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

[Stupido]

I have no insider information, but my guess would be the land would be anchored by a Maleficent-esque castle, and then Ursula, Jafar, Hades, and Scar or Dr.Facilier would be the other big villains of the land. I think they would try and incorporate as many as possible, and there aren’t too many newer villains.

Yeah, Maleficent seems like the perfect choice to anchor the land in. Florida is severely lacking a Sleeping Beauty experience. It would be really cool if the queue were through her castle, and she had an imprisoned Philip animatronic in it.

Ursula might be tricky cause she already has a beautiful animatronic that’s considered the best part of a ride already, but I have everything crossed that this is where we finally get some Facilier!

 

[uncle jimmy]

What if instead of Encanto... Cars land above/next to BTMR (the mountains of both would blend together) and then next to that CoCo area and then Villians area (connecting to HM and then NFL).
Put Encanto in DAK.

 

[Ghost93]

Any teases as to which villains might be featured, or is it too early for that?

DeSantis has to make an appearance somewhere in the land.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

What if instead of Encanto... Cars land above/next to BTMR (the mountains of both would blend together) and then next to that CoCo area and then Villians area (connecting to HM and then NFL).
Put Encanto in DAK.

Don’t laugh . . . Cars Land was pitched for Tokyo Disneyland to replace at least part of their River.

They said no, obviously.

 

[J4546]

CarsLand is amazing, one of the best lands Ive ever been in, but Id like it to stay exclusive to CA.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

CarsLand is amazing, one of the best lands Ive ever been in, but Id like it to stay exclusive to CA.

I don’t think Disney is going to replicate it now, if they were going to do it I feel like they would’ve done it already.

 

[James Alucobond]

I don’t think Disney is going to replicate it now, if they were going to do it I feel like they would’ve done it already.

Eh, they’ve replicated a lot lately, and honestly, I think it makes a good deal of sense to replace Animation Courtyard with it even if I’d rather have something original there. Animation Courtyard > Carsland, Racing Academy > Muppets 3D, Rockin’ Rollercoaster > Muppets Mayhem, Muppets 3D > additional classic Star Wars attraction, and another ride in Galaxy’s Edge would put that park in a really decent and far more organized place.

 

[J4546]

If they tear down animation courtyard and all backstage buildings and build an expansion Id want a ToonTown, with MMRR relocated and redo that back into the Great Movie ride using its trackless tech. Retheme RnRC to something with PowerLine from GoofyMovie and redo entrance que to face new toontown, cover the RnRC building with hills and a big forced perspective arena/stadium repping the powerline concert space. Then on the residential side give it a donald duck themed water ride on par with Navi River/mini Splash and a few really small spinner/parachute drop style rides for small kids. Also the houses and play areas of course. That would be a really great well rounded ToonTown with 5 rides imo

 

[MagicHappens1971]

If they tear down animation courtyard and all backstage buildings and build an expansion Id want a ToonTown, with MMRR relocated and redo that back into the Great Movie ride using its trackless tech. Retheme RnRC to something with PowerLine from GoofyMovie and redo entrance que to face new toontown, cover the RnRC building with hills and a big forced perspective arena/stadium repping the powerline concert space. Then on the residential side give it a donald duck themed water ride on par with Navi River/mini Splash and a few really small spinner/parachute drop style rides for small kids. Also the houses and play areas of course. That would be a really great well rounded ToonTown with 5 rides imo

This is a great armchair Imagineering thought, but none of this is ever happening. Not saying they won’t expand/redo Animation Courtyard but moving MMRR and bringing back GMR is not happening, amongst some of the other ambitious ideas here.

 

[Touchdown]

BTMRR is in the SW USA, which is right next to and remarkable similar in climate to Santa Celia Mexico meaning we only need a time transition (easy) moving further south in Mexico you get tropical rainforests just like the one Encanto is set in, again easy transition. The only hard transition is between Encanto and Villains Land.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

The only hard transition is between Encanto and Villains Land.

