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News 'Beyond Big Thunder Mountain' Blue Sky concept revealed for Magic Kingdom
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mattpeto
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A little more information via Robert Niles from the media event at Walt Disney Imagineering.
"Iger said that Disney will be filing permits, presumably with the Southwest Florida Water Management District, for construction preparation on a site west of Frontierland. A graphic shown by Iger showed a work area that spans both the waterway connecting the Rivers of America with the Seven Seas Lagoon as well as Floridian Place, north of Maple Road."
"Iger said that Disney will be filing permits, presumably with the Southwest Florida Water Management District, for construction preparation on a site west of Frontierland. A graphic shown by Iger showed a work area that spans both the waterway connecting the Rivers of America with the Seven Seas Lagoon as well as Floridian Place, north of Maple Road."
Disney confirms two major expansion projects in Florida
www.themeparkinsider.com
doctornick
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A little more information via Robert Niles from the media event at Walt Disney Imagineering.
"Iger said that Disney will be filing permits, presumably with the Southwest Florida Water Management District, for construction preparation on a site west of Frontierland. A graphic shown by Iger showed a work area that spans both the waterway connecting the Rivers of America with the Seven Seas Lagoon as well as Floridian Place, north of Maple Road."
Disney confirms two major expansion projects in Florida
www.themeparkinsider.com
West of Frontierland? The area abve the RoA is more north, so now I'm wondering exactly how this is expected to work.
doctornick
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Quick thought: if they are doing work west of the current Frontierland, I wonder if they might replace the current parade storage area and use that for guest stuff (a proper New Orleans Square?) and then store and start parades more west than now?
Surferboy567
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So…we still think it’s villains land?A little more information via Robert Niles from the media event at Walt Disney Imagineering.
"Iger said that Disney will be filing permits, presumably with the Southwest Florida Water Management District, for construction preparation on a site west of Frontierland. A graphic shown by Iger showed a work area that spans both the waterway connecting the Rivers of America with the Seven Seas Lagoon as well as Floridian Place, north of Maple Road."
Disney confirms two major expansion projects in Florida
www.themeparkinsider.com
Ichabod Crane
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If those rumors about Disney wanting to see the reaction to Dark Universe before moving forward with villains were true I wonder if seeing the reaction to the land back in January during the initial announcement was enough to make them confident about it.
Still think its villains land, no clue what the others are. They would be dumb not to move on it, especially as the dark universe announcement was the one from the initial reveal that people who are outside of the theme park sphere were talking about (though mostly as the dark universe movie franchise was a punchline in filmtwitter and similar communities) and the villains are still big merch movers.
Also I'm surprised Disney is moving on multiple large scale projects at once after years of next to nothing in the pipeline. Hope construction is much faster than the Epcot redo.
Surferboy567
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They should really lean in to this “dark kingdom” idea. I think it could be super cool and be a draw for some older folk. Please make Maleficent’s castle, bald mountain, or maybe even the elephant graveyard. There is so much interesting visuals they could pull from. They don’t even have to make it “scary“ (not a fan of horror).
The EPCOT redo isn’t even done not with the rumors of test track possibly closing.
EricsBiscuit
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Whatever they do, I hope the WDWRR doesn’t close for a couple years due to construction.
Oh, hai, Cherny!
I guess they wanted to announce it before @danlb_2000 does!!
PREMiERdrum
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Worth noting that the permit area as outlined is for water management, not necessarily active construction.
With that said, I can't see them wanting to relocate all the parade barn, shop, and Imagination Campus facilities - and potentially the canal itself - for what's being proposed.
I do expect action here - and further south - but not exactly the way it's been presented.
With that said, I can't see them wanting to relocate all the parade barn, shop, and Imagination Campus facilities - and potentially the canal itself - for what's being proposed.
I do expect action here - and further south - but not exactly the way it's been presented.
Ichabod Crane
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I just hope that any villains land includes a Nightmare Before Christmas dark ride.
Surferboy567
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That’s definitely cherny but at Maleficent’s Castle? None of this art probably matters now, but looking at what’s presented that’s what I see. Not sure what the thorn looking forest is on the bottom. Maybe it’s maleficent thorns. The right side also looks like a barren desert with tusks coming out elephant graveyard?
RSoxNo1
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I would guess moving waterways. They had a similar amount of work ahead of Cosmic Rewind.
OSUPhantom
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I’m gathering Disney wanted to hold off on any big announcements until after they made it through the board fight…
Rosso11
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Not saying it’s directly tied to this permit since I haven’t seen it yet but there has been strong rumors in the past of Disney building another hotel between the Grand Floridian and MK. So some of this water management might encompass both projects if it’s that large and they decided to move forward with that as well.