolers prefer? I’d assume DHS. Hopefully, Epcot, too?

 

[MisterPenguin]

Out of curiosity, what do your high schoolers prefer?

For no one to ever look at them, not even a glance.

Or, for everyone to look at them all the time, not even a glance away.

That's all they want.

 

[solidyne]

Wow, twice! Can people not read full sentences anymore? Or do people just love quoting others out of context?

 

[MJL92]

Out of curiosity, what do your high schoolers prefer? I’d assume DHS. Hopefully, Epcot, too?

Our last trip was April 2024. We normally do 1 full day in each Disney Park, and a hopper day for the two universal parks. However we dealt with a flight cancelation and lost our Animal Kingdom day for this past one.

Around 85 students, and I always do a survey at the end of each trip to make adjustments for the next ones. I got 50 responses. I have them rate each park on a 1-5 scale, here are the rankings:

Universal Studios / Islands Day - 4.48
Epcot - 4.25
Hollywood Studios - 4.2
Magic Kingdom - 4.15

I do think the Universal day gets a little skewed because they get two parks in one day. And we did not get a full day at HS since that was departure day, had to leave for the airport by 5PM.

The previous trip in April 2022 had similar numbers, but Epcot and HS were flipped and AK was in between.

 

[DisneyRoy]

Our last trip was April 2024. We normally do 1 full day in each Disney Park, and a hopper day for the two universal parks. However we dealt with a flight cancelation and lost our Animal Kingdom day for this past one.

Around 85 students, and I always do a survey at the end of each trip to make adjustments for the next ones. I got 50 responses. I have them rate each park on a 1-5 scale, here are the rankings:

Universal Studios / Islands Day - 4.48
Epcot - 4.25
Hollywood Studios - 4.2
Magic Kingdom - 4.15

I do think the Universal day gets a little skewed because they get two parks in one day. And we did not get a full day at HS since that was departure day, had to leave for the airport by 5PM.

The previous trip in April 2022 had similar numbers, but Epcot and HS were flipped and AK was in between.

I would say those make sense for a high schooler. Those coasters and Harry Potter lands at Universal play to their desires. Guardians at Epcot skews that number. And then Star Wars at HS.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Imagine seeing villain after villain on the dark ride, turning a corner to the finale and…it’s funny man Tim Allen here to save the day!

 

[Brer Panther]

The villains getting scared off by one of the Superstar Limo celebrities would be a hilarious way to end the ride.

 

[Giss Neric]

The big question is, will they make the Villains Land leaning more for the adults or will they make it child friendly/not so spooky.

 

[Bocabear]

I don't think that is even a question....this is Disney, this is the Magic Kingdom....It will definitely be not so spooky....
It would be nice to have it be a little edgier, but I think in the end it will be very kid friendly...

 

[Giss Neric]

I bet ya Disneyland Abu Dhabi will open before Villains Land.

 

[ToTBellHop]

The big question is, will they make the Villains Land leaning more for the adults or will they make it child friendly/not so spooky.

It will be family-friendly. Even Darkmoor is not as scary as some expected.

 

[Bocabear]

The big question is, will they make the Villains Land leaning more for the adults or will they make it child friendly/not so spooky.

The bigger question is will it ever actually be built... It is a phase 2 project....and all we have seen is one Blue Sky fuzzy image of it... It may end up with the Mary Poppins attraction, The Table Top Festival Center, The PLAY Pavilion etc at this point.... Heck the Moana concept art we saw looked more developed than what we have seen from Villains.....

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Out of curiosity, what do your high schoolers prefer? I’d assume DHS. Hopefully, Epcot, too?

My high schooler likes all of them. If I had to guess on her rankings it would be:

- Epcot (definitely #1)
- MK
- AK
- DHS

But she really isn't into thrill rides and isn't super into Star Wars

 

[ToTBellHop]

My high schooler likes all of them. If I had to guess on her rankings it would be:

- Epcot (definitely #1)
- MK
- AK
- DHS

But she really isn't into thrill rides and isn't super into Star Wars

I’m always happy when a young person loves Epcot. Our society still has some promise.

 

[Bocabear]

I’m always happy when a young person loves Epcot. Our society still has some promise.

I just wish today's Epcot still had some promise... It was so ambitious and amazing...all they needed to do was update and add additional things that fit within the framework of the established park themes...

 

[JD80]

I’m always happy when a young person loves Epcot. Our society still has some promise.

You have to understand @TheMaxRebo , his daughter would have been disowned of Epcot wasn't number one.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I’m always happy when a young person loves Epcot. Our society still has some promise.

I may have brainwashed influenced things by having "Listen to the Land" and "Universe of Energy" on our car ride playlists