Broadway-Style "Frozen" Show Coming to DCA - Any impact on WDW?

[Sped2424]

Robert Niles Theme Park Insider
The cautionary tale for what can happen to a once-hot kids franchise is a photo at the bottom of the LT post: http://t.co/guwKcWgKn4
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Disney, do you need some ice for that burn?

Barney isn't on the same list of comparability to any of the Disney animated classics in the slightest let along frozen. Like it or not frozen is not going to suddenly become the most hated disney film in history, I think all of the Disney animated canon could show you successful fairytale musicals once they have been established just don't die or lose popularity. They just get shown to new generations.

 

[TP2000]

Barney isn't on the same list of comparability to any of the Disney animated classics in the slightest let along frozen. Like it or not frozen is not going to suddenly become the most hated disney film in history, I think all of the Disney animated canon could show you successful fairytale musicals once they have been established just don't die or lose popularity. They just get shown to new generations.

Agreed. People being over Frozen in 2016 is no different than people being over Mary Poppins in 1966.

But after the "that's so last year!" eye-rolls subside, both films will endure as Disney hits and family favorites for decades.

 

[Sped2424]

Agreed. People being over Frozen in 2016 is no different than people being over Mary Poppins in 1966.

But after the "that's so last year!" eye-rolls subside, both films will endure as Disney hits and family favorites for decades.

Very much so, I find it utterly ridiculous when anyone tries to suggest this films staying power is a fad. The films over hyped everywhere nature may indeed be temporary, but rest assured Anna and Elsa are not going anywhere. And any Frozen attraction, show, or otherwise theme park tie in is not going to go stale I think every other Disney princess has proven that.

 

[Sped2424]

it'll tour and if they keep it in the park half as long as they've kept BATB Live then it'll be there long enough for people to see it.

i didn't say it would affect a DCA production at all - plenty of people won't see the Broadway show especially kids. my point was just that once you see a real Broadway production you don't give AF about a theme park version. just my experience after seeing almost all the Disney Broadway shows.

That may hold true for you but given the continued popularity of Festival of the lion king and beauty and the beast live on stage I would say crowds would disagree with this notion.

 

[LongtimeReader]

Hyperion Theatre stands alone as the biggest and most lavish and most impressive theme park theater facility that Disney has.

...Stateside. Pop over to Tokyo and the Hyperion suddenly looks like a warehouse converted to a theater.

 

[Baltar]

My first ever trip to Disneyland was in June. There is no underestimating how awesome the Hyperion theater is and the Aladdin: Musical. The reason the show lasted this long was due to insert "pop culture" references. The show evolved. It's not just the same show every day for decades. The genie was hilarious. I'd hate that show to go away forever. Frozen wasn't a bad movie but it certainly doesn't need to be in the parks as much as it is.Less is more, Disney!

 

[Brer Panther]

Why not replace Aladdin with Mary Poppins?

I kind of like the Mary Poppins idea.

Frozen at least has popular and well-written songs, and can easily be imagined as a musical.

To be honest, I think Frozen works better as a show than a dark ride. The only scene in Frozen that seems like it would make a fun dark ride scene is the part where they're in the sled being chased by wolves. There isn't anything like flying over London or bouncing in the forest with Tigger.

I think the more interesting question is what is going on with the sing-a-long space at DCA. Would they switch it back to Muppetvision? Or are they going to use that area for the Avengers stuff (as was once rumored) instead of putting it between ToT and Cars Land?

Somehow, I have the feeling that the sing-along isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Even if it does close, I doubt that they'd bring back MuppetVision.

Assuming Disney doesn't change their mind again, I sincerely hope they give Olaf the ability to improvise. It won't be pop culture stuff, but could still work. The Genie was a great dynamic in creating a re-watchable show.

I agree. One problem I have with shows like Finding Nemo: The Musical is that the actors aren't given the opportunity to improvise. All of the jokes are taken verbatim from the film (except for the ones in the "Gossip" montage. My favorite part of that scene is the one with the penguins).

