If You Ran The Disney Company

[Figmentforever24]

I would love to read all your ideas, honestly I would, but the way you have your posts formatted it is very difficult to read It kind of reminds me of someone who talks on and on and doesn't " come up for air " Maybe more paragraphs ?

Don't mean to hurt your feelings Please don't take it that way

I apologize I didn't even taken in to consideration about it being hard to read. I will split it up from now on.

 

[Luvchefmic]

I apologize I didn't even taken in to consideration about it being hard to read. I will split it up from now on.

Apology not necessary just thought I'd mention it If so I will read it n Just be forewarned don't change my beloved AK too much

 

[Figmentforever24]

Apology not necessary just thought I'd mention it If so I will read it n Just be forewarned don't change my beloved AK too much

Too be honest I think I changed Animal Kingdom the least of the other parks.
I mainly redid Dino Land and added new lands. Some of the rides got revamped as well like the rapids, but other then that the park is going to stay mostly the same.

 

[Figmentforever24]

I will give more details on the ride later. In fact I some point I hope to go and give more detail about many of the rides I have talked about! Anyway between the original Hester and Chester store and the flume entrance is a path that is blocked to guest. Eventually the area can be expanded to add a new family coaster.

The theater in the wild is something I think does better when it is in no land. It doesn’t fit into the theme of Dino land so that is why it is going to continue being called “Theater in the Wild” The new show that will be performing here is Disney’s Jungle Book. Plenty of stunts, puppets, dancing and effects will make for a great show.

Continuing on with our recap of the new Disney World (Wow just sounded like that lady on the TV lol) we come to Asia. Asia probably one of the more beautiful aspects of the park. When walking across the giant metal bridge the first thing you notice is the bridge has been rethemed to a more natural Asian look. So the metal is not really going to cut it. Look up and you might notice that Everest looks a lot different.

Everest is going to stay the same ride, but the entire thing is going to be repainted and receive some added rockwork. The back side of the mountain is going to see more rocks and boulders to help cover its backside from the road outside the park. So you walking towards it will mean you will see a much bigger mountain. You will also notice that only half of the giant lift hill is now present. You can see trains going into the temple half way up but then you no longer see them for now more rockwork is now blocking the view. This will help the sightlines so that the trains to do not seem so big and the mountain looks huge! So anyway you enter the queue and it is pretty much the same. Everything has been touched up and all. The mist effect in the first courtyard is also working again. You come to the train station get on and go through much like you did before. Both waterfalls will work, the bird on the stick will be removed. To me that is a very cheap special effect. Then of course the Yeti will work.

The rest of Asia stays a lot the same except for the rapids ride. You cans still experience the wonders of flight show with new stunts and acts if you like. The trail will remain the same except there will now be Pandas!

Ok on to the rapids. The themeing and the story of this ride are great. So in this new version the ride went down for an extended overhaul of the track. This means adding new and longer paths to make the ride last longer. So anyway you approach the ride and may notice more free lockers have been provided to the left. To me there is no reason to charge a few bucks for a locker when you make plenty of money everywhere else. So the queue remains largely unaltered. Maybe a few extra props here and there but nothing major. The story has been added onto a little bit. So you are the same expedition team that has faced Everest and now you are going to travel down the roaring rapids of Asia. So you come to your raft and there are plenty of props and items stuck to the raft to prepare for the long journey. You leave the station in the same two seat manner like before. Extra holes have been added into the raft to allow for better drainage. The lift is the same and you enter into the woods.

Things start to get bumpy right off. You are heading into the area that leads in the mountain area. So you will see a lot more rockwork around you. Your raft comes to two different paths where the boat will randomly float down one. On the right side you pass through the temple ruins where you pass under crumbling rocks and pillars. You then enter the temple where it is very dark. You can hear water roaring ahead but plunge down a small hill before you have time to think about it. You then meet up with the single track again. The left side of the track you pass through a small village. You can see that the small village huts have been abandoned for some odd reason. You pass through and then drop down a small plunge and meet with the other track. The track then continues down the rapids while you avoid getting wet until you reach the final show scene. This is where companies have been cutting down the forest. To your left is a truck that is about to fall into the water. It moves back and forth and even catches fire. You can see fire burning on logs and just an entire mess. You then come to the final hill which has been extended to be a little longer. You then drop down and go through a few more turns of rapids before coming back to the dock. Now something I was thinking about was how to make the ride fun to ride during the colder months? So under each hill are little roller type pads. During the winter they come up at the end of the hill so that the raft rolls onto them and into the water more gently. This keeps a wall of water from forming over the boat. It can be lifted real high to keep the boats from being wet or at a medium setting which will cause a spray to get the riders. Many of the other water features can also be turned down or off to avoid total soaking. You then will exit the ride back into Asia. Where you may now continue on to Africa or pass down by the rapids into the mystical world of Beastly Kingdom!

