WDW Resort's involvement in DL's 60th Anniversary (open brainstorming)

[mharrington]

As the thread says, this is for how Walt Disney World would be involved with Disneyland's 60th anniversary (the thread for which is found here: Disneyland 60th Anniversary (open brainstorming)).

Anyway, to start with, at the Magic Kingdom, new nighttime shows will be shown, a new fireworks show and a new nighttime parade, replacing SpectroMagic. The fireworks show will be the currently-being-worked-on "Walt Disney: The Legacy of a Wish" (found here: http://www.visionsfantastic.com/forum/f60/new-fireworks-show-wdws-magic-kingdom-23334/). The new nighttime parade will be similar in theme to Disneyland's RDCT fireworks show, but as a nighttime parade instead of fireworks. Since this is WDW's MK, however, it will be themed to that park instead. Go here to see the thread for it: http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?t=519532.

Well, that's all I will do to start with. I haven't even begun to get into the resort, though. What do you think so far?

 

[mharrington]

Well, I decided to go ahead and do some more, since no one's responded yet. Bear in mind, however, that this list is by no means complete. It's just several ideas I had in mind. Here they are:

• Magic Kingdom
  • New nighttime parade and fireworks show to replace SpectroMagic and Wishes, respectively. The parade would be a light parade on WDW's MK's history (a la Remember Dreams Come True, but in a parade instead of fireworks), the fireworks show is a tribute to Walt Disney's legacy. It will be called "Walt Disney: The Legacy of a Wish".
  • Return the Tiki Room to its original state.
  • Do a compromise version of POTC that somehow can be win-win for the ride fans and the movie fans. More later.
  • Add several more attractions to Fantasyland, including a new version of DL's Pinocchio ride and a new Toontown to give Mickey and Minnie a new home.
  • On Main Street, the Exposition Hall at Town Square will be the new home of One Man's Dream, fresh from the Studios. It fits since it's similar to the Walt Disney Story.
• Epcot
  • Overhauling Journey Into Imagination. Not just the ride, but the entire pavilion.
  • Spruce up Spaceship Earth, giving it a new narrator, replacing the interactive stuff near the end and (re)installing into the ride the unofficial song, "Tomorrow's Child".
  • Cut back on the amount of characters in the Seas pavilion. Rename it The Living Seas, but still have some Finding Nemo characters and also throw in characters from The Little Mermaid.
  • Maybe put a new version of Horizons in over where Wonders of Life is currently.
  • A new Soarin' movie at the Land, themed to Florida, just like how DCA's Soarin' is themed to California.
  • Add different Disney characters to different World Showcase pavilions, like how they have characters in DL's Small World now. Characters would only be found in pavilions they fit in (i.e., Snow White in Germany, Pinocchio in Italy, Alice In Wonderland, Peter Pan, Mary Poppins, Winnie the Pooh and so on in the United Kingdom, etc.).
  • A new river rapids ride found at the Germany pavilion, where the old boat ride concept would've been found.
• Studios
  • A new, improved Great Movie Ride.
  • Relocate the hat to someplace else in the park, so as not to obscure the view of the Chinese Theater.
  • Replace the Indiana Jones stunt show with a variation on the Indy ride found at Disneyland.
  • A water thrill ride themed to "Fantasia". Not my idea originally, however.
• Animal Kingdom
  • A Pocahontas-themed water ride found at Camp Minnie-Mickey.
• Elsewhere
  • One thing that could happen is an expansion of the monorail to all over the property. A new station will come to the Studios and several of the hotels, including the Caribbean Beach Resort. Another will travel all the way out to Typhoon Lagoon and Downtown Disney. There will also be several new Transportation and Ticket Centers to link to several of the new tracks around the resort. The one near the Magic Kingdom won't be getting a new track to the Studios, however. That will only be found on the one leaving Epcot.

What do you think so far? As you can see, the lion's share of WDW's involvement in DL's 60th anniversary will be directed at the Magic Kingdom and Epcot.

 

[Stratofarius]

The idea for the Walt Disney's: One Man Dream show coming to Magic Kingdom would work well with the new water thrill ride based on Fantasia. Since the show is leaving the Studios, that area will be occupied by the new show. Anyway, about EPCOT: If Imaginations is getting overhauled, then it means some references to Walt Disney should be included there.

 

[mharrington]

The idea for the Walt Disney's: One Man Dream show coming to Magic Kingdom would work well with the new water thrill ride based on Fantasia. Since the show is leaving the Studios, that area will be occupied by the new show. Anyway, about EPCOT: If Imaginations is getting overhauled, then it means some references to Walt Disney should be included there.

Great ideas. I also have decided that with the new Little Mermaid ride coming to the Magic Kingdom, the Little Mermaid show at the Studios will also be sent to Walt Dated World.