Tip Top Club
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I'm curious, if you were given the chance to greenlight ONE new project for the parks TODAY, what would it be?
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Turtle
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What would you do for Muppets at DHS?
Turtle
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Monsters Inc. Coaster
Turtle
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This wouldn't be as much of a land with rides, but a miniland that properly utilizes Next-Gen. This is Muppet Courtyard.
- Muppet-Vision replaced for Muppets, LIVE! which is like the Laugh Floor.
- Muppet Whatnot Workshop (design your own Muppet) replacing The christmas shop.
- Muppet Mobile Lands going around the land as well as walk around character of Sweetums.
- Gonzo's Pizza Pandemonium Parlor table restaurant replacing Mama Melrose
- Paint N Playtheater replacing the studio store
- Kermit + Piggy meet and greets in Pizza Planet area.
- Fozzie's Joke Store replacing one shop.
-All Muppet store replacing another shop
Tip Top Club
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Anything.
For me it would be my Camp Minnie-Mickey Plan for Disney's Animal Kingdom.
Without getting into specifics it created a Lion King Campground area, featuring a refurbished FOTLK and a Lion King Omnimover, A Walking Trail with American Bison, Bald Eagles, Reindeer, And Grey Wolves, a Huge Treehouse themed restaurant and Character Greeting Area, and a new version of Grizzly Peak, with a roller coaster inside and Grizzly Bear Exhibits. I think I posted a full description somewhere, I'll see if I can find it.
As far as Muppets in DHS, I'd really just like to see the area expanded.
Muppetvision would remain more or less the same, perhaps with a spruce.
Muppet Stuff would remain more or less the same, but with more themed merchandise.
Mama Melrose would become Pizza Pandemonium complete with AAs of the Swedish Chef, Gonzo, and Rizzo (Quick Service Lunch, Full Service Dinner)
The Christmas Shop would become a What-Not Workshop.
Pizza Planet would become a Muppet Theater Walk-Through with props and sets from Muppet Films, and ultimately ending in a Meet and Greet with REAL puppet versions of Kermit and Miss Piggy.
ctxak98
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As for projects I want to see greenlit....
Real rumored projects- I want Indiana Jones or WOC to come to WDW
My wishlist of my own ideas- My Incredibles attraction I am working on at the moment!
As for the Muppets in DHS
-I would like to see Pizza Planet changed into swedish Chefs kitchen with AA chef putting on random shows for the audience( and pizza planet go where catering area is now once Pixar Place gets expanded(yet make Pizza Planet have authentic games like ones seen in the actual film
-Muppet Vision Stay the same but spruce up the 3D
-Add a new Dark Ride based on one of the Muppets movies or a whole new adventure....Idc which.
-Make more muppet merchandise
Real rumored projects- I want Indiana Jones or WOC to come to WDW
My wishlist of my own ideas- My Incredibles attraction I am working on at the moment!
As for the Muppets in DHS
-I would like to see Pizza Planet changed into swedish Chefs kitchen with AA chef putting on random shows for the audience( and pizza planet go where catering area is now once Pixar Place gets expanded(yet make Pizza Planet have authentic games like ones seen in the actual film
-Muppet Vision Stay the same but spruce up the 3D
-Add a new Dark Ride based on one of the Muppets movies or a whole new adventure....Idc which.
-Make more muppet merchandise
Turtle
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I LOVE the idea! It makes Camp Minnie-Mickey an actual camp of north american animals! One thing, that small Lion King area should be part of Africa, and then you have the whole Camp Minnie Mickey devoted to North American animals. Btw, isn't that more than one project? lol
Tip Top Club
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"Project" and "Attraction" are not meant to be interchangeable here. Are Enchanted Tales with Belle and Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid two different project? Not in my mind, all part of the Enchanted Forest expansion.
Those would all be part of the Camp Minnie-Mickey Expansion. And here's the thing about that, Foltk is already in Camp Minnie-Mickey as are other Disney Characters, so yes it does take place in the mountains somewhere, but it already has a fantasy element to it.
Actually, I just found my original idea, here are a few excerpts.
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Moving from Discovery Island into Camp Minnie-Mickey is more or less a similar experience. Cross the bridge over Discovery River as the lamps turn into wooden posts, and a turn around a babbling brook. The fiberglass statues of Disney Characters would be replaced by wood carvings. One a vignette featuring characters from Brother Bear, the other a vignette with Goofy and Max Goof fishing. Smaller Barriers would replace the fences in this area to get close to the scenes made entirely from natural materials. They would be works of art similar the fairy garden at the EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival. And they would be easily accessible for photographs.