So how do you like my ideas so far? For people who posted PLEASE leave a comment about your thoughts. Let me know what is cool or is not so cool. I would love to know.

 

[Luvchefmic]

Thanks for making things so much easier to read I will catch up when I can and am looking forward to it

 

[Figmentforever24]

So instead of focusing on lands and trying to redo parks I thought I just go from different rides and go in depth about them rather then trying to do land by land or park by park.

So the first ride is the new Space Mountain at the Magic Kingdom. Our Magic Kingdom is the father of all Space Mountains, but it is also the oldest. Small updates here and there have kept it somewhat fresh, but the track and the queue need to be brought into the 21st century. So lets start with the outside of the ride. You walk up and the you notice the outside of the building remains unchanged except for a paint job. To keep up with upkeep the ride would go down every year for refurb. The refurb date would be September 8th through the 10th for a Halloween overlay. Something very similar to the Disneyland overlay except even more in depth. The ride would then go down from November 3rd to November 14th for its removal of the overlay as well as painting, track repair, and light replacements. This will keep the ride fresh with new paint inside and out and keep the ride in perfect condition.

So anyway we move to the ride. At night a new lighting package gives the mountain a whole new look. I really like the lighting package that Hong Kong Disneyland has so check out pictures to see how cool it looks. Out front the entrance has a new canopy over it, but it has a new look. The Fastpass machines also stay, but are given a new look that helps set the mood for this futuristic ride through space. So the story of Space Mountain is that this giant facility is a teleportation facility that beams you up to the Space station. From there you will be the first to test out the new rockets that the Space Mountain company has created. These rockets require no driver and run off charged power by going through a charging tunnel. The rockets are programmed to take you to the space homes of the future. These are homes and living quarters that the Space Mountain company have also created. So the queue and the entire inside of the building has been changed up so don’t imagine the same queue. You enter into the building and make an immediate turn to the left. You enter a tunnel that has no windows and has white walls. TVs above you show a loop about the company. As you progress the tunnel winds back and forth through the mountain until you reach the beaming tunnel. Now I didn’t want guest to stop in the tunnel so the way it works is there is two beaming rooms. Fastpass and Stand-by merge here. Cast Members then direct you into one of the two slightly large rooms. The process is really quick so the line can keep moving. You enter into the room which is a plain room with white lights aboard the top. The door then closes and you hear over the intercom they are going to beam you up. Obviously you yourself wont be beamed, but the room will. Yet another piece of technology created by the company to help beam large groups of people. The lights go out in the room and special lighting effects start to go off. A star field covers the walls, roof and floors. Loud sounds and other special effects go along with this part as the lights quickly return and the doors on the other side of the room open. You then enter the Space Mountain Space Station. Or the SPSS for short. To your left you see a robot who turns around to welcome you into the Space port. Now the queue breaks up in two directions again as Cast Members direct you where they want you to go.

Before you split up you can look down and see where the trains are loading. Go to your left or right and follow the queue that winds back and forth down the large room on that side. Above you, to the sides and even in certain areas on the floor are giant HD screens that show off space. You will truly feel like you are in a space port. The queue winds back and forth on both sides until it comes near the entrance and you go down a ramp. The ramp then brings you down on either side to loading. The new trains can seat 2 people in row and have 10 rows. You are seated and then you pull down the lap bar. Like the old ride the track is the same for both trains so pick either side you like. For this we are joining the right side. (Right as in when you first enter and go to the ride side queue. Your train then leaves the station and you enter a tunnel and make an immediate right curve. Signs and lights on the wall as well as an intercom let you know the restrain check is approaching. You enter a small room where two Cast Members check the lap bars and such. They then give the all clear as you enter the charging tunnel. The charging tunnel is the lift hill so the giant doors open and you start up the lift. Lighting, fog and sound effects start up as you enter the tunnel. The walls light up in different ways showing it is powering your rocket. Your rocket is slowly picking up speed as the intercom announces how much power the rocket has. Before you reach the top your rocket reaches 100% capacity and your rocket launches from the tunnel into space. It is a mild launch so nothing major that would stop younger kids from riding.

