News Disney Not Renewing Great Movie Ride Sponsorship Deal with TCM ; Attraction to Close

[the.dreamfinder]

Yes, it's true.

But it should not be at the expense of what it's replacing. GMR should be sympathetically updated. Mickey should be a new build as an added attraction with added capacity.

Only the foolish would think otherwise.

Just a reminder from our friendly neighborhood SPIRIT about how truly awful the capacity situation at DHS is now.

As a friend in a position to know picks up our tale, "George K. successfully pleaded to Chapek that DHS and WDW overall couldn't spare to lose a headliner E Ticket long-term before Avatar and Toy Story Land opens. As a point of reference, DCA has 22 different rides that have a combined capacity of 18,100 riders per hour, plus five theater attractions and a few walk-thru exhibits that have a combined capacity of 4,100 visitors per hour, and the four daily Frozen shows in the 2,000 seat Hyperion Theater that packs in 8,000 per day. DCA also has a daily parade and one or two World of Colors per night. DHS has only 5 rides, and even after the expansion of Midway Mania with a third track, those five rides now have a combined capacity of 8,400 riders per hour, plus a half dozen theater attractions and some walk-thrus that can get 3,600 visitors per hour when the staggered show times are smoothed out over a 12 hour operating day, no parade, and Fantasmic!.

That gives DCA a combined ride/theater capacity of 22,900 people per hour, plus a daily parade and World of Color. While DHS has a combined ride/theater capacity of 12,000 people per hour, no parade, but Fantasmic!.

Let's be generous and suggest the SWE and TSL expansions increase the park's capacity by 4000-6000 guests an hour, bringing DHS's total hourly ride-only capacity to 12,000-14,000 guests an hour. Even then, DHS, or whatever they end up calling it, will need more attractions to increase the parks capacity. Even a fool like Chappie should be able to see the long term sense in building The Great Mickey Ride on one of the park's expansion pads.

 

[Nickels5]

It has now twice got the love to create entertainment people weren't into the original show that was in Theatre in the Wild or the latest night time stuff.

I don't consider either of those love that the movie deserves. Im talking about a bonafide attraction.

 

[Mike S]

I don't understand how Jungle Book has never gotten the proper love it has deserved in the parks its very sad. I feel like the chance of any older IP getting added is very slim, why would they add an IP that was first introduced 30-40 years ago. With that being said does anyone know the last time an attraction was themed to an IP 10 or so years after the movie was made?

Well the new Jungle Book made close to $1 Billion, same as Zootopia, so one would think the powers that be would take notice of that. It wouldn't need its own land anyway like what's apparently being looked at for Zootopia. Just an addition to Asia.

To the bolded a ride like that just opened this summer. If we're talking Disney I guess the answers would be LM and SDMT.

 

[Phil12]

Mowgli plush doesn't sell very well:

 

[MagicHappens1971]

To the bolded a ride like that just opened this summer. If we're talking Disney I guess the answers would be LM and SDMT.

It's amazing they waited so long to give Ariel a dark ride and then it wasn't even well executed

 

[roj2323]

Yes, it's true.

But it should not be at the expense of what it's replacing. GMR should be sympathetically updated. Mickey should be a new build as an added attraction with added capacity.

Only the foolish would think otherwise.

Amen.

I think you mentioned previously that the animation building would be the ideal location for such a attraction and I really have to agree with that. Make it an omni mover and they could use the existing building with some modifications. That said it will never happen so I'll go back to being disappointed now.

 

[roj2323]

It's amazing they waited so long to give Ariel a dark ride and then it wasn't even well executed

It could have been pretty amazing had they gone with the original proposed layout but when they shortened it by something like a 3rd it ruined the storytelling.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

It could have been pretty amazing had they gone with the original proposed layout but when they shortened it by something like a 3rd it ruined the storytelling.

I remember watching a concept video where the ride vehicle was more like the Peter Pan's Flight's vehicles, omg what an awesome ride that would've been.

 

[Mike S]

I remember watching a concept video where the ride vehicle was more like the Peter Pan's Flight's vehicles, omg what an awesome ride that would've been.

 

[Rteetz]

Why can't we have nice things...

 

[JenniferS]

Familiar ... yet infinitely better!

 

[Phil12]

Why can't we have nice things...

Because you don't appreciate them. Look at that nice Frozen ride in WS for example.

 

[Mike S]

Because you don't appreciate them. Look at that nice Frozen ride in WS for example.

Coming to Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea but nowhere in Walt Disney World because screw you guys and your Epcot that's why.

 

[Rteetz]

Because you don't appreciate them. Look at that nice Frozen ride in WS for example.

I don't appreciate them? Don't put words in my mouth. I also haven't ridden the frozen ride yet so I won't judge it until then. I will stand by that it doesn't belong there and should by in DHS or in Fantasyland.

 

[Thanks phoenicians]

Coming to Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea but nowhere in Walt Disney World because screw you guys and your Epcot that's why.

Pretty much this. Although it is kind of funny that Tokyo probably won't have theirs until after 2021 and well after frozen 2 comes out. Not really sure when DL is scheduled for.

 

[Nickels5]

Wow what a ride that would have been. Such a shame

 

[Mike S]

Pretty much this. Although it is kind of funny that Tokyo probably won't have theirs until after 2021 and well after frozen 2 comes out. Not really sure when DL is scheduled for.

Some are starting to think DL could end up getting it first at this point.

 

[Virtual Toad]

It's amazing they waited so long to give Ariel a dark ride and then it wasn't even well executed

Not so amazing given DisCo's recent track record and lack of love when it comes to WDW.

 

[Phil12]

Coming to Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea but nowhere in Walt Disney World because screw you guys and your Epcot that's why.

Actually it's because MK has much more visitation. Disneyland and Tokyo Disney Sea need some new attractions to make them more competitive.

 

[wdwfan4ver]

Coming to Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea but nowhere in Walt Disney World because screw you guys and your Epcot that's why.

Your comment reminds of Tokyo Disneyland getting a Beauty and the Beast area. Tokyo's Beauty and the Beast area is going to be much better than WDW's.

WDW's Beauty and the Beast area has shops, 2 eating places and a meet and Greet. Tokyo's is getting a shop, a eating place, and a trackless Beauty and the Beast ride. I think most people rather want a trackless Beauty and the Beast ride instead of a meet and Greet.