Guardians of the Galaxy Overlay for Tower of Terror

I'm still hoping that this is not going to happen. Leave the Tower as it is. It's one of Disney's best themed attractions so keep it that way. Create something new with Marvel. Neither the TOT nor Marvel deserve that.

 

It won't fit either place until they are able to incorporate more Marvel around the attraction. ToT is fine the way it is at DLR and WDW. They can't afford to change it at WDW because they have so few attractions available at Hollywood Studios as it is.

 

I just don't get the connection. Are the Guardians of the Galaxy able to time travel?

Or are we stepping outside theme-ing and they're visiting Disneyland Resort.

Even writing that I don't get it.

 

I think it was suppose to be one of the Collector's storage buildings. I'm not as attached to the TOT at DCA as some people over in Florida are about theirs. As long as the overlay gives us better themeing along the lines of Disney Sea's version than I say go for it! The Disney Sea version doesn't use the Twilight Zone but has an original story instead. I can see something similar here. The boiler room could be turned into a storage room for the Collector. Maybe we will get a AA of Howard the Duck!

 

I'm conflicted about this issue. On one hand I'd miss the current version, and on the other, I really love GOTG.

 

They do this, and I am never going to DCA again. Ever.

 

This could be good. The Collector could "collect" all kinds of Disneyland artifacts of attractions past. The TV set from ToT, the agent puppet from SuperStar Limo, to a menu from MaliBurritos. Eventually, the attraction becomes so inside and self-referential that it simply collapses into itself, becoming a massive black hole the Guardians must escape, which, of course, is a nod to The Black Hole! (drops mic)

 

He's now Donald Trump's speech writer.

 

Why is there not a Black Hole ride?

 

The TDS version proved that TOT doesn't need the Twilight Zone to be successful. However, I just can't see how GOTG makes any sense for it; it just doesn't make sense.

Additionally, the argument that it will be the first step toward a Marvel land in DCA confuses me. The building is awkwardly sited, facing away from any potential development in the Timon lot remains and physically isolated due to its backstage support facilities. If they were to convert the Monsters area of the Backlot to Marvel, that would leave us with the Hyperion awkwardly sandwiched in the middle of the new Marvel area. I really just don't see how it makes sense

Plus, it's already a popular attraction; it is consistently one of the longest waits in the park. Similar to Maelstrom at Epcot, it may not be perfect, but it has the right capacity for the demand that it generates. Slapping a popular franchise on it would only make those waits longer, while not adding any capacity to the park (meaning they can't increase the number of tickets sold), and risks leaving us with an attraction that's worse than the original (like Stitch's Great Escape)

As for WDW, it just doesn't make any sense there at all. Sunset Blvd is the perfect build up to the attraction, and the extensive hotel grounds are nearly perfect. Plus, that park is so embarrassing right now that they can't afford to close a single attraction for a day, let alone the months required for an overhaul like this

 

Probably because our Hans is the only person whose ever seen, let alone like, the movie.

 

I voted no, no way, no how.

And I'm a HUGE GOTG fan and loved that movie and could tell stories. I just can't agree to losing the theme of TOT and going away from my favorite era in time.

 

Why can't they just do it for a couple months in the year? They change the haunted mansion and space mountain for a month or two every year. I think that would be ok.

 

Marvel doesn't make any sense neither at DCA nor at DHS. Both areas are themed after Hollywood and GOTG doesn't fit at all. This feels so forced by top management.

 

Maybe instead Starlord and friends take over the topiary animals at it's a small world. It could be Gardeners of the Galaxy.

 

What makes for a great themed area is a strong sense of place. All the "great" lands, from Mysterious Island to Carsland to Diagon Alley, have a clear identity and transport visitors to a specific location and time period, which is reflected in details throughout. The Marvel stories, on the other hand, focus on strong personalities from the characters and big action sequences; the setting is almost never a major factor, nor is it especially unique. Building a land around characters who really have no permanent location is setting itself up for failure

Coincidentally, with the closure of Streets of America at the Studios in WDW, the Muppets Courtyard has become its own land. Similar to Marvel, the Muppets are strong characters that are essentially place-less. The area is essentially the vaguely-New York/backlot remains, without anything that clearly establishes where it is supposed to be, or how the Muppets are actually involved