You leave the tunnel and make and immediate sharp right with a slight dip. The dip then takes you down where you make a sharp left turn followed by another dip. You then shoot up a small hill before making a couple more banks. Then you run into an metro show and your rocket dodges those. The rocket makes sharp turns and sudden dips as the giant rocks on screens appear to move towards you. You train makes a few more turns before entering the midway station. Your rocket moves forward at a quick pace into a tunnel where it lights up to power the rocket. Before you can get calmed down you turn from the tunnel into the second half of the ride. More turns followed by the biggest dip lead into the finale. You do a round and round bank that goes on for a while before moving forward and making one more turn. You then slow down as you enter the Space Homes of the future. You round the corner and come to unloading and enter the giant new facility.


The new center will take over some of the Space Mountain building and a small portion of the arcade and store. If you are entering from the store then you can bring your stroller in if you are heading to the railroad stop for Tomorrowland. The back of this store will be reworked to form a queue as well as an inside depot for the train to stop. Guest enter the train inside the building while coming through the doors. Guest unloading will move through the queue to go outside the building a different route to help with congestion issues. The round counter in the store will be moved to the wall to the left when you walk through the doors. The small queue will be straight ahead for the train. To your right there are two sets of escalators. You have the one on the right which is coming down into the lobby. The one on the left is going up into the facility. The room is given a new futuristic sleek look that reflects more of a syfy type future city rather then what the real future may look like. A huge light fixture will be at the top and will be a bunch of bulb type things connected to long poles.

If you decide you are going to go in the facility then you may want to leave your stroller outside. You go inside the escalator as you are going to go through the beaming tunnel. The tunnel is black but has lights on the walls like those purple lights you see on the Nemo ride at Epcot. They cover the walls and roof and are in both tunnels going up and down. Once you make it to the top you enter a space plaza. In the center of the room is a hole with railing where you can look over and see the bottom of the station into space. The walls also have opening that will have screens as the entire roof is gone giant screen. Straight across from the escalator is where the tunnel that the Space Mountain guest come through. The tunnel is very small and is literally there to connect the two rooms and to help keep guest from seeing the unloading. To help the illusion if you look through certain portions of the glass you can see outside in space the section of the building that is unloading. You will even see rockets flying into the station just not the real rockets.

So obviously there are going to be things to do up in this room so you look around and see some of the new shops and eateries that this place has to offer. (To help with the visual imagine the room as a clock. The escalators will be 6 while the unloading tunnel is 12. At about 4 there is the “Space Home of the Future.” They are having an open house and you are invited to tour this modeled home. You can go in and see the different things as a Cast Member takes you through the different rooms in small groups. There are different appliances that don’t show what the real future looks like, but what the syfy future looks like. So look out for things that wont necessarily make their way into the real world. Since this company wants you to feel at home even in Space the front of the house (or the wall of the station) is decorated to look like a small house front. There is a mailbox and a little fence with a box of flowers to the side. You will find things in the house like windows that can show off different scenes from Earth to help you not feel lonely in space. There is a laser baker that bakes cakes in 5 seconds. There is even the bathtub that shoots water from all directions to insure a totally clean body.

So moving on to 2 o clock we come to a main dining facility for Tomorrowland. This is a more high class eatery which is something Magic Kingdom doesn’t seem to have except for the castle. When you go inside you can imagine the room from Tron where the boy finds his father. The tiles on the floor are white and light up. The roof is also lit up with tiles and towards the back and sides of the room is windows showing off space. The giant room has dividers separating the room into three sections. In the middle of the room is a fireplace that has blue fire burning inside of it. The food here is more upscale and has things like steak, lobster, fish and chicken. Also expect a hefty price tag as well. The tables will be white while the chairs will be a dark blue. Each table will have a candle type item at the center, but it wont be a candle but a blue glowing light. Towards the back is a bar that is white with a slight curved body to give it a more sleek look. Special drinks and cocktails can be made for guest who wish to have them.


