The Consequences of Disney World's Bright Future

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In the world of theme parks, the rivalry between Walt Disney World and Universal Studios Orlando has reached new heights. As Walt Disney World 2024 dawns, the parks are set to unveil groundbreaking attractions that will redefine the theme park experience. At the latest D23 Expo, Disney unveiled its grand vision for the years ahead, promising breathtaking expansions and innovations across its theme parks. With expansions across Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney Hollywood Studios, and Disney Animal Kingdom, the future looks incredibly bright for Disney. However, this surge of innovation at Disney World casts a long shadow over Universal Studios Orlando. Universal has been preparing its counterstrike: Epic Universe Orlando, a colossal new addition set to revolutionize Universal Studios Florida. The tension between Disney vs Universal Orlando is palpable as both companies vie for the top spot in the hearts of visitors worldwide.
But as Disney's vision for 2024 unfolds, the consequences of this bright future become evident. The pressure on Universal to compete with Walt Disney World has never been greater. With Universal Epic Universe preparing to open its gates in Orlando, the competition intensifies. The battle of Universal vs Disney is no longer just about rides and shows; it's about who will define the future of entertainment. In this clash of titans, the stakes are higher than ever. As Disney World Orlando continues to shine, Universal must navigate the challenges posed by Disney's dominance while striving to make Epic Universe a success. The future is bright for Disney, but the consequences of this brilliance could reshape the theme park landscape forever.
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Report: Imagineers Haven’t Decided Where in Hollywood Studios to Place Monsters Inc. Land Yet: blogmickey.com...
Theme Park Attendance: en.wikipedia.o...
Video Credit:
D23 Expo 2024 Disney Experiences Showcase Parks Panel: • D23 Expo Disney Experi...
Test Track EPCOT Walt Disney World: • Test Track - EPCOT Thr...
Walt Disney World Complete Vacation Planning Video: • Walt Disney World Comp...
Universal Epic Universe Dark Universe: • Universal Epic Univers...
Virtual Tour of Walt Disney World Resort: • Virtual Tour of Walt D...
Universal Epic Universe - SUPER NINTENDO WORLD: • Universal Epic Univers...
Introducing Universal Epic Universe: • Introducing Universal ...
Universal CityWalk Orlando Florida 2024: • Universal CityWalk Orl...
Universal Epic Universe - Celestial Park Animated Fly-Through: • Universal Epic Univers...
Disney Hollywood Studios Theme Park Tour: • Disney’s Hollywood Stu...
Universal Epic Universe The Wizarding World of Harry Potter Ministry of Magic: • The Wizarding World of...
It's Tough to Be a Bug Complete Show Disney's Animal Kingdom Walt Disney World: • It's Tough to Be a Bug...
Disney's Animal Kingdom Orlando, Florida Walkthrough: • Disney's Animal Kingdo...
TRON Lightcycle Run Roller Coaster Magic Kingdom: • TRON Magic Kingdom - N...
Tom Sawyer Island Magic Kingdom Walt Disney World: • Tom Sawyer Island 2024...
Muppet Vision 3D Show Disney's Hollywood Studios Walt Disney World: • Muppet*Vision 3D FULL ...
Epic Drone Aerial Views Of Universal Orlando Resort: • Epic Drone Aerial View...
Wizarding World of Harry Potter Universal Studios Commercial: • The Wizarding World of...
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@TooningIn2008 22 дня назад

I’m not surprised that Disney’s response to Epic is just to pull a bunch of random IPs out of their ass and make a ride out of it

@ryancarter2959 22 дня назад

Universal has been very aggressive with growth and development in the last decade or so. Disney on the other hand has been very reactionary

@FrappeInsider 22 дня назад

@@ryancarter2959 very very very very very very very very very very reactionary lol

@ducktails1695 22 дня назад

Yeah I feel like they just pulled a bunch of shit off the shelf they had mostly developed, dusted it off and said see we've been working on these and now were gonna do it!

@MrMac1138 22 дня назад

Because this is the same stuff Universal did before IoA opened. They claimed it would change everything and reimagine theme parks. It didn't - and it took them a year before it was in a good place. The same will happen with Epic. FACT: Universal has NEVER managed to do a good job opening a new park in Florida. NEVER. Take a look at the tiny Epic Universe parking lot. Take a look at blocking passholders and requiring multiday entry tickets. They did that multiday entry trick in 1999. It backfired. At least IoA had City Walk and a big garage. Epic Universe does not have enough parking and will need to rely on busses from the main garages traveling down Kirkman. Epic Universe is going to be a massive failure. It will draw a crowd, but it will have a lot of maintenance and operations issues all while eroding attendance at the other two parks. NBC Universal will either have to invest more to fix it or just let it ride. By the time Universal gets it right by late 2026, Disney will begin opening new attractions that will surpass anything Universal is doing. And Universal will slash budgets and let their legacy parks decay. Universal is in terrible shape. They just saw 10% declines at each park in 2023. That is not people saving up for Epic Universe - it is a testament to how bad their parks are at the moment. So few attractions and so many in severe states of disrepair. And Epic Universe has nothing special. An unthemed Mack racer, a lightly themed spinner that is the same model as Cobra's Curse in Tampa, and a family launch that is the same model as Darkoaster and Arctic Rescue. A couple of Zamperla flat ride variants. A Mario Kart ride that does not go fast and that most people say is better without the AR goggles - and it breaks ALL THE TIME in Japan and California. A Donkey Kong coaster that is highly likely to break and been delayed in Japan due to technical problems. Another Kuka variant with animatronics that will be broken 50% of the time. A Ministry of Magic Spidey clone with one added feature, but a very similar layout and feel to Spidey and Transformers. The exterior theming will be great. The coasters will be fun - but have so little theming. I expect this park will disappoint most but will do well for the first few years, though I doubt it passes 10 million per year.

