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

[ToTBellHop]

I would guess moving waterways. They had a similar amount of work ahead of Cosmic Rewind.

Exactly. There is a lot of work required to make the land usable for park expansion, so I presume it will be awhile before we get concrete details on attractions. DAK will be a focus at D23 this yea since that work begins soon.

 

[mattpeto]

I just wonder if Disney will use new a DVC to help fund these projects.

Maybe Reflections gets reborn with a skyliner to a 2nd MK entrance.

 

[Magenta Panther]

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

All of which will open in, say, 20 years from now...

 

[Soluna16]

Okay I can say now that I've been doing geotechnical work out there for a few months for preliminary borings. Y'all are in for a lot.

 

[danlb_2000]

I guess they wanted to announce it before @danlb_2000 does!!

He's trying to steal me thunder!

 

[Disney Analyst]

Disney fans better get ready - the theme parks are coming to play.

 

[Surferboy567]

Exactly. There is a lot of work required to make the land usable for park expansion, so I presume it will be awhile before we get concrete details on attractions. DAK will be a focus at D23 this yea since that work begins soon.

I wouldn’t be surprised though to see more concrete details in beyond. A one two punch would be great for them and press. Maybe it doesn’t have to be exact details on attractions but something I think may come.

 

[Captain Barbossa]

If they go villains, I really hope we get something based on Aladdin 5: Jafar Answers the Census

iykyk

 

[doctornick]

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.

If they ever did put a resort in that plot, it would be interesting to see if they try to connect it to MK directly with it's own entrance.

 

[James Alucobond]

If they go villains, I really hope we get something based on Aladdin 5: Jafar Answers the Census

iykyk

I prefer Aladdin 4: Jafar Needs Glasses.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I wouldn’t be surprised though to see more concrete details in beyond. A one two punch would be great for them and press. Maybe it doesn’t have to be exact details on attractions but something I think may come.

More blurry concept art?

 

[danlb_2000]

If they go villains, I really hope we get something based on Aladdin 5: Jafar Answers the Census

iykyk

 

[doctornick]

I just wonder if Disney will use new a DVC to help fund these projects.

Maybe Reflections gets reborn with a skyliner to a 2nd MK entrance.

I would imagine that if a resort gets built north of the Grand Floridian, it would almost certainly be all or mostly DVC.

 

[pigglewiggle]

This expansion doesn't include closing Big Thunder right?

 

[ToTBellHop]

This expansion doesn't include closing Big Thunder right?

No.

 

[pigglewiggle]

No.

Thank you!

 

[PREMiERdrum]

This expansion doesn't include closing Big Thunder right?

Correct.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I would imagine that if a resort gets built north of the Grand Floridian, it would almost certainly be all or mostly DVC.

I don’t think they’d build another stand-alone deluxe resort. Can’t fill what they have.

 

[bmr1591]

I just hope that any villains land includes a Nightmare Before Christmas dark ride.

Please no. The park is already overdone with the characters for 5 months of the year. I wouldn’t mind a HM overlay, but nothing solely dedicated.

 

[EricsBiscuit]

No.

Correct.

Do yall know what the impact on the WDWRR will be?