News Monster Inc Land Coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios

roj2323

roj2323

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lazyboy97o said:
Sure, but none of the others parks have quite as big of a complex sitting right on the edge of the park. One of the benefits of a resort complex is you do have a larger property beyond the immediate park to place facilities. It is also possible to mix uses within a facility.
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THat's because all of those are built into the other parks. Magic Kindgom for example has the Utilidoors and the offices over Main Street USA. Epcot has their own tunnel but also has lots of spaces dispersed throughout the park. Most of the country pavilions have second floor offices and warehouse space behind the pavilions for example and the building wings on either side of the park entry gates are also office space. Unfortunately with Animal Kingdom I've never been back stage so I can't speak to that. Ok so with regards to Hollywood Studios, That park is unique in that it was originally built as a Working sound stage with the theme park being secondary. As part of this it was built quite fast and thus most of the office space is back stage and built with adaptability in mind. The downside to this is Hollywood Studios today is being forced to redevelop a lot of backstage offices and other necessary structures to allow for the park expansion.
 
TrainsOfDisney

TrainsOfDisney

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Brer Panther said:
In the words of Mike Wazowski, is that a joke? Tell me you're joking.

Paw Patrol is owned by Nickelodeon, right? The only way I could see Disney gaining ownership of Paw Patrol is if they buy Nickelodeon... which I believe is owned by Paramount. And I can't see Paramount selling Nickelodeon, to Disney would have to buy Paramount as a whole. I'm having difficulty picturing that.
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Paramount just got sold didn’t they? Not sure if that makes anything more or less likely.
 
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V_L_Raptor

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JoeCamel said:
This says it all....

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I was promoted to oversee efforts on a mission-critical EPCOT transformation initiative, managing 25+ separate project elements and aligning teams on a holistic, concept-to-delivery creative vision (500+ team members and 1,000 combined partners, collaborators, and stakeholders). In this capacity, I serve as the single accountable WDI leader for the EPCOT project, including master planning, story and concept, detailed design, and delivery/construction elements.

💠 Oversaw the largest redevelopment of a Disney theme park in its 65-year history (multi-year transformation of EPCOT), from nascent vision to reality, with the early results well-received by the public.

💠 Led a reengineering initiative that fixed issues with a major component (groundbreaking new attraction); project is proceeding effectively, with a doable scope delivery and a unified project team.

💠 Created a process for team collaboration and talent utilization that is scalable to all of the Walt Disney World portfolio, including a common review structure, new leader placement, and diverse talent casting.

💠 Secured approval for a groundbreaking level of investment in record time. Fostered a tight alignment of the vision with business priorities.

💠 Achieved the right balance between the EPCOT legacy and new strategies. Zero-baselined all casting, brought in top talent, modified the leadership structure, and recruited externally to elevate creative efforts."

Note that this includes the "mistake on the lake"
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My buzzword bingo card is full.
 
ToTBellHop

ToTBellHop

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I’ve actually waited in the MV extended queue during a recent December trip, so it’s there but not usually needed.

Critically, MV enjoys excellent GSAT scores. But, it doesn’t book Lightning Lanes and that is unfortunately a metric. I do think the response to its planned removal has been strong enough to at least make Disney take a breath. No idea what their final decision is/will be.
 
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Streetway

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ToTBellHop said:
I’ve actually waited in the MV extended queue during a recent December trip, so it’s there but not usually needed.

Critically, MV enjoys excellent GSAT scores. But, it doesn’t book Lightning Lanes and that is unfortunately a metric. I do think the response to its planned removal has been strong enough to at least make Disney take a breath. No idea what their final decision is/will be.
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Let’s hope people are right about it going in AC. the evacuation of the offices has to account for something.
 
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CoasterCowboy67

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Castle Cake Apologist said:
It's a continuously-playing theatre show. That's typically how the waits for those work, so I'm not entirely sure what you think this proves. The "wait" would just be the amount of time until the next show.

There's no queue of people loading into a vehicle, just a lobby of people waiting for a set time. I can't imagine how this concept isn't obvious.
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It means guests are willing to wait 10 minutes to experience the attraction, currently. And willing to wait 9 times as much (90 minutes) for the Tower of Terror attraction. Tower of Terror is a shorter experience but with higher capacity per hour, so makes the 90 minute vs. 10 minute difference even more significant (people willing to wait longer on a ride that moved through people quicker and is ultimately a shorter-lived experience)

Im not a Muppets die-hard, but feels like a better fit for a smaller theater. If it doesn’t have as much mass appeal, it at least remains available for a more niche crowd that still wants to enjoy it
 
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doctornick

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TrainsOfDisney said:
That can’t be as big of a deal as some are implying - otherwise Moana wouldn’t have gotten built and we wouldn’t have seen an update to Country Bears.
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I can see it as something that determines how disposable an attraction is (see also TSI and the Liberty Belle) but not necessarily that they are worthless. I think to @ToTBellHop point, they probably wouldn't be very eager to remove/replace an attraction that has significant LL value.
 
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djlaosc

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ToTBellHop said:
Critically, MV enjoys excellent GSAT scores. But, it doesn’t book Lightning Lanes and that is unfortunately a metric. I do think the response to its planned removal has been strong enough to at least make Disney take a breath. No idea what their final decision is/will be.
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It obviously isn't needed for most of the year to actually save you any time, but is it not useful for a park to have a couple of attractions like this and Star Tours to where it won't necessarily save you a lot of time (although Star Tours will save more time than Muppets), but could psychologically make guests feel better about the amount they have spent?

It's not a lot, but would guests feel better to spend (using today's price of $22):
  • $7.33 per attraction on 3 attractions (initial selections), or
  • $4.40 per attraction on 5 attractions (initial selections + Muppets + Star Tours)
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  • $4.40 per attraction on 5 attractions (initial selections + 2 useful attractions), or
  • $3.14 per attraction on 7 attractions (initial selections + 2 useful attractions + Muppets + Star Tours)
 
Surferboy567

Surferboy567

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ToTBellHop said:
I’ve actually waited in the MV extended queue during a recent December trip, so it’s there but not usually needed.

Critically, MV enjoys excellent GSAT scores. But, it doesn’t book Lightning Lanes and that is unfortunately a metric. I do think the response to its planned removal has been strong enough to at least make Disney take a breath. No idea what their final decision is/will be.
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Hopefully we find out soon so we can finally put this to bed. @marni1971 even alluded to an announcement tomorrow.
 
Fox&Hound

Fox&Hound

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doctornick said:
There's bubbles at least as a physical effect. But more importantly there are Animatronics that would need to be moved and installed and they have to have some way for a costumed cast member to come out as Sweetums. None of that seems like anything impossible to do with a new theater but I would submit that it would be a bit more costly than simply porting a show that is just the 3D film.

But my point would remain that the most cost effective thing would be to just keep MV where it is and make any additions actually additions by building in places that are underutilized or backstage or undeveloped. The Launch Bay footprint + backstage there is the most logical place for anything right now. Once that large area is filled - which should be with multiple rides along with food/merch - then you can consider "upgrading" other areas of the park by maybe replacing things. But even then I would consider replacing the IJ stunt show or the BatB show (which has an expansion pad next to it) before MV/Grand Avenue.

Personally, the only thing that should be considered to replace MV in the short term (say the next 10 years) would be if they wanted to expand Galaxy's Edge to connect to Star Tours. Anything else there are much better locations in the park for virtually anything they want to do.
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Costumed…cast member..as Sweetums?!? Ummmm what are you trying to imply? That, my friend, is the real deal.
 

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