World Of Color Refurbishment

[EvilChameleon]

They should have just brought back LuminAria for this holiday season so that they could have unleashed WoC with a bang on NYE.

I'm only partially kidding.

 

[Disney Analyst]

My point was that NYE is THE busiest day of year, WoC isn’t going make that any different. But I suppose if WoC is running it’s one more area available for the countdown.

Totally, which is why having the other major countdown operational from an operations stand point would be optimal. You need to spread the guests out as much as possible. They may just switch to a fireworks only show if WOC isn’t ready by New Years perhaps?

 

[EvilChameleon]

Looking bleak for December, eh?

 

[jrhwdw]

Looking bleak for December, eh?

Very! According to Twitter WOC will not be back this year! No return date ! Just that it won't be back for the next several months! No mention of PTN either, so we just have Mickey's Mix Magic and F! for nighttime entertainment in 2019! Rollseyes!

 

[jaxonp]

They were running the show at night when I stayed at the grand last week. Not sure what the hold up is but it must be something.

 

[AJFireman]

https://www.ocregister.com/2018/12/18/disneylands-world-of-color-show-wont-be-back-until-next-year/

Here is the article that twitter sources are referencing. It states in there that yes they have been testing it but still not ready to show to the public.

 

[Disneylover152]

Heres an article about it not returning until 2019:
https://www.sbsun.com/2018/12/18/disneylands-world-of-color-show-wont-be-back-until-next-year/

You'd think by now Disney would have created a temporary form of nighttime entertainment for the lagoon to show in the holiday season. Disney has countless nighttime show soundtracks in their library. Resurrect one of them and program the fun wheel, Incredicoaster lights, spotlights, lasers. Create some projections for the Mickey and maybe on the highest Incredicoaster scream tube. Maybe a few fireworks? Add some LED screens to the area and a few characters/entertainment people and there you go! Sure it's not the same as World of Color, but it sure will add some nighttime entertainment that can keep guests entertained. Plus they will have an additional nighttime entertainment possibility for whenever World of Color goes for refurbishment. It's not like they would have to build anything. Everything they have is already in place. They just program a new show.

Still hoping for a New Years Eve return though.

 

[EvilChameleon]

"we are hoping it will return in the next several months"

Cripes. That would be, what, a year after it originally went down? Just a horrendous job of this whole thing all around.

 

[jaxonp]

Disney takes too long to do anything anymore

 

[drizgirl]

Disney takes too long to do anything anymore

It will probably be years before Santa gets his sleigh back in DL.

 

[GiveMeTheMusic]

Hate to say I told you so...but.

 

[Ryan120420]

Maybe they are waiting to re-open World of Color when Galaxy's Edge opens. Gives people, especially the locals an excuse to go to DCA to see it.

 

[Disney Irish]

Hate to say I told you so...but.

 

[Disney Irish]

Maybe they are waiting to re-open World of Color when Galaxy's Edge opens. Gives people, especially the locals an excuse to go to DCA to see it.

Or maybe its still broken, no matter what testing they've been doing, and it won't come back until its 100% fixed.

 

[GiveMeTheMusic]

Or maybe its still broken, no matter what testing they've been doing, and it won't come back until its 100% fixed.

Trust, if WOC could be open right now, it would be. DCA desperately needs it. There's no intentional delaying going on here, just years of maintenance negligence that are now costing millions of dollars to fix after the fact.

 

[Travel Junkie]

I mean anyone who went to DCA and saw that giant stage blocking 1/2 the viewing area from seeing the fountains would realize they had little faith WOC would be open in time for the holidays.

 

[Disney Irish]

Here's MC write up on the WoC delay:

https://micechat.com/212825-world-of-color-return-delayed-until-2019/

 

[EvilChameleon]

I do wonder just what is wrong though if we're seeing it being tested at night.

 

[NateD1226]

I do wonder just what is wrong though if we're seeing it being tested at night.

Hopefully they are just making sure everything is working before releasing it?!!?

 

[TTA94]

Trust, if WOC could be open right now, it would be. DCA desperately needs it. There's no intentional delaying going on here, just years of maintenance negligence that are now costing millions of dollars to fix after the fact.

At least this should mean PTN will be back sooner than later. Had WoC returned this holiday season that could have potentially pushed off PTNs return next year.