If You Were In Charge

[MKforReal]

Alright,so let's say you've been handed over the reigns. (ok, you shoved Iger aside and took them.)

What are some things you would do? Any ideas for new attractions (or bringing some old ones back?) Perhaps you've thought of a completely new theme park idea.

Which direction would you go?

(Maybe you can start by lowering the prices *ahem*)

 

[alissafalco]

It's too much to write, I'd be here all night.

 

[wdisney9000]

It's too much to write, I'd be here all night.

Hey, that rhymes AND has a nice ring to it (I picture it being sung by Snow White with the word "night" stretched out at the end).

 

[stevehousse]

1. Ge rid of MB/MDE immediately
2. I would keep ticket prices where they are, but lower moderate and deluxe resort rates to appeal to more guests staying on site.
3. Add An Aladdin carpet ride to adventure land themed to the cave of wonders escape, and also add WRE to Frontierland.
4. Add Villains Land to MK behind the speedway and outside the brim, 3 attractions and a TS restaurant. Villians Mountain is one of the attractions.
5. At AK, add Australia after Pandora opens. At least 2 attractions for the land
6. Epcot needs a reboot of imagination back to its original state.
7. Redo of Ellen's energy adventure into a green energy Pavillion with a WALLE themed dark ride.
8. Use the wonders of life Pavillion and redo it adding backs new, updated version of Horizons.
9. At least 3 new country pavilions in world showcase.
10. Add a ratatouille ride in France
11. add a Mary Poppins ride in England.
12. Star Wars Land for DHS
13. Expanded Pixar Place adding RSRs, Monsters door coaster, and an Up dark ride.

That's a lot, but it's what is needed! Probably would take 20 years or so to open everything, but hey, at least I got ideas to get people to want to come back every other year or so! (At least I hope)

 

[Magenta Panther]

1. Every non-Disney-created or adapted attraction or show would be booted out of the park. I'm looking at YOU, Star Wars, Indiana Jones and especially Muppets (man, the trailers for that new movie are annoying)

2. A "Mary Poppins" Cherry Tree Lane area would replace Muppets or find a home in New Fantasyland. It would consist of Admiral Boom's house, complete with cannon and performers, and would contain a Mary Poppins dark ride. Uncle Albert's would be an eatery selling crumpets, biscuits, and other British pastries, plus tea, coffee and other beverages. It would have tea parties on the ceiling (via a clever projection system).

3. A Villains area would be added to New Fantasyland.

4. Pandora would be scratched. In its place would go a Pride Lands area, complete with dark ride.

5. And Beastly Kingdomme would finally be built.

6. AND THE DAMN YETI WOULD GET FIXED.

7. Major upgrades would happen to Peter Pan's Flight and the Great Movie Ride

8. That horrible queue area in front of the Haunted Mansion would be ripped out, and the old walkway would be restored. Also the lame-looking projection screens of the Hitchhiking Ghosts would get junked and the old, much-more convincing effect would return. AND THE RIDE DOES NOT GET STOPPED FOR ANY REASON OTHER THAN EMERGENCIES OR TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. No more stopping the ride because of wheelchair-bound patrons or what have you. The Mansion was not designed to accommodate them, and it's unfair to the other guests to have their ride interrupted 3 times (happened twice to me last fall) just to cater to scooter and wheelchair denizens. I'm sorry if that sounds harsh. But there are other rides/attractions for folk with disabilities. I don't see why the narrative of the Mansion has to be destroyed in the name of political correctness.

9. The Big Hat would be history.

10. A Yellow Submarine/Pepperland dark ride would be added to Great Britain at Epcot. And an Ireland/Scotland area would be added too.

 

[MKforReal]

Loving these ideas! (Except maybe the kicking out of non-Disney attractions. I love those.)

I'm in love with the villian themed land. Also the WALL-E idea.

 

[stevehousse]

I could come up with endless rides! LOL I wish I was an imagineer sometimes...

 

[MKforReal]

Oh Ive got an idea!! What about Neverland? Peter Pan and the Lost Boys' camps.. Tink can have a new home... Captain Hook and the Pirates. ( Ha they can have some sort of rivalry with the PotC and Captain Jack!) Jake and the Neverland pirates can have a section too... and 2 words: Croc Clocktower.

Of course when I say "lost boys camp", I'm talking the one from Hook. lol

 

[Matt_Black]

1. Every non-Disney-created or adapted attraction or show would be booted out of the park. I'm looking at YOU, Star Wars, Indiana Jones and especially Muppets (man, the trailers for that new movie are annoying)

You forgot Pixar. Also, you'd cut out incredibly popular attractions like RnR and Tower of Terror.

 

[bethymouse]

You can't cut TOT or RNRC! Impossible!

 

[Matt_Black]

You can't cut TOT or RNRC! Impossible!

Well, they're not Disney, so in Magenta Panther's world, they're awful awful things devoid of magic that do not belong in WDW.

