THPFanatic
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I meant if they could leave tower of terror and RnRCSA where they stood or could potentally move them without any major damage. The negatives seem to outweigh the postives of DHS
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What's the deal with Hollywood Studios
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imagineer boy
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There are many problems with it right now. The theme is sort of all over the place and has started to pretty much become "rides with a vague movie theme that don't fit anywhere else so we'll just throw it in here." Another problem is that it's simply a half day park with not much to do. And I think the biggest problem with the park is that it's simply stale and dull. Here's a list I made with loads of ideas to improve it:
-First of all the name goes! The park will be renamed to “Disney Studios Florida” and will become a real working movie studio once again.
-The giant Mickey hat will be demolished and never seen again!!!!!
-The Great Movie ride: Ride is extended with new movie scenes (possibly backwards into the HISTK playground) while existing scenes are upgraded including the removal of Tarzan scene. New movies possibly include Goodfellas, Pulp Fiction, Godfather, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and possibly more. End montage is updated as well.
Echo Lake:
-Indy Stunt show is removed to make way for Indy attraction similar to the ones in DL and TDS. Ride will mostly be the same except with an Aztec theme and a few new encounters. Exterior will be a huge Aztec pyramid with minimal studio themeing.
-Right next to Indy an “Excavator” coaster similar to Raging Spirits (but with somewhat different track design to be less painful) is added.
-Current new version works fine. POSSIBILITY: Area in front of attraction redone to expand star wars theme. Possibility of converting Drew Cary show into Mos Eisley cantina.
-When American Idol eventually dies, the AI show theater could get an entirely new show possibly a comedy stunt show.
Muppets Courtyard:
-Muppets gets their own sort of mini-land.
-Muppets 3-D stays mostly the same except with some possible enhancements such as digital projection, smell effects during pie scene, and other various things here and there.
-Pizza Planet is relocated to Pixar Place and building rethemed to the Swedish Chef’s restaurant.
-Christmas street theme is relocated and current street is rethemed to Muppets.
-Muppet mobile labs added to the area.
-Muppet Movie Ride also added finally!
Streets of America: Area is expanded a little bit to have more street sets and even a town square sort of area.
-Some shops are added to the area.
-Area expands over into the currently un-occupied area to the south of the park where the station for the new back lot tour will be built.
-New Backlot Tour will be added which will tour a brand newly built real production studio area built in the unoccupied area south of the park. It’ll go through real soundstages and outdoor sets and façade laden streets. A special in depth small group tour can be offered at a special price. Tour has special encounters including updated new Catastrophe Canyon.
-LMAX will be re-shifted to fit the expansion of the land. The show will be greatly improved to be less boring, have more exciting stunts, better special effects, etc. More human stunts will be added to the vehicle ones. Herbie and Lightning McQueen are permanently removed from show.
Animation Courtyard: Little mermaid, animation tour queue, one man’s dream, and old Narnia exhibit are all torn down to make way for a bigger area.
-The animation building is brought back to be a regular animation production facility for Disney animated features. Yay! The building will get a lobby similar to DL’s version with several different experiences. These include a how to draw a character demonstration, art from the films exhibits, and the main animation tour complete with movie (similar to Back to Neverland), trip through the animation work areas, and interactive areas similar to the ones in DCA (Ursula’s Grotto, Beast’s Library, etc. ).
-Nightmare Before Christmas Dark Ride is added to the land, potentially in former Playhouse Disney theater.
-Magic Carpets of Aladdin is moved here
-Kiddy Coaster based off of Mickey’s Plane Crazy cartoon is added.
-Water play area based off of Steamboat Willy is added.
-POSSIBILITY: Dark ride based off of old Mickey cartoons or silly symphonies.
Pixar Place: Area is relocated to the western side of the TSMM building with entrance to the ride relocated as well. Old costuming building is torn down to make way for expansion. Area retains its identity with the same brick look.
