Patreon Exclusive First Look: Major Disney World Scoop CONFIRMED
Added 2024-04-15 14:37:31 +0000 UTCLast week, we covered the story that Brayden of Mickey Views was reporting about changes coming to Magic Kingdom. According to Brayden, Disney is looking to destroy Tom Sawyer Island, Rivers of America, transform Frontierland into a bayou, and plop a southwestern theme behind Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. But that's not all!
Brayden also said that Disney was interested in building Radiator Springs Racers north of Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. That's a very expensive attraction (one of the most expensive) and also one with significant downtime. It doesn't do well in the rain. It also would stick out badly next to a era-centric Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Yet that's exactly what he claimed. And while I love Radiator Springs Racers, I just don't think that's a great fit for it. I could find a (difficult) way to put it in Hollywood Studios with a far better outcome.
The claim seemed outlandish, but now we essentially have it confirmed. No, we can never be certain because Disney could change its mind before it begins building it. However, we now have an image out of Walt Disney Imagineering that we're sharing with you in this article. And that image shows a 3D printed Radiator Springs Racers which is not identical to the one in California Adventure. So it would seem that Brayden is very much right.
This goes even farther in proving that Disney is keen on destroying Frontierland -- an original part of Walt's vision for castle parks. Not only that, but it seems nearly impossible to have this attraction without destroying Rivers of America. Someone is going to have to explain to me real soon how we can have a bayou without water. But then again... since there's a mountain now in Louisiana according to Disney, maybe you just have to dream hard enough to make it a (very strange) reality?
Your pal,
Pro
Comments
While I am for park expansion, after we we got at Epcot and all those billions spent , lackluster galaxy edge , Tron clone from China , I really don’t trust Disney with this they are there own worst enemy . Unless you had a classic imagineer like Baxter , or Rhode . They will over promise and under deliver . My biggest concern is by taking out the the rivers of America and Tom Sawyer island , you lose kinetics , and your destroying themes once again . Classic Iger in the age , insert ip . Magic kingdom could easily add quick attraction where stitch was , and it’s been sitting for years . I like the villains area by haunted mansion , but let’s not destroy what good theming is left , you end up with Hollywood studios
David Pearson
2024-04-15 15:04:01 +0000 UTC
