Magic Kingdom 50th Anniversary Plans

[marni1971]

Wow. How many of the 11 would you be glad to get rid of? Would love to know the percentage of “positive” offerings you favored.

Personally I wasn’t looking forward to four of them. But again, that’s just me.

 

[peter11435]

There were originally 11 individual MK refresh plans - one of which was Sugar Rush Racers for SGE.

How those plans are now I hate to think (or in some cases would be glad)

1 Jungle cruise
2 Thunder Mountain
3 Country Bear Jamboree
4 Tiki Room
5 Haunted Mansion
6 it’s a small world
7 Philharmagic
8 TTA
9 Stitch
10 Carousel of Progress
11 Speedway

 

[marni1971]

1 Jungle cruise
2 Thunder Mountain
3 Country Bear Jamboree
4 Tiki Room
5 Haunted Mansion
6 it’s a small world
7 Philharmagic
8 TTA
9 Stitch
10 Carousel of Progress
11 Speedway

BTM and Mansion were a different project.

 

[Haymarket2008]

1 Jungle cruise
2 Thunder Mountain
3 Country Bear Jamboree
4 Tiki Room
5 Haunted Mansion
6 it’s a small world
7 Philharmagic
8 TTA
9 Stitch
10 Carousel of Progress
11 Speedway

I remember hearing that Carousel of Progress was slated for refurb AFTER the 50th. Can’t imagine why the delay.

 

[TTA94]

From @LiterallyNobody who posts "on forums." Which forums?

At least there was a link.

I’m guessing that user, on here anyway, was the one who started the topic of the “new parade” being cancelled, but instead repurposing old floats.

Edit: It was this thread:
Hi, long time no talk. New 50th parade cancelled

 

[marni1971]

I remember hearing that Carousel of Progress was slated for refurb AFTER the 50th. Can’t imagine why the delay.

CoP was to be refurbed for the 50th.

 

[Parker in NYC]

CoP was to be refurbed for the 50th.

Eep. Will there even be anything left TO refurb once things return to... regular crazy?

 

[UNCgolf]

From @LiterallyNobody who posts "on forums." Which forums?

At least there was a link.

THE forums, duh. "...a frequent user of the forum boards".

I assume that means this is the only forum that matters. Big enough that a general word now specifically refers to here and here only!

 

[Parker in NYC]

THE forums, duh. "...a frequent user of the forum boards".

I assume that means this is the only forum that matters. Big enough that a general word now specifically refers to here and here only!

Look, self-appointed Disney experts (not the ones who already know I love them) will seem quaint once the special agent epidemiologists go back into hiding.

 

[DCLcruiser]

There were originally 11 individual MK refresh plans - one of which was Sugar Rush Racers for SGE.

How those plans are now I hate to think (or in some cases would be glad)

I'm a fan of any ride that teaches kids to drive a manual transmission!

 

[Brer Panther]

There were originally 11 individual MK refresh plans - one of which was Sugar Rush Racers for SGE.

How those plans are now I hate to think (or in some cases would be glad)

Dang it, now you've got me curious...

Side note, Sugar Rush Racers might be off the table now, what with Ralph Breaks the Internet portraying the game as being so boring that Vanellope goes Turbo over it.

 

[DVCakaCarlF]

CoP was to be refurbed for the 50th.

Was a refurb just a heavy maintenance job or a complete update to the scenes? Like a new one for 2030?

 

[UNCgolf]

There were originally 11 individual MK refresh plans - one of which was Sugar Rush Racers for SGE.

How those plans are now I hate to think (or in some cases would be glad)

I'm assuming they had already cancelled/modified some of these plans pre-COVID?

Or that some of them were very minor changes. Otherwise it seems difficult to believe they would have been able to get them all done for the 50th without having a period of time where the Magic Kingdom was missing several of its major attractions at once.

 

[Surferboy567]

Sugar Rush Racers sounds fun. I really like Wreck it Ralph. Do we think any of these “refreshes” will actually happen?

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

1 Jungle cruise
2 Thunder Mountain
3 Country Bear Jamboree
4 Tiki Room
5 Haunted Mansion
6 it’s a small world
7 Philharmagic
8 TTA
9 Stitch
10 Carousel of Progress
11 Speedway

BTM and Mansion were a different project.

So if I had to guess which four you weren't looking forward to, @marni1971 . . .

1 Jungle cruise
2 Thunder Mountain Maybe Peter Pan?
3 Country Bear Jamboree -
4 Tiki Room
5 Haunted Mansion I don't know, Hall of Presidents?
6 it’s a small world
7 Philharmagic
8 TTA
9 Stitch
10 Carousel of Progress
11 Speedway

Decent guess?

Interesting that Thunder and Mansion were a different project. I have to assume they were Thunder Lift Hill Effects and a Hatbox Ghost, though I recall hearing rumblings of more for the Mansion than just him. Does that ring any bells?

 

[marni1971]

Sugar Rush Racers sounds fun. I really like Wreck it Ralph. Do we think any of these “refreshes” will actually happen?

For Hollywood Studios maybe.

 

[marni1971]

Was a refurb just a heavy maintenance job or a complete update to the scenes? Like a new one for 2030?

Updates.

 

[DVCakaCarlF]

For Hollywood Studios maybe.

Of course, HS getting all the love right now.

 

[Brer Panther]

Of course, HS getting all the love right now.

To be fair, it's definitely gonna need more than Toy Story Land, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, and Crack Addict Goofy's Train Ride.

 

[marni1971]

Of course, HS getting all the love right now.

It got some love.