Originally Posted By MPierce I know you have limited information Lee, but would you guess it would be something on a par with Barnstormer. Where you are riding in Mine Cars, rather than an airplane?
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>WHY must they take out an attraction to add one??? Leave Snow White there. Ok, it's not perfect, but it's classic Disney, not to mention fun. Put the princesses somewhere else...they have plenty of room to add a few princess m&g's without removing a ride. I'm certainly glad that they're thinking of adding another new ride to the mix, but not at the expense of removing another just for princesses. C'mon Disney, give us MORE decent rides, less characters! (Not every new ride has to be an E-Ticket. A few C & D dark rides would be awesome!)<<< THANK YOU! My sentiments exactly.
Originally Posted By Lee hisownself >>THANK YOU! My sentiments exactly.<< Imagine for a moment that the removal of SWSA would eventually lead to a new dark ride moving into that location. Look at it long-term...
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper ^^That's the way I'm looking at it. But, that being said, what are the chances of that happening?
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>>Imagine for a moment that the removal of SWSA would eventually lead to a new dark ride moving into that location.<<<< That is what they SHOULD do, but Lee, do you honestly see TDO spending even more money once Princi Center is in that location? Of course not...even if it's a "temporary" location for them. Unless TDO (or Burbank) suddenly wants to start spending money...
Originally Posted By skinnerbox <<Unless TDO (or Burbank) suddenly wants to start spending money...>> ROTFLMAO!! Good one, EE. 8^D
Originally Posted By Lee hisownself The goal, as I understand it, is to get the Princi into a central pavillion at the old Skyway station plot. (The building would be demolished and the land altered to fit.) That will enable them to have everthing from small world to Liberty Square be Princess central. That includes the old Skyway, the bathroom and adjacent area across the way, and possibly even the Yankee Trader shop. SWSA is just a temporary spot for use until they can get that central location built. They will use the SWSA ride space for M&Gs, and the adjacent retail location to push princess merch and photos. I'm told they really don't see SWSA as a permanent spot for the Princi. It isn't that well suited for such a purpose. When the Princi move out of SWSA, something else will move in.
Originally Posted By NoChesterHester >>>The goal, as I understand it, is to get the Princi into a central pavillion at the old Skyway station plot.<<< I guess I never picked up on this before... the Skyway modifications are phase two? It sounds to me like Phase One includes FLE West along with the gutting of Snow White for a temporary home. Phase Two consists of moving the princesses to the Skyway after it is completed. Correct?
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>The goal, as I understand it, is to get the Princi into a central pavillion at the old Skyway station plot. (The building would be demolished and the land altered to fit.) That will enable them to have everthing from small world to Liberty Square be Princess central. That includes the old Skyway, the bathroom and adjacent area across the way, and possibly even the Yankee Trader shop.<<< why not do that without axing SWSA in the meantime? Get to work on the Skyway FIRST.
Originally Posted By Lee hisownself >>It sounds to me like Phase One includes FLE West along with the gutting of Snow White for a temporary home. Phase Two consists of moving the princesses to the Skyway after it is completed. Correct?<< That appears to be the order in which they are going. >>why not do that without axing SWSA in the meantime? Get to work on the Skyway FIRST.<< It's all about timing and logistics. Closing SWSA will allow them to repurpose some elements of that ride into the new one. Then, the Princi can have a nice, central home (with merch shop!) until FLE is finished and work on their permanent Skyway home can start. Too much going on right now to start demo/construction on the Skyway area.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>It's all about timing and logistics. Closing SWSA will allow them to repurpose some elements of that ride into the new one. Then, the Princi can have a nice, central home (with merch shop!) until FLE is finished and work on their permanent Skyway home can start. Too much going on right now to start demo/construction on the Skyway area.<<<< If they are going to repurpose effects of ye olde SWSA into the new one, that makes me worry a bit about it's quality, but on the other, it is a testament to how they seemingly just want to "move" and "up" SWSA. I'm for that, I guess. However, I am apprehensive of the temporary Princi Center being temporary. After all... too many things in WDW were temporary and caused a lot of trouble.