@zarajenkins6948 22 дня назад

and epic universe isn't a bunch of IP's?.....oh yes! It is!! 😂

@longrua1231 22 дня назад

From my perspective, what disney is doing is trying to fight an IP war against universal. Small problem in that universal now have accessed to not only harry potter but Nintendo which included but not limited to Mario, Zelda and most importantly Pokemon, literally the most recognizable franchise in the world and they think they could beat it using IP that they themselves destroy and devalued. This is just disney going in to a gun fight with a rusty knife against universal who is dual wielding BFG 9000.

@TheItachiIshtar 22 дня назад

Watch Disney try to respond to Nintendo in the Universal Parks by somehow implementing Fortnite into their parks. They did just recently heavily invest into Epic Games, after all.

@bygalaxy115 22 дня назад

@@TheItachiIshtarcant wait for a ride about the fortnite lore and the zero point😊

@yderga8707 22 дня назад

Whats ironic is that Disney used to invest in the long term, focusing on building up generations of loyal customers with a consistent product. The entire business model for Disney in the 70s-90s was to create characters and experiences that impacted a child in such a way that they carried it into adulthood, so they can bring their own kids to Disneyworld and repeat the process. It seems that Disneys business model from 2000s onward has been filled with cash grabs, empty promises and sporatic desicions. This doesnt feel like something well thought out, this feels like desperation because they spent the last 10 years telling fans they no longer matter, and now are losing money hand over fist and need to make drastic moves to recoup.

@IG88IGLOO. 22 дня назад

I can't wait for all of these things to open one year behind schedule and fail to get into the virtual queue for every single attraction.

@FrappeInsider 22 дня назад

one year? try ten.

@asudevil316 21 день назад

@@FrappeInsider does it suck to be you?

@woody72691 21 день назад

Of course, all what opens first this or the Six Flags stuff.

@Gforu81 20 дней назад

@@IG88IGLOO. 😂So true!!!!!!

@stanfordite1 17 дней назад

I can't wait for absolutely nothing to be built and for Disney to be broken up like Standard Oil and lose all its acquisitions, sending it back to the 1960s.

@shoobamocha 22 дня назад

D23 is weird because it's like a way for executives to get massive praise for announcing things and getting people hyped for some hypothetical project that will most likely not happen or be significantly worse than it was described in the reveal, in which people applaud and cheer over a concept photo. It feels like a horrible relationship where Disney strings along fans with false promises to get them to stay and keep spending money and effort on them lol

@happyhauntzz 20 дней назад

Except this time around they’re actually telling us they WILL be doing these projects instead of blue sky, which is what people have been wanting! We got that during D23, and yet people are STILL complaining and raising concerns. What do people fucking want man?

@TheGarebear420 22 дня назад

Don't forget that Disney is basically paying for Epic Universe because of that Hulu deal....

@AttractionIdeas 22 дня назад

They paid for like 4 Epic Universes in that deal lol

@thewalkingdad68 22 дня назад

@@AttractionIdeasnegative. Disney paid approximately 13 billion dollars for Hulu. Epic Universe at opening will be approximately 7.4 billion dollars. Almost 2 Epic Universe theme parks... not 4.

@austygo3563 22 дня назад

😅

@AwesomeMooseSmile 22 дня назад

Universal: "Oh, and by the way, the park wasn't cheap. You ought to know you bought it."

@ChouhouinNeko 22 дня назад

@@AwesomeMooseSmile i mean they paying for the 4th park also. there is still room on the epic universe land for a whole nother park

@RyanTheAccuser 21 день назад

I don't hate Disney, but I, and probably many others, would LOVE to see them humbled. Forget about a "true fight" if Disney needs to be beaten down so they don't get complacent like this again. They're still in a spot where even if they did a slightly better job in the parks right now and got acceptable returns, they'd still just sit back and go "Yeah, we're Disney. We're doing fine. We're the best." I want them to be given a white hot reason to return to the quality that was originally expected of them.

@RayBcv1030 22 дня назад

Something you forgot to mention is that if Muppet Vision goes, Star Tours is likely to go as well.

@Mochichu-w6b 22 дня назад

There’s space behind numbers so if they did, probably not

@keiichimorisato98 22 дня назад

Depends. They could take out the restaurant for the ride and put laugh factory into the existing theater.

@ryancommenter-r7o 22 дня назад

no not really… I don’t think they would just remove 2 rides right next to each other, especially something like startours

@MKLettis 21 день назад

Removing 2 high capacity attractions for one likely low capacity ride would be such a smooth brained decision.

@karenchristensengrubb 6 дней назад

Maybe they could expand the Star Wars area from Star Tours to Galaxys Edge, and do a MuppetVision Star Wars show.

@carsonbennett6035 22 дня назад

Disney is pulling an Intel move. They've slept on their competitive advantage for too long, and after a long season of raising costs while reducing customer value, they're scrambling to catch up. I wish them well and hope for excellent experiences, but I've come to lower my expectations.

@moiseshernandez291 22 дня назад

I am more ready for epic universe than Disney

@IamNiggler 22 дня назад

I agree

@Mochichu-w6b 22 дня назад

Well that’s actually in devilment unlike these. We will just have to wait

@IamNiggler 22 дня назад

@@Mochichu-w6b yummy

@ryancarter2959 22 дня назад

Disney has also promised a ton in the past and failed to deliver on a lot of it. Seeing just how for many of these attractions/additions they showed some clearly very quickly cobbled together artist renderings I’m not holding my breath

@IamNiggler 22 дня назад

@@ryancarter2959 wow

@reeselopez7855 22 дня назад

In order to maintain goodwill with their customers, they need to 1. Get rid of Genie+ 2. Get rid of park reservations 3. Add capacity 4. Stop raising prices Instead they’re replacing beloved attractions and filling their already crowded parks with construction zones. Also, why are they replacing Tom Sawyer island when Tomorrowland Speedway is RIGHT THERE

@Nuhvarrow 21 день назад

I agree with all of your points except for #3. I’m currently a cast member and we do not need more capacity 😂

@stilts34711 19 дней назад

And get rid of resort fees!

