Originally Posted By WilliamK99 We knew this was coming.... <a href="http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201306/3524/" target="_blank">http://www.themeparkinsider.co...06/3524/</a> Just a rumor at this point but it's only a matter of time. I am just excited for a real life Mos Eisley Cantina!!
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt If true it all sounds fantastic to me. But what about that giant dunce hat sitting in the middle of the park? When are they going to take it down? That's all I really care about. lol
Originally Posted By tashajilek Does anyone actually think WDW is going to be adding Cars Land, Star Wars Land and a Avatar Land? I seriously doubt it. I would love to see a Star Wars Land though, but I wouldn't want to see a Cars Land clone.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I'll believe it when I see it. There have been 'strong' (depending on your definition of the word) rumors of a Star Wars land in that general area since at least the late 90's. Yes, Disney now has more ownership of the Star Wars movies, but I'm not exactly holding my breath on this one. Plus, if this does in fact take over the Muppet/HISTK area, that means it would also take over the Streets of America. With Carsland causing the removal of the tram tour, these two projects would effectively eliminate the park's "backlot" areas. While the guise of a working movie studio is long gone, I think the backlot really adds a lot to the park; without it, it's really no different than a franchise-centric version of MK with a poor layout. And I agree with Tasha that it seems very unlikely that we'll see 3 projects of this scale going on simultaneously. Then again, I'm still calling their bluff on Avatarland.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: The Dunce Hat is supposed to be removed by the end of this year, Dr. Hans, duckling. At least this is what a cast member friend of ours has told us. He works at DHS.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Does anyone actually think WDW is going to be adding Cars Land, Star Wars Land and a Avatar Land?" In the next year or two? No. Eventually? Yes. "The Dunce Hat is supposed to be removed by the end of this year, Dr. Hans, duckling." Hallelujah!
Originally Posted By sjhym333 This rumor has been popping up all over my FB page for a couple of days and the OrlandoWeekly newspaper just published it as a rumor also. Everyone here is all excited but I keep reminding people it is just a rumor. I am not sure how I feel about this in terms of it actually happening. The original rumor from Theme Park Insider had this bundled with a new Carsland expansion. That was the thing that made the rumor suspicious. I just don't think that Disney is going to do two big expansions at the Hollywood Studios at one time. I might accept one or the other but not both. Part of me thinks that Carsland would be more likely because it has already been engineered out and such making it a cheaper addition. On the other side I think that Disney could be positioning itself before the release of the next Star Wars movie and the popularity of Star Wars Weekends cannot be denied. So I guess I will put my ear to the ground with my friends in Imagineering and see what they have to say
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 This is a great exciting thing if it happens. But I'm one of those that no matter how many sites it's on or how many people say that it is true, until Disney says it happening, it's just a big rumor.
Originally Posted By oc_dean I hope this means - That now that the co. has chosen where to build a "Star Wars" themed area ... that this takes pressure off, to do it in Anaheim. Hopefully the execs are happy enough to have this for their Florida resort for a while. And if it eventually comes to Anaheim, it will be a way off - leaving Tomorrowland in DL ALONE! And do something when they eventually get around to a 3rd Gate. And this does not sound like an expansion to the park at all. Sounds like they would take things out - in order to fit this in. So, I'm not calling it an "Expansion" .. but more a "Replacement" to existing public access areas. And I do find it disappointing they want to add Cars Land. They already have it in Anaheim. Making it unique to their west coast resort - is a big incentive to get east coast people to visit the west coast more often. And vice-versa to get westcoast people to visit a larger Star Wars section on the eastcoast.
Originally Posted By oc_dean Just had a look at google earth above DHS, I don't understand why they don't just expand the park out ... south of Star Tours. This was the whole reason WDW is 28,000 acres! They have the land .. they can add on almost anything, in any direction, with no worry to other businesses - impeding on their property. If they take out those attractions to the west of Star Tours, that must mean, they are passed their prime - and ready to replace them. Yeah ... Muppet Vision has been around for a while. A bit long in the tooth. But what about this Lights/Camera stage show? Is that loosing it's popularity?
Originally Posted By magic0214 <<And this does not sound like an expansion to the park at all. Sounds like they would take things out - in order to fit this in. So, I'm not calling it an "Expansion" .. but more a "Replacement" to existing public access areas.>> You could say the current Carsland was part replacement too, taking over the Bountiful Valley Farm. Not to the same level as this possibility, but still. Also, I will cry the day Muppet Vision 3D closes. I will go the last day and do it as many times as possible.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I hope this means - That now that the co. has chosen where to build a "Star Wars" themed area ... that this takes pressure off, to do it in Anaheim." Why wouldn't you want a star wars redo of Tomorrowland at DL?
Originally Posted By oc_dean I'm more interested in a "Earth future" .. not the future worlds for somebody else .. in a galaxy, that's far, far away.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<But what about this Lights/Camera stage show? Is that loosing it's popularity?>> If you are referring to the "Lights, Motors, Action" stunt show, unlike at Paris it has been a big bust in Florida. I think it is a pretty decent show, but only take the time to watch it every two or three visits.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "Why wouldn't you want a star wars redo of Tomorrowland at DL?" You really don't know? It's not like dean has been silent about his views on Tomorrowland.
Originally Posted By tashajilek "In the next year or two? No. Eventually? Yes" What have you been sniffing Hans?
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I'm going to be green with envy if this is true. A Star Wars land!!!! ALL THE WAY IN FLORIDA!!!????
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance And I hope upon hope that the Avatarland is a thing of the past. I recently accidentally got a bad sunburn on my face. It made my nose swell up some towards the top by my eyes. All I could think of when I looked at myself in the mirror was I looked like a red version of the blue alien things from Avatar. And right then and there I hoped and hoped that they wouldn't build Avatarland in WDW. Total aversion to it now.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>Just had a look at google earth above DHS, I don't understand why they don't just expand the park out ... south of Star Tours.<< From what I've heard, the area opposite the parking lot entrance road and toll plaza is a protected wildlife area, so Disney is very limited in what they can do there. This further supports the idea that they placed the Studios park in the worst location possible in the resort (surrounded on 2 sides by major roads, and a wildlife reserve on the 3rd) However, I've also heard long-standing rumors that they're going to rework the parking lot entrances. As it's designed, the entrance from the south is the main entrance, catching people who are coming to WDW in the morning. However, the entrance from the north recieves a lot more traffic these days, with folks who are park hopping and arriving from the hotels (in buses and cars). Theoretically, they would expand the toll plaza from the north to increase its capacity, and they could narrow the one at the south. By narrowing it down to a handful of lanes, instead of the 10-12+ they have now, and keeping to the 'outside', this would give them a nice little strip of land that could be incorporated into an expansion/redo of that area of the park
