DISNEY WORLD RUMORS | Lion King, Villains & Figment? - Disney News & Rumors
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- Опубліковано 29 тра 2024
- With D23 in August fast approaching, we need to start to discuss some other RUMORS for Walt Disney World projects that MIGHT just get announced this year. So let's discuss the rumors of a LION KING ride potentially coming to Animal Kingdom, the future of Animation Courtyard, Disney's Villains Land and Figment within Journey Into Imagination.
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0:00 - Introduction
1:30 - Animal Kingdom - Lion King/AVATAR Ride Rumors
7:43 - Disney's Hollywood Studios - Animation Courtyard Expansion
9:18 - Villains Land/Kingdom Rumors
12:02 - Zootopia Land coming to more Disney Parks?
12:58 - EPCOT - Journey Into Imagination Permit Filed
15:03 - Waltineer Question & Outro
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Lion King at Animal Kingdom makes so much more sense than at WDS
The fact that the Lion King is not represented more at DAK blows my mind. They have a perfect opportunity and are considering using renown Disney animal IP....Indiana Jones. Wtf.
@@russmacc316 i think the Lion King is already represented well at Animal Kingdom, with the show and the opportunity of an African safari where you get to see real animals inHarambe . Animal Kingdom used to be different and about creating a next level immersive zoo experience, but with Indiana Jones, Encanto, and Avatar they have moved away from the original version . And don't get me wrong i love the Avatar part of the park and would love to see Indiana Jones, Lion king, and Enacanto at the Orlando resort, just not at Animal Kingdom. They have ruined Epcot, and looks like they about to ruin AK as well. The parks used to each have a unique identity , but that is no longer the case.
If they do a Villains land, they should recieve the old Dragon Tower roller coaster concept from the scrapped Beastly Kingdom concept, I’m sure Vekoma can whip up a really good family invert, or if they wanna go big, maybe a full-blown looping invert coaster.
Agreed, especially if they do the villains land at DHS- cement Hollywood Studios as the more “thrilling” park out of the 4, like it use to be with the RNRC and ToT one/two punch
Totally agree. I think that bringing in one of Vekoma’s new gen flying coasters could be an excellent pick for the villains land. They have already shown with F.L.Y. at Phantasialand that the coaster model is not only successful but also can be extremely well themed.
I would like that idea if it is an enclosed dark ride coaster themed to Maleficent.
Didn't it become Dueling Dragons at universal
I LOVE the idea of Villain Land being inside a massive building! Oddly enough...I still find the Magic Kingdom location ideal, as part of the "story," if you will--an ominous "threat" to the Magic Kingdom, symbolically outside the traditional border of the railroad, for the Beyond Big Thunder project.
That's exactly what I was thinking and while it would be cool for the villain area to be at DHS, I do still prefer it going to MK so we do that ominous threat idea which I think is really cool. If it still happens at MK, it would be cool for the old Villain Mountain concept to be brought back and finally made.
I agree with you, but it does tie in well with Fantasmic at DHS, though.
@@jacestringham7022 That is true. I will give you that.
I am excited for the expansion focusing on the villains wherever it goes. I think a cool idea for a new coaster could deal with Fantasia specifically Chernabog and his mountain which I would love to see built.
I hope that a Journey Into Imagination overhaul would not only bring Dreamfinder back, but also make Figment's personality similar to that of the original attraction.
Seems obvious that Encanto will be a clone of Mystic Manor in Hong Kong. Both would be about an enchanted house. Seems easy to do.
a combination of Mystic Manor, with some a-1000 animatronics of the encanto characters could be a really great ride.
Great idea!
In addition to a Lion King ride in the Africa area, I'd love to see a Jungle Book ride added to the Asia land. Needless to say, neither ride should replace anything, but the question is where the Jungle Book ride can be put. 🤔
I always imagined a Jungle Book dark ride with guests riding elephants in a march thru the jungle via omnimover style
How about kingdom of the planet of the apes that would be amazing…can’t wait for the film in 2 weeks
I’d like a jungle book attraction too. Maybe in or near Asia?
@geraldmckinley5825 Yeah, that's what I'm saying: The Asia land is set mostly in India (except for Expedition Everest, which is set in Nepal).
There were rumors of a jungle book attraction awhile back but nothing ever came of it
Villains land in Hollywood Studios is a terrible idea.
Agreed it Wouldn't really fit at all
@@isaiahvilla6691imagine having star wars and toy story💀 plus villains
@lukestone856 nah They already have their own lands So why bother ya know.
