Originally Posted By avromark ^^^ I always thought an innovative ride through Toad's Hall would be a nice replacement for Pooh in Fantasyland.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <<<who does this post remind me of......let me think.... >> Perhaps a big fan of Tokyo Disneyland?? ;-) < eerie isn't it ? hahahaha
Originally Posted By vbdad55 ^^^^^^^^^^ he may be having more influence on us than we care to admit ! Ok-- going to put on my Donna Summer CD now...
Originally Posted By avromark << eerie isn't it ? hahahaha>> No Erie is what I drove though this weekend. I would love to see some of the original ideas for dark rides appear in MK, didn't they want to do Sleepy Hollow etc, but ended up duplicating DL fantasyland rides?
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn Personally, I'd like to see Toad Hall placed in the back of UK in the World Showcase. Make it partially indoor and outdoor, make the Toad Hall building a real "Hall" of sorts, and make it a two-story ride.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<^^^ I always thought an innovative ride through Toad's Hall would be a nice replacement for Pooh in Fantasyland.>> I loved The Toad and always ride it at Disneyland. There is no doubt though that Pooh at WDW is more popular than The Toad was.
Originally Posted By avromark ^^^ We need to start READING to our children again, ReadingMom and Alexbook I'm sure will agree. I mean how can you not know who Huck Finn is? We need to stop plucking children down in front of Yu-Gi-Oh. That said if you pluck a child down in front of a TV try Sesame Street, Polka Dot Door, Today's Special, Mr Dress Up, The Friendly Giant or Mr. Roger's Neighbourhood instead.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<I would love to see some of the original ideas for dark rides appear in MK, didn't they want to do Sleepy Hollow etc, but ended up duplicating DL fantasyland rides?>> Yep ... Disney cloned long before Michael Eisner's time. The original three were Ichabod Crane/Headless Horseman, Sleeping Beauty and Mary Poppins. But Roy vetoed that and hence we got Peter Pan, Mr. Toad and Snow White.
Originally Posted By avromark ^^^ Of course I'd want them to add all three plus Mr Toad to Fantasyland 2007
Originally Posted By Labuda "Personally, I'd like to see Toad Hall placed in the back of UK in the World Showcase. Make it partially indoor and outdoor, make the Toad Hall building a real "Hall" of sorts, and make it a two-story ride." So something like the Alice ride @ DL?
Originally Posted By brotherdave I definitely would like to see more Fantasyland dark rides. If Disneyland could fit 5 dark rides into their Fantasyland, imagine how many could be squeezed into the MK's, especially now that 20K is history! (And I was a big fan of 20K, too, but, boy, this could REALLY open up Fantasyland in a big way!) Unfortunately, all we got was Poo...
Originally Posted By ChampDisney ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Pooh can be gone in a heart beat imagine if the Imagineers opened up a poll saying "Do you want Pooh's Playful Spot to remail at Magic Kingdom?" And there feed back would be a whole lot of YES! Plus Pooh hasn't took up all the 20K's space so if Pooh is gone in the near future then I can see three dark rides coming in.
Originally Posted By basas <<I read that there is space for 7 parks at build-out, whenever that may be. Personally, my vote is for a villians park/extreme rides ala Islands of Adventure for #5, DisneySea for #6, and maybe RoadTrips idea for #7.>> Is it 7? I thought it was 9...I think I just made that up though. I'd like to see DisneySea Orlando as #5, Disney's America as #6, and maybe a new concept or more thrilling-IOA type park for number 7 (with Disney-theming of course...villains maybe? Though I was never a huge fan of that idea...) Ok..back to reality now.
Originally Posted By schoolsinger If Disney goes about making a 5th park with the intent to just squeeze another day out of guests that are already coming to WDW, I think they would only be mildly successful. If Disney makes a park that can attract people who might not come otherwise, like the thrill seekers, they might be able to increase the number of visitors to WDW.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> If Disney makes a park that can attract people who might not come otherwise, like the thrill seekers, << It will be interesting to see if Disney ever does this. Disney's demographic is more family oriented. They are out to attract the whole family, not just teens seeking thrills. Thrillseeker demographics tend to be higher maintenance types. They are harder on the infrastructure. Do they spend more money? I don't know. But I suspect not, otherwise they'd be building the park already. When Disney goes for thrills they do it as an add-on to the overall family experience.
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy >> By the way...WDW does have a 5th park. << And that would be?..... Are you thinking of Wide World of Sports? If so I would suggest that that's in a different category. It's kind of like a huge resort, but you can't actually stay there.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>And that would be?.....<< Many would swear it is Islands of Adventure, simply because most average tourists are clueless about which parks are Disney and which ones are Universal. A relately from New York is a prime example of ignorance like that. She could not get it that Universal and Disney are NOT the same. Now.. if we were to get technical... yes, WDW has a 5th and 6th parks, in Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach. Most people tend to forget they are technically themed parks as well.
