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

[peter11435]

To be fair they moved the windows to make a bigger cattle market.

They also recently added an expanded outdoor seating area.

 

[Cobra]

They also recently added an expanded outdoor seating area.

 

[larryz]

Younglings and Vader never really should go together...

Even Sith apprentices appreciate a cold one now and then!

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

To be fair they moved the windows to make a bigger cattle market.

What actually could fit in this space? An omnimover attraction??

 

[MisterPenguin]

What actually could fit in this space? An omnimover attraction??

Unlikely...

I've scoped this out earlier and got similar numbers:

SGE: 18.4k sqft / .42 acres
Snacks and shops: 9k sqft / .2 acres
Total: 27.4k sqft / .64 acres

Peter Pan: 13.5 sqft / .31 acres

So, yeah, you could have a repeat of one of the shortest and lowest capacity dark rides in that space.

For comparison, Buzz is .55 acres.


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It's going to be difficult to put in a *ride*. Recall the size of the theater, there were two of them. That would be the total amount of space for a ride and maybe the pre-show lobby. If ever repurposed it would likely be another theater experience.

 

[marni1971]

They also recently added an expanded outdoor seating area.

They did. But outdoor seating has been there for a long time.

 

[Disney Maddux]

So... Have they begun gutting yet or already done it?

 

[Moka]

So... Have they begun gutting yet or already done it?

Pretty sure they gutted the AA's long ago. Not sure about the actual show room itself. Anyway, if they had planned on doing anything with it, it's pretty much thrown out the window for the foreseeable future due to the set back from the closures.

 

[TwilightZone]

Pretty sure they gutted the AA's long ago. Not sure about the actual show room itself. Anyway, if they had planned on doing anything with it, it's pretty much thrown out the window for the foreseeable future due to the set back from the closures.

Not that I mind, don't think the wreck it ralph idea would do very well post corona...

 

[DoleWhipDrea]

Not that I mind, don't think the wreck it ralph idea would do very well post corona...

I’ve been thinking a lot about how theme parks may wish to move away from theater-based and glorified M&G attractions in light of what’s happening now. I imagine the higher-ups would be hesitant to greenlight something like that ATM, anyway. Disney really shot themselves in the foot with the layout of Tomorrowland buildings and attractions.

Hopefully WDI can get extra creative. Maybe the new attraction could be multi-storied? Obviously that becomes more complicated with building, but I’ve always pictured a futuristic place with tall buildings. It’s what major cities do and IMHO would make sense visually. Get some truly inspired architecture to make Tomorrowland truly feel futuristic.

 

[DHSfanatic]

That is the intention. The AAs may not be replaced as much as reskinned.

Though I would have hoped to have heard more by now.

Any news on this one or on indefinite hold?

 

[marni1971]

Any news on this one or on indefinite hold?

CoP? Like most things it’s gone quiet.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

There won’t be anything built...at all...for quite sometime.

I’ll try not to be too repetitive on this...I’ll TRY. We are at the start of this...bunker down

 

[Brer Oswald]

There won’t be anything built...at all...for quite sometime.

I’ll try not to be too repetitive on this...I’ll TRY. We are at the start of this...bunker down

You know Splash will somehow get fast tracked (into an extremely disappointing result) despite the financial circumstances

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

You know Splash will somehow get fast tracked (into an extremely disappointing result) despite the financial circumstances

Splash is a unique situation...nothing else like it

 

[EagleScout610]

You know Splash will somehow get fast tracked (into an extremely disappointing result) despite the financial circumstances

Personally I dont see Splash at WDW being fast tracked. Given the project has seemingly faded [no new official anything and only results in CA]

 

[Magic Feather]

Personally I dont see Splash at WDW being fast tracked. Given the project has seemingly faded [no new official anything and only results in CA]

Personally, I'd expect WDW's Splash to be the next "major" ride WDW opens after the upcoming string of Rat, Guardians, and Tron.

 

[Brer Oswald]

Personally, I'd expect WDW's Splash to be the next "major" ride WDW opens after the upcoming string of Rat, Guardians, and Tron.

That’s a safe bet considering no other major rides have been announced, let alone placed on the timeline, after Rat, Guardians, And Tron.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Personally, I'd expect WDW's Splash to be the next "major" ride WDW opens after the upcoming string of Rat, Guardians, and Tron.

Yep...which is pathetic

 

[Homemade Imagineering]

Personally, I'd expect WDW's Splash to be the next "major" ride WDW opens after the upcoming string of Rat, Guardians, and Tron.

Definitely sounds like a realistic scenario. I guess that means that any project announced at D23 2022 will finish up sometime after splash, which seems to make sense, since splash isn’t going anywhere until 2022 or 2023, and because of that the re-theme will most likely be underway during the Expo.