This has been mentioned in one of the voluminous threads over on the WDW forum, but since it applies only to Disneyland I figured it deserved a shot here.
Bob Iger has gone on record with the media stating that new attractions, likely Star Wars themed, are coming to Disneyland and they'll be announced this Fall. Here's the quote from a story the Boston Globe is running with this Monday morning...
The hints followed comments by chairman and CEO Robert Iger, who said on a conference call Tuesday that the Burbank, Calif.-based company plans to announce new attractions in Disneyland, the original park in Anaheim opened by the founder of Walt Disney in 1955. Disney acquired ‘‘Star Wars’’ maker Lucasfilm last year for $4.1 billion.
‘‘We’re going to continue to invest in Disneyland,’’ Iger said. ‘‘We’ve got some pretty exciting things that we’ll be announcing over the next couple of months.’’
http://www.bostonglobe.com/business...-attraction/pyipJNRQOVZEDXSQUIF7XP/story.html
Aside from my opinion that it was boneheaded of them not to have shown something about this at D23 Expo, what do you think it could be? Iger didn't mention WDW or the overseas parks, just Disneyland.
Miceage has reported in the past week that there's a Star Wars 3D show being cooked up to replace Captain EO, and that Star Tours next door will be updated with new destinations in 2015, in addition to the Speeder Bike coaster being planned for the old PeopleMover track.
But then there's also the rumors of a Monstropolis mini-land being built in the quiet back corner of Hollywood Land in DCA, with a Door Coaster E Ticket as the big anchor of the new Monsters Inc. mini-land. Perhaps that's why Iger used the plural form there, talking about "exciting things" announced "over the next couple of months", which implies there is more than one announcement to be made, or at least more than one attraction to be announced.
I find it baffling they didn't do anything more at D23 Expo than show Star Wars themed wood crates and use a blatant Door theme for the WDI Pavilion pre-show entry segment. Seems like such a wasted opportunity, especially if there are "exciting things we'll be announcing in the next couple of months".
How very odd.
Bob Iger has gone on record with the media stating that new attractions, likely Star Wars themed, are coming to Disneyland and they'll be announced this Fall. Here's the quote from a story the Boston Globe is running with this Monday morning...
The hints followed comments by chairman and CEO Robert Iger, who said on a conference call Tuesday that the Burbank, Calif.-based company plans to announce new attractions in Disneyland, the original park in Anaheim opened by the founder of Walt Disney in 1955. Disney acquired ‘‘Star Wars’’ maker Lucasfilm last year for $4.1 billion.
‘‘We’re going to continue to invest in Disneyland,’’ Iger said. ‘‘We’ve got some pretty exciting things that we’ll be announcing over the next couple of months.’’
http://www.bostonglobe.com/business...-attraction/pyipJNRQOVZEDXSQUIF7XP/story.html
Aside from my opinion that it was boneheaded of them not to have shown something about this at D23 Expo, what do you think it could be? Iger didn't mention WDW or the overseas parks, just Disneyland.
Miceage has reported in the past week that there's a Star Wars 3D show being cooked up to replace Captain EO, and that Star Tours next door will be updated with new destinations in 2015, in addition to the Speeder Bike coaster being planned for the old PeopleMover track.
But then there's also the rumors of a Monstropolis mini-land being built in the quiet back corner of Hollywood Land in DCA, with a Door Coaster E Ticket as the big anchor of the new Monsters Inc. mini-land. Perhaps that's why Iger used the plural form there, talking about "exciting things" announced "over the next couple of months", which implies there is more than one announcement to be made, or at least more than one attraction to be announced.
I find it baffling they didn't do anything more at D23 Expo than show Star Wars themed wood crates and use a blatant Door theme for the WDI Pavilion pre-show entry segment. Seems like such a wasted opportunity, especially if there are "exciting things we'll be announcing in the next couple of months".
How very odd.
