If you were head of the parks and given complete control of WDW, what would you do?
I'm not going to be practical or budget concious. So don't freak out if my project would cost 50 billion dollars..
TRANSPORTATION
Get rid of the buses and only use them for high capacity times and emergencies. Replace bus routes with a more effective Monorail and WedWay system. Like Uncle Walt said, I would have Monorails for the long distances and Wedway for the short. At each monorail station would be a hub for the wedway stations. Imagine getting off at the EPCOT Monorail station and hopping onto a wedway, then the guest picks a destination on a control panel which takes them to their selected EPCOT area resort. Along the journey they can enjoy the view or watch related video on the plasma screen in the cab. If guests are riding the monorail or wedway cars during a fireworks display, they can catch a live broadcast of RoE, Wishes or Fanstamic. Or they can push a button and talk to a cast member via the plasma screen and make reservations, get park hours, etc. I would also make more use of the boat systems. Both the wedways and monorails would travel through lush environments and showcase attractions while the guests travel to their destination. I would have a boat dock at DAK that would take guests to and from The DAK Lodge.
MAGIC KINGDOM
As far as attractions go, I would remove all of the character attractions from Tomorrowland and move them to the studios. I would create attractions more in line with the future and revamp the whole look of the land. I think it would look better even if we went back to what it looked like in 1986.
Revamp Space Mountain..
MGM STUDIOS
I would continue what WDI started and make MGM Disney's 'Thrill Park'. I would put the Little Mermaid attractions from tokyo, Monsters Inc Attraction, Stitch's Great Escape, Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin (With Hand Held Guns), Cars attraction and an Aladdin Attraction all in the Animation section.
Seeing how ABC and ESPN are owned by Disney I would add more soundstages to the backlot tour and shoot ABC / ESPN content there. Plus add the lava monster or something else exciting to the tour in addition to Catastrophe Canyon.
Star Tours 2.0 would be installed.
Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular would be replaced with an Indy Ride that would combine all of the effects and features of the other Disney Indy Attractions.
Bring back Alien Encounter and install it here but put it in the themed building that John Hench designed and make the attraction less cheesy.
Add Journey to the Center of the Earth as well as a few other Dark rides, coaster attractions and E tickets.
Using PeopleMover cars themed like old street cars, add in park transportation.
Change the great movie ride to a thrill ride that puts guests in front of Disney's greatest villians.
EPCOT
Refurbish Spaceship Earth, change the ending to be more futuristic and bring back Earth Station. Put 'Time Racers' somewhere else in Future World. Add more nature and trees but in a modern fashion.
Have World of Motion 2.0 created in a pavillion next to Test Track. Have WoM spill into a massive Trans Center and permanent 'Auto Show in Motion' with access to Test Track. So the GM pavillion would gobble up a large crowd and alleviate some of the traffic.
Bring back the WorldKey information system. Add in park transportation.
Build a huge pavillion that houses a new omnimover attraction (like a new Horizons) spills into something like the communicore and from there guests can ride three simulators; Mission: Space, Undersea, Desert...
Animal Kingdom
Open up Beastly Kingdom and add several more E-ticket attractions.
Add in park transportation.
I have tons of ideas but not enough time to write them now. This is a start... What would you do?
I'm not going to be practical or budget concious. So don't freak out if my project would cost 50 billion dollars..
TRANSPORTATION
Get rid of the buses and only use them for high capacity times and emergencies. Replace bus routes with a more effective Monorail and WedWay system. Like Uncle Walt said, I would have Monorails for the long distances and Wedway for the short. At each monorail station would be a hub for the wedway stations. Imagine getting off at the EPCOT Monorail station and hopping onto a wedway, then the guest picks a destination on a control panel which takes them to their selected EPCOT area resort. Along the journey they can enjoy the view or watch related video on the plasma screen in the cab. If guests are riding the monorail or wedway cars during a fireworks display, they can catch a live broadcast of RoE, Wishes or Fanstamic. Or they can push a button and talk to a cast member via the plasma screen and make reservations, get park hours, etc. I would also make more use of the boat systems. Both the wedways and monorails would travel through lush environments and showcase attractions while the guests travel to their destination. I would have a boat dock at DAK that would take guests to and from The DAK Lodge.
MAGIC KINGDOM
As far as attractions go, I would remove all of the character attractions from Tomorrowland and move them to the studios. I would create attractions more in line with the future and revamp the whole look of the land. I think it would look better even if we went back to what it looked like in 1986.
Revamp Space Mountain..
MGM STUDIOS
I would continue what WDI started and make MGM Disney's 'Thrill Park'. I would put the Little Mermaid attractions from tokyo, Monsters Inc Attraction, Stitch's Great Escape, Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin (With Hand Held Guns), Cars attraction and an Aladdin Attraction all in the Animation section.
Seeing how ABC and ESPN are owned by Disney I would add more soundstages to the backlot tour and shoot ABC / ESPN content there. Plus add the lava monster or something else exciting to the tour in addition to Catastrophe Canyon.
Star Tours 2.0 would be installed.
Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular would be replaced with an Indy Ride that would combine all of the effects and features of the other Disney Indy Attractions.
Bring back Alien Encounter and install it here but put it in the themed building that John Hench designed and make the attraction less cheesy.
Add Journey to the Center of the Earth as well as a few other Dark rides, coaster attractions and E tickets.
Using PeopleMover cars themed like old street cars, add in park transportation.
Change the great movie ride to a thrill ride that puts guests in front of Disney's greatest villians.
EPCOT
Refurbish Spaceship Earth, change the ending to be more futuristic and bring back Earth Station. Put 'Time Racers' somewhere else in Future World. Add more nature and trees but in a modern fashion.
Have World of Motion 2.0 created in a pavillion next to Test Track. Have WoM spill into a massive Trans Center and permanent 'Auto Show in Motion' with access to Test Track. So the GM pavillion would gobble up a large crowd and alleviate some of the traffic.
Bring back the WorldKey information system. Add in park transportation.
Build a huge pavillion that houses a new omnimover attraction (like a new Horizons) spills into something like the communicore and from there guests can ride three simulators; Mission: Space, Undersea, Desert...
Animal Kingdom
Open up Beastly Kingdom and add several more E-ticket attractions.
Add in park transportation.
I have tons of ideas but not enough time to write them now. This is a start... What would you do?