Frozen ride replacing Maelstrom?

[ttalovebug]

This trend for mixing fictional countries inspired by real ones, in their real life counterpart pavilion, may just catch on big time.

Big Hero 6 is set in San Fransokyo. If that movie is a big hit, can't you see TDO licking their lips at that big empty show building in Japan?

As a M&G or shop, of course. Not a new ride or anything really good. That would be ridiculous.

Beyond just losing the Norway pavilion in it's current form, this ^ is what makes this Frozen business so, so disconcerting for me as an Epcot fan. It's going to be successful, because it's Frozen. And that's going to give them the go ahead to do god knows what else to the rest of World Showcase.

(I wish we still had that animated vomiting smiley. It expresses my feelings toward TDO unlike any other emoticon. )

 

[unkadug]

It can't really be both a knee jerk reaction and part of a larger trend. There are reports of Star Wars being mired in demographic concerns.

Like Avatar isn't? Like HWTBAM and AI wasn't? And both show attractions were created well past the prime of their TV counterparts effectively killing a lot of their demographics.

I just really don't think that they understand their own demographics at ALL.

 

[Mike S]

Yeah, I like Gamera too.

Lol, you know what I meant

 

[lebeau]

@WDW1974 started the rumor they would announce it on the special, which was what got people all riled up about it.

I figured it must have been something like that based on the crowing certain people did later. Thanks for catching me up.

 

[aladdin2007]

A snack counter is not much of an extent.

I agree, hopefully thats not the case and the frozen makeover of Maelstrom will be of a Norwegian context in some way and not just wheres olaf. My source feels confident with what Disney promised in last months meetings.

 

[AndyMagic]

It really does feel like a Frozen ride replacing Maelstrom will be the tipping point. It's the point of no return for World Showcase as we know it. All 4 parks have never been more disjointed and it won't be long now before they become hideous, giant versions of Fantasyland. We're just a few years away from Disney Princesses waving us goodbye during the final descent of Spaceship Earth.

 

[azox]

My kids always liked looking at the Norwegian merchandise the most, I hope they can find someway to still showcase this stuff and it's not completely replaced with Frozen.

I always found it funny that a bunch of things for sale in the Norway pavilion were actually made in china. I never did look to see if the things in the china pavilion were made in china or not...

 

[BrerJon]

It really does feel like a Frozen ride replacing Maelstrom will be the tipping point. It's the point of no return for World Showcase as we know it. All 4 parks have never been more disjointed and it won't be long now before they become hideous, giant versions of Fantasyland. We're just a few years away from Disney Princesses waving us goodbye during the final descent of Spaceship Earth.

Here's a vision of World Showcase in fifteen years time:

You start off at the Pixar's Day of the Dead pavilion, with rethemed boat ride, then go to Frozen's Arrendelle, then a land themed around a film targeting the Chinese market that we don't know about yet. After that, there is Rapunzel's village, followed by a trip to Lady & The Tramp Land.

After walking past the shuttered and closed building in front of the main stage, you get to San Fransokyo. Progressing through Aladdin's Agrabah, we go to Ratatouille's Paris (with no ride but a 3D movie), Peter Pan Land, then finally grab a Bear Beer in Brother Bear Land.

No extra attractions, just a couple of reskins, and a bit of retheming and paint jobs, and boom - you've suddenly got a whole new place to promote Disney merch, without any of the pesky real world countries interfering.

 

[Mike S]

Here's a vision of World Showcase in fifteen years time:

You start off at the Pixar's Day of the Dead pavilion, with rethemed boat ride, then go to Frozen's Arrendelle, then a land themed around a film targeting the Chinese market that we don't know about yet. After that, there is Rapunzel's village, followed by a trip to Lady & The Tramp Land.

After walking past the shuttered and closed building in front of the main stage, you get to San Fransokyo. Progressing through Aladdin's Agrabah, we go to Ratatouille's Paris (with no ride but a 3D movie), Peter Pan Land, then finally grab a Bear Beer in Brother Bear Land.

No extra attractions, just a couple of reskins, and a bit of retheming and paint jobs, and boom - you've suddenly got a whole new place to promote Disney merch, without any of the pesky real world countries interfering.

Who knows, maybe Pixar's Day of the Dead movie could be a good fit for the pavilion. Even better than Three Caballeros. Everything else sounds absolutely terrible though.

 

[JEANYLASER]

Just made FP+ Reservations for Maelstrom for October 1... then it's not available/showing any after that. September 26th was a hoax

chozel0318 is correct this will be a hoax i'm bit confused!

 

[dadddio]

This trend for mixing fictional countries inspired by real ones, in their real life counterpart pavilion, may just catch on big time.

Big Hero 6 is set in San Fransokyo. If that movie is a big hit, can't you see TDO licking their lips at that big empty show building in Japan?

As a M&G or shop, of course. Not a new ride or anything really good. That would be ridiculous.

That must be why they put Japan right next to the American pavilion. Come to think of it, isn't there a bit of space in between the two? That might be the perfect spot for San Fransokyo!

 

[RSoxNo1]

I'll play Devil's Advocate, I don't remember people this upset about a Brother Bear raft ride in Canada.

 

[bhg469]

I'll play Devil's Advocate, I don't remember people this upset about a Brother Bear raft ride in Canada.

You're right... I think I would be slightly more acceptable of it because Canada would still be more than just the ride. Once Maelstrom is done, the gift shop will go with it and then you really just have the bakery. Canada has quite a good bit of retail space, a stage, and oh canada.
I don't recall the ride, removing much of that.

 

[Mike S]

Epcot could use a good water ride that gets you wet and Canada would be a perfect fit.

 

[Matt_Black]

Lol, you know what I meant

Hey, Godzilla doesn't have an awesome theme song.

 

[BrerJon]

Hey, Godzilla doesn't have an awesome theme song.

I beg to differ!

 

[TubaGeek]

Am I the only one who has doubts that this projects is actually going to happen? I'm not saying I 100% think it's not, but, currently, I'm 60/40 for it still being the Maelstrom in five years.

Anyone else?

 

[Clamman73]

Am I the only one who has doubts that this projects is actually going to happen? I'm not saying I 100% think it's not, but, currently, I'm 60/40 for it still being the Maelstrom in five years.

Anyone else?

Well, if going by fastpass availablity, now it's 10/2 that has the last available option to make a fastpass for it vs when it was 9/27 or 9/28. We'll see...

 

[Matt_Black]

I beg to differ!

Yeah, it doesn't sound all that different than any other Hanna-Barbera action cartoon from the 70s.

Now, Gamera's theme...



Plus, Gamera once played his own theme song on the body of an enemy he was fighting. Top that, Godzilla!

 

[aladdin2007]

Am I the only one who has doubts that this projects is actually going to happen? I'm not saying I 100% think it's not, but, currently, I'm 60/40 for it still being the Maelstrom in five years.

Anyone else?

spirit verified again yesterday its happening.