News New Haunted Mansion Grounds Expansion, Retail Shop Coming to Disneyland Resort in 2024

[Disney Analyst]

They were using it when I was there last week. It's not a huge space. Just goes back a little ways then turns back around. I noticed some cases marked Fantasmic! back there along with some stanchions being stored.


This was what they were doing when I was there:

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(Green: standby, red: LL)

They would just halt the standby line when LL people came to let them cross.

And if they really do mean it when they say LL is temporary, lots of space to reconfigure standby and expand the queue, without needing to account for LL.

 

[waltography]

They were using it when I was there last week. It's not a huge space. Just goes back a little ways then turns back around. I noticed some cases marked Fantasmic! back there along with some stanchions being stored.


This was what they were doing when I was there:

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(Green: standby, red: LL)

They would just halt the standby line when LL people came to let them cross.

Looking at this POV now, Royal Street Veranda doesn't seem to offer a whole lot of space for a queue expansion (at least any expansion that'd make a good dent on the current problem). I wonder where else they could get space? Could they "dig into" the bridge for more queue space and theme it to a dungeon or something? Is the solution to go underground?

 

[chadwpalm]

Looking at this POV now, Royal Street Veranda doesn't seem to offer a whole lot of space for a queue expansion (at least any expansion that'd make a good dent on the current problem). I wonder where else they could get space? Could they "dig into" the bridge for more queue space and theme it to a dungeon or something? Is the solution to go underground?

Well, the rumor is that the Port Royal shop and possibly the Royal Courtyard would become part of the queue as well.

I drew up a concept idea of what they can do a couple months back:

News - New Haunted Mansion Grounds Expansion, Retail Shop Coming to Disneyland Resort in 2024

What are the rumored POTC queue changes? Looking at an overhead map I can’t see any scenario where a rerouted queue doesn’t block something, it would be nice to get the queue out of the walkways but I can’t see a way to do it that would be less intrusive than what they are currently doing...

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[MK-fan]

Well, the rumor is that the Port Royal shop and possibly the Royal Courtyard would become part of the queue as well.

I drew up a concept idea of what they can do a couple months back:

News - New Haunted Mansion Grounds Expansion, Retail Shop Coming to Disneyland Resort in 2024

What are the rumored POTC queue changes? Looking at an overhead map I can’t see any scenario where a rerouted queue doesn’t block something, it would be nice to get the queue out of the walkways but I can’t see a way to do it that would be less intrusive than what they are currently doing...

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Is the royal courtyard used to enter the 21 Royal restaurant or is the entrance through the old Disney Gallery staircase. Also, was the staircase in the courtyard created during the 2017 renovation or has it always been there?