Please, PLEASE, do not replace the Muppet show. The Monsters Inc ride does look pretty cool but I’m hoping that they get rid of Star Wars Launch Bay and Animation Court Yard in it’s place.
@@gabrielmarrero2763 I've said this on Twitter but just want to repeat it here - if Disney announces Muppet Vision is closing, I will do an hour long video essay on how much I love the show.
WDW news today confirmed that the Monsters Inc roller coaster is replacing the old animation studio along with Star Wars Launch Bay. So you can breathe a sigh of relief, Muppet Vision 3D is here to stay!
MOSTLY the worst of Disney. Muppets was a great show, but Tom Sawyer Island and the Rivers of America straight up gave Disney LIFE. Cars Land is a hilariously cheap and horrible idea for Frontierland, the only positive overall announcement was villain land, and even that just seems like a hollow copy of Dark Universe. I cannot believe how far this company has fallen, and how in their attempts to catch up to Universal's recent success, only exacerbated their problems
2 things: 1 - WOW there is a thrill coaster on Villain's Land concept art! FINALLY! it's bizarre tho how it took multiple coasters built by Universal for them to realize that is okay to have 1 or 2 attractions that won't be ridden by everybody. 2 - Disney still has another D23 down the line this year, most specifically in November. It will happen in São Paulo (Brazil) and will also take 3 full days of panels. Now, as a very biased brazilian, I know based over official data that over 800k of Orlando's annual tourists come from Brazil, and it's a no brainer to visit Disney and Universal in each of those trips. I am anxiously expecting them to finally make a new pavilion in EPCOT (there are leaked 2017 or 19 concepts for it btw) for years now and I'm very very sure it will be announced there. Of course it will probably be something small, but they will find a way to finally insert Brazil in the Orlando resort (besides José in the Mexico pavilion...) to attract even more guests in 2026. Yes, 2026. I don't know how engaged americans in general are with international soccer events happening there (like Copa America), but in 2026 the entire world will go to the US at once. LA 2028 olympics will be nothing near 2026, and I MEAN that. The Football World Cup is hands down the most popular sports event in the world, even more than the olypimcs, so tourism gets crazy wherever the event happens, and considering that Florida is already a very sought after destination by lots of nationalities who really engage in the WC (notably the UK and Brazil which are respectively 1st and 2nd on that international tourist influx ranking I mentioned) both Disney and Universal will probably see HUGE attendance increase from all over the world. But think, over 1,5 million brazilians in your city, which mostly ignore EPCOT and Animal Kingdom in favor of Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios, you have this 1 zillion canceled concepts for the country, you have a Disney IP and a Blue Sky IP which would fit well in either EPCOT or AK, so why don't make it happen with the right funding? My guess is that there is a major brazilian company willing to sponsor something Brazil related to be built quick and open in early 2026, in time for the WC. Of course it won't be made just for brazilians, but the initial hype will certainly help it pay itself quicker and depending on what it will be, this addition will both entertain and educate people from all around the world about our country. There are 2 good options: Tropical Americas or EPCOT. That's "just" my optimistic guess based on the last couple years rumours and the old canceled concepts, but I really believe in what I'm saying. Brazil most likely will come to WDW in 2026, the question is how. Mark my words. I will finally see more about the announcements now (bc I was waiting for you or Dallin to cover the subject in a vid xD) so maybe I can elaborate even further on this personal fever dream before November's D23 lol Greetings from the capital Brasília 🇧🇷 🙌
I think Muppet Vision will be fine for the foreseeable future. I unfortunately believe it’ll go eventually, but for a Galaxy’s Edge expansion. I feel like placing Monsters Inc there would ruin the possibility of thst
Since Lion King is my favourite movie of all time and Disneyland Paris is my home park, it's by far my most hyped attraction/land. I don't get why they used the remake for the concept art when the ride is based on the original, but still. Also, the ride system is actually different from Tiana's. It's gonna have 12 people logs with 4 rows of 3 people, and the ride will be around 15 minutes long with a massive show building.
