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

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Curious question- why would if go to DHS over MK? Has that been on the table before?

I love the Disney villains, but I fear they would screw it up. Building sleeping beauty’s castle covered in thorns while a roller coaster ride takes you past a giant AA dragon Maleficent would be epic. A spinner themed to Ursula where you ride her tentacles and an “Evil Queen” apple cart- not so much. And which one would we get?

Because there’s no point in adding more crunch to magic kingdom…it’s already the most “fleshed out” park:
Studios continues to be a tiny “little brother” park

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

There is no villains land.

It’s a unicorn and pretty obvious counter to Diagon and the monsters land under construction up on kirkman.

But they’re not gonna do it. It’s just so their fans spin it to create fake buzz. They’ve been manipulating that one 20+ years.

And besides…it would go in studios. Which people also conveniently forget that Iger sorta landlocked without major capacity adds already. Lost potential.

Because there’s no point in adding more crunch to magic kingdom…it’s already the most “fleshed out” park:
Studios continues to be a tiny “little brother” park

Quoted for posterity.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Quoted for posterity.

Right…I’ll buy drinks in the Brazil pavilion anytime

 

[celluloid]

Right…I’ll buy drinks in the Brazil pavilion anytime

For sure. It baffles me that people have been lied to so much and they put so much faith into that Blue Sky announcement, which was the least announcement of any of the Blue Sky announcements. There have been televised announcements with triumphant music that have been canceled, and people think Villians is likely when Coco, Encanto, Splash redo and the rest of EPCOT's half redo are in store for the next decade.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

For sure. It baffles me that people have been lied to so much and they put so much faith into that Blue Sky announcement, which was the least announcement of any of the Blue Sky announcements. There have been televised announcements with triumphant music that have been canceled, and people think Villians is likely when Coco, Encanto, Splash redo and the rest of EPCOT's half redo are in store for the next decade.

I don’t get the “Disney always delivers” mentality. I really don’t.

For one - that was never true…but definitely much better in the past

For a second - “super fans” that act like they’re always building and go back constantly to buy Exotic resells at higher prices actually give them cover to not build.

 

[celluloid]

I don’t get the “Disney always delivers” mentality. I really don’t.

For one - that was never true…but definitely much better in the last

For a second - “super fans” that act like they’re always building and go back constantly buy Exotic resells at higher prices actually give them cover to not build.

Yes. All these announcements placate until something quicker and easier can be the next minor hit move. If Wish or Elemental are somehow hits, we will just see something like The Play Pavilion revived and they will be the kind of thing we actually get.

It is late, and I have to finish cleaning up the hydrolic fluid leak from Sonny at Cosmic Ray's before I make my way to the final performance of the night at the Main Street Marceline Mo stylized Theater.

 

[Communicora]

Because there’s no point in adding more crunch to magic kingdom…it’s already the most “fleshed out” park:
Studios continues to be a tiny “little brother” park

I disagree. Magic Kingdom is always going to be the busiest park because it's an icon. People who are in central Florida and visit just one park choose the Magic Kingdom. It needs more attractions to soak up those crowds. They should at least get it to parity with the number of attractions at Disneyland.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I disagree. Magic Kingdom is always going to be the busiest park because it's an icon. People who are in central Florida and visit just one park choose the Magic Kingdom. It needs more attractions to soak up those crowds. They should at least get it to parity with the number of attractions at Disneyland.

Ok.

So do you think they can handle est 30,000,000 annually? Staff it? Build more logistics for flow in and out of it?

Maybe…but have they done such a whizz bang job of that in the recent past?

 

[Phicinfan]

Ok.

So do you think they can handle est 30,000,000 annually? Staff it? Build more logistics for flow in and out of it?

Maybe…but have they done such a whizz bang job of that in the recent past?

