The Duck
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Umm... You don't have to go to Screamscape to find rampant speculation. This thread has plenty to go around. Hey! Just saying...
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Disney's Hollywood Studios: What's Next
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FrankLapidus
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I like the Princess and the Frog idea, we need to see more of that film and Tangled in the parks. I can remember a rumour on the forum about the BatB show possibly being rethemed to Tangled (can't remember if there was ever anything more to it than rumour) but that sounds like a good idea to me.
MissMorrow
Active Member
If we’re posting wish lists, I’d like to see:
Lucasland (I have too many ideas, so I’ll leave it at that.)
Revamped Animation Courtyard to be something like Buena Vista Street meets the early Walt Disney Studios. Complete redo of the Magic of Disney Animation. I’d probably move One Man’s Dream over to be included in the new much larger Animation building. Maybe a, dare I say it, interactive walk through or ride (omnimover) based on classic Disney shorts. And I’d move the commissary over here.
Expanded Pixar Place, which I think should include another omnimover of some kind. (DHS needs these.) Maybe Up themed, using the Hunny Hunt system. And I’d put in an Incredibles themed restaurant personally.
Expanded Muppet area, with the shelved ride and restaurant. I’d go for a Gonzo and Rizzo themed restaurant instead of the Swedish Chef.
Updated Fanstasmic/ WoC fusion.
Hat relocation, removal, shrinking, whatever.
And dump everything they don’t know what to do with but must have in the cleared out backlot. Aladdin’s carpets, Disney Jr., playgrounds, etc. Maybe move the VotLM back there as well.
Lucasland (I have too many ideas, so I’ll leave it at that.)
Revamped Animation Courtyard to be something like Buena Vista Street meets the early Walt Disney Studios. Complete redo of the Magic of Disney Animation. I’d probably move One Man’s Dream over to be included in the new much larger Animation building. Maybe a, dare I say it, interactive walk through or ride (omnimover) based on classic Disney shorts. And I’d move the commissary over here.
Expanded Pixar Place, which I think should include another omnimover of some kind. (DHS needs these.) Maybe Up themed, using the Hunny Hunt system. And I’d put in an Incredibles themed restaurant personally.
Expanded Muppet area, with the shelved ride and restaurant. I’d go for a Gonzo and Rizzo themed restaurant instead of the Swedish Chef.
Updated Fanstasmic/ WoC fusion.
Hat relocation, removal, shrinking, whatever.
And dump everything they don’t know what to do with but must have in the cleared out backlot. Aladdin’s carpets, Disney Jr., playgrounds, etc. Maybe move the VotLM back there as well.
CaptJapan
Member
Am I the only one who never liked the new name? Disney Hollywood Studios seems redundant. Wouldn't calling it simply Disney Studios or even better Disney Bros. Studios been more relevant? Only a portion of the park is themed after Hollywood and even still it's themed after movie studios. That be like calling it McDonald's Hamburger Restaurant or Apple's Music and Video Playing iPad.
Also yes to an expanded Muppets Studios and bigger Pixar Place.
Also yes to an expanded Muppets Studios and bigger Pixar Place.
AVPTI
Member
Never really thought of it like that...Walt Disney Studios could also work, but I feel another rebranding isn't on the horizon seeing as many people still struggle with it not being MGM
ebof1023
Active Member
i am one of those people who struggle with that, i still find myself calling it MGM.
Flip83
Active Member
lol, yes. I still ALWAYS say MGM. I'd say I say Hollywood Studios once every 20 times I refer to that park
AVPTI
Member
The only place that really pays "homage" to Hollywood are Streets of America,BLT, and GMR...I really wanna see BLT and SoA leave for something from Disney's studio.
Dunno... Do you not think as a general entertainment it was a fad that's now all but died out?
J03Y
Well-Known Member
i saw someone post what they thought a revamped Hollywood Studios should be, so i figured what the heck?
Hollywood Boulevard:
1. The Great Movie Ride - a revamped version of a classic attraction, venturing into the past to see the breakthroughs in film, the classics everyone adores and modern-day definitions of the movie, including some digital animation hits like 'Toy Story'.