I agree. Adding more Pixar at least sort of makes sense.
A Lion King ride is a very interesting rumour to me personally because The Lion King is a beloved film franchise especially with the musical which is always my favourite show to see being shown all around the world.
I very much want Animation Courtyard and expansion area in Hollywood Studios to be re-themed to the 1926 Walt Disney Studio on Hyperion Ave.
Go all in on that old Hollywood feel on that side of the park and give us an Oswald E-ticket attraction that pays homage to old DHS and the old Backlot Tour.
Using Iger’s old presentation on Oswald and the images of him in different properties, I picture Oswald as a Deadpool-style, 4th wall breaking, meta character that can take guests on a journey through old Disney properties given the idea that he’s been collecting dust backstage for years. Sort of hijacks a tour of the 1926 The Walt Disney Studio and goes off on his own adventure.
I just want that old Hollywood feel next to Sunset Boulevard.
Personally I think a villains land would fit better at magic kingdom since that park is always packed and needs more capacity plus I think it’d be a nice contrast with fantasy land and it’s a cool concept to have a park where you have an area where the heroes reside and a land where the villains reside. Personally I think a cartoon studio land would fit better in that area where launchbay is at now. In a perfect world I’d love to put some Roger rabbit stuff in that land
That is a cool idea about putting Roger Rabbit stuff in the land at DHS since originally there was supposed to be a land themed to him in the original plans for Hollywood Studios but it never happened.
Walt himself came up with the cross pollination of bringing company IPs into Disneyland and WDW. But he also pioneered attractions like Pirates, Haunted Mansion, Matterhorn, Space, and Big Thunder Mountains, or even to a lesser degree Small World or Tower of Terror.
I sure wish they'd invent something NEW once in a while- maybe even an attraction that could spawn 6 blockbuster films...
I kinda hate how every single project now has to have an IP tied to it and cloned across other parks. Especially at a park like Animal Kingdom that’s known for being Disney’s best when it comes to original rides and experiences. It used to be a park about animals and preservation now it’s getting closer to just being another Hollywood studios
The missing part of Hollywood Studios is Marvel. They have LucasFilm, a studio they own, PIXAR, a studio they own. But nothing Marvel, a studio they own.
They're very limited on which Marvel characters they can use in FL due to licensing agreements. Universal has the theme park rights to a majority of the Marvel characters. Same with the Simpsons, which Disney effectively owns the rerun rights to now.
On the east side of the US, Disney can only use marvel characters that aren’t associated with Spider-Man, xmen, avengers and fantastic four. Which is why can use gotg. Conversely, universal can’t expand or change their marvel island without Disney’s approval
I think Hollywood studios needs a few smaller attractions. So that are being used for Pixar, could be a good idea for families with younger children
A lion King land makes so much sense, its stupid it hasn't happened yet. A land about a kingdom of animals in the animal kingdom...
Yep
Finally! Disneyland Paris is getting something better then another Resort
First time since 1995 with the opening of Space mountain so pretty much deserved!
I just want a Star Wars sit down restaurant with live entertainment. They have the plot of land for it PLEASE build it in Hollywood studios.
A Lion King boat ride at Disneyland Paris would be exciting, but it would be right next to the Frozen land whose only attraction is… a boat ride. Hope there is a bit more variety coming to my home resort! Thanks as ever for the great videos Jack.
If Villains land end up in Hollywood Studios, I would be baffled. Fantasyland and Villains Lair are MEANT to be together. You have the bright side of the heroes and the princesses and the dark side of the villains. You could even have a cool rivalry between the two, like First Order vs. Resistance. I swear... If they put a Villains land anywhere other than Magic Kingdom, they are insane lol.
08:56 A Fantasia ride with a surrounding Buena Vista Street inspired area (maybe minus Carthay Circle theater) would be such an ideal replacement for the Animation Courtyard. It's had quite the cult following, even if our generation isn't as familiar with it. So many fans would love to see a giant Chernabog animatronic.
I would like to see Galaxy Edge expanded. Include roaming characters and original Star Wars worlds and characters. Use the FOP ride system to blow up the Death Star. Fix Smugglers Run. The gunner positions should be like what is in the movies. Expend Oga's Cantina and serve real snack food. Maybe connect it with the old Star Cruiser hotel.
Yes, drones for AK. A Lion King boat ride would be nice if it was like DL's Pirates ride (long with drops & lifts).
