Toy Story Land expansion announced for Disney's Hollywood Studios

[Poseidon Quest]

Did they ever complete this Toy Story Land?

I suppose not, but the restaurant is a step in the right direction. Hopefully in the future, they'll continue with more buildings in the area for some more retail and indoor meet and greet space. It would go a long way to allowing this land to feel less thrown together.

 

[J4546]

A retail location outside of just TSM would be wonderful!

If they cloned Shanghai’s small-ish Al’s Toy Barn shop, the land would actually be improved by a lot.

Plus, right now, there aren’t many areas to get cover from a thunderstorm and the sun in the land which is definitely needed in Orlando!

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they will

 

[drew81]

A retail location outside of just TSM would be wonderful!

If they cloned Shanghai’s small-ish Al’s Toy Barn shop, the land would actually be improved by a lot.

Plus, right now, there aren’t many areas to get cover from a thunderstorm and the sun in the land which is definitely needed in Orlando!

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A combined retail and indoor meet and greet building would make too much sense.

 

[Poseidon Quest]

A retail location outside of just TSM would be wonderful!

If they cloned Shanghai’s small-ish Al’s Toy Barn shop, the land would actually be improved by a lot.

Plus, right now, there aren’t many areas to get cover from a thunderstorm and the sun in the land which is definitely needed in Orlando!

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I like the idea, but judging from the pics I wouldn't want them to clone it. I would like more actual theming inside.

 

[CampbellzSoup]

I’m in DCA now and it’s a beautiful park…except the Avengers Campus and the retheme of Tower of Terror…absolutely awful it stands out so much and makes the park ugly and disjointed.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I’m in DCA now and it’s a beautiful park…except the Avengers Campus and the retheme of Tower of Terror…absolutely awful it stands out so much and makes the park ugly and disjointed.

Thankfully, it was hideous as ToT, too. That thing was born ugly. A few years ago, Rohde just added (way too much) makeup.

But, isn’t it what’s on the inside that counts. And I love Mission Breakout.

 

[DCBaker]

Photo from today - a peek at the mural on the side of Woody’s Lunch Box support kitchen.

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ✨ ᗩζᗩᗰ]

With TriceraTop Spin getting removed in DAK any chance it'll wind up in TSL as a Trixie-themed spinner?

 

[J4546]

I kinda wish theyd get rid of the 3rd track for TSM and gut that side of the building, make it an indoor "toybox" themed space with a couple small rides, a new entrance/exit to the land form the pixar alley, and the exit of TSM would put you right into the box whish would be way better than that terrible exit pathway

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ✨ ᗩζᗩᗰ]

Given that there's rumors of DHS possibly getting something(s)... I wanted to again bring up the forum's idea of relocating TriceraTop Spin from DAK with a Trixie retheme. I thought it was a great suggestion. Or, possibly adding a clone of Jessie's Critter Carousel for a quick fix. Either would give DHS some needed capacity. Unlikely of course but still fun to think about.

The hypothetical question would then be how to add it? Is Woody's Lunch Box redundant now that BBQ is there? Or could it be relocated elsewhere with TSL? I think if it were moved or removed there'd be just enough land to plop down a simple flat ride without impacting guest flow. An approx 400-450ft area to work with. It'd be doable, but would it be another Aladdin Spinner situation causing a bottleneck and congestion?

Something to toy with in any case. (Pun shamefully intended) Speaking of, it's a shame they wasted so much space in TSL.

 

[Indy_UK]

Could they expand the land put behind A.S.S and Slinky?

They really should just have a massive plot of land behind there and add filler rides like Jessies Critter Carousel, Army drop and RC Racer from the smaller 'lands' around the world. Really adds capacity and thrill rides for smaller kids and is relatively cheap to add.

 

[Surferboy567]

I think Monstropolis would make for a strong addition.

 

[iamgroot61]

Given that there's rumors of DHS possibly getting something(s)... I wanted to again bring up the forum's idea of relocating TriceraTop Spin from DAK with a Trixie retheme. I thought it was a great suggestion. Or, possibly adding a clone of Jessie's Critter Carousel for a quick fix. Either would give DHS some needed capacity. Unlikely of course but still fun to think about.

The hypothetical question would then be how to add it? Is Woody's Lunch Box redundant now that BBQ is there? Or could it be relocated elsewhere with TSL? I think if it were moved or removed there'd be just enough land to plop down a simple flat ride without impacting guest flow. An approx 400-450ft area to work with. It'd be doable, but would it be another Aladdin Spinner situation causing a bottleneck and congestion?

Something to toy with in any case. (Pun shamefully intended) Speaking of, it's a shame they wasted so much space in TSL.

I really couldn't speak to any of this directly. I'm a Cali transplant and what I can say is that I think the whole TSL space is a mess. The Anaheim bunch have rethemed the entire former Paradise Pier space into Pixar Pier. Despite this, it's still a more cohesive "land" than TSL. The Avengers campus space is an epic fail (There is enough Marvel IP material to create an entire Disney park so why squeeze it into a small portion of DCA?) and I haven't seen the new San Fransokyo area as it was rethemed after I left, but Cars Land and Pixar Pier are pretty amazing spaces. The Incredicoaster is a definite improvement over California Screamin'. I imagine they just do a better job of making use of the space because they have less of it. This is also true with MK vs DL. At WDW, they know they have more space than they can use so they don't think about using it efficiently. My .02, for what it's worth. (again, not directly responding to your comments, LOL!)

