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Villains Land at Magic Kingdom

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I would LOVE to see an Emperor’s New Groove coaster.

I don’t think this would be the right fit for it though. It would be more suited for an Adventureland expansion or even DHS. When I go to Villains land, I expect to see gothic, grand, and…..grandiose? I ran out of G’s. It shouldn’t be colorful or whimsey. I want dark, sinister, and foreboding.

As for the thrill factor, they’re not gonna have any rides that are over 48 inches max. High thrill just isn’t Disney’s fortay. You can have a good thrilling coaster that doesn’t go upside down.
 
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Freak said:
As for the thrill factor, they’re not gonna have any rides that are over 48 inches max. High thrill just isn’t Disney’s fortay. You can have a good thrilling coaster that doesn’t go upside down.
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You also can't sell lightning lanes to families with younger children.
 
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I don't think anybody is (or would be) arguing that TENG couldn't make for a fine theme park attraction.

I think what's tripping some of us up is that it is tonally fairly incongruous with the atmosphere it has been implied (in concept art and via statements) this land will have, and it's an odd deep cut* to base one of your signature attractions around when there are other, more beloved movies (and villains) that probably deserve more representation.

* Full disclosure, I'd love to see the Horned King in this land (which I don't expect), and it doesn't get much deeper-cut than him, so the fact that the source IP may be on the more niche end isn't inherently disqualifying; it's much more about tone.

Freak said:
When I go to Villains land, I expect to see gothic, grand, and…..grandiose? I ran out of G’s. It shouldn’t be colorful or whimsey. I want dark, sinister, and foreboding.
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Disney has already been orchestrating this sort of expectation (through the released concept art). The visual storytelling of that image suggests -- in terms of tone and feel -- something much closer to the Haunted Mansion end of things (with a medieval spin) than anything else.

So if that's not the intent, Disney will need to start communicating that very quickly, or else they could end up with a Galaxy's Edge situation, where the land doesn't quite deliver what a lot of fans expected/wanted.

(Insert mandatory "I think Galaxy's Edge is still really good" disclaimer here.)
 
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Freak said:
When I go to Villains land, I expect to see gothic, grand, and…..grandiose? I ran out of G’s.
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Ghastly? Grim?
 
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You literally said you wanted the coaster to be a vekoma tilt track coaster.
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I could see Villains Land being the foreboding vibes of Dark Universe's Darkmoor combined with the eclectic mix of character-based architecture of Shanghai Disneyland's Mickey Avenue.
 
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I could see Villains Land being the foreboding vibes of Dark Universe's Darkmoor combined with the eclectic mix of character-based architecture of Shanghai Disneyland's Mickey Avenue.
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I think it could work very nicely to have a unifying design philosophy for the entire land, and then have sub-areas where particular villains have put their own imprint on things, while still being under that design umbrella.
 
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I think it could work very nicely to have a unifying design philosophy for the entire land, and then have sub-areas where particular villains have put their own imprint on things, while still being under that design umbrella.
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Similar to how Fantasyland & Adventureland blend in different designs/architecture, yet it all coincides tastefully. The transition from colonial/victorian design at the start of Adventureland, to Middle Eastern, Pacific and then Spanish Caribbean is done fantastically.

I'd imagine we could see Captain Hook's galleon over by the water, maybe a Hades' Greek-inspired restaurant (food type we haven't seen at WDW yet), etc.
 
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Still take this with a grain of salt, but I generally trust Tom Bricker to be fairly objective about any rumors. Here's his assessment of the report (I will add my own thoughts later):
www.disneytouristblog.com

Magic Kingdom's Bigger Villains Land Rumor: Emperor’s New Groove Coaster, Maleficent Mega E-Ticket, Hades Dinner Show & New Third Ride

New details about the rides & restaurants rumored for Walt Disney World's allegedly "bigger and bolder" plans for the upcoming Villains Land at Magic Kingdom. Here's a rundown about how the attractions have reportedly changed,
www.disneytouristblog.com www.disneytouristblog.com
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Understand that a lot of rumors have a delay.

When "Beyond Big Thunder" was initially announced (Coco+Villains+Encanto), it called for 3 "sub mini-lands" to fill out the area around Rivers of America. Smaller lands just like Hong Kong's expansions... D'maro decided that wasn't good enough. This is where that bolder statement comes from.

I appreciate a lot of what insiders say, but recently there vague comments have made the fandom a frenzy to work with.


I'm looking forward to this D23 so the fandom can finally get solid answers as to the scope of the currently announced projects.



Anyway, an updated guess as to how Villains and Cars will be laid out based on latest permits.
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