Meanwhile, my absence was because I was preparing for a con this past weekend. One hand of conflicting feelings regarding if we do get DK, and one big eye roll in the other over a certain someone's talking points in which I second
@Magic-Man 's secondhand embarrassment. Even as another big Nintendo fan, I gotta say even my patience was being tried. >_>
Anyway, I'm really not sure what to make of how we may or may not be getting DK, part of me hopes we still get it somehow. I don't think this was brought up, but weren't the soundstages behind Mummy slated for demolition at some point also? Maybe that could also help capacity unless I'm forgetting something.
Something exclusive to Hollywood would be a fair trade, but I still can't help but lament the possible loss of another coaster to bring much needed thrills. Also, I doubt they'd do another screen-based ride. I think after Supercharged in Orlando, I think SLOP, probably MK, and from what I've heard, Hagrid's seem to be indicators that they've learned their lesson.
Also, not to beat a dead horse or sound like him since he's been formally told to take a hike it seems, but as for other Nintendo IPs being represented, would it be too much to ask if they were to throw in more crossover cameos in the same vein as Pikmin as long as it fits in the Mario universe (aside from food anyway)? For instance, back in the main SNW thread I thought of a Toadstool Cafe screen scenario featuring a Kirby cameo of some kind. If they really wanted to, they could add some more hidden pixel characters, there was a Link sprite cameo in Super Mario 3D World after all. I wanna say this is more tempered than what was endlessly being talked about before, but feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.