Yes! I would love an expansion. They really should have started with the worlds from the original trilogy like tatooine. Galaxys Edge does look beautiful. I just wish they would have taken us into the worlds that we were so familiar with. So if they expanded it then perhaps we could finally step foot into those worlds.
I’ve always wanted a log flume inspired by the Lion King at animal kingdom, I am so hyped! Like imagine going up a lift hill during the be prepared scene. Green geysers blasting, hyenas laughing, and at the top a Scar animatronic sings on a cliff above you. I’d be so awesome.
Also I’ve always thought a Nightmare Before Christmas land at Hollywood Studios could be fun. I think the atmosphere could be really unique because we don’t have any charmingly spooky areas at Disney. Also, it would kind of represent the horror genre in a way, which suits Hollywood Studios well.
'long live the king' just before the drop...
Villains in Hollywood Studios is fantastic. Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom both need more, so these rumors make so much sense.
This idea totally stands out because when Walt Disney World Resort neared its 50th anniversary's end and as Disney 100 Years of Wonder flew through, the villains were nowhere in the parks until Fantasmic. The Disney Park performance stages, including Fantasmic and the Disney Cruise Line ship stages ought to have special effects; to have allusions of the characters perform, sing, dance and re-enact their movies' plots and commit new ones.
2:25-2:30 Unless, of course, you’ve seen that Virtual Safari bonus feature on the DVD for Lion King 1 1/2.
Remember that?
yessss if you know you know!!! it better be based off that!
I‘ve wondered if they would consider adding a version of Radiator Springs out past the Racing Academy show building. There is a decent amount of land out that way.
I think that a Monster’s Inc land replacing the animation courtyard would be cool to see though, with the rumored suspended door coaster or even a version of Tokyo Disneyland’s Ride and Go Seek.
Should be simple to turn the former animation courtyard into a full Pixar Place. They just need to find a way to connect it to the racing academy and roller coaster in the back. Probably can’t recreate Cars Land, but Cars 3, basically set much of the story at a Florida race track. So fans could visit Radiator Springs in CA, or travel to FL for the actual racing.
Due to there being an attraction/ride themed for The Lion King, one based on Tarzan, one based on The Jungle Book and one themed for Wakanda can be a brilliance for Disney's Animal Kingdom as well.
Scar, Prince John, the Evil Queen, the Queen of Hearts, Prince hans of the Southern Isles and King Magnifico can rule Villain's Land. A tree showing Kaa chatting with Shere Khan as Mowgli sleeps with the snake's tail wrapped around him, Captain Hook having Peter Pan tied to an anchor and the Lost Boys tied to one of his ship's masts, Morgana captivating Ariel in one of her tentacles and battling Melody, Gaston holding Belle by the wrist while wielding the magic mirror and Aladdin and Jafar grappling the serpent scepter look good to add to that attraction.
Villians land should go to MK. That park is in need of additional ride capacity. It's the most attended theme park in the world. DL has attractions crammed in every available space. The MK should be similar. There's a reason Jungle Cruise commands 60 mins waits at MK but barely 30 at DL. There's more attractions at DL. Just my take.
It's going to get some more ride capacity soon, rumors of a Coco attraction within Beyond Big Thunder and Moana in Adventureland (as I mentioned in March). So that should help capacity. I think what people don't realise is that Villains Land is going to be more about theming than rides. Maybe one big E-ticket ride, but then a restaurant, a quick service window, and some shops.
@@DSNYNewscast Hi I thought Coco was dropped at MK due to it being installed @ AK I thought the big rumor was a desert land with cars and toy story, and retheming frontier to new orleans square? Thanks so much!
Epcot needs a better representation of Figment
Bring back Dreamfinder and build a E ticket ride.
