DHS Makeover - What we know so far.....

[Wishing Star]

That is something I wish and Hope for.

I simply dont have anything to suggest its going to happen.

I also wish and hope for it.
as for GOTG is there actual rumors for that?

 

[PhotoDave219]

I also wish and hope for it.
as for GOTG is there actual rumors for that?

Very very very very VERY small rumors that GOTG could be a thing. But only based on the reception of the next film. It woyld be a one-off ride and nothing to do with any other Marvel properties.

Marvel will remain up I-4 when it comes to Orlando.

 

[Wishing Star]

Very very very very VERY small rumors that GOTG could be a thing. But only based on the reception of the next film. It woyld be a one-off ride and nothing to do with any other Marvel properties.

Marvel will remain up I-4 when it comes to Orlando.

I recall reading an article that said that James Gunn mentioned a GOTG ride at Disney World and then deleted the periscope where he said such a thing.

 

[PhotoDave219]

I recall reading an article that said that James Gunn mentioned a GOTG ride at Disney World and then deleted the periscope where he said such a thing.

After having lengthy conversations with a few others who cannot be quoted on the subject..... *IF* that were to ever occur (and thats a giant IF), it would be decided after the 2017 movie. And *IF* they ever said yes, it would be a one-off attraction and NOT part of anything else.

 

[Mike S]

After having lengthy conversations with a few others who cannot be quoted on the subject..... *IF* that were to ever occur (and thats a giant IF), it would be decided after the 2017 movie. And *IF* they ever said yes, it would be a one-off attraction and NOT part of anything else.

And that's the way to do it IMO.

 

[PhotoDave219]

And that's the way to do it IMO.

Still have 18 months before the figure that out. Thats the life cycle of a boy band, right?

 

[bakntime]

this gave me a chuckle

It's like a jedi mind trick

"You don't need to see his identification."

"These aren't the droids you're looking for."

"There are no insiders."

 

[Taylor]

Still have 18 months before the figure that out. Thats the life cycle of a boy band, right?

Yes you are correct. With the exception being New Kids on the Block.

 

[marni1971]

Does anyone else think Streets of America should stay? Regardless of the space constraints, looking at the street on its own, it is a nice place and has great theming. If they add shops and attractions, it could be a pretty cool place and not cheap like other parts of the studios. Or is it better to get rid of the old and start fresh?

Absolutely it should. It lost some charm when LMA was built but as an area it is a great holding area. If only they'd make limited use of the facades and area along the south east side around the theatre to actually have things worth going into. The sad thing is it's seen as dead space. Expensive, dead space.

 

[roj2323]

Does anyone else think Streets of America should stay? Regardless of the space constraints, looking at the street on its own, it is a nice place and has great theming. If they add shops and attractions, it could be a pretty cool place and not cheap like other parts of the studios. Or is it better to get rid of the old and start fresh?

From the perspective of having worked at the park I could go either way. The problem with SOA is its just facades, there's nothing to do. If they want to keep it they need to convert a few of the facades into real stores and add at least one attraction besides The Osborne lights. If they don't plus SOA they are better off bulldozing it and moving the osbourne lights to disney springs so they can redevelop that area with new attractions.

 

[marni1971]

I recall reading an article that said that James Gunn mentioned a GOTG ride at Disney World and then deleted the periscope where he said such a thing.

GotG was proposed to use some of the GMR building as an LPS ride.

Luckily TCM came along and the idea was crushed for now at least.

 

[Steel City Magic]

Let's face it guys ... quit the trolling. There are no insiders. There is nothing new coming DHS.

There is almost a sad naivity and child like innocence on some posters to want to believe something big is coming. Not facing the reality of the situation, unable to grasp that the parks Walt once built are being ruined and left to rot.

You can go all the way back to 2012 when there were rumours Star Wars land was coming to Disney, and nothing. More recently these rumours have been fuelled by the diabolical state DHS has been left in. We've had rumours of an imminement announcement for over a year now, and then all the rumours and 'in the knows' were adamanant Disney were going to spring something big at D23 . Now those same people are saying perhaps around December.

