Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Spirit, I really hope they dont bring Carland to Hollywood Studios.>> Sorry to burst your bubble but ... <<Remember when all the parks had EXCLUSIVE rides that justified visiting all the different parks? I don't want the same thing on both coasts.>> Actually that's not true. Even back in the good old days, it wasn't true. Attractions are largely cloned in some form or other and from a business (and even creative) standpoint it makes sense. Go back to MK history. When the park was being conceived, the Imagineers wanted Fantasyland to have dark rides based on Sleeping Beauty, Mary Poppins and Ichabod Crane. Roy O. Disney stepped in and told them to duplicate what had been successful at DL. Later the much talked about Western River Expedition and Thunder Mesa complex was planned for Frontierland, but the park opened and everyone wanted to know 'where are the Piartes?' So Card`Walker had them expedite getting a PoC installed at the MK. Even today, what is the biggest complain about HKDL? That there are barely any signature Disney attractions. So, I don't think everything has to be unique. Besides, in most cases the attractions are different depending on what park they're in. Very few rides are exact copies. <<Hollywood Studios should get stuff like Nightmare Before Christmas, Ratatouille, Muppets, Indiana Jones, and Star Wars stuff. >> The Studios will likely see Nightmare in the form of a dark ride, Ratatouille is now in doubt since it's out for DCA (although since it is possible for Paris, it could still happen), Muppets will soon only be in Florida, and Star Wars is going to have a vastly increased presence in DL's Tomorrowland and likely Florida's Studios park too. It just makes too much sense to build one attraction that is totally unique to a resort. But you still see it in things like Everest, Mission Space, Test Track and the godawful Stitch's Great Escape.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Oh yes and can they please, please, please replace Honey I Shrunk the Audience. >> Soon. Soon ...
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn <<You think just like some Imagineers I know >> I've applied a few times to no avail. I'll just keep my engineering skills active elsewhere. I design those fancy game systems you see in Las Vegas.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <The Studios will likely see Nightmare in the form of a dark ride< YEAH ! < and Star Wars is going to have a vastly increased presence in DL's Tomorrowland and likely Florida's Studios park too.< double Yeah !
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 ^^I think you'll be very please, VBDAD, at the increased presence of Star Wars ... hopefullyy sans Jar Jar. Also, I'd expect a west-coast version of Star Wars Weekends by 2009.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom <<and Star Wars is going to have a vastly increased presence in DL's Tomorrowland>> My party was eating in the Germany Pavallion last night in EPCOT and seated at a table with a family from California. Turns out the dad was an Imagineer for DL as well as TDL. So KJ and I were asking him all our questions about DL's Tomorrowland, such as why is the 2nd floor of the Arcade next to Space Mountain abandoned? According to the Imagineer several of the buildings in DL where damaged from Rocket Rods. Seems to me a good place to start in DL Tomorowland will be to fix or replace some of the buildings. Window dressing in Tomorrowland at DL doesn't replace the abandonded areas in that section of the park.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Oh and you guys and gals REALLY NEED TO KEEP THIS QUIET, but ... Disney is building a huge DVC resort tower at the Contemporary Resort. << What's your source?
Originally Posted By dennis-in-ct <<Oh yes and can they please, please, please replace Honey I Shrunk the Audience. >> Soon. Soon ...>>>>> Are you saying for BOTH parks? EPOCT and DL? What about DLP?
Originally Posted By xrayvision Speaking of new WDW construction, where exactly is the new T-Rex themed cafe going? I'm assuming it will go into DTD or DAK.
Originally Posted By xrayvision >> T-Rex is going to DTD between Fultons and McDonalds<< Cool! Thanks for the info Tarzan.
Originally Posted By dshyates Oh, there's lots coming to WDW. There's the 4seasons, waldorf, new hotels and shopping and dining at the western way project. Yak & Yeti at DAK. T-Rex at DtD. DVC coming to AKL and Contemp. Oh and a little coaster and TSM for DHS. And they getting new designs on the paper cups and napkins at MK.
Originally Posted By dshyates OK, I made that last part up. As far as I know MK isn't even getting new cups and napkins.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<What's your source? >> I can't say ... other than he has only four fingers on each hand. <<Are you saying for BOTH parks? EPOCT and DL? What about DLP?>> Dennis, at this point, I am talking strictly of EPCOT. But no one has watched the movie at DL since it was put in, so I'd expect it to be very soon with all the changes coming to T-Land. As to DLP ... no clue. But I'll ask around.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Oh, there's lots coming to WDW. There's the 4seasons, waldorf, new hotels and shopping and dining at the western way project>> I'm truly hoping the Western Way development (AKA ... the white trash parkway) never gets started. It's a terrible move for WDW. <<OK, I made that last part up. As far as I know MK isn't even getting new cups and napkins.>> Actually, they have some new Halloween-themed cups now. Nice. Except they have DL's castle on them and the 'Disney Parks' logo.
Originally Posted By maniac_disney I think we need to be prepared to see the Little Mermaid dark ride in the old 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea site along the Ariel´s Grotto. Time will tell.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> I can't say ... other than he has only four fingers on each hand. << Man, you are connected! Spirit I know you said a while back that Backlot Tour was out of there, so I guess Cars would be a good match. I guess they have enough room to put a really good attraction in. I really would rather have seen Cars replace the Indy Speedway in the MK, but I guess this will be good also. The Tour has been chopped to a miserable representation of what it use to be.
Originally Posted By Skellington88 One of the arguments for NOT bringing Indiana Jones Adventure to MGM studios was because "florida already had Dinosaur so its too similar". Well Florida already has test track yet there bringing Cars land?? I hope they are planning to get rid of that Test Track garabage at the same time then.
Originally Posted By brotherdave ^^^I seriously doubt that they would since it's one of EPCOT's most popular attractions. I don't understand this "because they have the same ride system" argument. Expedition Everest, Big Thunder, Rock n' Roller Coaster, etc are all coasters, Small World, Pirates, Maelstrom are all boat rides, etc. As long as the ride and it's ride system are themed differently enough with enough variations, I don't see why we can't have two or more of each. Body Wars simulators were identical clones (minus REX) of the Star Tours simulator, and they opened only a few months apart from each other. I say, as long as the ride, theming, and show are good enough, bring on Indy and Carsland!
