Insider info/ AMA on WDW's 50th Ann.

[monothingie]

YES! The current Q/A session lasts until 1130 Est.

 

[WDWTank]

Against my own personal beliefs, that is an unfortunate no.

That’s disappointing, but thank you for responding

 

[Hakunamatata]

It is becoming EXTREMELY hard to read everyone's questions. Therefore, from here on out, I'm setting my own rules as follows.
1) Do not ask a question until I've answered the previous one. One at a time.
2) Read the entire thread or the majority of it before asking to be sure I haven't already answered what you're asking.
3) No more wasting pages with debates of my credibility. Stop acting like children.
4) Have a magical day!
Please know that I am very busy so it may take me a few hours to get back to you.

Did you have dinner?

 

[WDWTank]

@Disnerd2003 Will Fire Mountain get built?

 

[Disnerd2003]

@Disnerd2003 Will Fire Mountain get built?

Imagineering shelved that decades ago, but it is a possibility if the funds and guest demand are high enough.

 

[Thelazer]

When will we get back to the 80's color schemes on space ship earth?
(Seems like it would have been a no brainer to do that now, along with Epcot Forever)

Why is there a big figment on a new bus wrap, but not a narrator for Epcot Forever there afraid of making promises they can't keep?

Could someone please get a limited time showing of Magic Journey's going for the park anniversary and all?

 

[Disnerd2003]

When will we get back to the 80's color schemes on space ship earth?
(Seems like it would have been a no brainer to do that now, along with Epcot Forever)

Why is there a big figment on a new bus wrap, but not a narrator for Epcot Forever there afraid of making promises they can't keep?

Could someone please get a limited time showing of Magic Journey's going for the park anniversary and all?

The 80's color schemes are coming when Spaceship Earth re opens for Epcot's 40th.
The Figment bus exists because of fan demand and what secret project will begin in 2022...
No narrator for Epcot Forever because it's a temporary show, it didn't fit the narrative, and was too expensive.
The Magic Journeys question is something that I'm going to have to pass on for now...

 

[CalebS]

What’s the word on the Pandora expansion

 

[agentp99]

He had to step out for dinner.

I laughed way too hard at this.

Guess I'll play along here with some older rumors and blue sky ideas.

@Disnerd2003:

Are there not two version of MSEP? I seem to remember reading that there were two sets of the floats in existence.

Any chance of a Monsters Inc. attraction still (either as a replacement for RnR or elsewhere)?

Any chance the Osborn Lights come back in a different spot eventually? Are they even still in Disney's possession?

Now that River Country is officially no more, what are the odds that they do something with Discovery Island?

Once the existing Muppets attraction closes, is that the end of their presence in the parks? Or will there be some new attraction for them? Remembering the brief period when it was Muppets Courtyard or Muppets Plaza or something like that and everyone freaked out...

 

[Disnerd2003]

What’s the word on the Pandora expansion

@realBobChapek is waiting on the next Avatar sequel to come out to make the call. Most likely 2024-2026 opening.

 

[Tom P.]

It is becoming EXTREMELY hard to read everyone's questions. Therefore, from here on out, I'm setting my own rules as follows.
1) Do not ask a question until I've answered the previous one. One at a time.
2) Read the entire thread or the majority of it before asking to be sure I haven't already answered what you're asking.
3) No more wasting pages with debates of my credibility. Stop acting like children.
4) Have a magical day!
Please know that I am very busy so it may take me a few hours to get back to you.

The only rules I agreed to are the terms of use for the forum. Unless and until @wdwmagic or @The Mom show up and say otherwise, I will participate however I choose to, regardless of whatever arbitrary rules you claim to set.

I have tried to be nice. I even messaged you privately to apologize if I came across hostile. But your schtick, particularly the wise sage from on high who needs to be treated with respect routine, is wearing very thin.

 

[TiggerDad]

It is becoming EXTREMELY hard to read everyone's questions. Therefore, from here on out, I'm setting my own rules as follows.
1) Do not ask a question until I've answered the previous one. One at a time.
2) Read the entire thread or the majority of it before asking to be sure I haven't already answered what you're asking.
3) No more wasting pages with debates of my credibility. Stop acting like children.
4) Have a magical day!
Please know that I am very busy so it may take me a few hours to get back to you.

Are you intentionally messing with people who use dark mode?