@thewalkingdad68 22 дня назад

Disney just shot themselves in the foot. I don't foresee them being able to pull the rabbit out of the hat. They're already backtracking on their announcements. They don't know what they're doing obviously.

@Mammothsaber-4457 22 дня назад

The only announcement they might be backtracking on ( and this is only a rumor as far as I can see) is cars land and that’s only because of the backlash, everything else seems to be full steam.

@stanfordite1 21 день назад

@@Mammothsaber-4457 Nothing will be built and Disney is being broken up.

@nikolaspaz8820 2 дня назад

@@Mammothsaber-4457they already filed permits for it it’s happening

@seokjin3000 22 дня назад

I think a few of these won't actually get built. Some of the others might be scaled-back, and will take 5+ years to build. That's how they tend to proceed after making announcements (Epcot, Mama Odie's tree, etc.).

@SlushysSecret 22 дня назад

This’ll most likely occur with the cars “expansion” so we’re probably gonna get a very scaled down ip dump that destroyed an opening day attraction, and that they will literally have to drain out all that water and burry it all up which seeing how big the lake is would take well over like 3 years just so all the ground is stable which doesn’t seem like something Disney would really take the risk of doing for this single ride ip dump that’ll most likely experience more downtime than the already unique radiator springs racers in the west coast

@WolfWriterL.P 22 дня назад

@@SlushysSecret yeah.... i get what your saying. Disney is truly falling and is just ketchup to universal.

@TheItachiIshtar 22 дня назад

And that would be the absolute worst way to respond to Epic Universe. Disney stressed that these were all "real projects that are actually happening" at their D23 presentation after years of feeding us blue sky pitches. It would be a very bad look for them to suddenly go "Whoops, budget cuts!", when this is the time for them to be seriously competitive.

@ducktails1695 22 дня назад

I think this too...the concept art is very vague for all of these projects because they can build it however they want in the end and people can't complain too much about well it doesn't match the concept art. I have a feeling they will pull back on some of the things inside these lands for "budget cuts" like they've done with nearly everything else recently. I just think these projects to some extent will end up like the recent Epcot improvement projects which were either cut entirely or done half-ass.

@stanfordite1 21 день назад

Nothing will ever be built.

@GamieCorporation 22 дня назад

Disney has fumbled the bag so hard it almost makes me wonder if they know about some potential upcoming sabotage caused by some cataclysmic event and that’s why they’re not spending too much money

@stephaniestewart-lq9zp 22 дня назад

How did they fumble the bag when they are still making more money than universal theme parks?

@drewfilmboy 22 дня назад

From Reuters: "Disney agreed to take full control of Hulu and pay Comcast at least $8.6 billion for the remaining 33% stake". Disney is basically footing the bill for Epic Universe. In addition to the other very expensive acquisitions (20th Century Fox, etc.), I have no idea how the company is gonna have enough cash for these "big" investments.

@FrappeInsider 22 дня назад

@@stephaniestewart-lq9zp Actually, that's not true. If Universal was scaled to disney's size, they would be profiting and making more money. Apparently they're already making more even with their size

@asudevil316 21 день назад

@@stephaniestewart-lq9zp these people all have sub 20 IQs

@asudevil316 21 день назад

@@FrappeInsider wrong...laughably wrong. You cant stop being wrong and embarrassing yourself

@QuentrixMovies 22 дня назад

I'm still really skeptical about some of these, especially the villains land. It seems almost too grand and "Blue Sky" for modern Disney, unless they scale it down a bit to make it more believable idk. I can still see them cancelling it.

@dayoldbread1696 22 дня назад

Yeah I bet it’ll get scaled down and budget cut. Just like the new avatar land they promised us for us at Disneyland, which was shown as a huge amazing land in concept art. But someone pointed out that (from the physical model of the land at d23) in reality it’s going to be small and crammed in the Hollywood backlot area of dca. It’s going to only have one ride and a few gift shops/a restaurant

@loopholesloopy 22 дня назад

they havent built a new land that wasn't subject to massive budget cutting and reducing scope and vision, star wars land, avatar, they're all a shadow of their original concepts, the same will happen to villian land, if it happens at all

@the-inatorinator 22 дня назад

I agree. The villains land in particular just feels like an immediate response to Universal. Oh, you're building a creepy and dark land in your new theme park? WE COULD DO THAT TOO YOU KNOW Like, it goes directly against the modern Disney brand image (squeaky clean, SO family friendly that it's leaning towards "unenjoyable for adults," etc) It really just feels like a way to try and make people forget about Dark Universe at Universal

@Mammothsaber-4457 22 дня назад

Disney theme park history 101 every single land they’ve conceived has been scaled back, this is true since the very beginning, it’s not the size of the land that makes it great it’s the theming and atmosphere.

@QuentrixMovies 21 день назад

@@loopholesloopy The only "recent" land I can think of that wasn't dramatically scaled back is Cars Land, but the future of DCA depended on it so that's probably why

@JP-1990 22 дня назад

Having Cars and Villains Land where RoA used to be would create waaay too much crowding in one concentrated spot. Having Cars Mountain to the west of BTM and then Villains Land to the north of Fantasyland spreads the new crowds far away from each other and draws them through all of the other stuff, aka how big box stores arrange their stores.

@carminecdinoproductions 22 дня назад

Yeah. Fantasyland should get more expansions and more rides including some dark rides that’ll add capacity in order to connect to the villains themed land up north. I definitely want a Sleepy Hollow dark ride in Liberty square near the Haunted Mansion and adjacent to Fantasyland.

@Shi_gai 22 дня назад

@@SlushysSecretlook up the “western river expedition”. When Big Thunder Mountain was built, a big plot (along with the area for splash mountain) was put aside for this expansion. In the end they only used less than half of it to create splash mountain, but they still have a lot of space available (that could fit most of cars land at DCA) off to the side of Big Thunder that has gone unused. People thought “Beyond Big Thunder” meant they’d finally be using this plot as well as the area at the back of the river.