It seems impossible to actually think that YES Disney are cutting back over in Orlando - they are taking attractions away, cutting costs - asset stripping. For alot of people (myself included) that is hard to fathem. We've had attractions that have been closed for over a year now and no building works in their place. Ask yourself why were those attractions just not left open if no construction was imminent? Ask yourself why Captain EO is being bought back to fill the park up? It's all do with corporate profit.

Ask yourself when they have the biggest product in probably it's history with Frozen - they chose to do a cheap relay of an atrocious Malestrom attraction. That spells the whole ambition of the current CEO. An attraction that will get money, but ultimately will leave a sour taste is most of us knowing they should have done a whole lot more.

We will get Avatar Land, although how big and immersive it finally becomes remains to be seen - but you sure as hell know with this CEO cut backs will come somewhere down the line. And that's it.

All those dreaming of Star Wars Land, Pixar Land - yes they may eventually come, but not within the next decade - and definately not with this CEO BOB IGER. The man is not interested in theme parks - he is interested in corporate profit.

All those who want to continue to dream go head, all those who want to keep being Disney rewarded mums keep it going - but at the end of the day the proof is in the pudding - and i see no construction anywhere.

I'm really excited to see this goofball choke on his words in the coming weeks/months

 

[StageFrenzy]

GotG was proposed to use some of the GMR building as an LPS ride.

Luckily TCM came along and the idea was crushed for now at least.

It's amazing they always have to get rid of attractions to make a new attraction, then wonder why everyone is in MK.

 

[Herbie]

Ah rite, so now we are waiting till Decemeber for an announcement?

LOL you can't make this up. In Decemeber you will come back and say you meant the following December,

Meanwhile DHS has nothing new.

I'm hoping and thinking next December won't be the case.

Part of me wants to know who you're talking about but I refuse to push "Show Ignored Content"....

..... alas Something tells me its a boy-band has been seeking attention.

Yep...and it sounds like one of his groupies is tagging along.

I'm gone for a year and Justin Bieber has joined the forum? Man this place has gotten high profile.

Said the pot to the kettle. I know, don't feed the trolls. But seriously, can't Bieber just go away?

I've skimmed for awhile, but I'm new to this particular forum. Does it really get so bad here that the ignore button is necessary? Apparently...

Justin Bieber jokes can be funny, his namesake alone is not. On top of that, let's not be smug elitists. On a forum about Disney, of all things. Prettyboy's comments aside (its a compliment), there's a fair bit of cynicism/negativity here.

Let's face it guys ... quit the trolling. There are no insiders. There is nothing new coming DHS.

There is almost a sad naivity and child like innocence on some posters to want to believe something big is coming. Not facing the reality of the situation, unable to grasp that the parks Walt once built are being ruined and left to rot.

You can go all the way back to 2012 when there were rumours Star Wars land was coming to Disney, and nothing. More recently these rumours have been fuelled by the diabolical state DHS has been left in. We've had rumours of an imminement announcement for over a year now, and then all the rumours and 'in the knows' were adamanant Disney were going to spring something big at D23 . Now those same people are saying perhaps around December.

It seems impossible to actually think that YES Disney are cutting back over in Orlando - they are taking attractions away, cutting costs - asset stripping. For alot of people (myself included) that is hard to fathem. We've had attractions that have been closed for over a year now and no building works in their place. Ask yourself why were those attractions just not left open if no construction was imminent? Ask yourself why Captain EO is being bought back to fill the park up? It's all do with corporate profit.

Ask yourself when they have the biggest product in probably it's history with Frozen - they chose to do a cheap relay of an atrocious Malestrom attraction. That spells the whole ambition of the current CEO. An attraction that will get money, but ultimately will leave a sour taste is most of us knowing they should have done a whole lot more.

We will get Avatar Land, although how big and immersive it finally becomes remains to be seen - but you sure as hell know with this CEO cut backs will come somewhere down the line. And that's it.

All those dreaming of Star Wars Land, Pixar Land - yes they may eventually come, but not within the next decade - and definately not with this CEO BOB IGER. The man is not interested in theme parks - he is interested in corporate profit.

