dreamscometrue
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I'll be completely surprised, but thrilled beyond words, if anything at all is mentioned about Carsland/DHS expansion on Friday. Maybe, I'll wish upon a star..yeah, I'll try that tonight.
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DHS CARS LAND
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I'll be completely surprised, but thrilled beyond words, if anything at all is mentioned about Carsland/DHS expansion on Friday. Maybe, I'll wish upon a star..yeah, I'll try that tonight.
wedenterprises
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I'm curious to see how they'll make carsland fit (or not fit) thematically in DHS. It doesn't fit, so good luck with that.
Goofyernmost
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It's Pixar, it's based on a movie...what's not to fit? Isn't Disney Hollywood Studios theme the movies?
It's actually harder, right now in it's present condition, to understand how Backlot Tour fits!
wedenterprises
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Haha didn't you forget the little sarcasm emoticon?
wedenterprises
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There ARE ways to make TSMM and Carsland fit into DHS, but WDI will have to hire me if they want the answers. Ha!
zooey
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I'm sure they'll be giving you a call any day now! Just keep up the good work posting on forums.
wedenterprises
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G00fyDad
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It might fit if they totally change the theme of the park. Maybe change the name to Disney-Pixar Studios. (They did that with MGM.) If they do change the theme then it might lean heavily on the Pixar movies with Pixar place expanding out into the current LMA show and BLT.
I spent two days at DCA a couple weeks ago. Carsland is great, but it actually isn't up to the quality I expect in two key ways. First, RSR was down approximately 40% of the time both days. Second, Luigi's flying tires has a terrible load time and capacity and the ride is mediocre at best. I loved flo's, RSR when it ran (possibly Disney's best attraction yet), and MJJ. And I also love the visuals all over the land ( especially on cross street headed toward Pacific Wharf and on the back patio of Flo's). But LFT is a bust, (IMHO, of course), and if the operational issues are still this bad after 5 months...
The land is a hit now, but if RSR stays this unreliable, the staying power may not be there.
WDW1974
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Has this been reported on DIS?
(BTW, reading Twits tweets is so entertaining ... I wish my pals Mike and Andy would join in!
... Just wondering where I should post some gems from the 'media event')
WDW1974
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Us grownups know that (sadly) wishing upon stars doesn't work ... and that Pixie Dust is a gateway drug!
WDW1974
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I saw some of that with RSRs in September. But it isn't any worse (it's actually much better) than TT's original reliability at opening and ... really for years. I would hope that RSRs doesn't turn into that. TDS's JTTCoTE uses the same basic ride system and went down once when I was there in four days (that was an automatic shutdown triggered by a 6.9 quake off the coast of Tokyo Bay).
Luigi's flat out sucks. It is the only part of the land I take issue with. A waste of money and a vanity project for John Lasseter to bring Tomorrowland's 1960s Flying Saucers back. They barely move, people don't get how to move them, they bunch up, so even if you know how to move them, you can't. A waste.
But the land as a whole is by far the best work Disney has done stateside in the 21st century. A totally immersive enviornment fit for those 7 to 77.
The_Mesh_Hatter
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I'll be the first to admit that Cars Land isn't perfect. I really don't love it like New Orleans Square or the Matterhorn, but I can understand it's appeal. I can give it credit for not skimping on the details even though it doesn't have the most original design. While Disney parks are more than just layers of details, detail is the start of the path to ultimately begin creating original, creative attractions again.
Luigi's is a mess. I've only ridden it once and that was on the first circuit of the day with no wait. I actually enjoyed it, despite laughing about how stupid it looked from the viewing area the other day. I mainly enjoyed it just because it was so bizzarre and pointless. Granted I definitely wouldn't have been so forgiving of its many flaws if I had to wait 75 minutes in the heat first.
Luigi's is a mess. I've only ridden it once and that was on the first circuit of the day with no wait. I actually enjoyed it, despite laughing about how stupid it looked from the viewing area the other day. I mainly enjoyed it just because it was so bizzarre and pointless. Granted I definitely wouldn't have been so forgiving of its many flaws if I had to wait 75 minutes in the heat first.
stevehousse
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I think the only way Cars Land would work in DHS is if the park was actually split into different studios! Lucas Studios, Muppet Studios, Pixar Studios, Disney Animation Studios, and the front of the park/ TOT area would be known as Classic Hollywood Studios.
I do think that a whole carsland still wouldn't fit, but RSR would and if they do go along with the Mosters Inc ride, it can work! Plus finally move Pizza Planet back there and use the old PP for a new muppet or Star Wars attraction!
I do think that a whole carsland still wouldn't fit, but RSR would and if they do go along with the Mosters Inc ride, it can work! Plus finally move Pizza Planet back there and use the old PP for a new muppet or Star Wars attraction!
flynnibus
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Don't you think it's a bit naive to think that you will have control over said things? You're not even on the inside yet, and you're claiming you're gonna prevent something from happening -- something that is clear from the long term trend that is a 'style of management' and not just individual mods. Little newbie mod isn't going to be able to prevent or stop the site admins from running their site - their way.
Goofyernmost
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Is it true that you don't get Pixie Dust in DHS, but there is a boat load of Pixar Dust?
wedenterprises
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They could do that regardless. I wouldn't mind if it was the Disney-Pixar studios, and I have no problem with adding more pixar properties, but I don't think they should use that as an excuse to just mindlessly slap pixar rides in for no reason. TSMM was thematically intended for DCA and in it's original form does not fit into the theme of DHS. But it would be an incredibly easy fix to make it fit.
The park should (and can) still focus on the golden age(s) of Hollywood from the 20s up to today. Without spending 1billion+ the park can fix itself. I think just saying ok it's a pixar park would be a cop out.
As far as Carsland, it CAN fit the theme of the magic of Hollywood. So to can TSMM. All it would really require is a few tweaks. It's so simple that I worry they will over think it, or not think AT ALL.
wedenterprises
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It's not the only way, but yes I agree that creating multiple studio "lands" makes a lot of sense right now. It's the most obvious organizing principle for the park at this point, but it's not the only one.
Personally, I would go in this direction.
However, Disney owns the muppets, they own Lucas properties and they own Pixar. If Disney wanted everything under the Disney umbrella (Pixar just becomes Disney, the word Pixar is no more) then we might lose the ability to organize the park based on the different studios. harumph.