DHS What should they do with Animation Courtyard?

[ChewbaccaYourMum]

Futurama is the perfect IP for a Star Tours retheme and it makes me kinda sad that they're so committed to keeping it on life support right now. These next few years I think will be the final window of relevance for Futurama to get any theme park development and I just don't think the circumstances are right for anything to come of it. Maybe a Slurm stand if they went with a "screw it, Fox animation land" theme for Animation Courtyard.

I love Futurama so much haha!

But that's what I'm saying! If Disney is hell-bent on getting Simpsons to a park.. which is a dying brand but has fans.. why not also bring over the stuff in that similar category that is still relevant. I think Family Guy and Bob's Burgers fits that. And Futurama would just be something SO EASY to make a ride out of. That space is so big and shouldn't be just one IP. A Fox Animation Courtyard is such a no brainer for young adults that are into that stuff, and that would be such an easier pill for me to swallow if it HAS to happen.

...Just to be clear other people reading this.. I don't want this, but if it has to happen at least give us all the Simpsons-like animation franchises that you own in that space.

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

I can’t imagine there not being an attraction.
I’d wager a M&G in the Simpson house, Moe’s Bar, Krusty Burger, and some kind of attraction in the Nuclear Power Plant. Hopefully a dark ride of some kind.

Power Plant attraction would be incredible, and pretty funny considering that was the original plan for Universal before they allegedly couldn't get Harry Shearer on board. The rest I feel are easy locks

 

[Moth]

A Bob's Burger quick service would make money.

 

[The Leader of the Club]

Power Plant attraction would be incredible, and pretty funny considering that was the original plan for Universal before they allegedly couldn't get Harry Shearer on board. The rest I feel are easy locks

Maybe we could even get a version of the unbuilt Roger Rabbit “Toontown Transit” ride with Otto’s School Bus.

 

[ChewbaccaYourMum]

A Bob's Burger quick service would make money.

Absolutely!

 

[Streetway Again]

Animation courtyard being a Fox animation domination land, especially with bobs burgers, would be neat and I’m totally down. But I’m more lenient. And since y’all are talking about it, I ask this:

Would you all be ok with the land opening up the door for family guy at wdw?

 

[FigmentFan82]

I wonder if Universal has a design of replacement ready to go for the 2 Simpson areas if Disney does not review?

I thought someone had said Pokémon was earmarked to take over Simpsons area, but I could be mistaken.

 

[Stripes]

I think simpsons at DHS is very believable:

It’s a bob iger era acquired Ip, and one that they have been greatly pushing to be a flagship Disney Ip as of late. Synergy potential.

The Food, beverage, and merchandising potential of the simpsons IP is very vast, (duff beer, krusty burger, donuts, and tons of simpsons merch, ect.) and i would not be surpised if Disney looked at what the potential is and what universal has now and saw dollar signs and wanted a peice of that pie

Its a terribly kept secret that simpsons at both coasts is nearing the end, as the contract is running out and universal knows they aren’t getting it renewed, and are preparing a replacement. So Disney will have access to the IP very soon, maybe they work out a deal?

Also, this is more hypothetical on my part, maybe Disney doing a better simpsons land and ride than universal could be seen by management and the company at large as an “epically owning universal” moment? It also def seems like something that’d get buzz from normies.

Like it or hate it, the simpsons is an ip that has a lot of what modern Disney managment is looking for. It’s probably only a matter of time until they show up in some form.

Hey there, fellow theme park nerds! It’s me, Homer J. Simpson—Disney Legend in the making—here to deliver the best news since all-you-can-eat buffets were invented!

DISNEY IS BUILDING SPRINGFIELD AT HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS! (gasps) That’s right, baby! The Mouse House is finally giving America’s favorite family the first-class, churro-scented, completely immersive land we deserve!

And unlike certain other theme parks that shall remain nameless—(coughs loudly) Universal!—this one won’t be squeezed between a used car lot and a soundstage from 1993! No, no, no! Disney’s Springfield is gonna have top-tier animatronics, rides that actually work, and food that doesn’t taste like it was deep-fried in Krusty’s old bathwater!

Ohh, but Universal had a Springfield first! Please! That thing was more rushed than a Thanksgiving dinner at the Flanders’ house! A couple of carnival rides, a food court, and a giant metal Simpsons cutout? Pfft! I’ve seen Moe’s better-stocked during Prohibition!

But at Disney’s Hollywood Studios—oh-ho-ho! We’re talking a real Moe’s Tavern with Duff Beer on tap, an actual Krustyland that won’t make you nauseous just by looking at it, and a Simpsons ride that doesn’t feel like getting punched in the brain by a VHS tape from 2008!

So come on down to Disney’s Springfield, where the churros are fresh, the animatronics don’t look like they need a nap, and Universal can kiss my Duff-loving butt!

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to eat this before Bart steals it. (munches happily) Mmm…

 

[Brer Oswald]

Wasting a prime expansion plot on a strip mall. Of course they are…

 

[seabreezept813]

I actually like Simpsons at Uni and it holds a nice place in my nostalgia heart, but I have no interest in it being in a Disney park..
If this is really what is happening, and they are already hell-bent on this path, why not just make it a real animation courtyard and do Simpsons, Family Guy and like Futurama and Bob's Burgers. Again, if they're already going down this path with crude adult animation in the park- then go all out and bring us the best of the best in one whole land. Disney literally owns all these properties.

