Disneyland Rumors

[Sarangel]

All courtesey of Miceage.com:

Matt [Ouimet] ... has recently begun working on lining up additional new attractions for the next five years. What's next, if Matt gets his way with the sharp pencil boys up in Burbank, is a quick succession of new D and E Ticket attractions for '06, '07, and '08.

First out of the blocks would be a reworking of the Superstar Limo attraction into a Monsters Inc. themed ride. We'd told you about the testing WDI had done in the Peter Pan ride with a new ride vehicle that hangs from the overhead beam there, and how WDI wanted to use that new vehicle in a Monsters Inc. factory environment. Well, DCA's new Monsters Inc. wouldn't get that radical new ride vehicle, as WDI still has trouble getting the hourly capacity up to the standards of the theme park's operations departments.

Instead, DCA could very easily be getting a Monsters Inc. ride in the spring of 2006 that uses the original Limo vehicles. As it's currently planned, the new ride would be themed to a trip through Monstropolis as Mike and Sulley head out to look for Boo who is lost in the city. While it's not as ambitious as the original Monsters Inc. plans, it would certainly be an improvement over the current ghost town that exists back in that pocket of DCA.

Plus, the lowered budget for this new ride would allow a more ambitious E Ticket thrill attraction to grow up around the Superstar Limo building for a 2007 opening, which would give DCA its second new E Ticket in three years. (Anyone up for a radically re-themed version of the Rock N Roller Coaster ride system?)

Meanwhile over at Disneyland, things would begin really hopping once the 50th Anniversary celebration winds down in late 2006. By early 2007 they'd be getting ready to open the new Finding Nemo submarine ride in Tomorrowland, while the framework of a dramatically expanded Frontierland may be rising up from the ground behind Big Thunder Mountain.

Since Matt inherited the dusty plans for a Submarine Voyage and Superstar Limo remake from past management, this big Frontierland expansion would be something Matt would oversee from inception to completion. And with a major new E Ticket, plus a snazzy family-friendly D Ticket and an atmospheric C Ticket included in this ambitious Frontierland plan, it would really allow Matt to put his lavish stamp on Disneyland, much like the previous Disneyland President Jack Lindquist did with Toontown, Fantasmic! and Indiana Jones in the 1990's. By fiscal year '08, or '09 at the latest, these three new Frontierland attractions would open, along with the expected new shops and restaurants surrounding them.

Go Matt!

 

[KNWVIKING]

Hmmm.... may need to rethink my " been there,done that, ain't going back" decision after my Sept '02 trip to DL/DCA.

 

[iceskatejen]

I hope each and every one of these rumors turns out to be true--esp. the Rock & Roller Coaster.

 

[YoHo]

Actually, must of the rumors I've been hearing have been saying not RnRC which is fine by me, because they already have a rollercoaster like that in DCA. Adding another one won't fix anything.

 

[exDS vet]

I like seeing plans for the parks as much as the next person, but it's unfortunate that so much of the new stuff has to be tied to the Disney/Pixar films. "Toy Story", "Monster's Inc.", "Finding Nemo". Some of this stuff is going to hit after the Disney/Pixar relationship ends. It seems like it would be awkward to see Pixar's influence in the parks after the relationship between the companies ends.

DCA's Hollywood Pictures Backlot could be the perfect land for something completely original or based on another live-action film, Disney or otherwise. Universal has had a great deal of success with the rides based on action movies. Why not something like that?

Frontierland has not seen a new attraction since "Fantasmic" It needs something badly and the old Big Thunder Ranch Area is perfect for it. I always thought that they should do a "Pooh" land with a 100 acre woods theme, but that won't happen now since the Pooh ride is in Critter Country.

When you think of "E" tickets, thrill rides are the first thing to come to mind. Since that area of the park already has BTMRR and Splash, what else can they come up with? I haven't had dinner yet or I could think of something. Perhaps they could "imagineer" another new land for the area and create another success like they did with Toontown. I would just want to see it appeal to all ages.

 

[YoHo]

Actually, when I think E-Ticket, the first thing I think of is PotC and HM.

And Ouimet has gone on record as indicating that he wants to build the New Pirates of the Caribbean. That's the other reason I wouldn't jump on the Rollercoaster idea.

 

[exDS vet]

A brand new, major "dark" type attraction would be great. Indy is a great example although it was done on a much larger scale. I don't think that kind of budget is going to be available for either park, especially if there is only a three year time fram involved.

Let's not forget that to build something new, something else will probably go away. Hmmm. There's room for plenty of speculating on this one.

 

[YoHo]

With DCA, the more that goes away, the better.

The parkinglot was more magical.

 

[Sarangel]

it's unfortunate that so much of the new stuff has to be tied to the Disney/Pixar films. "Toy Story", "Monster's Inc.", "Finding Nemo".

Why? These properties will always be Disney/Pixar, that was part of the deal. Do you feel that way about any of the characters animated at Disney by people that went to other animation studios after the worked for Disney? The way I see it, people are hoping to see these characters at Disney parks and they *finally* have decided to feature them, what's wrong with that?

Sarangel