News Cars-Themed Attractions at Magic Kingdom

[basas]

Tsi is barely used. Replacing muppets with monsters Inc instead of them using animation courtyard would be a mistake imo. It's still draws a crowd and people like it.

Let me guess…you’re a big Muppets fan and don’t care for TSI?

 

[Dear Prudence]

There was some guy on Twitter who wrote a Victor Hugo novel of a Tweet (in re: ROA), like literally 5 paragraphs, grandstanding about how the riverboats displaced Native people (this person is not Native), but....didn't name a single Native Nation, just said, "Native Americans," or "THE Native Americans."

You can't name a single Nation, dude.

Lol, who was that for?!

 

[UNCgolf]

To be fair, this entire pair of attractions could easily be rethemed by reshaping the crest of the mountain, swapping out the ride vehicles, and doing a smattering of other cosmetic things. It doesn’t feel terribly locked into the IP.

Yeah, except it would probably have to be changed into something generic without an IP nexus -- and I don't envision that happening.

 

[Dear Prudence]

That's why I thought of any new thing the safest thing was just to get an exact clone of Cars Land because at least it would put pressure to copy in the exact thing. It wouldn't be difficult or risky.

I love Cars! I just don't love the idea that it's gonna be made by the current corner cutting people

 

[Disstevefan1]

Look on the bright side. This thread will provide AT LEAST 6 YEARS of entertainment!

Thanks https://forums.wdwmagic.com/

 

[doctornick]

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Another potential solution: Turn the island into a peninsula, which would allow guests to walk onto it any time they wanted. Dock the Liberty Belle permanently either at its loading station or by Tiana's. Preserve the beautiful views of main TSI and the rivers.

This is what I would suggest. They can even put bridges across to the island to connect it from the "main" part of Frontierland and Liberty Sq.

Heck, they can even do this and remove all the stuff from TSI (caves, bridges, etc) and make it part of Cars. It would still be better than the plans they released.

 

[JohnD]

Disney's new idea to increase attendance: getting people to come before they tear down the things they love.

Seems that way, doesn't it? I already had the trip planned but yeah.

 

[the_rich]

Let me guess…you’re a big Muppets fan and don’t care for TSI?

No, I'm not a big muppets fan. I enjoy the show when I'm there but I don't have any real connection to them. And in all my trips I have never had the inclination to go to tsi.

 

[SteamboatJoe]

That is not my quote. But regardless, the entire point of a theme park is to take themes and fantasize them.

It was mine and its because Disney clearly agrees since they have an entire National Parks inspired land in DCA.

 

[JohnD]

If Villain land is beyond Big Thunder, I don't see the top half of ROA lasting either.

Then just a cheesy blue sky art then. Oh well.

 

[doctornick]

Truthfully, hasn't Tom Sawyer Island had several security issues in the last year? The guy with the machte and then the bear?! Clearly they can't secure it. That's enough of a reason to get rid of it.

Even if that were the main motivation, they can "fix" it in a way that preserves the waterfront.

 

[Bocabear]

I don't often go over to TSI, but I love that it is there... I remember the year it opened and they would give you a paper map of the island and setting out to explore with my brother.... fnding the caves and the escape tunnel... It was so much fun when we were kids!

 

[basas]

It was mine and its because Disney clearly agrees since they have an entire National Parks inspired land in DCA.

Agreed. And it would be a great *addition* to somewhere in WDW. Note the word “addition”

 

[JohnD]

I had the same thought! The current concept doesn’t rule this out… I’m hopeful that they plan to save the northern loop of ROA. It would allow big thunder to remain on the water front and they could dock the belle just west of the haunted mansion in a new small extension of liberty square which would transition to villains…

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That's my hope. FIFY. Showing the walkway continuing around the new southern end of ROA and up into a potential Villain's Land.

 

[DarkMetroid567]

The root issue isn’t replacement. It’s a complete ignoring of context. This project is not actually responding the fundamental design and organization of Liberty Square and Frontierland. It’s a McMansion being plopped into an old neighborhood.

It’s funny seeing these arguments in these threads, because the insistence of “neighborhood character” and attempts to stop development is why cities across the world are in a housing crisis.

 

[MaximumEd]

It could be. The big problem with the river and island as relaxing space is that you still have to PLAN to enjoy it. Whether that's just jumping in line, or planning it around your LL returns or what have you, you can't enjoy the space spontaneously. If they can build a relaxing space that allows people to wander in and discover it on their own, it might be better.

That makes absolutely no sense. You don’t have to plan to stop and enjoy a quiet place in a theme park.

 

[arich35]

Never done either attraction shutting down now I am trying to decide if we should do it at the end of September so we can at least experience it once or just forget it so we never know what was lost lol

 

[britain]

Can someone explain to me what "automotive themed shape" that snowy peak is supposed to be? It currently just looks like "bad theme park mountain" but it's something car shaped, right? Right?

 

[the_rich]

Can someone explain to me what "automotive themed shape" that snowy peak is supposed to be?

A piston

 

[basas]

It’s funny seeing these arguments in these threads, because the insistence of “neighborhood character” and attempts to stop development is why cities across the world are in a housing crisis.

I don’t see the two being even remotely similar…but that’s me…