I think part of the issue is hard core Muppets fans feel the area is more popular than it probably is….me included. They are showing no interest in contorting anything to keep Muppets around longer. I agree that’s most likely purely a financial decision.
Maybe someone in the paint department was bored?
Same if they build that area out first then let it sit while building the coaster.
Unless the front half opens before the coaster. See FLE where mine train opened last or even SWGE where rise opened later. It’s possible they reopen the front half rethemed to Monsters before Door Coaster opens.
There is a clear history of Disney closing stuff just to save costs. There’s also a clear history of new projects being announced and actually being built. Both exist in history. So while it’s possible everything they announced gets canceled and very little gets built it’s also possible they do build all the new stuff. Reality will probably fall in the middle. When backlot tour and streets of America closed they announced Toy Story and Star Wars replacing that and it happened. When Great Movie Ride closed and they announced a Mickey replacement it actually happened. It’s not like every time they announce new projects they always get cancelled.
I am not opposed to to a coaster in general. For example, I actually think the door coaster is a great concept for Monsters. I just wish Villians would have more of a fantasyland feel to it. A coaster could exist like Mine Train now in FL but not be the main attraction for the whole land. If you consider FL has Small World, Pan, Pooh and LM plus Philharmagic as well I’d love to see the Villians land feature multiple dark rides plus maybe some flat rides like Dumbo, a few shows or walkthroughs and some unique dining and shops in addition to the coaster. I fear we end up with an E ticket coaster plus a C ticket ride and some filler similar to Pandora. Villians deserves more. Monsters is perfectly fine having 1 main ride plus a show and dining/shops since it’s a mini-land. Villians should be more substantial IMHO.
My post was about closing Muppets years early to save on spending. It had nothing to do with a replacement not opening at some distant point in the future.
We don’t know it’s closing years early to save on spending. That’s one valid theory. There are others as well. We will see what actually happens.
Has a coaster been confirmed for this land ??
Why argue with a troll ?
I hope not. I like Disney coasters in general. I love Hagrids which I imagine is more likely the style they would build (launches vs large lift hills) but I’d prefer Villians to be slower moving dark rides. Just my opinion.
I don’t think he’s a troll. We don’t agree on everything (maybe a lot of things) but he has a right to an opinion and backs it with reasons. We aren’t arguing, just discussing possibilities. I don’t believe he will turn out to be right, but I acknowledge he could and will be the first to admit it if what he says happens. I’ve been wrong many times before. Wouldn’t be the first.
I hope the main Villian attraction is a B&M invert like Nemesis at Alton Towers. I feel Villains land should be the opposite of Fantasyland. You have Fantasyland for the kids and families. Make Villians land dark, scary with attractions that fit that theme.
There are definitely trolls on this cite. I don't think @Casper Gutman is one. He sometimes states his opinion more harshly than I would like, but he definitely is well thought-out in his opinions and isn't just trying to antagonize.
Neither of those was planned from the beginning. There were also regrets about not holding all of Galaxy’s Edge until Rise of the Resistance was ready.
Planned or not it still happened. Regrets or not it still happened.
Is it not possible they simply didn’t want to drop the news of Muppets closing date and the details of the show at the same time?
This is a really wild take considering I don't think there's been a single D23 Expo in the last decade that hasn't had at least one project cancelled entirely or heavily budget cut. The majority of the projects planned for EPCOT were cancelled completely with the ones that did get built being budget cut. That's been just in the last five years. Villains is definitely the thing least likely to happen from this last batch of announcements
I think outside of the Epcot set of announcements (which includes Main Street Theater) you don't have many examples of things outright cut. Certainly nothing as major as Villains Land. And we all know that Covid was a factor with Epcot... and most people grant a massive economic event like that may lead to cancellations. But you can't make your predictions based on that, because otherwise that would always be the case.