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[ToTBellHop]

I’ll say this, I don’t lament the loss of TSL or Rivers of America. In the studios though, I would lament the loss of Muppets and Star Tours. Even though I’ve wanted this Monstropolis area for years. I hope they use animation courtyard, I want the Muppets to have a permanent place in the parks. I understand Muppetvision’s removal a little more then I understand removing Star Tours it’s an older attraction. That doesn’t mean I want it removed I just understand that removal a little more. Star Tours doesn’t make any sense though to remove.

In an ideal world, they put it in the most dead corner of any Disney Park animation courtyard and nothing closes. Studios also has a real attraction problem and cannot afford to lose big attractions like Star Tours and Muppetvision.

I don’t think Star Tours will be impacted.

 

[Horizons '83]

I believe it is going in Muppets. They put some money into Mermaid to try and tide the area over until the future expansion is announced.

I'd imagine you could still keep mermaid and still have plenty of space for a monsters land. The key is if Disney wants to spend the money to relocate the back offices. If only the Lake Nona project was still a go.

 

[discos]

Trying to fuel to the Animation Courtyard fire but on social it looks like they didn't post the muppets looking concept art.

The same with their post on FaceBook and Twitter. Parks Blog and the Expo were the only places that showed the Muppets Area

 

[Moth]

Once again, they're not replacing the only ride that has Darth Vader, arguably one of the, if not the most iconic villain in cinema, at the Star Wars park.


I've been hearing only conflicting information about the location since yesterday morning. It's a civil war behind the scenes, I'm advising everyone to stock up on canned foods and shotguns.

 

[JustInTime]

I'd imagine you could still keep mermaid and still have plenty of space for a monsters land. The key is if Disney wants to spend the money to relocate the back offices. If only the Lake Nona project was still a go.

Great point. We may never know what the original plan was.

Remember - GMR had investments and even a sponsor a right as it was closing and years leading up.

 

[JustInTime]

Once again, they're not replacing the only ride that has Darth Vader, arguably one of the, if not the most iconic villain in cinema, at the Star Wars park.

Hope you’re right.

 

[Streetway]

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I’ll say this, I don’t lament the loss of TSL or Rivers of America. In the studios though, I would lament the loss of Muppets and Star Tours. Even though I’ve wanted this Monstropolis area for years. I hope they use animation courtyard, I want the Muppets to have a permanent place in the parks. I understand Muppetvision’s removal a little more then I understand removing Star Tours it’s an older attraction. That doesn’t mean I want it removed I just understand that removal a little more. Star Tours doesn’t make any sense though to remove.

In an ideal world, they put it in the most dead corner of any Disney Park animation courtyard and nothing closes. Studios also has a real attraction problem and cannot afford to lose big attractions like Star Tours and Muppetvision.

I fear for the loss of muppetvision, because while I understand, I fear for the continued degradation of the muppets in places. I don’t want them to be gone from Disney World completely. Even though I love MV3D with all my heart, I think the muppets could soar in many different attraction concepts at wdw, retheme or ground up, but I fear that they won’t be given the chance to do so.

 

[Surferboy567]

Once again, they're not replacing the only ride that has Darth Vader, arguably one of the, if not the most iconic villain in cinema, at the Star Wars park.


I've been hearing only conflicting information about the location since yesterday morning. It's a civil war behind the scenes, I'm advising everyone to stock up on canned foods and shotguns.

Do you think they will confirm it soon? I was actually at the imagineering booth a few days ago. I heard two of them saying “That doesn’t help all the speculation that is out there” while talking amongst themselves. That could mean nothing in regards to this project but just an observation.

 

[Streetway]

Once again, they're not replacing the only ride that has Darth Vader, arguably one of the, if not the most iconic villain in cinema, at the Star Wars park.


I've been hearing only conflicting information about the location since yesterday morning. It's a civil war behind the scenes, I'm advising everyone to stock up on canned foods and shotguns.

Wow, so there’s a fight behind the scenes for this location? Let’s hope level heads win out, like with villains in MK vs DHS

 

[Surferboy567]

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I fear for the loss of muppetvision, because while I understand, I fear for the continued degradation of the muppets in places. I don’t want them to be gone from Disney World completely. Even though I love MV3D with all my heart, I think the muppets could soar in many different attraction concepts at wdw, retheme or ground up, but I fear that they won’t be given the chance to do so.

I agree with this exactly. It’s a shame to see how the muppets are constantly treated. They are an excellent IP.

 

[Horizons '83]

Great point. We may never know what the original plan was.

Remember - GMR had investments and even a sponsor a right as it was closing and years leading up.

Please don't remind me

 

[CJR]

Star Tours doesn’t make any sense though to remove.

Definitely not at this time, right after they just put some money into it. It wouldn't be all that hard to retheme Star Tours and keep the simulators. They are old, but I wouldn't say to the point that they need completely ripped out for a new concept. I mean, they semi-recently introduced simulators to Hong Kong DL. It'd make much more sense to swap the IP than to rip them out.

 

[Andrew25]

Couple of concepts...

Behind Animation Courtyard

Animation Building Replacement

Muppets

 

[ToTBellHop]

Once again, they're not replacing the only ride that has Darth Vader, arguably one of the, if not the most iconic villain in cinema, at the Star Wars park.


I've been hearing only conflicting information about the location since yesterday morning. It's a civil war behind the scenes, I'm advising everyone to stock up on canned foods and shotguns.

Realistically, I can’t see Mermaid leaving yet, so in AC, it would feel more like a ride than a land. And they would keep that dead end in the park. At this point, I’d rather they wait until they have a concept large enough to justify clearing out everything back there to connect to Sunset Blvd. And they apparently do have such a concept.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Couple of concepts...

Behind Animation Courtyard
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Animation Building Replacement
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Muppets
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None of those are exactly right but even still, it’s easy to see why the last one would win out. It looks most like a “land” while only having one ride. Like Diagon Alley.

 

[marni1971]

It's a civil war behind the scenes

 

[Streetway]

I agree with this exactly. It’s a shame to see how the muppets are constantly treated. They are an excellent IP.

That’s why I disagree with people hating on hall of presidents. Yes, it stinks to lose HOP, but imo, muppets putting on an American history pageant sounds like one of the most classic muppets-esque concepts potentially coming to anything in a long long time. And sometimes, those restrictions can create something great. Splash mountain was born of a mandate from upper management to WDI to make a log flume, and also the restriction of using america sings stuff. At the end of the day, If it does happen, give it a chance.

 

[marni1971]

None of those are exactly right but even still, it’s easy to see why the last one would win out. It looks most like a “land” while only having one ride. Like Diagon Alley.

In fairness the Diagon project got two rides.

 

[Streetway]

POPCORN.

 

[Andrew25]

None of those are exactly right but even still, it’s easy to see why the last one would win out. It looks most like a “land” while only having one ride. Like Diagon Alley.

Just for reference, not trying to be exact here.