 

[rob0519]

Lots of good ideas. I think what I would do first, is take the top two, maybe three tiers of management to spend a day in each of the parks as a customer. Then, I would want to see the financials to determine what might be possible. Honestly, I would probably put money back into castmember training and maintenance of what is already in place to bring back some of the lost magic.

 

[BiffyClyro]

First thing I would do is install a moaner meter on entrance. If the moaner meter detects that you are going to come home and complain about your visit because an electronic mouse isn't working, you will be escorted from the park and taken to a children's home, where you can complain about it to children who may ever be lucky enough to experience Disney.

After this, sense of humour lessons will be given to the minority actually offended or on the defensive about that comment.


Next thing i'd do is get rid of innovations and build simulators of all past attractions. Dreamfinder, snow white and all that jazz.

I'd have more healthy eating places, with fresh fruit, salads that are actually interesting, healthy snacks such as granola bars etc and vegan and vegetarian foods will be served more.


Round pizzas will be banned. Only mickey shaped pizzas from now on.

 

[MKforReal]

Lots of good ideas. I think what I would do first, is take the top two, maybe three tiers of management to spend a day in each of the parks as a customer. Then, I would want to see the financials to determine what might be possible. Honestly, I would probably put money back into castmember training and maintenance of what is already in place to bring back some of the lost magic.

I agree with the CM training. That is definitely an aspect that truly makes or breaks a WDW experience.

I also was thinking up some great ideas for DHS last night when I couldn't sleep. I don't have specific ride ideas yet, but I was thinking maybe an improv show where audience members can be brought on stage and can be part of something fun. Something along the lines of Whose Line? OOOH and maybe they can have a "Become the Next Disney Channel Star!" and pick kids' names out of a hat. (That's a joke, sorry. Mybe they should give straight up acting lessons and invite the actual Disney Channel star to join...) ANYhoo...

I think that Disney should stop trying to incorporate every Disney animated character into any attration they can. I think they should go back and focus on real interesting and unique attractions that teach you something but is just a lot offun. I don't know. Maybe it is just me, but when I was younger even, I could care less about the Disney cartoons and characters. I loved more, being emerged in a different era/world/whatever. Maybe I was just a geek. lol

 

[ChrisFL]

1. Every non-Disney-created or adapted attraction or show would be booted out of the park. I'm looking at YOU, Star Wars, Indiana Jones and especially Muppets (man, the trailers for that new movie are annoying)

2. A "Mary Poppins" Cherry Tree Lane area would replace Muppets or find a home in New Fantasyland. It would consist of Admiral Boom's house, complete with cannon and performers, and would contain a Mary Poppins dark ride. Uncle Albert's would be an eatery selling crumpets, biscuits, and other British pastries, plus tea, coffee and other beverages. It would have tea parties on the ceiling (via a clever projection system).

3. A Villains area would be added to New Fantasyland.

4. Pandora would be scratched. In its place would go a Pride Lands area, complete with dark ride.

5. And Beastly Kingdomme would finally be built.

6. AND THE DAMN YETI WOULD GET FIXED.

7. Major upgrades would happen to Peter Pan's Flight and the Great Movie Ride

8. That horrible queue area in front of the Haunted Mansion would be ripped out, and the old walkway would be restored. Also the lame-looking projection screens of the Hitchhiking Ghosts would get junked and the old, much-more convincing effect would return. AND THE RIDE DOES NOT GET STOPPED FOR ANY REASON OTHER THAN EMERGENCIES OR TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. No more stopping the ride because of wheelchair-bound patrons or what have you. The Mansion was not designed to accommodate them, and it's unfair to the other guests to have their ride interrupted 3 times (happened twice to me last fall) just to cater to scooter and wheelchair denizens. I'm sorry if that sounds harsh. But there are other rides/attractions for folk with disabilities. I don't see why the narrative of the Mansion has to be destroyed in the name of political correctness.

9. The Big Hat would be history.

10. A Yellow Submarine/Pepperland dark ride would be added to Great Britain at Epcot. And an Ireland/Scotland area would be added too.

So you're basically getting rid of DHS then.

Why would you get rid of these other "non-Disney" things, but add Yellow Submarine?

All of my thoughts will be posted later when I have more time

 

[MKforReal]

Another thought: More "scarier" rides and attractions. There is way too much that has sugar coating for the kids. ToT is there, let's roll with it and suffice it to say "not all rides are for everyone". If it is too much for the kid, the kid doesn't go on it. Someone mentioned old horror flicks. Maybe old movie monsters... Or movie makeup and the guests can be made into monsters!

 

[ChrisFL]

Remove all instances of fastpass and make all attractions on a standby basis

Fix the transporation issue with the 24 hotels, and come up with a better option than the current Bus system, like Personal Rapid Transport.

Upgrade the monorails (obvious)

Magic Kindgom -

Tomorrowland - Either close Space Mountain entirely to replace the tracks or find a way to close one side to replace the track while the other side remains open.

