Monsters, Inc. Hollywood Studios rumor

[GothMickey]

I am absolutely convinced that the priority is to first fix all the problems at DLR and then they will focus on WDW.

Actually I believe the changes are already starting to happen at WDW. The management restruturing is just a small part of a very big picture.

Just my 2 cents.

Until we find out that the best, brightest, and most creative took the package and left for greener pastures, while WDW is left with the same nickle and dime managers who only worry about making the bean counters in Burbank happy.

 

[jt04]

Until we find out that the best, brightest, and most creative took the package and left for greener pastures, while WDW is left with the same nickle and dime managers who only worry about making the bean counters in Burbank happy.

It's quite possible the "nickel and dime" folks are the ones targeted and the most talented were not even offered a buyout.

I'm still convinced John Lasseter is a change agent (I hate that term) and bright days are ahead for WDW. The care and imagination that went into the new "Blue Sky Cellar" and castle walk through at DL are small but significant examples of his influence and bodes well for the future of all Imagineering projects. Just my opinion and 2 cents.

 

[GothMickey]

It's quite possible the "nickel and dime" folks are the ones targeted and the most talented were not even offered a buyout.

I'm still convinced John Lasseter is a change agent (I hate that term) and bright days are ahead for WDW. The care and imagination that went into the new "Blue Sky Cellar" and castle walk through at DL are small but significant examples of his influence and bodes well for the future of all Imagineering projects. Just my opinion and 2 cents.

Of course you could be right. Not that I like seeing anyone lose their job, but, I hope this is the case.

 

[Fade_to_Blah]

It's quite possible the "nickel and dime" folks are the ones targeted and the most talented were not even offered a buyout.

I'm still convinced John Lasseter is a change agent (I hate that term) and bright days are ahead for WDW. The care and imagination that went into the new "Blue Sky Cellar" and castle walk through at DL are small but significant examples of his influence and bodes well for the future of all Imagineering projects. Just my opinion and 2 cents.

But up until this point, has Join Lasseter paid any attention to WDW? He seems much more focused on DL....

 

[jt04]

But up until this point, has Join Lasseter paid any attention to WDW? He seems much more focused on DL....

Like I said earlier, the focus is on DCA and DL but that appears to me to be changing. I know I am out on a limb here but time will tell!

 

[RSoxNo1]

I've long said that Journey into Imagination would be a perfect place to host an ever changing Blue Sky Cellar type attraction. If not the ride itself (with figment and Dream finder talking about new things from imagineering), an exhibit in the post show about Disney's role in imagination/imagineering.

 

[Captain Chaos]

I've long said that Journey into Imagination would be a perfect place to host an ever changing Blue Sky Cellar type attraction. If not the ride itself (with figment and Dream finder talking about new things from imagineering), an exhibit in the post show about Disney's role in imagination/imagineering.

There is an entire pavilion that they aren't using, right across from JIYI..

 

[krankenstein]

I've long said that Journey into Imagination would be a perfect place to host an ever changing Blue Sky Cellar type attraction. If not the ride itself (with figment and Dream finder talking about new things from imagineering), an exhibit in the post show about Disney's role in imagination/imagineering.

COUGH...TheOdyssey...COUGH

 

[Captain Chaos]

COUGH...TheOdyssey...COUGH

There too, but, wouldn't you rather see The Odyssey become a restaurant again?

 

[krankenstein]

There too, but, wouldn't you rather see The Odyssey become a restaurant again?

Nah, they have plenty of restaurants in EPCOT Center IMO. I say turn The Odyssey into a Blue Sky Cellar, add attractions to the empty spaces in Future World and keep special events in the Millennium Village. :shrug:

 

[Horizonsfan]

Nah, they have plenty of restaurants in EPCOT Center IMO. I say turn The Odyssey into a Blue Sky Cellar, add attractions to the empty spaces in Future World and keep special events in the Millennium Village. :shrug:

To add my $0.02, I'd say the best location for the Blue Sky Central (Epcot equivalent of the Cellar) would be somewhere in Innoventions. Heck, they could expand the southern portion of the pavilion East or Westward and introduce more exhibit space while they're at it. Or if they don't want to bother with a full building expansion, they could reconfigure Mouse Gear back to Centorium's two level format and leave enough area for the Blue Sky Central.