They need to bring back the original figment ride with Dream finder but with updated technology , I think they should build the villains land at Magic Kingdom. I feel like it would make more sense than building it at Hollywood Studios. They could do maleficent castle as the main focus for that land and everything ,For Animal Kingdom I would love a lion King dark ride attraction instead of another avatar attraction, I feel like kids don’t know what avatar is, kids lion King way more, as for Hollywood Studios, I would take that Star Wars launch bay area in animation, courtyard, and do a monsters Inc. area, I’ve read rumors that they were gonna do it along time ago, but that never happened, they could turn rock ‘n’ roll roller coaster into a monsters Inc. door factory roller coaster which would be really awesome and it would fit in that area, the vehicle would be adore and you would go through multiple doors or just going threw the factory trying to rescue boo, or they could do a Wall-E attraction because there’s no rides or attractions for that movie or even an Incredibles attraction, they could turn rock N roller coaster into an incredicoaster but indoors
A Lion King ride similar to Navi journey/it's a Small World is a great idea. Expanding Journey of imagination back with the Dreamfinder but newer revamped version is something I would like to see. The original version was so much better. The Magic Kingdom needs updating especially Tomorrowland Speedway and Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger ride. The Spaceship Earth rides needs a update the screen at the beginning and the ending part needs an update. And a Zootopia full immersive land with the ride brought to Animal Kingdom would definitely be great. The Asia land needs a dark ride like Jungle Book similar to Navi Journey.
I wish they would do the lion king as a fantasyland style dark ride like snow white, Alice, Pinocchio....wdw barely has any could also have a jungle book one aswell...an in animation court yard I wish they would do something with Lilo an stitch or Mulan since both where made in the park
The inclusion of the world of The Lion King in Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park may beat the Broadway Musical and having Villain's Land in Hollywood Studios may net the scoundrels a happy ending like the penthouse residents finally did Ralph.
This looks and seems amazing, Jack. I really think that Animal Kingdome needs another water ride themed personally around The Lion King with projection telling the actual story. It would also be good to see a play themed around Jungle Book being performed at the outside water stage area of the Animal Kingdome that is currently closed. I agree that Hollywood Studios needs more in the direction of the area we're Star Wars Launch Bay is in terms of rides and bringing back the characters standing outside for photos like they were in 2007, even if we could get a parade like back in 2007. The parade for the Magic Kingdome looks fantastic.
Jack your channel is one of my favorite Disney YT channels, and I’ve been following for years. In the early years of the channel there were Disney news stories happening on a regular basis, then the last few years it got a little more quiet. Now that Disney is preparing is ramp up their investments in the parks, it seems like we are back to a constant news cycle with the theme parks. And now that you have a family, it has to be a lot harder to spend the time and energy to make the same amount of content as before. We all appreciate everything you do and thanks for keeping us informed!
If they brought back the original journey into imagination with Tony Baxter’s original ride concept but updated it with new technology that would be amazing. That would be what I would want to see!
Hollywood Studios needs that Villain Kingdom, make the exterior Maleficents castle ontop of a mountain and you enter into the mountain making the land indoors but then the rides could be
The Jolly Rodger a classic pirate ship flat ride themed to Captain Hook
Poor Unfortunate Souls could be a ride like Twirl and Hurl at Universal themed to Ursala
And the main ride of the land "Dragons Cave" a vekoma suspended family coaster themed to Maleficent
But the land could also feature
A Cruella De Vil gift shop
A Bippity Boppity Boutique parody with Lady Tramaine
And The Rotten Apple a restaurant themed to the Evil Queen
And of course every other villain will be represented in other ways and the land should be called "Villains Hideout" with the theme of all the villains hiding from the heroes of Disney in Maleficents castle
As usual, the fans have better ideas than the company itself. Dinoland should be PLUSSED. NOT REPLACED. All 4 parks at WDW need to ADD capacity. Just retheming existing attractions doesn't add capacity. They need to stop replacing attractions (especially great ones).
Where's the land to do all these endless expansions?
@@Taydar WDW is 27000 acres
@@happilyevanafter 27000 acres of unsuitable swamp that is designed to hide the park from the outside world.
Agree 100 percent about the villains' land expansion. It needs to be an all interior land. That way, it won't stick out like a sore thumb.
Would love a Villains Land! Having so many villains from different generations would help it appeal to all ages.
I’m still hoping for Disney’s Animal Kingdom to expand and double its size to include some new themed areas, include more rides that’ll add capacity, include more animals, etc.!
if they get rid of monsters inc at DCA for avatar then it would be smart to reuse all those set pieces over at hollywood studios
Always good to see you Jack. Enjoy your weekend!!😊👍🏼🕺🏽🎬💚🐲
Good show. Good information. Thank you
I think Villains Land would make a lot of sense at Hollywood Studios as multiple rides/areas are already designed for a more mature audience. Doing an indoor area would be incredible to control the ambience and cool off (also all rides stay active during rain). 10/10 I support it.
