Where Disney World’s 50th anniversary attractions could fit at Disneyland

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Walt Disney World is getting acceptable to footwear disconnected an 18-month enactment to observe the 50th day of the Florida taxable parkland edifice with a big of caller attractions, nighttime spectaculars, themed hotels and restaurants that could yet amusement up astatine Disneyland.

Disney World is preparing to motorboat 3 rides, 4 shows, a Star Wars edifice and space-themed edifice arsenic portion of a aureate day solemnisation that could yet find a location astatine the Disneyland resort.

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Disney has not announced plans to vessel immoderate of the 50th day bounty west, but the Mouse loves to repurpose and reuse ride, show, edifice and edifice concepts to instrumentality the astir bites imaginable from immoderate chunk of cheese.

Disney World has a batch of projects successful the works astatine the 4 Florida taxable parks — with fractional of them acceptable for the commencement of the 50th day connected Oct. 1 and the different fractional expected to unfastened implicit the adjacent twelvemonth oregon so.

Let’s instrumentality a person look astatine each Disney World task and wherever they could acceptable astatine Disneyland, Disney California Adventure and a projected 3rd taxable parkland astatine the Anaheim taxable parkland resort.

Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure

Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure is the marquee caller attraction coming to the France pavilion successful Epcot’s World Showcase for the 50th anniversary.

The caller trackless acheronian thrust volition beryllium a transcript of the $150 cardinal Remy’s Totally Zany Adventure attraction astatine the Disneyland Paris resort.

Shrunk to the size of a rat, visitors navigate astir elephantine nutrient props and towering room utensils arsenic they research Paris from the constituent of presumption of the 2007 film’s rodent protagonist. In a fig of scenes, riders spot 3-D images projected connected elephantine domed screens.

The caller thrust officially debuts astatine Epcot connected Oct. 1 with worker and passholder brushed opening previews already underway.

Making a transcript of an existing thrust saves connected probe and improvement costs. That’s wherefore Disney built identical versions of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge connected some coasts and is transplanting Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway from Disney’s Hollywood Studios to Disneyland’s Toontown.

The archetypal 2 versions of the Remy thrust went into Parisian themed locations that acceptable the locale of the animated movie. A 3rd mentation of the Ratatouille acheronian thrust based connected the 2007 Pixar movie could beryllium a earthy acceptable for Pixar Pier astatine Disney California Adventure.

Early Pixar Pier conception creation featured a Pixar Pals Theater marquee amid the enactment of shops on the boardwalk. The theatre would person been built down the Incredicoaster adjacent to Toy Story Midway Mania. That unused abstraction down the Incredicoaster could beryllium large capable for a West Coast mentation of Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure.

A duplicate of Le Creperie de Paris that’s portion of the Ratatouille enlargement astatine Epcot could adhd different eating enactment to DCA’s Pixar Pier.

Harmonious nighttime spectacular

Epcot volition besides motorboat a caller nighttime spectacular successful the World Showcase Lagoon connected Oct. 1 for the 50th day arsenic a replacement for the long-running “Illuminations” amusement created arsenic portion of the Disney World millennium celebration.

Billed arsenic the largest nighttime spectacular ever created for a Disney park, the caller “Harmonious” show volition observe however Disney euphony inspires radical astir the globe. The fireworks and laser amusement volition diagnostic monolithic floating acceptable pieces, LED panels and choreographed fountain displays.

Disneyland already has “Fantasmic” portion DCA boasts “World of Color” — 2 fashionable nighttime spectaculars that person yet to instrumentality pursuing the coronavirus closures of the parks.

“Harmonious” could easy play a cardinal relation successful the DisneylandForward task that envisions a 3rd taxable parkland connected the westbound broadside of the edifice and an eastside outdoor mall. Concept creation of the westbound broadside taxable parkland tract shows a cardinal upland surrounded by h2o and the eastbound broadside retail tract features a cardinal lagoon rimmed by shops.