-Toy Story Midway Mania: Keep mostly the same, but maybe perhaps the midway theme could be removed. Not sure. Add more real props and maybe a few animatronics throughout the ride.
-Luxo Jr. Animatronic is ADDED BACK INTO THE LAND!!!!!
-Monsters Inc could get its treatment with a relocation of the laugh floor from MK or perhaps the doors coaster. Either one would work.
-Pizza Planet direct from the Toy Story movies is added.
-Ratatouille restaurant direct from the movie is added.
-Buy n’ Large from Wall-E is made a store in the land.
-Finding Nemo could get its treatment here with either:
A: Crush’s Coaster like in DLP
B: Ride in Epcot relocated here
C: Musical show from AK moved here
I’m leaning towards C. However Nemo could have a presence in the new Australia area in AK. Either would work.
-Incredibles could possibly get their own attraction based on Kuka technology. TBD.
-A dark ride themed to the various other movies could be a possibility as well. All land expansion is strictly blue sky at this point in time. This also includes possibility of a Radiator Springs mini land.
Sunset Blvd: Area stays mostly the same.
-RnRC: Exterior could get a face life to express the surrounding architecture in the area.
-Beauty and the Beast theater will be enclosed to simulate watching a show at the Hollywood Bowl theater under a night sky. B&B show is replaced with something new. Current show is very outdated.
-Fantasmic: Theater could possibly be relocated for better traffic solutions and theater upgrades, but could be too costly and pointless. Just a thought for now. The actual show will be vastly upgraded and be similar to the show currently playing in TDS. Better effects, less use of stock footage, removal of Pocahontas sequence, better Dragon finale added, cheesier elements removed, possible music remixing, just an overall improved show.
Entertainment:
-Add a new parade that mixes floats with a motor cars parade thing that evokes a Hollywood premier. Floats are themed to Disney films with a Hollywood twist, as well as Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Muppets.
-Bring back the fireworks with a new show called “Blockbusters in the Sky.”This show is set to famous movie music such as Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Last of the Mohicans, Wizard of Oz. Lord of the Rings, Chariots of Fire, Gone with the Wind, Close Encounters, Pirates of the Caribbean, etc.
-Seasonal Things-
-Keep Star Wars weekends the same. Have the special Star Wars themed fireworks and parade be a permanent staple of the event.
-Give the fireworks seasonal overlays for Halloween and Christmas. The show plays famous themes from various classic horror and Christmas movies. These could be simple tags to the ends the regular fireworks show rather than totally new shows on their own.
-Keep Osborne Lights, add more decorations for Halloween.
-Add E-ride nights to the park.
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
-First of all the name goes! The park will be renamed to “Disney Studios Florida” and will become a real working movie studio once again.
-The giant Mickey hat will be demolished and never seen again!!!!!
-The Great Movie ride: Ride is extended with new movie scenes (possibly backwards into the HISTK playground) while existing scenes are upgraded including the removal of Tarzan scene. New movies possibly include Goodfellas, Pulp Fiction, Godfather, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, and possibly more. End montage is updated as well.
Echo Lake:
-Indy Stunt show is removed to make way for Indy attraction similar to the ones in DL and TDS. Ride will mostly be the same except with an Aztec theme and a few new encounters. Exterior will be a huge Aztec pyramid with minimal studio themeing.
-Right next to Indy an “Excavator” coaster similar to Raging Spirits (but with somewhat different track design to be less painful) is added.
-Current new version works fine. POSSIBILITY: Area in front of attraction redone to expand star wars theme. Possibility of converting Drew Cary show into Mos Eisley cantina.
-When American Idol eventually dies, the AI show theater could get an entirely new show possibly a comedy stunt show.
Muppets Courtyard:
-Muppets gets their own sort of mini-land.
-Muppets 3-D stays mostly the same except with some possible enhancements such as digital projection, smell effects during pie scene, and other various things here and there.
-Pizza Planet is relocated to Pixar Place and building rethemed to the Swedish Chef’s restaurant.
