I'm only asking for opinions on removing the west side of Toontown (the neighborhood district) and not the east side of Toontown (downtown Toontown).
I say replace it. I think it's a wonder that the land has hung on so long after all of its features were gradually chipped away, leaving only Gadget's coaster and Roger Rabbit. It might be wise to cut the land in half, adding buildings to seal off the paths to the western side, leaving the area with Roger Rabbit and eventually the Mickey ride. The former neighborhoods would be ideal for Fantasyland expansion, acessable through the theater which could also be removed, providing further room for Fantasyland. Naturally, a new tunnel under the railroad tracks would be needed.
All of these thoughts assume that, aside from the new Mickey ride, Toontown will remain untouched. It has been underutalized space for too long and if there are no plans for it beyond the ride, then the area can certainly be put to better use.
This would make for a super small and awkward Toontown layout in the middle of a giant Fantasyland. Im not sure whatever they could fit into that space would even be worth the hassle when you consider how it it would make Toontown less relevant and create an awkward dead end. It doesn’t really make a lot sense to add an E ticket to a land and then ax the land in half. To me this idea only really makes sense if Mickey wasn’t coming and they were hell bent on keeping Roger for capacity reasons.
I think there’s plenty of room for an FL expansion with the FL theatre, motorboat cruise area and part of Autopia and I’m all for it.
I think the thought would be the entire western half would be indoors and a semi-contiguous show building with the Wonderbra Plot. Meaning you’d have an alternative way of going under the track and thus create a proper loop.
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I do wonder if they enclosed the western half if they could keep the eastern open during fireworks. The Eastern bits of Toontown are about as far away as the most western bits of SW:GE.
Would it be nice to see Toontown get a facelift? Yes, definitely.
Do I trust Disney to get it right? Absolutely not.
My answer is yes, I would be opposed.
My ideal Toontown would have Mickey's house. Mickey's house would have a M&G for Mickey and Minnie. I would also have Towntown City Hall and that would have Goofy, Donald, Daisy, and Pluto M&G. The main attraction would be Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway. The Fantasyland Theater would be included into Towntown and would be renamed to fit in Toontown. Roger Rabbit would be moved to DCA or Hollywood Studios in Florida. I would get rid of Gadget Go Coaster and Chip and Dale's Treehouse would be gone. A character dining experience would be somewhere in there.
Basically, I would put more effort to highlight the Fab Five.
The way it seems to me, Toontown couldn't possibly be less relevant. The only things worth visiting are Roger Rabbit and potentially the Mickey ride. If the land does not see a refurbishment, I don't see that there's anything worth saving. I'm interested in what parts of it you would consider a loss.This would make for a super small and awkward Toontown layout in the middle of a giant Fantasyland. Im not sure whatever they could fit into that space would even be worth the hassle when you consider how it it would make Toontown less relevant and create an awkward dead end. It doesn’t really make a lot sense to add an E ticket to a land and then ax the land in half. To me this idea only really makes sense if Mickey wasn’t coming and they were hell bent on keeping Roger for capacity reasons.
The way I see it, Toontown couldn't possibly be less relevant. The only things worth visiting are Roger Rabbit and eventually the Mickey ride. If the land does not see a refurbishment, I don't think there's anything worth saving. I'm interested in what parts of it you would consider a loss.
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