Tokyo Disneyland Resort Expansion

[yensidtlaw1969]

adjusted Galaxy’s Edge was being looked at for Tomorrowland in TDL, not for TDS.

As an expansion, or a retheme?

I could live with it as an expansion to their Tomorrowland, but haaaard pass on a retheme.

 

[ThemeParkTraveller]

As an expansion, or a retheme?

I could live with it as an expansion to their Tomorrowland, but haaaard pass on a retheme.

Supposedly an expansion using the parking lot beside Tomorrowland.

 

[Toni25]

As an expansion, or a retheme?

I could live with it as an expansion to their Tomorrowland, but haaaard pass on a retheme.

But let's face it...Tomorrowland could use a retheme...just not necessarily turn everything into Star Wars.
Also, I can't wait to see what Imagineering comes up with. I bet It'll be something new and not seen in other parks.
But it's way to soon to speculate, I doubt we'd hear anything about it in the next 5 years...maybe for 2028, the resorts 45 year anniversary.
(RoTR will not feel that original by then, lol )

 

[ThemeParkTraveller]

In not so breaking news is that OLC said in an interview that They are looking at options for Splash Mountain at Tokyo Disneyland,

And from todays Shareholders meeting Toy Story MANIA at Tokyo DisneySea Might get an update but they will announce the details on future date.

Reposting here since it seems more relevant in this thread. I would be very surprised if OLC actually went ahead and re-themed Splash Mountain (and presumably all of Critter Country) when there are other areas of the park in much greater need of investment (old Fantasyland and Tomorrowland). Especially at a time when they have said they will probably have to push back non-essential future projects. I also can't think of an IP re-theme that would end up being better received in Japan than the current attraction. I imagine they are under pressure from Disney to share R&D costs for the Princess and the Frog project, but that film was one of the biggest bombs ever for WDAS in Japan.

 

[Peter Pano]

I hope they will never touch their Splash Mountain, so that at least one original version could be preserved, which is deeply rooted in the hearts of so many fans.

 

[Lintemuthstudios]

Reposting here since it seems more relevant in this thread. I would be very surprised if OLC actually went ahead and re-themed Splash Mountain (and presumably all of Critter Country) when there are other areas of the park in much greater need of investment (old Fantasyland and Tomorrowland). Especially at a time when they have said they will probably have to push back non-essential future projects. I also can't think of an IP re-theme that would end up being better received in Japan than the current attraction. I imagine they are under pressure from Disney to share R&D costs for the Princess and the Frog project, but that film was one of the biggest bombs ever for WDAS in Japan.

I hope they find some way to retheme it. Maybe a new, original theme?

 

[Toni25]

I hope they find some way to retheme it. Maybe a new, original theme?

Pocahontas?

 

[CodyGriffin]

Please no more Star Wars expansions. There's way too much of it in many of the parks.

 

[CodyGriffin]

Pocahontas?

I doubt it. It would be cute and make sense but there was a lot of controversy over that film as well.

 

[ThemeParkTraveller]

The only iconic Disney film with talking animals that I could see being a good match with Critter Country's setting is Bambi. Winnie the Pooh could have also been an option but that already exists in Fantasyland. It seems a Pooh-themed water ride was even under consideration at one point.

 

[fradz]

The only iconic Disney film with talking animals that I could see being a good match with Critter Country's setting is Bambi. Winnie the Pooh could have also been an option but that already exists in Fantasyland. It seems a Pooh-themed water ride was even under consideration at one point.

That was for Paris

 

[ThemeParkTraveller]

That was for Paris

That would have been an amazing addition to Fantasyland. A shame Winnie the Pooh has no ride presence in DLP despite having European origins.

 

[G.L.A.D.I.O]

That was for Paris

Nope

 

[fradz]

Nope

my bad, I mixed a few things up (getting late here on a Friday night). That was indeed originally planned for Tokyo and evolved into the LPS dark ride

 

[HongKongFooy]

. I imagine they are under pressure from Disney to share R&D costs for the Princess and the Frog project,

OLC is under no contractual obligation to change its attraction or help finance Disney ambitions, none.

Outside of debasing the Disney brand OLC is free to do what it wants.

 

[The Grand Inquisitor]

I hope they find some way to retheme it. Maybe a new, original theme?

Three words Western River Expedition

 

[HongKongFooy]

To address competition with Universal
Disney should run an ad campaign..... dress Mickey up as Alonzo and give him the line
"King Kong ain't got **** on me"

 

[The Grand Inquisitor]

Since the park is opening today(it's july 1st in Tokyo already) will we see any ride footage of the new rides?

 

[HongKongFooy]

What ride is new...... is Beauty&Beast already complete and ready to go? And Disney Sea's addition has years before it is ready.

 

[Toni25]

Since the park is opening today(it's july 1st in Tokyo already) will we see any ride footage of the new rides?

Would LOVE to know if Beauty and the Beast is actually opening...it should, right?