My Final Thoughts
What was announced: Very positive but the Cars Land/ Frontierland MK news is such a downer that it dampens the mood on an otherwise pretty solid evening. How much of the ROA/ TSI will survive, if any? Makes me worry about our Frontierland too but I think we should be OK.
DCA came up big time. Coco boat ride a great surprise. Avatar boat ride looks like it has the potential to be phenomenal. Avengers E ticket is a solid addition. Not sure if that Tony Stark ride will be worth "its salt"or the room it'll take up.
Jealous of the Monsters Inc coaster for DHS and I'm just weirded out on how they refuse to give DLR another coaster. Since our last coaster... California Screaming in 2001, WDW has received 7 Dwarfs Mine Train, Tron, Expedition Everest, Slinky Dog and Cosmic Rewind. I also think that it would make so much sense in the Hollywood backlot and they'd most likely still have enough room where they wouldn't have to dismantle Monsters Inc. But it seems that we're in a new era. The anti clone era so that may have something to do with it.
Cautiously optimistic about Great Moments with Walt
Villains land looks really cool
Don't have any issues with Indy or Encanto other than to say Encanto should be an ominmover or trackless ride.
Hoping one of those new ships is for the West Coast. Id love to be able to get on a new ship and not have to fly out to Florida to do it.
What wasn't announced: Obviously a little disappointed we didn't hear about TL but the attention is going to the park that needs it for now and that's DCA. A little disappointed we didn't hear about any of the DL Forward (non Eastern Gateway) stuff but for all we know Avatar may be a part of it and I don't really care about anything that's more than 5-10 years out anyway.
Overall: Pretty content with what was announced for DLR. We re getting a Super E ticket with Avatar and that land looks stunning. Hopefully it ends up close to the concept art. Coco was a nice surprise and will probably be a nice D ticket. When they announced that 4th ride for AC I thought it was a coaster for a sec so that was a bit of a let down. Obviously not enough room for one but in the moment...
Anyway, will any of this turn out great? Who knows. I certainly think the Avatar ride has a ton of potential (and it isn't replacing anything of too much value) but I've been disappointed a lot lately. Coco Im just happy is not going to be a screen based ride and that's huge. It needed to just be a charming practical ride. That's what I have always seen for this IP. Not some Soarin 2.0. You cant lose with Coco and Avatar. I was standing inside the pizza place in Paradise Gardens yesterday and was wondering how long it is for this world. It's huge and always empty. I wonder if Coco will wipe out a good chunk of that area. I hope that Paradise Gardens will survive. It's my favorite spot in the park. Lastly, im slightly worried about Hollywood Blvd and the trolleys fate.