I‘ve recently been struck with just an insane amount of creativity juice and this has expressed itself in more than a few ways (expect updates to my Epcot thread soon) but one of them was this concept for a 5th gate which was inspired by a great recent episode of The Marty Called Podcast (hosted in part by @RSoxNo1 ). So after about a week of thoughts flowing through my head I made a basic first draft plan of a park themed to music and located North of Coronado Springs.
Infrastructure
Before one can discuss the attractions inside the park one most note the infrastructure built too support the park. Most exciting is the expansion of the Skyliner system. Beginning with a new hub at the Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort with lines to a station at the front of the new park in the Northwest, a line to a new Animal Kingdom station to the Southwest, and a line with a turn station and a station on Crescent Lake replacing the Dance Hall. With the Skyliner Expansion 10 of the Walt Disney World Hotels will be able to access the new park without a road based vehicle. But cars and buses will also be able to access the new park via an entrance off of World Drive just North of the Epcot Center Drive exit. A large parking lot will also be constructed comparable in size to the one at the Animal Kingdom and about 100 acres.
Silly Symphony Square
The first land in the park serves as the Main Street of the park and includes retail and dining themed to characters from the classic Walt Disney Shorts. For example a Café themed to the Tortoise and the Hare, a snack location themed to the Old Mill, a bathroom themed to King Midas featuring golden toilets and sinks, and a retail store ran by the Three Little Pigs with 3 distinct sections, one of straw, one of wood, and one of brick.
Fantasia Gardens
This area is a sister of the Gardens of Imagination land located at Shanghai Disneyland and features lush greenery and a few small attraction. The first of these attractions is the Fantasia Carousel which is a cloned attraction from Shanghai. The second is a spinner ride called the Mushroom Dance where guests ride mushrooms and dance like in the sugar plum fairy segment of Fantasia. Another attraction is a musical fountain show which makes use of the nighttime spectacular infrastructure during the day. Lastly is the twin Ferris Wheels that make up the icon of the Park Mickey’s Sorcerer Hat and his ears.
South America
In this land guest can find a variety of attractions based on some of the most popular stories the Walt Disney Animation Studio has ever told. Firstly is an animatronic revue staring the Three Caballeros. Secondly is a launched spinning coaster based on the Emperor’s New Groove. The ride is similar to Crush‘s Coaster with the more advanced ride system of Silver Dollar City’s Time Traveler. Lastly is an E-Ticket trackless dark ride thru the Madrigals’ Casita from Encanto. This musical journey is similar in scope to the Enchanted Tales of Beauty and the Beast from Tokyo Disneyland And features a new story created exclusively for the ride.
North America
The North America area puts a spotlight on the urban culture and music of cities like New York, San Francisco, and Toronto. The New York section of the land is the largest and contains two headliner attractions, an Enchanted Musical with Broadway quality sets and musical arrangements located in a massive and gorgeous theater with multiple show times a day and a 4D movie inspired by the Pixar movie Soul where guests are transported to the Great Before along with characters from the film. The second area of the land is themed to San Francisco and on opening day would only include retail and dining option. Lastly is Toronto which features a hybrid meet & greet and show, like Enchanted Tales with Belle, featuring Mei Lee the Red Panda Girl and her friends from Turning Red.
Also Technically apart of this land is the luxurious Disney’s Metropolis Resort. A hotel which like Mira Costa Resort and Tokyo Disney Sea makes up the skyline of the North America land and has magnificent views of the park.
Asia
The Asia land is also separated into different areas to showcase separate cultures in this case there is and area inspired by Chinese culture and and area inspired by Arabian culture. The Chinese area features one of the parks signature restaurants overlooking the lake that separates the North America and Asia lands and a musical stunt show based on the 1998 film Mulan in an indoor theater. In the Arabian area is an Aladdin Magic Carpet dark ride where guests fly over the iconic scenes from the animated movie and a Genie themed swing ride featuring swing renditions of songs from the movie.
Europe
The Europe land is broken into two areas as well one based on Ancient Greece and another based on a medieval Eastern European village. In the Greece area is a spinner ride like Dumbo themed to Pegasus from the movie Hercules and a boat ride like Frozen Ever After themed to the story of Disney’s Hercules. The Eastern European village is built at the base of the park’s main thrill ride Night on Bald Mountain, an entirely enclosed roller coaster ride where guests are lured into the clutches of the pagan demon Chernabog. This ride features multiple inversions and is paced in time with the icon piece of music.