I think for the villains land they should have the castle and make a trackless dark ride in it and then once you complete that ride you can continue to roller coaster or exit and the coaster goes all around the castle and through it and using the one blend strategy Disney can make it look like the people are just flying down the castle at night. The dark ride would be completing a mission and the coaster is the escape of the dark castle
What I would love to see in Animal Kingdom is a Mt Kilimanjaro roller coaster or log flume attraction theme to the Lion King
For Hollywood Studios Cars Land
For Epcot 1. Mt Fuji Roller Coaster in the Japan Pavilion 🇯🇵 2. Tangled theme Boat Ride in the Germany Pavilion 🇩🇪 3. Coco Theme Boat Ride in the Mexico Pavilion 🇲🇽 4. Mulan theme Dark Ride in the China Pavilion 🇨🇳
Could you imagine how much better the World Showcase would be for Families. I'd be happy with just the Tangled ride
I’d love to see more awesome rides come to Disney’s Animal Kingdom like a couple of menagerie animal carousels with rideable animals, a Jungle Book dark ride for the Asia section, a Tarzan jungle coaster and a Lion King dark ride for the Africa section in a fun mini-land, a Bug’s Life dark ride adjacent to Dinoland, some more dinosaur-themed attractions for Dinoland, and other stuff!
I really really do hope that a villains dark indoor pavilion will happen or a villains anything for their parks! Hollywood studios tho is the way to go! Also i really truly hope they update the imagination station , it’s need major catching up to the times! 🎉🎉🎉
If we ever get a proper Lion King dark ride, I’d give anything for it to be like the Beauty & The Beast attraction @ Tokyo Disneyland.
Fantastic video, Jack!!
Thanks OG! You really didn’t have to! But very much appreciated!
YES! To an INDOOR, huge Villain’s Land!!
My son is 8 and likes the lion king. We went to the zoo and he called all the animals by their Disney names.
Just saw you on the History Channel. Congrats on wide level recognition
Imagine if the drop in the Lion King ride is when Scar drop Mufasa! That would be kinda epic
LOL that's what I was hinting at... don't think that would happen, but it would be funny
If they are to put the villains land indoors it would be good for them to take some inspo from the mermaid lagoon at DisneySea which is entirely indoors but looks like the Little Mermaid palace in the distance from the outside. It could still be a scary castle in the distance that way when looking around the park
Villainsland in a box would work brilliantly. As an attraction designer I love Neptune's Kingdom (in a box) in Tokyo Disney Sea as its perpetually dark, gets you out of the weather and feels like you are going from one World to another as you play with temperature changes, so this principle would work well. Whether Hollywood Studios is the right location, I'm not sure, it's natural home does feels more like Magic Kingdom. I just hope Disney really start putting the money where there mouth has been for far too long!
Synching up your voice with the old video broke my brain and was brilliant!
I think villians land being completely indoors is an amazing idea, but I think it fits better in MK to create a contrast between the villians and fantasyland. Being situated beyond big thunder, a place far from the castle, makes it a better idea and fits better the storyline of the entire park
please do some more waltineering videos for other disney parks
Anything that brings me more TLK94 merch and experiences will be a welcome addition to the parks for me. As some of their most profitable films ever, I've always been surprised that TLK and Zootopia haven't had more presence at the parks.
I think the Zootopia land should go to Disneyland
I still never got too excited about a villains land. People have been talking about this literally for decades. And never got why people are so into the idea. All that said, an all-indoors version of that land would really make it something special, and I'd probably like that more.
The Lion King dark ride for Africa in DAK is a perfect idea; that land needs another attraction that can be open after the rest of the land closes!
I actually really love the indoor Villains land, but I don’t really think it will fit in that space at Studios because not all of those backstage areas can be removed. I think Monster’s Inc is a great choice there, and Villains should either be at MK or would be a great option for a 5th gate!
The loss of Launch Bay is a necessary evil. It needs to be done, but at the same time, that building has so much freaking history. The Disney Decade was basically animated inside that building. “Animation Courtyard” is the courtyard to animation. It’s also the original queue area for the full, original, extended back lot tour. …so much park and movie history… …needs to go.
I think, as part of Pixar, they should make a Monsters, Inc ride to replace Rock'n'Roller Coaster...it could include something like the ending "door containment chase scene" for the roller coaster!
I don’t dislike that idea, but I was really hoping Rock’n’Roller Coaster would just be re-themed to the Electric Mayhem
@@vespista1971 plus a bigger Muppet land!!!!
@@natsirt0088 Yes! They deserve more!
