Captain Barbossa
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Sounds interesting, but can we please just go ahead and get a Cars Land?
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News Lightning McQueen's Racing Academy (New Show for 2019)
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Princess Leia
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I really just hope that a month before this show opens, they announce that Mermaid will be closing with Moana or Tangled as its replacement. Plus, if they start developing puppets, scenery, and costumes now, they could reduce the downtime.
TravisMT81
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What is replacing Disney Jr then???
andysol
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Personally, I’d much rather see BatB get replaced and a day show at fantasmic theater.
For Mermaid- I’d rather they just tear it down. Also tear down launch bay and disney junior and make a completely new expansive area there.
Unfortunately that wouldn’t be ready in time.
If only they would have added and worked on this park over the last 10-15 years instead of just closing things. What a concept.
DisneyJayL
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- In the Parks
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They are really beginning to fill up DHS! Thank God too! This park has a lot of potential and it looks to be starting something good
DisneyJayL
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- In the Parks
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You haven’t heard?!
Spash007
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This addition where it's going I think only proves the idea of "animation courtyard" has to go, especially after hosting Launch Bay there. Back when it was a working studio, or when they still offered animation classes there, it made sense. For it to be the center of animated IPs, that would work too. But now they're everywhere in DHS. It's really the one area (pre-TSL) in DHS that has a theme rather than being named after another location, and that theme just doesn't make sense anymore.
Haymarket2008
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Could this be an offering to supplement a potential future closure of another show?
This sounds the most plausible.
Although, a upscaled and interactive massive racing simulator would be more fun (perhaps multiple rooms of it so as not to get unwieldy). Think this...
But with more drivers and much bigger screens.
Any show that closes would have its own replacement as fast as they can remodel the stage (as long as they had the performers rehearsing ahead of the remodel).
GlacierGlacier
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That's kind of what I thought I read. Simulators and tips and tricks for racing. Possibly a way to test SWLs Falcon? But opening in early 2019 doesn't give much time.
champdisney
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Interesting. I knew it would be a matter of time when something Cars related will come to DHS. I always doubted Carsland but a show is cool enough. I'm just curious to see how they'll utilize the show building. I've never been inside the flex theater but I have seen videos of the dance party events. My guess is that screens will play a big part in this show in the same way Universal did with T2:3D.
wannabeBelle
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Not sure how I feel about this one I read the official release and just had a huge question mark. Marie
CaptainAmerica
Premium Member
How is this a bad thing in any way, shape, or form? If you don't like it, don't go, and your experience won't be harmed whatsoever.
TravisMT81
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I guess not that exciting, so probably glanced over it!
I guess Hollywood Studios (or whatever it will be eventually be renamed to) is becoming Magic Kingdom part 3. Of course Epcot is Magic Kingdom part 2. And please spare me the "Hollywood Studios is no longer a working studio" response. Just because it is no longer a working studio does not mean it needs to become Fantasyland. Yes, more shows and attractions are always welcome but soon there will be a lack of any form of transition between experiences AND parks (sans AK... for now).
And fwiw, we just bought into DVC, we love Disney and will continue to visit. I can support WDW and still be critical. I know the company is (or at least was) capable of doing a better job. One day, they will return to the higher standards they once practiced.
And fwiw, we just bought into DVC, we love Disney and will continue to visit. I can support WDW and still be critical. I know the company is (or at least was) capable of doing a better job. One day, they will return to the higher standards they once practiced.
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