Al Lutz Big Update: Cars Land, D23 Expo, MM and increased hours at DCA

[Halloweenqueen]

They missed a good opportunity for a new restaurant in Carlsland. A drive-in theme, like the Sci-Fi Drive In Restaurant at Hollywood Studios would have been perfect!

 

[HydroGuy]

They missed a good opportunity for a new restaurant in Carlsland. A drive-in theme, like the Sci-Fi Drive In Restaurant at Hollywood Studios would have been perfect!

I totally agree. As I understand it such a restaurant was planned and still is. It just got delayed based on other priorities.

 

[Armadillo4]

Hmm...if they do that, will no one be able to enter the land who hasn't arrived first thing in the morning to pick up a FP? I can hear the cries now from the local crowd who had a fit about WOC FPs.

In preparation for a trip this past Spring, I used to daily monitor the "Harry Potter Crowd Report Thread" in the DIS Universal Forum. And not once did I see a post that return tickets ever ran out. Instead, I usually saw posts that crowd restrictions to WWoHP were lifted late in the day, around 5 or 6pm, as attendance began to subside to tolerable levels. Not saying it could happen--or that even Disney will implement a system like this--but that's how Universal kept crowds manageable in the most popular section of the park.

Note, "manageable" is a relative term. As anyone who has been to WWoHP on a busy day can attest to.

Regarding a drive-in type restaurant for Carsland. I echo Hydroguy's post. Rumors (reported by Al) had a restaurant planned for Carsland but was pulled primarily to allocate those funds to the attractions. A restaurant is probably still in the long-term plans, although that's just a guess. I agree that it would have been perfect for that land!

 

[SarafinaPink]

Hmm interesting update. I am going to have to get with my co-worker about the Carthay Circle project, as she is working on the part time. I don't really like the idea of another member only restaurant or lounge.

And as excited I am about Carsland, it just sounds like a headache already. FP for just getting into it sound crazy and it likely to draw a lot of people away from the hassle of it all.

 

[skiingfast]

I wonder if they will do some sort of special show for the opening of Radiator Springs Racers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=X1_1jTcLKTI