Disney's Hollywood Studios (General Discussion)

[Scott W.]

I have a distinct feeling that after that sudden two-week refurb for RNRC later this year, the ride will only be "Rockin' Rollercoaster." No "Starring Aerosmith." What music they'll play in its place? I have no idea, but it could pretty much be anything they wanted.

GOTG had a pretty good soundtrack.

The intro to Hooked on a Feeling for the launch

 

[Bobharlem]

Rock 'N' Roller Coaster with Starlord's Mix tape?

 

[s8film40]

There's no way they could've put the land the fireworks launchpad is at to use for anything more than they are using it now. It's completely across World Drive, they would have to build a giant garden bridge over the road for that land to be feasible at all. And the have land directly next to Muppets and SWL that is suitable for theme park use in the future (they are currently getting ready to pave it for more parking), so i'm sure that's where any expansion of the park will go.

I'm replying here so I don't get the other thread too far off topic. The land on the other side of World drive has always been an expansion area for for DHS, there have been plans in the past to use it. I mentioned I thought it was the ideal place for Carsland because they could create an overpass for World drive in that area that guests could then walk under to reach the area. It would also fit the theme perfectly as you could walk under what could be presented as the Interstate passing Radiator Springs by.

 

[Mad Dog]

I'm replying here so I don't get the other thread too far off topic. The land on the other side of World drive has always been an expansion area for for DHS, there have been plans in the past to use it. I mentioned I thought it was the ideal place for Carsland because they could create an overpass for World drive in that area that guests could then walk under to reach the area. It would also fit the theme perfectly as you could walk under what could be presented as the Interstate passing Radiator Springs by.

Good point. It's funny. I was thinking the same thing when I was looking at that plot of land..... Disney knew DHS had big problems back when CarsLand opened up. They sent Kathy Magnum to scope out what to do with DHS as soon as CarsLand had it's successful opening. Then Disney sat on their hands and did nothing. Now they have a problem for the next three years with the park only adding a couple of kiddie rides to keep it going until Star Wars is ready....Bad, bad management decisions.

 

[Nick]

I'm replying here so I don't get the other thread too far off topic. The land on the other side of World drive has always been an expansion area for for DHS, there have been plans in the past to use it. I mentioned I thought it was the ideal place for Carsland because they could create an overpass for World drive in that area that guests could then walk under to reach the area. It would also fit the theme perfectly as you could walk under what could be presented as the Interstate passing Radiator Springs by.

Down the line they may use that land for park expansion, but not for a very, very long time imo. They still can go north into the parking lot from Echo Lake, to the plot I described that's almost directly connected, plus dead spots in the park (Animation Courtyard takes up wayyyy more space than anyone realizes).

I honestly highly doubt in our lifetime we see them make their way to that side of the road. DHS has a lot to work with right even within it's current boundaries still. And they probably won't get to all of that for a long time still because Disney.

 

[Galaxy Defender]

Then Disney sat on their hands and did nothing. Now they have a problem for the next three years with the park only adding a couple of kiddie rides to keep it going until Star Wars is ready....Bad, bad management decisions.

But just think of all those happy stockholders. :curse:

 

[s8film40]

I honestly highly doubt in our lifetime we see them make their way to that side of the road. DHS has a lot to work with right even within it's current boundaries still. And they probably won't get to all of that for a long time still because Disney.

Considering the map I have that shows that expansion is 20 years old as of this year you could very well be right!

 

[Nick]

Considering the map I have that shows that expansion is 20 years old as of this year you could very well be right!

It doesn't help that DHS is one of the poorest designed parks from a layout standpoint.

I know the main reason for why it got built like this was because it was designed to be a working studio, but so was USF, and USF is a much, much more pleasant park from a design standpoint.

 

[jtsalien]

But then why did they spend time and money "fixing" the video?

I'm hearing that all the Aerosmith/RnR merchandise is being marked down...

So this led me to poke around the interwebs a bit. Quite a lot of people complaining about a recently added refurb, October 27th - November 9th. This made my Reliability Engineer brain hurt to see people trying to explain when they felt it was okay to perform maintenance on an attraction...BUT....The bickering did bring up an interesting point. For about 2 weeks, DHS will be losing one of its few attractions. I can't blame Disney for rehabbing RnR, but losing it puts the park in a bad shape. And god forbid TSMM or ToT go 101 during that time. They've stretched themselves way too thin.