 

[Next Big Thing]

That's a bad idea if they're actually doing a Frozen show on Broadway. Once you see that, you're not going to care about a theme park show. That's how it was for me with Beauty And The Beast Live after I saw the Broadway show. The only exception is Lion King bc the Broadway show is so different than the movie and the AK show is not a direct live adaptation so it's still fun.

Yeah, but if you are casually in a theme park and see the Frozen version of the show, it may make you want to see the Broadway version.

 

[Next Big Thing]

And however the new Frozen show being designed for the Hyperion Theatre in 2016 turns out, I can't imagine how it could be cloned for any existing WDW theater either. The Frozen sing-a-long, a basic theme park stage show if there ever was one, is small and uncomplicated and easy to duplicate in any random 400 seat theater in Anaheim or Orlando. And the sing-a-long show will obviously close at DCA in 2016 once the Frozen musical opens a hundred yards away at the Hyperion Theatre. But the Frozen musical production coming in 2016 won't be easily duplicated at WDW any time soon.

Not saying it would happen, but DHS is basically in the process of being leveled over the next few years. It's not out of the realm of possibility that what I would consider a REAL theatre, much like the Hyperion, could be built during the re-do.

Not saying it will at all, but it's certainly possible with the level of activity the park will see.

 

[Baltar]

Not saying it would happen, but DHS is basically in the process of being leveled over the next few years. It's not out of the realm of possibility that what I would consider a REAL theatre, much like the Hyperion, could be built during the re-do.

Not saying it will at all, but it's certainly possible with the level of activity the park will see.

I enjoy the Animation Building but if they aren't going to use it the way it once was, that would be a great location for a nice new theater. That or BATB being enclosed obviously.

 

[TP2000]

Not saying it would happen, but DHS is basically in the process of being leveled over the next few years. It's not out of the realm of possibility that what I would consider a REAL theatre, much like the Hyperion, could be built during the re-do.

Not saying it will at all, but it's certainly possible with the level of activity the park will see.

It would be nice. But building a DCA style Hyperion Theatre for DHS would have definitely been something they would have announced at D23 Expo last month.

 

[Next Big Thing]

It would be nice. But building a DCA style Hyperion Theatre for DHS would have definitely been something they would have announced at D23 Expo last month.

Not necessarily. They wanted to announce things that were going to create buzz.

While the Hyperion at DCA is absolutely beautiful, it's not going to be something that will create buzz. And They wouldn't want to market two Frozen attractions at the same time either. Again, not saying it's happening, but not 100% out of the realm.

 

[Brer Panther]

If it's true that Muppet*Vision 3D is closing at the Studios too, I'm guessing it's not coming back at California Adventure anytime soon. I stand by my theory that they'll be lazy and have two Frozen live shows in the same park.

That, or they'll close the other one and just let the theater sit empty (coughcoughPeopleMovertrackscoughcough).

 

[YodaMan]

If it's true that Muppet*Vision 3D is closing at the Studios too, I'm guessing it's not coming back at California Adventure anytime soon. I stand by my theory that they'll be lazy and have two Frozen live shows in the same park.

That, or they'll close the other one and just let the theater sit empty (coughcoughPeopleMovertrackscoughcough).

But we've also heard rumors that they might redo MuppetVision in Studios with a new film, so if that's the case I could see that going back into the DCA theatre and giving the sing along the boot. Honestly a lot of it is probably going to come down to the TV show next week and whether or not Disney thinks the Muppet as a franchise have a future.

 

[Brer Panther]

But we've also heard rumors that they might redo MuppetVision in Studios with a new film, so if that's the case I could see that going back into the DCA theatre and giving the sing along the boot. Honestly a lot of it is probably going to come down to the TV show next week and whether or not Disney thinks the Muppet as a franchise have a future.

Well, then we'd all better set our TiVos.

 

[danlb_2000]

It would be nice. But building a DCA style Hyperion Theatre for DHS would have definitely been something they would have announced at D23 Expo last month.

At this point the it seems very likely that there is more coming to DHS then what was announced at D23.

 

[dstrawn9889]

At this point the it seems very likely that there is more coming to DHS then what was announced at D23.

you missed a critical qualifier -- 'eventually'