Is Magic Kingdom about to get a new entertainment venue?

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WildcatDen

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Perhaps a Toy Story musical. Definitely need more Toy Story. It wasn't palatable to Californians but would be perfectly acceptable in the park that still has CBJ.
That is the theme I was told about 5 weeks ago. Nothing on it since. Not much an anything since. . . Not sure if it would be based on "Woody's Roundup" or something a bit more general.
 

drizgirl

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WDW needs their own version of Disneyland Resort's Hyperion Theater; a massive 2,000 seat venue with technical and stage equipment capable of putting on cutting-edge Broadway shows.
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Once Disneyland got the Hyperion Theater 16 years ago, I would have thought WDW would have wanted one for their own and had it up and running by 2005. But better late than never.
I bet back then you wouldn't have thought MK wouldn't have a night parade in 2017 either.
 

WildcatDen

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Welp there goes Mickey's Philharmagic. I am kidding!
....Gawd, I hope I am at least.
Who knows what they will do with who knows what and turn you know what into something that who knows that we don't know and then....well, it might not be such a magical day being welcomed home.
Last I heard was Philharmagic was one of those attraction slated for a 'sprucing up' for the 50th.
 

Buried20KLeague

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About time the MK got a good indoor venue for entettainment....

Captain Jack: Eye of the Storm, anyone?

We found the show rather lack-luster, outside of the obviously insanely-good finale. The rest of it was just "meh".

Though the fact it wasn't at all in English probably was part of the factor, too...
 

Buried20KLeague

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WDW needs their own version of Disneyland Resort's Hyperion Theater; a massive 2,000 seat venue with technical and stage equipment capable of putting on cutting-edge Broadway shows.
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Once Disneyland got the Hyperion Theater 16 years ago, I would have thought WDW would have wanted one for their own and had it up and running by 2005. But better late than never.

And no bathrooms.

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COProgressFan

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WDW needs their own version of Disneyland Resort's Hyperion Theater; a massive 2,000 seat venue with technical and stage equipment capable of putting on cutting-edge Broadway shows.
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Once Disneyland got the Hyperion Theater 16 years ago, I would have thought WDW would have wanted one for their own and had it up and running by 2005. But better late than never.

And no bathrooms.

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And no lobby, either.

The theater is nice enough but as in much of DCA's original build they cheaped out by not building a proper lobby/entrance instead of a nonworking facade; instead forcing you to enter on the side into an industrial warehouse up fire escape steps.

Also, WDW already does have a bit of theater space across property, I guess the closest thing would be the Nemo theater at DAK.

That said, I wholeheartedly welcome a new theater venue to the MK if it comes, and hope it will fit nicely into it surroundings and have bathrooms too!
 

jrhwdw

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DCA Shows are nice but I'd rather MK bring back one of their shows. Maybe Disney world is your world for the 50th? Or one from TDR/OLC. DL did get TDL'S first OMD it only ran for less than 6 months( Way too short of a run! IMO!)
 

Nmoody1

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We found the show rather lack-luster, outside of the obviously insanely-good finale. The rest of it was just "meh".

Though the fact it wasn't at all in English probably was part of the factor, too...

I'd agree the show wasn't that Amazing... but the show was built around the effect... which would be good featured as part of a different show. However, thebtechnology involved needs some height... maybe that wouldn't fit with MK sightlines
 

UpAllNight

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Frontierland seems like such an odd space to put a theatre. I think pretty much every other land would provide them with more show options not only now but in the future.
 

MisterPenguin

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WDW needs their own version of Disneyland Resort's Hyperion Theater; a massive 2,000 seat venue with technical and stage equipment capable of putting on cutting-edge Broadway shows.
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Once Disneyland got the Hyperion Theater 16 years ago, I would have thought WDW would have wanted one for their own and had it up and running by 2005. But better late than never.

I'd go far to say they should have two of these for DHS, one for MK, and one for Epcot in order to put on their abbreviated live musicals and be people eaters.

Then a nicer bigger one for Disney Springs to mount full pay-for productions.
 

wdwgreek

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I love finding Nemo the musical, the great score and book. Lopez from Book of Mormon, Avenue Q and yes Frozen did the music. I see broadway and off broadway shows every few weeks and would love a quality venue in one of the parks! I hope it has an original score though whatever they go with like Finding nemo does.

Frontier land seems weird especially since they closed the Golden Horshoe all those years ago. A large venue would feel very strange out west.
 

sedati

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Frontierland seems like such an odd space to put a theatre. I think pretty much every other land would provide them with more show options not only now but in the future.

Look at the theater going into Tokyo's Fantasyland. It has a very rustic feel, and yet looks to be a large, state of the art theater.
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I could imagine a modified version of this fitting in Frontierland.
 

deix15x8

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Disneyland Paris's Hollywood Studios has a pair of soundstage theaters with some decent shows. Mickey and the Magician was incredible and used just a single set. If they copied that theater layout inside and even the show it could be good. The theme doesn't match the location in Magic Kingdom though.
 

Rodan75

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If they do it in Adventureland, they could do the POTC show, Aladdin, or Moana.

But I thought this was going into the Tomorrowland parking lot?
 

Mike730

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The only places I see fitting a sizable theater without major reworking are T-Land and the expansion pad behind pirates.
We already know they're doing major work in T-Land..

Of course this could be part of another major project at MK too but like damn, the other parks need major work more. This leads me to assume one of the two aforementioned locations.
 

