Rumor D23 2024 WDW Rumors, Predictions & Discussion

[BrianLo]

I feel less enthused about the announcements tonight than most.

For one thing, they were so vague on details. That goes for Villainsland especially, but also where the hell additions like the Cars area of Frontierland and Monstropolis are going. My suspicion is that they didn't want to say because those two things involve some unpopular replacements.

I'm also not down for Cars in Frontierland. If anything, the fact that Josh D'Amaro framed the new addition as part of Frontierland and part of a re-thinking of Frontierland makes me think they're going to screw it up and basically theme it to a contemporary Western tourist town.

The Paris Lion King ride looks like another mistake heaped upon an entirely mistaken re-launch of that park.

The Disneyland additions, though, all seemed good to me.

DCA was the real winner of the night. Its makeover is stronger on paper than any of the major WDW ones last decade, even DHS.

 

[SweetDuffy101]

Is Monsters Inc. going into what used to be Animation Courtyard?

weren’t it going to replace rock n roller coaster

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Is Monsters Inc. going into what used to be Animation Courtyard?

Nobody knows when, where or even if?

So customers need to hold them to account. It’s the only way the relationship works…and we have failed on our end

 

[solidyne]

ZERO CLONES

ONE ATTRACTION CLOSING (Monster’s Inc)

Excluding the known Animal Kingdom

Tom Sawyer, Liberty Belle, Muppets, Star Tours

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

DCA was the real winner of the night. Its makeover is stronger on paper than any of the major WDW ones last decade, even DHS.

Yeah I think that’s strong and they are serious

The wdw stuff could be…but they don’t seem nearly as serious.

 

[arich35]

Yea, I can't remember if he did or not.

Went back, he mentioned earth was already moving for the projects at MK's expansion (biggest in history) but not specifically about Villains

 

[Mike S]

Tonight feels more preparing for Pokémon in USF than anything. Pokémon will be a game changer due to how MASSIVE that IP is.

It’s made more money than any other entertainment brand in the world and it only started in 1996. Disney would be right to be scared of it.

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[davis_unoxx]

Well, there's 100% a coaster on the left side of that Villians Land concept...

Looks like inversions. I wish for an RMC style ride that would be amazing.

 

[the_rich]

DCA was the real winner of the night. Its makeover is stronger on paper than any of the major WDW ones last decade, even DHS.

Maybe villains is taking the plot behind Adventureland and cars is bbt?

 

[Moth]

Moth's Report Card

The Pros

• Avatar at DCA looks awesome, incredibly excited for that.
• Monsters Inc at DHS is long overdue, as a favorite film of mine, I'm game.
• Cars, despite people being tepid about it, I feel it's a bold move that can work, if approached properly.
• Only took 30 years but The Lion King is getting a ride.
• Very excited with the expansion of MK versus replacement.

The Cons

• Dinoland didn't have to die.
• What is Monsters replacing?
• Why Cars?
• Why ignore EPCOT and let SSE and Imagination rot?
• Why remain so vague and blue-sky about Villains?
• Not enough Fortnite. We knew almost all of these were coming. Mr. Incredible was leaked a few weeks ago even.
• Bayou Country with Pooh?
• Why genuinely name it Horizons if the park of the namesake of the panel, the song you kept playing the few notes of, if you have nothing FOR the park?
• Why cover nothing else about Test Track at least? Show us a photo of work inside or something.

Monsters is such a strong plus for me, I can't give this below a 7/10 because Monsters is such a nice add to DHS.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Tom Sawyer, Liberty Belle, Muppets, Star Tours

Yeah that’s part of the “devil” here

Proclaiming “no replacements” was foolhardy and ignoring pattern

They have to prove it.

 

[wutisgood]

my hot take with the paris lion king...it is an admission of defeat they got star wars wrong and they know it. gave up on plans for a 3rd iteration

Wasn't it just going to be rise of the resistance? Generally cloning what many consider is the best ride ever made would be a good idea. I doubt the decision to cancel it had anythign to do with the response to the land as a whole.

 

[brb1006]

So they finnally are doing a deaviantart as a section?

It's officially canon!

 

[Sir_Cliff]

DCA was the real winner of the night. Its makeover is stronger on paper than any of the major WDW ones last decade, even DHS.

Yes, all the talk of expanding capacity at WDW seems odd in light of the announcements tonight. It seems the Monster's Inc. coaster will replace at least one existing attraction (if not two) and Tropical Americas does involve one major new ride, but is also a makeover of an existing land. That leaves Cars in Frontierland, but even that looks like it will be one major attraction and perhaps some kind of flat ride that may also end up taking a few existing attractions out of action.

DCA is pretty much all growth, and in some big ways.

 

[SweetDuffy101]

Im kinda disappointed with their entertainment lineup. I mean Disneyland’s 70 is just around the corner and no concrete announcements regarding entertainment has been made.

Also Whats up with them and Disneyland paris not getting new offerings at all. No original attraction announcements no parade. and TDR yeah, Thats a no brainer since they need to get an approval from OLC just to announce new offerings like tomorrowland and the new cruise being built.


Hongkong Disneyland never received an announcement on the Avengers E-ticket and not Spiderman ToT ride. or new parade being planned.


I feel like theres an another big event coming after this and this is just the beginning of announcements.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Maybe villains is taking the plot behind Adventureland and cars is bbt?

It wouldn’t make sense to not put your villains area attached to fantasyland…so behind haunted mansion/small world really is the only spot that makes sense…if possible?

 

[BrianLo]

Yes, all the talk of expanding capacity at WDW seems odd in light of the announcements tonight. It seems the Monster's Inc. coaster will replace at least one existing attraction (if not two) and Tropical Americas does involve one major new ride, but is also a makeover of an existing land. That leaves Cars in Frontierland, but even that looks like it will be one major attraction and perhaps some kind of flat ride that may also end up taking a few existing attractions out of action.

DCA is pretty much all growth, and in some big ways.

I haven’t gathered the bugaboo on monstropolis. This thread is like 50 pages longer than when I left it. Is it not going into behind the animation courtyard plot?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Yes, all the talk of expanding capacity at WDW seems odd in light of the announcements tonight. It seems the Monster's Inc. coaster will replace at least one existing attraction (if not two) and Tropical Americas does involve one major new ride, but is also a makeover of an existing land. That leaves Cars in Frontierland, but even that looks like it will be one major attraction and perhaps some kind of flat ride that may also end up taking a few existing attractions out of action.

DCA is pretty much all growth, and in some big ways.

We know nothing about replacements as it stands. Anyone declaring otherwise is dead wrong.

Why? Because these two idiots - and they’re still idiots - keep pulling this crap in Orlando.

We all do know the angles at this point, correct?

 

[Captain Neo]

In my eyes, Disney has redeemed itself.

EVERYTHING IS AWESOME- WHAT COULD GO WRONG

Jesus Christ

 

[andysol]

For those wondering where monsters goes- it’s actually both muppets/star tours *and* animation courtyard according to their concept art.

Each of the two concept arts show each location. So it’s one of those… whichever one is the newer concept art.

Just like encanto now not being a boat but still using old boat concept art and cropping it out.

From Schmoozy singing life is a highway to the totally non confusing concept art… production knocked it out of the park tonight.