2. 'Glee'-k Out! Street Show - sing some of your favorite songs from Journey to Madonna, as well as your favorite Disney songs, along with Disney Hollywood Studio's very own Glee cast and become the star of the spotlight in a street show inspired by FOX's 'Glee'.
Echo Lake:
1. The WIPEOUT Course - based on the show 'WIPEOUT', have some fun running this challenging obstacle course and see how far you can make before you fall! (replace American Idol)
2. Sounds Dangerous (Starring Steve Carrell) - a hilarious show that shows you what it's like to just hear the sounds of things going out of control...with the lights out!
3. Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular - come and see all the action and drama that went into George Lucas's famous movie 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'!
4. Star Tours Republic Adventures: help the Republic end the Sith's battles.
DINING
* Mos Eisley Cantina - get some out of this world food options from this little bar off the desert in Tatooine. (replace Backlot Express and enlarge its area)
Streets of America:
1. Muppet Vision 3D - Watch your favorite Muppets go bonkers as they usually do, but this time see them in real-d 3D.
2. The NEW Studio Backlot Tour - get a new glimpse of a new backlot tour and a behind the scenes look at action and stunts in your face. (encompasses 'Lights, Motors, Action' in, as well as earthquakes and natural disasters in films and bombs and explosions, as well as more scenic sets than most) [replaces most of 'Lights, Motors, Action]
3. Madame Tussaud's at Walt Disney World Resort - Madame Tussaud's is the most famous wax museum of all time, and you've got free VIP access to it just by buying tickets to Disney's Hollywood Studios! and not only will you get to see the famous celebrities and political figures of our time in a breathtakingly life-like wax form, but you'll also get to see some Disney fame as well, almost as if they're really there. also, you can go behind the scenes of how this amazing franchise makes these wax busts. (fills new space and replaces an old restaurant)
DINING
* Sci-Fi Dine In Theater
* ABC Commissary
* Comic King Dine-In - a two-story comic book store and restaurant themed Marvel. (replace current Pizza Planet)
Pixar Place:
1. Monsters Inc., the Dark Ride - help Sully and Mike get Boo back to her door before all of Monstropolis gets her, most importantly Randall. (replaces Journey To Narnia)
2. Toy Story Mania - blast your way through carnival-styled toy fun and compete against your friends.
3. Crush's Coaster - this Hollywood Studio's take on the Paris success swims you through the EAC in a pulse-pumping roller coaster on the back of a turtle shell. (takes new space)
4. Radiator Springs Race Track - race against your friends and family in this race track that you can zoom in through Route 66, Radiator Springs and to the California Piston Cup! Cars featured include all your favorite four-wheel drives like Lightning McQueen, Mator and Hudson Hornet. (replaces Studio Backlot Tour's current location)
5. A Bug's Life-sized Set - all kids come and play in a couple scenes from Pixar's 'A Bug's Life', which include the Ant Colony and Bug City. (replaces Honey I Shrunk The Kids)
DINING
* Pizza Planet - a huge arcade and pizzeria, for the kids inside you! (takes residence across from Toy Story Mania)
* Cafe Ratatouille - five-star dining awaits you in this divine recreation of Chef Remy's famous gourmet restaurant, where you might even be able to be greeted by the talented rat-chef himself before your meal! (takes new space across from Radiator Springs)
* Buy-N-Large Snack Dock - Walle-E's set up shop nearby and figured some guests would want to have a little snack while they're on the road. (in the same area as Bug's Life set)
MEET AND GREET
* Pixar Place Sketch Greetings - stop by if you want to see your favorite Pixar characters and take pictures with them. Schedules for certain characters would be listed. (takes new space next to Radiator Springs)
Cartoon Courtyard:
1. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse LIVE - what's Mickey and the gang up to today? who knows! everyday is a new adventure when you visit this fun house based on the Disney Junior show (replaces Disney Junior)
2a. The Magic of Disney Animation - this neat show takes you behind the scenes of creating a new Disney animated cartoon, both hand-drawn and digitally-made!
