DCA Improvements

[Sarangel]

Howdy all -

I'm just back from a weekend in LALand & I picked up some interesting rumors there, all about DCA. First of all, when you ride the monorail into Downtown Disney, you can see some major construction going on. It looks like they're building cement walls, but what they're going to be used for is anyone's guess. Tower of Terror?

Also, I spoke with a CM about some auditioning they're doing for some new show(s?) in the Hyperion Theatre. And there's supposed to be a new show involving puppets in Disneyland - probably to replace Animazement!

Sarangel

 

[toefungus]

One of the construction spots is the new millionaire attraction going in. I haven't herd that ToT was goign in yet, maybe it was somthing different.

 

[YoHo]

But Millionaire is supposed to be in a tent, why would you need a concrete wall for that?

 

[Another Voice]

If you’re talking about the construction under the beam in the Hollywood Backlot, that’s the ‘temporary building’ for ‘Millionaire’ (California building codes require something a little more substantial than then a tent - earthquakes you know). If you’re talking about the construction in Downtown Disney proper, that’s a new restaurant. I’ve only heard rumors about what it will be because the plans are changing on a moments notice these days. One rumor is that’s to be a new Wolfgang Puck restaurant to offset the lower-than-anticipated business at his restaurant inside California Adventure. Other rumors say it will be a more moderate restaurant like a microbrewery or a food court. While Downtown Disney has been doing very well, there are complaints that the restaurants are too upscale and too pricey.

I’ve also heard that a children’s show may be added to the Hyperion Theatre line-up. This show was original supposed to go into the Performance Tent before it was bumped by ‘Millionaire’. Perhaps those were the auditions you heard about.

As for ‘Tower of Terror’ the rumors are saying it’s stuck in development hell. If it’s built, it will have three drop shafts, but no horizontal movement (meaning no ‘fifth dimension’ room) and probably won’t have a themed queue or a library. The pre-show tape will be shown in the hotel’s lobby instead of a separate room. Again, plans are changing as this is budget season.