I think a smartly designed tunnel could work. With the big reveal after you get out the other side, similar to the Grand Ave to Batuu transition

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

Racing Academy > Muppets 3D, Rockin’ Rollercoaster > Muppets Mayhem, Muppets 3D > additional classic Star Wars attraction, and another ride in Galaxy’s Edge would put that park in a really decent and far more organized place.

I like this. I suggested this in another thread. Cars Land I'm not necessarily sold on going there, but it does beat nothing. I don't think I see them adding another Test Track-style ride so close to Test Track.

 

[scottieRoss]

I liked the overall idea of the Villains Land proposal...things that made me wrinkle my nose a bit were the mentions of "Devil" "Hell" and "Evil"...there are other words that might be more clever and not have quite the serious sounding overtones.... "Beastly" "Grim" "Macabre"...words like that sound better with the Disney brand. Any attraction with "Hell" in the title would never work. "Escape from DeVil Manor" would work... see what I am saying... tone is right, ideas are right but the verbiage needs to be softened...a little more friendly...but not too much, and evil should always be tongue in cheek.... not serious... I like the VooDoo Lounge in particular...and the integration of restaurants and IP. the alternate riverboat in the Dismal Swamp is a great counterpoint to the normal Magic Kingdom...

In the movies (animated and live action) Cruella lives in Hell Hall.

 

[Kamikaze]

I liked the overall idea of the Villains Land proposal...things that made me wrinkle my nose a bit were the mentions of "Devil" "Hell" and "Evil"...there are other words that might be more clever and not have quite the serious sounding overtones.... "Beastly" "Grim" "Macabre"...words like that sound better with the Disney brand. Any attraction with "Hell" in the title would never work. "Escape from DeVil Manor" would work... see what I am saying... tone is right, ideas are right but the verbiage needs to be softened...a little more friendly...but not too much, and evil should always be tongue in cheek.... not serious... I like the VooDoo Lounge in particular...and the integration of restaurants and IP. the alternate riverboat in the Dismal Swamp is a great counterpoint to the normal Magic Kingdom...

So you get to go to Florida while in Florida?

 

[Centauri Space Station]

So you get to go to Florida while in Florida?

Well you go to DCA in California

 

[Bocabear]

So you get to go to Florida while in Florida?

Actually the Great Dismal Swamp is in Virginia and North Carolina...but yeah, a lot of Florida is swamp...and some parts quite Dismal...I am a Florida resident...so I know...lol

 

[Kamikaze]

Actually the Great Dismal Swamp is in Virginia and North Carolina...but yeah, a lot of Florida is swamp...and some parts quite Dismal...I am a Florida resident...so I know...lol

If I was going to describe anything as the 'Great Dismal Swamp', it would be Ronda's Florida.

 

[BlakeW39]

Actually the Great Dismal Swamp is in Virginia and North Carolina...but yeah, a lot of Florida is swamp...and some parts quite Dismal...I am a Florida resident...so I know...lol

As someone who loves nature and wildlife, boat rides in the swamp are cool get to see all kinds of animals and biotopes

 

[Bocabear]

If I was going to describe anything as the 'Great Dismal Swamp', it would be Ronda's Florida.

She is quickly making it seem pretty dismal...

 

[Fox&Hound]

Yeah, Maleficent seems like the perfect choice to anchor the land in. Florida is severely lacking a Sleeping Beauty experience. It would be really cool if the queue were through her castle, and she had an imprisoned Philip animatronic in it.

Ursula might be tricky cause she already has a beautiful animatronic that’s considered the best part of a ride already, but I have everything crossed that this is where we finally get some Facilier!

If they aren't adding him to Splash, then you should not hold out hope for his appearance in a villains land either. Sadly, many people only seemed slightly okay with Tiana taking over Splash because at least it had an awesome villain. If an IP had to replace it, at least Facilier and his voodoo masks or shadow creatures could fit the big drop. But we know how that turned out...