As you move past the brook, a mountain peak in the distance beckons you further. But closer to home, you notice that the Pocahontas theatre is gone, replaced by the entrance to a new walking trail. Here, a hiking trail for the campers of Camp Minnie Mickey. The Full Moon Mountain Nature Trail.
Trees tower above you as you begin your trek down a path made not of concrete but of Rubber Bond styled to look like Mulch. You make your way down a twisting turning path before it opens up to reveal, not a clearing, but a full prairie, teaming with American Bison. Prairies are one of the most endangered eco-systems on earth and so it is important to recognize that and teach that to our children, and spread the word here at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Around the corner, rounding a Prairie homestead is a “Raptor Rescue Center” home to some of America’s flying predators. Most notably a Pair of Bald Eagles.
Further down the trail, we find ourselves moving a bit further north, as the trees turn to pine we find ourselves in a forest occupied by Reindeer. So part of this area is that because it takes place in America, we are able to celebrate American Holidays. So Camp Minnie-Mickey would also become a hub for Holiday Celebrations at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Here guests would able to view real live reindeer, and also meet with Santa Goofy during the Holiday season, and perhaps also some other characters in their Holiday best.
Past the Caribou Plaza, guests would enter a cave where they will begin to investigate the Mystery of Full Moon Mountain. Which, according to our story, is home to one of the Largest Grey Wolf packs left in the United States. The Cave would be home to a small short film separating the fact and the fiction from the persona of wolves. Other exhibits would include habitat destruction, relations with humans, and the dynamic of the Wolf Packs. The Cave would also be home to video monitors of the Wolf Exhibit, billed of course as being tracking mechanisms for the pack as part of our story. During The Halloween Season, a fall harvest festival would take place in Camp Minnie Mickey, and as part of the event, guests would also be able to meet the Big Bad Wolf here in the cave. From the Cave, guests would exit into the middle of a very large habitat for the pack of grey wolves. Spectacular and show stopping animals. The trails end would take us into another brand new area, a small square at the foothill of Big Grizzly Mountain. And home of course to the Big Grizzly Mountain Coaster.
Big Grizzly Mountain WOULD NOT be an exact clone of the Hong Kong Disneyland ride, but would obviously be inspired by it. First of all, it’s not a mine here. The Campers of Camp Minnie Mickey have come to the hills to try to spot the elusive Grizzly Bear. And so our story begins there.
In the area directly behind the FOTLK theater would be a new small town Square inspired by the buildings at the new Hong Kong Disneyland land. But still incorporating the Camp Minnie-Mickey Adirondack style. This definitely takes place in the Eastern half of the United States, in what was once the frontier when we first arrived to this country from the East Coast. So why have we come to this small outpost? Because this the headquarters of an organization that is trying to protect and the Grizzly Bear, and also educate the public. And that's where we come in. We enter the queue through this organizations main office, located inside a re-purposed barn. This Barn is now home to an animal rescue center, and a chance to see some small American Animals in the queue while they wait. They might see Hawks, Armadillos, Racoons, and other small animals as well.
But now it's time for our exploration. We meet our guide in a pre-show video, (not a designated room, merely a video that plays in the queue) and it is his voice that guides us as we enter our train, or in this case our exploration vehicle. The ride starts with a coasting motion through a forest before turning a corner and encountering REAL Grizzlies! A Breeding female on one side, and a lone Adult Male on the other so as to maximize the possibility of a sighting. Obviously this wouldn't ALWAYS happen, so there will be audio-animatronic bears in later parts of the ride, and there will also be an off-ride viewing area for the breeding female side ONLY. There would of course also be barns and off-show yards for the bears to inhabit if they got stressed for some reason.
Once you exit the Grizzly habitat, you would continue your search for a den inside a cave, and that's where our leisurely journey would turn into a roller coaster. Without getting into specfics, you would lose radio contact with your guide inside, encounter a mother grizzly, and go on a wild journey through the mountain caves and around the foothills as well.
Between Big Grizzly Mountain and the Festival of the Lion King theater would be a series of large Treehouses, Similar in style to those at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa. The Lowest Level of the treehouses would be used for quick service dining. The Next Level up would be used for Character Greets, likely Mickey and Minnie in One room, Pocahontas and Meeko in one room, and perhaps Koda and Kenai in the last. The tallest treehouse would be home to a wine tasting experience during the day, and a signature dining experience during dinner. At the top of the treehouse is the “High Peak Vineyard” A new signature dining restaurant with an identity all it’s own.