Also, someone posted a casting call for a RnR safety video. Part of a initiative to add extra safety videos to all attractions. But if they were overlaying RnR soon, I'd imagine they would wait on the video. Similar to not "fixing" the Steven Tyler thing.

 

[Nick]

So this led me to poke around the interwebs a bit. Quite a lot of people complaining about a recently added refurb, October 27th - November 9th. This made my Reliability Engineer brain hurt to see people trying to explain when they felt it was okay to perform maintenance on an attraction...BUT....The bickering did bring up an interesting point. For about 2 weeks, DHS will be losing one of its few attractions. I can't blame Disney for rehabbing RnR, but losing it puts the park in a bad shape. And god forbid TSMM or ToT go 101 during that time. They've stretched themselves way too thin.

Also, someone posted a casting call for a RnR safety video. Part of a initiative to add extra safety videos to all attractions. But if they were overlaying RnR soon, I'd imagine they would wait on the video. Similar to not "fixing" the Steven Tyler thing.

From everything i've heard, the refurb during that time is a preventative measure to make sure the launch is in good shape and there are no other issues. The reason I say "preventative" is because the BatB show or LM (possibly both) may finally be leaving next year for new shows. However, by losing the capacity of those shows, they need to make sure that RNRC doesn't break down and is in the best possible condition. The launch has given them some troubles over the past few years.

They will also be adding a safety video (as part of an park initiative - TSMM and Test Track have recently gotten new ones).

 

[Mad Dog]

I realize it's the day after Labor Day, traditionally slow. But, it is sunny and not raining. I just checked the posted wait times and I've never seen such low waits at DHS, even during rain storms. 4:00 PM prime afternoon usually one of the busiest times of the day...
Great Movie Ride..................5 minutes
Rock & Roller Coaster............20 minutes
Star Tours...........................10 minutes
Tower of Terror....................10 minutes
Toy Story............................20 minutes

All five rides in the park, the 5 lines "total" are 65 minutes.

 

[s8film40]

All five rides in the park, the 5 lines "total" are 65 minutes.

So do we call this a 1/4 day park now.

Seriously though when you look at the number of attractions in this park it's just mind boggling that they somehow decided they needed to remove existing attractions in order to add new attractions. This park needed an expansion bad not a renovation, oh well I guess it will be back up to 1/2 day status in a few years.

 

[GadgetGuru]

I feel so bad for Guest Relations at HS. The amount of complaints they must get on a daily basis... I know, if I didn't know better and went to a park with 5 rides, I'd be furious.

 

[s8film40]

I feel so bad for Guest Relations at HS. The amount of complaints they must get on a daily basis... I know, if I didn't know better and went to a park with 5 rides, I'd be furious.

Those are the worst kind of complaints to get too, because you can't really defend it.

 

[Teebin]

Does the general public even know that it has been torn to pieces prior to visiting?

 

[Scott W.]

I realize it's the day after Labor Day, traditionally slow. But, it is sunny and not raining. I just checked the posted wait times and I've never seen such low waits at DHS, even during rain storms. 4:00 PM prime afternoon usually one of the busiest times of the day...
Great Movie Ride..................5 minutes
Rock & Roller Coaster............20 minutes
Star Tours...........................10 minutes
Tower of Terror....................10 minutes
Toy Story............................20 minutes

All five rides in the park, the 5 lines "total" are 65 minutes.

Could be worse...

 

[Parkscope Joe]

In fairness I did some comparisons Universal is uncrowded too. Not as bad and with more attractions, but still "Minions at 20 minutes" slow.

 

[Teebin]

Could be worse...Could be worse...

^ That makes me sad to see, and I will never understand it.

 

[ThemeParks4Life]

In fairness I did some comparisons Universal is uncrowded too. Not as bad and with more attractions, but still "Minions at 20 minutes" slow.

"Minions at 20 minutes" might as well be dead

 

[Teebin]

Wait, so are Indiana Jones and Muppets both closed?