-Christmas street theme is relocated and current street is rethemed to Muppets.
-Muppet mobile labs added to the area.
-Muppet Movie Ride also added finally!
Streets of America: Area is expanded a little bit to have more street sets and even a town square sort of area.
-Some shops are added to the area.
-Area expands over into the currently un-occupied area to the south of the park where the station for the new back lot tour will be built.
-New Backlot Tour will be added which will tour a brand newly built real production studio area built in the unoccupied area south of the park. It’ll go through real soundstages and outdoor sets and façade laden streets. A special in depth small group tour can be offered at a special price. Tour has special encounters including updated new Catastrophe Canyon.
-LMAX will be re-shifted to fit the expansion of the land. The show will be greatly improved to be less boring, have more exciting stunts, better special effects, etc. More human stunts will be added to the vehicle ones. Herbie and Lightning McQueen are permanently removed from show.
Animation Courtyard: Little mermaid, animation tour queue, one man’s dream, and old Narnia exhibit are all torn down to make way for a bigger area.
-The animation building is brought back to be a regular animation production facility for Disney animated features. Yay! The building will get a lobby similar to DL’s version with several different experiences. These include a how to draw a character demonstration, art from the films exhibits, and the main animation tour complete with movie (similar to Back to Neverland), trip through the animation work areas, and interactive areas similar to the ones in DCA (Ursula’s Grotto, Beast’s Library, etc. ).
-Nightmare Before Christmas Dark Ride is added to the land, potentially in former Playhouse Disney theater.
-Magic Carpets of Aladdin is moved here
-Kiddy Coaster based off of Mickey’s Plane Crazy cartoon is added.
-Water play area based off of Steamboat Willy is added.
-POSSIBILITY: Dark ride based off of old Mickey cartoons or silly symphonies.
Pixar Place: Area is relocated to the western side of the TSMM building with entrance to the ride relocated as well. Old costuming building is torn down to make way for expansion. Area retains its identity with the same brick look.
-Toy Story Midway Mania: Keep mostly the same, but maybe perhaps the midway theme could be removed. Not sure. Add more real props and maybe a few animatronics throughout the ride.
-Luxo Jr. Animatronic is ADDED BACK INTO THE LAND!!!!!
-Monsters Inc could get its treatment with a relocation of the laugh floor from MK or perhaps the doors coaster. Either one would work.
-Pizza Planet direct from the Toy Story movies is added.
-Ratatouille restaurant direct from the movie is added.
-Buy n’ Large from Wall-E is made a store in the land.
-Finding Nemo could get its treatment here with either:
A: Crush’s Coaster like in DLP
B: Ride in Epcot relocated here
C: Musical show from AK moved here
I’m leaning towards C. However Nemo could have a presence in the new Australia area in AK. Either would work.
-Incredibles could possibly get their own attraction based on Kuka technology. TBD.
-A dark ride themed to the various other movies could be a possibility as well. All land expansion is strictly blue sky at this point in time. This also includes possibility of a Radiator Springs mini land.
Sunset Blvd: Area stays mostly the same.
-RnRC: Exterior could get a face life to express the surrounding architecture in the area.
-Beauty and the Beast theater will be enclosed to simulate watching a show at the Hollywood Bowl theater under a night sky. B&B show is replaced with something new. Current show is very outdated.
-Fantasmic: Theater could possibly be relocated for better traffic solutions and theater upgrades, but could be too costly and pointless. Just a thought for now. The actual show will be vastly upgraded and be similar to the show currently playing in TDS. Better effects, less use of stock footage, removal of Pocahontas sequence, better Dragon finale added, cheesier elements removed, possible music remixing, just an overall improved show.
Entertainment:
-Add a new parade that mixes floats with a motor cars parade thing that evokes a Hollywood premier. Floats are themed to Disney films with a Hollywood twist, as well as Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Muppets.