That's the issue.. the crude piece is so not Disney's image (thus far), like Simpsons being in the park would make me not want to go to Hollywood Studios, I feel like it will cheapen it

 

[Walter Elias Disney]

Hey there, fellow theme park nerds! It’s me, Homer J. Simpson—Disney Legend in the making—here to deliver the best news since all-you-can-eat buffets were invented!

DISNEY IS BUILDING SPRINGFIELD AT HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS! (gasps) That’s right, baby! The Mouse House is finally giving America’s favorite family the first-class, churro-scented, completely immersive land we deserve!

And unlike certain other theme parks that shall remain nameless—(coughs loudly) Universal!—this one won’t be squeezed between a used car lot and a soundstage from 1993! No, no, no! Disney’s Springfield is gonna have top-tier animatronics, rides that actually work, and food that doesn’t taste like it was deep-fried in Krusty’s old bathwater!

Ohh, but Universal had a Springfield first! Please! That thing was more rushed than a Thanksgiving dinner at the Flanders’ house! A couple of carnival rides, a food court, and a giant metal Simpsons cutout? Pfft! I’ve seen Moe’s better-stocked during Prohibition!

But at Disney’s Hollywood Studios—oh-ho-ho! We’re talking a real Moe’s Tavern with Duff Beer on tap, an actual Krustyland that won’t make you nauseous just by looking at it, and a Simpsons ride that doesn’t feel like getting punched in the brain by a VHS tape from 2008!

So come on down to Disney’s Springfield, where the churros are fresh, the animatronics don’t look like they need a nap, and Universal can kiss my Duff-loving butt!

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to eat this before Bart steals it. (munches happily) Mmm…

Oh no, oh no
Oh no-no-no-no-no

 

[RosR9]

That's the issue.. the crude piece is so not Disney's image (thus far), like Simpsons being in the park would make me not want to go to Hollywood Studios, I feel like it will cheapen it

That’s exactly how I feel like I go to Disney because I want a specific vibe and feeling, and Simpsons/the direction HS seems to be going is definitely not that

 

[neo999955]

I know most people are against Simpsons, but I still think a well-built land could be really funny, engaging and I would love to eat good versions of all the food from the show. I'd love to feel like I'm actually walking around Springfield similar to how it feels at Harry Potter or Star Wars (regardless of what's missing, the immersion of the land works imo). Ideally they'd really innovate some new ways to experience a land like this so it doesn't feel like what Universal has or lifeless.

I want it and I hope they build it well. But I would also be into including Bob's Burgers or Futurama as well. I think Bob's makes sense at least as a one off restaurant in HS. Futurama would be an ideal retheme for Star Tours, but I agree with the assessment that it probably has missed its chance due to waning popularity.

 

[RosR9]

I know most people are against Simpsons, but I still think a well-built land could be really funny, engaging and I would love to eat good versions of all the food from the show. I'd love to feel like I'm actually walking around Springfield similar to how it feels at Harry Potter or Star Wars (regardless of what's missing, the immersion of the land works imo). Ideally they'd really innovate some new ways to experience a land like this so it doesn't feel like what Universal has or lifeless.

I want it and I hope they build it well. But I would also be into including Bob's Burgers or Futurama as well. I think Bob's makes sense at least as a one off restaurant in HS. Futurama would be an ideal retheme for Star Tours, but I agree with the assessment that it probably has missed its chance due to waning popularity.

I don’t like it, BUT like other people have said before if they went all in on properties that Disney owns I think it could give HS back a theme and make it feel way more cohesive that it does now, like if you want to add Simpsons fine but then give us a Bluey ride, an Alien ride, etc

 

[donaldtoo]

That's the issue.. the crude piece is so not Disney's image (thus far), like Simpsons being in the park would make me not want to go to Hollywood Studios, I feel like it will cheapen it

Disney 5th gate “Simpsonland”…CONFIRMED…!!!!!!!

 

[TheDisneyParksfanC8]

I know most people are against Simpsons, but I still think a well-built land could be really funny, engaging and I would love to eat good versions of all the food from the show. I'd love to feel like I'm actually walking around Springfield similar to how it feels at Harry Potter or Star Wars (regardless of what's missing, the immersion of the land works imo). Ideally they'd really innovate some new ways to experience a land like this so it doesn't feel like what Universal has or lifeless.

I want it and I hope they build it well. But I would also be into including Bob's Burgers or Futurama as well. I think Bob's makes sense at least as a one off restaurant in HS. Futurama would be an ideal retheme for Star Tours, but I agree with the assessment that it probably has missed its chance due to waning popularity.

Disney Youtuber OG55 thinks an approach for Simpsons would be to brush off the concept for the great Muppet movie ride and apply it to Simpsons. Or do what Universal originally planned for their land, a tour through the Springfield nuclear plant.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Simpsons?

 

[Smoky]

Are there any credible sources for all of the Simpsons rumors or is it just standard rumor spreading/conjecture from bored theme park nerds?

 

[ChewbaccaYourMum]

Are there any credible sources for all of the Simpsons rumors or is it just standard rumor spreading/conjecture from bored theme park nerds?

I mean, I wouldn't call myself a "bored theme park nerd"...
I am pretty sure the last couple of pages here is all speculation based on the news from an insider on these boards that something could potentially be announced for Animation Courtyard and I think someone else said an IP was already picked.

I don't think any of us are saying we know any info, or trying to spread rumors, especially not myself! We are simply speculating on a thread about it with no insider info, because we are, in fact, on a website for people to talk and discuss rumors/speculation/insider notes/etc...

 

[eddie104]

The Simpsons at a Disney park ???

Please be serious.