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Disney to announce overhaul of DL Tomorrowland at D23?
- Thread starter Disgruntled Walt
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Exactly. People have strayed way off topic.
Tha Realest
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What's now clearly apparent is that Lightyear is a huge box office bomb, and no Lightyear re-themes will be greenlit for any Tomorrowland makeovers anytime soon.
Disney Pixar's 'Lightyear' Huge Flop At Box Office | Cosmic Book News
Disney Pixar's Lightyear appears to be a huge flop this weekend at the box office as estimates have dropped by a lot.cosmicbook.news
FIFTH! In its second week. This is a colossal dud. Disney tends to memory hole it’s box office failures. But, since so many right of center types are expressing glee at this movie’s failure, I think they’ll push forward with the refurb out of spite.
mickEblu
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I think what gets lost in this whole Lightyear retheme rumor is just how ugly, industrial and dystopian the “Space Mountain structure” looks in the film. No way they would change Space Mountain to look like that. Granted they don’t have to change the exterior but if folks are using the reasoning of that structure being in the film as proof that this is happening than my logic is fair game.
Disney Irish
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Well we are heading into a dystopian future, so it would fit into a realistic Tomorrowland.
mickEblu
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Well it would match the new ugly planters in front of Astro Orbitor
TrainsOfDisney
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Have you seen what they changed the Hollywood Tower Hotel to look like? Don’t put anything past them if it ties into an IP.
mickEblu
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Hahah yeah but this is Space Mountain we’re talking about here. One of the most iconic structures at the park. I’d like to think they re not that foolish but then again my view of imagineers has changed from the old days. As the parks have become more limited with real estate/ opportunity for expansion and overlays become “necessary” it feels like imagineers will suggest anything the suits will bite on to stay busy/ employed. Even when the Disneyland/ Disney parks fan in them knows it’s the wrong move.
Then you have cases like GOTG:MB where the mandate came from Chappy but the execution is puzzling. It’s not like he asked for an oil refinery. Or politically motivated changes and my best example of “the suits aren’t the only problem” - the new POTC auction script.
TwilightZone
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Tha Realest
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FWIW, LIGHTYEAR continues to underperform even drastically reduced expectations. It’s on track to be as much of a bust as TOMORROWLAND and THE GOOD DINOSAUR.
TrainsOfDisney
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They didn’t even keep Tomorrowland on Disney+ lol. I wanted to watch it just for the world’s fair scenes but nope. It must be really bad. Haha.
Tha Realest
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If this holds, this is going to cost Disney a lot of money. The budget of the film is estimated to be approx $200M, with another $100M in marketing costs (so roughly $300M). Keep in mind, Disney only gets half of the box office (it splits with theaters), so this film is likely going to lose around $150M-$175M (this would be Pixar’s worst film loss, and puts it in JOHN CARTER/THE LONE RANGER) territory in terms of losses.
Phroobar
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mickEblu
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I don’t think it’s the same thing. I think they view DCA like their very own Universal Studios and that they have a little more reverence for Disneyland
I get that it could def look better on the outside, but I do like what they were able to create on the inside using ToT ride tech. Its a pretty good reimagining imo. I wish they would go bigger with the Kirby Krackle affect around the building and make it light up
Phroobar
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mickEblu
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Lol. Cmon that’s not the same thing
TrainsOfDisney
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They took a timeless story that had become as much of Disney as the haunted mansion and shoved music, actors, and an IP that may or may not stand the test of time.
Terrible “reimagining” if you ask me.
TwilightZone
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It is, despite the good message it's very bland. The ARG used to promote the film had a more compelling plot.
But that's a whole nother conversation