Walt Disney World's 50th Anniversary

[stitchcastle]

Fast forward to 15 years from now when the WDW gets a shot at celebrating it's own grand golden anniversary and you're in charge of the resorts festivities and new attractions....Imagineer your ideas now


here's what i'll do

First Is the list of new attractions coming to the theme parks:
Magic Kingdom
-A brand new permanent look for Cinderella Castle
-Bald Mountain and the Shadowlands
-Toonland featuring the Loony Tunes
-Pooh's Hunny Hunt
-Western River Expedition
-Major re-imagineering/updates of the classic rides particularly Space Mountain
-New Fireworks show "Magical Gatherings"
-New parade "The DisneyWorld Parade" commemorating the greatest events and attractions from around the resort in the last 50 years

EPCOT
-Discovery World (projest Gemini)
-2 New countries for World SHowcase

Disney MGM Studios
-Cinemagic
-Update of "Fantasmic!"
-Return of Sorcery in the Sky
-Roger Rabbit's Toon Studios
-Update of The Backlot Tours

Animal Kingdom
-Beastlie Kingdomme
-"The Festival of the Lion King" relocates to the Tree of Life
-Bug World
-Nighttime lake show "Noah's Ark"

Port Disney (opened 5 years earlier, American DisneySea)
-Raging Spirits

Resort-wide
-Special events for the Magic Kingdom resorts: Polynesian, Fort Wilderness, The Contemporary, The Grand Floridian
-Golden Monorails
-The Venetian Resort is built

 

[ImaginEAR]

Hmmm... I wonder where this idea came from...

Magic Kingdom:
-Cinderella's Castle is temporarily dressed up for the celebration
-Disney Dreams- The New Nightime Castle stage show, featuring the Disney Characters and their fight to save Cinderella and her Castle from the villains
-Magic in the Kingdom- A new Fireworks Show starring Tinkerbell and featuring music from classic Disney Attractions such as the Tiki Room, The Haunted Mansion, it's a small world, The Carousel of Progress and more!
-Dreamin' of Magic the new Daytime Parade
-Updates of classic attractions such as The Carousel of Progress, Space Mountain and more!
-Shadowland

Epcot:
-Spain and Russia
-Update of JIIWF
-A new 3-D show replacing Honey, I Shrunk the Audience

Disney-MGM Studios:
-CineMagic straight from the Walt Disney Studios Paris
-Animation themed Coaster near the Animation Courtyard
-Update of the Backlot Tours

Disney's Animal Kingdom:
-Australia featuring a Nemo Submarine Voyage, the Outback Trails, Crocidile Experience, and Animal Viewing Areas
-Panda Encounter in Asia

Resort Wide Areas:
-The Grand Opening of DisneySea
-New Water Park
-New Monorail System
-2 New Resort Hotels

 

[TennisPlayer519]

Animal Kingdom gets major rehabs
-Open later like the other parks as opposed to until 5:00
-New sections, including Australia, Rustic America (Canada and National Park States like Wyoming) and Latin America (Mexico, Central America and South America)
-More full service restaurants
-Marine Exhibits

Magic Kingdom gets spoofed up

-Gorgeous temporary castle decorations
-The Villain Land
-Golden Monorail System
-New Fireworks and Parade

Epcot gets an upgrade
-More countries
-Rehab of outdated attractions

MGM, bleh, I'm too tired

 

[NemoRocks78]

-Bald Mountain and the Shadowlands

You're making us wait 15 more years for that to happen? :lol:

Magic Kingdom
- Temporary overlay on Cinderella Castle (similar to what DL is getting)
- New 3D show (PhilarMagic replacement)
- Fantasyland rehab (to get the DL Fantasyland look and all dark rides will recieve upgrades)
- New parade
- New fireworks show
- 50th Anniversary exhibit (where to put it though....)

If Disneyland only gets Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters, an updated Space Mountain, a new fireworks show, and a new parade, then this will be enough for MK. :lol:

Epcot
- Greece (featuring a Hercules attraction) pavilion in the WS
- Mary Poppins dark ride for the UK pavilion
- New film for Soarin'

Disney MGM Studios
- Fantasmic! update
- Rock 'n Roller Coaster update (new band)
- Toon Studios (similar to what WDSP is about to build)
- Hyperion Theater (to be located where Theater of the Stars currently sits)

Disney's Animal Kingdom
- Australia
- New 3D show (It's Tough To Be A Bug! replacement)
- Nighttime laser show

Other
- New monorails

 

[stitchcastle]

You're making us wait 15 more years for that to happen?

Oh my gosh you're right, I'm a horrible person.


So I'm changeing the original question:

By the time WDW hits 50, what do you wanna see there?


brand new 50th anniversary stage shows for all 5 parks representing Traditions (MK, the first and was built in memory of Walt), Unity(EPCOT, taking from the park's underlying theme of uniting the world and looking to the future), Inspiration(Studios, a park built at a time when The mouse House was greatly inspired), Courage(AK, based from the park's brave new concept of animals and adventure), Discovery(DS, based on the park's themeing of discovering the seas)

Magic Kingdom
Step In Time - A Magic Kingdom musical commemorating all of the parades and shows that have been presented in the Magic Kingdom for the past 50 years. Starring Mickey Mouse as the "king" of the Kingdom.

EPCOT
We Go On - Presented in the Fountain of Nations, "We Go On" celebrates the various music and cultures from all over the world and combines them in one of the greatest musicals ever created for the Disney theme parks. Think "Illuminations: the Musical!"

Disney-MGM Studios
Luminaria - Mickey conducts a magical orchestra playing the most memorable Disney songs of all time. (Fantasmic! meets Philharmagic) The most technologically advanced show of the 5.

Disney's Animal Kingdom
Journey - Loosely based on the concept of Brother Bear, 5 children discover the virtues and wonder of the animal spirits within them.

Port Disney
DisneySea!! - Mickey braves the oceans and makes some amazing discoveries featuring Ariel, Genie, Tarzan, Pinnochio, and that robot from Treasure Planet. An amazing tachnologically advanced water show featuring mist screens, pyrotechnics, jet-skis, and a giant luminiscent pirate ship.

 

[TennisPlayer519]

Stage 1-After Expedition Everest, the petting zoo in Rafiki's Planet Watch goes to Camp Minnie Mickey and Australia is built where Rafiki's Planet Watch was. The train is stored for a while.

Stage 2-Disney's Sydney Harbor Resort opens north of Australia. It offers boat transportation to Australia and monorail transportation to the TCC. The resort is divided into three sections: Sydney Suburbs (where several 2 floor suites are), Opera House (offers concierge and is closest to lobbey) and Great Barrier Reef (Finding Nemo theme and a restaurant: East Australian Café [instead of East Australian Current])