Daveeeeed

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The only places I see fitting a sizable theater without major reworking are T-Land and the expansion pad behind pirates.
We already know they're doing major work in T-Land..

Of course this could be part of another major project at MK too but like damn, the other parks need major work more. This leads me to assume one of the two aforementioned locations.
No matter how hard they try, or how much we want to believe, The Castle park will always be number 1. Magic Kingdom has many less E-tickets, from Indiana Jones to The Matterhorn, from Star Tours to The Submarines, to the insane amounts of dark rides. Not to mention Star Wars Land...

It's time to treat Magic Kingdom as a signature attraction. Go to Disneyland, Tokyo, or even Paris and you will see how bad The Magic Kingdom is.

Magic Kingdom is in desperate need of investment. There is not been a big attraction added to the park since Splash Mountain. And of course MK is built up far better than the other parks, but it is time for Magic Kingdom to get some love -- it needs it.


Tron is a perfect addition to the park. It will help relieve the coaster waits (or at the very least allow more people to experience one in a day), be able to transform the outdated Tomorrowland into the modern look of the future it was always supposed to be, and it will allow the park to be able to compete with the superior parks worldwide. If it wasn't for Dinoland, Animal Kingdom is this close to being an all around superior park, and with crowds accounted for it is.



All 4 WDW parks are severely behind the standard and finally all 4 parks are getting what they deserve.

Magic Kingdom's weakest spot Tomorrowland getting a new much needed Coaster along with finally overhauling the speedway is not only overdue, it's criminal at this point. A new very large theater venue is what the park also severely lacks. Unannounced plans will only further benefit the park. So check.

As much as I hate EPCOT Center dying, the bottom line is with a sponsor, it makes sense to have a unique attraction, but to not have any IPs at all makes it difficult to make a connection to the average guest since Disney will almost always pay completely out of pocket. I want it to go back, but times have changed in the sense that Disney does not need, nor want sponsors anymore.
What needs to happen at EPCOT is to not shoehorn an IP into Norway, but make it cohesive. Nemo could be perfect for the Seas if the ride wasn't so bad, and if it weren't for it being outdated. Guardians is going to be an epic ride, but I am very worried that it will not fit properly. It could be tied to space, and have some connection, but it is troubling. Ratatouillle should be a thematically appropriate addition. The spline update would be hugely successful for the park. I'm not a Pixie Duster, and I see the price hikes, but things are changing, and if they are well done we should start embracing it. To me, Losing EPCOT completely has already happened, so i personally believe they should make things fit thematically like Tokyo DisneySEA does.

Hollywood Studios had a cool concept, but I'm going to assume most of yu know the history behind the park, and how the 'Hollywood of the East' failed. So it was obviously needed for them to shutter the backlog Tour as it was just a shell of its former self anyway. Today, it is a very very bad park by Disney standards, still ahead of DCA in 2010 for instance, but really almost Despicable to pay full price for. The rides the park has are still all solid, so it still has that going for it, but it has really long lines as a whole as there is not enough to do. Sure you could fill in an entire day by doing absolutely everything, but that would be impossible for Animal Kingdom with equal crowd levels etc. of course, it got its renovation recently and HWS has yet to receive t, but HWS is much older. I suppose the main problem is the changing theme as what threw it off. The Mickey ride concept seems awesome, and of course Star Wars Land is going to be out of this world, but in the meantime it's only going to be getting worse with GMR closing. Like we have some serious nostalgia with that attraction:bawling:.

Animal Kingdom's Pandora is awesome. It's not as good as Cars Land or Diagon Alley (ride is better than Gringotts), but it is so intricately crafted with an unimaginable amount of detail. It also comes with a unique ride for the park, a simulator, but not just any simulator, but the best on Earth. A bit ironic too as the land is not even on Earth :p. I really have grown to like this park. It obviously is begging for Dinoland to be redone, and perhaps a C-ticket in Africa or something, but FWIW I feel that it is the second most conplete park. Epcot is technically way more impressive scale wise, but it is sooo outdated. Still, I find myself and my family spending a ton of time in World Showcase as it is gorgeous, but the lack of a really good ride in the park, and the fact that everything else is outdated is remarkably disapointing. Spaceship Earth is definitely my favorite at the park, but it has been dumbed down to an ant's level that it is far less interesting. Test Track's new update is meh to me, sort of like Escape From Gringotts. Like I really love the vehicle for Test Track, but especially after riding Radiator Springs Racers it is unbelievable to me it averages about the same waits. Soarin' is an awesome ride, but is just a complement E-ticket (it could not anchor a park in the same way Star Tours or Toy Story Midway Mania cannot). Mission: Space has not aged well at all, but is thankfully getting an update:joyfull:.

My point is that the park's are finally turning around from an extreme low point, yet some people seem more pessimistic about the future, and seem to think it will be worse than it is today. Things are changing. Obviously they are going to make stupid mistakes, but Disney has always done that and will continue to do that due to indiscriminate bean counters who only care about the bottom line, but that is the fact about being a company.

And I actually am going to apologize for this as it is a completely unnecessary read. It's just really early here and I have nothing to do right now:D.
 

andysol

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Look at the theater going into Tokyo's Fantasyland. It has a very rustic feel, and yet looks to be a large, state of the art theater.View attachment 215577
I could imagine a modified version of this fitting in Frontierland.

Everything at the Tokyo resort is better than Orlando's.
It's proof of concept for what imagineers draw up and then having a company is OLC that won't slash their budget and cut out stuff.
Funny how things are so much better when another dedicated and invested company is paying for it all.
 
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