3. Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree
Given the problems that Disney has experienced with Luigi’s Flying Tires over at Disney California Adventure, we’d be very surprised to see a version of that attraction make its way to Hollywood Studios. But Cars Land’s other flat ride, Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree, is a more obvious fit.
A chaotic, choreographed spinning family ride, Mater's Junkyard Jamboree places the bravest family members aboard "baby tractors" that precariously spin around on turntables, narrowly avoiding collisions at each turn.
2. Monsters, Inc. Door Coaster
Now we come on to the more exciting rumors. Several years back, just before the financial crisis kicked in, Disney is believed to have been ready to install a major new roller coaster in Soundstage 1 at Hollywood Studios, themed around the Door Hangar scene from Monsters, Inc. The project was shelved, but could we see it revived as part of the Pixar Place expansion?
This rumor is in direct conflict with another, much stronger, rumor that is currently circulating, which is that that space will instead be taking up by the addition of a third track to the existing Toy Story Midway Mania attraction, to alleviate its chronic capacity issues.
1. Star Wars speeder bike coaster
Finally, this is the ride that many Disney fans have been demanding for Hollywood Studios – a major E-Ticket attraction themed around Star Wars. We have no confirmed details to go on here whatsoever, but the concept of a ride themed around the famous speeder bike scenes from Return of the Jedi has consistently come up over the past few years.
Disney is currently building Tron Lightcycles Power Run at Shanghai Disneyland, which will see riders board similar high-speed motorcycle-style vehicles. Could the same technology be brought over to Florida?
It’s an exciting time for fans of Disney’s Hollywood Studios, who are about to see Walt Disney World’s third theme park undergo a radical transformation. Are you excited by any of the potential new rides outlined above? Or would you like to see Disney do something more ambitious? Let us know in the comments section below!
Comments
I think the first few rides mentioned would be a major step backwards. That type of renovation sounds like it is on the cheap and along the lines of Dino Land. Disney needs to spend some money and some imagination and create new, exciting rides, not just keep recycling rides from other parks. Make them unique, give us some E Ticket attractions, and people will flock to the parks
Here's a newsflash for you DonD, people still DO flock to the parks. We are Florida residents and annual passholders. We have been to WDW 9 times since the end of May, the latest trip being a 3 day trip this past week. I'm here to tell you the parks have been anywhere from very busy to OMG, close the gates! Disney is not taking a backseat to Universal or any other theme park in attendance figures. While millions of people come from every corner of the US and all over the world just to visit WDW, many more come for sporting events and professional business and educational conferences held at Disney World venues, things Universal cannot offer. Other theme parks will never be able to unseat WDW as the most popular travel destination in the world.
With Studios I think concentrating on "Pixar Place" with Pixar movie themed rides and such will bring forth a better set up for the younger crowd. Not to mention they can easily transform "Honey I Shrunk the Kids Playground" into a similar A Bug's Life area like the one in California.
On top of that I think Hollywood studios is going to be the one park that will be immensely overhauled from what it looked like when it opened. Heck it practically is already with the various expansions since its opening day (example: Fan favorites of Tower of Terror and Rockin' Roller Coaster). But I think mostly the other side of the park will be getting the overhaul with possibly Streets of America being one of the things that will be disappearing to make room for the potential expansion of Star Wars.
This playground change idea is definitely something that could literally be done almost overnight and at a painfully minimum cost. No idea why they would shut it down and get rid of it completely if it could be Pixar'd so easily and kept as something that the younger crowd would enjoy (my kids still love it at 9 and 12). Change the sign and do a character meet and greet a couple of times a day, and it's done.
If they are going to import existing attractions that are Pixar related... Then I wish they'd bring over Crush Coaster from Disney Studios Paris. It's themed, clever, exciting, and different from any of the US attractions!!