Moving on to 10 we have the store for the area. It is the store where you can buy your photo from the ride or just grab a small gift. The shop isn’t super large so there wont be a lot of things in it. The name “Star Traders” will be given and taken from “Mickeys Star Traders” which will see a name change soon.


At 8 there is a small ice cream store where guest can buy different flavors of ice cream. No name as of yet, but the store will serve ice cream as well as different sodas and drinks. A very small amount of seating will be inside and outside the room.

 

[Figmentforever24]

So a quick update I am working on an idea I had to keep the backlot tour at Hollywood Studios. My main goal is to move the entrance to behind Star Wars land where you use to enter for Lights Motor Action! This idea comes from me seeing how Universal Hollywood still runs a very popular tour and is adding things to it in the coming years. Although they are a real production tour I think we can make ours work Disney style. More details as they come. Oh and yes this means Carsland gets the boot for this to stay.

 

[Figmentforever24]

So Tomorrowland as a whole is given a whole new theme over time in my dream world. Basically rides will go down one at a time as they are remodeled. Skims will also go up on buildings to rethemed the facades as the rides went down. So obviously Space Mountain would be the first thing to go down for overhaul. The only thing on the outside that changed was the small building to the left of the entrance to the ride. It is given a new façade to match the new theme of Tomorrowland. The new theme is a city of the future. Companies and places have moved into this city. Tomorrowland just happens to be the name of the city. There is the roadways where you can drive through the tunnels and streets of Tomorrowland. You can go aboard the rocket tower and ride one of the rockets over Tomorrowland. Take a guided tour of Tomorrowland on the peoplemover or maybe visit Space-Tech where they take you on a slow omnimover journey through space that the whole family enjoys. Kids can visit the Tomorrowland arcade as they play the newest interactive Hero’s Duty game. The Tomorrowland theater always has a show playing and is the new home of the parks 3-D show. Finally watch first hand as a company test out their new teleportation device only to send a deadly type of creature. So this is just an overview of the entire land. This doesn’t include stores, eateries and other things so lets get started.


After Space Mountain we would move to the other end for an overhaul of a ride/show. This way new things would pop up on different ends so crowds are moving to one place. Stitch is going to be escaping permanently this time and he isn’t coming back for the new show. The new show is going to be a lot more intense so kids beware. The name of the new attraction is called “Nostromo”. Those who have watched the Alien movie know what I am referring to. So the idea behind the ride is the company from the movie (ironically called the company) has moved into this small space into Tomorrowland. They have been secretly working on a technology that will bring the interesting Alien life forms from their planet to this planet. You have been hand picked to come and see for yourself the wonders of the new teleportation machine they have created. Unfortunately for you they don’t ever give you the memo that they are teleporting an Alien into the room to see what his reaction will be to a bunch of people. They let you know that the entire thing will be perfectly safe. So get ready for some scary junk as we make our way into the new attraction that will blow away anything that came before it. The queue remains largely the same except for the extended queue. For those who don’t know the extended queue goes behind the building into what use to be an exit for the ride. Now the exit is never used due to low waits for the ride. The queue over there is reworked and is turned back into the exit since this ride will see more guest for sure.


So anyway the giant doors open and the first large group of guest are brought in. You enter the large room that you entered when Stitch was first there. The round windows are replaced so that no outside light can come in. The small little TVs above your head are taken down and replaced by giant monitors. These monitors go from the roof to almost the floor so that is another reason for the removal of the windows. On the monitors a man appears who spills the usual nonsense about how he is from the company and how today is history in the making. He shows a model of the new teleportation machine and says how you are going to be the first to see it in action. He then tells you that you are going to be perfectly safe since no dangerous animal or creature will be transported. He then tells you to report to mission briefing where a demonstration will be made. So you enter the next room where a new robot has been placed. This robot is a lot more tougher then the robot before him. In the tube to his right there is a monster AA who is looking around. The tubes are given new lighting and other materials on the outside so the machine looks somewhat different. He then shows you how the machine works and gives a demonstration. So it is pretty similar to what was there before Stitch.