 

[britain]

What do the execs REALLY think caused the lack of response to Galaxy’s Edge and what are they prepared to do about it?

 

[WDWTank]

@Disnerd2003 Will the Yeti be fixed?

 

[Tom P.]

I'm under an NDA on this whole entire project. It's been shelved. Thank @realBobChapek

Guess what? If you really work for Disney, you are under an NDA for all the confidential information that you are privy to. You are violating that left and right throughout this thread. Strange that you would suddenly care only when it's related to a topic that verifiably demonstrate if your information is accurate or not.

 

[Disnerd2003]

I laughed way too hard at this.

Guess I'll play along here with some older rumors and blue sky ideas.

@Disnerd2003:

Are there not two version of MSEP? I seem to remember reading that there were two sets of the floats in existence.

Any chance of a Monsters Inc. attraction still (either as a replacement for RnR or elsewhere)?

Any chance the Osborn Lights come back in a different spot eventually? Are they even still in Disney's possession?

Now that River Country is officially no more, what are the odds that they do something with Discovery Island?

Once the existing Muppets attraction closes, is that the end of their presence in the parks? Or will there be some new attraction for them? Remembering the brief period when it was Muppets Courtyard or Muppets Plaza or something like that and everyone freaked out...

There WERE two copies of the parade. WDW's was lost in transit coming back from Asia. It happened just barely before the beginning of my time in management. The common explanation among us is that the barge carrying it hit rough waters, and the shipping containers fell off deck into the South China Sea. That's why it never returned to the Port of Tampa. Disney Execs were there but the ship came back empty.

The Monsters Inc. idea is still in blue sky. A well received idea among us all is copying "Mike and Sully to the rescue" and putting it in a joint building taking up Voyage of the Little Mermaid and Launch Bay at DHS.

The lighting rigs and bulbs were returned to the descendants of Mr. Osbourne and out of respect for his passing will not return.

Discovery Island is a tough spot to work with. It's small, isolated, and the ground is unstable. Heavy work would have to be done there to make it worthy of developing and even then, it wouldn't be able to even fit a single wing of a hotel. For now, no ideas have been tossed in the ring but I'll ask in my meeting tomorrow

 

[Disone]

Have you been in the entrance hub right after the night time show ended? It's chaos. Most "broadway" style shows don't happen until the evening. Per surveys that is when people would want then, to end the evening, to relax after a long day of walking around. Having both the evening shows AND the broadway style shows ending at the same time would be absurd.

As I said, the idea isn't completely dead (it's close), but it won't happen in a park. Look Disney Springs or "the pink bird" in 5 years..

Did they mean literal Broadway shows or shows that are like Broadway. Because in California Adventure at works just fine. They're not done only in the evening because part of the reason why Broadway shows are done only evening is because people work during the daytime. But obviously that's not a factor for people who are in the Magic Kingdom. I don't really think the shows were ever intended to be truly Broadway shows. Just broadway-style shows not unlike what's been going on for years now at Disney's California Adventure.

 

[Disnerd2003]

Guess what? If you really work for Disney, you are under an NDA for all the confidential information that you are privy to. You are violating that left and right throughout this thread. Strange that you would suddenly care only when it's related to a topic that verifiably demonstrate if your information is accurate or not.

I am directly tied to this project. If I share any details I am for sure going to be busted and we wouldn't want that. Pass. I can answer similar questions checking my validity.

 

[agentp99]

There WERE two copies of the parade. WDW's was lost in transit coming back from Asia. It happened just barely before the beginning of my time in management. The common explanation among us is that the barge carrying it hit rough waters, and the shipping containers fell off deck into the South China Sea. That's why it never returned to the Port of Tampa. Disney Execs were there but the ship came back empty.

Getting some Buzzy vibes here. I don't have any insider knowledge myself to say whether it's true or not but I love the story regardless. (Thanks for taking the time to answer all these questions!)

 

[Disnerd2003]

@Disnerd2003 Will the Yeti be fixed?

When funding is approved, yes. It will be much after the 50th, and Everest will be down for a minimum of 2 years. The mountain has to be cut apart, the yeti has to be removed and fixed, replaced, and have the mountain redone so that the rockwork matches the color and shape of the rest, which has weathered in the Florida sun for 13 years. It's like replacing shingles on a roof. New ones will never match the old weathered ones. It's going to be hard for WDI to get right.