Moving back toward Festival of the Lion King. The Theater would remain the same, but the old Character greets would be replaced by a HUGE new showbuilding. The Building itself, in the Adirondack style would house a new attraction and it’s queue, a new gift shop, and a Huge Character greet as well. The attraction is of course “Legend of the Lion King." As you enter the building, you circle around a campfire to listen to a story, and the story is of course that of Simba and how he reclaimed the pridelands. Legend of the Lion King is an Omnimover, adding much needed throughput to the attractions of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and it also adds a classic dark ride, which can be cloned to use at other parks as well, perhaps Shanghai. It should be noted that the attractions story is told by Rafiki, the circle of life sequence at the beginning is cut, instead choosing to begin the story with the relationship of Simba and Mufasa. The Circle of Life sequence would be the finale with Simba’s Daughter and all the other characters. Other Sequences would include the Stampede, the Elephant Graveyard, I just Can't Wait to be king, and others.
The last attraction of the Camp Minnie Mickey rehab would be a very large scale living character experience with characters from the Lion King in the same building as the Dark Ride. The experience would span two rooms, the first featuring a large puppet of Pumbaa along with an articulated Timon. Both characters could talk freely, it would take place in the Oasis forest from the film, with grubs on the logs and Hakuna Matata playing. The second Room would feature a puppet of Simba standing on a plinth similar to Pride Rock, joined by Rafiki, again both characters could talk freely. It should also be noted that due the popularity and anticipated high wait times of this experience that Disney’s Fastpass would also be available.
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Sorry, didn't mean to hijack the thread, I found my original idea which I posted on Another Website, and forgot how long it was! A north American expansion for DAK is something I'd really love to see happen, though sadly probably not anytime soon. But It's what I would want greenlight NOW.
Those would all be part of the Camp Minnie-Mickey Expansion. And here's the thing about that, Foltk is already in Camp Minnie-Mickey as are other Disney Characters, so yes it does take place in the mountains somewhere, but it already has a fantasy element to it.
Actually, I just found my original idea, here are a few excerpts.
-----------------
Moving from Discovery Island into Camp Minnie-Mickey is more or less a similar experience. Cross the bridge over Discovery River as the lamps turn into wooden posts, and a turn around a babbling brook. The fiberglass statues of Disney Characters would be replaced by wood carvings. One a vignette featuring characters from Brother Bear, the other a vignette with Goofy and Max Goof fishing. Smaller Barriers would replace the fences in this area to get close to the scenes made entirely from natural materials. They would be works of art similar the fairy garden at the EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival. And they would be easily accessible for photographs.
As you move past the brook, a mountain peak in the distance beckons you further. But closer to home, you notice that the Pocahontas theatre is gone, replaced by the entrance to a new walking trail. Here, a hiking trail for the campers of Camp Minnie Mickey. The Full Moon Mountain Nature Trail.
Trees tower above you as you begin your trek down a path made not of concrete but of Rubber Bond styled to look like Mulch. You make your way down a twisting turning path before it opens up to reveal, not a clearing, but a full prairie, teaming with American Bison. Prairies are one of the most endangered eco-systems on earth and so it is important to recognize that and teach that to our children, and spread the word here at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Around the corner, rounding a Prairie homestead is a “Raptor Rescue Center” home to some of America’s flying predators. Most notably a Pair of Bald Eagles.
Further down the trail, we find ourselves moving a bit further north, as the trees turn to pine we find ourselves in a forest occupied by Reindeer. So part of this area is that because it takes place in America, we are able to celebrate American Holidays. So Camp Minnie-Mickey would also become a hub for Holiday Celebrations at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Here guests would able to view real live reindeer, and also meet with Santa Goofy during the Holiday season, and perhaps also some other characters in their Holiday best.
Past the Caribou Plaza, guests would enter a cave where they will begin to investigate the Mystery of Full Moon Mountain. Which, according to our story, is home to one of the Largest Grey Wolf packs left in the United States. The Cave would be home to a small short film separating the fact and the fiction from the persona of wolves. Other exhibits would include habitat destruction, relations with humans, and the dynamic of the Wolf Packs. The Cave would also be home to video monitors of the Wolf Exhibit, billed of course as being tracking mechanisms for the pack as part of our story. During The Halloween Season, a fall harvest festival would take place in Camp Minnie Mickey, and as part of the event, guests would also be able to meet the Big Bad Wolf here in the cave. From the Cave, guests would exit into the middle of a very large habitat for the pack of grey wolves. Spectacular and show stopping animals. The trails end would take us into another brand new area, a small square at the foothill of Big Grizzly Mountain. And home of course to the Big Grizzly Mountain Coaster.
