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

[BrianLo]

This being a 10 year, $60 billion investment...I wonder what we will get in the next 5 years.

Based on pure speculation. This seems to be the backbone of the next five years. I don’t think we’ll get something major major, but plenty of entertainment and/or overlays are likely still coming later this decade to fill things out. A substantive overlay/entertainment still strikes me as upcoming in 2026.

Beyond that… Maybe the start of the next cruise ship wave. Probably an early push into actual Disneyland Forward. Another round of projects for Animal Kingdom, DHS and finally Epcot.

I’d be pretty surprised if Magic Kingdom got something again, given they went with the big spending package on that one. But Moana is sitting on a shelf. That project will almost assuredly land somewhere In the world. Maybe even Disneyland.

 

[danlb_2000]

Since we have had a large discussion about space in the Cars thread, is the implication that this will entirely be within the RR berm? Seems like that is unnecessarily constraining. If nothing else, if they have a large scale dark ride, it would seem to me to make a lot of sense to have the show building for such a ride outside the berm even if the entrance is within it (think POTC for example).

Also, any chance that the RR gets a new stop in this area? It's far enough between the Frontierland and Fantasyland stations that it could make sense. and they could do some neat theming to such a station.

This map from the permit suggests that they are interested in building outside the tracks.

 

[DCLcruiser]

So, I assume that this haunted chateau is the 2nd ride. Granted there is a farther one in the rock work background, but that seems to be a facade. Could we get a Mystic Manor type ride?

 

[Yellow Strap]

Based on pure speculation. This seems to be the backbone of the next five years. I don’t think we’ll get something major major, but plenty of entertainment and/or overlays are likely still coming later this decade to fill things out. A substantive overlay/entertainment still strikes me as upcoming in 2026.

Beyond that… Maybe the start of the next cruise ship wave. Probably an early push into actual Disneyland Forward. Another round of projects for Animal Kingdom, DHS and finally Epcot.

I’d be pretty surprised if Magic Kingdom got something again, given they went with the big spending package on that one. But Moana is sitting on a shelf. That project will almost assuredly land somewhere In the world. Maybe even Disneyland.

Yeah...Disneyland Forward will be a big expenditure definitely. A possible 3rd gate in the Toy Story parking lot is on the table.

 

[SamEagle80]

Think we'll get any Sleepy Hollow / Headless Horseman representation in Villains land?

 

[Yellow Strap]

So, I assume that this haunted chateau is the 2nd ride. Granted there is a farther one in the rock work background, but that seems to be a facade. Could we get a Mystic Manor type ride?

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I am hoping for dark ride on the level of the Jurassic World ride in China.

Give me big set pieces and great screen blending and thrilling moments

 

[ctrlaltdel]

This map from the permit suggests that they are interested in building outside the tracks.
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Makes sense. Any sort of large coaster would likely need to outside of the RR berm even if guest accessible land is entirely inside the berm.

 

[James Alucobond]

So, I assume that this haunted chateau is the 2nd ride. Granted there is a farther one in the rock work background, but that seems to be a facade. Could we get a Mystic Manor type ride?

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Putting Mystic Manor right next to Haunted Mansion would be, er, a choice, I guess.

 

[Thanks phoenicians]

This map from the permit suggests that they are interested in building outside the tracks.
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Just a guess but I wonder if they're going to set aside that area on the left side of the track as a villains phase 2 beyond big thunder. No idea if that's even rumored but I feel like they have to have a pretty big designated plot ready for expansion considering it seems like villains should be extremely popular

 

[Ghost93]

Just a guess but I wonder if they're going to set aside that area on the left side of the track as a villains phase 2 beyond big thunder. No idea if that's even rumored but I feel like they have to have a pretty big designated plot ready for expansion considering it seems like villains should be extremely popular
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I say they just shut the railroad down and give us a gigantic 20+ acre villain land to start with.

 

[Thanks phoenicians]

I say they just shut the railroad down and give us a gigantic 20+ acre villain land to start with.

The railroad is such an interesting factor in this whole thing. If they'd have to move the track for an expansion then honestly just get it out of the way now while everything is under construction. If they'd keep it running through the middle of the land or future expansion then that's fine too, but I'd be curious to see how they make it work. Either way I just don't want them boxing themselves in and cutting off any future expansion territory since this is absolutely the type of land that should have one at some point imo

 

[Bocabear]

Think we'll get any Sleepy Hollow / Headless Horseman representation in Villains land?

I don't think the headless horseman is really a villain but a bully dressed up in costume... not really a full fledged villain......

 

[Ghost93]

The railroad is such an interesting factor in this whole thing. If they'd have to move the track for an expansion then honestly just get it out of the way now while everything is under construction. If they'd keep it running through the middle of the land or future expansion then that's fine too, but I'd be curious to see how they make it work. Either way I just don't want them boxing themselves in and cutting off any future expansion territory since this is absolutely the type of land that should have one at some point imo

Maybe they could have the Railroad go through a dark tunnel in the Villain land? Wouldn't it be cool if it went beneath Maleficent's castle or one of the caves and offered a spooky (but not too scary) sight only visible to railroad passengers?

 

[DCLcruiser]

Maybe they could have the Railroad go through a dark tunnel in the Villain land? Wouldn't it be cool if it went beneath Maleficent's castle or one of the caves and offered a spooky (but not too scary) sight only visible to railroad passengers?

From the railroad train you should be able to see the coaster going by in the underground portions.

 

[Bocabear]

Just a guess but I wonder if they're going to set aside that area on the left side of the track as a villains phase 2 beyond big thunder. No idea if that's even rumored but I feel like they have to have a pretty big designated plot ready for expansion considering it seems like villains should be extremely popular

Phase 2? I think Villains Phase 1 could even end up on the cutting room floor after the expenditure to completely reconfiguring the center of the park... That alone will be some massive construction.... I would not count on any kind of phase 2... We never get to phase 2 on Disney projects...lol

 

[Thanks phoenicians]

Phase 2? I think Villains Phase 1 could even end up on the cutting room floor after the expenditure to completely reconfiguring the center of the park... That alone will be some massive construction.... I would not count on any kind of phase 2... We never get to phase 2 on Disney projects...lol

Yeah I know I'm probably too optimistic. I just think there's a ton of pent up demand for a villains land that it would make too much financial sense not to capitalize with a phase 2 at some point.

 

[WDWYankee15]

This isn't a recent thing
Add-on lands have almost always had only 2 significant rides
New Orleans Sq, Critter Country, Toontown all historically had only 2 rides, and some of these opened with only 1

Paging Galaxy's Edge! Bingo

 

[whiterhino42]

Anyone else notice that looping coaster in the back left??

Yeah and I hate it. Disney was always so original. They didn't need 20 roller coasters but now that seems to be tge direction.

 

[WowFactor]

Phase 2? I think Villains Phase 1 could even end up on the cutting room floor after the expenditure to completely reconfiguring the center of the park... That alone will be some massive construction.... I would not count on any kind of phase 2... We never get to phase 2 on Disney projects...lol

I agree and I think it would be great if they did the opposite. Build Villains first and leave ROA alone. But we know that corporate operations don't work that way.

 

[Tha Realest]

Think we'll get any Sleepy Hollow / Headless Horseman representation in Villains land?

I had my morning coffee in a headless horseman mug that just came out in the last year or so. Oh how I hope so.