According to ED92 three further closures are planned in the Studios: art of animation, Disney Junior and Armageddon.
TBH none of these are really a surprise and one at least would be very welcome!
I really like Armageddon, but it's completely outdated (I mean, let's be honest except fans of the park, who cares about Armageddon?).
This is good news, if true.
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaas only good things to come :D :D :D :D :D
Well that sounds like it should be positive, but I wonder what it'd be for? Surely they're closing for future attractions - and not a money saving exersise. I'm cautiously optimisic - so long as its not some daft pointless retheme.
They could simply add GotG to AES. Just sayin'.
Sad to hear that the Art of Animation is closing, although I'm not surprised. It occupies prime real estate in the park, and could never really live up to the original DHS attraction back in the '80s/'90s.
Great news! Let's hope the changes at DHS continue. Armageddon and Disney Junior were so outdated. Stitch probably won't last long, and I'd love an updated theme for Rock n Roller Coaster.
Can we demolish Studio 1 and give the park a proper entrance, too?
Nooooooo we love stitch! We usually do it 3 or more times each holiday, I think it's good to keep some retro disney around.
Fantastic news about Armageddon, I hate the thing - although I do hope they have plans to put something else there instead.
They better not touch Rock n Roller Coaster though. I love Aerosmith ;D
Hoping this isn't anytime before our trip in February. Missed out on Armageddon last time, and despite being really outdated, the Disney Junior show is fantastic for toddlers and would be a big miss, as is stitch - these are two really good bits of sit down entertainment for the younger toddlers which I fear wouldn't be replaced in any new or Marvel attraction.
Armaggedon - good riddance (sorry it's a waste of space at this point). I second the GotG update, it would fit in nicely there.
Disney Junior - it's a mistake to scrap the Disney Junior concept all together. Couldn't they just update it so it would feature Doc McStuffins, Sofia the First, PJ masks etc.?
Any hint on how soon the closures will take place? We've never been to Stitch Live! and I'd like to get the chance before it's removed.
Quote from: polar vixen on July 27, 2017, 11:02:19 PM
Nooooooo we love stitch! We usually do it 3 or more times each holiday, I think it's good to keep some retro disney around.
We love Stitch Live too but I'm hoping they just mean the Disney Jnr Live show not the Stitch one? Save Stitch!
They'll prob replace them with Marvel, Stars Wars or GotG Lol!!!
Quote from: petals on July 29, 2017, 02:41:57 AM
They'll prob replace them with Marvel, Stars Wars or GotG Lol!!!
A GOTG ride was pretty much all but confirmed at D23. They said that they wanted to have different 'Mission' rides throughout the world (which is also good news, as it means our ToT will remain untouched!!). Obviously they have one at Disneyland and will have one at Epcot, so it would make sense to have one in the Studios.
Personally, as long as the rides are interesting, I'm all for it!
I'd hope that they can stagger these attraction closures, all three shutting in one go will leave a sizable gap in the ride roster.
And, here's hoping that they can rehouse the AES Armadillo on the Backlot Tour. No point in scrapping that.
Thank lord! It's about damn time too!
Quote from: Rocketeer on July 29, 2017, 11:31:50 PM
I'd hope that they can stagger these attraction closures, all three shutting in one go will leave a sizable gap in the ride roster.
And, here's hoping that they can rehouse the AES Armadillo on the Backlot Tour. No point in scrapping that.
I agree having all of them closed at once will make the left side of the park feel very empty. It would take time but maybe leave one open until the new one is functioning.
Otherwise it will just cause bigger queues on crush, ratatouille and toy story land.
^Yup, a double whammy of next-to-nothing on one side of the park, plus increasing demand on other attractions.
And here's another idea..why not recycle some of the Art of Animation. HK has the Animation Academy on Main St.
Im actually quite sad about art of animation it has a pretty big guest capacity and has always had a good audience. Maybe they could just update it a little?
I'm guessing most of what they add on the left side of the park to replace Disney Junior, Armageddon, and Cinemagique will be Marvel. Hopefully, we'll get a complete re-theme of the area. Something better than concrete spaces with no shading would be great. They need to start cleaning up WDS one area at a time like they did with California Adventure - the other low budget Disney park from the same period.
Quote from: Greg on July 31, 2017, 11:30:41 AM
I'm guessing most of what they add on the left side of the park to replace Disney Junior, Armageddon, and Cinemagique will be Marvel. Hopefully, we'll get a complete re-theme of the area. Something better than concrete spaces with no shading would be great. They need to start cleaning up WDS one area at a time like they did with California Adventure - the other low budget Disney park from the same period.
I agree, I do think there's a good chance that from the left side of the Production Courtyard and all of the Backlot will become a Marvel Land. At the least, they could leave most of the attractions that are there now and just retheme them.
Of course, in an ideal world, the whole lot could get redone. Trouble is if you closed it, a la New Fantasyland '83, then that's not only half of the park closed, but also two of the park's highest capacity attractions will be out of action. Not ideal. So probably an attraction-by-attraction approach is more likely.
Quote from: polar vixen on July 31, 2017, 12:35:36 AM
Im actually quite sad about art of animation it has a pretty big guest capacity and has always had a good audience. Maybe they could just update it a little?
It is a shame to loose such an attraction. Sad to say though, that its prime real estate for what is invetiably going to become Pixar Studio.
Maybe there could be space for a version of the Animation Academy inside Studio 1?
The last thing Walt Disney Studios needs is more closures. 'Expand, don't replace' should be the motto.
Armageddon is a waste of space so I'll be thrilled if it turns into something else! Are there any suggestions of timescales for these closures?
I love the Disney Junior show, although it would be welcome to see it updated with new puppets and shows. I also love Stitch and hope it stays.
Art of Animation is pretty important to the theming and history of the park. I can understand updating or replacing the clip show and the Mushu bit, but the end building with all the artwork, macquettes, interactive stuff, drawing lessons etc should 100% stay, and would be a huge loss if it went. If the actual Art of Animation building was to go, and Tower of Terror has the dreaded retheme, a huge part of the park's visual identity and unique themeing atmosphere will be gone.
Armageddon is just rubbish though imo. Sorry to anyone that likes it. The tank outside is the coolest part. The pre-show is overly long and hypes the main experience up to levels that can't help being disapointing. Depending on where you stand, sometimes you can't even see what little is going on, the floor shakes a bit and you get some smoke over your head. lol.
Quote from: loladelorean on September 17, 2017, 10:21:42 AM
Armageddon is a waste of space so I'll be thrilled if it turns into something else! Are there any suggestions of timescales for these closures?
Unpopular opinion
The preshow is rubish and I wouldn't waste time waiting for Armageddon. But I like the main show and would be mad if they replace it with a shop or a meet and greet . It would be ok if they update it (add the marvel characters if they must) or build a new atraction (even though the footprint Is really small so I don't see that happening)
My boyfreind (who is a big theme park fan. And not a disney Newby or theme park Newby at all) LOVES it. It is his favorite atraction from the studios. Standing next to rattatouile and the tower of terror on his list.
So not everyone hates Armageddon. ;)
But I understand disney can't get away with an atraction where nobody goes to. When they can turn it to something that wil make more people go the studios.
While I hate marvel in disney I understand that it is a plus for a lot of people. So my guess and best hope is that they retheme it to marvel. But pleas no marvel shop or meet and great. The studios need more atractions not less!