GhostHost1000
Premium Member
I wonder how many of todays imagineers it took to come up with the Luminous name following Illuminations and Harmonious 
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News Destination D23 2023
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Surferboy567
Well-Known Member
I can’t believe they have decided to just…concede to Epic Universe.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
This is proof that they are rigging their capacity for selling genie
We were just talking about this morning.
MerlinTheGoat
Well-Known Member
Yes, they clearly said it was a bunch of blue sky maybes. There's no telling if any of the MK or AK projects ever happen at all, or if they'll change form a bunch more times. They're already dramatically different than the stuff they showed off last year. Last year, Moana and Zootopia were shown off for Dinoland, that's now scrapped. Beyond Big Thunder was supposed to be Coco, Encanto and Villains Land. Now they've moved Encanto over to AK along with Indy. I wouldn't bet on any of this being close to final.
JustInTime
Well-Known Member
Yep!! It looks so good. I wish Joe would come back to spearhead South America. This will Orlando’s best park even better.
maleficentfan
Active Member
The good news: I didn't throw my laptop!
The bad news: That's an hour and a half of my life I'm never getting back.
Let's be honest. We all realized we weren't getting any big announcements this year because it's a Destination D23, not the actual full convention out in Anaheim. But still, the announcements we got were... lackluster... at best. The only real thing I think got me perked up was the announcement of the new nighttime spectacular at EPCOT and the reimagining of Test Track, whatever that happens to be.
I think the big slap to the face for all of us was "Look what awesome stuff is happening at a park nowhere near where you live if you're in the USA and look at all the amazing 'announcements' we have for you here at Disneyland and WDW!". Hopefully D23 next year will fill in the missing puzzle pieces for us here at WDW because we are in need of some serious love, especially with all the teasing that they've done with MK and AK expansions.
The bad news: That's an hour and a half of my life I'm never getting back.
Let's be honest. We all realized we weren't getting any big announcements this year because it's a Destination D23, not the actual full convention out in Anaheim. But still, the announcements we got were... lackluster... at best. The only real thing I think got me perked up was the announcement of the new nighttime spectacular at EPCOT and the reimagining of Test Track, whatever that happens to be.
I think the big slap to the face for all of us was "Look what awesome stuff is happening at a park nowhere near where you live if you're in the USA and look at all the amazing 'announcements' we have for you here at Disneyland and WDW!". Hopefully D23 next year will fill in the missing puzzle pieces for us here at WDW because we are in need of some serious love, especially with all the teasing that they've done with MK and AK expansions.
Magic Kingdom gets even vaguer Blue Skyland!
SplashJacket
Well-Known Member
They didn’t announce anything for Magic Kingdom’s changed/real plans. These Animal Kingdom plans are far more real and are actually likely to happen.
esskay
Well-Known Member
Just wait for the finances call in 2025 where Iger will be saying "Nobody could've predicted Epic Universe would affect us this much!"
Surferboy567
Well-Known Member
Ya know, they still haven’t actually announced D23 Expo yet for next year.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
It’s about capacity. That’s why things are expensive and have begun to suck.
This is a disaster on that front. If you expected real change which many of us no longer do
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
Remember when some got excited over the blue sky stuff last year and now it’s not even on the list this year lol
Epcot81Fan
Well-Known Member
I was not referring to increasing current capacity utilization, have they announced any incremental new attractions that would increase today’s current capacity?
Surferboy567
Well-Known Member
KINGDOM HEARTS REFERENCE!
HuckleBerryFin
New Member
People keep saying this but Destination D isn’t the place they’d do it..
Big_Shakalaka
Active Member
I'm not. they had plans, a new guy took over WDI, he's reworking the plans. Takes time to pivot.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Surferboy567
Well-Known Member
They don’t have enough time, it’s too late.