Stitch’s Great Escape permanently closed

[merry_nbright]

Maybe he’s just the guy who’s dismantling it...

 

[anthony2k7]

And in typical Disney coordination, today Disney announce a new live action Stitch movie!

 

[The Pho]

Maybe they're just making it a live action version with CGI chili dogs.

 

[beer dave]

If the Mickey animatronic in the runaway railway has 4 arms, well, then we know why they took it down......

 

[gharter]

Just hope whatever they put in there is good. Alien Encounter was so good, and Stitch was such a disappointment. Hopefully they take time and come up with a good project to go into the space and not just rush something into it.

 

[BillyRay_Omaha]

Thankfully it's gone. The best part of that SHOW was the A/C. Now give us something better.

 

[Josh Hendy]

The Stitch theaters are small and oddly shaped and they're placed in the center of a building that is not easily accessible by construction equipment.

It's fenced in by Cosmic Ray's, Mickey's Star Traders etc. and the People Mover. The theaters are round, and added together have about 1/2 the floor space of the theater space for Star Tours (guessing from online satellite photos).

It's going to be very difficult to place any kind of high-capacity and (most importantly of all) impressive attraction in that space.

If it's going to be a simulator attraction, perhaps they will bust upwards and build 4 new theaters on the 2nd floor, or else stack them with 2 below and 2 above.

 

[Jimmy Mouse]

2 round theaters, This is one of my all time favorite "round" rides. Disney could space theme these fairly cheap, maybe in the dark with cool space effects. I would ride it!

 

[Krandor]

Count me in as someone who'd rather they confine Star Wars IP to DHS and not bring "A long time ago..." to Tomorrowland anyway. Every new attraction seems to be a ride tied to a movie; maybe we can get something completely original again?

I think the days of attractions not tied to IP are over.

 

[OSUZorba]

A few weeks ago I noticed they had a sign that said "Stitch Has Left The Building" by the entrance. I figured that meant he wasn't reopening.

 

[jkh36619]

The Stitch theaters are small and oddly shaped and they're placed in the center of a building that is not easily accessible by construction equipment.

It's fenced in by Cosmic Ray's, Mickey's Star Traders etc. and the People Mover. The theaters are round, and added together have about 1/2 the floor space of the theater space for Star Tours (guessing from online satellite photos).

It's going to be very difficult to place any kind of high-capacity and (most importantly of all) impressive attraction in that space.

If it's going to be a simulator attraction, perhaps they will bust upwards and build 4 new theaters on the 2nd floor, or else stack them with 2 below and 2 above.

It would be such low capacity, it wouldn't be worth it

 

[writerguyfl]

They should but a Scrambler in the space. You have no idea how much fun the scrambler is till you do it in the dark! We have one at our Six Flags in the old Chevy Show theater sorta like this one but Disney could theme it so cool and make it futuristic.

2 round theaters, This is one of my all time favorite "round" rides. Disney could space theme these fairly cheap, maybe in the dark with cool space effects. I would ride it!

Given Disney's penchant for projections, I think it's only a matter of time before they start using them within attractions in order to easily change the look and feel of the ride. Slap a spinner ride in a white room and have projections that could literally change with each ride.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Given Disney's penchant for projections, I think it's only a matter of time before they start using them within attractions in order to easily change the look and feel of the ride. Slap a spinner ride in a white room and have projections that could literally change with each ride.

I actually think that could be quite fun .... meone had posted a picture/video of a whip ride that was in doors/in the dark and it looked like a lot of fun

Obviously wouldn’t be a major attraction but if you had something fun, family friendly, in the dark, with re-disability that would be way better use of the space than stitch

 

[PetePanMan]

no reason to go to MK now...

 

[Nancyg56]

Given Disney's penchant for projections, I think it's only a matter of time before they start using them within attractions in order to easily change the look and feel of the ride. Slap a spinner ride in a white room and have projections that could literally change with each ride.

I would find that okay. I hated the Stitch attraction, so anything is better for me. I am sad that they could not find a way to use Stitch in that space though, expecially given that. Live action Lilo and Stitch movie is in the works.

 

[PrincessArlena'sDad]

I actually think that could be quite fun .... meone had posted a picture/video of a whip ride that was in doors/in the dark and it looked like a lot of fun

Obviously wouldn’t be a major attraction but if you had something fun, family friendly, in the dark, with re-disability that would be way better use of the space than stitch

A scrambler would work well in that space in the dark with projections.

I wonder if they could put in two of them if they took out mickey's star traders.

Either way, they can use the preshow age area to count out guests and assign seats to speed up boarding process. And also do a preshow.

 

[Mikey15]

I think the days of attractions not tied to IP are over.

I’m okay w IP, I’m excited for Star Wars GE too, but I think this is a shame. They can balance it. They’ve made over a billion dollars combined ($2b, maybe?) with 5 movies loosely based off a Disneyland ride. The best ride at AK (I’ll fight on this ) has no IP ties whatsoever (Expedition Everest). Space Mountain doesn’t either. Soarin, even Spaceship Earth are popular. Test Track has GM sponsorship but no real IP.

There’s a lot of fun rides they can do without IP, and even making rides that can become IP. I actually enjoy the Frozen renos to the Norway Viking ride, just open something original next, you know?

 

[ELLH]

If the Mickey animatronic in the runaway railway has 4 arms, well, then we know why they took it down......

Five arms. Remember, it's 2.5-D.

 

[Huff]

Maybe they will use the space as a staging area for the new People Mover upgrade. Rocket Rods here we come.

 

[Huff]

2 round theaters, This is one of my all time favorite "round" rides. Disney could space theme these fairly cheap, maybe in the dark with cool space effects. I would ride it!

I don't go to Disney for the same rides I find at the State Fair or local carnivals. Not at the price Disney charges!!