Rumor D23 2024 WDW Rumors, Predictions & Discussion

[Horizonsfan]

I'm willing to hold off judgment on Cars at MK, but please put the frontierland name out of its misery. Rename it Westerland, Wildernessland, or anything else.

 

[Casper Gutman]

Concept art for Cars Attractions:

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I dunno... this reads as "only two AAs and a lot of stationary scenery" to me.

Just clone Coco.

 

[UNCgolf]

So wait, two Cars attractions? They couldn't have at least used a different IP for a second attraction?

 

[arich35]

The Cars announcement received a very tepid response from the crowd.

They didn't really explain they are expanding Frontierland

 

[Moth]

HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS: MONSTERS INC

ANIMAL KINGDOM: TROPICAL AMERICAS

MAGIC KINGDOM: CARS LAND

EPCOT: teehee have a lounge and us talking about test track again with no new info ^^ btw our flagships havent been touched since 2002/2007

 

[Sectorkeeper71]

I’m a little confused by Cars in Frontierland. Maybe Frontierland-adjacent? Time travel? Let’s see what they do

I demand that we race on the back of sentient covered wagons instead of cars

 

[Tjaden]

I was still secretly hoping for a Horizons themed lounge or store or anything. It was of course always going to be meaningless fan service.

I'm not sure why I ever have any hope.

 

[Tha Realest]

Was it just me or did Josh say “reimagining of Frontierland” and not expansion? Is this the end of the Rivers of America and TSI?

Yes. That’s how I read his very coded language.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Tough night for the sound mixing guy.

 

[Coaster Lover]

I mean, it's not a clone of RSR... for better or for worse...

 

[mickEblu]

Magic Kingdom getting Cars Land is terrible. Feel bad for y'all!

Absolutely awful. Take the hint Disney. That announcement got nothing but crickets. What an awful idea. They get a huge applause for Villains land a couple years ago and choose to do this instead?

Kind of jealous of that Monsters coaster. That should go in backlot at DCA as well.

 

[Casper Gutman]

Shabouzy, Shabouzy, the girl is hardly met
Shabouzy, Shabouzy, but you can win her yet!

This is literally what I thought posters were talking about.

 

[jpeden]

No one thought of the irony of announcing Cars for MK and then having someone sing a song where the opening line is “if there’s a prize for rotten judgement, I guess I’ve already won that.”?

Just me?

Okay then.

 

[fgmnt]

Eh, don't hate it. The rumours of slapping an old ride down were awful, but if they're building something new specifically for the space I can live with it.

It's actually nearly a complete 180 for me. I am thinking of the predecessors to BTMRR in Frontierland becoming a Cars-themed sequel in MK would be a perfect fit in the park, a brand-new medium thrill attraction in a park that has not had an original major attraction open on its grounds since the ribbon cutting of Splash Mountain (7DMT is not a major attraction, and Tron and Tiana are not original attractions). If it gets built into the ROA plot instead of out into the expansion plot, then I'm back out of it.

 

[James Alucobond]

So wait, two Cars attractions? They couldn't have at least used a different IP for a second attraction?

They sound complementary, with one for smaller kids. Sounds similar to what they’d originally intended to do with TRON being paired with the Speedway lightcycle revamp.

 

[Magicart87]

The Cars announcement received a very tepid response from the crowd.

I think I heard an audible "Noooo!" from the crowd. It was also met with confusion which led to that response I think. I can't be sure but I even think it took Josh back a bit as he stumbled over his words in the following segment.

That said, this was always going to be a trasitional area as they move away from Old West. Gotta say, didn't have this one on my list. Was still under the impression that it was to be a Coco/Cars combo but being that the land shifted from the assumed Mexico/Arizona styling to "Wilderness" actually works well with Country Bears, etc. I think the Cars area will be a hit with families.

Biggest disapointment: No Coco.

 

[Thelazer]

EPCOT: teehee have a lounge and us talking about test track again with no new info ^^ btw our flagships havent been touched since 2002/2007

You get a lounge!!! and YOU get a lounge....!!!!

 

[SplashJacket]

fantastic announcements all around, IMHO.

Not a huge fan of the cars announcement, but I’m glad it’s original. Looks like we aren’t getting clones anymore.

Seems like Moana at MK may be excluded from the announcements, which is a shame.

As said by MisterPenguin, the kiddie ride at Cars land would allow them to remove the speedway, which would be a huge win.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Tough night for the sound mixing guy.

Hey there aren’t using auto-tune! Haha

 

[CaptainAmerica]

MOAR SHIPS