2b. The World of Disney - this state-of-the-art breakthrough continuous ride will take you on a collision course journey throughout the worlds of all your favorite Disney and Pixar movies, but be careful to not get the Villains on your tail! (a new line and building inside Disney Animation)
3. Animagique -
Sunset Boulevard:
1. Beauty and the Beast LIVE! - watch this rendition of Disney's most beloved musical of all time and sing along with Belle and everyone else to the songs we all know and love.
2. Fantasmic! - this revamped version of a Disney World classic takes you inside Mickey's dreams, but exposes you to the nightmares the Villains try to force on our loveable mouse!
3. Tower of Terror - plummet 13 stories down a haunted elevator shaft possessed by the ghosts of the Hollywood Tower Hotel.
4. The Rockin' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith - go from 0 to 60 in 3.8 seconds in this high-speed roller coaster ride to a whole new level of awesomeness!
Hollywood Boulevard:
1. The Great Movie Ride - a revamped version of a classic attraction, venturing into the past to see the breakthroughs in film, the classics everyone adores and modern-day definitions of the movie, including some digital animation hits like 'Toy Story'.
2. 'Glee'-k Out! Street Show - sing some of your favorite songs from Journey to Madonna, as well as your favorite Disney songs, along with Disney Hollywood Studio's very own Glee cast and become the star of the spotlight in a street show inspired by FOX's 'Glee'.
Echo Lake:
1. The WIPEOUT Course - based on the show 'WIPEOUT', have some fun running this challenging obstacle course and see how far you can make before you fall! (replace American Idol)
2. Sounds Dangerous (Starring Steve Carrell) - a hilarious show that shows you what it's like to just hear the sounds of things going out of control...with the lights out!
3. Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular - come and see all the action and drama that went into George Lucas's famous movie 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'!
4. Star Tours Republic Adventures: help the Republic end the Sith's battles.
DINING
* Mos Eisley Cantina - get some out of this world food options from this little bar off the desert in Tatooine. (replace Backlot Express and enlarge its area)
Streets of America:
1. Muppet Vision 3D - Watch your favorite Muppets go bonkers as they usually do, but this time see them in real-d 3D.
2. The NEW Studio Backlot Tour - get a new glimpse of a new backlot tour and a behind the scenes look at action and stunts in your face. (encompasses 'Lights, Motors, Action' in, as well as earthquakes and natural disasters in films and bombs and explosions, as well as more scenic sets than most) [replaces most of 'Lights, Motors, Action]
3. Madame Tussaud's at Walt Disney World Resort - Madame Tussaud's is the most famous wax museum of all time, and you've got free VIP access to it just by buying tickets to Disney's Hollywood Studios! and not only will you get to see the famous celebrities and political figures of our time in a breathtakingly life-like wax form, but you'll also get to see some Disney fame as well, almost as if they're really there. also, you can go behind the scenes of how this amazing franchise makes these wax busts. (fills new space and replaces an old restaurant)
DINING
* Sci-Fi Dine In Theater
* ABC Commissary
* Comic King Dine-In - a two-story comic book store and restaurant themed Marvel. (replace current Pizza Planet)
Pixar Place:
1. Monsters Inc., the Dark Ride - help Sully and Mike get Boo back to her door before all of Monstropolis gets her, most importantly Randall. (replaces Journey To Narnia)