The best thing about it is that it shows universal is forcing them to put more investment into the parks. The worst part is that it shows they are still making bad decisions (Mark Twain, putting cars in frontierland, Indiana Jones in ANIMAL Kingdom). But since im in California, im happy to see DCA getting good investment. Good video.
That Cars attraction NEEDS to get cancelled ASAP. Having that area of the park back up onto the Rivers of America is such an important part of Magic Kingdom's design and provides so, soooo much ambiance for that place. Filling it in for crap that has nothing to do with the old west when they have plenty of other space to expand into is one of the worst and most obnoxious ideas Disney has ever had. This is taking a hatchet to the design of the park. They should put in the back behind BTMR and fill in the back of the RoA if they have to. Or better yet, move the whole project to Hollywood Studios and take over some of the backstage. But they absolutely should NOT ruin one of the most soulful and atmospheric waterfronts in any theme park for goddamn anthropomorphic talking cars. I also don't see why they wouldn't put the Monsters Inc. ride in Animation Courtyard? That is essentially dead space anyway and is ugly AF. They don't need to be removing side attractions to make new stuff when DHS is already so strained for capacity and they have other options anyway. Sorry, the rest of these announcements are great to fine, but those two are just so frustrating. It's always something with Disney.
@@sirbossk Agree on both. I think cutting off half the river would have been the best option. Doubt Tom Sawyer would be left open but as I said in the video, that felt inevitable anyways.
They just have to place it Beyond Big Thunder like they originally promised and the entire controversy will go away What’s the point of all this expansion land if you’re not using it
Villains land is definitely the most hype announcement. The tropical Americas land could be cool but I am so upset Zootopia is going in the Tree of Life. It just doesn't make sense. Neither does Avatar in California Adventure but that park is already a thematic mess. Oh and they better leave Muppet Vision alone or I will go bananas.
Zootopia should have been announced for California Adventure since the city of Zootopia is based on Los Angeles. They could blend it in with the Hollywood Backlot and expand it so that way it isn’t just a clone from Shanghai.
Its pretty much confirmed that Monsters Inc Land will go into the Animation Building. Honestly excited about every single announcement. Disney is definitely heading into a a new era after the disaster of Chapek
I honestly have no idea how you do these videos so calmly- so many of these made me annoyed to kind of angry. I’m not cut out to report on the news lol. I will be honest- the Villians land and the Indiana Jones ride got me kinda excited
@@jamesoniris2647 Saving some of the annoyance for the standalone Monsters Inc. video, lol. And admittedly the more I think about the Cars ride, the worse it gets. Starting to think a Radiator Springs Racers clone might have been the better option.
@@hellomerio right- I feel like the best choice is to put the monster inc land where the Star Wars meet and greet location is- but Disney will probably screw it up somehow.
@@mohamadmahmoud6926 If it replaces an existing attraction (namely Muppet Vision) I think it would be a huge missed opportunity especially with the relatively unused Animation Courtyard available to use. If it takes up that plot, I'm less upset. Monsters Inc is one of my favorite films, I wish I was more excited
Idk why but I'm sad that dinosaur will be going soon. That being said, the new Indiana Jones ride will definitely be better unless they somehow mess it up
3:07 hopefully theirs a lot more differences in the ride system And to be honest it does make me concern for the future of islands of adventure because of infinity defense using this ride system.
...and nothing for the water parks!!! Just kidding. I am torn that we are losing Tom Sawyer's Island, but excited to get a unique Cars attraction. My biggest concern is only with the speed of construction. Who believes Universal Great Britain will open before Villains land?😮
@@hellomerio Please no. I actually love water parks. The best value at WDW is the 99 dollar add on to the annual passes for access to the water parks. I know they rotate now & I am pretty salty about that.
