Originally Posted By The Duck Just looking at the plans again and I was wondering if Mickey's Toontown Fair really is going away, perhaps Goofy's Barnstormer coaster might be overhauled into the much talked about 7 Dwarves coaster? The plans don't mention the dwarves but it seems like a logical plan to me since the present ride won't come close to the proposed theming of the area. Just thinking...
Originally Posted By u k fan Whilst there was never much there for me I guess I'm in the minority in thinking that losing the Toontown concept from the MK is a bad thing. As the flagship park Mickey's home should be there if not physically then spiritually. I'd still like to see some idea of the 'Toons living in the MK!!!
Originally Posted By spacejockey I have a gut feeling that most these plans are "Blue Sky" and will never happen. Maybe we will get The Little Mermaid, new Fantasyland facades and a few meet and greets. The rest will probably never happen.
Originally Posted By demderedoseguys No matter what happens, it does make for interesting discussion and if the Mermaid attraction is an E ticket, we'll all be happy.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros "On the blueprints it completely omits the Small world and old skyway areas." Actually, it just doesn't show them. It only shows the area where the subs used to be. Along the lower edge, you can see the beginning of the Snow White/Pooh building, and along the left edge, you can see the edges of the Village Haus and Philharmagic. The rest of the land would be left alone (most likely), unless they do some facade work. The area that is shown in the artwork is where they currently have the Ariel tent, Dumbo, DVC booth, Pooh playground, and a lot of trees. Nothing much will be removed that won't be replaced with something a little more substantial, assuming that this is a real plan and it actually is the plan that they are going to go forward with.
Originally Posted By Hista98 think post 83 is an accurate prediction Ya, knowing disney these days the one part that will happen is the meet and greets. Everything else will be shevled.
Originally Posted By Hista98 I wonder if they will use the tents of toontown fair as part of the dumbo area. I mean dumbo does take place in a circus. as for toontown going away... thank god I never liked the toontown fair idea at WDW it just never seemd as cool or imersive as the toontown at DL although i am sad about micey and minnies meet and greets going away
Originally Posted By sjhym33 I think you may see the Little Mermaid ride with some meet and greet things around it. I dont think you will see a major expansion or change in Fantasyland that those blue prints show. Though I have heard that the tournament tent theming will be going away and a more Disneyland style Fantasyland look taking its place.
Originally Posted By leobloom I hear Little Mermaid is likely, but beyond that who knows? Anyone get the impression that the second dark ride (BATB or otherwise) is highly UNLIKELY? That's a shame. I really hope Mermaid is a good ride, but it's been years since WDW opened a new E-Ticket that really wowed me. Soarin' is nice, but it's really a glorified IMAX movie (and I hate the queue and the fact that the edges of the screen are clearly visible when riding). Everest is fun, but there's only the one (sometimes working) AA and little else to look at. Like I said, I hope Mermaid impresses, but I'm not holding my breath. Sad, but true.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo >>>I think most of this sounds pretty sucky. Thank the lord DLP is my home park!!!<<< Amen UKFAN, though I think you will be very pleasantly surprised with DL later this year. But yes, the MK Fantasyland sucks now, and if these are true, it will only marginally suck a little less.
Originally Posted By u k fan <<<Amen UKFAN, though I think you will be very pleasantly surprised with DL later this year.>>> If I ever get there, but that's a whole other subject!!!
Originally Posted By dshyates Regarding Universal and property based attractions. They are going to be opening one within the couple of weeks that is NOT based on a intellectual property. Hollywood Rip Ride Rocket isn't based on a specific property and it looks like it is going to be very popular. And just last year they opened Disaster! which actually removed a movie tie in. But I can assure you that TWWOHP is going to blow the socks off of the industry when it opens. The dark ride they are building is going to be the bee's knees. Imagine a innovative ride system combined with full sized AAs such as a car sized spider and a 60' Basilisk. And an evironment that is a combination of actual sets and 3-d projections to give the environments a depth that can only be achieved with 3-d projection backgrounds. And lots of special effects like a Pepper's Ghost Wizarding Chess scene.
Originally Posted By Britain Ridiculous comment. I hope it succeeds, makes lots of money for Universal and its employees. I hope it raises the bar and provokes Disney to respond in kind!
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy << They are going to be opening one within the couple of weeks that is NOT based on a intellectual property. Hollywood Rip Ride Rocket isn't based on a specific property and it looks like it is going to be very popular. >> I think we've covered this territory before. I'm not an advocate of giant exposed steel roller coasters in Disney theme parks. So, to get excited about the roller coasters at Universal as though they're going to inspire something at WDW, doesn't make much sense. Do you want to see this attraction at EPCOT?
Originally Posted By dshyates "Do you want to see this attraction at EPCOT?" No. I also don't want to see it in Jurassic Park, Seuss Landing, or The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. But given its theme of the production and post production of a music video. It seems a perfect fit for its inclusion in the Production Central "land" of Uni Studios. Also the last time I checked Universal is not Disney. And has its own set of design parameters. Which are a little less "literal" and more "impressionistic" than Disney's. Such as Dueling Dragons. While I can actually see roller coaster track, I am sentient enough to comprehend the theme. And still think it is a E-Ticket level attraction. For what it is worth I never really thought that BTMRR was an actual runaway mine train. I was just stating that HRRR doesn't have a franchise tie-in.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Ridiculous comment. I hope it succeeds, makes lots of money for Universal and its employees. I hope it raises the bar and provokes Disney to respond in kind! << Hear Hear!
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy << For what it is worth I never really thought that BTMRR was an actual runaway mine train. >> It helps to experience these attractions from the eyes of a 10 year old. BTMRR was about the most awesome thing I had ever seen when I was 10. It felt very real. << But given its theme of the production and post production of a music video. >> Yawn. It's a roller coaster. Take off whatever lame theme they've overlaid on it and you get 90% of the same experience. It's purely for physical thrills. Going back to BTMRR. It's a pretty tame ride as far as coasters go. Without the theme, nobody goes on this thing more than once in their lifetime. The theme for BTMRR is 90% of the attraction experience and is what makes it enduring.
