News 'Beyond Big Thunder Mountain' Blue Sky concept revealed for Magic Kingdom

[Haymarket2008]

Me wonders if there's any opportunity at all to keep the back half of the rivers of America?

It certainly looks like that could be a possibility when looking at the concept art.

 

[Ghost93]

I don't like all of this chatter about keeping part of ROA because I have a feeling if that happened there would be less space for the Villain land (which I want to be as big as possible).

 

[UNCgolf]

I don't know why anyone would even want to keep the back half -- the part that creates the waterfront at FL/LS is the only part that's really important. If they're going to eliminate that, go ahead and eliminate all of it and then create some new water features that fit into Villains (or whatever else eventually gets built up there).

 

[BuzzedPotatoHead89]

I don't like all of this chatter about keeping part of ROA because I have a feeling if that happened there would be less space for the Villain land (which I want to be as big as possible).

TDO won’t do that, don’t worry. It’ll sooner sit there as an empty plot of unused land a la Primeval Whirl, Tron, Animation Courtyard, or huge sections of EPCOT even if they delay the Villains project. Then they can chalk the savings to deferred construction costs.

 

[Disone]

It certainly looks like that could be a possibility when looking at the concept art.

That's my hope. FIFY. Showing the walkway continuing around the new southern end of ROA and up into a potential Villain's Land.

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I could live with the above. Although as the following article states it seems odd that with the blessing of slides they would need to get rid of rivers of America. With the blessing of size it seemed like they would not need to get rid of anything. How about for once we just genuinely add?

Apologies of this article is not typically allowed but it's such a good article. Spot on.

Disney Is About to Gut Magic Kingdom, Fans Are Furious, and You Don't Have Much Time | Frommer's

Disney just announced a Cars-themed area that will destroy a huge heritage section of Magic Kingdom park in Florida. | Frommer's

www.frommers.com

 

[Incomudro]

TDO won’t do that, don’t worry. It’ll sooner sit there as an empty plot of unused land a la Primeval Whirl, Tron, Animation Courtyard, or huge sections of EPCOT even if they delay the Villains project. Then they can chalk the savings to deferred construction costs.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea...

 

[Incomudro]

I could live with the above. Although as the following article states it seems odd that with the blessing of slides they would need to get rid of rivers of America. With the blessing of size it seemed like they would not need to get rid of anything. How about for once we just genuinely add?

Apologies of this article is not typically allowed but it's such a good article. Spot on.

Disney Is About to Gut Magic Kingdom, Fans Are Furious, and You Don't Have Much Time | Frommer's

Disney just announced a Cars-themed area that will destroy a huge heritage section of Magic Kingdom park in Florida. | Frommer's

www.frommers.com

Excellent article.