A Spirited 15 Rounds ...

[FigmentJedi]

Not in my mind; I'm still not that excited about the concept of Nintendo-based theme park attractions, if only because each iteration of Nintendo's worlds is so vastly different from the one that came before it. This is excellent for video gamers, but not so great for the world of steel and concrete.

That's actually a valid point. I could see them going a Mario Kart 8/Hyrule Warriors route for a theme park Hyrule though: Not necessarily tied to any specific incarnation of Hyrule but more of a composite setting. Though geography wise, take cues from Ocarina where Hyrule Castle/Castle Town and Kakariko/Death Mountain are right next door to each other.

 

[Mike S]

That's actually a valid point. I could see them going a Mario Kart 8/Hyrule Warriors route for a theme park Hyrule though: Not necessarily tied to any specific incarnation of Hyrule but more of a composite setting. Though geography wise, take cues from Ocarina where Hyrule Castle/Castle Town and Kakariko/Death Mountain are right next door to each other.

Nah. Breath of the Wild

 

[FigmentJedi]

Nah. Breath of the Wild

I feel like a game as defined by gigantic wide open spaces as Breath of the Wild wouldn't translate that well into something on the Lost Continent plot.

 

[Bairstow]

Nah. Breath of the Wild

Haven't even played that one. Don't you need one of those switch things to run it?

 

[AEfx]

That's actually a valid point. I could see them going a Mario Kart 8/Hyrule Warriors route for a theme park Hyrule though: Not necessarily tied to any specific incarnation of Hyrule but more of a composite setting. Though geography wise, take cues from Ocarina where Hyrule Castle/Castle Town and Kakariko/Death Mountain are right next door to each other.

Some sort of timeless composite Hyrule Castle/Town would be best, IMO. There is such consternation over the Zelda "timeline" to begin with, it would likely be the most successful route.

 

[Mike S]

I feel like a game as defined by gigantic wide open spaces as Breath of the Wild wouldn't translate that well into something on the Lost Continent plot.

My idea for the land is that it would be split between a fixed Castle Town and the Lost Woods/Korok Forest. The main E Ticket would be in Castle Town and would be a Forbidden Journey like experience that takes you all over Hyrule. The Korok Forest would be a bit of a kiddy area and the Lost Woods a maze to the Master Sword.

Haven't even played that one. Don't you need one of those switch things to run it?

Yes. Or a Wii U but pretty much no one buys that version.

You should play it. It didn’t win all those awards for nothing you know

Some sort of timeless composite Hyrule Castle/Town would be best, IMO. There is such consternation over the Zelda "timeline" to begin with, it would likely be the most successful route.

I agree which is why the areas I picked are ones seen in many of the games. A good thing about BotW is that we never see a fixed Castle Town so there’s no idea of what it contained pretty much making it a blank slate. Milk Bar, potion shop, mini game shop (think Frontierland shooting arcade), Happy Mask Shop, etc. could all be included. Since it didn’t really have a theme either they could use any iconic tracks they want like they do in HP.

 

[Princess Leia]

I'll post the box office data in the Black Panther thread, but I just wanted to mention here that BP is now out of the top 5. It's now in Week 9, and it's still having an incredibly impressive run.

 

[the.dreamfinder]

Another hint at expansion of TDR’s existing parks, no third gate at this time.
https://tdrexplorer.com/expansion-plans-reported-for-tokyo-disney-resort/

An observation, I was going through OLC’s financial records last week and I noticed they’ve kept about $2.6 Billion on hand for the past couple of years whilst doing stock buybacks. OLC will tell us when they’re ready to proceed, but they will likely want to have more money put aside for this project. Just a guesstimate, but landfill plus a third gate and new Disney resorts could cost around $5 billion+.

 

[ford91exploder]

Not from what I’ve read.

Also @Disneyhead'71 dropped a date: 10/1/22

I’ll let him provide the context. No way that’s for the new park.

Why not?, Olympic venues go up in less time than that, Not everyone drags building stuff out to minimize cash burn, Most places want to start collecting REVENUE!.

 

[Mike S]

Why not?, Olympic venues go up in less time than that, Not everyone drags building stuff out to minimize cash burn, Most places want to start collecting REVENUE!.

The reason it surprises me is because it means construction would likely have to start this year and besides speculation no one has said anything concrete on what we’ll see inside the park. Unless anyone wants to chime in *cough* @marni1971 *cough*

 

[marni1971]

The reason it surprises me is because it means construction would likely have to start this year and besides speculation no one has said anything concrete on what we’ll see inside the park. Unless anyone wants to chime in *cough* @marni1971 *cough*

It’s very possible.

 

[Mike S]

It’s very possible.

Any knowledge to drop on what we’ll see inside?

 

[marni1971]

Any knowledge to drop on what we’ll see inside?

Nothing I can talk about yet. But it sounds wonderful.

 

[Mike S]

Nothing I can talk about yet. But it sounds wonderful.

Guess they’ve got a much tighter lid on this than Disney had on Shanghai.

Any worries about it being rushed?

 

[marni1971]

Guess they’ve got a much tighter lid on this than Disney had on Shanghai.

Any worries about it being rushed?

Nah. I’ve known about it for quite a while so you can bet they’ve had it ready to go for a long time. I wouldn’t say I’ve seen the final design but what I do know does excite me.

 

[the.dreamfinder]

Nah. I’ve known about it for quite a while so you can bet they’ve had it ready to go for a long time. I wouldn’t say I’ve seen the final design but what I do know does excite me.

How’s UNI Beijing going?

 

[marni1971]

How’s UNI Beijing going?

No idea !

 

[truecoat]

It’s likely due to micromanaging that Nintendo is being put off until the third park.

I heard that Pokemon was taking over the space that was set aside for Super Nintendo land.

 

[Mike S]

I heard that Pokemon was taking over the space that was set aside for Super Nintendo land.

That rumor might not be totally accurate.

 

[Cesar R M]

The insiders on Orlando United all say so and I’m the only one calling on the BS of how long we’ll have to wait. Everyone else just laps it up.

Why would they do that? could the deaths of some of the top Nintendo guys sinked the contract?
Could they change nintendo land for full blown Dreamworks land?

Still, I agree with you because nowadays every "insider" seems to get the information and repeat what they heard from somewhere else and not actual inside info.