Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Didn't complete my thought... Seems to me that having the two parks at the lower end of the ranking launch big new attractions within the same 12 month period would be a major marketing coup for WDW.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I really hope that people will not be disappointed when the makeover turns out a lot smaller." Yeah, $3 billion for a makeover of one park seems ridiculously far fetched. Just for comparison I did a Google search and the new SDL theme park is rumored to be budgeted at $3.7 billion. I can envision the changes as described for DHS in the article, but that price tag is absurd. OAN, I wonder what the "Universal Is Beating Disney" brigade thinks of all these rumors.
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>Yeah, $3 billion for a makeover of one park seems ridiculously far fetched. Just for comparison I did a Google search and the new SDL theme park is rumored to be budgeted at $3.7 billion. I can envision the changes as described for DHS in the article, but that price tag is absurd. <<< $3 billion for a single park can't be true. Maybe the whole resort gets that amount of money and more parks are getting new additions.
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>I just can't see adding an 'Indiana Jones' ride to WDW. <<< I would love to see the Indiana Jones Adventure at WDW, but I guess that's not going to happen and it is just wishful thinking of fans. WDW got already Dinosaur, which is basically the same ride, just a different theming. However there are also rumours that WDW might get Radiator Springs Racers and that's similar to Test Track. I don't see a problem with having different attarctions with the same ride system at one resort. Otherwise there could only be one rollercoaster or one boat ride.
Originally Posted By phruby >>"They also don't want Avatar to look stupid compared to Star Wars." Why would it? From what I hear James Cameron won't give Disney the time of day while this thing gets built. Disney is pretty much on their own while building it. It will also be fairly small with just two rides and a restaurant and stores. Star Wars is going be much bigger and their is actually a fan base for Star Wars. No one cares about Avatar.
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>No one cares about Avatar.<<< I still don't get it, why Disney partnered with Cameron and is building Avatar Land. That movie was so stupid, but I guess many people liked it back than. Otherwise it wouldn't have been so successful. Today, however, it seems that no one really cares about it anymore. When the rides and the land will be great, people will come. I'm curious if the new Avatar movies will be as successful as the first one.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Star Wars is going be much bigger and their is actually a fan base for Star Wars. No one cares about Avatar." Until the thing opens. Then everyone will go bonkers talking about it. Just like they always do.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I still don't get it, why Disney partnered with Cameron and is building Avatar Land." The film grossed $2.7 billion worldwide, that's why. Also, Avatar 2 comes out in 2017.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "No one cares about Avatar." You mean the movie that made the most money ever? One that did about the same business as both Avengers movies.....combined? No one cares about that movie?
Originally Posted By RoadTrip After refusing to see Avatar in the theaters and mocking it for years as being stupid, I finally saw it on TV and loved it. I started to think about why I had spent so long disliking it. I came to a conclusion that made me feel pretty foolish. I had never read any reviews or given the film a chance. All I needed to do was look at the ads. What totally turned me off? BLUE PEOPLE. I mean for God's sake, everyone knows Aliens are Green or Grey or sometimes even Reddish-Brown. But they sure as hell aren't Blue. Once I watched it (largely in response to AK developing an Avatarland), I really enjoyed it. I also think the very unique landscapes of Pandora will be great at the AK. The AK has always done a remarkable job with creating a sense of place, and I expect Avatarland to be outstanding.
Originally Posted By magic0214 Avatar excites me because that world is spectacular. You can forget every plot point of the film (Sigourney Weaver dies, I think?), but you can never forget the world. It should do well for DAK.
Originally Posted By phruby Just because it made a ton of money doesn't make it a good movie. Just look at Titanic. That movie was idiotic. Ohh, the ship is sinking! Lets' get out of the life boats and down to the lower decks for no reason and then back up again. Repeat for at least two hours until Leo drowns. Should have taken the girl with him! Rubbish! The only thing that was good about that movie was Kate Winslet's boobs.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt We get it man. You don't like the movie. That's fine, but until it opens and flops you can't argue that building Avatarland at DAK is a bad idea based on your personal dislike of the film. I hate the HP and Fast & Furious movies, but I know that a ton of people love them, therefore using those franchises as foundations for theme park attractions makes a lot of sense.
Originally Posted By Dis-Philip Ignore Slashfilm. They're caving in to lies yet again. Hope PeterPan1313 will reply here soon.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I'm certainly not taking what Slashfilm says as inside "truth". On the other hand, why should I believe anything Mr. Pan says any more than I believe them? As far as I know Pan is some 29 year old guy living in his mother's basement who has NO connections with Disney, and just enjoys spending his time sitting at a computer making crap up.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip This information is popping up at multiple sites. That does not make it true, but it is at least beginning to seem plausible. Especially when the $3 billion is not just for the Studios, but includes a replacement for Illuminations and the Imagination attraction at Epcot. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://thisisinfamous.com/3-billion-allow-star-wars-pixar-and-indiana-jones-to-overhaul-disneys-hollywood-studios-exclusive/">http://thisisinfamous.com/3-bi...clusive/</a> We should know by the end of August, but then again, maybe not. ;-)
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "I also think the very unique landscapes of Pandora will be great at the AK. The AK has always done a remarkable job with creating a sense of place, and I expect Avatarland to be outstanding." Whatever problems the movie had, it's hard to deny that it could make a spectacular land if done right. "Just because it made a ton of money doesn't make it a good movie." But it does make claims that nobody cares about sound pretty silly.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Can't believe there's talk of a re-do of The Imagination pavilion. It seems to me, the basic structure and layout of the original ride could have been updated and plussed up a bit - keeping Dreamfinder and Figment and just improving the various scenes using newer technology. Instead 2.0 was terrible, and 3.0 is just kind of 'eh'
