News Monster Inc Land Coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios

[dmw]

That's exactly it. Outside of people here, most of your average guest doesn't care about the Muppets or nostalgia of the parks. They want IP they know and new attractions.

I think you are only half correct. I don't think people care about IP. There were a lot of posts on this forum how Avatar was a poor choice because people did not know/like the movie or IP. Yet, the land and rides are hugely popular.

I think the average guest just wants new attractions.

However... IP based attractions probably help to sell merch, based on IP recognition.

 

[GoofGoof]

why the separation between the two?

It could be possible the film is preserved on Disney+ or even by itself in a different theater and the “other parts of the experience” could be moved to RNRC probably in the queue or even used for a different show in the theater next door. It’s possible they preserve both the movie and the physical props but not together.

 

[disneylandtour]

As it currently stands, ToT and Indy are the only two classic MGM attractions still standing. If Indy is on the chopping block because he’s moving to AK, they need to throw us fans a bone and at least protect ToT. After they took GMR from us ToT is the backbone of the entire park

What Star Tours is older than Tower.

 

[Brer Panther]

Chapek's reign truly was awful, but not for nothing, Iger is still pretty responsible too. Chapek was his pick, he was still with the company while Chapek was in charge, and he swooped in after he was booted and did nothing to fix all the awful "Chapek" decisions. If Iger is being honesty when he said they knew for "five years before [Epic Universe] was publicly announced", that's still mostly his time in charge. Iger had from 2014 to 2020 and then 2022 to present to get projects moving and instead he did nothing major in that time aside from Pandora and Galaxy's Edge, which again was 100% in response to the Wizarding World.

But even still, how many of these plans they have going now existed before the Chapek era? Tropical Americas, Monsters Inc, Cars, Villains, etc., they all feel like they're quick decisions made to try to get something moving before Epic Universe gets to Phase 2. I can't think of any publicly known plan that feels like it's been a long time in the making.

How long was Chapek actually CEO? Iger came back a few months after he left the first time, then left at the end of 2021 before returning and replacing Chapek.

Superhero Courtyard with a Big Hero 6 coaster, Incredibles stage show and Dr Strange dark ride? I'm all for it.

I agree, but I'm not sure Hollywood Studios needs more coasters. So couldn't Big Hero 6 or Incredibles be a dark ride as well?

 

[Centauri Space Station]

Alternatively, just rebuild MuppetVision in the Sunset Showcase and say they're making the "first ever true Muppets land". If the choices are no MuppetVision or MuppetVision on the other side of the park, I'd take that. As nostalgic as Muppets Courtyard is, it's been neutered for years, so I'd rather a fresh build that can go full Muppet mayhem.


That's fair. I suppose it's better to save the AC for something big, though I really hope it's something original. Another clone land would be super disappointing, DHS desperately needs more unique offerings- I believe right now the only exclusive attractions are MuppetVision, Rock n Rollercoaster, and Tower of Terror?

Slinky dog dash, and alien saucers as well, plus One Man’s Dream

 

[lentesta]

By great moments, do you mean the HOP history show concept? And are there other concepts for the muppets elsewhere at diff parks being developed too?

Yes to the HOP concept. I can’t talk about the other stuff right now. It would identify the teams involved.

 

[lentesta]

Would whatever they could theoretically put on Disney+ include any recordings or recreations of the in-theater effects?

No, but with a VR headset it might work.

 

[zipadee999]

What Star Tours is older than Tower.

Thanks, forgot about Star Tours.

However I still wouldn’t really lump it in as I don’t consider Adventures Continue to be the same attraction as the original Star Tours. I guess I’d still acknowledge it as a classic-era DHS attraction but the original experience is long gone. As for being the backbone of the park, I still wouldn’t consider it the E ticket that ToT is or the draw that Indy is