I'm curious about this as well. Looking at the new concept art, it seems like the entrance to the land has even been modified enough that they might not even be planning to take out Jack Sparrow or OMD anymore (isn't that likely the TSMM building butting up directly to the entrance path?). And like Herbie said, they've cut the gift shop that was supposed to be the exit to TSMM, they've cut the Woody section which I imagine was some kind of show/store/food location, they've removed the bathroom, and they've cut the trenches and most of the theming from Slinky. If this is all just an attempt to save money, I'll be sorely disappointed. But if this is somehow an attempt to add ride capacity to Studios in a fairly quick manner, then maybe I could kinda sorta let it slide.
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Toy Story Land expansion announced for Disney's Hollywood Studios
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I'm curious about this as well. Looking at the new concept art, it seems like the entrance to the land has even been modified enough that they might not even be planning to take out Jack Sparrow or OMD anymore (isn't that likely the TSMM building butting up directly to the entrance path?). And like Herbie said, they've cut the gift shop that was supposed to be the exit to TSMM, they've cut the Woody section which I imagine was some kind of show/store/food location, they've removed the bathroom, and they've cut the trenches and most of the theming from Slinky. If this is all just an attempt to save money, I'll be sorely disappointed. But if this is somehow an attempt to add ride capacity to Studios in a fairly quick manner, then maybe I could kinda sorta let it slide.
Thessair
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The concept art on the official parks website seems to show that Al's Toy Barn and Woody's area have been cut.
How could they settle for this?
Surely they are panicking over the lack of a gift shop.
Wow. They are slashing this thing to the bone. After this and the move, I wonder if Star Wars is as safe as it appears.
MagicHappens1971
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Also, they're going to have to remove the Pixar studios sign in front and remove all the facades with that theming before TSL opens, so wouldn't that mean TSMM would also have to close temporarily? But the entrance for TSMM is being rerouted anyway, right?
Next Big Thing
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If they are gonna cut so much, I expect it to open that much faster. No need for larger sets in most cases apparently so there's no reason this should take longer than a year/year and a half max.
CrescentLake
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Look at the bottom of the concept art. It seems that there is a path entering into the old Pixar Studios area. What could that be? It veers left a bit. Perhaps thats just the way the path works through the old OMD building.
danlb_2000
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...saving One Man's Dream...?
I assume it's actually the exit to TSMM. This version of the concept art seems a lot closer to scale than the original version. It looks like the new entrance to TSMM will be the red "box" which will lead to a new extended queue (those 3 square buildings) that then feed into the current queue in Soundstage 2. Then you either ride on the new track that's being built in Soundstage 1 off to the left of the image and exit behind what we assume is the restaurant (notice the weird path behind the restaurant building) or you ride on the existing track in Soundstage 3 off to the right of the image and exit out directly into the entrance to Toy Story Land (which originally would have been the Toy Barn gift shop that you exited through). And then the entrance to the land would continue straight down in the bottom right corner of the image between Soundstage 3 and 4 (saving Jack Sparrow/OMD).
danlb_2000
Premium Member
Possibly. Based on this art I would think at the most they would have to take out Jack Sparrow.
danlb_2000
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But there would need to be another entrance to the land other then through Star Wars Land.
CrescentLake
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This makes perfect sense, thank you! Between what you and danlb_2000 said, I think I have a much clearer picture of what they intend to do.
It will close I believe. When I don't know.
Mike S
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I don't know about you, but I always see tons of kids in line for rides like Space, Thunder, Everest, etc. Just like Disney themselves some people just don't give kids enough credit because, well, they're just kids. What do they know?
Good thing nobody else in Orlando already ran with this theme, right?
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DOH! I'm slow... That too!
The concept art on the official parks website seems to show that Al's Toy Barn and Woody's area have been cut.
How could they settle for this?
Surely they are panicking over the lack of a gift shop.
If they started work when BLT closed TSL would be open by now. They made their bed.
FigmentForver96
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Now we have to sleep in them.
PizzaPlanet
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I'm hoping Mr. Potato is moved by the entrance to TSMM, like in DCA. I think it works better there than tucked away inside the queue.
I've heard we won't see him again until TSL opens