Originally Posted By Hista98 Actuallly Leo Bloom I read an article in a magazine with imaginerrs and they asked if pixar rides would ever come to Fantasyland, and the Imaginerrs said No. "there are very strict rules when it comes to Fantasyland", and since it was the closest land to Walt's heart and they want it to always be based on Disney classic films or ideas of fantasy and not get overuled with other movie genres. So no pixar for Fantasyland.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 So no pixar for Fantasyland.<< Instead, we'll throw it into Tomorrowland, because we all know Pixar fits wonderfully into Tomorrowland....
Originally Posted By sjhym33 I think there are going to be a lot of disappointed people on this. We will be lucky if we get just one of those things.
Originally Posted By dshyates With a little budget cut here and a little budget cut there I think the redo will consist of adding the Little Mermaid clone and some princess themed trash cans.
Originally Posted By iluvdisneyland "But again, these 'plans' aren't etched in stone ... and I'll bet you anything they were leaked purposely, so the fan community doesn't keep focusing on the monorail disaster and the bus crash and the follow on both ... much better to talk about finally getting new stuff at MK." I think you're all reading too much into this still. I still say some random fool made these with Photo Shop or Auto CAD or something. It's pretty simple to draw lines over an image you found on the internet.
Originally Posted By Scottydem i've heard from many different people on many different forums that this plan is 90% a go.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I think Disney is making a big mistake essentially turning Fantasyland into EPCOT's World Showcase, an area completely devoted to Princess meet and greets and food. When was the last time anyone on one of these boards said they thought that The World Showcase needed an additional meet and greet? Rides and attractions should be the primary choice here, meet and greets should be something for guests to do at character meals and such.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: But some ducklings complain about too many character meals, too. The poor characters take such awful beatings from some of you. Now it's true that too much space can be gobbled up by SOME character meets and greets. But if you can't let the princesses have full reign in Fantasyland, where else would you have them go? I mean, really! Let's give the poor girls a break. Some of us really LIKE meeting the princesses and other Disney characters. And after hearing some people say Fantasyland is where ALL the characters belong, it's funny to also hear some people complaining that not even Fantasyland is where they should be found!! But I have to disagree. Characters in Fantasyland--especially the princesses--that's exactly where they belong.
Originally Posted By aracuanbird Isn't this model similar to the meet and greet "trail" (aka Fantasy Gardens) at Honky Tonk Disneyland? Any idea how that area has been received? The notion of an elaborate walk around space doesn't sound all that rich, but maybe the Mouse has something else up its sleeve. What if this area offers an investment into a much-more ambitious Living Character initiative? Or what if Disney has a Magiquest-inspired interactive experience on tap, a la Potter? If so, this place might not need the same amount of concrete and steel to become a robust attraction. Allen
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <Maybe these plans indicate Disney has been awakened by the threat of Harry Potter Island over at Universal???< they better do a lot more than this -- at best Harry Potter is going to cost them at least 1 day of each WDW vacationer for the next few years... even diehards like me At worst it could cost them 2-3 days depending on the level of Disney 'loyalty'
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad <<<they better do a lot more than this -- at best Harry Potter is going to cost them at least 1 day of each WDW vacationer for the next few years... even diehards like me At worst it could cost them 2-3 days depending on the level of Disney 'loyalty'>>> I agree, I know we are going harry potter for at least 1 day maybe 2 if its good. My youngest loves harry potter and waits for each movie. Even had us wait in line for the release of deathly hollows. Add in sea world every other year and suddenly there is the possibility of half our week being off property. I would hope not. I love Disney but the possibility is there.
Originally Posted By Hista98 Instead, we'll throw it into Tomorrowland, because we all know Pixar fits wonderfully into Tomorrowland.... Wel lto be fair if you had wings,and Delta Dreamflight didn't fit the theme of tomorrowland either
Originally Posted By leobloom >>if you had wings,and Delta Dreamflight didn't fit the theme of tomorrowland either>> Their quasi-Epcot style certainly wasn't as out of place as Stitch's BurpFest or "Where's the Comedy?" Club
Originally Posted By jmuboy How about An Alice's Curious Labrynth from DL Paris and the Alice ride from DL in this version of Fantasyland. That's a themed play area everyone can play in and enjoy. Plus that gives us a new ride in addition to Mermaid.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> they better do a lot more than this -- at best Harry Potter is going to cost them at least 1 day of each WDW vacationer for the next few years... even diehards like me At worst it could cost them 2-3 days depending on the level of Disney 'loyalty' << >> I agree, I know we are going harry potter for at least 1 day maybe 2 if its good. My youngest loves harry potter and waits for each movie. Even had us wait in line for the release of deathly hollows. Add in sea world every other year and suddenly there is the possibility of half our week being off property. I would hope not. I love Disney but the possibility is there. << From everything I've read you are going to be spending 2 or 3 days at Uni if you are a HP fan. Any addition to the MK is much needed, and I certainly hope they do it right, and don't cheap out on FL. They'll need it, causes nothing is going to keep the folks away from TWWOHP.
Originally Posted By Hista98 I like the idea for an alice area. Imagine if they took the dark ride from DL and updated it with modern special effects. also why are they giving each princess there own meet and greet that seems stupid and a waste of space. Why not just have one generic princess spot? also i hered it's more girl based becayse all the boys are going to be too busy with harry potter. Why is disney not even trying to lure the boys into WDW? I think disney could easiely top Harry potter if they tried but it seems like they are throwing in the twoel before the fights even started, saying there is no way we can make them come to our park, so why bother
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn I think this plan looks awesome. To questions before: yes it is indeed the Walt Disney World footprint.
Originally Posted By ORD84 >they better do a lot more than this -- at best Harry Potter is going to cost them at least 1 day of each WDW vacationer for the next few years... even diehards like me At worst it could cost them 2-3 days depending on the level of Disney 'loyalty< I agree completely HPI looks good enough to lure even the most seasoned WD fan away for at least a day, and that is something that Disney can't afford to let happen for too long before the carpet is pulled out from underneath them, with any luck HPI will not live up to all of it's hype and then will become an eyesore to UNI... >I like the idea for an alice area. Imagine if they took the dark ride from DL and updated it with modern special effects. also why are they giving each princess there own meet and greet that seems stupid and a waste of space. Why not just have one generic princess spot? also i hered it's more girl based becayse all the boys are going to be too busy with harry potter. Why is disney not even trying to lure the boys into WDW? I think disney could easiely top Harry potter if they tried but it seems like they are throwing in the twoel before the fights even started, saying there is no way we can make them come to our park, so why bother?< I don't think it's that so much as look at the success Disney has had marketing the princesses, hell you can't go anywhere in Disney without seeing some little girl walk around in princess garb, it's a huge cash-cow for them..as for not attracting the boys I was thinking that they are trying to do something like that with adventureland with the PoC ride and area, with the Jack Sparrow swashbuckling school etc. or was that only a limited time offering? At any rate, Disney has got to add some serious muscle to all of the parks if it hopes to lure the people away from Harry Potter Island at Universal
