I'm pretty sure the whole Muppets area is getting a refresh along with SWL. Wasn't a new city facade spotted recently?
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I don't know how many of you have been to Disneyland Paris but they have a pretty fun Indy roller coaster that has flips. I rode it like 3 times when I was there. That would be a cool addition if they made a full land for Indy.
I'll echo that. Was there in May. Late afternoon Star Tours 2 had Stand By listed at something like 40 minutes. I would never wait that long for a ride but I noticed there was no one in the outside queue or in the indoor queue that I could see from my vantage point. We did three straight walk ons onto the ride. Half empty or more ride for all three. Nary a person in the queue. And it was a beautiful sunny day.Just to give you guys a look at where DHS is at right now regarding wait times, I walked into the park at 6:45 with a 9:30 close. Here were wait times of what I waited for:
TSMM: 15 mins (8:00)
ToT: 2x Walk-on (9:30)
RNRC: Walk-on (9:10)
Star Tours: 5 mins with FP+ (7:20)
Star-Lord M&G: 10 mins (8:30)
Now I know my experience isn't most people's, I didn't do the shows, went in last few park hours, etc. HOWEVER, it does show how dead this park is. Yes it rained tonight which helped a bit, but I was able to ride 4 of the 5 rides in the park, do a M&G, see the projection show and catch the fireworks while walking out.
The park is truly a joke in its current incarnation and it's only going to get worse before even TSL opens if they go forward with closing GMR this fall.
Just to give you guys a look at where DHS is at right now regarding wait times, I walked into the park at 6:45 with a 9:30 close. Here were wait times of what I waited for:
TSMM: 15 mins (8:00)
ToT: 2x Walk-on (9:30)
RNRC: Walk-on (9:10)
Star Tours: 5 mins with FP+ (7:20)
Star-Lord M&G: 10 mins (8:30)
Now I know my experience isn't most people's, I didn't do the shows, went in last few park hours, etc. HOWEVER, it does show how dead this park is. Yes it rained tonight which helped a bit, but I was able to ride 4 of the 5 rides in the park, do a M&G, see the projection show and catch the fireworks while walking out.
The park is truly a joke in its current incarnation and it's only going to get worse before even TSL opens if they go forward with closing GMR this fall.
Quick armchair Imagineering. If we roughly consider Toy Story Land and Star Wars Land to be a “Phase One” of Hollywood Studios being “overhauled,” this is what a hypothetical "Phase Two" should look like, in my opinion.
I think the park would be in fantastic shape after all that. Most of it is unlikely to happen, however!
For Animation Courtyard, the Mickey E-ticket and a new version of Toontown (C-ticket Fantasyland-style dark ride, unique flat ride, Mickey/Minnie M&G, kiddie coaster) could be the bridge between it and Sunset. I'm not too particular on what goes into Mermaid or Disney Junior.
For Sunset, the B&TB replacement could be something like Music of Pixar, but featuring classic film songs/scores (Wizard of Oz, Singin' in the Rain, Mary Poppins, Casablanca, Breakfast at Tiffany's, West Side Story, My Fair Lady, The Sound of Music, Fantasia, Pinocchio, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Swing Time/Top Hat). I'm pretty sure Disney has the theme park rights to all except Breakfast at Tiffany's and Sound of Music.
Did you know this was originally planned for MGM? It was put off a year to speed up opening but Roger Rabbit popularity dropped off so they scrapped it. The cafe and gift shop by the production tour was themed as ACME warehouse and even had the original dip mobile and steamroller from the film on display.I'd honestly love to see a clone of Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin come to that area as the C-ticket option. If the exterior was themed really well (to, say, Maroon Studios or the Acme factory), I think it could act as a great transition between the revamped Animation area and Sunset. Unfortunately, I don't think Disney sees much value in Roger anymore
Totally on board with the Roger Rabbit idea. That is exactly the type of ride that MGM needs. Plus it's just a fantastic attraction.I'd honestly love to see a clone of Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin come to that area as the C-ticket option. If the exterior was themed really well (to, say, Maroon Studios or the Acme factory), I think it could act as a great transition between the revamped Animation area and Sunset. Unfortunately, I don't think Disney sees much value in Roger anymore.
Unfortunately, I don't think Disney sees much value in Roger anymore.
There's between 2-4 unannounced projects for DHS.I'm honestly not thinking DHS will get anything besides SWL and TSL. Disney's already planning on spending a ton of money in DHS. Instead of building too much in DHS, I think Epcot will be getting rides instead.
Did you know this was originally planned for MGM? It was put off a year to speed up opening but Roger Rabbit popularity dropped off so they scrapped it. The cafe and gift shop by the production tour was themed as ACME warehouse and even had the original dip mobile and steamroller from the film on display.
Aside from the Mickey ride and new shows? Do tell...There's between 2-4 unannounced projects for DHS.
Forever heartbroken that Roger Rabbit's Hollywood/Maroon Studios never happened.Did you know this was originally planned for MGM? It was put off a year to speed up opening but Roger Rabbit popularity dropped off so they scrapped it. The cafe and gift shop by the production tour was themed as ACME warehouse and even had the original dip mobile and steamroller from the film on display.
Forever heartbroken that Roger Rabbit's Hollywood/Maroon Studios never happened.