DHS Soundstage 1 Renovation - Toy Storia Mania expansion

[danlb_2000]

Permit filed today for "Project 3 - DHS Soundstage 1 Renovation", contractor is Whiting Turner, expiration is 9/30/2016.

http://or.occompt.com/recorder/eagl....pdf?id=DOC1544S16913.A0&parent=DOC1544S16913

The "Project 3" is interesting because the Frozen re-do of Maelstrom was labeled "Project 6".

 

[PhilharMagician]

Cool, another gift shop?

 

[AswaySuller]

Or Meet n greet

 

[danlb_2000]

The rumor has been that Toy Story would get a third track in Soundstage 1. It's possible that they could stretch that project for 2 years.

 

[PhilharMagician]

Seriously, Soundstage 1 is not a big building. I would hope that some of the space that is opening up with the Backlot Tour ending it's life (after years of hacking and cutting it to almost nothing) will be used for something substantial.

Since this is "Project 3" and Frozen is "Project 6" then I wonder what else is cooking?

 

[PhilharMagician]

The rumor has been that Toy Story would get a third track in Soundstage 1. It's possible that they could stretch that project for 2 years.

That building would be a good size for adding to TS. Hmm, I need to see that TS track overlay again.

Do you remember which thread that was recently in @danlb_2000 I was quickly searching but I do not remember.

 

[danlb_2000]

Seriously, Soundstage 1 is not a big building. I would hope that some of the space that is opening up with the Backlot Tour ending it's life (after years of hacking and cutting it to almost nothing) will be used for something substantial.

Since this is "Project 3" and Frozen is "Project 6" then I wonder what else is cooking?

Yeah, I thought "Project 6" may have just been an anomaly, but now that we have 3, I am starting to wonder if there is a 1,2,4 and 5 planned.

 

[MichWolv]

Whiting Turner has done a lot of theme park stuff over the years (Lost Continent at IoA, for example), so I doubt it's just a gift shop.

EDIT: and a google search of "Whiting Turner Toy Story" turns up a letter that seems to indicate that Whiting Turner was involved in the construction of Toy Story Midway Mania at "MGM".

 

[PhilharMagician]

Whiting Turner has done a lot of theme park stuff over the years (Lost Continent at IoA, for example), so I doubt it's just a gift shop.

It is going to be a state of the art Pixar Themed hybrid "dark ride/gift shop" where you ride and shop at the same time. First of it's kind and it will of course have FP+. You can book all of your merchandise purchases months in advance.

 

[flyerjab]

Yeah, I thought "Project 6" may have just been an anomaly, but now that we have 3, I am starting to wonder if there is a 1,2,4 and 5 planned.

Even more intriguing is what are Projects 7,8,9,10...and so on.

 

[PrincessNelly_NJ]

Whiting Turner has done a lot of theme park stuff over the years (Lost Continent at IoA, for example), so I doubt it's just a gift shop.

EDIT: and a google search of "Whiting Turner Toy Story" turns up a letter that seems to indicate that Whiting Turner was involved in the construction of Toy Story Midway Mania at "MGM".

They also built T-REX & Rainforest cafe in DTD.

 

[Hakunamatata]

So we are getting projects three and six first. Hmmmmm. Sort of Star Warsish.

 

[PhilharMagician]

Even more intriguing is what are Peojects 7,8,9,10...

Project 7: Frozen overlay in Imagination
Project 8: Frozen overlay in Energy
Project 9: Frozen Overlay in Dinosaur
Project 10: Frozen overlay in Tower of Terror

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Project 7: Frozen overlay in Imagination
Project 8: Frozen overlay in Energy
Project 9: Frozen Overlay in Dinosaur
Project 10: Frozen overlay in Tower of Terror

I thought they'd be themed bathrooms...And we know how "Crappy" that is..

 

[PhilharMagician]

I thought they'd be themed bathrooms...And we know how "Crappy" that is..

Well, that is Projects 1,2,4 & 5. By the way it looks like they will have heated toilet seats.

 

[Mike S]

The rumor has been that Toy Story would get a third track in Soundstage 1. It's possible that they could stretch that project for 2 years.

2 years for a new track for Toy Story? They just keep surprising me with how slow they can be.

 

[Hakunamatata]

2 years for a new track for Toy Story? They just keep surprising me with how slow they can be.

Not really. If you think along the lines of budget years and what all WDW has going on or in the line up. Disney Springs, Avatar, and now likely a reboot of the studios. Those are all big dollar items. They spread the cost out over multiple fiscal budgets and it's not as big a drain on the company as a whole.

 

[PhotoDave219]

Permit filed today for "Project 3 - DHS Soundstage 1 Renovation", contractor is Whiting Turner, expiration is 9/30/2016.

http://or.occompt.com/recorder/eagl....pdf?id=DOC1544S16913.A0&parent=DOC1544S16913

The "Project 3" is interesting because the Frozen re-do of Maelstrom was labeled "Project 6".

Really makes me think this is more than a "third track."

We shall see.

 

[Sped2424]

I know how they can get the wait times down at toy story without wasting a building for more track! Build more new rides.

 

[CDavid]

Yeah, I thought "Project 6" may have just been an anomaly, but now that we have 3, I am starting to wonder if there is a 1,2,4 and 5 planned.

Either that, or else projects 1, 2, 4, and 5 have already been cancelled. This is Disney in Florida we're talking about.