2. Toy Story Mania - blast your way through carnival-styled toy fun and compete against your friends.
3. Crush's Coaster - this Hollywood Studio's take on the Paris success swims you through the EAC in a pulse-pumping roller coaster on the back of a turtle shell. (takes new space)
4. Radiator Springs Race Track - race against your friends and family in this race track that you can zoom in through Route 66, Radiator Springs and to the California Piston Cup! Cars featured include all your favorite four-wheel drives like Lightning McQueen, Mator and Hudson Hornet. (replaces Studio Backlot Tour's current location)
5. A Bug's Life-sized Set - all kids come and play in a couple scenes from Pixar's 'A Bug's Life', which include the Ant Colony and Bug City. (replaces Honey I Shrunk The Kids)
DINING
* Pizza Planet - a huge arcade and pizzeria, for the kids inside you! (takes residence across from Toy Story Mania)
* Cafe Ratatouille - five-star dining awaits you in this divine recreation of Chef Remy's famous gourmet restaurant, where you might even be able to be greeted by the talented rat-chef himself before your meal! (takes new space across from Radiator Springs)
* Buy-N-Large Snack Dock - Walle-E's set up shop nearby and figured some guests would want to have a little snack while they're on the road. (in the same area as Bug's Life set)
MEET AND GREET
* Pixar Place Sketch Greetings - stop by if you want to see your favorite Pixar characters and take pictures with them. Schedules for certain characters would be listed. (takes new space next to Radiator Springs)
Cartoon Courtyard:
1. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse LIVE - what's Mickey and the gang up to today? who knows! everyday is a new adventure when you visit this fun house based on the Disney Junior show (replaces Disney Junior)
2a. The Magic of Disney Animation - this neat show takes you behind the scenes of creating a new Disney animated cartoon, both hand-drawn and digitally-made!
2b. The World of Disney - this state-of-the-art breakthrough continuous ride will take you on a collision course journey throughout the worlds of all your favorite Disney and Pixar movies, but be careful to not get the Villains on your tail! (a new line and building inside Disney Animation)
3. Animagique -
Let Donald be your guide in Hollywood Studio's version Disneyland Paris' colourful journey through Disney history. (replaces Voyage of the Little Mermaid)
Sunset Boulevard:
1. Beauty and the Beast LIVE! - watch this rendition of Disney's most beloved musical of all time and sing along with Belle and everyone else to the songs we all know and love.
2. Fantasmic! - this revamped version of a Disney World classic takes you inside Mickey's dreams, but exposes you to the nightmares the Villains try to force on our loveable mouse!
3. Tower of Terror - plummet 13 stories down a haunted elevator shaft possessed by the ghosts of the Hollywood Tower Hotel.
4. The Rockin' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith - go from 0 to 60 in 3.8 seconds in this high-speed roller coaster ride to a whole new level of awesomeness!
jt04
Well-Known Member
You lost me at "Glee".
"Glee-K Out"?
"Journey to Madonna" ?
Even Iger wouldn't approve this stuff. Judging by some of the content on ABC he has approved of over the years he does not appear to be too picky.
TylerFG
Active Member
I like this, but I doubt Glee would work well at a Disney Park.
menamechris
Well-Known Member
Love the list. Awesome ideas. Pick one "added" idea from each category - and that's probably the most we will see in our lifetimes.
invader
Well-Known Member
Some may not agree with this, as it all too close to what happens on GMR but I would change RNR to a Gangster Getaway Coaster. It would thematically fit closer than a present-day studio in 30's / 40's Hollywood. It would even be themed closer to the area as you could call the ToT / Gangster Getaway Coaster area the "Dark Side of Hollywood."
JiminyandTink
Well-Known Member
I see what your saying about GMR, but I think there is still some potential around this idea
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jt04
Well-Known Member
No but I think it best I leave it at that. I'll just say it has potential due to merging technologies.
David Roberts
Member
I don't understand the obsession with Cars. It's critically one of ,if not, the worse Pixar movie made and it's already represented in the Lights Motors Action show and now has it's own section at the AoA resort..
Personally, with Monsters University on the horizon I would love to see the Monsters Inc. coaster come to fruition. The moment I saw that end of that movie I thought it would be the perfect setting for a family friendly roller coaster. Hopefully Monsters University can drum up enough buzz to get that project moving.
Personally, with Monsters University on the horizon I would love to see the Monsters Inc. coaster come to fruition. The moment I saw that end of that movie I thought it would be the perfect setting for a family friendly roller coaster. Hopefully Monsters University can drum up enough buzz to get that project moving.
Fair enough. I just get images of Disclosure..... Demi Moore.... Mmmmmm
