The lack of dates is concerning to me, I have no doubt they have plans in place but both the Hollywood plot and the eastern gateway require massive infrastructure changes before they can happen.
Agree 100%. Monstropolis would be such a great fit, and thematically would work much better there than Avatar. Plus getting another coaster at DLR is so needed!
I could see them needing it for another Avatar themed ride at some point, so it could be, even if it's not part of the actual walkways in the concept art.
My thought about Simba came from the idea that even if the land goes into Hollywood, it will likely spill into the transportation hub area, thus requiring construction of the Eastern Gateway. IF that is true, then EITHER location is years away. They did not give us a timeline.
It'll be dependent on the Eastern Gateway no matter where it goes. That won't be a long project if we use Pixar Pals as a example, something like 18ish months. Which means that Avatar, if it waits until that is fully completed, can get started in 2026 if they start the EGW by the end of this year/beginning of next year which I anticipate.
The structure was built in one phase, and the pedestrian bridge for Pixar Pals came a month or two after if I remember correctly. But it didn't take very long to put in the bridge (couple days if I remember correctly) as it was done in sections. This bridge over Harbor is just a larger version of that. With bridges like this is can build a lot of it offsite and bring it in on trucks in sections for installation. Anaheim isn't going to want to close all of Harbor for months just to build a bridge. So it'll be done the same way.
Well the Door Coaster could go in any of the slots slated for DCA in DLForward, doesn't have to be in the backlot.Also, you are leaving out the part where I REALLY Want the door coaster to come to DCA.
You have to consider what is art vs. practical size of lands... and the realization that guest walkable/usable spaces are actually MUCH smaller than we realize when you look at the numbers.
The Harbor bridge structure will most likely be structurally similar to the concrete bridge spanning Disneyland Dr for DTD. These structures usually take 18 to 24 months and do not need to have long closers for an active road underneath. Maybe some overnight closings to install and remove falsework, but closures could be reduced to only overnight closures. I doubt any midspan supports are needed, which will help the timeline process and reduce the need for any large alterations to Harbor below. I would take a blind guess of an 18 month timeframe of construction. This project would need to be in conjunction with the city's planners, engineers and design, which can take some time, but I'd hope these plans are already completed, hopefully. My guess it would probably take the same timeframe of the parking structure and the bridge structure spanning the parking structure to the intersection of Disney Way and S Anaheim Blvd.
You're talking about the Pixar Pals parking structure and pedestrian bridge in your last sentence, which is what I was talking about also. So you agree with my assessment that it'll be ~18 months for construction of the Pumbaa structure and Harbor bridge.
My mistake. I meant to say Disney Way and mistakenly put Magic Way. The parking structure I'm referring to is the new Eastern Gateway parking structure.
I think it’ll be more like Navi River Journey on a Shanghai Pirates scale where there’s screens integrated in the background but not as the main focus.
