So since we have some hints on what may come I've done some crude mock-ups of what the area may look like. I've added some commentary below each picture. My lines are not the best, but each picture shows an area about 14 acres. I've tried a few different designs the preserve back roads, certain buildings and what not to get some ideas.
Some pictures I attempted to show how the new train track would run (look for the ugly red line) all of these are assuming we get some sort of tunnel effect where we walk under the railroad then BAM!! magnificent, secluded SWL. I've also built the train tracks around Fantasyland Theatre, it's the only people eating stage show facility, but maybe this will just get moved elsewhere.
I apologize in advance for the crooked lines, I don't have THAT much free time or dedication. Maybe someone else will with more familiarity will swoop and provide us something with harder lines and better fits.
Probably one of the better cases here. RoA suffers very little and the train track (my ugly red line) pushes around the current borders of RoA, around SWL back to it's station by ToonTown. It's a tight squeeze, but a rough idea.
Here we get a sliver of RoA chopped off, but preserves a large area back of house which may be needed or re-purposed for whatever reason. Wouldn't require too much tinkering of RoA to get the railroad across.
Now let's get ugly...
RoA really gets spliced here. My line is crooked, but you get the general idea. This would be the hardest pill to swallow as the entire landscape really gets shook up. This layout preserves a lot back of house and I hope does not resemble what we get.
Another design preserving lots of buildings back of house. I threw this together for fun mostly to scare the life out of the DL diehards
All in all I see plenty of reasons why the area surronding RoA needs to be shut down for the time being. Lots of very close, nearby construction which may or may not directly effect RoA.
Honestly best case scenario is we get something close to the first picture OR we get jipped a little bit. I'll take less than 14 acres (12-13 acres in DL fits waaaay better) if DL is willing to redo their backstage area and virtually nothing except for Big Thunder Ranch suffers. I hate to say it, but if DL isn't willing to sacrifice more of the backstage 14 acres is just too dang big to please everyone.