News Cars-Themed Attractions at Magic Kingdom

[CaptinEO]

I actually really like the idea and design of the Cars grand prix looking ride. I hope it turns out nice, concept art looks pretty fun to me.

I hope they can at least keep a moat or some water feature around the park even if they reduce the footprint of the river.

 

[Kamikaze]

How would the logistics be any substantially different than it is for DL and Galaxy's Edge?

Because the park layouts were different? DL had a park area back there already, they just needed to expand it. There's no way to get guests 'beyond' BTM without substantially changing backstage, the train, possibly the canal, etc.

 

[Jrb1979]

Not over yet as in they may not do it, or they will continue to do other stupid things?

Obviously the latter is the likely path…

What were the other proposals now that this won out?

In the Monsters Inc thread, rumor is Muppets is going to me the next casualty.

 

[JustInTime]

HM isn't on the art either. Generally you don't take the time to draw irrelevant parts outside of what you're trying to portray.

Yes it that’s normally blank or kinda vague. This appears to be a clear, new path. Hope I’m wrong and you’re right.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Do they believe Disneyland’s Galaxy’s Edge failed because it was too hard to find/get to?

Is that why they’re choosing to build Cars front and center?

No, GE at DL failed to draw crowds because Bob didn't tweet that it was open. Millions and millions are still waiting for it so they can plan their trips.

 

[SplashJacket]

Why can't nostalgia and new coexist--- WDW certainly has the space for both

It’s not even nostalgia. It’s the views they’re eliminating.

They’re doing the worst of both worlds.

 

[Jrb1979]

It’s not even nostalgia. It’s the views they’re eliminating.

They’re doing the worst of both worlds.

Not just that. Parks need those filler attractions to balance out capacity.

 

[DCLcruiser]

HM isn't on the art either. Generally you don't take the time to draw irrelevant parts outside of what you're trying to portray.

The teal queue canopy from HM.

 

[Brian]

Maybe we'll get a Haunted Mansion tombstone for the RoA too:

"Here lies the Rivers, once wild and free,
Now just a pond, as you can see."

 

[John park hopper]

Maybe we'll get a Haunted Mansion tombstone for the RoA too:

"Here lies the Rivers, once wild and free,
Now just a pond, as you can see."

stagnant pond

 

[monothingie]

It’s just small.

 

[SplashJacket]

I guarantee the day they announce a replacement for the Speedway, the exact same complaining we're seeing today will be made about that too.

That’s just false.

People will be complaining that their kids liked it. Some people are complaining about TSI, but mostly everything is complaining about the ruined views.

A speedway replacement makes the area infinitely more visually interesting. A RoA makes it far less visually appealing, or lateral, at best.

 

[doctornick]

Disneyland is (and should be) the nostalgia/history park. Magic Kingdom has always been a copy. No sense in letting the most popular park in the world get stale.

So, the solution is to let DL keep its cool stuff and destroy MK? Just idiotic

MK is over 50 years old, it deserves nostalgia as well.

 

[Surferboy567]

RSR is a great ride, in my opinion that’s better than an area no one ever goes to and now pretends they care about.

Their is something to say about the kinetics but I still think this is an upgrade.

 

[mightynine]

So, what are we thinking here, a renaming of Frontierland on the level of "World (Vague Descriptor)"? Westernland? Vertical Integration Kingdom - West?

 

[Stripes]

stagnant pond

They’ve got to keep the mosquitos out.

 

[UNCgolf]

I don't actually care about losing Tom Sawyer Island (and god, please demolish the Tomorrowland Speedway and replace it with something worthwhile), but eliminating the river entirely and replacing that whole area with Cars will make the MK a significantly less pleasant place to visit.

When they changed the castle hub to the current version, the park lost some serenity/aesthetics, but that will seem incredibly minor to the whole riverfront disappearing.

When do they fill in the EPCOT lagoon for more development space?

 

[Kamikaze]

Why can't nostalgia and new coexist--- WDW certainly has the space for both

See signature.

 

[djkidkaz]

Not just that. Parks need those filler attractions to balance out capacity.

Filler attractions that nobody rides are not balancing out capacity, they are just taking up valuable real estate.

 

[doctornick]

Maybe it’s just me but I really don’t feel that “the park’s legacy” argument works here.

This isn’t Disneyland. MK’s version of Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island et all has never, ever been on the level of importance or significance that Disneyland’s is. Unlike Disneyland’s version, this particular corner of the park gets really ignored beyond it just being a way to get to the rides in the area people care about.

The RoA and riverboat are deeply integral part of Disneyland’s identity, especially with Fantasmic! being performed there and it’s co-relationship with other nearby attractions. That has NEVER been the case for Magic Kingdom. It has never been a highlighted point of the park, has never been held up as one of its sacred jewels. It has always just been “Disneyland has it so we do too.”

MK’s version of Frontierland has been incredibly weak for decades. Among the worst (if not THE worst in the world, bottom two). It getting a massive overhaul I feel has been an inevitability for ages.

I understand nostalgia for RoA. I do. I have it myself. I’ve loved it. But the park isn’t really losing anything critical to it’s existence and identity here.

This was never sacred ground here. I do feel the image of a river and riverboat is indeed a fixture and foundation of Disney iconography, just that that comes from a completely different park.

If you want to knock this from a thematic point of view, I’ll gladly join that. I don’t think Cars really belongs here either. But I really also cannot start to pretend that MK’s RoA or TSI is or ever has been important to this park, let alone a part of its legacy.

MK's TSI is so much better than the DL equivalent. Just because a lot of people are foolish to not enjoy it doesn't mean it has no value.