Transformative Multi-Year Expansion Announced for WDS Paris

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J4546

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that model seems to have a ton of space behind the parachute drop of just plain concrete? is it a staging area or what?
 
mrflo

mrflo

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Sir_Cliff said:
They don't seem to have ever really moved beyond that approach, even as the budgets increased.
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That's the part that particularly surprises and worries me. Looking at all that construction going on, it is not like money can be the root cause or excuse any longer. They are literally turning every stone and wall in that park without actually achieving much.

Bob Iger pushing the Turbo Charge button on the Parks reminds me a lot when he asked for multiplying the content output for the Disney+ launch. Despite huge budgets and a few initial successes, the outcome was pretty mediocre and damaging to brands like Marvel. I hope were not seeing the same for the Parks.
 
Sir_Cliff

Sir_Cliff

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mrflo said:
That's the part that particularly surprises and worries me. Looking at all that construction going on, it is not like money can be the root cause or excuse any longer. They are literally turning every stone and wall in that park without actually achieving much.

Bob Iger pushing the Turbo Charge button on the Parks reminds me a lot when he asked for multiplying the content output for the Disney+ launch. Despite huge budgets and a few initial successes, the outcome was pretty mediocre and damaging to brands like Marvel. I hope were not seeing the same for the Parks.
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This is where it comes across as not having actually sat down and diagnosed the problem then come up with concrete solutions. I just can't believe whoever is in charge of approving these budgets didn't also look at what they came up with for this park and told them to try again. Perhaps its another sign of management that doesn't really have a feel for the parks so they don't really know what they're looking at.
 
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Aramar

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J4546 said:
that model seems to have a ton of space behind the parachute drop of just plain concrete? is it a staging area or what?
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I don't remember where, but I read that the space is needed to fit a crane in case an evacuation of the parachute ride is needed. I guess from the inside of the land it wouldn't be possible to enter a crane because of the lights crossing the area. Not sure if this is true though.
 
lazyboy97o

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Sir_Cliff said:
This is where it comes across as not having actually sat down and diagnosed the problem then come up with concrete solutions. I just can't believe whoever is in charge of approving these budgets didn't also look at what they came up with for this park and told them to try again. Perhaps its another sign of management that doesn't really have a feel for the parks so they don't really know what they're looking at.
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A big part of the problem is that they did diagnose the problem, here and elsewhere. The major problem they identified is a lack of “Disney” followed by a lack of ornament. So what we get is a bunch of stuff, but not really true details that support the story, all there because it is “Disney”.
 
Animaniac93-98

Animaniac93-98

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lazyboy97o said:
A big part of the problem is that they did diagnose the problem, here and elsewhere. The major problem they identified is a lack of “Disney” followed by a lack of ornament. So what we get is a bunch of stuff, but not really true details that support the story, all there because it is “Disney”.
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They've gone beyond just making things "more Disney", it has to elevate a Disney product within a certain set of parameters too.

Dinosaur, a ride built and then renamed to capitalize on a then new Disney release, is being replaced with Indiana Jones. A character the company never owned until Iger bought him.
 
montydysquith-navarro

montydysquith-navarro

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Updated concept art for Disney Adventure World, now featuring the Pride Lands (and updated Avengers Campus):


Original concept art featuring Star Wars:
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mrflo

mrflo

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montydysquith-navarro said:
World of Frozen opening in 2026
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I was still hoping for them to catch up and have an opening by the end of 2025. :( Maybe they still will be able to do previews like they did for ToT before Christmas 2025.

Considering they did not even announce a timeframe for the opening of the Lion King land, I am not betting on this to open before 2028/2029. At least we now have a confirmation on this and DLP finally got a major announcement at D23 . Though the shown concept art and info did not really remove my initial concerns about this Star Wars replacement - actually made it a bit worse. It definitely did not spark the same excitement like any of the Epic Universe presentations.
 

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