@caseycb79 21 день назад

@@carminecdinoproductions Sleepy Hollow would be AMAZING! Trackless would probably work best when you're being chased by the Headless Horseman...then again, it would probably be too scary for them to create.

@carminecdinoproductions 21 день назад

@@caseycb79 Maybe it’ll make for an exciting E-ticket thrill ride!

@BeantownMrs 22 дня назад

5:56 - This is my exact thought on them building new stuff. Like, it's cool that you're building new stuff, but how long will it take realistically? That cake bake shop in Disney Springs is still not built and that is just a restaurant, not a complicated ride.

@FrappeInsider 22 дня назад

meanwhile universal built a whole minions land retheme in 0.000001% of the time

@phillinsogood 22 дня назад

Ooooh good point!! They take so long to open things

@mupty 22 дня назад

I wouldn't be surprised if the Cake Bake Shop gets cancelled. It's kinda baffling how they got a big WDW location to begin with when it's just a small local restaurant chain from Indiana.

@dayoldbread1696 22 дня назад

@@phillinsogoodexactly, I’m local to Disneyland in California and I was excited for the avengers e ticket ride that they had announced back in 2019. It was supposed to be finished 2021 but due to budget cuts and them gutting nearly half of imagineering, it wasn’t built when originally promised. It’s towards the end of 2024 now (nearly 5 years after its original announcement), and they still haven’t even broken ground on it yet. This years d23 they canceled it for an entirely different avengers ride, but it’s going to take them another 5+ years to actually build it even though construction is starting on it next year. So by the time it opens it’ll be nearly 10 years since it’s original announcement 😂. Not to mention avengers campus is terrible so it really needed that one good ride.

@FrappeInsider 22 дня назад

@@dayoldbread1696 yes so imagine all these wild plans they have ALL AT ONCE i might add and encanto and surrounding is "2027" which means 2028-2031 being generous and same with cars. Villains land is ATLEAST 2030 with how much they have going on. that's before they cancel it too lol. What makes it sadder is Universal's making a world-class theme park in 2 years AND has 3 hotels, a whole highway and bus network, and is AHEAD of schedule right now (Spring 2025 and if I had to guess it would open during spring break or somewhere close) Universal's waving them off as they pass them in this race LOL

@d.j.klefeker9207 22 дня назад

11:04 You do know that Muppet Vision 3-D is the LAST project that Jim Henson EVER worked on?

@SlushysSecret 22 дня назад

Which is why it’s an essential piece of history at Hollywood studios that needs to be persevered and not thrown onto Disney plus which removes its purpose and the charm of Jim’s career

@ChuckE.CheesesIllinois 22 дня назад

@@SlushysSecretit'll be sad seeing it go, but since they disregarded Splash Mountain's history, I think they'll end up doing the same thing with Muppet vision

@SlushysSecret 22 дня назад

@@ChuckE.CheesesIllinois aside from the America sings animatronics being saved and the ride being the first log flume in a Disney park, it’s not even close to the amount of work that Jim built into his career over the years, and brought a new light to puppet art, especially since this was the last ever project Jim would ever get to work on, and would be the end of him working on the creative arts he brought into the world. Overall splash mountain is still preserved at Tokyo, and whilst the removal of the WDW was in clumsy and a disastrous manner (in which they did not consider even testing if the new electric animatronics could even withstand the amount of moisture they are being exposed to) Splash Mountain in the end of the day is an attraction that will be missed by all and brought all many joy to the parks and brought a unique theming aspect that Disney no longer has, but unlike the only ever built land for Jims creation ever that holds the last ever project the man himself worked in which he worked on countless years building his career to show that puppeteering was and still is an amazing creative art, it would be most disrespectful to completely destroy the man’s legacy and place it on a poor streaming service and loose all the value it had in it, which is even worser than the destruction of splash on its own. So in conclusion Muppet Vision holds even more historic value of the man that brought new and unique artistic values to puppetry over the countless years, than a well themed log flume ride that did save a good portion of animatronics from an attraction that Marc Davis did work on, and was a unique retelling of the original Song of the South folk tale, as well as bringing a refreshing attraction to the parks during the summer and especially in the humid weather of the east coast, it still could never compare to the last ever project that Jim Henson would ever get to work on for a small land of his work in which that work isn’t as present or respected as Zip a dee do da

@AlexLobatomecinas-gk7tb 19 дней назад

Don’t replace muppets disney

@MaxRebo731 22 дня назад

I get that Magic Kingdom needs capacity, but they really should pull the trigger on the Main St. Theater that they axed. People need air conditioned spaces at MK. They should have put 90% of their effort into Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios to make them more rounded experiences and spread out the crowds.

@DrStarlander 22 дня назад

I agree, to defend against Universal the money would be better spent at Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios...because visitors to Orlando are almost always going to go to Magic Kingdom no matter what. Massive upgrades to those two lesser parks also could have been done without replacing existing attractions to maximize their impact (and then Disney could have gone back and replaced those aging areas and attractions in another wave after 2028, once the market had stabilized).

@anthonybury8446 21 день назад

I feel like the thing Disney should’ve prioritized is the fact that they ARE different from epic universe. The latter seems amazing, yeah, but the park from what I’ve seen seems to be a lot less… I don’t know if magical is the word, but it’s very out there and grandiose, like it’s designed to be a theme park first and a place second. Disney’s got a talent they really haven’t been tapping into of making a place first and a park second, and the rivers of America were one of the crucial pillars of that in magic kingdom. I think they’d greatly benefit from focusing on the park being the destination rather than the rides, and providing a cohesive, all-inclusive experience.

@carminecdinoproductions 22 дня назад

I’d Rather have the Tropical Americas land be located elsewhere at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in a new empty plot of land rather than a reimagining of Dinoland USA and I want some dinosaurs at Disney’s Animal Kingdom while we could get new expansions to Disney’s Animal Kingdom in empty plots of land that could double its size and include more rides, shows, and animal attractions.

