Walt Disney Studios Park further developments

[Leon_K]

So the park's gone from having no real identity of its own... to having no real identity of its own. Can't wait to plan the road trip from World of Adventures in Chessington to Adventure World in Paris!

What confuses me is that they've dropped any reference to the movies in the name but doubled down on the concept in the new front half of the path. Something like Disney's Cinemagique Parc would've fit a lot better while still moving on from the cheap studio park feel but ah well, I'm sure we'll all get used to it.

Adventure World is the first name I would call my Planet Coaster park if I have no interest in taking time to come up with an original name and just want to go full Sandbox. With this name the park can just go any direction. The park can have a bright future, but Disney should watch out the park isn't going to be a second Disneyland Main Park with just random IP themed rides everywhere.

 

[spicy]

Yeah the park has had a real identity crisis for a long time now.

Im not a huge fan of the "Disney Adventure World" name tbh. "Walt Disney's Adventure World" sounds better but whatever.

I just hope they implement the new "Adventure World" theme properly and it isn't just a mish mash of themes randomly slapped next to each other like it is currently. The left hand side can be "Marvel World" ride hand side "Pixar World" and actually differentiate the lands, something Disney is usually so good at doing.

They currently continue to do random things though, like the old Motors stunt spectacular show which is clearly in Avengers Campus is opening next month as an Alice in Wonderland show. And the new Finding Nemo show is in the theatre opposite Avengers Campus rather than in the theatre opposite Crush's Coaster..

I actually think Universal Bedford will open before this park actually resembles what you expect of a well themed Disney park.

 

[cookie]

They currently continue to do random things though, like the old Motors stunt spectacular show which is clearly in Avengers Campus is opening next month as an Alice in Wonderland show.

I believe the ”Theatre of the Stars” stage as they now call it is being decoupled from the Backlot/Avengers Campus section of the park, and the entry is being moved to behind Tower of Terror, with the idea that it’ll be linked up with the ”Adventure Way” path leading to the lake once that’s completed.

 

[Crazycoaster]

I will never understand why anyone okayed the location of Tower of Terror, and sadly it’ll always be the thing that hinders any development of the park by being slap bang at the start of the park in such a central location.

The original floridian one was designed as a weinie at the end of a huge boulevard, California Adventures’s is at the back of the park, and Tokyo’s is near the start, but has it’s back against the edge of the park. But in Paris it’s in the centre, and while the front facade looks cool, the back does not, and sadly the back can be seen from the majority of the park sticking up like a concrete phallus.

 

[RcTmix]

The new name sounds too much like “Disney’s Adventureland”

“Disney World’s of Adventure” works better to tie the different ip’s together, but as someone already said, that’s already been done more than once .

“Walt Disney World of Adventure?” No, that just makes the Florida resort sound like Walt Disney World of the Mundane.

What if each ip was called an island instead of a world? “Disney’s Islands of Adventure?” No, that’s rubbish. Nobody would name a park something like that.

Is it possible to have an “Adventure” based park name that doesn’t sound derivative?

 

[Ollie]

I love the concept but not keen on the name. I can see what they're aiming for but believe it'll create confusion with guests as it's very generic and feels too close to other parks/lands that Disney already own.
The Studios park has needed attention for years and right now it's just a maze of construction fences. But the development area at the back is huge and should finally make it into a full day park.
Not been to DLP since 2006 so excited to finally get back there next month for a 5 day stint.

 

[cookie]

As part of the resort’s 33rd anniversary today, Disney dropped new information this morning on the ongoing transformation of Walt Disney Studios into Disney Adventure World:

The Studio 1 building, to be renamed World Premiere, is set to reopen on May 15th.



The park confirmed that Adventure Way, set to open next year, will come with a second flat ride alongside the Tangled teacup spin — A Zierer Wave Swinger themed to the Pixar film ”Up”:



The two rides will be located opposite each other as guests approach Adventure Lake, the main hub for the park expansion:



The Wave Swinger is still in groundwork phase, but it’s set to be erected later this year:



The new Lion King log flume is set to feature a large cast of animatronics and expansive set pieces, bringing the 1994 classic animated film to life. The top of Pride Rock will be 37 meters in height, and the flume will have a drop of 16 meters (same height as Splash Mountain/Tiana’s Bayou Adventure at the other resorts). Construction is still on track to commence later this year.

 

[Ethan]

I read online this announcement was scheduled to be their "comeback to Universal" to one up them but after seeing them reveal a wave swinger I think I may have been lied to. I hope so anyway...

 

[cookie]

I read online this announcement was scheduled to be their "comeback to Universal" to one up them but after seeing them reveal a wave swinger I think I may have been lied to. I hope so anyway...

I mean, they’ve always made announcements on April 12th. I think Universal suddenly dropping their announcement earlier this week was just inconvenient timing for Disney.

Given the rumors of Pandora taking up the third expansion slot I could see them use that as a response to Universal GB, but I don’t see it being announced for another year or two at least.

 

[Nicky Borrill]

I mean, they’ve always made announcements on April 12th. I think Universal suddenly dropping their announcement earlier this week was just inconvenient timing for Disney.

Given the rumors of Pandora taking up the third expansion slot I could see them use that as a response to Universal GB, but I don’t see it being announced for another year or two at least.

Has Pandora been very impactful in Florida?

I love it, it's stunning, but it doesn't seem to get mentioned as often, or nearly as much critical acclaim as Star Wars Galaxy's Edge.

I guess what I'm trying to say and ask is this... Pandora doesn't seem like much of a response, what are the chances we see them reignite the plans for Galaxy's Edge in Paris? (I DO NOT keep up to date with Disney news at all, much less Paris. So no idea why it was even shelved in the first place.)

 

[BenJacobs]

Has Pandora been very impactful in Florida?

I love it, it's stunning, but it doesn't seem to get mentioned as often, or nearly as much critical acclaim as Star Wars Galaxy's Edge.

I guess what I'm trying to say and ask is this... Pandora doesn't seem like much of a response, what are the chances we see them reignite the plans for Galaxy's Edge in Paris? (I DO NOT keep up to date with Disney news at all, much less Paris. So no idea why it was even shelved in the first place.)

Has Pandora been very impactful in Florida?

I love it, it's stunning, but it doesn't seem to get mentioned as often, or nearly as much critical acclaim as Star Wars Galaxy's Edge.

I guess what I'm trying to say and ask is this... Pandora doesn't seem like much of a response, what are the chances we see them reignite the plans for Galaxy's Edge in Paris? (I DO NOT keep up to date with Disney news at all, much less Paris. So no idea why it was even shelved in the first place.)

It did have a pretty big effect to Animal Kingdom’s attendance, though that never recovered after Covid.



It was raved about, though Galaxy’s Edge definitely got more attention. Yet Galaxy’s Edge seemingly didn’t do anything to attendance in Disneyland or Hollywood Studios.

Regardless, Pandora on its own doesn’t seem like enough of a response - though they still have years to approve further projects that could open at a similar time to Universal.

 

[cookie]

(I DO NOT keep up to date with Disney news at all, much less Paris. So no idea why it was even shelved in the first place.)

The rumor a while back was that Paris’s Galaxy’s Edge was only going to include Smuggler’s Run, but they pivoted to the Lion King pitch after how SM was received over at California/Florida.

Then a more recent rumor is that they’re shifting the whole thing over to the sister park, taking up the currently unoccupied space past the railroad berm in Discoveryland. Apparently Imagineers were at the site just a few months ago.