Hey! I am still alive! Whaaa?? I know, I am as shocked as you are. I have a new job that really takes time away from me finishing my blogs... or starting them... But fear not! we will be ending the year with a bang!(used a little onomatopoeia for you guys... you are welcome!) on our push to 10,000 page views!
Let's begin!
Rossco Soultrain is going to kick off our Comback Tour with another round of Rossifers Rumors or as I like to call it What the Hell Have You Been Smoking and Where Did the Dog Go?
And, rest easy Dorks... I will probably be commenting my way through his post... You can tell it's me because the writing gets hilarious-er, charming-er and handsome-r... that, and it's in red italics.
Hello again Dorks!!! Its been a minute since my last post and even longer since my last DL trip but I'm back! Presenting you with a guide to all of the DL projects that will soon be announced and then constructed within the next few months!!!(wink, wink) but most of them built within the next 5 years.
At the last D23 event in August, Disney Parks did not show up with announcements regarding ANY future projects. The timetable just didn't work out for Imagineers to get a presentation together or they hadn't fully got the go ahead from Corporate. That reeeeeaaaaallly sucked ass BUT they did give the guests some hints of some of the new shit. The Hat Box Ghost was at the Journey into Imagineering booth along with the Star Wars "Orange Harvest" crates which were a reference to a WDW Star Wars land and also some "(f)artifacts" from the planet Pandora for the AvatarLand...woooooow.
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| Here is the Hat Box Ghost from the Imagineering Booth... I was there! Muhaha! Oh that's right, I still owe you a post! |
Fantasyland Dark Ride Refurbs!!!!
DL turns 60 in 2015. What a better way to celebrate the birthday than with a bunch sweet redone dark rides in Fantasyland!!!! Oh man. SOooooo looking forward to seeing all the new effects, track systems and new technology they will throw at these rides! What Imagineering can do with this update has the potential to be HUGE. They should finally give Snow White a better ending, cause right now... it's kinda abrupt. I hope they do it right and devote a ton of cash and time to one of the coolest lands at the park. Oh yeah the Alice in Wonderland ride is finally getting makeover of the outside tracks that look like shit. The word is that project starts early next year!
Star Wars in Tomorrowland...and Thor too.
A long time ago in a galaxy far far away...and coming to Tomorrowland...weird but not. More scenes will be added to Star Tours and other Star Wars attractions are in the works. Captain EO is getting chopped and soon.(FINALLY!) They were ready and announced a date to shut it down but decided to wait until they have the final okay to get a new Star Wars show put in and also an interactive Cantina. Hopefully this will crush the Pizza Port. A Thor installation is also being added to Innovations but other than that I'm afraid to say I think the Innovations building is staying in its current state for a bit longer. Bummer. Yay! In your face Ross! Personally, I like that Innoventions is staying... It reminds me of better times, also I don't think the footprint is big enough to support another attraction with out affecting Autopia.
Finally The Hat Box Ghost Returns.
Yes this is finally the year this guy makes his way back to the Haunted Mansion. After the Nightmare Before Christmas overlay gets taken from down next year this guy is coming back along with some a bunch of other cool new stuff. This is a total go, otherwise Imagineering were being a bunch of dicks at D23. The elevator for the NBC overlay has been updated with a SWEET ASS projection of Jack Skellington. I think that technology would be a great addition to the Haunted Mansion and look forward to seeing what they can do with it!
Club 33 Expansion
Dark blue is the old. Light blue is the expansion. Court of Angels is toast. Well, toast for us poor folks. Club 33 will receive a new kitchen, a new Jazz Lounge (based off The Princess and the Frog) and I would assume the club will have a sweet Fantasmic viewing area too. So if you are really really lucky or rich as fuck you can go back to the Court and hang!!!! Also, read this... again...
At the previous D23 in 2011 it was announced that a "Special Offerings" dining experience was to be happening at the Tahitian Terrace. Haven't heard shit since but I guess next year the offerings begin! For now I will keep stalking Aladdin outside of his lair. Creeper
A Main Street back ally is also to begin construction next year and set to open in 2015. It will have a Victorian era theme...I blogged about this a while ago. Let's MOVE!!!!!
AND NOW A QUICK DCA WRAP UP!!!!!
We will be seeing an HD update to Soarin' coming soon and in 2016 Soarin' Over the Horizon. This is much needed if you ask me. It seems to be everyone's favorite but I have always been underwhelmed by the random cut scenes of California. Yeah, it smells nice and it is a good temperature but the ride never hooked me and Condor Flats has always looked cheap and doesn't scream "Desert Air Field" to me. The facade and interior of Soarin' are a total cop out.
Blue Sky Cellar will be shutting down soon to make room for the next official announcement. Who knows when that announcement is coming but I hope quick because the Fantasy Faire exhibit is still up in there!!! They did add some stuff for the Main Street Starbucks but that is it. Same old shit that has been in there since...January? I wish that this space was better utilized by Imagineering. I am a huge WDI fan and I would love to get a peek behind those walls. A wonderful idea to keep things fresh in the BS Cellar is to display influential items from the DL past. That stuff influences current projects and that way WDI could hint to new projects they aren't quite ready to fully announce. I actually agree with you on this...
Recently walls were added around the old MaliBoomer pad and there has been talk of another attraction added to Paradise Pier. Also many rumors about a Monstropolis miniland and a full Condor Flats 1950's retheme keep swirling in the rumor toilet. I wanna believe them all but I now know that the majority of projects never materialize.
So as far as the most up to date and "concrete" future projects go this was it! I think it is safe to say we are all gonna get a chance to see 90% of these rumors actually materialize! I left out a few odds and ends but with just the smallest bit of googling you can read rumors until you are ready to rip your eyeballs out. Thank you again for taking the time to read, I hope it was entertaining and I wish you all joy and peace in your life.
-Rossco
Thanks Ross! Always insightful!
P.S. Halloween decorations are in full effect! I will snap some pictures when I go next.
P.P.S. The Guest Assistance Card has or will be changing, depending on when you read this! No more abuse! It will be more like the fastpass system... Let's hope it goes smoothly!
Thanks Ross! Always insightful!
P.S. Halloween decorations are in full effect! I will snap some pictures when I go next.
P.P.S. The Guest Assistance Card has or will be changing, depending on when you read this! No more abuse! It will be more like the fastpass system... Let's hope it goes smoothly!
