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When we were on our bus going to DHS June 15th, our bus driver shared some news. He said there is going to be 3 new roller coasters at DHS. He said they would have already been started, except for the economy. He said if things start picking back up, they should be there in about 5 yrs or so. He said parking lots would be used for these rides.
I have no proof, just what the driver said.
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As wonderful as that might be (and possible), I've been told so many unsubstantiated things by well-meaning bus drivers over the years, including info on rides that my husband had intimate knowlege about -- and the driver was WAAAAAAY off. (Seriously, he couldn't have been more wrong and it was a struggle not to break the confidentiality agreement!)
It's still nice to dream about it, huh?!
Did he say anything about the theme of the new rides? Cause there have been some rumors about what's going in next at DHS.
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I thought the only "For Sure" ride/coaster being built at DHS was the Monster's Inc. Door-ride/coaster in Pixar Place...and I heard production on it was actually halted until "attendance" picks up...although how much more attendance Disney wants in the parks is beyond me - they're already extraordinarily crowded by a poor economy's standards!
I thought the only "For Sure" ride/coaster being built at DHS was the Monster's Inc. Door-ride/coaster in Pixar Place...and I heard production on it was actually halted until "attendance" picks up...although how much more attendance Disney wants in the parks is beyond me - they're already extraordinarily crowded by a poor economy's standards!
This is true, however, Disney got guests into those parks by offering heavy discounts to fill the rooms and get people on property. They aren't spending more in the parks to make up for the discounts being offered.
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I'm SO glad I'm not alone in thinking they are full of bull-poopy. I had one once say that he was a personal attendent to the stars.. He didn't want to name names... BUT OKAY it was Arnold. My mom and I still laugh about that one!
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I'm SO glad I'm not alone in thinking they are full of bull-poopy. I had one once say that he was a personal attendent to the stars.. He didn't want to name names... BUT OKAY it was Arnold. My mom and I still laugh about that one!
Yeah, we heard a lot of stuff from our bus drivers the past couple of years too - like a second downtown Disney being built near Animal Kingdom, a roller coaster going in where 2000 Leagues used to be at MK, an Indiana Jones coaster replacing the stunt show at DHS, The Monsters Inc Coaster at Pixar Place, an addition of 3 countries to Epcot.... isn't it fun to speculate though?
like a second downtown Disney being built near Animal Kingdom, a roller coaster going in where 2000 Leagues used to be at MK, an Indiana Jones coaster replacing the stunt show at DHS, The Monsters Inc Coaster at Pixar Place, an addition of 3 countries to Epcot.... isn't it fun to speculate though?
Actually, there's some long-standing rumor to some of those. (There is space near AK that's being developed; there are eventual rumored plans to use the former 2000 leagues area for a coaster; there are rumored plans for a changeover that would use the IJSSS area for a coaster; The Monster's Inc. coaster is probably quite likely as I think that was announced, but halted due to the economy.... and the ever-present rumored additions to Epcot.)
But it cracks me up how they toss them out there as fact... when they are little more than speculation. With the "kicker" being that this bus driver is only one of 50k+ employees and hardly in-the-know. Even the higher-up Imagineers don't know the details of some of the deals.
If Lasseter says something, then I'm listening.
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stuff from our bus drivers the past couple of years too - like a second downtown Disney being built near Animal Kingdom, a roller coaster going in where 2000 Leagues used to be at MK, an Indiana Jones coaster replacing the stunt show at DHS, The Monsters Inc Coaster at Pixar Place, an addition of 3 countries to Epcot.... isn't it fun to speculate though? 
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