@oliverbetteridge3700 22 дня назад

It’s sad, really. Disney never put effort into the parks because they were so focused on creating a media empire, and now that empire has fallen, and Disney is left desperately trying to put the pieces back together without knowing where they fit. 😂🎉

@4thwallstudios 22 дня назад

One of the funniest things about Attraction Ideas is that he's the only commentary youtuber I know that can read off a script while sounding like he's ranting off the top of his mind 🔥

@carminecdinoproductions 22 дня назад

I want a Lion King themed ride to come to Disney’s Animal Kingdom in the Africa section!

@MKLettis 21 день назад

This is too little too late from Disney. Epic Universe is gonna sweep.

@iilikeitlikethatii 22 дня назад

Guys.... these disney attractions are far over due for replacement they're life spans. But yes expansions are totally needed

@stanfordite1 20 дней назад

No they are not. Disney is not building anything new and when I take over, Disney will go backwards and bring back old things to make it great again.

@telley 22 дня назад

The scramble is crazy to see in real time. Disney has been using their legacy as leverage for too long and universal will blind side them in the coming years. I still think the tide will raise all ships but universal is going to win

@ChuckE.CheesesIllinois 22 дня назад

Disney's really cheap to do anything significant these days and it's sad to see

@ansonchow2016 22 дня назад

Meanwhile me a Hong Kong resident just happy that my Disneyland is getting a new ride 🥲

@TVTIME-be8ze 22 дня назад

Yikes, at the moment I thought Disney was going to get its redemption. I just find them digging a deeper hole for their grave for this company.

@SaberNezumi 22 дня назад

Until a few years ago, part of my family used to take a big trip (resort and everything, as international fans) to Disney every two years or so. But considering the changes the company have been introducing, last year they had to admit that there was no new or old attraction that could justify the expense that taking such a vacation would entail. The parks were simply out of their budget range.

@ajman031790 21 день назад

After what the executives did to Epcot, i have little faith it will be done well

@BumblyBear 22 дня назад

Why is Disneyworld building over existing stuff? It's so massive you'd think they'd have some room to build... New things without taking out the old? I've never been to Disneyworld so I don't know.

@blumoon131 22 дня назад

They have the space for it. They just don't want to spend the money on worthwhile expansions because they're greedy and shortsighted.

@anateixeira3945 22 дня назад

I think Disney is still banking on having a ton of ppl who are loyal fans and will come no matter what… and they’ve been feeling this way for so long they forgot they needed to move. And this goes all the way back to New Fantasyland…

@sacrosby 21 день назад

Exactly. They sat back and did nothing for way too long.

@AJ-hy9si 22 дня назад

Disney has turned many people off with the extra charges everywhere when they are already the most expensive parks in the world. As a transplant patient, taking away my DAS was the last straw for me. I'm close to WDW and never go anymore. The magic is gone for me. I'm getting where I don't even like to look at my Disney collectables. I used to be a big fan but not anymore.

@d.j.klefeker9207 22 дня назад

I think Disney thought that the reason why people are excited for Epic Universe is because of all the "big IPs" that are going to be presented. The two biggest and most modernly recognizable IPs that are being presented are Harry Potter and Nintendo. Dark Universe is based on the Universal monsters, which isn't a currently and extremely popular IP, but Universal is using it anyways because they know that they can actually make some fun and unique attractions/experiences with it. Poseidon Entertainment did a video on the new Secret Life of Pets dark ride at Universal Hollywood, and how it doesn't rely on guests to be fans of, or have at least seen, the film the ride is based on to understand or enjoy the ride.

@dm06012 22 дня назад

On top of that… don’t think there’s a big clamoring for a How To Train Your Dragon land either. But they’re taking the world of that IP and creating something original and exciting.

@ducktails1695 22 дня назад

@@dm06012 HTTYD I think will be a real sleeper land. It's beautifully done and I think will resonate very well with younger families. It's also their largest land in the entire park so lots for children to see and do there.

@DrStarlander 22 дня назад

Maybe Disney was paying attention to the "big IPs" but what they failed to notice was Celestial Park. Having a gorgeous Central Park of landscaping, water features, well-organized show area, a hotel overlooking the park that adds, not detracts, from the overall aesthetics, with a fireworks show behind the hotel. CHEF'S KISS in terms of layout. This non-IP area is what will truly make this park a unique joy to visit, it will be a bigger part of the soul of this park than people realize.

@d.j.klefeker9207 22 дня назад

@@DrStarlander Don't forget the completely original themed roller coaster 😄

@blumoon131 22 дня назад

Which makes it really ironic since Universal was all about the IPs since inception, and now Universal has creatives in charge who know how to make good with immersing people into the worlds of these IPs versus Disney forcing them into places they don't belong just to grab short-term attention.

@Metal_Groove45 22 дня назад

Disney plays way too safe, when it comes to new attractions for parks these days!

@Creek932 18 дней назад

For a few years now, I’ve felt that Universal is improving while Disney is getting worse, and that feeling absolutely continues with these announcements.

@ilyxr 20 дней назад

We're giving Disney a MAJOR benefit of the doubt in that we're assuming that these projects will actually be fully realized... or even completed.

@timsmith6815 21 день назад

All these D23 park upgrade plans will be delayed and budget cut to a shell of what they presented. Grrrr I hate it when they bulldoze an attraction and replace it and call it a park expansion. No no its not an expansion. Literally thousands of acres of land to use keep the rides you have “update if needed” but just build more. Idiots. The Epcot remodel is a sad joke. Several years to build an empty building with an outdoor stage area in fun sun all day. Going to Tokyo Disney next year with some friends, from what I have seen and read it’s like Disney World of the past. Cant wait. Trying to learn Japanese at least a little before we go. Hard language!!!

