News Destination D23 2023

[monothingie]

Not even promises for this MK and AK stuff, they used the word "maybe" throughout lmao!

So I’m confused. Dino land and MK and TT are just concepts at this point?

 

[JustInTime]

Okay so I can't say I'm not disappointed that AK is the only park with a major announcement, but I'm also EXTREMELY pleased with what they're doing now.

A central American land with Indy and Encanto?? That's exactly what the park needs and the land fits the "continent" theme rather than just shoehorning Zootopia in the corner, so long that it focuses on conservation in the ride's stories.

Dino gets updates to be like its better sibling on the West Coast, and of course, Encanto will actually fit the land.

Plus, the park needs indoor family-dark rides. Encanto is that exactly.

Now, getting rid of "It's Tough to be a Bug" is disappointing, but at the end of the day it's not a massive area, and if it's like ITTBAB where it focuses on edutainment, Zootopia could fit okay. Endlessly better than just randomly placed in Dinoland.

I hope they end up putting Cars Land & The Villains Land over at MK, though.

Just very thankful AK's marvelous theming will remain intact.

Exactly!! I’m excited.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

What they are doing on Cruiseline is far more exciting than what’s happening in the parks

That’s all being “cheaped” as well

 

[esskay]

So I’m confused. Dino land and MK and TT are just concepts at this point?

Yes, nothing they announced is confirmed its just a maybe.

 

[kevlightyear]

Did anyone hear Matt Hanson one of the old monorail narrators at the end?

Yes! Love his voice!

 

[ChrisFL]

This is hypothetical.

Same with MK

Yeah I made a follow up post, lol

 

[Notes from Neverland]

I'd much rather have the Encanto/Indy Tropical Americas concept over the cityscape Zootopia concept.

 

[MisterPenguin]

There's little time left for me to enjoy the screams of children as obviously fake spiders are bungee'd down over their heads, and again when the insects 'poke' them in their seats at the end of It's Tough to be a Bug.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

Is Test Track getting a new ride system or just re-theming?

Gotta just be a retheming:

 

[Big_Shakalaka]

Looks like Bruce Vaughn, Josh D'Amaro, and Bob Iger have reworked WDI's plans for WDW for the better.

 

[zipadee999]

People: Bring us Journey into Imagination or Horizons!!!!

Disney: Best we can do is bring World of Motion to test track

 

[Epcot81Fan]

So what exactly adds any incremental capacity to any of the four parks?

 

[gerarar]

For reference - Dinoland to Central America:

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Looks like the queue for Dinosaur/Indy will get extended as there's now an extended facade in front of the original building.

 

[Figments Friend]

Okay kids, before this gets lost…

Yesterday I mentioned I will be offering these cool Tony Baxter inspired art postcards to anyone who would like to meet up with me at the Contemporary Resort.

I will be in the main entrance lobby , standing in front of the circular pillar right as you enter between 1:30 to 2:00 TODAY (Sept 9).
Come by and say hello, and get a pair of these cool cards that I drew!

You do not have to be attending the D23 event…just come on over to the Contemporary Resort if you are on Property!

 

[esskay]

So what exactly adds any incremental capacity to any of the four parks?

In theory IF the encanto/indy/whatever land happens it could. But only because Dinoland is a ghost town most of the time.

The rest of it? Zilch.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

So I’m confused. Dino land and MK and TT are just concepts at this point?

…That’s my smart boy…

Their competitor has the largest park since Epcot being built right smack dabble in the middle of town in a matter of a year…

And Bob and his Stanford chefs are making “waffles” in burbank

 

[HuckleBerryFin]

Overall I’m content with what they had planned.

Would I like more? Of course.

I feel like next D23 will be when they fill go all out and get these ideas fully out for the public.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Gotta just be a retheming:

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Rethemed to "Chevrolet!"

Fans can look forward to a Cars series on Disney+ featuring only Chevrolet cars!!

 

[GhostHost1000]

I wonder how many of todays imagineers it took to come up with the Luminous name following Illuminations and Harmonious

 

[Surferboy567]

I can’t believe they have decided to just…concede to Epic Universe.