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"Disneyland looking to ‘amplify’ its lands following Bayou Country retheme"
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More changes could be coming to the lands within Disneyland and Disney California Adventure following the revamp of Bayou Country, formally known as Critter Country.
The “Happiest Place on Earth” is apparently considering ways to “amplify” areas such as Frontierland, Adventureland, and Star Wars: Galaxy Edge following the changes made at Bayou Country.
Along with the retheme of Splash Mountain, Disney also reimagined the former Hungry Bear Restaurant, now known as Hungry Bear Barbecue Jamboree, and two retail stores when the land temporarily closed during the summer.
Similar changes have also been made at Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland and San Fransokyo Square at Disney California Adventure Park.
Disney content creator David Vaughn made a video discussing the potential changes, citing Disneyland President Ken Potrock. KTLA reached out to Disneyland Resort but didn’t receive a statement in time for publication.
The “Happiest Place on Earth” is apparently considering ways to “amplify” areas such as Frontierland, Adventureland, and Star Wars: Galaxy Edge following the changes made at Bayou Country.
Along with the retheme of Splash Mountain, Disney also reimagined the former Hungry Bear Restaurant, now known as Hungry Bear Barbecue Jamboree, and two retail stores when the land temporarily closed during the summer.
Similar changes have also been made at Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland and San Fransokyo Square at Disney California Adventure Park.
Disney content creator David Vaughn made a video discussing the potential changes, citing Disneyland President Ken Potrock. KTLA reached out to Disneyland Resort but didn’t receive a statement in time for publication.
TomboyJanet
Well-Known Member
As long as they don't touch the walt stuff. Keep the core park in tact that's the key. If they mess it up, it will be unfixable because It will never be walt's park again
So basically stay the heck outta fantasyland and frontierland and adventureland etc
So basically stay the heck outta fantasyland and frontierland and adventureland etc
Consumer
Well-Known Member
Looking forward to Bayou Street, LA with Tiana's Castle at the end of it. Princess and the Frog: Bayou's Edge will be a nice update. New Bayou Square seems little a unnecessary but I think it can work. Tiana's Bayou Town will also bring a nice bit of life to that dying part of the park. Glad they finally committed to renaming the second gate, but I'm afraid guests will be confused by Disney Bayou Adventure and Tiana's Bayou Adventure existing in the same resort. The weirdest change is the rename of Grizzly River Run to Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah River Run, but who am I to question the all knowing executives of the Walt Disney Co.?
Why are they so blind to fix the area that needs the most attention....
Tomorrowland could receive so much love and investment and fans would be so happy but that's too obvious for them to understand
Tomorrowland could receive so much love and investment and fans would be so happy but that's too obvious for them to understand
Disney Irish
Premium Member
I don't think they are blind to it, they are aware it needs to be addressed.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
All of those lands have been tinkered with in some way since Walt's passing, so they aren't exactly "Walt's stuff" anymore other than in name only. That however doesn't mean they are completely gutting them. So outside of some plussing, like they've done with NOS, I doubt they are going to completely retheme any of those lands.
SuddenStorm
Well-Known Member
Disney needs to stay the heck away from the stuff that works. The last decade has been them constantly fixing what wasn't broken at Disneyland- while ignoring areas of the park that desperately need attention. I don't want to hear about any 'land amplifying' while there's still construction walls up at Tomorrowland's entrance.
My sentiments exactly
mickEblu
Well-Known Member
What’s was the point of this article? Just a way of repackaging DL Forward plans on a slow news week? This sounds like it was written by someone who doesn’t really follow the park. “Amplify” the lands? Ok I guess this is a new way of saying refresh some of the lands or experiences like adding a new mission to Smugglers Run or perhaps some of those OT refresh rumors for GE. Tomorrowland needs more than “amplifying.” I can’t see anything happening in Adventureland or Fantasyland. I could see Disney doing something stupid with Main Street and Frontierland. Mickey Ave and a modest Frontierland update and name change? I’d like to think Disney and the DEI team have moved past that non sense. Is the Walt Disney AA show the first step in “Disneyfying” Main Street? Would be ironic as Main Street meant a lot to Walt.
Hoping this amplifying has more to do with any lands at DCA not named Cars Land, Grizzly Peak or BVS and not Disneyland.
Hoping this amplifying has more to do with any lands at DCA not named Cars Land, Grizzly Peak or BVS and not Disneyland.
This doesn't sound like DL forward. DL forward is about the expansion of the resort into rezoned areas. This sounds like placemaking and updates to the current park.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
Amplifying sounds like a new modern buzz word for "Plussing". So yeah I don't see much in the way of major changes outside of maybe TL, but rather small tweaks here and there to "plus" up existing lands and attractions. Basically sort of the stuff we've talked about here for years, things like maybe them finally giving Pinocchio and Toads the 60th treatment.
I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't roll some of this into the 70th.
JSouth25
Well-Known Member
This is what I took away as well. Seems like good news.
mickEblu
Well-Known Member
Yeah that sounds about right.
I don’t think Pinocchio and Toad are going to get the 60th treatment. I guess there’s still time but it’s starting to feel like maybe it’s something for the 75th instead. I’m not even sure the current regime sees value in this. I feel like that was very much a Staggs era thing. But I could see Kim Irvine proposing something like that.
britain
Well-Known Member
It’s the sort of thing that is waiting on something to break (leaky roof, broken ventilation system) that will force TDA to say, “This must either be fixed or shut down. We don’t really have a different IP that would fit well in these spots. It’s cheaper to fix it along with those enhancements Kim Irvine has been pushing. Score points with the fans for showing love to the classics.”
Professortango1
Well-Known Member
Tomorrowland Unplugged.
DavidDL
Well-Known Member
Adding Big Hero 6 to Pacific Wharf wasn’t an “amplification” of anything other than poor decision-making. -and while I don’t think Tiana’s is the worst thing they’ve ever done, it could have been so much better than what we ended up with.
Even all the praise I have for the new Mansion queue and Magnolia park can’t help but feel overshadowed (figuratively and literally) by the big, ugly gift shop they’re building outside of the exit.
If these are the types of “improvements” coming to areas like Frontierland, Adventureland, etc., then things are looking bleak.
Even all the praise I have for the new Mansion queue and Magnolia park can’t help but feel overshadowed (figuratively and literally) by the big, ugly gift shop they’re building outside of the exit.
If these are the types of “improvements” coming to areas like Frontierland, Adventureland, etc., then things are looking bleak.