All those who want to continue to dream go head, all those who want to keep being Disney rewarded mums keep it going - but at the end of the day the proof is in the pudding - and i see no construction anywhere.

Its frustrating that with all the closures (Backlot Tour, the Legend of Jack Sparrow, and The American Idol Experience), nothing worthwhile or permanent has been done with the areas. But Iger has already alluded to a name change, and with the recent closure of the Art of Disney Animation, something (hopefully big) is happening at the park. Its very reasonable to believe something will be happening in the next decade. And its reasonable to believe that they're going to wait until everything planned is considered perfect to reveal it.

Does anyone else think Streets of America should stay? Regardless of the space constraints, looking at the street on its own, it is a nice place and has great theming. If they add shops and attractions, it could be a pretty cool place and not cheap like other parts of the studios. Or is it better to get rid of the old and start fresh?

I like that New York has a presence. And I wish they weren't facades, there isn't a lot of room for anything other than small shops if that. I've also always hoped that Mama Melrose's would be re-themed to Martinelli's from the original Parent Trap, but of course, its right off of the Muppets area, which should stay if not be relocated...

GotG was proposed to use some of the GMR building as an LPS ride.

Luckily TCM came along and the idea was crushed for now at least.

Replacing the Great Movie Ride is one thing. I haven't seen the film (and very little Marvel for that matter). I'm open to the idea of it having a ride, but in the Chinese Theatre in what is supposed to be the center of the park? I don't really care for that.

 

[danlb_2000]

Said the pot to the kettle. I know, don't feed the trolls. But seriously, can't Bieber just go away?

Obvious troll is so obvious that I don't even need to use the meme troll picture.

 

[marni1971]

and then all the rumours and 'in the knows' were adamanant Disney were going to spring something big at D23 . Now those same people are saying perhaps around December.

No they weren't and no they aren't.

You're starting to sound a bit silly now. I don't want you ending up with the proverbial egg all over your face.

 

[Mickey5150]

Let's face it guys ... quit the trolling. There are no insiders. There is nothing new coming DHS.

There is almost a sad naivity and child like innocence on some posters to want to believe something big is coming. Not facing the reality of the situation, unable to grasp that the parks Walt once built are being ruined and left to rot.

You can go all the way back to 2012 when there were rumours Star Wars land was coming to Disney, and nothing. More recently these rumours have been fuelled by the diabolical state DHS has been left in. We've had rumours of an imminement announcement for over a year now, and then all the rumours and 'in the knows' were adamanant Disney were going to spring something big at D23 . Now those same people are saying perhaps around December.

It seems impossible to actually think that YES Disney are cutting back over in Orlando - they are taking attractions away, cutting costs - asset stripping. For alot of people (myself included) that is hard to fathem. We've had attractions that have been closed for over a year now and no building works in their place. Ask yourself why were those attractions just not left open if no construction was imminent? Ask yourself why Captain EO is being bought back to fill the park up? It's all do with corporate profit.

Ask yourself when they have the biggest product in probably it's history with Frozen - they chose to do a cheap relay of an atrocious Malestrom attraction. That spells the whole ambition of the current CEO. An attraction that will get money, but ultimately will leave a sour taste is most of us knowing they should have done a whole lot more.

We will get Avatar Land, although how big and immersive it finally becomes remains to be seen - but you sure as hell know with this CEO cut backs will come somewhere down the line. And that's it.

All those dreaming of Star Wars Land, Pixar Land - yes they may eventually come, but not within the next decade - and definately not with this CEO BOB IGER. The man is not interested in theme parks - he is interested in corporate profit.

All those who want to continue to dream go head, all those who want to keep being Disney rewarded mums keep it going - but at the end of the day the proof is in the pudding - and i see no construction anywhere.

Walt only built Disneyland and started the Magic Kingdom, so the company is actually ruining parks the company built.

 

[wm49rs]

Let's face it guys ... quit the trolling. There are no insiders. There is nothing new coming DHS.

There is almost a sad naivity and child like innocence on some posters to want to believe something big is coming. Not facing the reality of the situation, unable to grasp that the parks Walt once built are being ruined and left to rot.