@linklickz 21 день назад

If universal gets a Pokémon expansion disney is finished

@DrSayre 22 дня назад

Why doesnt Disney add more Muppet stuff near Muppet-vision, to make a land, or mini-land, themed for the Muppets? I feel like Muppets would be popular enough and spread across multiple generations, that it could be really successful.

@MrMadshepherd 21 день назад

It’s getting to the point now where Disney is gonna need to open a 5th gate to contain everything they wanna do. There’s only so much you can cram in. And only so much room they can currently expand into within the parks they have. I really feel like one more park will be inevitable within the next 20 years. It’s remarkable that they haven’t already done so in the last 25 years since Animal Kingdom. The only question is where do they have room for one?

@dougs7132 22 дня назад

Great analysis! This year, after 10 years of ownership, we sold our DVC shares, it was just too expensive (and too hard to find an open booking) and too crowded at the parks. We had a great time over the 10 years and got our money's worth but the Parks just were not adding the value to the ownership that they used to. Over the course of those 10 years, we started hitting Universal more and more. As you point out, Disney is really giving Universal a huge jump at a critical time.

@7empest376 22 дня назад

Im surprised Disney hasn't said they were going to build a 5th park.

@austygo3563 22 дня назад

It’s crazy how long it takes a new ride to work it’s way through Disneys bureaucracy. Universal is making an entire park in, what, 2 ish years? It takes Disney nearly twice that typically for any major single ride…

@catvicddlm1884 21 день назад

To be fair, Epic Universe is something that has been in the works since before covid...which makes it worse because it shows how much you can do when you plan ahead.

@gmajor1273 14 дней назад

Exactly. I am going to spend the vast majority of my 2025 Orlando vacation time at Universal.

@Mammothsaber-4457 22 дня назад

While these announcements aren’t ideal, credit where it’s due they are taking steps in the right direction in terms of investing in the park could it be better yes but at least it’s something

@jonathanreppel8004 21 день назад

Getting rid of Tom Sawyer Island and the Riverboat and replacing it with Cars attractions will not benefit the parks in the least. This area is the perfect escape from the hustle and bustle of the rest of the park. They should be capitalizing on this and perhaps make the area more appealing. This move, if it happens, will mark the death of the Magic Kingdom. No more unique experiences, no more original ideas, no more love for Walt's vision, just IP here and there just for the sake of it.

@cowetascore8476 3 дня назад

Disney's strategy yesterday: "Use your imagination and come up with something worthy of Disney magic" Disney's strategy today: "Here an IP, there an IP, everywhere an IP"

@TheEmbrs 19 дней назад

4:59 I thought Disney was going to suffer through the next few years because of EU, but A WHOLE CAROUSEL!!! Epic Universe is gonna have a run for its money.

@TheEnvixity. 21 день назад

They shouldn't get rid of Muppet Vision, if anything they should refurbish the audio and some effects. The movie is still holding up (hard to make Jim Henson's work look bad) Muppet Vision should be permanent, until interest gets so low that they can just put the movie on a streaming service (yuck) or release a DVD with the movie on it.

@AlexMartinez-gv7hy 22 дня назад

Animal kingdom has lost its identity. It was meant to celebrate past, present, and imaginary animals. Pandora, while great, will be an average subland based on a series that does make money bit doesn't stay relevant, haven't heard anyone talk about the second film. Now they're replacing the dino area. They could have added new rides, making it into a land lost to time but instead decided to use IP. Heck Indian Jones is about archeology and exploring ancient artifacts nothing to do with animals.

@ruevaz1 5 дней назад

Disney doesn't want to add more capacity, because it doesn't want to hire more cast members. I don't think they're back to employing the number of cast members they had pre-pandemic. That's why attendance is lower than before; visitors sense they simply can't handle more people since they don't have enough employees. Why do you think they have so many rides down all the time? Budget cuts. They don't have enough cast members who can maintain and repair the rides. Until they are willing to hire more people, Disney is never going to expand the way they should, instead of destroying their older areas to make way for newer ones. Imagine digging up an opening day, destination attraction, something that makes Frontierland appropriately themed, for an IP that made progressively less with each installment. An IP that doesn't even fit the theming of the land, and removes a cooling, restful feature that teaches about the history of America, for additional pavement and heat collecting features. Blows my mind.

@christopherrolen2913 21 день назад

Disney should be EXPANDING, not REPLACING. 🤦‍♂️

@dm06012 22 дня назад

What really astounds me is that a Villains Land is the perfect concept for a fifth gate! Think about Disney parks during Iger… slapping IP lazily into spots while removing all the charm and originality that made these places special. Well, every one of their IPs could be used in a Villains park, BUT you could build their worlds with charm and originality because you have a blank canvas. On top of that… a Villains park takes air out of the Epic Universe balloon even though it’d be years away. You take one of their new concepts for their new park and one-up it with all your beloved IPs and wipe it off the map. Instead, it’s a land, wedged into a place where it doesn’t make sense if they even build it at all. Their biggest idea barely qualifies as a half-measure.

@M567dk 22 дня назад

Talk about not being a fan of the Muppets and the importance of the Muppet vision 3D.

@dancebrittany23 21 день назад

I grew up going to WDW from '99-'17 and absolutely loved it but I haven't been back in a long time because of prices and just not liking how Disney has been running their parks. I'm now married and pregnant with our first child. I'm genuinly excited to see WDW go through a 'reconstruction' era in the next couple years so hopefully by the time my kid is 5-6, the park will be ready for us to fully enjoy. Because if I had a school-aged kid right now, we'd be going to Universal and NOT WDW!

@thegovialjiraffe 21 день назад

I'm SO anxious about how the Cars area will turn out. Because it seems like there's some thematic dissonance going on at least with the concept art they showed. Along with making Fronteirland as a whole feel SUPER cramped. Will it add capacity? Yeah! But it sure won't feel like it when they've completely filled up the only truly open space in Magic Kingdom with a bunch of trees and rocks and a huge new attraction! There's no room to breathe, no room to relax anymore. Yes the island and riverboat weren't popular anymore and needed a change but SURELY therebwas a better option here where they could at least keep some of the water? I'm so tired of walking through a million narrow walkways, just give me some SPACE sometimes, you know? From a purely visual standpoint, negative space is important sometimes and the water was a beautiful and calming thematic element that had amazing sightlines. They have more space... they could have used it 😔

@stanfordite1 21 день назад

Cars is not coming.

