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Possibly more closures in September 2015 for Hollywood Studios
This time it might be One Man's AND Voyage of the Little Mermaid. Back when the closure of the Magic of Disney Animation building was announced, it was rumored then that OMD might close so in a way, I won't be surprised if it does. What was surprising was the mention of VOLM closing as well. In a way, it makes sense since that and two gift stores would be all that would remain in that "block" but still - there's not going to be much left in the park. Both closures are rumored for September 27th 2015 and if it is indeed true, I hope they keep to that date - we like both of those attractions and plan on hitting them during our trip.
I'm glad to hear that it looks like, if this is true, One Man's Dream will move elsewhere in the park. If it was closing altogether, I'd be really upset, as I love the way it pays tribute to Walt and everything he created.
On another note, come on Disney - you'd better announce what the heck is going into the Studios at D23, it's getting crazy with all these closures and not having a clue what's actually going to replace it - and yes, I know we all have our own ideas, but it would be so nice to finally get some confirmation.
I really hope this rumor does not come true, but I will have to get in OMD then on my first day to be safe. I love seeing the stuff in there and the movie always makes me cry.
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I'm also hoping for some D23 announcements because I'm anxious to know how they are going to turn the park around. There really isn't much that we are that enthralled with as a family there - aside from TSMM.
Most of our park time in spent in Magic Kingdom and Epcot (it's only been in recent trips that we've found a love of Epcot -- it used to be our least favorite park, and now it's a toss up between HS and AK).
With all of that space leading down the path to TSMM, I wouldn't be surprised to see some sort of Pixar-themed land addition. Yes, we've all had our speculations, and I, too, really hope Disney makes a big announcement at D23.
I will be there in November and with everything that is rumored to be closing, we are planning only a partial day at HS. The day we go, they are only open till 4pm, so we are planning dinner at DTD. Although, I understand that Osbourne Spectacle of Lights will be up, so we may have to go back the next night to see them. Or switch the two days because we are at AK the next day.
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I wish they'd ask us what we envision for that stretch of the park. I can see an Incredibles attraction, Adventure Through Metroville; an Up attraction, a balloon ride in the style of Soarin'; and a Monater's Inc. attraction would be easy to replicate from California Adventure.
VOLM was in awful shape the day we were there. We tried twice to see it and both times, right after the first song ended, the house lights came on and the voice announced "Please pardon us, but due to an unexpected difficulty, the show is ended. Please exit swiftly and quickly to the doors which are opening." The first time was in the morning, and then again later in the afternoon. The odd part was that both times they took the next group of people in.
It was very sad to see the little "pardon our dust, we've closed to bring you something exciting" on a sign in front of the Animators Academy. The plus - with the characters "tucked" out of way, the lines were short for the meet and greets.
I too hope something is given to us at D23, but with the timeline of Avatar so spread out, and the length of time the Fantasyland expansion took, will it be too long for guests to stay interested?
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And I just read something that said Duffy's meet and greet will be closing after October 3rd. Sad about that one! There sure are a lot of changes going on!
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And I just read something that said Duffy's meet and greet will be closing after October 3rd. Sad about that one! There sure are a lot of changes going on!
I am bummed Duffy is leaving and they are replacing him with Daisy. IMO I think Duffy was perfectly fine where he is
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