There is no space to build in Tomorrowland without tearing out present attractions.
Do Stitch and Laugh Floor technically meet the definition for 'attractions'?
There is no space to build in Tomorrowland without tearing out present attractions.
They've also talked about building between CoP and Buzz Lightyear. Tomorrowland has a TON of space (no pun intended) without messing with existing attractions. And as @tmoo pointed out, there are attractions that people are so indifferent towards, it doesn't even matter if they ripped them out. That doesn't even include Autopia land, which if torn out could massively expand the sizes of both Tomorrowland and Fantasyland.You can go beyond the train tracks like space mountain.
They've also talked about building between CoP and Buzz Lightyear. Tomorrowland has a TON of space (no pun intended) without messing with existing attractions. And as @tmoo pointed out, there are attractions that people are so indifferent towards, it doesn't even matter if they ripped them out. That doesn't even include Autopia land, which if torn out could massively expand the sizes of both Tomorrowland and Fantasyland.
It makes the choice to add new attractions to Frontierland seem even more strange.
That shouldn't be a major issue, seeing as the Magic Kingdom Lake could be altered to make more room for future expansion and a new show building. They could follow much the same design as Space Mountain, and build a path under the access area. I agree that it's not as easy as to develop though. The most obvious one is right between Buzz and CoP. Autopia is very tempting, but holds a huge amount of nostalgia for many guests.Indy Speedway or the parking lot behind CoP and Buzz make more sense than bumping outside the rail. You can't tell your outside the rail on SM as you're indoor. The piece of land north of SM is both outside the rail and across a water way as well as it would bump up against World Dr. thus it wouldn't be possible to keep the illusion of MK being it's own place.
Here's my completely ridiculous, grossly expensive, and guaranteed to tick off a good deal of people, but also draw in tons more people idea:
Leave World Showcase as is, except maybe expand (if possible) to add a few more countries and restaurants. That's the easy part. Here comes the meat and potatoes. Be prepared to love or absolutely hate this idea.
Completely revamp the rest of Epcot into a massive extension of the Star Wars expansion at DHS. Redo Spaceship Earth into the Death Star. Turn the interior into a recreation of the hangar bay scene from A New Hope with vehicle props. Maybe have a section of the Millenium Falcon that you could go up into and tour around. Have a large cinematic screen where the hanger bay doors would be that would be able to play a loop of Imperial ships flying around outside to add to the atmosphere. Re-imagine Future World as Mos Eisley or Mos Espa, or a similar port with Star Wars themed shops and at least one big-draw Star Wars themed TS (or signature) restaurant and some CS options, and at least one bar/cantina with various animatronic and costumed aliens inhabiting some of the spots. Change Soarin' from a flight through California to a Snow Speeder flight through Hoth with some flying through the battles with the AT-ATs. Change Nemo to a ride on a bongo through the oceans and core of Naboo. Change Test Track to a speeder bike run through Endor. Add more character meets. Here's the big one: build a train that connects the Mos Espa in Epcot to Mos Eisley in Hollywood Studios. Have the train cars set up like the Harry Potter train at Universal, where each of the cars has enclosed areas that are mocked up like the cockpit of the Millenium Falcon, and the ride between the two parks is a cinematic adventure where you escape the port, outrun the Imperial fleet, jump into hyperspace, and eventually arrive at DHS in the Mos Eisley section of the Star Wars area. During the "flight" over, you're escorted by X-Wings and A-Wings that take out TIE Fighters and clear your departure and arrival points.
It would alienate a certain amount of people, to be sure. It would also drawn in a ton of Star Wars fans and become a mecca to all things Star Wars. The Falcon run between Epcot and DHS would potentially increase park hopper pass sales just for the access to that ride. Sometimes you gotta spend money to print money.
I kind of like it separate. I like the variety of food. My fear with going all planets is that it would just turn into the same generic foods that are just plated in funky ways and maybe dyed strange colors. Having a benchmark to measure against at least ensures some variety. I think that if I would do anything to World Showcase, it would be to expand the number of countries and then close down Small World at MK and build an updated version that travels through the countries in the World Showcase. I think it would tie in better in that setting than just some random spot in MK. That would free up that space to put something new at MK at the same time.^I like the way you think! What about changing the countries to different Star Wars planets? That would go along perfectly with your fantasy idea!
That part of World Dr could be relocated if required. It's mostly used by CM's and service vehicles.the monorail beam to the barn is there but as it's a "futuristic" mode of transportation, having it in tomorrowland would not effect the theming. Most of that area is currently zoned as Resource Management/Recreation and could be built on.
[/IMG]
I agree. They also could just get rid of tomorrowland speedway.That's a ridiculous amount of work just to add an attraction. Especially when there's space next SM.
If they changed EPCOT to Star Wars, I'd never go back. Terrible. Just terrible.
The imagineers who didnthe test track refurb will go to their graves saying it is not a Tron ride.
You know it would never happen, and I for one am happy. A Star Wars land at DHS is more than enough. Epcot is an awesome place that only needs some fill in and refurb.Here's my completely ridiculous, grossly expensive, and guaranteed to tick off a good deal of people, but also draw in tons more people idea:
Leave World Showcase as is, except maybe expand (if possible) to add a few more countries and restaurants. That's the easy part. Here comes the meat and potatoes. Be prepared to love or absolutely hate this idea.
Completely revamp the rest of Epcot into a massive extension of the Star Wars expansion at DHS. Redo Spaceship Earth into the Death Star. Turn the interior into a recreation of the hangar bay scene from A New Hope with vehicle props. Maybe have a section of the Millenium Falcon that you could go up into and tour around. Have a large cinematic screen where the hanger bay doors would be that would be able to play a loop of Imperial ships flying around outside to add to the atmosphere. Re-imagine Future World as Mos Eisley or Mos Espa, or a similar port with Star Wars themed shops and at least one big-draw Star Wars themed TS (or signature) restaurant and some CS options, and at least one bar/cantina with various animatronic and costumed aliens inhabiting some of the spots. Change Soarin' from a flight through California to a Snow Speeder flight through Hoth with some flying through the battles with the AT-ATs. Change Nemo to a ride on a bongo through the oceans and core of Naboo. Change Test Track to a speeder bike run through Endor. Add more character meets. Here's the big one: build a train that connects the Mos Espa in Epcot to Mos Eisley in Hollywood Studios. Have the train cars set up like the Harry Potter train at Universal, where each of the cars has enclosed areas that are mocked up like the cockpit of the Millenium Falcon, and the ride between the two parks is a cinematic adventure where you escape the port, outrun the Imperial fleet, jump into hyperspace, and eventually arrive at DHS in the Mos Eisley section of the Star Wars area. During the "flight" over, you're escorted by X-Wings and A-Wings that take out TIE Fighters and clear your departure and arrival points.
It would alienate a certain amount of people, to be sure. It would also drawn in a ton of Star Wars fans and become a mecca to all things Star Wars. The Falcon run between Epcot and DHS would potentially increase park hopper pass sales just for the access to that ride. Sometimes you gotta spend money to print money.