After the demonstration you move into one of the two rooms. They are the same so the experience doesn’t change based on the room. When you have been seated the TV screens above you come on as the man introduces a man and women. He says they are knew to the program and will be working the machine today. He then tells the two people to lower the restraints. He promises they are not to keep you in, but to protect you just in case something goes wrong. (You probably see where this is going). They come down like they normally do. Then the lights go dark as they prepare for teleportation. The two recruits don’t know what they are teleporting but the man says to teleport from a certain planet. All of a sudden the dim lights begin to surge as the tube fills with smoke. Lights flash inside as you see the form of a creature beginning to appear. Then the smoke starts to stop as the lights go out from power overload. The recruits disappear from the screen but an intercom comes on saying everything is ok. You can hear the recruits talking with the man trying to discuss what to do. As lights flash quickly off and on you see the creature moving in the tube. Suddenly grass breaks and the lights comes on just in time for you to see the now broken glass. The room is completely dark as you can hear something moving through the room. Then the first special effect takes place as you feel a tail whip past your leg. As people scream the recruits begin to realize something is up and asks what was brought into the tube. The man spills the beans and the recruits panic as they know this creature is very deadly. You hear it crawl in the vents above you and a man comes into the room trying to find the power switch. He shines a light down when suddenly he screams and the light goes out. Then water sprays at you as if the monster just ate him.

Then the lights flicker on and off in time to see the monster hanging from the tube. His head moving around and his mouth opening to reveal his second mouth thing. The lights go out as the monster now wants you and is making his way through the crowd. The third special effect kicks in as air blows behind you head and you can feel something breathing behind your neck. Suddenly the creature screams right behind you and you know this is your moment as you prepare yourself to become dinner. Then the lights start to power up but the monster has hidden himself. You hear him crawling around up top again and making his way to the center. The lights flicker one more time and come on to reveal the giant creature in the middle of the tube. The recruits quickly lower the glass and teleport the monster out of there. The man tries to stop them but is not able to before they teleport the alien and the machine breaks for good. The recruits then let you free and say that they will report the man to the main council. You then exit out of the ride into either the store or through the extra exit.

 

[Figmentforever24]

So as you enter the store you notice that the store has also been rethemed. The new store has a theme that fits with the new city of the future feel. So the giant Stitch murals are replaced with dark blue paint. The lighting above you is replaced by the bubble lights you see in many stores. These lights are not clear and change colors. The store will sell just general Disney merch.

Now in order for this city to be remodeled to a new theme that raceway had to leave. The area that was once the raceway is now part Fantasyland and part Tomorrowland. A new mountain type thing has been built in Tomorrowland that is smaller then Space Mountain. This mountain will hold the new cars. Basically the theme is a ride through the city. The entrance to the ride is next to Space Mountain. That large gap where you can watch cars go by will become the new entrance and loading station. The mountain thing will hold two rides. (Alice dark ride and track) On the Tomorrowland side there are trees and rockwork on the mountain with a lighting package that matches the theme of the land. The track winds up and down hills around curves and in and out the mountain. Trees, shrubs and water features have been placed along the way to give the ride a floral feel. So anyway the façade for this ride is almost like a futuristic car dealership Disney style. The queue is a standard queue with nothing really special about it. The new cars are not electric but run on a clean silent gas. The gas emits no odor and the cars will not make loud sounds. You load into your car and the cars follow the same rules as before as in height limits and riders. The track the cars move on are under the ground and the car can make more movements left and right but it is not freestyle either. During the ride you will pass also a few houses, a church and a store. Inside the tunnels you will see the city lit up on the walls. Basically as if the main part of the city is far away.


If you are entering from Fantasyland the entrance is being pushed back a little to expand Fantasyland. The entrance to the new Alice ride falls in front of what was Cosmic Rays. Since Fantasyland will be in front of it and the restaurant is already a sore thumb it will be rethemed to a Alice in Wonderland eatery. The new entrance for Tomorrowland will be about where the store or ice cream place is. A new sign will be placed in the planter at the center of the walkway showing you are entering the city of Tomorrowland.


The ice cream shop will be rethemed to a small Tomorrowland bakery. The story is that a small bakery has been in the family for many years back before the city was Tomorrowland. Over the years as the city has progressed the bakery is the only thing to survive from the old days. Although the look of the place has changed the food has not and the place continues to be handed down from generation to generation. For those upset about Starbucks taking over the bakery well here you go. This bakery will serve fresh baked good and drinks not found anywhere else.


So Tomorrowland is turning out pretty well huh? Well we got a little more to go. The major weenie of the land obviously can not stay different as the buildings around it change to a new look. So the Astro Orbiter and the Peoplemover will both go down for extensive change. The weenie of the land (Astro Orbiter) will be rethemed and renamed to fit the land. The story is that people are now starting to fly rockets through the sky as transportation and you can fly one around the Tomorrowland tower. The tower is now more of a giant beacon of sorts. The tower has not moving parts but goes straight up as a tall tower. The tower is a blue and silver color with lighting at night to help it light up. At the top is a blue light that glows softly at night. I don’t know how to explain this but there are also metals rail type things to go up the tower. Not straight up but horizontally. They go and then curve into the tower. I don’t know how to explain it better then that. Anyway the rockets have been redesigned and given a new look to fit the new theme the land is aiming for. The elevators have been replaced with new faster elevators to help with loading and unloading. Also the elevator shaft will receive better themeing then what it currently has. The new name will be “Rocket Pods”

The Peoplemover is something special since we are the only ones who still have it. (Sorry Disneyland) So instead of replacing it or removing the track I am just giving a MASSIVE overhaul. The ride carts are changed to a new style. The block type style is no more and the cars have a more sleek and curved look to them. The front and the back of the train sticks out a little so the trains down look so boring. The track is completely torn out and replaced with new track. (If you have seen it lately then this makes total sense) The track itself is going to remain the same.

The train leaves loading and rounds the first curve where a new narration welcomes you and gives the spill about being the peoplemover and how they are going to guide you around the city. A short description of the peoplemover and how it is clean mode of transportation. You then round the first corner where the guide tells you about the new company that has moved into this building. They are a science group that works to improve the future of the city and the people who live in it. (Yea right) So as you enter the tunnel to your left is a model of E.P.C.O.T. as Walt saw it. This is scribed a model the company has made to show the plans for the city of Tomorrowland. As you go down the long hallway through the building to the right is a screen that shows the transportation machine. Your guide explains how this is something new the company is working on and is allowing guest to be the first to experience it first hand. (See that mixing in good story telling with ride advertisement!)

You then come to the end of the tunnel where the windows that show off the store remain. The guide gives a little detail about the shop but nothing major. Also Mickey doesn’t repeat that same annoying line over and over and over and over again. (Don’t ever sit near that area….ever) So the new track takes you past the raceway which is going to move you right over the mountain. You will pass drivers moving past the homes and buildings. The Alice in Wonderland area is pretty well treed in so don’t worry about sightlines. Your guide talks about the track as you move to Space Mountain. The peoplemover moves into Space Mountain where it explains about the company who runs it. The ride originally went through the two lift hills, but now you are going to move through the actual station again. (Some may remember the tunnel that you can now currently walk through) Guest are unable to see you do to the screens that cover the station walls. The corridor station you go through is meant to look like you are in the station even though you are not. So to your right you are actually going to see screens that are cameras from the inside of the ride queue. A cool way to not ruin the illusion for either ride.


As you exit the mountain you then come and round the corner where you pass the “Rocket Rods” tower. A small narration is given about the tower as you move pass to the new ride. The track at this point still makes that curve where the Carrousel of Progress was. A new ride takes the place of the space as well as where the skyline building was to make a new omnimover ride. More on that later though. The ride moves around the entrance section of the building where it talks about the new ride. (At the time Carrousel of Progress will still be there so it will talk about it until the new ride is built.) The ride then passes into the Tomorrowland arcade where it talks about the new Hero’s Duty game in the arcade. You then pass a window where you can see gamers riding the game. Before you get to the window to the right is an empty space where a women getting her hair done was. She was real random since she was there after the ride had changed. So she is removed from the ride. Not sure what will go there at the time. You then pass by the glass window where you can catch a glimpse at the ride. You then curve out of the building and come around the corner. As you come to the final stretch of track the narration talks a little more at Tomorrowland and thanks you for joining them aboard the Peoplemover. You then go to the station and unload.