News New Theater to be built at the Magic Kingdom - now cancelled?

[TTA94]

Any thoughts as to where and what it could be reallocated for?

And when will Disney make this announcement lol. I can’t see them making a post though like Oops we made a mistake! We decided to do “this” instead of the theater lol. Though this wouldn’t be the first time they messed up a announcement... looking at you RoL lol.

 

[WDWTrojan]

And when will Disney make this announcement lol. I can’t see them making a post though like Oops we made a mistake! We decided to do “this” instead of the theater lol. Though this wouldn’t be the first time they messed up a announcement... looking at you RoL lol.

There's not a real precedent for announcing the cancellation of a project, they'll just announce something new. Still waiting for David Copperfield's Magic Underground restaurant at DHS to open.

 

[RSoxNo1]

There's not a real precedent for announcing the cancellation of a project, they'll just announce something new. Still waiting for David Copperfield's Magic Underground restaurant at DHS to open.

There’s plenty of recent precedent for this... Hyperion Wharf and New fantasyland being the bigger ones.

 

[WDWTrojan]

There’s plenty of recent precedent for this... Hyperion Wharf and New fantasyland being the bigger ones.

They never sent a press release out saying Hyperion Wharf was cancelled. They simply just announced Disney Springs, some journalists may have connected the dots but that's about it.

 

[ford91exploder]

I love those escapes too, but they don’t absorb crowds. I’m glad they don’t; if they did, they’d no longer be escapes!

In terms of actual capacity, the MK did a better job absorbing guests in 1995 than it does now. At the time, the park had a few more D tickets and several little shops and shows (TL theater, ToonTown, Main Street Magic Shop and Cinema, Alien Encounter [mid-1995], Timekeeper, 20K despite its abismal capacity). Together, these distributed crowds better than one mine train coaster and an omnimover in Fantasyland.

Plus, the MK had a night parade, and WDW didn’t have year-round crowds like it does now.

The good thing is—as @marni1971 and others have stated repeatedly—Disney has accepted that FP+ does not negate the need for additional attractions and investments, and improved capacity is on the way!

The question WRT to new attractions of course is WHEN, They are needed NOW, Which means they will get built perhaps in time for the 60'th...

 

[ford91exploder]

Is that a good thing? Or is their definition of “better use” something like investing in themed bathrooms?

[\SARC]
Better office space and climate controlled parking for TDO executives, Nothing is too good for the nobility.
[\SARCOFF]

 

[EricsBiscuit]

I got this from this morning. Here are some blurry photos. I asked a Main Street CM who works on the railroad and she said it along with a refurbishment for the railroad that would enhance theming along the tracks (theming backstage areas) were pushed back.

 

[EricsBiscuit]

It's also worth noting yesterday Roy O Disney was pulling his blue coaches instead of Lilly. Just thought I'd share that tidbit.

 

[larryz]

It's also worth noting yesterday Roy O Disney was pulling his blue coaches instead of Lilly. Just thought I'd share that tidbit.

Maybe it's just the cold weather...

 

[EricsBiscuit]

Maybe it's just the cold weather...

No correlation. Lilly Belle was pulling Walter E Disney's red coaches. Roger his usual yellow. WED is in Strasbourg for at least another year - year and a half for refurbishment like Lilly.

 

[EricsBiscuit]

Bad news, on train now, just saw the MS theater construction site is now entirely a parking lot. Let's hope it is just pushed back but I doubt it now.

 

[peter11435]

Bad news, on train now, just saw the MS theater construction site is now entirely a parking lot. Let's hope it is just pushed back but I doubt it now.

The theater is not happening

 

[EricsBiscuit]

The theater is not happening

After seeing the parking lot, I agree.

 

[culturenthrills]

Learn to enjoy people watching (and people dodging) and your park days will be much happier.

It is just disappointing when you go to Disneyland and see the amount of entertainment they have there. That runs all day and into the night. Then you come to the #1 park in the world and the entertainment is practically non existent compared to DL. MK has had a lack of shows problem for years now.

 

[EricsBiscuit]

It is just disappointing when you go to Disneyland and see the amount of entertainment they have there. That runs all day and into the night. Then you come to the #1 park in the world and the entertainment is practically non existent compared to DL. MK has had a lack of shows problem for years now.

MK does have characters and bands and live entertainment. But not the full scale productions like Frozen. What it does have are animatronic shows that I like a lot, which DL lacks.

 

[justintheharris]

If the theater is cancelled though, wouldn't have Disney have already announced it as this speculation has been going on for a month? And everyone I ask on Mainstreet tells me that the theater project is still going.

 

[Rteetz]

If the theater is cancelled though, wouldn't have Disney have already announced it as this speculation has been going on for a month? And everyone I ask on Mainstreet tells me that the theater project is still going.

Disney rarely makes negative announcements. When Hyperion Wharf was cancelled they didn't come out and say oh this is cancelled they waited and announced Disney Springs instead.

 

[justintheharris]

Disney rarely makes negative announcements. When Hyperion Wharf was cancelled they didn't come out and say oh this is cancelled they waited and announced Disney Springs instead.

I guess that makes sense. Although, I'm still not entirely convinced that the project is cancelled. Perhaps it is but I think in due time we'll see.

 

[WDWTrojan]

I guess that makes sense. Although, I'm still not entirely convinced that the project is cancelled. Perhaps it is but I think in due time we'll see.

As has been explained, Disney has no precedent or reason to announce the cancellation of a project. There’s countless projects which have been announced only to be later cancelled.

It is cancelled. Construction has stopped and the parking lot is once again a parking lot.

 

[Unbanshee]

http://blogmickey.com/2018/03/photos-cancelled-main-street-theater-construction-site-gone/