That’s the idea for what the opening day program of the park would look like but if you look closely on the map I drew you can see I did have some ideas for what a phase two of the park would look like and will post a more detailed look at those ideas and a more in depth look at a few of the attractions soonish.
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Disney’s Untitled Music Themed Park
Disney’s Untitled Music Themed Park
Infrastructure
Before one can discuss the attractions inside the park one most note the infrastructure built too support the park. Most exciting is the expansion of the Skyliner system. Beginning with a new hub at the Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort with lines to a station at the front of the new park in the Northwest, a line to a new Animal Kingdom station to the Southwest, and a line with a turn station and a station on Crescent Lake replacing the Dance Hall. With the Skyliner Expansion 10 of the Walt Disney World Hotels will be able to access the new park without a road based vehicle. But cars and buses will also be able to access the new park via an entrance off of World Drive just North of the Epcot Center Drive exit. A large parking lot will also be constructed comparable in size to the one at the Animal Kingdom and about 100 acres.
Silly Symphony Square
The first land in the park serves as the Main Street of the park and includes retail and dining themed to characters from the classic Walt Disney Shorts. For example a Café themed to the Tortoise and the Hare, a snack location themed to the Old Mill, a bathroom themed to King Midas featuring golden toilets and sinks, and a retail store ran by the Three Little Pigs with 3 distinct sections, one of straw, one of wood, and one of brick.
Fantasia Gardens
This area is a sister of the Gardens of Imagination land located at Shanghai Disneyland and features lush greenery and a few small attraction. The first of these attractions is the Fantasia Carousel which is a cloned attraction from Shanghai. The second is a spinner ride called the Mushroom Dance where guests ride mushrooms and dance like in the sugar plum fairy segment of Fantasia. Another attraction is a musical fountain show which makes use of the nighttime spectacular infrastructure during the day. Lastly is the twin Ferris Wheels that make up the icon of the Park Mickey’s Sorcerer Hat and his ears.
South America
In this land guest can find a variety of attractions based on some of the most popular stories the Walt Disney Animation Studio has ever told. Firstly is an animatronic revue staring the Three Caballeros. Secondly is a launched spinning coaster based on the Emperor’s New Groove. The ride is similar to Crush‘s Coaster with the more advanced ride system of Silver Dollar City’s Time Traveler. Lastly is an E-Ticket trackless dark ride thru the Madrigals’ Casita from Encanto. This musical journey is similar in scope to the Enchanted Tales of Beauty and the Beast from Tokyo Disneyland And features a new story created exclusively for the ride.
North America
The North America area puts a spotlight on the urban culture and music of cities like New York, San Francisco, and Toronto. The New York section of the land is the largest and contains two headliner attractions, an Enchanted Musical with Broadway quality sets and musical arrangements located in a massive and gorgeous theater with multiple show times a day and a 4D movie inspired by the Pixar movie Soul where guests are transported to the Great Before along with characters from the film. The second area of the land is themed to San Francisco and on opening day would only include retail and dining option. Lastly is Toronto which features a hybrid meet & greet and show, like Enchanted Tales with Belle, featuring Mei Lee the Red Panda Girl and her friends from Turning Red.
Also Technically apart of this land is the luxurious Disney’s Metropolis Resort. A hotel which like Mira Costa Resort and Tokyo Disney Sea makes up the skyline of the North America land and has magnificent views of the park.
Asia
The Asia land is also separated into different areas to showcase separate cultures in this case there is and area inspired by Chinese culture and and area inspired by Arabian culture. The Chinese area features one of the parks signature restaurants overlooking the lake that separates the North America and Asia lands and a musical stunt show based on the 1998 film Mulan in an indoor theater. In the Arabian area is an Aladdin Magic Carpet dark ride where guests fly over the iconic scenes from the animated movie and a Genie themed swing ride featuring swing renditions of songs from the movie.
Europe
The Europe land is broken into two areas as well one based on Ancient Greece and another based on a medieval Eastern European village. In the Greece area is a spinner ride like Dumbo themed to Pegasus from the movie Hercules and a boat ride like Frozen Ever After themed to the story of Disney’s Hercules. The Eastern European village is built at the base of the park’s main thrill ride Night on Bald Mountain, an entirely enclosed roller coaster ride where guests are lured into the clutches of the pagan demon Chernabog. This ride features multiple inversions and is paced in time with the icon piece of music.
That’s the idea for what the opening day program of the park would look like but if you look closely on the map I drew you can see I did have some ideas for what a phase two of the park would look like and will post a more detailed look at those ideas and a more in depth look at a few of the attractions soonish.