You can't only expand at DHS or AK or Epcot, you have to continue to invest in MK, that is the main draw. It will always be the main draw, so you have to keep it viable and protect for some increase capacity. That is just the reality of the situation IMO. To date they have never and probably won't ever be able to expand at the other parks to pull that capacity. I am still not convinced that is why SWL got short changed as they figured out it would not pull enough to cover the higher costs.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

You can't only expand at DHS or AK or Epcot, you have to continue to invest in MK, that is the main draw. It will always be the main draw, so you have to keep it viable and protect for some increase capacity. That is just the reality of the situation IMO. To date they have never and probably won't ever be able to expand at the other parks to pull that capacity. I am still not convinced that is why SWL got short changed as they figured out it would not pull enough to cover the higher costs.

I didn’t say you can’t add in magic kingdom…they have done too little there as well

But you gotta close the gap. Every open Gate is sunk overhead and lost potential revenue if you don’t get people into them. So having one park draw 30-60% more than the others is stupid. That’s an operational deficiency you correct.

 

[Bocabear]

True...but you can't have your main draw park get stale either...or let it sit with long shuttered attractions like Stitch...

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

True...but you can't have your main draw park get stale either...or let it sit with long shuttered attractions like Stitch...

There’s zero excuse for a shuttered ride…ever.

 

[Bocabear]

There’s zero excuse for a shuttered ride…ever.

that is really true and they have done this in all of their parks... shuttered and closed and left to sit for decades with no replacement.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

that is really true and they have done this in all of their parks... shuttered and closed and left to sit for decades with no replacement.

Since attendance has risen on a consistent trajectory over the operational history of the parks…it’s inexcusable. There is much less for each person to do - per capita - in magic kingdom and Epcot than there was in 1990

 

[pdude81]

There’s zero excuse for a shuttered ride…ever.

I would argue in this very limited case that they need the queue entrance for stroller parking. However, it would be better to have a ride there and move stroller parking to the spot where Buzz does pop up meets next to his ride.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I would argue in this very limited case that they need the queue entrance for stroller parking. However, it would be better to have a ride there and move stroller parking to the spot where Buzz does pop up meets next to his ride.

Yeah…not gonna really worry about stroller parking…

…wait…yep…thought about it and it doesn’t matter

 

[Phicinfan]

I didn’t say you can’t add in magic kingdom…they have done too little there as well

But you gotta close the gap. Every open Gate is sunk overhead and lost potential revenue if you don’t get people into them. So having one park draw 30-60% more than the others is stupid. That’s an operational deficiency you correct.

I doubt they know how to correct it. By all matter, the Star Wars move should have been a full blown out land with more ride options and eating options, and they cheaped it down. I will say TSL is better than I hoped, and with the added sit down restaurant they have filled it nicely. But too much wasted space in DHS that desperately needs more supports your view above, just don't see them hitting the right thing to do so.

I for one would welcome the Moana area in AK if done well and more than just a ride. - so not holding my breath there.
Adding more to Avatar with the second movie having come out as well would make sense.

Epcot is just a mess, adding any more there until they finish the middle is just a waste IMO.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I doubt they know how to correct it. By all matter, the Star Wars move should have been a full blown out land with more ride options and eating options, and they cheaped it down. I will say TSL is better than I hoped, and with the added sit down restaurant they have filled it nicely. But too much wasted space in DHS that desperately needs more supports your view above, just don't see them hitting the right thing to do so.

I for one would welcome the Moana area in AK if done well and more than just a ride. - so not holding my breath there.
Adding more to Avatar with the second movie having come out as well would make sense.

Epcot is just a mess, adding any more there until they finish the middle is just a waste IMO.

I agree with you…but you can’t take any of that chapek nonsense from last year seriously…that was a sad gimmick/cry for help

 

[Purduevian]

After going to DLR for the first time... Frontierland can be very tiny and still be effective. The whole land is less than 5 acres:

WDW could make a similar move with the land behind thunder/splash

Why does our big thunder look so much bigger on google maps?

 

[Ayla]

There’s zero excuse for a shuttered ride…ever.

It's been 5 and a half years and counting...