Instead of a villain land I wish they could do an entire villain park with their own castle and everythinf
I love the concept of having villains land indoors like the Mexico pavilion but I still think it should it should be in magic kingdom. I like the idea of a “ShadowLand” beyond the boarders of the OG MK. I think it would avoid comparison to Monsters Universal to have it in MK rather than the studio park.
I've always thought Lion King needed its own attraction so that would be a fun addition and the Monsters Inc & Villains Land sound like cool ideas too! If it were me I would want to add a WallE attraction at EPCOT and they could make that work at the Imagination Pavilion. I've also always wanted an Up attraction as well where riders could feel like they are in Carl's house with Russell, Dug and Kevin, not sure where that could fit in. Anyways, great job on the video always fun to watch and informative to watch even if this one was just rumors!
It would be cool if the Pixar shorts theater was replaced with the futuristic two story festival pavilion and fireworks platform from the old EPCOT revamp plans. This location would be much closer to world showcase and would have a better fireworks view.
Putting Villains in Hollywood Studios would be interesting. It would really solidify that the park leans towards an older crowd, and there isn’t as much for the little littles to do there.
I wonder if they would consider a park rename at that point.
As for the Villains Land: I think I'm on record somewhere saying it's a far better fit for the Studios, especially considering it's the park with Fantasmic. But I'm also on record saying this won't be a land. What would they do? Villain Con? Villains Campus? Even if they come up with some reason for a land, then what do they do for rides? There are too many Disney villains to be figuring out which ones get rides. I think this is why concept art for the constantly-whispered-about Villains Land is always so nebulous. They only have ideas for a ride, one where a whole bunch of Villains pop up. Their "Monsters Unchained" if you will. "Fantasmic: The Ride". I wouldn't be surprised to find them coming up with ideas for a movie where certain villains come together in a specific place to destroy characters, for reasons. Maybe some Princess thing where Ursula, Maleficent, Jafar, Evil Queen, whoever hates Princesses, show up in, oh... somewhere not medieval (Classic Monsters) ... Yzma's Secret Lab from Emperor's New Groove and then they plot against the Princesses blah blah blah. "Now we have a Peruvian village where you can buy Peruvian handicrafts and then you enter Yzma's Secret Lab where blah blah blah."
Last year, I experienced the indoor Kung Fu Panda land at Universal Studios Beijing. The indoor aspect made complete sense for this land and the theming was outstanding (it was better than the actual flagship attraction of the land!). The perpetual nighttime setting was magical and it really felt like you were in the village. I think an indoor Villains land makes so much sense, and what makes even more sense is an indoor land going into Hollywood Studios. An indoor land in Magic Kingdom doesn't feel quite right... but Hollywood Studios does.
And if they wanted to be lazy… they could theme the exterior to a “soundstage” but personally I would rather it be themed to Hollywood architecture maybe with faux hills and the Hollywood’s sign placed further back on the building.
If the lion King ride is a boat based, they could use the mechanism from the Pirates of the Caribbean in Shanghai.
Lion King at Animal Kingdom is amazing! And if we do get a good attraction let’s hope it’s a long one. I also wish we could somehow get “The Good Dinosaur” into animal kingdom.
I love the idea of the indoor Villains land, or frankly Zootopia indoors, that was they could control the climates in each mini land.
My question is, why not extend the section to include a retheme gor RNR, or even ToT? Obviously nobody wants ToT's theme to go away, but I'm sure it's inevitable, so why not include them? If they did, they could just extend the building to connect RNR and retheme the exterior of the existing building while it's indoors. Hell you could even make it another incredicoaster with the villains from the movies.
animal kingdom investment without letting the park stay open later is a waste imho
Yes, please let the guests experience Pandora at night
Love the Villains indoor land idea - perfect! Just don't think it's right for Hollywood Studios. Makes more sense for Magic Kingdom I think x
I think a disney scale family-thrill modern vekoma tilt coaster for villains land (themed to night of bald mountain) would be nice!
That and maybe a dark ride or two + a flat.
I would love a lion king ride
Lion King at Animal Kingdom. My vision of it would be a MineTrain through Nature's Wonderland-style attraction with large Radiator Spring Racers kind of scenic views that make the environment of the Pride Lands come to life in a fully realized way. Taking you through different environments that make up the Pride lands (Pride Rock, Savanna, Elephant Graveyard, Rain Forest), with inside and outside elements that blend.
