News Villains Land Announced for Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom

[Kev1982]

Unpopular opinion maybe but I get getting rid of TSI and Rivers. Both the boat and island are practically always deserted but capacity wise its replacing once more 2 attractions (3 if you count the rafts) with … 2 attractions

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

Since we're doing this villains thing, I would hope that the roller coaster would try to push the envelope on thrill a little bit, like Everest does.

 

[fgmnt]

Since we're doing this villains thing, I would hope that the roller coaster would try to push the envelope on thrill a little bit, like Everest does.

I'm thinking it will line up between EE and Rewind.

 

[DCLcruiser]

Love the idea, but I hope we get a better name than Villiansland. Need something catchy. i.e. Darkmoor

Unlike...

Frontierland
Fantasyland
Adventureland
Tomorrowland

 

[Surferboy567]

I’m pumped for this land. I hope they name it Dark Kingdom. So much potential with this idea.

 

[Basil of Baker Street]

Unlike...

Frontierland
Fantasyland
Adventureland
Tomorrowland

I get that. But we are talking something completely different here.

 

[DCLcruiser]

I get that. But we are talking something completely different here.

I guess, but it makes sense to keep within the framework. TDO loves to name neighborhoods (EPCOT).

 

[SteamboatJoe]

There better be a huge Chernabog that emerges from a mountain every night.

 

[jedirazzmatazz]

Ohh, Hope there are nods to Twisted Wonderland!

 

[Jrb1979]

I'm thinking it will line up between EE and Rewind.

I'm hoping an invert like Montu at Busch Gardens

 

[DisDude33]

I’m pumped for this land. I hope they name it Dark Kingdom. So much potential with this idea.

Too close to Dark Universe but I do like the idea of it having kingdom in the name. You could have a running narrative of the different villains trying to take over the kingdom and change out some minor decorations to signify the current leader. It would add a since of disarray and chaos to contrast the unity and order of the rest of Magic Kingdom.

 

[Bocabear]

I hope that when complete (or preferably long before)they will evict the villains from the Top Of The World lounge... It is the worst job of IP integration on property...and it just cheapens the design of the lounge....
and besides, being a cocktail Lounge, it doesn't need an IP....and even if it HAD to have some, Villains don't fit the space...
It looks cheap and lazy....and thoroughly unnecessary...

 

[Schema]

I hope that when complete (or preferably long before)they will evict the villains from the Top Of The World lounge... It is the worst job of IP integration on property...and it just cheapens the design of the lounge....
and besides, being a cocktail Lounge, it doesn't need an IP....and even if it HAD to have some, Villains don't fit the space...
It looks cheap and lazy....and thoroughly unnecessary...

I agree. While I don't have a big problem with that lounge having a theme, what they have done up there is pathetic. It looks like they had a budget of a couple hundred dollars and a box of discarded costume props. If you are going to add a theme, then do it properly.

 

[Bocabear]

I agree. While I don't have a big problem with that lounge having a theme, what they have done up there is pathetic. It looks like they had a budget of a couple hundred dollars and a box of discarded costume props. If you are going to add a theme, then do it properly.

EXACTLY! it just cheapens the overall feel of what was a nicely designed lounge for the building... It added nothing and feels tacky.

 

[Charlie The Chatbox Ghost]

So TC was right so far with the removal of TSI and ROA today, not sure about VL on where that could go

Villains could technically be beyond BTM, or moreso next to it, taking the back half of the RoA.
Also worth noting that Tom is predicting that Monsters Inc will go in the Animation Courtyard and take over the space from the studio buildings, so I'm hoping he's right on that. If Disney thought the PR over the loss of RoA was bad, losing Muppets truly would be he** breaking loose.

 

[GhostHost1000]

So we can expect Villains sometime in 2030...if they are not beginning construction in 2025....and giving them 5 years for construction ( the time it took Universal to build Epic Universe)...

thats what it looks like... Epic will probably be delivering Phase 2 by then

 

[fgmnt]

I'm hoping an invert like Montu at Busch Gardens

Never say never forever, but the way B&M does business precludes WDI working with them on a project. Vekoma, Dynamic, Premier, are all more than happy to manufacture what WDI or UC tells them what to do. B&M is not really known to work that way.

 

[IanDLBZF]

Never say never forever, but the way B&M does business precludes WDI working with them on a project. Vekoma, Dynamic, Premier, are all more than happy to manufacture what WDI or UC tells them what to do. B&M is not really known to work that way.

And same could go for RMC if I am not mistaken.

 

[PREMiERdrum]

So after all that buildup "Beyond Big Thunder Mountain" really just means filling in the ROA, while what was billed as the expansion space just becomes laydown yards for parts and trailers.

Woof.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

So after all that buildup "Beyond Big Thunder Mountain" really just means filling in the ROA, while what was billed as the expansion space just becomes laydown yards for parts and trailers.

Woof.

Villains is still going “beyond big thunder”. I think they saw an under-performing area and chose to replace it while saving further expansion space behind big thunder for Villains & potentially another expansion.