In a recent Dis after Dark podcast, good ol' Jim Hill said that IF Frozen 2 does well, not only will the Motorboat Cruise area become Arendale, but the side of the Matterhorn facing it will get Elsa's Ice Castle added to it. The side facing the hub would stay as is. He didn't say if that will actually change the Matterhorn ride itself, but I gotta believe it would. He did say it would finally be time to simplify the monorail track to get it out of the motorboat area. He pegged this as something to be finished by DL's 70th (!?)
Now whether or not this happens, I felt the monorail shortening discussion would be a good one. If Arendale doesn't happen, we all know that the Motorboat Cruise lagoon is prime real estate for something, and if they ever deem the subs as expendable, then there's even more good real estate.
So I've made some mockups for consideration. The challenge here is that the monorail station points right at the bend around the Matterhorn, and right before that is the area we're trying to avoid - the lagoon.
First is probably the simplest solution:
To avoid the motorboat lagoon the monorail could pretty easily wrap around the Matterhorn right after the trip over the sub lagoon.
Now whether or not this happens, I felt the monorail shortening discussion would be a good one. If Arendale doesn't happen, we all know that the Motorboat Cruise lagoon is prime real estate for something, and if they ever deem the subs as expendable, then there's even more good real estate.
So I've made some mockups for consideration. The challenge here is that the monorail station points right at the bend around the Matterhorn, and right before that is the area we're trying to avoid - the lagoon.
First is probably the simplest solution:
To avoid the motorboat lagoon the monorail could pretty easily wrap around the Matterhorn right after the trip over the sub lagoon.