@jstorm7922 22 дня назад

Best theme park channel on YT right now

@kaijuguy19 22 дня назад

The fact that Disney didn't start at doing this type of plan a decade ago to properly compete with Epic Universe like you've mentioned really speaks volumes on how Disney still has this arrogant mentality of them thinking no one can touch them because of their place in theme park history despite the clear fact that it was that type of hubris was what gave Universal such an upper hand with The Wizard World of Harry Potter in the first place. One would think they'd learn from that the first time and make proper plans to make sure history doesn't repeat itself like any sane company would but no they let their ego get the better of them again and now history is again repeating itself. Even if they manage to get all of their planned line up done in time before this decade ends the damage will already be done. Universal by then will reign supreme as the new king of the Orlando theme park area or at least share a tie with Disney with it. What isn't doing any more favors for Disney is that they're still fanatical with budget cuts and saving money meaning not only are they still not making sure their existing parks function properly but it'll also mean that many if not all of their upcoming attractions will either be scaled down at best and canceled at worst. I could be wrong on both fronts but still Disney isn't going to be winning people over in the future if they keep being ego driven cheapskates.

@achannell362 22 дня назад

You’re 100% correct that expansion would not disrupt the existing areas, but I think that Disney’s strategy at this point is to just replace rather than undergo refurbishments that might be even more costly. Think what’s happening with lots of old infrastructure. It’s cheaper to just bulldoze it and build again rather than to try to keep something old continually new. Those costs mount and end up being bandaids. I’m not justifying Disney making these choices, I hate the idea of Rivers of America being filled in. But from what I’ve read, the Rivers are a big upkeep issue to maintain and they’d likely rather just be rid of the problem.

@General_Belu 21 день назад

That's the thing. Many times, you must take the gamble. That's the big problem Disney is expirecing. Rather than take risk and deal with some issues for big potential profit return.

@achannell362 20 дней назад

@@General_Belu you’re not wrong, I’m just pointing out the reality of their strategy

@joey_cordova_ 22 дня назад

The extended queue for Muppets is used for Rise of the Resistance. So they may not put the new ride there. The old Star Wars Hotel area could work. I think it’s good they are finally replacing some old attractions. But they waited to long to do so. And they didn’t give us a date for the new Villains land, so they probably just started planning. So that is years away. However, when Universal announced Epic Universe they gave us a timeline of 2 years. (Then COVID messed that up). But Disney seems to think it is okay just to put a fresh coat of paint on something raise prices and call it day. And… announce a new park with zero ETA.

@teddyfurstman1997 15 дней назад

Epic Universe has blown me away tbh. Love their Hotels and Universal Monsters lands. ❤

@Gael-qk5gw 22 дня назад

I think D23 was kind of lackluster for WDW, Disneyland got like 5 new rides that aren’t supposed to replace anything but backstage building and parking lots. Disney World had so much potential with all their IPs they have, I don’t understand how they haven’t put IPs like planet of the apes or Lion King at animal kingdom in any significant way or even an IP like Alien at their horrible Tomorrowland in one of those empty buildings they have without attractions instead they focus on building rides on new movies that they don’t even know if they will stand the test of time like Encanto and even Cars is a franchise that isn’t as beloved today

@ForeverGoofy 20 дней назад

Josh and Bob have no business running the company anymore. Bob stole the profits from the parks to make a series of terrible movies, and Josh made park promises he never intended to honor. They both need to go.

@ChaseAnderson-jj1jq 22 дня назад

Universal > Disney No contest

@asudevil316 20 дней назад

@@ChaseAnderson-jj1jq lol...the delusion

@TheParkitect 14 дней назад

Unless Disney buys Comcast like a plot twist, even though they are not for sale.

@Lightflicker8 15 дней назад

Can’t wait till all that Disney stuff opens in 30 years because of how slow they build attractions

@sarahlamper5701 20 дней назад

The last park that NEEDS expansion or big eye catching rides is MK. That’s their golden child, wait times usually less than 30 depending on the ride, plenty of iconic rides and attractions and landmarks. So WHYYYY do we need cars to REPLACE ROA ???? The other parks DESPERATELY need expansion for more capacity and yet… all they do is replace ????? It just doesn’t make sense

@joeherrera8826 21 день назад

Could Disney get the people who designed Fantasy Springs and Zootopia in Tokyo Disney and Beijing to come up with ideas.

@crownwreath59 22 дня назад

Is it just me or does the proposed concept art for this new villains land look like Dark Universe at Universal Epic Universe? 🤔

@a_cowwithlegs 22 дня назад

It’s like dark universe but more rocky, they really are playing catch up

@everettgaspar3482 21 день назад

It's wild that the best park (animal kingdom) has the lowest numbers

@thoughtpoolstudios 22 дня назад

Universal has a golden opportunity to upgrade the other two parks and hollywoods park in 2026 and 2027

@DrStarlander 22 дня назад

It would be a brilliant chess move for Universal / Comcast to announce a multi-billion dollar upgrade for USF and UIA to be complete in 2028/2029 (about when Disney's big guns come online). They could take the market share gain they will get over the next few years and cement it in as the "new normal" in terms of market share spit. It would be the wisest timing and investment possible.

@thoughtpoolstudios 22 дня назад

@@DrStarlander absolutely agree

@brainysmurf74 20 дней назад

Everything started going downhill when they shut down 20,000 leagues under the sea. That closure affected the feel of the park and took away a significant portion of the magic. Prior to the closure of that ride going to the magic kingdom you felt like you could go anywhere and have any kind of experience when they close that that feeling went away. They continue to water down and shut down and tear down below attractions and replace them or not replace them at all and just destroy everything that made the part balance impressive and exciting.

