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

[rct247]

Amazing announcement! I felt it could have easily been its own theme park concept though. I imagine it will be placed behind Haunted Mansion with a transition that evokes The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

 

[AdventureHasAName]

Hey Martin, can you share us the pieces of sketches one of the former Imagineers created for an idea on a Disney Villains Attraction from decades ago?

 

[Figments Friend]

If this actually happens at the scale shown, and no cost cutting takes place…..this could indeed be something special.

Definately a reaction to EU’s Dark Universe for sure.
Convinced this is the only reason this is moving forward, and that is great.

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[Ghost93]

The water in the concept art looks like Hades well of souls that was featured near the end of Hercules, when Herc is trying to save Meg.

 

[Disnutz311]

Very excited about a Villains Land for sure. But why does it look like some top level exec just got out a pen and added more track to this concept art? "We need more track, more loops, more coaster. Dan, Hand me that pen real quick"

 

[Mike S]

Whatever the main ride of this land is, Disney CANNOT skimp on it. Whether fairly or not it will be directly compared to Monsters Unchained at EPIC. It doesn’t have to be as scary as Universal is touting their ride to be but it needs to match or exceed the scale and ambition. Universal also confirmed plenty of animatronics. We need that here as well.

Closer Look at the rollercoaster in the concept art

I hope this is essentially a resurrected Dragon’s Tower from Beastly Kingdom.

 

[NOLADisneyFan]

I feel like I'm hallucinating. Half sick and Villains Land is confirmed in the main park, doesn't feel real.

This is the response Disney needed to EU. Competition is finally getting Disney to do what it needs to, and this is why competition is good. This could have not gone better and if the land delivers what is promised this will be one of the top-tier park lands anywhere in the world

It’s amazing what competition will do! So excited to see this, and I hope they surprise us with more upgrades!

 

[Epcot81Fan]

It’s amazing what competition will do! So excited to see this, and I hope they surprise us with more upgrades!

When I think of WDI over the past 20 years, “surprised with more upgrades” doesn’t come to mind.

 

[Fox&Hound]

I could not be happier. I admit I thought they were done when they started talking about Fortnite and was ready to call it another disaster D23 (seriously who organized this presentation? Why all the songs?) but then they dropped this bomb! Holy crap! Bravo, Disney!!!!!

PS- anyone kinda wish they would have kept quiet last D23 and then dropped this surprise this year about Villains?

 

[NOLADisneyFan]

When I think of WDI over the past 20 years, “surprised with more upgrades” doesn’t come to mind.

Totally get that. I just mean, that I hope in the interim we get news of refurbs, other new rides, new restaurants, new hotels. A guy can hope, can’t he?

 

[Henry Mystic]

I could not be happier. I admit I thought they were done when they started talking about Fortnite and was ready to call it another disaster D23 (seriously who organized this presentation? Why all the songs?) but then they dropped this bomb! Holy crap! Bravo, Disney!!!!!

PS- anyone kinda wish they would have kept quiet last D23 and then dropped this surprise this year about Villains?

Told you so

 

[TheDisneyParksfanC8]

I wonder what type of ride system the main E ticket dark ride could be using. My money is on either the Avengers Infinity Defense RV or perhaps the drop tower looking one HK Is getting for Spiderman.

 

[tl77]

I don't think either of these are a good fit for Magic Kingdom, but if they remove the river they can easily run the cars under the train bridge, and would have a lot of space for both Cars Land and Villains Land

 

[BasiltheBatLord]

I'm as excited as anyone else but unfortunately I am not confident in the current team at Disney to match expectations on this.

 

[Karakasa]

Woah... they're actually doing it.

What could the other attraction be besides the apparent Maleficent roller coaster? I would hope something that gives the other villains equal love between them all. Perhaps a sort of Mickey Mouse Revue/Country Bear style AA show...

Also interesting that Scar, Frollo and Kaa were referenced as part of the announcement. I wonder if they'll be incorporated somehow? The Evil Queen, Ursula and Maleficent seem like must-haves so I'm not surprised by those references so much.

 

[etc98]

I don't think either of these are a good fit for Magic Kingdom, but if they remove the river they can easily run the cars under the train bridge, and would have a lot of space for both Cars Land and Villains Land
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This is my (not necessarily super well thought out) prediction. Keeps more of the Rivers of America than what you had, including the connection with the canal to the Seven Seas Lagoon. They could still run the riverboat too.

Brown is Cars. The smaller section could fit a flat ride and a shop or restaurant or two, and the larger section is about the same size as radiator springs racers, the bigger ride could go there.

Purple is Villains, and is about the same size as Galaxy's Edge. Red is the rerouted train. They could probably do something similar to Disneyland and have a trestle with rockwork along the northern portion of the river to hide Villains land from Thunder Mountain and the riverboat

 

[BasiltheBatLord]

@PREMiERdrum Any comment? I recall you said previously that this was being planned more as a "bizarro Fantasyland" instead of a horror/scary theme. The concept art looks to be more of a straight gothic tone like I think most people were imagining.

 

[Loose Pebble]

If Josh isn't just baiting us, does him saying "Be prepared, you poor unfortunate souls" mean... we are finally getting the URSULA SPINNER?!?

 

[danlb_2000]

I don't think either of these are a good fit for Magic Kingdom, but if they remove the river they can easily run the cars under the train bridge, and would have a lot of space for both Cars Land and Villains Land
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They could also move Floridian Way and expand further.

 

[GhostHost1000]

Surprised they announced this. I hope they do it right.