Woody, Jessie and Rafiki cut from Magic Kingdom

[ToTBellHop]

Well the Mupoets are coming. Remember, the budget doesn't get bigger, just reallocated. So a gain of the Muppets will mean the removal of others.

Do we have any more information about this show, yet? I know it starts in a little over 2 weeks yet I see no visible signs of a stage anywhere. I am struggling to imagine where this will take place in cramped Liberty Square and it's a bit late in the game to rip out the Liberty Tree (the actual tree) and build a stage there.

 

[COProgressFan]

Do we have any more information about this show, yet? I know it starts in a little over 2 weeks yet I see no visible signs of a stage anywhere. I am struggling to imagine where this will take place in cramped Liberty Square and it's a bit late in the game to rip out the Liberty Tree (the actual tree) and build a stage there.

Wasn't this rumored to happen from a balcony/window above Heritage House?

 

[Hakunamatata]

Wasn't this rumored to happen from a balcony/window above Heritage House?

Yes. I think it's confirmed.

 

[SirLink]

Do we have any more information about this show, yet? I know it starts in a little over 2 weeks yet I see no visible signs of a stage anywhere. I am struggling to imagine where this will take place in cramped Liberty Square and it's a bit late in the game to rip out the Liberty Tree (the actual tree) and build a stage there.

There is no stage.

 

[asianway]

I'm hearing that Woody, Jessie and Rafiki have all been cut from the Magic Kingdom. This would mean Jessie would not be meet-able anywhere at WDW. I believe October 1st is the last day to meet Woody and Jessie.

I completely support this cut

 

[brb1006]

Well I guess it's back to HS for Woody and Jessie. At least you can still find Rafiki at AK.

 

[Hakunamatata]

I completely support this cut

Maybe Disney got tired of people trying to make Woody and Jesse fall down.

 

[asianway]

Maybe Disney got tired of people trying to make Woody and Jesse fall down.

Now, take out Tink, Buzz,Merida, Stitch...that along with savings from Parade, should allow for some pop up sets several times a day.

 

[brb1006]

Are they being replaced (LOL, I know) with anyone or just cuts?

Maybe they want to drive guests who want to meet Woody to DHS. Jessie could possibly move there at some point. And Rafiki belongs in AK.

Maybe Jessie and Woody will be replaced with Brer Rabbit.

 

[brb1006]

But by that logic they should put every character and every ride in the Magic Kingdom because kids deserve to see everything and it's not their fault their parents or grandparents may not take them to more than one park...
When I was a kid, there were very few characters...and the ones they had, just walked through the park from time to time... and that was great and magical...there were no lines or appointments to meet them...it was just a happening...we were there to see the park, and if we met a character it was a special experience...but not necessary to our happiness.

Tokyo still does that though.

 

[brb1006]

I agree with that last paragraph. I just also agree in this case that these particular characters fit in Frontierland. I did not say that anybody "deserved" or was entitled to all characters at MK. I just said that I had no problem with characters who happen to fit thematically in MK as well as other parks to be in both, and I was making the point that in that case it benefited people who only visited the MK. Now, if characters do not fit into one of the MK themes, they don't belong there, period. Overall, though, I don't think that you have do confine characters to one park, as long as they fit thematically wherever they are.

That's true.

 

[brb1006]

Could this possibly have anything to do with the fact that Woody and Jessie are desperately in need of a redesign? Perhaps they are taking care of this before TSL opens.

I hope so, Woody and Jessie have been keeping that same smile for two decades.

 

[brb1006]

I think it's funny that Woody and Jesse fit in Frontierland because they wear cowboy outfits. Very little of the Toy Story story line has to do with "the west". Heck, at least Buzz Lightyear had a tv series based on a back story. Makes sense to put Buzz and SRS in Tomorrowland (if you are ok with the toonification of the lands).

The universe that Woody and Jessie came from was set in the West.

 

[brb1006]

Isn't Woody already at DHS? and Rafiki already at Rafiki's Planet Watch in AK?

Woody, Jesse, and Rafiki are also part of the Move it Shake it parade last time I checked, are they maybe just being cut from that to make way for new characters there? Zootopia's Judy and Nick showed up in that parade after the movie came out (and bumped some one else from the parade) and Moana is about to hit theaters, the Moana merch is already in stores, maybe those characters are coming to MK in place of Woody Jesse and Rafiki

And speaking of Zootopia, what is taking Disney so long for the two to be meetable at WDW? They are already meetable at Hong Kong Disneyland and Disneyland in DCA for months now.

 

[brb1006]

Shame. All of these cuts and no replacements. We need new management. And I don't mean of the feathered kind.

WDW sure has been cutting alot of Disney characters this year.

 

[brb1006]

I completely support this cut

Maybe they might redesign Jessie during this period.

 

[brb1006]

That's really sad. They were always fun to greet (and usually had a decent line). Hopefully they are added to DHS with the new land...

I hope they finally bring out Bo Peep when TSL is complete.

 

[WildcatDen]

Maybe they might redesign Jessie during this period.

I may have heard (or may have not) that they are looking at a redesign incorporating the best parts of Jessie and Jessica Rabbit. I am expecting a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader look?

 

[lebeau]

Woody and Jesse better suited for DHS and Rafiki for DAK.

Agree on Rafiki, but I can't think of a better place to meet Woody and Jessie than Frontierland.

 

[SirLink]

Agree on Rafiki, but I can't think of a better place to meet Woody and Jessie than Frontierland.

I can TSL shame the M+G built venue was cut from the last set of plans. Woody and Jessie have as much to do with the Wild West as Lighting McQueen and Mater do. The correct characters to meet would of been streetmosphere along with Pecos Bill and The Lone Ranger for example.