“Something major” coming to DHS???

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WoundedDreamer

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JD80 said:
I'd rather get a E-Ticket's budget worth of flat rides than another E-Ticket at DHS if I had to choose.
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I almost agree with this. I would take an E-Ticket's budget worth of dark rides for DHS. Flat rides have their place in the pantheon of attraction types, but Disney's bread and butter are family-friendly dark rides. The Little Mermaid omnimover was reputed to have cost 100+ million back in the day. Give me 3 or 4 of those type of rides at DHS. The park's problem is not a lack of headliner attractions (Rise, Falcon, Tower, RnR, Mickey, Slinky). It needs the supporting cast of attractions.
 
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jpinkc

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WoundedDreamer said:
I almost agree with this. I would take an E-Ticket's budget worth of dark rides for DHS. Flat rides have their place in the pantheon of attraction types, but Disney's bread and butter are family-friendly dark rides. The Little Mermaid omnimover was reputed to have cost 100+ million back in the day. Give me 3 or 4 of those type of rides at DHS. The park's problem is not a lack of headliner attractions (Rise, Falcon, Tower, RnR, Mickey, Slinky). It needs the supporting cast of attractions.
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And NOT RESKINS of Existing or Mothballed Attractions. MMRR is still a downgrade to me from GRM!!
 
RSoxNo1

RSoxNo1

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Sectorkeeper71 said:
From what I recall, universal wanted to theme the area to DC first but could never hammer down an agreement so pivoted to marvel. I think that’s what the poster might be thinking of
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We recently did a podcast on this topic, "What if Islands of Adventure opened with a DC land instead of a Marvel land..." Purely speculative, but a fun exercise.
 
Bocabear

Bocabear

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roj2323 said:
MMRR is value engineered garbage. I have no idea how that got green lit.
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Garbage is harsh... It is a good attraction... On it's own merit,
...if it were not replacing the centerpiece attraction for the park, it is fun and sweet... If this had been built in the Animation Courtyard and the GMR had a substantial update and refresh, I think most people would think this was a winner. There is a lot to like about it... but as a replacement for an epic ride filled with AAs... I get it.
 
roj2323

roj2323

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Bocabear said:
Garbage is harsh... It is a good attraction... On it's own merit,
...if it were not replacing the centerpiece attraction for the park, it is fun and sweet... If this had been built in the Animation Courtyard and the GMR had a substantial update and refresh, I think most people would think this was a winner. There is a lot to like about it... but as a replacement for an epic ride filled with AAs... I get it.
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Honestly if they just went with the classic animation style instead of Meth head Mickey I might not hate it so much but even if that were to change the dancing segment still makes me nauseous to the point in which I refuse to ride it again.
 
Bocabear

Bocabear

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roj2323 said:
Honestly if they just went with the classic animation style instead of Meth head Mickey I might not hate it so much but even if that were to change the dancing segment still makes me nauseous to the point in which I refuse to ride it again.
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I do agree it was odd to choose the cartoon shorts version of Mickey instead of classic Mickey....But I really don't hate it either... It is stylish and fun...and the change from Factory to park at the end is absolutely charming. a lot to like about that ride....
 
cookiee_munster

cookiee_munster

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As Disney can't really put a huge band of superheroes like Marvel characters in Disney Hollywood Studios why not use The Incredibles? I always thought it was fairly popular and solves the whole "where are the superheroes?" to people who go and don't understand about the whole convoluted history with Universal & Disney.

Retheme rock"n"rollercoaster to something like Incredicoaster where you have to go save jack-jack (it'd work loads better in a dark environment than the open aired coaster at California) and then create another street using the car park and launch bay and stick an Incredibles E-ticket with a few flat rides in the area.

It's an IP that's definitely underutilised. Especially in the Florida parks, given the Disney/Universal situation.
 