Fantasyland - Bring back a new version of Mr Toad's Wild Ride, import the Tokyo Disney version of Pooh's Hunny Hunt. Upgrade Peter Pan to a 21st century version of the attraction, with better scenes, effects and higher capacity.


Epcot-

Return the name to EPCOT Center

Upgrade the Universe of Energy with a new storyline and let the 1996 versions of Ellen and Bill Nye go away. The ride system is good, but the 40+ minute experience is a bit too lengthy.

Create a Horizons 2.0 in the space currently occupied by the old WOL building.

Give Mission:Space different missions

Create an entirely different pavilion front for Soarin', based on Aviation and upgrade the ride film. Provide a lot of aviation themed exhibits and flight simulators to try out.

Invite the pioneers of technology and science to sponsor or become involved in attractions, instead of waiting for sponsors to come to them. Google, Apple, Elon Musk, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Sir Richard Branson, Stephen Hawking, etc.

Innoventions needs a complete change, go back to the bright windows of the old Communicore layout.

Bring Dreamfinder back and make as close of concept of the original Journey into Imagination as possible.

Add the original attraction ideas for World Showcase, the Japan train ride or Meet the World show, the Rhine River Cruise, add Russia, Brazil, Australia, India to the countries.

Epcot also needs to have lots of science related events that guests can participate in....make it a "mecca" of research and interactive studies.



Animal Kingdom-

This needs to be MK South in some ways. Open a few dark rides, some more indoor theater shows that fit within the themes of AK, attractions for the smaller kids and drive attendance to it. Give LOTS of space that's air-conditioned and not feeling like you're stuck in a humid jungle all day.

Bulldoze Chester and Hester's and make it a much more useful Dinosaur exhibit, while keeping it different than Jurassic Park down the road.



Hollywood Studios-

Carsland, Star Wars, Indy Ride, just build them all, make the park full of big themed areas based on quality IP's

 

[cosmicray]

1. Ge rid of MB/MDE immediately
2. I would keep ticket prices where they are, but lower moderate and deluxe resort rates to appeal to more guests staying on site.
3. Add An Aladdin carpet ride to adventure land themed to the cave of wonders escape, and also add WRE to Frontierland.
4. Add Villains Land to MK behind the speedway and outside the brim, 3 attractions and a TS restaurant. Villians Mountain is one of the attractions.
5. At AK, add Australia after Pandora opens. At least 2 attractions for the land
6. Epcot needs a reboot of imagination back to its original state.
7. Redo of Ellen's energy adventure into a green energy Pavillion with a WALLE themed dark ride.
8. Use the wonders of life Pavillion and redo it adding backs new, updated version of Horizons.
9. At least 3 new country pavilions in world showcase.
10. Add a ratatouille ride in France
11. add a Mary Poppins ride in England.
12. Star Wars Land for DHS
13. Expanded Pixar Place adding RSRs, Monsters door coaster, and an Up dark ride.

That's a lot, but it's what is needed! Probably would take 20 years or so to open everything, but hey, at least I got ideas to get people to want to come back every other year or so! (At least I hope)

Wish there was a "Love" button for this!

 

[stevehousse]

Wish there was a "Love" button for this!

Thanks! I should really make my own thread in imagineering about all of it...

 

[wdwfan4ver]

1.) Merchandise at each shop at WDW doesn't have the same merchandise including hotels.

2.) More food items that one Restaurant at WDW has and another Restaurant wouldn't have.

3.) Nothing of the Food and Wine Festival is taking place at Future World since it is supposed to be a World Showcase event.

4.) Theme park admission price would be $10.00 cheaper.

5.) Hotel Prices go down $25.00 cheaper at each moderate and $40.00 cheaper at each Deluxe.

6.) Increase Park Maintenance.

7.) LED version of lights of Winter at Future World.

8.) Take down the ugly tarps and poles around communicore hub.

9.) Wonder of Life turns into a weather Pavilion. I am not going to turn it back to Health because that subject is something a lot of people of each generation growing up doesn't take health class or anything to do with Health Seriously before they turn into an adult.

10.)Imagination gets overhauled.

11.) Universe of Energy gets an update because of the current information is outdated.

12.) Japan gets Mount Fuji coaster.

13.) Brazil gets a Pavilion

14.) Russia gets a Pavilion.

15.) BAH does away at DHS.

16.) Fantasmic gets an upgrade.

17.) The Great Movie Ride get an update.

18.) Star Wars land Expansion happens

19.) Pixar place expansion happen with Backlot Tour going away.

20.) add Christmas overlays for Haunted Mansion, and It's Small World .

21.) Frozen attraction for MK.

22.) Tomorrowland redo - add tron attraction, get a rid of SGE, update COP

23.) Fix the Yeti!

24.) Mammal World for AK. Since Dinosaurs have their own land at AK, prehistoric Mammals should too. Mammal World would an indoor land that is colder than than rest of AK since the land actually takes place in the Glacier Age aka Ice Age. Yes, there would be 2 rides that involves Mammals from the Glacier age. The attractions and the land will have nothing to do with the movie Ice Age.