You can go all the way back to 2012 when there were rumours Star Wars land was coming to Disney, and nothing. More recently these rumours have been fuelled by the diabolical state DHS has been left in. We've had rumours of an imminement announcement for over a year now, and then all the rumours and 'in the knows' were adamanant Disney were going to spring something big at D23 . Now those same people are saying perhaps around December.

It seems impossible to actually think that YES Disney are cutting back over in Orlando - they are taking attractions away, cutting costs - asset stripping. For alot of people (myself included) that is hard to fathem. We've had attractions that have been closed for over a year now and no building works in their place. Ask yourself why were those attractions just not left open if no construction was imminent? Ask yourself why Captain EO is being bought back to fill the park up? It's all do with corporate profit.

Ask yourself when they have the biggest product in probably it's history with Frozen - they chose to do a cheap relay of an atrocious Malestrom attraction. That spells the whole ambition of the current CEO. An attraction that will get money, but ultimately will leave a sour taste is most of us knowing they should have done a whole lot more.

We will get Avatar Land, although how big and immersive it finally becomes remains to be seen - but you sure as hell know with this CEO cut backs will come somewhere down the line. And that's it.

All those dreaming of Star Wars Land, Pixar Land - yes they may eventually come, but not within the next decade - and definately not with this CEO BOB IGER. The man is not interested in theme parks - he is interested in corporate profit.

All those who want to continue to dream go head, all those who want to keep being Disney rewarded mums keep it going - but at the end of the day the proof is in the pudding - and i see no construction anywhere.

Oh, the irony....

I suppose we'll just have to mark time, watching the calendar for any potential upcoming announcements. Hope that's not a problem for you....

 

[danlb_2000]

No they weren't and no they aren't.

You're starting to sound a bit silly now. I don't want you ending up with the proverbial egg all over your face.

"starting"?

 

[BrerJon]

Ah rite, so now we are waiting till Decemeber for an announcement?

LOL you can't make this up. In Decemeber you will come back and say you meant the following December,

Meanwhile DHS has nothing new.

Not yet, but it will eventually. Just not necessarily in the next few years.

'Coming soon' not meaning what it does in normal life is part and parcel of being a WDW fan. Some kind of 'Lucas land' has been about to be announced for more than a decade. Sure, it looks more likely now than ever, but so did lots of other things (looking at you door coaster) that have been "imminent" over the years and never happened. How many years was WDI saying the hat was temporary for? How long have we been waiting for a Yeti fix since Rohde said they were working on it?

New Pixar rides, at least five years that's been circulating. Frontierland expansion? New Epcot pavilions? Generations have passed in the time they've been waiting for that. A college age kid waiting for phase 2 of Animal Kingdom in 1997 could even have their own kids applying for college by the time it finally opens in 2017.

With Disney you can't take things with a pinch of salt, you need to hire a truckload, but once you come to terms with that you can enjoy the parks for what they are, instead of what they were or could be.

The truth is most fans just don't care, and don't need new attractions to be happy. They still keep the gate turnstiles turning (erm, Mickey heads flashing at least), and love the anticipation of waiting for things to be announced, even though things rarely are. The fun is in the waiting, not the actual delivery. You just have to learn to live with that, and realise that 'coming soon' means about ten to fifteen years, if ever.

D23 Expo has made things even worse - one year eight years ago where they did announce things means every couple of years you get these situations where everyone buys in that something big is coming, but then the convention comes and goes, Tom shows a few bits of concept art for already announced rides and unveils a new DVC or two, Bob hints that more may be coming in the future, and everyone shrugs their shoulders and forgets the swirl of rumours ever happened. We saw it in 2011 and 2013, and may well see it in 2015 too (though I hope not).

Disney always has something they're "just about to announce", you will always find fans saying "just wait a little bit longer". Eventually things do happen though, but if you've been in Disney fandom long enough you know that wait can be much, much longer than it would be in other parks. When you lengthen your horizon of anticipation to decades instead of a couple of years, it's much harder to be disappointed when things never seem to materialise.

DHS may not necessarily get a makeover by 2020, as the rumours currently say, but I'll be amazed if we don't see something by 2030, or at least before mankind lands on Mars.