Villains Land fits in more at HS thematically. I LOVE your idea about it being indoors! ❤ I think it would be awesome to get the full Cars Land in Beyond Big Thunder. Also, unpopular opinion, but I would love to see Zootopia at AK. I know, I know, it’s blasphemy. But your average Disney park goer isn’t thinking in terms of Rodhe concepts. Just animals belong at the Animal Kingdom. I still love the idea of turning the Wildlife Express Train into the Zootopia Express (a la Hogwarts Express) and Rafiki’s Planet Watch into the Zootopia Land currently in Shanghai. Super controversial, I know, but a girl can dream 😅
As much as I don't want to see more IP coming to Epcot, if they are going to revamp imagination, they might as well do something based around Inside Out. I could see those working well together.
The Lion King attraction in Africa makes some sense in terms of giving the land another attraction. My concern is that a Lion King attraction is a bit late in coming. I also like the idea of Villains over at Hollywood Studios more than at Magic Kingdom. Classic Disney always had the villains only as foils. Featuring them in their own right as headliners sends a message that is definitely not classic Disney, but Disney has been widening the gap of the chasm between classic Disney and today's Disney.
I want to see more animal exhibits at Animal Kingdom, as was the initial version of Animal Kingdom. A lion King attraction would fit better at magic Kingdom
Really like the idea of doing Villains Land at DHS instead of MK. Plus, they could then do a (slightly) more adult Halloween Party there and this could be part of that (so like the Halloween version of Jollywood Nights)
I personally would love to finally have a villains land at Disney World. We’ve been wanting this for quite some time now.
As for other announcements, I hoping that maybe, just maybe, disney will give us some kind of insight as to what is, or will be, being done to the Starcruiser building. I’m sure whatever it becomes will probably not be able to bear the experience that was the Halcyon (went 2 times) but I like the ideas I e been hearing of live entertainment dinning like when Gaya was singing on the first night at dinner.
All of these new attractions would be wonderful.
Regarding the Journey Into Imagination pavilion, I would like to see two things:
1) A Figment 4DX attraction called “Journey Into Imagination” in the theater part, also including an interactive Figment animatronic in the waiting area for the show.
2) A revised Horizons dark ride replacing the current Journey dark ride. Instead of Jules Verne’s vision of the future, it would be The Dreamfinder imagining it.
I’m expecting a ROR retheme announcement at D23. I think they have been working on it, and whatever they do will be incorporated into animation courtyard.
D23 Announcement (to combat a whole new park next door) should be something like:
Well they get one park, but we're going "beyond" with new lands for all the parks! (& open them around the same time as each other):
> MK -- Beyond Frontierland: Horizons to Latin America
- not JUST Encanto & Coco, but really focusing on the heritages of Latin and Southern America and how they enveloped the "wild west", leaving room for more storytelling and not just "here's a ride based on this IP here, and another ride based on a different IP here"
> EPCOT -- Beyond Imagination: A wink into Figment's Foundry
- I'd make the whole pavilion about Figment, and really allow Figment to explore various different imaginative realms, including room for realms where he's present but the look is different to his (like he wandered in accidentally). I'd really gut the interior and make enhance more theming on the exterior, to really immerse guests into the world of figment's imagination, allowing for more original storytelling, as well, and a place for guests to start their own story (which disney can steal for later use... because capitalism)
> Hwood Studios -- Beyond the Multiverse: the Gateway to Ever Afters
- I blend this as a meetup crossroads of all stories with a little "alternate ending" sort of vibe. Not only the villains, but this works with the Monsters Inc as they could be considered villains in their title (even though they are not in story). This allows for just a lot of whimsical changes to really allow all the different theming to warp and blend in a really fantastical way (i.e. Hades and greco-roman architecture blended with Scar's naturalistic elephant bones & the ever ominous presence of Chernabog in the distance. It already gives off this like Zootopia vibe, without making it zootopia. I'd rather Villains have their own full park as there's so many of them, but since that's probably not gonna happen, making a Pantopia-style mixmatched blender of themes entangled like Salvador Dali/Edvard Munch painting absurdity.... It allows for all these "alternate endings" to find a home, with the playfulness of them kindof ruining the time continuum. Also, I would desperately hope this land has 3 attractions: one flat ride or smaller something, 1 big E-ticket storytelling masterpiece (probably dealing with the story I've already presented), and 1 family ride bringing all the villains together in a storybook sort of way. Actually, now that I think of it, this could really work well with a Kingdom Hearts take in their approach...