@@LChatmanFL I do think that rotation will lead to one of them closing eventually. Adding them on for free if you stay at a hotel next year also seems like it's inevitable. Haven't gone myself but need to make a visit one day!
@@hellomerio Well, I believe there is a special resort perk going on now, where your party gets one day at the water park free, but it has to be your check in day. Kinda weird, but I believe that is going on now.
Disney turning Walt Disney into an animatronic to “honor him” while destroying the rivers of america is all too telling of the state of the company. Walt is nothing more than a marketable character like Mickey to them at this point. They’re going against his wishes to not be depicted in the park in a step far beyond a statue or museum and then destroying an opening day attraction, and while not the original, one of Walt’s favorite parts of the original park. This is despite having an empty expansion plot right there and the option to just cut the river in half in the back like Disneyland did, they just don’t care because that would cost more money for them. They don’t care what Walt’s vision was, they just care that his name and image means something for people and know they can cash in on that.
@@Jake-gc1kc Actually, he never said that. The exact quote was "Disneyland will never be complete, as long as there is imagination left in the world". I've literally never heard the part about "taking out old things". If a park element is good or iconic, you don't need to take it out. This should be a no-brainer. Any attractions Walt replaced were because he was replacing them with something BETTER and more fitting. This is the exact opposite
Couldn't be more true. I'm not even the biggest fan of Walt as a person, (His union busting wasn't great) but no person deserves to have their likeness exploited the way Disney has exploited his. They just use his "Uncle Walt" persona that he famously hated as a character to promote whatever random stuff they want. It's downright creepy
@@Jake-gc1kcWhile someone already pointed out this isn’t exactly what he said, people also always leave out the context of that quote. It was said for the opening of Disneyland; a park that rushed to opening and had literal piles of dirt just sitting in the park, sections with basically nothing to do and wet asphalt that caused people’s shoes to sink into the sidewalk. While I’m sure he wanted the park to grow and improve, it was more or less his way of telling the public “Don’t worry, the park won’t be an active construction site forever.”
I literally think that we need a MrToad-style protest to keep the Rivers of America. I get the Mr Toad protest didn't quite work out but the company is more reliant on random fan recommendations than ever
I actually have a theory why all of these announcement are happening, now don’t get me wrong, I love the Disney parks and most of these stuff I’m really excited for like the monster inc area, the advengers campus expansion, and much more, but I’m pretty sure the reason why all of these are happening is because of Epic Universe, you see, Disney is quite nervous and and stressed about epic universe, so they are making these announcements so they can over throw universal again, I’m not being a let down but I feel like it’s kinda true
6:44 Since the new scenario is coming in 2026, I’m curious if they will also upgrade the 2019-era backend nvidia 3D computing hardware that powers the ride. Smugglers Run uses Epic Unreal Engine 4. Will they upgrade to the new Unreal Engine 5? Disney has a new $1 Billion investment in Epic Games, which people think is for Fortnite stuff, but Disney also uses Unreal for their film/tv production.
Great video but you should of ranked the investments from least to most excited for even though all of them are great it’s just interesting to see which are best
I feel this D23 was a whole lot better than last year. There was barely anything new that managed to get us excited for future projects. My hope for what was announced this year at D23... DONT TAKE 5 YEARS TO MAKE 1 ATTRACTION!! These last few years (and yes i know Covid blah blah blah UNIVERSAL EXISTS AND THEY STILL MANAGED TO ADD NEW THINGS IN LESS TIME!) have been rathwr lackluster for Disney. Especially Disney World. Heres hoping things can turn around if they manage to make these new announcements right and not rush, cut costs, or cancel.
It took Disney 5 or 6 years to produce a clone of Tron. I doubt that they will finish the expansions within 10 years and will probably cheap out on the rides. I am a DVC member and I have watched Disney cheap out on so many things in the last 20 or so years. I have stopped believing in Disney to keep their promises. I'll believe it when I see it.