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

The Incredicoaster is a definite improvement over California Screamin'.

Hard no on this. Mannequins and overused lines from the trailer for Incredibles 2 ("num num Cookie") do not a good attraction make. They could have done so much more with this. It's a cheap overlay in my opinion. Cali Scream all the way!

 

[iamgroot61]

Hard no on this. Mannequins and overused lines from the trailer for Incredibles 2 ("num num Cookie") do not a good attraction make. They could have done so much more with this. It's a cheap overlay in my opinion. Cali Scream all the way!

Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I rode Screamin' for years and thought the re-theme was awesome. Gimme dat NUM-NUM Cookie at the end too! (got milk?) More or less the same with ToT to Guardians. When I heard that was taking place I was ed. I knew they were rushing to get a Guardians attraction in place in sync with the release of Vol 2. I still think the exterior work is hideous, but I have to confess that the actual ride is greatly improved and the interior theming is cool.

 

[Fox&Hound]

Toy Story land should definitely have some small flat rides and shade. And a store. And a better flow

Could they put something in the old queue space (forget what it is called but it is where you used to get in line for TSM and then they used it for the incredibles meet and greet. Such a waste of space that could probably support something small.

 

[Disney Dad 3000]

Given that there's rumors of DHS possibly getting something(s)... I wanted to again bring up the forum's idea of relocating TriceraTop Spin from DAK with a Trixie retheme. I thought it was a great suggestion. Or, possibly adding a clone of Jessie's Critter Carousel for a quick fix. Either would give DHS some needed capacity. Unlikely of course but still fun to think about.

The hypothetical question would then be how to add it? Is Woody's Lunch Box redundant now that BBQ is there? Or could it be relocated elsewhere with TSL? I think if it were moved or removed there'd be just enough land to plop down a simple flat ride without impacting guest flow. An approx 400-450ft area to work with. It'd be doable, but would it be another Aladdin Spinner situation causing a bottleneck and congestion?

Something to toy with in any case. (Pun shamefully intended) Speaking of, it's a shame they wasted so much space in TSL.

I know the land gets a lot of hate, but we enjoy it for what it is, and generally have a good time in there.

I would be all for another simple flat ride in TSL. It does seem they are pretty hemmed in with space with how they've designed the land, though I'm sure someone smarter than me can correct that. It seems like only options are beyond the fence to the left of BBQ and mask some sort of indoor ride without impacting the fence/land visuals, or on the other side of the land taking out backstage behind SWGE next to SDD. Neither sounds appealing though.

I almost think you have to keep the Lunch Box so that there's a QS option in the land. The park and land probably would've been better served putting an attraction where the lunchbox is IMO.

 

[Purduevian]

Without expanding the footprint of the land, I could see them squeezing up to 4 small things in without too much effort

1. Easiest, just probably adding some netting to slinky
2. Destroys the current meet and great space
3. Some interesting pathing to get under and in the middle of Slinky, see emotional whirlwind at DCA. Also would have to make some room in here for slinky overflow Quene.
4. Altering the exit path of TSM could free up just enough land for something small. Personally I would also connect this path the Stage Ln so there is actually an alley of Toy Story land to explore.

If It was me: 1 would be Al's Toy Barn. 2 Jessie's critter carousel 3. Toy Solider parachute drop and Slinky extended Quene. 4 would be new meet and greet spot and a few snack/merch locations.

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ✨ ᗩζᗩᗰ]

Without expanding the footprint of the land, I could see them squeezing up to 4 small things in without too much effort
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1. Easiest, just probably adding some netting to slinky
2. Destroys the current meet and great space
3. Some interesting pathing to get under and in the middle of Slinky, see emotional whirlwind at DCA. Also would have to make some room in here for slinky overflow Quene.
4. Altering the exit path of TSM could free up just enough land for something small. Personally I would also connect this path the Stage Ln so there is actually an alley of Toy Story land to explore.

If It was me: 1 would be Al's Toy Barn. 2 Jessie's critter carousel 3. Toy Solider parachute drop and Slinky extended Quene. 4 would be new meet and greet spot and a few snack/merch locations.

If they were to do all those things DHS wouldn't be busting at the seams and the land would be more complete.

 

[Purduevian]

If they were to do all those things DHS wouldn't be busting at the seams and the land would be more complete.

Just some of the pathing on 2,3,4 ideas:
2)Jessie's Critter Carousell at DCA is ~80ft across

3) Looking at the space, I don't think Toy Solder Parachute drop could actually fit in Slinky... However Jumping fish at DCA has 2 towers that are both ~30 feet across might be able to get 3 towers in for capacity. (reskin to the toy solders) Teal would be extended SDD queue

4)Blue is new path route, Red is the new M&G space, Teal new expanded seating for Woodies, Green can be snack/drink stands or merch carts (think those on the ROA at MK). Would also have to theme the back side of Woody's