> AK -- Beyond Africa: the Lion's Realm
- The big problem I see with this land and the concept art I've seen of it is it's too... human... So I don't feel immersed into the story of the Lion King specifically. So I would like to see a ride of course, but as it's part of Africa, I could really see some more exposure into the wilderness and even tribes of Africa being a part of how to build this story. I'm sure once Mufasa comes out, there could be some light world building to present (that ad with Mufasa on an icecap mountain is super interesting).
- Alternately, I would just hope that all the hut houses in the LION KING part of the land go away. I'd rather it feel much more like the movie, with a Timon and Pumbaa grub cafe inside a log with bugs crawling all around the walls (projections), and foliage and stuff. I'd rather have Rafiki's Tree/Cave house be present as a walkthrough or retail venue. I'd rather have Pride Rock not just be a weenie, but something specifically developed as a guest viewing gallery for the lions you can see over in Africa. I'd rather the land feel Natural, basically.
And then go on to add/improve the waterparks with an overhaul into minilands and stuff... Tropical vs. Polar waters are the overall themes, why not make Typhoon Lagoon more about the 7 seas and storms, with more storytelling interactive stuff as well? And why not make Blizzard Beach be more about the arctic, mountain ranges, & antarctic zones, with more storytelling elements as well? Hell, I added a vs. in there, why not make them competitor titans in a battle to the end or something? There's a lot of potential to really fluff up those parks with more hype and love as well!
FINALLY.... I would make the launch of all 4 of those lands be better with the concept of "beacons" that Disney kindof flopped hard on with their 100yr celebration that was not on their 100th year.... wow was that whole thing just.... rough....
Each park would get a grand -- and I mean GRAND-- nighttime finale show, a separate show so as to not upset all the people wanting things to not change. On top of that, all four shows would be linked in their story, theming, etc... but different enough that they feel important yet unique. I would love for them to be basically all combo shows of pyro/fountain, drones, projection, & parades altogether. Maybe even some new type of concept we've never encountered, like vertical aerial artists, flying monsters/dragons/birds, or floating balloons (instead of on the ground). But that's definitely too much to ask Disney who's toned down their wows to screens recently, so I'd see far more projection shows and far less other things.
Can Disneyland Resort please get that Lion King ride? Or Tokyo’s Beauty and the Beast, or Tangled, or Moana, or Coco? These would be so much more interesting than anything they could do with the boring, dull, Avatar IP
I would love if the Journey Into Imagination attraction/building would simple be demolished and they build an e-ticket coaster called “The DreamCatcher”
I prefer a villians/marvel at a 5th theme park!!! Right now X-men and Deadpool is the future of marvel just imagine what they can do with that after what they did with cosmic rewind
I think RockNRoller coaster could be easily rethemed into a monsters inc attraction and would fit in nice with a Monstropolis land.
Sup, Jack Kendall? How's your day doing there well this Saturday afternoon today? Celebrate 30 years of the Lion King.
Short and simple: Animation courtyard becomes Pixar Land. Remove The little mermaid, launch bay, and Disney Junior and expand all the way to Rockin Roller Coaster and Cars. Retheme that entire courtyard into a Monsters attraction (cars ride), Zootopia resturant (Little Mermaid or Launch Bay) and another version of the Incredicoaster (Rockin Roller Coaster). Build a path that connects into Toy Story land and BOOM a huge Pixar land. As for the Municiberg area currently simple demolish the extra facade and make that a backstage area since they’ll be losing a good bit from expansion.
It is interesting to see that Disney desided that having clones of attractions is good. I wanted to convince my parents to go to wdw but then tried having a good argument for it with attractions not seen in dlp, but there where simply not enough and way to big of a wait for them to make it worth it. Instead now where going to universal Orlando. Yet another sale Disney misted because of this and I don’t think that I would be the only one who has the same situation.
If we get a Villain's land, I think it should go in Magic Kingdom. It'd fit the most thematically, being right behind Fantasyland, and it'd add a lot of capacity to that park which really needs it. Hollywood Studios needs it too, but I would rather HS be the dumping ground for IP lands, and Magic Kingdom the place for genre lands.
I hope they put Cars land at Hollywood studios so it’s all Pixar instead of doing villains land there. Villains land fits so well as an idea for Magic Kingdom.
The Warner Brothers Movie Park in Abu Dhabi is already in a Building and Batman is already in a very dark area. It works!
The idea made me think about how Knockturn Alley at Universal is technically inside even though you're supposed to feel like you're still outside.