-Bring back the fireworks with a new show called “Blockbusters in the Sky.”This show is set to famous movie music such as Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Last of the Mohicans, Wizard of Oz. Lord of the Rings, Chariots of Fire, Gone with the Wind, Close Encounters, Pirates of the Caribbean, etc.
-Seasonal Things-
-Keep Star Wars weekends the same. Have the special Star Wars themed fireworks and parade be a permanent staple of the event.
-Give the fireworks seasonal overlays for Halloween and Christmas. The show plays famous themes from various classic horror and Christmas movies. These could be simple tags to the ends the regular fireworks show rather than totally new shows on their own.
-Keep Osborne Lights, add more decorations for Halloween.
-Add E-ride nights to the park.
Kitchandro
Well-Known Member
I was on board until you said 'Indy Stunt show is removed' 
imagineer boy
Well-Known Member
I was on board until you said 'Indy Stunt show is removed'
For starters the show is very stale and I'd be all for removing it if it meant we got the Indy ride similar to the one in DL. Probably the best ride Disney has ever built.
Kitchandro
Well-Known Member
Can't say I agree. As live shows go it's pretty great.
wdwfan4ver
Well-Known Member
Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular first opened in 1989 as one of the first attractions for Disney MGM Studios/DHS. I first saw the show on my first trip to WDW in 1991. Disney never changed the stunt scenes of the show. If you wanted the show back in 1989's or the early 1990's, the attraction can become old and tiring to some people in time.
That is an issue for a live show with its age considering the fact Indiana Jones has 4 movies. Disney hasn't done a good job of keep the stunt show fresh by changing its scenes once every 3 or 4 years as an example.
bdearl41
Well-Known Member
They need to forget the working studios part, and really split it up into four areas:
1) Old Hollywood area, really get the two main roads at the front on the same page, more actors walking around doing their thing.
2) A Star Wars land is desperately needed, get rid of Indy and put Indy at AK
3) Pixar Place needs to grow, lots! Pretty much make the entire backlot area Pixar Place and
4) a new concept between old hollywood and Pixar Place.
Obviously this would cost a ton of money and be at least a 5 plus year project, but its really what the park needs to stand out again.
1) Old Hollywood area, really get the two main roads at the front on the same page, more actors walking around doing their thing.
2) A Star Wars land is desperately needed, get rid of Indy and put Indy at AK
3) Pixar Place needs to grow, lots! Pretty much make the entire backlot area Pixar Place and
4) a new concept between old hollywood and Pixar Place.
Obviously this would cost a ton of money and be at least a 5 plus year project, but its really what the park needs to stand out again.
crispy
Well-Known Member
For me personally, I just think it's stale which is sad because ToT and RnR are two of the best rides around. I still like the park, but it has lacked energy and excitement when we've visited. It also is so very cramped when it's busy that's it's a hard park for me to enjoy. A park like AK is so large that it's easy to relax and enjoy it even if it's busy, but you can't do that with DHS.
litaljohn
Well-Known Member
All good, never was directed towards you, it was just a general comment because that's what had been beginning lately. Whenever somebody says anything bad about a park there is a small group who take it as some personal attack on them and something they enjoy, and the boards take all viewpoints to the the extremes that things are all great or all bad and there can be no middle ground. I'll guarantee somebody has seen your view and somehow will get the idea you think of the park as flawless in every way shape and form. I was basically just pre empting those people before they began to go nuts and make things out to be something else.
Brickcity Pauly
Well-Known Member
I enjoy DHS. I too remember when it was MGM Studios, but I think people just have fond memories of that park. Sure, the backlot ride might have been better when it was an actual studio. But I love Tower of Terror, Rock N Roll Rollercoaster, Star Tours (LOVE the update...it really needed it), Toy Story Midway Mania, Fantasmic, and many other things that aren't even coming to mind right now. All of those things I listed, are MUST DO's for my family. Is it the perfect park? No. Probably the one I could spend the least amount of time in...but I love it and would sorely miss it.