Originally Posted By DLFAN1979 With today's major announcement TK is as good as gone. Pixar/Lasseter will prob open an attraction there for SURE now.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 With the technical expertise now joinging Disney, including on the board, did you ever think maybe they good even upgrade TK ? I am not sure why everything has to be doom and gloom....there are plenty of reasons for that there now, we don;t need to make up additional ones. Maybe PIXAR could actually make the Toon Town area worth visiting -- and I want to see Sully and Mike take a wreckingball to the Pooh Playground..
Originally Posted By Labuda Hmmm, nothing like having a positive outlook on life, eh, O-town? hehe I'm with vbdad - we don't know yet how this is going to affect the parks.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I had never thought of a 360 CGI film before. That would be really cool! I think they have the technology to do it, and they could even tell a definate story, which seems to be missing from the other 360 movies. I think they should come up with new characters, instead of using existing ones, but they could do something really cool with it. 3-D anyone?
Originally Posted By LuvDatDisney "I'm with vbdad - we don't know yet how this is going to affect the parks." I'm with labuda and VBDAD too ... at least for now. I enjoyed Timekeeper a lot, but I'll gladly see it go for something better. And, after today's news, I feel a lot better about TK's replacement being of a higher echelon than recent history. I don't see a playground!
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <I don't see a playground< And that is a beautiful thing ! At least I have some more hope now, time will tell us how it plays out
Originally Posted By Chelledun I would LOVE to see TK replaced with a Pixar attraction of some sort. It is an enjoyable show to me and I wish it would be open regularly if it is going to be there, but I think we could actually end up with something much, much better.b
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 It seems kind of odd to me that upon announcement of the Pixar deal, that the first thought would be about Timekeeper...Yeah, I'm sure that's the first thing the folks at Pixar were thinking about too...
Originally Posted By mickey_ring this reminds me of the recent Tiki Room thread... wonder what the mood will be after 50 or so messages. Anyway, TK is a favorite of mine and I'll be sorry to see it go. A Jim Hill article says it will be replaced by a flying saucer ride. Seems a strange choice when Astro Orbiters is in the same neighborhood. Wouldn't it be nice to see TK resurface in Epcot's Future World somewhere?
Originally Posted By danyoung >It seems kind of odd to me that upon announcement of the Pixar deal, that the first thought would be about Timekeeper...< This was my thought, too. OH DOOM and GLOOM, Pixar is going to REPLACE our beloved MONORAIL with their STUPID system from the INCREDIBLES!!! C'mon, chill, Otown!
Originally Posted By tonyanton Well, at this point TimeKeeper has been around for about 10 or so years, which has been roughly the shelf life for 360 shows at the MK. I enjoy the show, but time for something new...and not just a meet-and-greet!
Originally Posted By oc_dean As "Timekeeper" is simply the English version of "Le Visionarium" ... the film is actually 14 years old. And 12 at WDW's "magic kingdom" park, since it opened in 1994. As for post number one ... this deal with Pixar is going to take the summer to seal, so I don't see WDI crews coming in to whipe out the complex tomorrow. Timekeeper will probably limber on for another year - Or two. I hope that before they address Timekeeper .. they take a bigger look at the whole picture .. and address other issues in Tomorrowland. Most specifically Carousel of Progress, and the old Skyway terminal. I always thought the "1975" layout of this Tomorrowland was always on the scant side. It amazes me there's the gap of nothingness from CoP up to Space Mountain. So ... In other words ........ Time for another major Tomorrowland make-over????? It's 12 years old ... and I'm also not hearing the best things with Stitch's Great Chili Dog Stinch Escape.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> Wouldn't it be nice to see TK resurface in Epcot's Future World somewhere? << Now there's an interesting idea.
Originally Posted By Indigo I just had a little arm-chair imagineering moment... Tron 360. Guests are sucked into the computer world and are completely emersed in the enviromnent. The 'SuperUser' stumbles upon us on his way to destroy some nasty viruses that threaten to crash the network. Then we come along for the battle. Along the way we learn about computers, encounter the 'MasterControl', do battle with viruses and worms. Then we reach the 'Export Port' and we're out. The show could be sponsored by Norton Anti-Virus or Symantec. :_) If they could figure it out, they could wire infrared guns into the lean bars and it could be an interactive game.
Originally Posted By BlazesOfFire "...and I'm also not hearing the best things with Stitch's Great Chili Dog Stinch Escape." Shouldve kept Alien Encounter!!!
Originally Posted By Labuda "This was my thought, too. OH DOOM and GLOOM, Pixar is going to REPLACE our beloved MONORAIL with their STUPID system from the INCREDIBLES!!! This was my thought, too. OH DOOM and GLOOM, Pixar is going to REPLACE our beloved MONORAIL with their STUPID system from the INCREDIBLES!!!" tsk tsk... Dan, Dan, Dan... the Incredibles system was also a monorail - pay attention!
Originally Posted By wedway72 As long as it is not another Start Tours. I would love to see a Pixar based and engineered attraction. Maybe they coud fix Stitch while they are at it!
