Thanks to ThemeParkTourist for this awesome article: **5 Exciting NEW Attractions Rumored to be on Their Way to Disney and Universal Parks** 1. More Harry Potter could be on its way to Universal Studios Florida! If you’ve been to Diagon Alley lately, you may have seen a line for the red phone booth in the London waterfront area. Why? Because this phone booth has a secret: it can dial the Ministry of Magic directly. Though the office is perpetually closed (wizards must keep some odd hours!) many have speculated that the Ministry of Magic could be the next Harry Potter landmark to make its way to Universal Studios Florida. Universal art director Alan Gilmore added fuel to this fire, saying at a media event that this little Easter egg “may be a hint of the next Potter thing. With Disaster and Fear Factor Live both rumored to be on the chopping block, could Harry Potter devour one (or both) of its next-door neighbors in the near future? 2. Universal Orlando Resort to expand with a third park? Cabana Bay Resort - Looking more broadly towards Universal Orlando Resort, plans seem to be in the works to open a third theme park to the property. However, instead of a theme park in the vein of Islands of Adventure or Universal Studios, this new park will be a water park. Copyright filings indicate that this new park may be titled “Volcano Bay” and could feature a large volcano structure that spouts water. Though Universal technically already has a water park in the area (it purchased nearby Wet n’ Wild some years ago), this would be an on-property water park, immediately accessible from on-site hotels. In fact one tipster says that the water park may sit in between the currently existing Cabana Bay hotel and a planned second Cabana Bay expansion. 3. Frozen sing-a-long to become semi-permanent at Disney’s Hollywood Studios! Frozen Summer Fun is still holding over into the autumn months at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, but the Frozen Sing-a-Long may be hanging around even longer, according to the rumor mill. Since the American Idol theater is now vacant for the rest of the year, it seems likely that the Frozen sing-a-long will be taking over this area, at least until plans for Star Wars Land finalize (which could be one or two years from now). Adding fuel to this speculation? Paper tickets are no longer required for the sing-a-long, and guests can now add the show to their FastPass+ itineraries. Back when the show was a more temporary affair, the ticket system made sense, but now that it looks like the show is going to be hanging around for awhile longer, the FastPass+ integration seems like a natural progression. 4. Toy Story Midway Mania to get capacity upgrade! Though we already knew about the addition of a third theater to Soarin’ to help alleviate ballooning wait times, it looks like a capacity expansion is coming to another Disney attraction: Toy Story Mania at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. According to the rumor, the soundstage which currently houses Wandering Oaken’s Trading Post (and served as Darths Mall this past Star Wars Weekend) will be converted into a third “track” for Toy Story Midway Mania, potentially cutting those 90 and 120 minute waits down by a third. 5. Marvel roller coaster coming to Disney California Adventure! Finally, we’ve got a roller coaster rumor for Disney California Adventure. A long time ago (not in a galaxy far away) it was rumored that a coaster based on the door scene in Monsters Inc. was being planned for Disney’s California Adventure. However, the Monsters Inc. theming has been reportedly scrapped, in favor of a new Marvel theme. Supposedly, this new attraction will occupy the parking area that currently sits between the Tower of Terror and Luigi’s Flying Tires. Like with all rumors, none of these have been confirmed and even if there is some grain of truth to some of them, plans could change or be scrapped at any time. While some of these rumors seem more credible than others (Frozen hanging around seems like a no-brainer, but there’s some doubt around whether Disney can construct a roller coaster in a former parking area), none of these should be taken as gospel until we hear something concrete. Click here to read more: themeparktourist/news/20140909/29246/5-exciting-rumors-about-new-theme-park-attractions
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 13:32:14 +0000
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