You tin beryllium definite a nighttime spectacular is connected the drafting committee anytime you spot a ample assemblage of h2o successful Disney taxable parkland plans.

KiteTails daytime show

The caller “KiteTails” daytime amusement coming to the Discovery River Amphitheater astatine Disney’s Animal Kingdom volition harvester kites and upwind catchers pulled by idiosyncratic watercraft with puppets of lions, zebras and birds connected shore.

The “KiteTails” amusement debuting Oct. 1 during the 50th day solemnisation volition diagnostic kites of Simba, Baloo, Zazu and King Louie paired with a Disney soundtrack.

Any Disneyland, DCA oregon 3rd gross assemblage of h2o could supply the cleanable venue for a West Coast mentation of “KiteTails.”

DCA’s Paradise Bay would beryllium the slightest apt campaigner for specified a amusement — since the Jet Ski-like vehicles would not premix good with the hundreds of fountains successful the manmade lake.

Disneyland’s Rivers of America has akin obstacles with the “Fantasmic” fountains, but the nighttime amusement did erstwhile diagnostic a Jet Ski mentation of Flotsam and Jetsam — Ursula’s evil eels from “Little Mermaid.”

The champion stake for immoderate California mentation of “KiteTails” would apt beryllium the large bays of h2o envisioned for the DisneylandForward taxable parkland enlargement and retail area.

Enchantment fireworks show

The Magic Kingdom’s Cinderella Castle volition beryllium the centerpiece of the caller “Enchantment” fireworks amusement coming to the Florida taxable parkland Oct. 1 for the 50th anniversary.

“Enchantment” volition bring projection effects to the East Coast gathering facades of Main Street U.S.A. for the archetypal clip — thing Disneyland fireworks shows person done for years.

For each Disney peculiar effect that moves east, there’s an adjacent magnitude of pixie particulate that floats west. Disneyland brought backmost the pre-pandemic “Mickey’s Mix Magic” and yet could beryllium looking to rotation retired a caller fireworks amusement with the latest exertion deployed successful the caller castle-centric spectacular astatine the Magic Kingdom.

Disneyland fans should support an oculus connected the skies during “Enchantment” for immoderate caller magic that could beryllium coming to Sleeping Beauty Castle.

Space 220 restaurant

Epcot’s caller Space 220 volition beryllium arsenic overmuch an attraction arsenic a edifice erstwhile the out-of-this-world eatery opens Sept. 20 conscionable successful clip for the 50th day celebration.

The culinary acquisition volition instrumentality diners to a abstraction presumption hovering 220 miles supra Epcot’s expanded Mission: Space pavilion. Diners volition committee a hovercraft spacecraft wherever they tin devour and portion among the stars with celestial daytime and nighttime panoramic views of satellite Earth courtesy of “viewport” video screens. The acquisition begins earlier diners adjacent scope the edifice aboard a abstraction elevator wherever Disney World rapidly disappears arsenic they ascend.

Disneyland’s Tomorrowland could beryllium the cleanable spot for different Space 220 restaurant. Star Wars Launch Bay has been a placeholder attraction astatine champion and a elephantine discarded of abstraction astatine worst for respective years now. How large would it beryllium to crook the exposition hallway into a spacecraft edifice hovering acold supra the stratosphere?

Walt Disney Imagineering has struggled to fig retired what to bash with the erstwhile Carousel of Progress/America Sings/Innoventions gathering that has agelong been Disneyland’s achromatic elephant. What amended usage for a perpetually rotating gathering than arsenic a spinning abstraction presumption that doubles arsenic an intergalactic eatery?

Launch Bay is apt acold excessively ample for immoderate edifice to inhabit the full location. There are plentifulness of unused and under-used spots successful Tomorrowland that could beryllium a amended acceptable for a edifice — including the erstwhile Starcade video arcade temporarily serving arsenic a Magic Key lounge, Tomorrowland Theater sitting unused since the parkland reopened and the seldom utilized Star Tours auxiliary indoor queue.

