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

[Magic Feather]

Is there any other project in the works for TL? There seemed to be some hints that Ralph might be used elsewhere in the area....

There is a string of TL projects in the pipeline, this is just the most imminent, and whereas SGE's replacement should come by the 50th absolute latest, anything else semi-major will be the 50th absolute earliest.

 

[jt04]

Well, you wouldn't be the JT we all know if this wasn't your attitude, but I can't see how one would ever lead to another. It's not as if Disney doesn't have the financial resources to build, enhance, or refurbish all their parks. When they decide not to go forward with some park project, I assume that means they feel it's not the best use of their financial resources at that time, not that the resources aren't there.

If the cabanas prove a financial success to Disney, I don't see why anyone would expect them to take those new profits and sink them into an attraction or other idea that they could have done already. Instead, I would expect them to try to duplicate the success, either by making more cabanas elsewhere, or by finding other things that are like the canabas--high-end upcharge items that require small initial investments.

Just thinking that the better the numbers the easier it is to convince the board. Purely a theory.

 

[Rodan75]

There is a string of TL projects in the pipeline, this is just the most imminent, and whereas SGE's replacement should come by the 50th absolute latest, anything else semi-major will be the 50th absolute earliest.

I would love some major track refurb on Space Mountain more than any new attraction, any hope on that before the 50th?

 

[Daveeeeed]

I would love some major track refurb on Space Mountain more than any new attraction, any hope on that before the 50th?

Trust me... a 200 million dollar Wall-e E-ticket would be a much larger win. That's unfortunately not happening but you get what I'm saying.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Considering it's Disney, I think we're going to watch it be constructed over the next year.

You're leaving out in the life cycle of a dying attraction the stage where it's gutted and sits empty for a while and then repurposed into a flex space or M&G before finally being renovated.

 

[WDWTank]

Can Disney Just Finally put their Magicbands to use and bring back Alien Encounter?

 

[ford91exploder]

You're leaving out in the life cycle of a dying attraction the stage where it's gutted and sits empty for a while and then repurposed into a flex space or M&G before finally being renovated.

Don't forget that stage is anywhere from 5-20 years....

 

[Magic Feather]

I would love some major track refurb on Space Mountain more than any new attraction, any hope on that before the 50th?

Not likely, a slim chance, but the last grains are running out of that hourglass.

 

[Kman101]

Can they really afford to keep ignoring Space Mountain?

 

[Daveeeeed]

Can they really afford to keep ignoring Space Mountain?

The track is a piece of history, you cannot destroy it!!! It is the world oldest indoor coaster track

 

[MonorailRed]

Others like @marni1971 or @wdwmagic can probably comment more, but last I heard, things are shifting around on this project. We should see something new in Stitch's place by the 50th absolute latest more likely to be 2018-2019 ish.

This may be a bit contradictory - But last I heard a few months ago from the mouse was Tomorrowland was just getting the exterior spruce-up while Frontierland was next on the table.

Plans can change... but whatever is going in there has to be low capacity so I wouldn't get our hopes up... Unless Disney decides to do serious refurbishments to the building.

 

[spacemt354]

Can they really afford to keep ignoring Space Mountain?

I feel so ignored.

 

[Daveeeeed]

I feel so ignored.

You should move to Paris.

 

[GoofGoof]

I feel so ignored.

What did you say? I have you on ignore

 

[Daveeeeed]

What did you say? I have you on ignore

Oh my bad... I did too.

 

[Magic Feather]

This may be a bit contradictory - But last I heard a few months ago from the mouse was Tomorrowland was just getting the exterior spruce-up while Frontierland was next on the table.

Plans can change... but whatever is going in there has to be low capacity so I wouldn't get our hopes up... Unless Disney decides to do serious refurbishments to the building.

Frontierland sprucing up is also on the table. Funnily enough, the one land that will have received minimal (sans blue sky) plans from 2000-2021 will be the one that has gone without expansion for the longest time (Adventureland). Last I was told, all major Frontierland plans were postponed with sprucing for the 50th. Tommorowland's exterior Reno is (clearly) happening, and while you shouldn't expect a people eater like HM or a super ride like Tron (at least for now), do keep your eyes open, as I suspect that you may be pleasantly surprised.

 

[Cesar R M]

Can they really afford to keep ignoring Space Mountain?

until its almost crumbling.. I bet the executives are all "If it works.. no changes. COST CUTS.. SYNERGY! USELESS CABANAS!"

 

[marni1971]

The track is a piece of history, you cannot destroy it!!! It is the world oldest indoor coaster track

And that becomes more of a problem with each passing day.

Of course there's only one reason why this isnt happening along with everything else

 

[Monoblanco13]

And that becomes more of a problem with each passing day.

Of course there's only one reason why this isnt happening along with everything else

Because someone doesn't want to front the money that will be made back with no problems?

 

[Kman101]

They'll front the money when, God forbid, someone gets hurt or worse and the ride has to be shut down. Clearly management hasn't changed their mindframe since the Pressler/Harriss days of Disneyland.