Rumor D23 2024 WDW Rumors, Predictions & Discussion

[BrianLo]

Everyone’s entitled to their opinion, but you’re delusional if you think Wish or Turning Red will get their own attractions.

That was not the point of my post. Turning Red is a successful movie, that’s all I originally meant before people ran with it. It very poorly lends itself to an attraction. Nothing is that magical about 1999 Toronto. But as a character piece or songs it’s fine. Mei Mei might get treated like Stitch. Turning Red was their most popular direct to streaming movie of the lot.

Wish was a dud and from a popularity lens we already see she was dumped from the Grand Flo character breakfast. Though if it was popular Rosas would be a much more inspired park addition. It’s a total non starter. There’s simply no point speculating about it when it’s already in the garbage heep behind literally 25+ other stronger IP they haven’t tapped at all yet.

 

[bmr1591]

There are no plans to expand the Skyliner to all resorts.

They have a mockup of what it would look like to get the Skyliner to all major hubs or resorts, such as the T&T Center for MK, AKL and AK. They designed it in such a way that it could and would be expanded. How far they’ll bring it, no one knows, but they certainly have mock ups.

 

[bmr1591]

That was not the point of my post. Turning Red is a successful movie, that’s all I originally meant before people ran with it. It very poorly lends itself to an attraction. Nothing is that magical about 1999 Toronto. But as a character piece or songs it’s fine. Mei Mei might get treated like Stitch. Turning Red was their most popular direct to streaming movie of the lot.

Wish was a dud and from a popularity lens we already see she was dumped from the Grand Flo character breakfast. Though if it was popular Rosas would be a much more inspired park addition. It’s a total non starter. There’s simply no point speculating about it when it’s already in the garbage heep behind literally 25+ other stronger IP they haven’t tapped at all yet.

Turning Red may have streamed well, but it is far from popular.

 

[BrianLo]

Turning Red may have streamed well, but it is far from popular.

Based on…? A gut feeling?

It’s a direct streaming movie. Its barometer of success was streaming. Overtaking a litany of films such as everything Illumination and Dreamworks that isn’t Mario and maybe Sing 2. Everything Disney that isn’t Encanto, Moana, Frozen and now Elemental. Settling into the Coco/Zootopia camp.

It’s not the most popular, but everyone is making up their own snap decisions which are not consistent with how these movies are actually performing in reality.

 

[bwr827]

Turning Red may have streamed well, but it is far from popular.

You may want to define popular, at this point.

Second-most streamed movie of 2022 seems pretty popular to me.

 

[MisterPenguin]

They have a mockup of what it would look like to get the Skyliner to all major hubs or resorts, such as the T&T Center for MK, AKL and AK. They designed it in such a way that it could and would be expanded. How far they’ll bring it, no one knows, but they certainly have mock ups.

What's the source of that claim?

Our best insiders have said there were plans for maybe one or two lines, but have since been abandoned. According to them, there were never any plans (other than wishful thinking maybe) to connect all resorts and parks.

They way they built the current Skyliner makes expanding it exceedingly difficult. Almost as if there were no plans to expand it.

 

[mattpeto]

There are no plans to expand the Skyliner to all resorts.

I’ll take a “some” as a win.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I’ll take a “some” as a win.

As it stands according to some insiders, change that to "any."

 

[ednamodedarling]

As it stands according to some insiders, change that to "any."

DAK to DHS in some capacity would be heavenly.

 

[bwr827]

DAK to DHS in some capacity would be heavenly.

That would make for a great park-hop day.

 

[mattpeto]

As it stands according to some insiders, change that to "any."

I’m sure they don’t want to increase their backup bus fleet, but one more small skyliner connection would be delightful.

 

[MR.Dis]

DAK to DHS in some capacity would be heavenly.

And a spur to connect to Disney Springs (although concerns people may use free Disney Springs parking to take Skyliner to the parks may kill any chance of this happening).

 

[MisterPenguin]

I’m sure they don’t want to increase their backup bus fleet, but one more small skyliner connection would be delightful.

There are other options besides skylines. E.g. vehicles (tracked or untracked) on dedicated lanes.

 

[MisterPenguin]

DAK to DHS in some capacity would be heavenly.

That's at least a 17 minute ride on a skyline.

 

[WeNamedTheDogIndiana]

That's at least a 17 minute ride on a skyline.

That's an oddly specific stat to have on hand.

 

[MisterPenguin]

That's an oddly specific stat to have on hand.

The Skyliner travels at 5 m/s. And I looked up the distance between Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom on Google earth,, and did the math.

 

[WeNamedTheDogIndiana]

The Skyliner travels at 5 m/s. And I looked up the distance between Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom on Google earth,, and did the math.

Ahh, makes sense. Thanks for doing the math!

 

[doctornick]

There are other options besides skylines. E.g. vehicles (tracked or untracked) on dedicated lanes.

Yeah, insiders here have indicated that there are potential plans for connections to DAK but not additional Skyliner lines. I have gotten the impression the idea is something tracked like a light rail but I don’t think there’s been any confirmation.

If Skyliner gets expanded it would like be in the direction of Typhoon Lagoon, Disney Springs etc

 

[Ripken10]

Yeah, insiders here have indicated that there are potential plans for connections to DAK but not additional Skyliner lines. I have gotten the impression the idea is something tracked like a light rail but I don’t think there’s been any confirmation.

If Skyliner gets expanded it would like be in the direction of Typhoon Lagoon, Disney Springs etc

No idea is ever dead, and to say there was never thoughts on expansions on any idea isn't ever completely honest. I know they once considered a boat connecting AKL to Animal Kingdom where they even had teams discussing it. Just because it is not on the table now, does it mean it will not every be on the table again.

Especially with the brief period with Bob C, and now back to Bob I, you never know what idea may peek his head around the corner again. I do think that the popularity of the Skyliner has made them consider all sorts of things. Whether those ideas get past the drawing board...well one day something will.

Also worth noting, they have made a faster gondola then the one build in WDW. The high speed gondola is usually built in places traveling farther distances, and who knows what advancement may be on the horizon. Personally, as much as I love the gondola, I fear they may not be doing another one in WDW, at least not in the foreseeable future.

 

[CoasterFan27]

I’m sure they don’t want to increase their backup bus fleet, but one more small skyliner connection would be delightful.

I wonder how many buses and drivers they have to have available to cover a potential breakdown or bad weather. Could have turned it to be a lot of overhead compared to just running more frequent buses.

It feels like a short hop from the Orleans resorts to EPCOT could be efficient. Though another T shake running N/S from Orleans to Key West and E/W to Springs one way and EPCOT the other would be neat. One can dream...