Magic Kingdom 50th Anniversary Plans

[Cesar R M]

ARE YOURS
EXCEPT DORY
ATTEMPT NO EATING THERE

Speaking of Dory.
Fish and Pet stores are bracing themselves for the invasion of parents who are forced to buy a "dory" like fish for their "precious".
They are already warned about severe damage to the ecosystem (like how the clownfish population was severely ravaged thanks to finding nemo).
The worse is, 95% chance the fish wont survive a mere month. Since they are high maintenance salt water fishes.

 

[brb1006]

Speaking of Dory.
Fish and Pet stores are bracing themselves for the invasion of parents who are forced to buy a "dory" like fish for their "precious".
They are already warned about severe damage to the ecosystem (like how the clownfish population was severely ravaged thanks to finding nemo).
The worse is, 95% chance the fish wont survive a mere month. Since they are high maintenance salt water fishes.

When does the film come out now?

 

[Matt_Black]

When does the film come out now?

Here in the States, next week.

 

[Tay]

For the 50th anniversary I don't think this is unreasonable resort wide wish list

MK-New E Ticket in Frontierland or Adventureland and Beauty and the Beast Dark ride. Major refurbs to rides that's needed them for years. Announce a Tommorowland redo

Epcot-Just announce a plan for Future World

DHS-Have Star Wars Land opened by then

AK-Fix Yeti and add Zootopia or something else by then

 

[WEDwaydatamover]

I would like to see a redo of Tomorrowland.

I would like a bright, clean and colorful retro Tomorrowland. No more depressing metal and forced IP. I want a nice retro tiki mod future.

I would like to see a sheltered Timekeeper and 9 eyes aa figures greeting people and explaining Retro Tomorrowland at the entrance.

Wish list.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

For the 50th anniversary I don't think this is unreasonable resort wide wish list

MK-New E Ticket in Frontierland or Adventureland and Beauty and the Beast Dark ride. Major refurbs to rides that's needed them for years. Announce a Tommorowland redo

Epcot-Just announce a plan for Future World

DHS-Have Star Wars Land opened by then

AK-Fix Yeti and add Zootopia or something else by then

MKs upgrades would be amazing, I would love a trackless BATB dark ride like the one coming to Tokyo, but where would it go in MK?

 

[aladdin2007]

MKs upgrades would be amazing, I would love a trackless BATB dark ride like the one coming to Tokyo, but where would it go in MK?

they could have done that instead of the giant be our guest cafeteria, but no.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

I don't know much about the backstage areas of MK, could this land be used if they wanted to? I'm not sure how they would connect it to the current area that is Belle's village, but I'm sure they could if they wanted to, granted that they can use this land.

 

[Bocabear]

They did big celebrations for the 10th, 15th, and 25th (I'm not sure about 20th). Then it just seemed to stop and it just became T-shirts and PINs.

I have the PIN set on my wall from the 15th (Coca-Cola + Disney PIN set) which is kind of cool. I remember seeing pics of parades for both the 10th and 15th and how could you forget the 25th with the (horrible, but at least they tried) castle cake.

I really think going forward it's just PINs and T-Shirts because: people will come (and pay), anyway. I think that is just their mindset now.

Aren't pins and pin trading like so-o 10 minutes ago? It seems i am seeing a decreased interes in it... Definitely Vinylmation Craze has waned... TDO really needs to step it up and make the 50th something never seen before from the most attended largest flagship Theme Park on the planet...to do less just smacks of cheapness and greed.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

Aren't pins and pin trading like so-o 10 minutes ago? It seems i am seeing a decreased interes in it... Definitely Vinylmation Craze has waned... TDO really needs to step it up and make the 50th something never seen before from the most attended largest flagship Theme Park on the planet...to do less just smacks of cheapness and greed.

No pins are still really popular, Vinylmations have died, I think it was the having to spend a ton of money just to complete a set.

 

[Bocabear]

they could have done that instead of the giant be our guest cafeteria, but no.

Beauty and the Beast Cafeteria...funny...but oh so true. Itis always a bit if a disappointment. Didn't even bother trying this year when we were there...

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

I don't know much about the backstage areas of MK, could this land be used if they wanted to? I'm not sure how they would connect it to the current area that is Belle's village, but I'm sure they could if they wanted to, granted that they can use this land.
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I made a topic a while back about these particular pieces, along with other empty pieces of land. I was curious what could be used and what couldn't. Martin graciously responded to each of the marked land pieces and how feasible they were for use. I inferred from his comments that those plots of land were some of the few that haven't ever been designated expansion plots compared to the others I marked in red. They would be the most challenging ones to use if they decided to, given the road and other things.
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/potential-land-for-future-magic-kingdom-expansions.907381/

They could probably still use the land if they wanted, but I think it would take a more ambitious and motivated group of leaders to actually do it.

 

[Bocabear]

No pins are still really popular, Vinylmations have died, I think it was the having to spend a ton of money just to complete a set.

Seems like 8 orm9 years ago all the pin trading spots were always packed...not they seem a lot less attended....like maybe the trend is beginning it's downturn...

 

[MagicHappens1971]

Seems like 8 orm9 years ago all the pin trading spots were always packed...not they seem a lot less attended....like maybe the trend is beginning it's downturn...

Yeah trading has slowed down because of the flooding of fake pins in the parks, but collecting is still a big thing.

 

[Cesar R M]

Yeah trading has slowed down because of the flooding of fake pins in the parks, but collecting is still a big thing.

fake pins?

 

[TTA94]

I wonder if we could see these in WDWs future. I know drones have already been rumored.

 

[Crazydisneyfanluke]

I only trade pins with CMs, even then, its the cheap ones from the boxes. I usually buy 5-10 pins each day at the park. I nearly have the complete set of Star wars pins.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

Playing around with aerials of MK, I know it's always been talked about that if Small World was moved they'd have a ton of space or whatever. Could all of the land, trees, the other small buildings backstage be removed and used for expansion if they wanted to? Hypothetically they could figure out some way to make a themed pathway between Haunted Mansion's show building and Small World's show buildings (Enchanted Forrest? lol). I know it would probably never happen, but even if they wanted to move Small World, could they use the backstage land for expansion?

 

[Crazydisneyfanluke]

Playing around with aerials of MK, I know it's always been talked about that if Small World was moved they'd have a ton of space or whatever. Could all of the land, trees, the other small buildings backstage be removed and used for expansion if they wanted to? Hypothetically they could figure out some way to make a themed pathway between Haunted Mansion's show building and Small World's show buildings (Enchanted Forrest? lol). I know it would probably never happen, but even if they wanted to move Small World, could they use the backstage land for expansion?
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They could do another FLE, if they wanted to, but they dont want to.

 

[danlb_2000]

Playing around with aerials of MK, I know it's always been talked about that if Small World was moved they'd have a ton of space or whatever. Could all of the land, trees, the other small buildings backstage be removed and used for expansion if they wanted to? Hypothetically they could figure out some way to make a themed pathway between Haunted Mansion's show building and Small World's show buildings (Enchanted Forrest? lol). I know it would probably never happen, but even if they wanted to move Small World, could they use the backstage land for expansion?
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Back in 2014 there were plans to build a storm water retention pond where those trees are along with some parking improvements back there but for some reason they never went through with it, so they could use the land for something else.