Monster's Inc ride for TDL finally announced,
Also the Castle Tour is closing.
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/060130/kyodo/d8ff1d8o9.html
Also the Castle Tour is closing.
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/060130/kyodo/d8ff1d8o9.html
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Monster Inc for TDL
- Thread starter jrriddle
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LP has some (barely visible) Concept art available.
http://www.laughingplace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=889
http://www.laughingplace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=889
speck76
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The Oriental Land Co. today announced a new ride-style attraction opening at Tokyo Disneyland in 2009.
The ride is based on Monsters, Inc., a movie from Pixar Animation Studios. Last week, the Walt Disney Co. announced an agreement to purchase Pixar for $7.4 billion in an all-stock deal aiming to re-establish a tradition of creative and technological innovation that began with founder Walt Disney 80 years ago.
According to a press release from Oriental, guests will be able to participate in a game of hide-and-seek at the Monsters, Inc. building with Boo, Mike, Sulley and other characters from the movie. The attraction will be located in Tomorrowland.
The company also said the Fantasyland attraction Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour will be permanently closed as of April 5. The tour opened in 1986 as a "walk-through" attraction. Plans for the vacated space have not been announced.
The ride is based on Monsters, Inc., a movie from Pixar Animation Studios. Last week, the Walt Disney Co. announced an agreement to purchase Pixar for $7.4 billion in an all-stock deal aiming to re-establish a tradition of creative and technological innovation that began with founder Walt Disney 80 years ago.
According to a press release from Oriental, guests will be able to participate in a game of hide-and-seek at the Monsters, Inc. building with Boo, Mike, Sulley and other characters from the movie. The attraction will be located in Tomorrowland.
The company also said the Fantasyland attraction Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour will be permanently closed as of April 5. The tour opened in 1986 as a "walk-through" attraction. Plans for the vacated space have not been announced.
Madison
New Member
jrriddle said:Maybe my conversion is off but isn't that $85 Million in USD?
Can that be right?
This should be a little more impressive thatn DCA's attraction.
Remember that Raging Spirits -- a turnkey ride with theming added -- was quoted at US$65M. They pay a lot more for things than we do for some reason. I wonder if WDI invoices OLC a considerably higher price for their services than they do the Disney folks here.
speck76
Well-Known Member
They are in a major earthquake zone, which might have some effect. Also, Japan is a consumer nation, not a producer....so all of the steel and whatnot needs to be imported. Finally....Tokyo is the most expensive place to live in the world.....so I am sure labor costs are quite high.Madison said:
imagineer boy
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Tomorrowland?!!?!? It has nothing to do with the theme of tomorrowland. That is quite possibly one of the worst places to put it.
As for the Castle tour, yes it is kinda sad to see it go, but it was really dated. Especially with the Black Cauldron theme in it.
As for the Castle tour, yes it is kinda sad to see it go, but it was really dated. Especially with the Black Cauldron theme in it.
imagineer boy said:
I kind of disagree with the ride being in Tommorwland.
In my mind I never really considered MTW as part of TL. It was on the border before you got to TL.
Besides if the Hollywood idea is true that whole corridor from Monsters to Space Mountain will become the new land.
imagineer boy
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That would be nice if they themed that back area to Hollywood. It would fit alot nicer.
TDL already has a Pixar attraction, "Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters" opened in April 2004. http://jtcent.com/disneyland/tomorrow/tombuz.htmlS.E.A. said:
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