Old Theme Park Rumors Discussion

[WAJAS]

For the newer Forum members... @Disneyhead , in his prime, along with Teebin and Hate to Fly, were the most prominent Universal Insiders in the years before @Alicia. Disneyhead had a knack, good sources, for Blue Sky projects, many of which became prominent attractions. Stuff like Hagrids replacing Dragons coasters. SLOP. Zelda long ago too....and Indiana Jones at AK....and the list is almost bottomless. Of course, with Blue Sky projects, many, like a small Potter hotel outside Diagon, never got approved, and a few, like a couple of the above, are still waiting to break ground.

I remember looking forward to HateToFly's articles on Orlando United. Pretty sure those are what originally brought me to the forums.

 

[Mad Dog]

I remember looking forward to HateToFly's articles on Orlando United. Pretty sure those are what originally brought me to the forums.

Same here. Prior to that, the only site I followed, and commented on, was Theme Park Insider. I read Orlando United, renamed IU, for a year or so before I started commenting. I now only sporadically follow Theme Park Insider since Robert Niles often lies about his previous posts to make it look like he's always right about his predictions. Plus, he's too political. So he has a real credibility gap with me. IU (OU) is really the only theme park site, besides Alicia's Theme Park Stop Blog, that has mostly accurate info on Universal, and it's only legitimate insiders.

 

[grlhowl]

Paradise Lost ’06

If you know me, you know I’m easily obsessed with ideas that never made it. Well, great, now I’ve got a new one. When it opened, Disney’s California Adventure was a good theme par…

cabel.com

This one was never really rumored since it seemingly was lost for years, but it's a really cool find in my opinion.

Personally, I've always been happy we never got that expansion of Diagon Alley via the broomstick VR ride (or whatever it was ultimately believed to be). Also, were there rumors that Mummy initially had a different theme?

 

[Mad Dog]

Paradise Lost ’06

If you know me, you know I’m easily obsessed with ideas that never made it. Well, great, now I’ve got a new one. When it opened, Disney’s California Adventure was a good theme par…

cabel.com

This one was never really rumored since it seemingly was lost for years, but it's a really cool find in my opinion.

Personally, I've always been happy we never got that expansion of Diagon Alley via the broomstick VR ride (or whatever it was ultimately believed to be). Also, were there rumors that Mummy initially had a different theme?

The terraced viewing area for World of Color looks like the Central Park lagoon viewing area that Universal ended up building a decade later.

 

[Doug A.]

I miss HateToFly’s vault for (OU days) members only where he shared all the juicy nuggets for upcoming projects.

 

[Mad Dog]

That was always a 'must read'.

 

[Nico]

And some changed drastically. Like Wonka in the remaining Lost Continent became Toothsome's in CityWalk.

That was one of my favorites. I really wanted a Wonka boat ride.

 

[Kichkinet85]

That was one of my favorites. I really wanted a Wonka boat ride.

That woulda actually been pretty cool!

 

[Dinoman96]

In regards to Animal Kingdom, besides the obvious Beastly Kingdom, I remember there were a lot of rumors that they were gonna port over Mysterious Island from Tokyo DisneySea as the replacement for Camp Minnie Mickey. Of course, then we ended up getting Avatar instead.