SamusAranX

SamusAranX

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cookiee_munster said:
As Disney can't really put a huge band of superheroes like Marvel characters in Disney Hollywood Studios why not use The Incredibles? I always thought it was fairly popular and solves the whole "where are the superheroes?" to people who go and don't understand about the whole convoluted history with Universal & Disney.

Retheme rock"n"rollercoaster to something like Incredicoaster where you have to go save jack-jack (it'd work loads better in a dark environment than the open aired coaster at California) and then create another street using the car park and launch bay and stick an Incredibles E-ticket with a few flat rides in the area.

It's an IP that's definitely underutilised. Especially in the Florida parks, given the Disney/Universal situation.
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I would be ok with this IF the retheme connected it to TSL and revitalized the old Pixar Place concept, and perhaps added a show, and a couple more smaller rides to spread capacity
 
mattpeto

mattpeto

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Maybe once plans are finalized for Indy/Dinosaur, they will build a new land at the stunt show location. I hope not, but they might think it’s overkill to have to Indy at multiple parks.

I also wonder if Encanto sing along could eventually replace Frozen.
 
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PK2

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WoundedDreamer said:
I almost agree with this. I would take an E-Ticket's budget worth of dark rides for DHS. Flat rides have their place in the pantheon of attraction types, but Disney's bread and butter are family-friendly dark rides. The Little Mermaid omnimover was reputed to have cost 100+ million back in the day. Give me 3 or 4 of those type of rides at DHS. The park's problem is not a lack of headliner attractions (Rise, Falcon, Tower, RnR, Mickey, Slinky). It needs the supporting cast of attractions.
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Genuinely, if they just added a new Omnimover and a few flats to the parks that particularly need more capacity, it would make a huge difference. Encanto should 100% be a sensibly-budgeted Omnimover, it's designed well for the intimacy of touring a multi-floored home, and they can even explain the casita is moving the vehicles along like it does with people by moving the tiles. But you just know it's gonna be a trackless system with wide open rooms that costs a heap, takes a half-decade to build, and then doesn't move many people per hour. Similarly, DHS is gonna end up with some overpriced headliner project that doesn't address what it really needs.
 
mattpeto

mattpeto

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JohnD said:
I don't see why. There are multiple examples.
  • Nemo: AK and Epcot
  • BATB: MK, Epcot, and HS
  • Little Mermaid: MK and HS
  • Frozen: HS and Epcot
Not to mention the same characters in multiple parks and more than one IP in Mickey's Philarmagic, including Lion King which is also obviously in AK.
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Oh yeah plenty of examples, don't love all the use cases though (I realize that's not your point).

Maybe the could move the Stunt Show to the Nemo musical location and change Dinosaur to Indy, and really have a proper home for Indy stuff. Gives them plenty of space at DHS to build out that new rumored land.
 
The Leader of the Club

The Leader of the Club

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cookiee_munster said:
As Disney can't really put a huge band of superheroes like Marvel characters in Disney Hollywood Studios why not use The Incredibles? I always thought it was fairly popular and solves the whole "where are the superheroes?" to people who go and don't understand about the whole convoluted history with Universal & Disney.

Retheme rock"n"rollercoaster to something like Incredicoaster where you have to go save jack-jack (it'd work loads better in a dark environment than the open aired coaster at California) and then create another street using the car park and launch bay and stick an Incredibles E-ticket with a few flat rides in the area.

It's an IP that's definitely underutilised. Especially in the Florida parks, given the Disney/Universal situation.
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My pitch for Animation Courtyard has always been Superhero Square. Add Incredibles, Big Hero 6, and whatever MCU characters you can (Dr. Strange) to create a land that celebrates all superheroes and isn’t confined to a sad industrial square like DCA’s is.
 
Bocabear

Bocabear

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yeah but they can't use any Marvel characters, so good or not, the point is moot.
They really need to stick to available IP. So far none of the Superhero stuff they have built for the Disney theme parks are particularly compelling...
 

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