Toy Story Land expansion announced for Disney's Hollywood Studios

[Pam Hates Penguins]

Unless I've misread/misunderstood some information, it's not practical for all of what was Pixar Place to be backstage.
I just threw this together. Does anyone know whats happening to the side opposite of TSMM, where Buzz & Woody's meet and greet is?
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All I know is that the meet and greet is probably moving to TSL.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

All I know is that the meet and greet is probably moving to TSL.

I'm sure it will be, but I'm more asking about the show building itself.

 

[Pam Hates Penguins]

I'm sure it will be, but I'm more asking about the show building itself.

That I do not know...

 

[GoofGoof]

I'm sure it will be, but I'm more asking about the show building itself.

The building is pretty small. I don't think it will be used for anything substantial. There was a rumor out there that they would close that ally and make it "backstage" forcing you to go into Toy Story Land through what will be the main entrance. I believe that was when SW Land was expected to go into Echo Lake area so now that could be changed. I think it could still work that way if they make 2 entrances to SW Land, 1 through Toy Story Land and the other by Sci-Fi and Muppet Land. The old Pixar Place street was way too narrow and was a crowd traffic bottleneck.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

The building is pretty small. I don't think it will be used for anything substantial. There was a rumor out there that they would close that ally and make it "backstage" forcing you to go into Toy Story Land through what will be the main entrance. I believe that was when SW Land was expected to go into Echo Lake area so now that could be changed. I think it could still work that way if they make 2 entrances to SW Land, 1 through Toy Story Land and the other by Sci-Fi and Muppet Land. The old Pixar Place street was way too narrow and was a crowd traffic bottleneck.

Thank you Yeah I'm figuring Pixar Place in its current state is too narrow. But I'm also wondering why Star Wars isn't going into Echo Lake like expected. I think closing in the ally does make sense, but it would essentially create another dead end, wouldn't it?

 

[GoofGoof]

Thank you Yeah I'm figuring Pixar Place in its current state is too narrow. But I'm also wondering why Star Wars isn't going into Echo Lake like expected. I think closing in the ally does make sense, but it would essentially create another dead end, wouldn't it?

Agreed on Echo Lake. I think the idea is to close Pixar Place at the start of the TSMM show building next to One Man's Dream and then the entrance to Toy Story Land will cut through somewhere around there to current backstage areas and TSMM entrance is moved to the back of the current building to let you in/out from Toy Story Land. If they did this there would be no dead end and the current ally would be closed off completely.

 

[Pam Hates Penguins]

Thank you Yeah I'm figuring Pixar Place in its current state is too narrow. But I'm also wondering why Star Wars isn't going into Echo Lake like expected. I think closing in the ally does make sense, but it would essentially create another dead end, wouldn't it?

So in order to create TSL, they have to completely make Pixar Place into a backstage area causing TSL to close for a while until Toy Story Land opens. I can now see TSM closing for a few months before TSL opens.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

So in order to create TSL, they have to completely make Pixar Place into a backstage area causing TSL to close for a while until Toy Story Land opens. I can now see TSM closing for a few months before TSL opens.

And you're getting this info from....?

 

[Pam Hates Penguins]

And you're getting this info from....?

It's just my guess...

 

[MagicHappens1971]

It's just my guess...

Oh it sounded like you knew for sure. I can't see Disney closing TSM for more then two months. I also thought the thought was that the area behind TSM was becoming Toy Story Land..

 

[Pam Hates Penguins]

Oh it sounded like you knew for sure. I can't see Disney closing TSM for more then two months. I also thought the thought was that the area behind TSM was becoming Toy Story Land..

It all can depend how long the backstage area takes to build.

 

[jt04]

That would mean you weren't expecting them to start demo of this area until 2021. For the land that's expected to open around 2020.

Yes, somewhere between then and 6 months after the Disneyland version opens. Give or take a few weeks.

 

[Thanks phoenicians]

Is SWL on track for 2019? I mean it seems like with demo going on now that should be more than enough time for a perfect land

 

[Pam Hates Penguins]

Is SWL on track for 2019? I mean it seems like with demo going on now that should be more than enough time for a perfect land

Some are talking 2020, but I think it's going to be open either spring or summer 2019.

 

[twebber55]

so when TSL opens and SWL is still under construction will there only be one way in one way out of TSL?

 

[danlb_2000]

From what @danlb_2000 tells me, where Pixar Place is will be backstage area.

That is just speculation. If the entrance to TSMM gets switch to the back, which it seems it is, There would really be no reason to keep Pixar Place open.

 

[Thanks phoenicians]

so when TSL opens and SWL is still under construction will there only be one way in one way out of TSL?

Yes. The park currently is full of dead ends so I'm assuming they'll have no problems with just having a dead end for one year until they can connect it

 

[danlb_2000]

I don't know when it's coming down (unless it has) but it's slap bang in the middle of the future main through fare.

The concept art does show a couple buildings behind TSMM, may this building is going to get reworked into these.

 

[marni1971]

The concept art does show a couple buildings behind TSMM, may this building is going to get reworked into these.

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What's standing at the moment will go. Those are new build TSM covered queue areas.

 

[danlb_2000]

What's standing at the moment will go.

So the land has been cut down even more from the latest concept art?