Doodlin' Alec

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Disney's Hollywood Studios 2.0

DISNEY’S HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS

2.0

This is a massive re-imagining of the park we all know and love, Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Ever since production stopped at the studio, the park has been in dire need of a new theme. The new theme is celebrating the movies rather than being at a real production studio. The park will now be divided into lands like most theme parks. This massive refurbishment of the park will be finished by 2018, and will include a total of 16 new attractions including 3 new e-tickets.

The eight lands of the park are Hollywood Boulevard, LucasLand, Muppet Studios, Production Central, Pixar Place, Disney Studios, Mickey Avenue, and Sunset Boulevard. LucasLand is where all the Indiana Jones and Star Wars films collide into one area of action and adventure. Muppet Studios is the most interactive land in theme park history whether it’s attending a live show of the Muppets, helping to paint the theater or experimenting Muppet Labs‘ newest inventions there is nothing else like it because Muppet Studios pushes the limit in theme park interactivity. Production Central is where you hop on the backlot tram to tour the park or where you can roam a recreation of a backlot. The newly expanded Pixar Place gives you the ability you can step inside the realms of your favorite Pixar films. Disney Studios is where you can experience the epic adventures in person from Disney’s live-action films such as TRON and Pirates of The Carribean. Mickey Avenue is where you visit the world of Mickey’s first black and white cartoons. Sunset Boulevard and Hollywood Boulevard are essentially the same as before.

Hollywood Boulevard:
1. The Great Movie Ride -Travel through classic film scenes and Hollywood moments

Lucas Land:
1. Star Tours - New adventures in 3D! FP
2. Millennium Falcon - Walk-thru Han Solo’s ship NEW!

Indiana Jones and The Forbidden Eye - NEW! FP

a. Mos Eisley Cantina - Dine in the famous extraterrestrial restaurant NEW!

Muppet Studios:

1. Muppets LIVE - The Muppets perform live in this interactive attraction NEW! FP

Muppet Pain ‘n’ Play Theater - The Muppets welcome you to their theater and they need a new paint job! NEW!

3. Muppet Mobile Labs - Meet scientists Bunsen and Beaker in the streets as they test out their newest invention. NEW!

a. Smorgesborg - Dine at the greatest Muppet cuisine and meet some of your favorite characters. NEW!

Production Central:
1. Streets of America - Roam a recreation of a backlot city

2. The Backlot Tour - Get on a tram and go around the park

Pixar Place:

1. Toy Story Midway Mania - Join your favorite “Toy Story” characters in a 4D midway-style game-playing adventure. FP
2. Paradise Falls - Board your furniture and soar with the characters from “UP” NEW!
3. The Door Vaulter - The company has a human open house and they invite you tour their door vault, but when things go wrong you’re in for a fast-paced journey thru the monster world! NEW! FP
4. Remy’s Kitchen Calamity - NEW! FP

a. Pizza Planet - Eat at the arcade/restaurant from Toy Story

b. Pixar Pals Meet and Greets - Meet your favorite Pixar characters NEW!

Disney Studios:

1. The Legend of Jack Sparrow - Immerse yourself in the world of The Pirates of The Caribbean films.

2. One Man’s Dream - Exhibition of historical items celebrating Walt Disney’s life

3. Tron Undertaking - Enter Flynn’s Arcade and find yourself into the electronic world of Tron and prepare for a high-speed ride thru the grid NEW! FP

4. What’s New - Upcoming movies from Walt Disney Pictures NEW!

Mickey Avenue:

1. Plane Crazy Coaster - Go on a family-fun outdoor coaster NEW!
2. Steamboat Willie - Get on your boat and go thru the fun water carousel based off of the classic short Steamboat Willie NEW!

a. Mickey Meet and Greet - Meet Mickey NEW!

Sunset Boulevard:

1. Fantasmic! - Nighttime spectacular with lasers, lights, dancing fountains, and special effects.

2. Rock ‘n’ Rollercoaster Starring Aerosmith - A “roadtrip” with twists, turns, and loops through Tinseltown FP

3. The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - Drop 13 stories at random, into another dimension. FP

Construction will break ground in 2014 with all the current lands closing in phases, so during the 4 years of the construction for the massive re-do many rides will be closed. Rides that will be open throughout all phases of construction include: The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, Toy Story Midway Mania, The Great Movie Ride, and Rock ‘n‘ Roller-coaster Starring Aerosmith. The only lands that will not be closed to the public during construction are Hollywood Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, and Pixar Place. The reason why Pixar Place is staying open is because the expansion pad is entirely behind the current location so we will not need to close it down.
When finished it will be the biggest refurbishment in history, even bigger than Disney California Adventure’s in 2012, because they opened all their new attractions in phases but we’re doing it differently. We’re closing all our attractions in phases, and the unveiling them all together in one day which will be on the 2018 “World Premiere” Grand Re-Opening of Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The closing phases in order will be Streets of America, Echo Lake, and Animation Courtyard

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Monstropolis? Disney Hollywood Studios

Here is my idea for a Carsland-like Monstropolis from the Pixar Monsters films.

I think we should get a MONSTROPOLIS land similar to Carsland in the backlot based off of the Disney-PixarMonsters films, which make a lot of money. The same thing with one street and 2 smaller attractions towards the front, and the E-TICKET in the back of the street/land. The whole theme is that the Monsters have a 'Human Appreciation Day' (or something along those lines) and invite you to see their city and to show their gratitude.

The street-mosphere of the bustling monster city would be fantastic with tons of hidden magic that only Disney can make and Pixar can imagine. There can be monster cars parked in the street which could be really fun and unique, and also in the image linked has an eye poking out of a window. With that, we can have at-random monsters doing things that you can see from the window (projections on some windows).

The main attraction would be an e-ticket 'The Door Vaulter' in which is a suspended roller coaster through the factory but mostly the door vault. It would have good-looking Sulley and Mike animatronics, and the queue would be around the factory, and there would be something like 'Mr. Potato Head' but a bit more interactive but with Roz. The end of the ride will lead you to a factory gift shop with post-cards, toys, and such. The coaster would be inside a large factory building (picture is linked).

Another attraction would be the relocated 'Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor' which will be practically the same ride but just changed a lot. The premise is that for the first time in company history, they are opening a second location for laughs. You are invited inside to see the new facility so in the queue you're touring the new laugh floor and then you sit down to see the new theater set-up, but when an error happens you're locked inside a room with no power with Mike Wazowski (now an animatronic) and his monster friends (still digital). So to open the doors he must make you laugh and get power so you guys can leave.

Another store would be 'The Joke Room' or something around the lines of a joke prop-house that sells joke books, magic tricks, gags, and more.

The main dining restaurant would be 'HarryHausens' a quick service restaurant like the film's restaurant.

The final attraction would be a 'Monsters University Campus Tour'
which could be a dark-ride of the latest film which is themed to a golf-cart tour of the prestigious college. The queue starts off when you enter the campus gates (concept art provided) . There isn't much detail to put on the ride now, because the film hasn't came out yet but the movie focuses on Mike and Sulley and how they became friends. The exit area of the ride will lead you into the campus bookstore where you can shop Monsters University inspired apparel and things (like lettermans or notebooks, pens, keychains, hoodies that say 'Property of Monsters University est. 1886', which have lots of school supplies and t-shirts).