Ricky Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Floating mountains are appearing on the skyline at Animal Kingdom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPGG Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Is Avatarland being built in the South West area of the park? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 4, 2016 Report Share Posted January 4, 2016 ^ Yes Where Camp Minnie Mickey was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 Video update for Avatar and River of Light - More photos found here: https://www.facebook.com/MakoMadness/posts/1682863568625921 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Lights, Motors, Action Extreme Stunt Show is closing on April 2nd 2016 for good. Graw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted January 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Isn't Toy Story Land expansion going in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Safe to say Hollywood Studios is definitely not the park to visit at the moment. Alongside this more shows & meet and greets are closing, One Man's Dream should be going anyday and there won't be anymore Star Wars weekends or Osbourne Lights Spectacular, not to mention the many construction fences. Makes most other parks (where 2016 isn't their year) look worthwhile to visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted February 22, 2016 Report Share Posted February 22, 2016 The parks in the states are receiving cuts! Due to Paris being down money wise as per, and Shanghai being well over budget and delay after delay with phased opening planned now, the State side parks are receiving cuts from reduced hours, less Cast Members in shops, shops and restaraunts open less and Epcot basically closing everything in the Soarin Pavillion and stuff early by like 2 hours. Haven't read into it much but its happening. I want to talk Animal Kingdom though. The park is in its final preparations for night time openings from having a night time safari to an evening show called Rivers of Light (no fireworks of course, more like world of colour at DCA) with multiple shows likely! So for the first time, AK will have to be open past dark each night! And with many concepts of Avatar Land being at night, this is a good way to start the night time openings in preparation. So when will all this happen? Earth Day (22nd April) is the rumour as that's when AK opens a lot of stuff, plus there's cast blockouts on the 19th April. Exciting times for this park! Rivers of Light Tree of Life will be involved too. And apparently it will have at least 2 showings a night! For the night time safari, how about a sunset created in the background with the wonders of screens? So the next two years are definitely AK with this and then Avatar. Hollywood Studios is beginning its huge makeover (which seems to involve closing more of the park than the new things replace but I guess the new things will be higher quality) with Toy Story Land and Star Wars. No dates on either yet. Magic Kingdom is pretty set. So Epcot? The park is looking dated, attractions old and nothing amazing. Oh but Frozen is coming this year, as you can tell everyone is hyped. And a new Soarin film to sleep to So the next big project has got to be for Epcot. Graw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretchy Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 Here is an article on the new star wars land being built over at the US Disney parks. Had a couple of tings in that I didn't know but mostly a rehash of whats already known http://www.engadget.com/2016/02/22/star-wars-disney-parks-concepts/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted February 23, 2016 Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 I'm very excited for Star Wars land as it looks mightily impressive and looks to be the Disney equivalent of TWWOHP. Shame that the state parks are receiving cutbacks in places due to Shanghai [and to a lesser extent DLP] consuming resoucres for their projects and problems. Hopefully they will find a way to resume normal operations soon, especially with the major competition they're facing from the likes of Universal. Not to mention, visitor numbers at the parks [WDW especially] are continuing to pile up, where MK may well break 20M in gate figures now. In terms of when new attractions, the initial plans are: 2016 Frozen ride, Soarin 2.0, Rivers of Light & Kilmanjaro [as Adam mentioned earlier] Avatar Land 2017/2018 Toy Story Land 2018/2019 Star Wars Land 2019/2020 [I've heard DLR's is set for a 2019 opening and will be built before the WDW one] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted February 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2016 Let's be honest, WDW could add a bin and still be the most visited parks in the world... That said, I still keep hoping that Avatar Land is a nightmare I've yet to wake up from... Ricky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted February 28, 2016 Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 As part of one of the most hated traditions, WDW's ticket prices increased today. However they've now reverted to seasonal pricing. Value (off peak days) Magic kingdom $105.00 Other parks $97.00 Regular (regular season) Magic Kingdom $110.00 Other parks $102.00 Peak (peak days) Magic Kingdom $124 Other parks $114.00 Safe to say if you're going at busy times you're going to be paying a lot more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted March 6, 2016 Report Share Posted March 6, 2016 As expected, Rivers of Light opens on 22nd April, Earth Day. Good luck to Avatar keeping that trend... unless they wait till Earth Day 2018 Few spoilers in the video of the show and how it will work, don't watch if you're living in secrecy. From Orlando Attractions Magazine Article: Other nighttime happenings at the park include: Nearby on Discovery Island the area will come alive each night with a celebration filled with music and dance. The theme park’s Tree of Life will undergo “awakenings” throughout the evening as the animal spirits are brought to life by magical fireflies that open a window into the body of the tree, revealing colorful stories. Each evening, the popular Kilimanjaro Safaris daytime experience is bathed in the look of sunset with special lighting allowing guests to explore and enjoy this attraction well into the night. During the expedition guests can now enjoy the wildlife at night, and may discover two new species: African wild dogs and hyenas. When the sun sets, the village of Harambe will become a hot spot with the new Harambe Wildlife Parti. Here, “party animals” can dance alongside local street musicians and entertainers, partake in foods and libations and explore the wares of village artisans and merchants. And the new Discovery Island Carnivale will captivate guests with music, dance, vibrant costumes, and culinary creations, spreading from one end of the island to the other. Apparently Kali River Rapids has had its annual refurb extended by a month, meant to open mid feb but is now opening next week. Could be to add lighting etc to make it suitable for night operation. Exciting times for AK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 Let's be honest, WDW could add a bin and still be the most visited parks in the world... MattyMoo, pognoi, Kerfuffle and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 There are rumours that Disney are planning to retheme ToT into Guardians of the Galaxy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 Please No! why ruin one of the best dark rides in the world! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 At the moment the rumour is saying it'll just be a seasonal overlay, but it could lead to it being permanent. If it happens I'll never visit a Disney park again. Matt 236 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted March 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 I'd love to read the storm on the Disney forums if this is making rounds... Instant hilarity... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 I'd love to read the storm on the Disney forums if this is making rounds... Instant hilarity... http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/marvel-coming-to-wdw.911512/page-3 Have fun! Benin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 I wouldn't worry to much. It's the Californian one that seems more under threat then the Florida one at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexander Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 Excuse me no. MachoMachine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitch Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 At the moment the rumour is saying it'll just be a seasonal overlay, but it could lead to it being permanent. If it happens I'll never visit a Disney park again. I will keep you to this. MachoMachine and Ryan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 AvatarLand coming along nicely... Artwork is being displayed advertising the ToyStory Land area. Didn't realise there was going to be a coaster; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieN Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 ^ Yes, it's going to have some kind of coaster themed to Slinky. (Sorry it's TPR!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted April 4, 2016 Report Share Posted April 4, 2016 Streets Of America & Lights Motors Action and others are no more. Source- Themepark Tourist Construction fences have now occupied a large area of Hollywood Studios as it prepares for it's massive transformation project. The whole park now is practically a building site with only a few themed areas now without fences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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