Big Grizzly Mountain WOULD NOT be an exact clone of the Hong Kong Disneyland ride, but would obviously be inspired by it. First of all, it’s not a mine here. The Campers of Camp Minnie Mickey have come to the hills to try to spot the elusive Grizzly Bear. And so our story begins there.
In the area directly behind the FOTLK theater would be a new small town Square inspired by the buildings at the new Hong Kong Disneyland land. But still incorporating the Camp Minnie-Mickey Adirondack style. This definitely takes place in the Eastern half of the United States, in what was once the frontier when we first arrived to this country from the East Coast. So why have we come to this small outpost? Because this the headquarters of an organization that is trying to protect and the Grizzly Bear, and also educate the public. And that's where we come in. We enter the queue through this organizations main office, located inside a re-purposed barn. This Barn is now home to an animal rescue center, and a chance to see some small American Animals in the queue while they wait. They might see Hawks, Armadillos, Racoons, and other small animals as well.
But now it's time for our exploration. We meet our guide in a pre-show video, (not a designated room, merely a video that plays in the queue) and it is his voice that guides us as we enter our train, or in this case our exploration vehicle. The ride starts with a coasting motion through a forest before turning a corner and encountering REAL Grizzlies! A Breeding female on one side, and a lone Adult Male on the other so as to maximize the possibility of a sighting. Obviously this wouldn't ALWAYS happen, so there will be audio-animatronic bears in later parts of the ride, and there will also be an off-ride viewing area for the breeding female side ONLY. There would of course also be barns and off-show yards for the bears to inhabit if they got stressed for some reason.
Once you exit the Grizzly habitat, you would continue your search for a den inside a cave, and that's where our leisurely journey would turn into a roller coaster. Without getting into specfics, you would lose radio contact with your guide inside, encounter a mother grizzly, and go on a wild journey through the mountain caves and around the foothills as well.
Between Big Grizzly Mountain and the Festival of the Lion King theater would be a series of large Treehouses, Similar in style to those at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa. The Lowest Level of the treehouses would be used for quick service dining. The Next Level up would be used for Character Greets, likely Mickey and Minnie in One room, Pocahontas and Meeko in one room, and perhaps Koda and Kenai in the last. The tallest treehouse would be home to a wine tasting experience during the day, and a signature dining experience during dinner. At the top of the treehouse is the “High Peak Vineyard” A new signature dining restaurant with an identity all it’s own.
Moving back toward Festival of the Lion King. The Theater would remain the same, but the old Character greets would be replaced by a HUGE new showbuilding. The Building itself, in the Adirondack style would house a new attraction and it’s queue, a new gift shop, and a Huge Character greet as well. The attraction is of course “Legend of the Lion King." As you enter the building, you circle around a campfire to listen to a story, and the story is of course that of Simba and how he reclaimed the pridelands. Legend of the Lion King is an Omnimover, adding much needed throughput to the attractions of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and it also adds a classic dark ride, which can be cloned to use at other parks as well, perhaps Shanghai. It should be noted that the attractions story is told by Rafiki, the circle of life sequence at the beginning is cut, instead choosing to begin the story with the relationship of Simba and Mufasa. The Circle of Life sequence would be the finale with Simba’s Daughter and all the other characters. Other Sequences would include the Stampede, the Elephant Graveyard, I just Can't Wait to be king, and others.
The last attraction of the Camp Minnie Mickey rehab would be a very large scale living character experience with characters from the Lion King in the same building as the Dark Ride. The experience would span two rooms, the first featuring a large puppet of Pumbaa along with an articulated Timon. Both characters could talk freely, it would take place in the Oasis forest from the film, with grubs on the logs and Hakuna Matata playing. The second Room would feature a puppet of Simba standing on a plinth similar to Pride Rock, joined by Rafiki, again both characters could talk freely. It should also be noted that due the popularity and anticipated high wait times of this experience that Disney’s Fastpass would also be available.
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Sorry, didn't mean to hijack the thread, I found my original idea which I posted on Another Website, and forgot how long it was! A north American expansion for DAK is something I'd really love to see happen, though sadly probably not anytime soon. But It's what I would want greenlight NOW.
Tip Top Club
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If I were to greenlight a rumored project, it would probably be a Tron Coaster. But I think that's pretty much dead.
A113PoCfan
Member
I would green-light the Frontierland Expansion at Magic Kingdom.
