Big Thunder, Figment, and...MORE? - D23 2024

Wowee this D23 Expo really snuck up on all of us, huh? I mean, it did for me. Feels like just yesterday I was wandering the show floor standing next to the original Haunted Mansion Bride... Good times... Uh, anyway, we got some predictions to make! PeopleMovers? Probably not. Figment? Maybe. Avatar at Disneyland? You BETCHA!

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[hyena]

my prediction is that by popular demand Communicore Hall will be turned back into a construction site

[drewwhitney]

If any of you who are there shout to Josh D’Maro, “WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE MOVER?!” after he doesn’t announce fixing Tomorrowland, I would be so grateful to you for publicly confronting him with that.

[ryan]

Will be announced: 70 ft tall egg encapsulating a giant living homunculus made with Walt Disney DNA placed in the center of Main Street for the 70th anniversary.

Won't be announced: Zootopia, everything else.

[AuthorCertifiedGoof]

Some edutainment ideas for Test Track 3.0:

How to use your turn signal

How to successfully merge onto a freeway without causing traffic to slam on their brakes

How to successfully navigate a roundabout

Using your turn signal!!

How to merge: it’s like a zipper, people!

USE YOUR TURN SIGNAL!

[aaroneis]

Prediction:
Dallin announces his transition into Weird Al Yankovich is nearly complete. Mustache expected to be completed by Summer 2025.

[DestinationsChronicles]

I wouldn't be averse to a Chuckee Cheese style Country Bear stage in the restaurant. You know, Country Bear low key...

[alexandriabowser]

"Horizons was a sequel to The Carosel of Progress" = my mind imploding. Why did I never realize that! 😅

[thegovialjiraffe]

Every single year my heart aches when they do literally anything with Figment EXCEPT for touching the ride 😭
I'M LOSING MY GOSH DARN PATIENCE HERE

[DSNYNewscast]

"TECHNICALLY ALLOWED"! YES! 😂 You're probably right about some weird Disney brand partnership and Fortnite being talked about. I really hope that talk about Fortnite is kept to a minimum and doesn't use up too much of the time. My main worry is that Joshy D knows how to spin a cupcake announcement into a 20 minute monologue. The D23 Brazil expo is a weird one, but I'm not expecting much from that. Maybe something but probably just a fan outreach to Latin America region. I think you might be right about Tomorrowland/Autopia getting SOMETHING. Probably a refresh of sorts at least. Overall, great video, really enjoyed it! Keep up the good work Dallin :)

[MicheleKlinger]

The inside out idea…I cried just at you talking about it. That’s genius!!!! Mental health/emotional mindfulness is an amazing thing to be able to teach kids about, and it’s one of the reasons I am so happy movies like Inside Out and the sequel exist. If there could be a physical and immersive way to bring these lessons to life, I’m all for it

[hamiltoncox]

Ahhh...Country Bear Jamboree at Disneyland - it brings back so many memories. Fully animatronic Country Bears (now replaced with static maquettes that spin on turntables while painted plywood doors swing out of the way of your 1940's tech buggy lurching on a track), Fully animatronic America Sings (now replaced by nothing), Captain EO or Honey I shrunk the Audience in 3d (now replaced by nothing), People Mover (now replaced by nothing), Lagoon Boats (now replaced by nothing), Skyway Gondolas from Tomorrowland to Fantasyland (now replaced with nothing), Animatronic filled Mission to Mars(now replaced by the world's worst pizza place). Hey, maybe they can "re-theme" the churro cart to "People Mover Churros".

[leeluzadder]

I’m shocked you didn’t mention about a Spaceship Earth makeover since it was already in the works before Covid. It needs a lot of help.

[fangzthewolf]

I was so early, Haunted Mansion Holiday wasn’t opened yet.

[Amphibicup-draws]

Here’s my idea: a generally “health” themed land. Inside out dark ride would be the e ticket and you could throw in the Happy ride with Baymax from Tokyo because we could always use more flat rides. So we have inside out with mental health and Baymax with physical health. This land could either replace imagination pavilion or the play pavilion

[SAString]

If Disney wanted to pack a cruise ship, they would make a full, Haunted Mansion themed cruise. Haunted passageways, a haunted (faux) engine room, Mansion themed cabins and staterooms, murder mystery games, themed escape rooms, creepy creaks and groans, GHOSTS, come on. It would sell. Maybe tie it in with POTC.
You buried your Hopes and Dreams in soil, with a snow shovel? Was that some sort of allegory?
I would have exactly zero complaints if Disneyland brought back rocket rods, but wasn't that really kind of a precursor to Test Track? The ride was great, but now it would just be repetitive. Bring back the People Mover. While they're at it, bring back M̶a̶k̶e̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶M̶o̶n̶s̶a̶n̶t̶o̶..I mean Adventure Thru Inner Space.

[DrStarlander]

To fix DCA's Hollywood Land, give the park "gravitas, " Disney history, and classic Disney fantasy, I would like them to build a replica of Disney's beautiful 1930's Hyperion Studio which would be the entry for a Seven Dwarfs Mine ride. This is the studio where this classic first full-length animated feature film was made, and fits the Hollywood and Buena Vista St. themes perfectly. The queue would go past animator's desks, through Ink & Paint, Camera Dept....a queue that is a loving tribute to Disney animation, where it all began. You would go into the dimly lit Screening Room with sketch-test versions of Snow White playing on the screen and follow switchbacks down toward the screen/stage, where you board the ride vehicles.

[srayj]

I'm wondering if the Brazil connection is going to be that they are adding a Brazil pavilion to Epcot? I think that was announced pre-pandemic at the same time as Cherry Tree Lane, so maybe they're bringing that idea back.

[hailee]

I just want them to get rid of the reservation system (and lightning lane, but that’s not going to happen as long as people are paying for it)

[imaginationstationyt]

I've said this before and I'll say it again. I know Journey into Imagination is not a priority and part of me thinks that's for the best. But I really would like to see plans for a Refreshed Journey into Imagination. I know it isn't going to happen and if it does it has a near 100 percent chance to go wrong. But part of me wonders and wants to see what Imagineers would cook up for a new ride as long as it brings back some of the heart of the 1983 ride. :(

For a serious prediction. I would not be surprised if they announced some of the Haunted Mansion updates to test the waters before the attraction reopens as its original form after Holiday is done playing. Just tease some new things like the Bride and hopefully no Hitchhiking Ghost changes. Please.

[katylrp]

Was literally just starting my packing for D23 & wanting to have something on in the background for it. Perfect timing!