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Toy Story Land expansion announced for Disney's Hollywood Studios
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PizzaPlanet
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I have to wonder where the money from these budget cuts is going. Shanghai? A third new land? Iger's bank account?
doctornick
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Some insiders have indicated that the budget cuts to Toy Story Land may have been in response to Pandora at DAK going way over budget.
SirLink
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It was more like multiple things they MM+, Pandora, Shanghai ... they didn't want another project over budget.
If they want to add the M+G space and shop they could add them as additional stuff later on if they really want to.
jhendrix
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Thanks phoenicians
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The thing that really bothers me with tsl and especially the slinky coaster concept video (besides lack of theming) is that it appears as if we can easily see the cm parking garage. What are they going to do about that or do they really care? Also this concept art was shown again at the presentation yesterday yet the overall concept video and art of the land show no feature resembling this, not sure what's up with that.
JohnWD
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Even if you were CEO there would be this forum with the majority of posters lambasting you!
Mike S
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The more I look at the pedestrian underpass between Toy Story Land and Star Wars, the more it looks like it will double as a backstage access road. With the park's current design, the backstage area behind The Great Movie Ride (including service areas for ABC Commissary, SciFi Dine-In, Writer's Stop, and Studio Catering Company) is essentially an island, without direct access to other backstage areas
For the new design, it seems like this backstage area will grow, and will include service areas for additional stores and restaurants. Given this, I think they would see value in adding vehicular access, so they can restock during the day and perform other back-of-house duties without using the guest walkways
There is a similar transition in Tokyo DisneySEA, between Mysterious Island and Mermaid Lagoon (in large part because tunnels are impractical with the waterway surrounding the park), also serving the central areas of the park. From Mysterious Island, guests walk through a narrow canyon with a waterfall, then pass through a cave/tunnel and emerge seamlessly into Mermaid Lagoon. Here's an aerial photo that shows the backstage road:
And a view of the Mermaid Lagoon side. The portal itself is on the far left side of the photo, and the road is hidden behind the wall with the aqueduct-type arches:
Photos of the Mysterious Island side are tough to find, but I did find a walkthrough video showing what the transition looks like (during a blizzard, naturally). That area begins around 24:55
Obviously the architectural styling would need to change to match the respective lands in WDW, but this seems to be the concept they're using. And if it's good enough for TDS...
I'd love to go to TDR during a blizzard
Just imagine Frozen Land during one
Mike S
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From the people who only want cheap character overlays and crap everywhere, sure.Even if you were CEO there would be this forum with the majority of posters lambasting you!
Cesar R M
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Thats probably where the budget for GOTG in the TOT came? D:
Brian Swan
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Like this? It's kind of like an M.C. Escher picture because the perspectives of the two paintings are not quite the same, but it gives an idea of the flow.
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Pam Hates Penguins
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On the Slinky Dog Coaster when you're about to launch, I would love to see Mr. Spell say, " In 5, 4, 3 , 2, 1 go! " Just like California Screamin' in Disney California Adventure, or something similar.
Cesar R M
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my bed sheets have moved to Uni.
UpAllNight
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Read a great post on TPI which is making me look at this project in a different light. I'm now trying to look at this project as placemaking, ala Springfield and the expansion of Super silly Fun land at USH, which Universal were pretty much widely complemented on. The headliner is already there and this is just creating an area around it to make it more relevant. This thinking sort of makes it easier to accept in my mind; the extent of which will become apparent depending on how much else we get. The acreage of the initially announced project was far too big for a land of this calibre.
Cesar R M
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Will there be a restaurant?
I mean.. Pizza planet is gone, right?
Will it be moved or what?
Pam Hates Penguins
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Maybe. But I would like to see a new restaurant.
BrerJon
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I'd love to go to TDR during a blizzard
I've been to Tokyo Disneyland when there was thick snow on the ground, it really was quite magical.
roj2323
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The thing that really bothers me with tsl and especially the slinky coaster concept video (besides lack of theming) is that it appears as if we can easily see the cm parking garage. What are they going to do about that or do they really care? Also this concept art was shown again at the presentation yesterday yet the overall concept video and art of the land show no feature resembling this, not sure what's up with that.
It looks as if they will be refacing part of the back of TSMM with something that looks like a fence so I see no reason why they couldn't do the same thing to the parking garage. It would be just as simple as the cladding they added to the Disney springs garages, just a different shape and finish and an affordable fix relatively speaking.