Tip Top Club
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As much as I love Tom Sawyer Island, I am actually for the Frontierland expansion as well. That being said, for me that shouldn't be until WAY down the line. We need to get rid of that stupid speedway, and expand tomorrowland/fantasyland over there. And that's just Magic Kingdom. In my mind there, a lot of work to be done before we start gutting TSI.
I would have to green light Progress City, it always frustrated me Walt's last project was never built in it's proper form. I think it would go well in this location above Epcot....
It could be as Walt always wanted. It would connect right into Epcot with a Monorail and Peoplemover. Every building would have unique architecture. In the center would be a giant shopping complex of the future. Here companies would show off their latest products! The city would include 3 hotels, 1 Value, 1 Moderate, 1 Deluxe. They would be housed in skyscrapers instead of the classic Disney resort style. DVC members would be able to stay in Houses of the Future on the outskirts of the city. The entire city will utilize Next Gen RFID and smartphones. Other entertainment in the city focuses on modern lifestyle in the future. Cafes will be fast thanks to machines and paying is as simple as putting your credit card on the table! Movie Cinemas have all the latest tech to make the movie look like real life! Taxis would be self driven and provide commentary as you pass certain areas! Advertisements would be interactive and fun! See what I'm trying to achieve here? An easier lifestyle! I think this would be a nice addition to the outside of Epcot and maybe take some strain off of Downtown Disney. It's always hard to express your ideas through words, so I found this video which is fairly similar to what I want to achieve.
It could be as Walt always wanted. It would connect right into Epcot with a Monorail and Peoplemover. Every building would have unique architecture. In the center would be a giant shopping complex of the future. Here companies would show off their latest products! The city would include 3 hotels, 1 Value, 1 Moderate, 1 Deluxe. They would be housed in skyscrapers instead of the classic Disney resort style. DVC members would be able to stay in Houses of the Future on the outskirts of the city. The entire city will utilize Next Gen RFID and smartphones. Other entertainment in the city focuses on modern lifestyle in the future. Cafes will be fast thanks to machines and paying is as simple as putting your credit card on the table! Movie Cinemas have all the latest tech to make the movie look like real life! Taxis would be self driven and provide commentary as you pass certain areas! Advertisements would be interactive and fun! See what I'm trying to achieve here? An easier lifestyle! I think this would be a nice addition to the outside of Epcot and maybe take some strain off of Downtown Disney. It's always hard to express your ideas through words, so I found this video which is fairly similar to what I want to achieve.
A113PoCfan
Member
How would you add more Muppets to the parks?
Matt7187
Well-Known Member
Didn't we just have that topic?
A113PoCfan
Member
Sorry, I meant Muppets specifically. Get what you mean though.
Matt7187
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I would make a gate based on different movies that have a general theme…
Action and adventure! There would be 6 themed lands based on different movies.
Star Wars- it would be the biggest land, with different sections based on different areas of the Star Wars universe.
Avatar- instead of going in DAK, it would go here, with a bike coaster, soarin type ride, and a family boat ride
Disney studios- it would be themed to the studios, and there would be an oz dark ride, a tron coaster, a potc movie themed thrill ride
Marvel- this one would be hard because you need the buyout of the uni contract. You could have an avengers ride, a Spider-Man ride, and some other stuff
Mushroom kingdom- based on Mario, you can have a Mario kart ride, a peach's castle dark ride,and a yoshi kids ride. This would be the Seuss landing for my park
Villains- the land you've all been waiting for… villains land! It would have a maleficent dollar coaster, an Ursula spinner, and a mega e ticket bald mountain which shows that good still reigns over evil, which is kind of a overlaying tone of the whole park!
Please give me all the critiques you can think of!
Also, what should I name my park? I can't think of anything!
Action and adventure! There would be 6 themed lands based on different movies.
Star Wars- it would be the biggest land, with different sections based on different areas of the Star Wars universe.
Avatar- instead of going in DAK, it would go here, with a bike coaster, soarin type ride, and a family boat ride
Disney studios- it would be themed to the studios, and there would be an oz dark ride, a tron coaster, a potc movie themed thrill ride
Marvel- this one would be hard because you need the buyout of the uni contract. You could have an avengers ride, a Spider-Man ride, and some other stuff
Mushroom kingdom- based on Mario, you can have a Mario kart ride, a peach's castle dark ride,and a yoshi kids ride. This would be the Seuss landing for my park
Villains- the land you've all been waiting for… villains land! It would have a maleficent dollar coaster, an Ursula spinner, and a mega e ticket bald mountain which shows that good still reigns over evil, which is kind of a overlaying tone of the whole park!
Please give me all the critiques you can think of!
Also, what should I name my park? I can't think of anything!