LittleDreamer
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jul 1, 2015
As the D23 expo nears my optimism and hope is giving way to some fear and doubt in regards to the Hollywood Studios expansion.
The first of my fears is that we are going to see transplants from other parks instead of original rides. This is a strange fear considering any possible Star Wars attractions should be original. Pixar is where I'm scared. Aside from Radiator Springs Racer I don't think Disney has had much success with Pixar rides. The Bugs land in California and the Toy Story section in Paris both have nicely themed off the shelf rides but still feel off the shelf. One of the strength of Disney is not that they create something new but that they create things that feel unique.
I also think Disney Corporate is more comfortable reusing rides in WDW then they are in other parks.
My second fear is that Star Wars and Pixar might pigeonhole the park. If one side is dominated by Pixar and the other side by Star Wars it leaves little room for other properties to fit in. Luckily, Pixar is an ever expanding group of movies but the side of the park that Pixar is expected to go on is the one with the least amount of space to expand in the future. One of the great things about Hollywood Studios was the variety of attractions that could fit into the park. Rock N' Roller and Tower of Terror never seemed to break the feel of the park; despite being so different yet right next door to each other. Investing, probably, over 60% of the land into these two IPs (and with Hollywood Boulevard unlikely to change) it will be interesting to see if room is left for future changes.
I know that these are just some jitters before the expected announcement but Imagineering don't fail me now.
The first of my fears is that we are going to see transplants from other parks instead of original rides. This is a strange fear considering any possible Star Wars attractions should be original. Pixar is where I'm scared. Aside from Radiator Springs Racer I don't think Disney has had much success with Pixar rides. The Bugs land in California and the Toy Story section in Paris both have nicely themed off the shelf rides but still feel off the shelf. One of the strength of Disney is not that they create something new but that they create things that feel unique.
I also think Disney Corporate is more comfortable reusing rides in WDW then they are in other parks.
My second fear is that Star Wars and Pixar might pigeonhole the park. If one side is dominated by Pixar and the other side by Star Wars it leaves little room for other properties to fit in. Luckily, Pixar is an ever expanding group of movies but the side of the park that Pixar is expected to go on is the one with the least amount of space to expand in the future. One of the great things about Hollywood Studios was the variety of attractions that could fit into the park. Rock N' Roller and Tower of Terror never seemed to break the feel of the park; despite being so different yet right next door to each other. Investing, probably, over 60% of the land into these two IPs (and with Hollywood Boulevard unlikely to change) it will be interesting to see if room is left for future changes.
I know that these are just some jitters before the expected announcement but Imagineering don't fail me now.