Talks about this door coaster have been going on for years. I can't think of a theme park attraction with more on-again/off-again rumors.
Jim Hill is an excellent storyteller, but I have the feeling he reports on rumors too early in their lifecycle. All of his reports help tell some of the stories of Disney's bureaucracy, which is interesting in a different way.
I'm gonna call this happening for a Phase 2. There's been too much talk over the years for this ride not to eventually get built.
Indiana Jones land would be a far better option. They should do something like Big Grizzly Mountain in HKDL but themed to the Lost Mine. If they do that, I hope the main ride won't be a clone of the ride that's over twenty years old.According to Martin, this isn't happening any time in the near future, although it is on the table.
IMO he's far more credible than Hill so I wouldn't expect this until well after SWL opens, if ever. Personally I think an Indiana Jones land is much more likely at DHS after SWL.
I like the idea of the door coaster but leave RnRC alone. You have the money and space, so build it on its own.Talks about this door coaster have been going on for years. I can't think of a theme park attraction with more on-again/off-again rumors.
Jim Hill is an excellent storyteller, but I have the feeling he reports on rumors too early in their lifecycle. All of his reports help tell some of the stories of Disney's bureaucracy, which is interesting in a different way.
I'm gonna call this happening for a Phase 2. There's been too much talk over the years for this ride not to eventually get built.
I didn't know there was leaked concept art. Here's a detailed description from Jim Hill from a long while back. This is all I remember seeing.Does anybody have any of the concept images of the Monsters Inc coaster that were accidentally leaked? I've seen so many people talking about it but I can't find them any where.
Does anybody have any of the concept images of the Monsters Inc coaster that were accidentally leaked? I've seen so many people talking about it but I can't find them any where.
Martin leaked a single piece of art a few years ago... it was of the facade. I'd have it if I was at home, although I'm pretty sure @Mike S has the art.I didn't know there was leaked concept art. Here's a detailed description from Jim Hill from a long while back. This is all I remember seeing.
Monday Mouse Watch : Get ready for WDW's monstrous new coaster
I didn't know there was leaked concept art. Here's a detailed description from Jim Hill from a long while back. This is all I remember seeing.
Monday Mouse Watch : Get ready for WDW's monstrous new coaster
Yep, it made it onto The Hub for a short while. An announcement was actually planned but at the last minute they pulled the plug.If I remember the story correctly, Disney accidentally loaded up details to their intranet for staff before quickly pulling it all down.
Image of door coaster that could've been in third midway mania track soundstage:Martin leaked a single piece of art a few years ago... it was of the facade. I'd have it if I was at home, although I'm pretty sure @Mike S has the art.
So we all know DHS could use some major help. I was using the park map and thinking what I would do with Billions in mind (which it really needs AFTER SWL and TSL) for the park. By 2019 (or whenever SWL opens), the park will have 9 rides and 5-6 shows.
Here's what I would do (can you tell I can't sleep??):
1. Bulldoze the animation building and the adjacent parking garage (yes, the one they are currently hiding). Move all operations run out of the animation building and all offices to elsewhere on property.
2. As a segue from Toy Story Land, you would enter a Monstropolis themed area where you would find the Monster's Inc. Door Coaster and Monster's Inc. Laugh Floor. Both would take up a rather small amount of space. Perhaps there would be a B-ticket type ride as well. Moving Laugh Floor would free up space in Tomorrowland as well. Harryhausen's would be a table service in Monstropolis (Japanese restaurant).
3. From Monstropolis, you would walk behind where The Little Mermaid show currently sits to give you an idea of where we are. The Little Mermaid show would be updated to the DCL version of Tangled: The Musical. Then opposite of the theater would be a Tangled boat ride, filling a park need... a ride for all ages and the lack of a boat ride in the park. The Snuggly Duckling would be the quick service in this area.
4. By this point we are starting to run out of room as you have to take backstage space into account. So last in this area would be an Up-based Paradise Falls Rafting Adventure Ride, filling another park need, as DHS doesn't have a pure water ride either. This ride would be far longer than Kali and would be extremely well themed.
Since this would be built completely on backstage land, it's a true expansion and a gain of 4 rides (all exclusive), 1 new show (replacement) and a attraction moved from another park. Also 2 new restaurants, 1 QSR and 1 TSR.
It would be very difficult to connect all the way due to facilities back there now, but also there has to be a place for CMs to eat while on break in the park and we'd be paving over one of those spots. The easiest place to move it would be over by RNRC. However, the way I have it drawn up, there would be quaint entrance points from Sunset Blvd into each sub-section.If I'm following this correctly, what I really like about this idea is that it would create a loop from RnRC up to TSL and get rid of the dead end on sunset strip.
Based on how much Radiator Springs Racers along cost, i'd say it probably doesn't make much of a difference. RSR was the most expensive single attraction at the time it was built I believe.This could be a really stupid thing to say but do Pixar themed rides cost a little less to make as they don't have to be life like plus they will have access to all the original CAD information from Pixar?
It would be very difficult to connect all the way due to facilities back there now, but also there has to be a place for CMs to eat while on break in the park and we'd be paving over one of those spots. The easiest place to move it would be over by RNRC. However, the way I have it drawn up, there would be quaint entrance points from Sunset Blvd into each sub-section.
So yeah, you'd be able to walk off RNRC, turn into Animation Courtyard (i'd keep the name around considering the animation theme... Tangled isn't Pixar) and not only be able to go into TSL, but make it into SWL and do a loop around the park.
Based on how much Radiator Springs Racers along cost, i'd say it probably doesn't make much of a difference. RSR was the most expensive single attraction at the time it was built I believe.