Well as Eisner! YOu have this semi Verbal Promise that this will not be cancelled.True. D Hindley made a good point about other openings. Guess I'm just gun shy on projects getting cancelled
I gotta finish up work than go get food from the grocery store so I don't starve than I can create a recap of ideas and possible locations.
Yes both Tiki and Poe have left - so it's 10 vs 2
I would suggest Mary Poppins for an immersive land! And I think that an Indy immersive land like Lost River Delta located close to SW could Work!
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Mary Poppins and Indy would be great. I'd also think to add something out of the box like Tron or The Black Hole.
Tron could work, it could be a pseudo Tomorrowland area! And WiR could fit there in modern day times!
That could work. Like a more grown up side of the park.
I’m all for moving this wherever. That being said, we can’t get rid of it. Eisner put a lot of money and work into that show and then with Henson dying in 1990, it wouldn’t be realistic for it to close.
So here's what we have to work with circa 1995. I'm assuming that all movie studio functions are being eliminated, giving us lots of expansion space to work with. Also, since MGM 2.0 is moving away from "studio park," the Backlot Tour is no longer needed, yes?
RED - HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD. Entry land stuff and GMR. No changes needed.
GREEN - SUNSET BOULEVARD. TOT, B&tB Live on Stage, expansion pads later used for RnRC and F! Good expansion space for more Golden Hollywood (Hollywood Hills) stuff. I have many attraction ideas for around here.
ORANGE - ANIMATION COURTYARD. Little Mermaid stage show and Disney Animation. I think it could become Maroon Studios (Roger Rabbit area) while retaining the actual animation studios if desired. Brings in toons (inc. Mickey and pals) for a "Hollywood magic" Fantasyland. (Barrier with Sunset Boulevard very malleable - want a walkway joining them.)
PURPLE - BACKLOT, MICKEY AVENUE. Eventual Toy Story area, for now a total blank slate honestly. I see this being the final (of 4) Hollywood areas, this the seedy, pulpy noir area. But that's very up-in-the-air. (Think a Red Car Trolley running between here and Animation Courtyard could be very cool.)
UGLIER ORANGE - ECHO LAKE. Star Tours, Indy Stunt Show, interactive shows like Monster Sound Show. In my mind, this whole area could retheme for Star Wars, with the stunt show getting a new SW theme. Or can subdivide into IP minilands?
BLUE - NEW YORK STREET. MuppetVision 3D (is that moveable?) - Only thing here worth preserving. Area could be home for more immersive IP stuff TBD.
BROWNISH GREEN - BACKLOT. Total blank slate. Good place for IPs.
The entire back half of the park is a blank slate. I see the stuff to the right being good for Golden Hollywood theming, with the stuff to the left good for various movie worlds and genres (inc. Star Wars). But any other ideas, please share!
One last quick thought while on break. For Star Tours we'd have to redo the facade and parts of the queue to fit into our immersive new land anyways, so moving that feels more practical than building around it and moving Muppets which would stay basically the same
I would lean against moving an attraction.. While this is blue ski, there would have to be alot of money spent to Close an attraction, lose revenue while Demoing, the cost of demoing, the cost of rebuilding and than going through all the safety inspections and testing again. Cost wise it's cheap to resuse the same area. We can move into the parking lot if necessary, though I am more pro moving muppets studio than Star Tours.
