Originally Posted By oc_dean From Al's latest update: >>Assuming that Consumer Products and the Studios can keep the momentum going on the young Fairies franchise, a Tinker Bell and Fairies themed dark ride is now slated for the old Motor Boat Cruise lagoon early in the next decade.<< What do you all think? Just a lot of hot air? It's a serious plan? What??? This will obviously be no small task. Not with track and beamway from the Monorail, Autopia, and Peoplemover to get in the way. Ever since the Motor Boat Cruise closed in '92 ... I thought of everything for that location such as DLP's Alice's Curious Labrinth, to Little Mermaid dark ride, to DisneySea's Aquatopia .... NOW with a Tinker Bell dark ride ... I think it would blend in quite nicely within this heavily forested area of Disneyland. I'll be very interested to see how they build a dark ride facility around all those support beams for other rides, and if the Autopia get a little re-routed .. to make room for the largest dark-ride showbuilding possible. Even the most modest "C" level dark-rides need plenty of room, especially with all the latest building codes, and emergency "exit" space to get out .. etc, etc. I'll take a wild guess .. and say this will be Disneyland's next addition for 2013. (Now about Tomorrowland................ !)
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin Will it be as good as the Gummi Bears that was last in that space last?* *Sarcastic mode off
Originally Posted By oc_dean And just to add .... I'm only take a stab in the dark this ride could be on the level (size) of Fantasyland's other dark rides - which were "C"s in the ticket book days. Maybe a tad larger like Rogger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin (???) (Which, accordingly to my own book - I consider a "D", for it's shear size and length above the Fantasyland "5". So ... who knows - C,D,E ........ we'll find out in the next couple years to come. I just hope it won't be Winnie the Pooh (in Critter Country) ride length. Which I consider a "B". (A little too short.)
Originally Posted By oc_dean >>Will it be as good as the Gummi Bears that was last in that space last?*<< Well .. you know ... ;-) ...... If you've looked at the artwork for HKDL's Toy Story land ....... be scared. BE VERY, VERY SCARED. ;0)
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "What do you all think?" Gag me. "Just a lot of hot air?" Don't even get me started. "It's a serious plan?" I certainly hope not. "What???" Exactly what I was thinking.
Originally Posted By oc_dean We'll see. Best thing to do ... We'll react when we see the bulldozers move in - right? ;-) As the old adage goes - We'll believe it when we see it!
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt The only new thing I've been remotely excited about at DLR in years has been WoC. Everything else is kind of "eh" for me.
Originally Posted By crazycroc Um...basing an attraction on a series of direct-to-video releases? No, it's not happening. EVER. Please... If it does, I will burn my annual passport, pledge my allegiance to Walter and Cordelia Knott's and never return to Disneyland. Because I will light myself on fire, as a form of non-violent protest.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "Um...basing an attraction on a series of direct-to-video releases? No, it's not happening. EVER" I wouldn't be so sure. The Tinkerbell franchise generated an estimated $800,000,000 in sales in 2008. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/31/business/media/31disney.html?_r=1" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10...tml?_r=1</a>
Originally Posted By TMICHAEL ......and then there was that leaked set of blue prints of the WDW Fantasyland re-do that had an area closest to Mickey's ToonTown Fair that was Pixie related. No brainer there that if true and a Pixie/Tink ride is developed, both coasts can plan on getting a copy.
Originally Posted By oc_dean Handy shot of above the Motor Boat Cruise area: <a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v46/doleted/Disney/MotorBoatCruise.jpg" target="_blank">http://img.photobucket.com/alb...uise.jpg</a> And in this link ... a poster ponders where a ride could actually go - (Orange - where the actual attraction goes, with a realigned Autopia track. Blue - for the queue) <a href="http://www.disneytimeline.com/images/mbc.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.disneytimeline.com/.../mbc.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt This thing will be even sillier if they leave the Monorail and Rocket Rod tracks running above it.
Originally Posted By gadzuux Looking at those satellite pics in the above links reminds me of the old WESTCOT proposals. At that time, they were considering relocating the DL monorail station to the far back corner of the park. If you look at the photo in the top link, you'll see that the monorail beam has a 'straightaway' section running east/west that could serve as a location for a relocated station. This area is east of the parade route entrance, and is bordered by the DLRR tracks on it's northern side. If they're going to develop the motorboat lagoon into a new attraction, they may well have to re-route the current beam anyway. They would do well to dust off those old blueprints and consider relocating the monorail station to this newly expanded section. There appears to be room to add restrooms, retail and OTC food and beverage. More importantly it relocates the monorail station - and the foot traffic it generates - away from an extremely congested area of the park. The subs already generate big crowds in this area and the walkways get squeezed into narrow corridors by TLT, the matterhorn and the lagoon. Both areas would be improved immeasurably by putting the station waaay back there. Then consider ripping out the PM tracks altogether (sorry dean), and the monorail 'spaghetti bowl' tracks, and instead reroute the monorail beam down the TL promenade - single track - and then straight out to harbor blvd.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I don't object in theory to a character ride... in Fantasyland. Maybe they'll get it out of their systems and they WON'T toon up the next addition to FrL or TL. Maybe.
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin Speaking of the Tinkerbell franchise...I bought a Tink nightgown, blankie and cup, plate, bowl set this past weekend for the youngest grandmonkey's 1st birthday. So, if I'm guilty of supporting the cult of Tinkerbell, so be it. But her mama's favorite character has always been Tink...
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt Maybe they can finally do away with the sluggish non-futuristic Monorail running inside DL and turn it into a real Anaheim Resort transportation system.
Originally Posted By Hista98 "C"s in the ticket book days. Maybe a tad larger like Rogger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin (???) (Which, accordingly to my own book - I consider a "D", for it's shear size and length I don't see it being that big, there really isn't enough space in that area for a ride of that size. they should just move it into the old FL theatre. It hasn't really been used for anything since 2006, and an attraction would have better use there. Or maybe put philarmagic there instead.
Originally Posted By Hista98 they woud really need to redo a good chucnk of the autopia track . Tracks 3 and 4 turn around run right though there. Maybe they should push back the building a bit to start on that wierd old viewing area for lighttragic. this way it would be better seen and have more room.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Um...basing an attraction on a series of direct-to-video releases? No, it's not happening. EVER.<< Next thing you know they'll be basing little roller coasters on TV shows from the 90s.
