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Tomorrowland Theatre
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jt04
Well-Known Member
Does anyone know why they tore it down and if they are planning on rebuilding it? They always have the Mickey's Night Before Christmas there which my family has got to see or it is just not Christmas! Now where is it going to be held?
Leslie
Hasn't been announced yet. Perhaps the Fantasmic theater, I hear they don't use it much anymore.
kcw
Member
he was being sarcastic :animwink: And to the OP, from what I've heard, Twas will be no longer....
Fade_to_Blah
Member
GothMickey
Active Member
Because parking is the innovative way to go!!!!! That's called progress.
Fade_to_Blah
Member
You honestly dont expect management o have to WALK a far way to work do you!?
GothMickey
Active Member
With as many managers getting the dreaded packages, the parking lot may be a ghost town.
wdwmemories
New Member
According to Mr. Hill, this is a temporary use of the space until something bigger comes along (which makes sense).
http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_h...-to-be-replaced-with-cast-member-parking.aspx
http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_h...-to-be-replaced-with-cast-member-parking.aspx
Chape19714
Well-Known Member
That's like saying "the sun will rise in the east". Nothing epic or new about that statement. :lol:
MousDad
New Member
While it wasn't epic, it most definitely was new when JH posted that bit of breaking news 3 months ago, when no one had even a foggy idea that GPT was going to be demo'd. Granted, we haven't seen it actually become a parking lot, yet. But he was exactly right both in his breaking the news of the demo and the date the demo would start.
jt04
Well-Known Member
I already showed you once where someone else had the GPT story long before Jim Hill. I'm starting to think you are actually Jim Hill or his wife.:lol:
MousDad
New Member
You mean that Disney Gossip article you showed me that A) Doesn't mention anything about GPT, or its demo, or it becoming a parking lot, and B) was dated November 5, 2008 as opposed to the JH article dated 10/28/2008? Or are you referring to another one of your helpful insights that I've forgotten about?
We all know you do have a vivid imagination, so that makes sense.
jt04
Well-Known Member
No, this from DG Sep 3 2007! No imagination required.
Last year there was a rumor that Magic Kingdom's Space Mountain would get a major makeover, perhaps a new track, and certainly new special effects. That hasn't happened, although the rumor persists. As part of that makeover, the old Tomorrowland Skyway station would have been converted into a sit-down restaurant with a futuristic eco-green theme.
Now, I'm hearing a rumor of a new E-ticket that might pop up nearby in Tomorrowland. It's being reported that the Galaxy Palace Theater and the old Tomorrowland Skyway building may be demolished to build a new big budget, and hopefully high capacity, attraction.
I'm not sure how much faith I put in this rumor. First, I don't think it's logistically possible without crossing over the train tracks. The footprint of the Skyway station is actually quite small and backs right up against the railroad. Second the Galaxy Palace Theater is not that big of a space and most of it juts out into the already valuable backstage parking and work area. Third, the Carousel of Progress sits in the middle of those two buildings.
So she was talking about the rumor long before JH. Obviously the e ticket is not happening or the restaurant but instead they went with the stitch party. This was also written during the rumored CoP removal for an Incredibles attraction, so it all makes sense. And the e ticket is still possible.....someday.
jt04
Well-Known Member
I was wondering the same think. If it's using a lot of "screen" technology, who knows?
WDWFigment
Well-Known Member
No, this from DG Sep 3 2007! No imagination required.
Last year there was a rumor that Magic Kingdom's Space Mountain would get a major makeover, perhaps a new track, and certainly new special effects. That hasn't happened, although the rumor persists. As part of that makeover, the old Tomorrowland Skyway station would have been converted into a sit-down restaurant with a futuristic eco-green theme.
Now, I'm hearing a rumor of a new E-ticket that might pop up nearby in Tomorrowland. It's being reported that the Galaxy Palace Theater and the old Tomorrowland Skyway building may be demolished to build a new big budget, and hopefully high capacity, attraction.
I'm not sure how much faith I put in this rumor. First, I don't think it's logistically possible without crossing over the train tracks. The footprint of the Skyway station is actually quite small and backs right up against the railroad. Second the Galaxy Palace Theater is not that big of a space and most of it juts out into the already valuable backstage parking and work area. Third, the Carousel of Progress sits in the middle of those two buildings.
So she was talking about the rumor long before JH. Obviously the e ticket is not happening or the restaurant but instead they went with the stitch party. This was also written during the rumored CoP removal for an Incredibles attraction, so it all makes sense. And the e ticket is still possible.....someday.
So you think a story JHM somehow ripped off a story that was published a year and a half before the demolition began? If they began construction on Beastly Kingdomme tomorrow, would you credit the bus driver would said they were going to start it up again simply because he said so before anyone else? At some point, a rumor is too tenuated to be reliable. For all intents and purposes, JHM broke this story.
MousDad
New Member
No, this from DG Sep 3 2007! No imagination required.
Last year there was a rumor that Magic Kingdom's Space Mountain would get a major makeover, perhaps a new track, and certainly new special effects. That hasn't happened, although the rumor persists. As part of that makeover, the old Tomorrowland Skyway station would have been converted into a sit-down restaurant with a futuristic eco-green theme.
Now, I'm hearing a rumor of a new E-ticket that might pop up nearby in Tomorrowland. It's being reported that the Galaxy Palace Theater and the old Tomorrowland Skyway building may be demolished to build a new big budget, and hopefully high capacity, attraction.
I'm not sure how much faith I put in this rumor. First, I don't think it's logistically possible without crossing over the train tracks. The footprint of the Skyway station is actually quite small and backs right up against the railroad. Second the Galaxy Palace Theater is not that big of a space and most of it juts out into the already valuable backstage parking and work area. Third, the Carousel of Progress sits in the middle of those two buildings.
So she was talking about the rumor long before JH. Obviously the e ticket is not happening or the restaurant but instead they went with the stitch party. This was also written during the rumored CoP removal for an Incredibles attraction, so it all makes sense. And the e ticket is still possible.....someday.
Yes, she was talking about the rumor of using that space for an eticket long before JH was, (although I wonder if a search of JH archives would not produce some reference to using that space for an eticket as well).
But she was not talking about the date GPT would be demo'd and what its "temporary" use would be. That's what the JH article was about, and that's the info that was completely unique to JH and, in my mind, can potentially prove (if we see that parking lot) that he does have at least some inside information that is worth listening to.
I enjoy slamming him just as much as the next guy, but a little credit where credit is due.
jt04
Well-Known Member
I'm not slamming JH, he has been doing a good job lately. My only point is he was not the first person to say the theater was being looked at for destruction. Nothing more.
jt04
Well-Known Member
She wasn't talking about a date cause it was all very blue sky at the time. Put it this way, when jh made the announcement I remember thinking "yeah, I already knew that". Thanks to DG and other rumblings on WDWMagic.com :wave: