![]() What I find REALLY ironic is how Disney seems to be deploying a similar strategy that Universal used back in August of 2019. If we’re going to be honest, Disney World is not going out of business, but I see them losing some serious market share over the next 5 to 10 years with the road they are on. In a few years I CAN see the situation of mom an dad talking to their kids Bud and Sis and telling them they’re going to EPCOT to see Moana the shape of water and a Coco meet and greet and kids respond with “But we wanna go to see Mario and Harry Potter and Toothless the dragon”. I really do enjoy Disney but I’m sorry, the mouse really did drop the ball as of recent. The Villains area (which they MIGHT build) could be fun, but why am I expecting an east coast version of the DCA Halloween event Villains grove? I see them going with this model of a meet and greet with a restaurant and a gift shop and then calling it a day. We all remember the amazing attractions promised a few years back by Chapek and the boys regarding the redo Of Spaceship Earth, The Play Pavilion and Mary Poppins amongst others. I know TH is doing his happy dance in regards to the “possible” expansion of the Magic Kingdom but I can’t help but to temper my enthusiasm for that project, IF it ever happens at all. We heard very little about anything other than attractions that were already announced prior. I’m really not impressed by the event today. 100 Years of Wonder better have more stuff than the 50th anniversary of WDW and Tron opening in Spring 2023 was probably the most disappointing part of the panel. Seemed like a more fun attraction physicality experience but ig we'll just have to see.įinally, two things. The original concept art back in 2019 showed individual flying seats. Also, going by the concept art which "shows different ideas for different versions of an attraction so we may change it anytime blah blah blah", it shows what could appear to be a trackless dark ride vehicle but I'm not sure. I find it really promising and intriguing if executed correctly, but I hope it's just not a bunch of screens. I really like this concept of a multiverse attraction and King Thanos. With the promise of different characters, they'll probably build a bunch of screens so that it'll be easy to change out heroes and villains. I'm also really nervous about the Avengers E-ticket. It's a smart method but I can't help but feel like it's a cheap way to announce projects. Even with the Zootopia and Moana AK stuff, they kept emphasizing that "there are so many ideas that different pieces of concept art could show". ![]() It's smart to not build yourself into a box and promise things that might change but I feel like saying these things is a disingenuous way to say that "we may change things or cancel things, we don't even know yet". I can't recall exactly what they said but they kept stating along the lines of "it might happen" and "concept art could be countless versions of the idea". The most exciting part to me was the possible Magic Kingdom expansion but I couldn't help shake the feeling that they were being very specific with their words. This was their chance and they kinda fumbled the bag. ![]() I was really hoping for some more big announcements so that Disney could strike back against Universal and steal some of the hype away from EU. Overall, imo this was a pretty lackluster D23 parks panel. We're never going to stop the delighting and pushing the boundaries of where we should all go together."įor more theme park news, please sign up for Theme Park Insider's weekly newsletter.Īnd to help support Theme Park Insider while saving money on discounted theme park and attraction tickets, please visit our nationwide Attractions Discounts list. "Disney is a company of unrivaled creativity, and we are never, never going to stop working towards that," D'Amaro said. The early take? Villains was the runaway favorite of the five concepts trialed here.ĭ'Amaro transitioned from the Blue Sky segment to wrap the presentation on a hopeful note. Plus, this way, Disney can get an early read on fan reaction as it floats these trial balloons to its most dedicated fans. (And that was confirmed to me by a source in the company after the presentation.) But Disney apparently has decided that it wants to get into the game of fueling fan rumors, rather than leaving others to introduce and control that narrative. There is as much chance of seeing all five of these concepts come to life at Disney World as there is of us seeing that Mary Poppins attraction for Epcot's United Kingdom pavilion that Disney announced at the previous D23 Expo. Concept art for Moana and Zootopia at DAK.
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