@LChatmanFL 6 дней назад

I am actually pulling for Disney, but I have to admit this is not an apples to apples competitive response, if we are talking about Orlando only. And of course we all know universal is planning other major additions to their Orlando parks. Vullians land and Cars land could open at the same time a rumored Pokemon & Zelda lands open.

@remyd8767 3 дня назад

As a theme park fan you should. Only silly stans and haters would want Disney to fail. Disney succeeding means universal will keep going with epic. Competition is a great thing.

@LChatmanFL 3 дня назад

@@remyd8767 100%. This whole universal versus Disney dialogue is a lot like Samsung versus Apple. One company pushes the other and in the end we all are supposed to win.

@SK-yx7hm 21 день назад

I disagree with your thing for magic kingdom, if you say the words there are 4 parks and nothing to do thats not on the consumers thats disneys fault. Along with the fact that I dont want new attractions I want old ones to be fixed. Adding new rides wont solve their long lines crisis just make it worse.

@mkaplan1383 20 дней назад

All choices have consequences Disney! I give you back all my memories I've built at the parks, but I'm taking my family to a Epic Universe. 😎

@frikitiki 21 день назад

Disney has done a lot of announcements in the past and they they don't execute or highly change. Let's see what actually gets done.

@TyphoonBlast 20 дней назад

14:52 dude we’re literally getting a Indiana jones ride in Orlando that’s a huge win

@Gforu81 20 дней назад

I don't get how Universal can do so many things in a short period of time. Disney.... I've been waiting and waiting for them to shut down dinosaur and do the whole Indiana Jones thing for like a whole year. Just ridiculous.

@KevinThurman 19 дней назад

Villains Land is a *committed* blue sky concept, which is worse than blue sky. Committed by corporate means it is built out of negative pressure to put anything villian’ish there on time, instead of being positively motivated by a creative talent (like Walt was) to build something creative and exceptional.

@slob5041 15 дней назад

What’s weird is my friend came up with the term blue sky nonsense and they took it to heart… meaning they watch all the negative videos about them on a scary level

@ciscoduncan1490 20 дней назад

Here’s my issue with that about removing Tom Sawyer Island, and rivers of America. They don’t have to do it. They have plenty of land to put these new lands in new attractions in without taking away Tom Sawyer Island, and the rivers of America. So you can satisfy the Disney purists as you call them And put something new in. That’ll draw new crowds. Thanks for the video.

@user-eu3it5vk2e 20 дней назад

He did a poo emoji for animation courtyard!🤣🤣🤣

@smoresandwars 22 дня назад

when Epic is built those construction workers are going to need a new project at the old Universal Parks ;)

@GamingGopher 16 дней назад

Universal has Mario. That’s all I need and they have my money

@sacrosby 21 день назад

Removing RoA is just a terrible idea. Why in the world would you remove it when you can build somewhere else?? The decisions they've been making the past several years are mind bendingly stupid

@catvicddlm1884 21 день назад

I may be speaking out of ignorance, but I don't think is a good idea to replace a body of water with concrete...in the Florida sun no less.

@notsojoerogan 21 день назад

Cars in Frontier Land is absolutely wild. What's next? A Star Wars ride in there too?

@NeonGhostin 21 день назад

Put the blame where it belongs: Bob Iger.

@methos-ey9nf 19 дней назад

I'm thinking Disney may have to consider making the parks a better deal. Taking away the magic express, magic bands and fast pass from people staying on resort and buying park hopper passes really was a punch to the gut.

@MrMadshepherd 22 дня назад

Man I hate how everything planned for Epcot is just water under the bridge. Everything they ‘postponed’ is just forgotten about now, never to be talked about again. So much content is now cancelled because of Covid while they’re sidestepping it to announce new stuff. If there’s only one thing they’ve announced this year I hope gets ‘postponed’ and quietly cancelled its this Cars expansion to ‘Front-tyre-land’ I hate the idea of getting rid of the lake and the boats and filling it in with Cars. Cars is their most overblown and overly represented IP in the parks. Widely recognised as Pixar’s weakest ‘franchise’ very clearly directed solely at little boys who like cars. It’s only brought back all the time because it’s easy. And dedicating an entire portion of Magic Kingdom to it feels sacrilegious. Hollywood studios maybe bot not MK. Cars is mid, Cars 2 is amongst their bottom 5 worst films to date (and it was their first ‘bad’ film), and Cars 3 is just fine. They have worse IPs to choose from. But there are hundreds of better ones.

@Eaawesome59 6 дней назад

Muppet Vision definitely shouldn't go. It's one of the last projects that Jim Henson worked on before he passed, so I definitely see that as a part of his legacy that shouldn't be touched.

@MichaelJLauer 22 дня назад

L take on the rivers of America.

@sharkybuddy7 22 дня назад

Very sad there removing dinosaur and bugs life they should put Indian jones somewhere else and just get rid of Dino USA but keep dinosaur

@carminecdinoproductions 22 дня назад

I want some Bug’s Life and Dinosaur representation at Disney’s Animal Kingdom!

@m.hreels9822 22 дня назад

I was waiting for this video!

@freedomgal3726 17 дней назад

As soon as booking opens for Epic Universe, take my money!

@remyd8767 3 дня назад

The two hotels already opened for booking

@crazybird199 22 дня назад

1:13 hey at least it wasn't Judy's Zootopia Adventure!

@sliferfly5681 21 день назад

Love the vids mane alway wating for your new ones🙏🏻

@batshtcrazy5293 20 дней назад

I don't know how ANYONE can think these announcements mean anything at all. As always, they are simply string people along, and they continue to feed on it. Promises, promises. I'll stick to Universal, thanks.

@louisplaat8984 20 дней назад

I honestly can't believe they didn't say any of this during the presentation or immediately after. If you know that much enough to tell the publics you can say where it's going