Galactic Starcruiser hotel

The highly anticipated Galactic Starcruiser edifice adjacent to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge astatine Disney’s Hollywood Studios is acceptable to unfastened successful outpouring 2022 during the 50th day celebration.

The Star Wars starship edifice volition gully upon Disney’s taxable parkland and cruise vessel acquisition arsenic good arsenic Walt Disney Imagineering’s next-gen exertion to make a first-of-its-kind immersive storytelling experience.

The experiential voyage begins arsenic soon arsenic guests measurement into the starship-themed edifice and permission the existent satellite behind. Stars and planets volition hover successful virtual windows arsenic spaceships alert past and visitors don Jedi robes to articulation the rebel absorption — each successful enactment of a continuously evolving communicative that unfolds implicit aggregate days and nights.

If the Galactic Starcruiser proves fashionable — and each signs constituent to the high-end edifice becoming an instant occurrence — past it could marque fiscal consciousness for Disney to physique different Star Wars edifice astatine Batuu West. The pricey Star Wars edifice volition commencement astatine astir $5,000 per country for a two-night stay.

There’s rather a spot of unused abstraction astatine Disneyland betwixt Rise of the Resistance and the Hungry Bear edifice that could service arsenic the cleanable spaceport for the Starship Halcyon.

‘Finding Nemo’ musical

Disney World has announced plans to make a caller and updated “Finding Nemo” philharmonic astatine Disney’s Animal Kingdom that volition reopen successful 2022. That could beryllium bully quality for Disneyland fans missing their Broadway philharmonic fix.

Disney California Adventure needs a caller tenant for the Hyperion Theater aft shuttering the “Frozen Live” philharmonic during the pandemic and laying disconnected the cast.

The easiest way for DCA would beryllium to bring a Broadway-style philharmonic from different Disney taxable parkland to Anaheim. A marque caller “Finding Nemo” philharmonic would beryllium a apical contender — particularly if the costs to make the amusement could beryllium divided betwixt Disney World and Disneyland. The archetypal 40-minute unrecorded puppet amusement wowed Florida audiences for much than a decade.

Tron Lightcycle Power Run

Disney announced during the D23 Expo successful 2017 that a clone of Tron Lightcycle Power Run astatine Shanghai Disneyland would beryllium coming to the Magic Kingdom successful 2021 arsenic portion of the 50th day celebration.

The COVID-19 pandemic pushed backmost the opening date, but the caller Tron coaster is undergoing on-track investigating astatine the Magic Kingdom with a 2022 debut anticipated but not yet confirmed.

Imagineering has already enactment Power Run connected the drafting committee for immoderate Disney taxable parkland enlargement successful Anaheim. The DisneylandForward website says the projected taxable parkland enlargement could “take cues” from the Tron coasters successful China and Florida.

Disneyland fans person agelong been salivating astatine the thought of a Tron coaster successful Tomorrowland — different evident imaginable location. Adding a Lightcycle thrust successful Tomorrowland would apt mean thing would person to spell — with Launch Bay and Autopia the apt candidates.

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind

Cosmic Rewind is different roller coaster initially planned for 2021 and the 50th day that got pushed backmost by pandemic delays and outgo cutting.

Construction is good underway connected the monolithic caller Epcot thrust that promises to beryllium 1 of the longest indoor coasters successful the world.

The Guardians of the Galaxy storytelling coaster volition diagnostic a reverse motorboat and bid cars that rotate 360 degrees — allowing Disney Imagineers to absorption riders connected the action.

Any Marvel-themed thrust would person to spell into DCA’s Avengers Campus — which already has Guardians of the Galaxy — Mission: Breakout. The innovative storytelling coaster could beryllium rethemed to different Marvel quality — with the starring campaigner being Iron Man, who already has a thrust astatine Hong Kong Disneyland and different successful the works astatine Disneyland Paris.

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