MK Stitch's Great Escape Replacement— Don’t Hold Your Breath

[lazyboy97o]

I guess I must have gone down a rabbit hole on YouTube that somehow led me to Liberace giving a tour of his Palm Springs home!

The above shop does actually look like a place you could find a set of Czechoslovakian glassware! I assume it must have been somewhere at the Magic Kingdom, as that was the only park at the time and I can't imagine there was anywhere at Disney Village that sold anything quite so fancy.

There was also once upon a time an antique shop at the Shopping Village along with a crystal and china shop.

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[Sir_Cliff]

There was also once upon a time an antique shop at the Shopping Village along with a crystal and china shop.

The Walt Disney World Village List

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Interesting! I guess Liberace might have been wandering around Disney Village picking out antiques and glassware back in the day after all.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

Interesting! I guess Liberace might have been wandering around Disney Village picking out antiques and glassware back in the day after all.

Just wanted to pause and emphasise how worthwhile this is to let yourself envision.

 

[Haymarket2008]

There was also once upon a time an antique shop at the Shopping Village along with a crystal and china shop.

The Walt Disney World Village List

I'm proud to present something I've been working towards for many years: a near complete list of every shop or establishment to inhabit the ...

passport2dreams.blogspot.com

Just a PSA for everyone reading this thread: PLEASE go and read the absolutely glorious articles written by Foxx Nolte. Comprehensive and filled with history. And her Musical Souvenir soundtrack of the Vacation Kingdom is essential.

 

[Bocabear]

I'd disagree. How many opening day attractions had a height requirement? All of zero?

It wasn't, "I want everyone to have fun independently at the same place," it's "I want families to have fun TOGETHER"

I do think Alien Encounter has a place at parks today. They could replace the height requirement with a strict age requirement (like 14), regardless of whether parents protest and place it in H.S.

I agree Alien Encounter could have a place in today's parks... It is more about educating the parents that this was not appropriate for toddlers. I do not know how many complaints they got and what the nature of the complaints were, but it was CLEARLY marked that it was not appropriate for younger guests and that it was an intense attraction. Alien Encounter would have worked perfectly in DHS where they have things like TOT and RNRR. I think it was just because it was the Magic Kingdom everyone assumed it was toddler-safe. With what kids are exposed to with gaming and TV, I would think the age limit would be 6 years old... not 14....It was not that intense...

 

[Jeffxz]

I’m really hoping the resurrection of this thread and the announcement of a new DVC lounge aren’t related.

 

[plutofan15]

And how would that make any sense even if they could? Height requirements are about physical safety. Our 13yr old is 6ft, 145. His close friend is under 5 ft, maybe pushing 5 in the right shoes, and 74lbs. How do their ages go about helping with ride safety?

Exactly my point. Ride restrictions using age is not possible.

 

[vikescaper]

I’m really hoping the resurrection of this thread and the announcement of a new DVC lounge aren’t related.

I will admit that as soon as I saw the announcement of the DVC lounge, I immediately thought of Stitches Great Escape as the location.

 

[Tha Realest]

I will admit that as soon as I saw the announcement of the DVC lounge, I immediately thought of Stitches Great Escape as the location.

They’re going to put it in Tomorrowland and set the lounge some time in the future (after 2042), so the only DVC members they’ll allow are those who agree to extend their current DVC contracts

 

[999th Happy Haunt]

Are the stitch animatronics actually scrapped? Say what you will about the show, but those animatronics were impressive. Surprised they never showed up somewhere like the Peoplemover.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Just a PSA for everyone reading this thread: PLEASE go and read the absolutely glorious articles written by Foxx Nolte. Comprehensive and filled with history. And her Musical Souvenir soundtrack of the Vacation Kingdom is essential.

Her Haunted Mansion book is a must read, and I impatiently wait for her follow up book on Pirates.

 

[MaxW]

Are the stitch animatronics actually scrapped? Say what you will about the show, but those animatronics were impressive. Surprised they never showed up somewhere like the Peoplemover.

stitch isn't looking too good lol. Not sure if he was broken down past this point but this was circulating online after the show's closure

 

[Animaniac93-98]

The above shop does actually look like a place you could find a set of Czechoslovakian glassware! I assume it must have been somewhere at the Magic Kingdom, as that was the only park at the time and I can't imagine there was anywhere at Disney Village that sold anything quite so fancy.

Maybe the crystal shop in Adventureland or The King's Gallery in the castle?

Certainly, the park and resort sold a lot more than Pooh plush back then.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Just wanted to pause and emphasise how worthwhile this is to let yourself envision.

Was he performing at Top of the World that night?

 

[Disney Maddux]

I believe the skinned Stitch is still just sitting there, and the other one supposedly got saved and sent to the Archives.

 

[Disney Maddux]

...please, don't let this be the 'replacement'.

 

[TeriofTerror]

I believe the skinned Stitch is still just sitting there, and the other one supposedly got saved and sent to the Archives.

For goodness sake, don't let Patrick Spikes know.

 

[Squishy]

For goodness sake, don't let Patrick Spikes know.

The person he would sell it to would probably take better care of it than Disney tbh

 

[GoofGoof]

I’m really hoping the resurrection of this thread and the announcement of a new DVC lounge aren’t related.

….yeah, it would not be a surprise, but on the bright side it may be too expensive to gut the inside to make a lounge. There are other spaces (even at MK) available that would require less work to convert.

 

[Bocabear]

For a DVC Lounge they would not need that full footprint...Probably just the queue and first preshow area...But there are no bathrooms attached which are a real plus in a lounge.... The Preshow area is a huge cavernous space...there would really be nothing to Demo, but again, a lack of plumbing for soda machines and facilities would have to be added... Sadly if the put money into bringing plumbing in, the chance that this would ever return as an attraction space would be about nil....