The Odyssey really does need to come back, Epcot's counter-service is pushed to the limit. There's only two counter-service places in all of future world. To me, I'm absolutely shocked the bean-counters aren't pulling their hair out over the daily money that could be made if it returned to being a restaurant. The money made by renting it would pale in comparison, I would figure.

 

[krankenstein]

To add my $0.02, I'd say the best location for the Blue Sky Central (Epcot equivalent of the Cellar) would be somewhere in Innoventions. Heck, they could expand the southern portion of the pavilion East or Westward and introduce more exhibit space while they're at it. Or if they don't want to bother with a full building expansion, they could reconfigure Mouse Gear back to Centorium's two level format and leave enough area for the Blue Sky Central.

The Odyssey really does need to come back, Epcot's counter-service is pushed to the limit. There's only two counter-service places in all of future world. To me, I'm absolutely shocked the bean-counters aren't pulling their hair out over the daily money that could be made if it returned to being a restaurant. The money made by renting it would pale in comparison, I would figure.

Ahh...but not when WOL opens with a new counter service area and the Fountain View becomes Figment's Pallet. :animwink:

All part of the master plan in my head. :lol:

 

[WDW1974]

I've long said that Journey into Imagination would be a perfect place to host an ever changing Blue Sky Cellar type attraction. If not the ride itself (with figment and Dream finder talking about new things from imagineering), an exhibit in the post show about Disney's role in imagination/imagineering.

They used to do that ... regularly. In the post-show for The Walt Disney Story on Main Street (and that doesn't even include when it was used for preview centers for Disney's second, third and fourth gates).

The problem with doing so now is ... well ... Disney doesn't want to put up all sorts of things that will excite guests when they have no intention of building them.

The Blue Sky Cellar works in Anaheim because they're in the midst of a decade long multi-billion program to reinvent DCA and renew DL and refresh DD and the resorts.

What exactly would a WDW version showcase? The three DVC resort expansions that are debuting this year?

 

[Lee]

They used to do that ... regularly. In the post-show for The Walt Disney Story on Main Street (and that doesn't even include when it was used for preview centers for Disney's second, third and fourth gates).

*sigh*
Yeah. Speaks to how old I must be that I can vaguely remember seeing Hoot Gibson, the owl from WRE in there. Too young to really understand what I was seeing, but that owl stuck with me.
Oh, what could have been....

 

[Horizonsfan]

What exactly would a WDW version showcase? The three DVC resort expansions that are debuting this year?

Oooohh..Sounds like heaven....if you find timeshares fascinating.

In reality they don't need to do that... there's a DVC booth everywhere you turn in the park with exciting "previews" of the "best kept secret"*.

* - At what point will they give that promotion a rest?

 

[WDW1974]

*sigh*
Yeah. Speaks to how old I must be that I can vaguely remember seeing Hoot Gibson, the owl from WRE in there. Too young to really understand what I was seeing, but that owl stuck with me.
Oh, what could have been....

I remember the owl too. And the other miniature scenes from WRE.

I remember watching EPCOT grow from concept to reality in that building too.

And get introduced to all sorts of Disney Decade concepts, most that sadly didn't get built.

 

[CaptainMichael]

"best kept secret"*.

* - At what point will they give that promotion a rest?

When it stops working:dazzle:

 

[SirGoofy]

*sigh*
Yeah. Speaks to how old I must be that I can vaguely remember seeing Hoot Gibson, the owl from WRE in there. Too young to really understand what I was seeing, but that owl stuck with me.
Oh, what could have been....

It's just like seeing/reading all the plans for Beastly Kingdomme. It's great to know they really don't care about building great attractions anymore.

 

[CaptainMichael]

It's just like seeing/reading all the plans for Beastly Kingdomme. It's great to know they really don't care about building great attractions anymore.

*moment of silence for WRE and BK*

btw, WRE, or some incarnation of it is being talked about for HKDL.:xmas:

 

[SirGoofy]

btw, WRE, or some incarnation of it is being talked about for HKDL.:xmas:

I know, and it looks great.

Just another example of love for any other park.