Lion King at Animal Kingdom makes so much more sense than at WDS

If they do a Villains land, they should recieve the old Dragon Tower roller coaster concept from the scrapped Beastly Kingdom concept, I’m sure Vekoma can whip up a really good family invert, or if they wanna go big, maybe a full-blown looping invert coaster.

I hope that a Journey Into Imagination overhaul would not only bring Dreamfinder back, but also make Figment's personality similar to that of the original attraction.

I LOVE the idea of Villain Land being inside a massive building! Oddly enough...I still find the Magic Kingdom location ideal, as part of the "story," if you will--an ominous "threat" to the Magic Kingdom, symbolically outside the traditional border of the railroad, for the Beyond Big Thunder project.

Seems obvious that Encanto will be a clone of Mystic Manor in Hong Kong. Both would be about an enchanted house. Seems easy to do.

In addition to a Lion King ride in the Africa area, I'd love to see a Jungle Book ride added to the Asia land. Needless to say, neither ride should replace anything, but the question is where the Jungle Book ride can be put. 🤔

Villains land in Hollywood Studios is a terrible idea.

I very much want Animation Courtyard and expansion area in Hollywood Studios to be re-themed to the 1926 Walt Disney Studio on Hyperion Ave. Go all in on that old Hollywood feel on that side of the park and give us an Oswald E-ticket attraction that pays homage to old DHS and the old Backlot Tour. Using Iger’s old presentation on Oswald and the images of him in different properties, I picture Oswald as a Deadpool-style, 4th wall breaking, meta character that can take guests on a journey through old Disney properties given the idea that he’s been collecting dust backstage for years. Sort of hijacks a tour of the 1926 The Walt Disney Studio and goes off on his own adventure. I just want that old Hollywood feel next to Sunset Boulevard.

The missing part of Hollywood Studios is Marvel. They have LucasFilm, a studio they own, PIXAR, a studio they own. But nothing Marvel, a studio they own.

A Lion King ride is a very interesting rumour to me personally because The Lion King is a beloved film franchise especially with the musical which is always my favourite show to see being shown all around the world.

Walt himself came up with the cross pollination of bringing company IPs into Disneyland and WDW. But he also pioneered attractions like Pirates, Haunted Mansion, Matterhorn, Space, and Big Thunder Mountains, or even to a lesser degree Small World or Tower of Terror. I sure wish they'd invent something NEW once in a while- maybe even an attraction that could spawn 6 blockbuster films...

I kinda hate how every single project now has to have an IP tied to it and cloned across other parks. Especially at a park like Animal Kingdom that’s known for being Disney’s best when it comes to original rides and experiences. It used to be a park about animals and preservation now it’s getting closer to just being another Hollywood studios

A lion King land makes so much sense, its stupid it hasn't happened yet. A land about a kingdom of animals in the animal kingdom...

Personally I think a villains land would fit better at magic kingdom since that park is always packed and needs more capacity plus I think it’d be a nice contrast with fantasy land and it’s a cool concept to have a park where you have an area where the heroes reside and a land where the villains reside. Personally I think a cartoon studio land would fit better in that area where launchbay is at now. In a perfect world I’d love to put some Roger rabbit stuff in that land

I think Hollywood studios needs a few smaller attractions. So that are being used for Pixar, could be a good idea for families with younger children

Finally! Disneyland Paris is getting something better then another Resort

I just want a Star Wars sit down restaurant with live entertainment. They have the plot of land for it PLEASE build it in Hollywood studios.

08:56 A Fantasia ride with a surrounding Buena Vista Street inspired area (maybe minus Carthay Circle theater) would be such an ideal replacement for the Animation Courtyard. It's had quite the cult following, even if our generation isn't as familiar with it. So many fans would love to see a giant Chernabog animatronic.

I would like to see Galaxy Edge expanded. Include roaming characters and original Star Wars worlds and characters. Use the FOP ride system to blow up the Death Star. Fix Smugglers Run. The gunner positions should be like what is in the movies. Expend Oga's Cantina and serve real snack food. Maybe connect it with the old Star Cruiser hotel. Yes, drones for AK. A Lion King boat ride would be nice if it was like DL's Pirates ride (long with drops & lifts).

A Lion King boat ride at Disneyland Paris would be exciting, but it would be right next to the Frozen land whose only attraction is… a boat ride. Hope there is a bit more variety coming to my home resort! Thanks as ever for the great videos Jack.

Villains in Hollywood Studios is fantastic. Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom both need more, so these rumors make so much sense.

2:26-2:30 Unless, of course, you’ve seen that Virtual Safari bonus feature on the DVD for Lion King 1 1/2. Remember that?

I’ve always wanted a log flume inspired by the Lion King at animal kingdom, I am so hyped! Like imagine going up a lift hill during the be prepared scene. Green geysers blasting, hyenas laughing, and at the top a Scar animatronic sings on a cliff above you. I’d be so awesome. Also I’ve always thought a Nightmare Before Christmas land at Hollywood Studios could be fun. I think the atmosphere could be really unique because we don’t have any charmingly spooky areas at Disney. Also, it would kind of represent the horror genre in a way, which suits Hollywood Studios well.

I‘ve wondered if they would consider adding a version of Radiator Springs out past the Racing Academy show building. There is a decent amount of land out that way. I think that a Monster’s Inc land replacing the animation courtyard would be cool to see though, with the rumored suspended door coaster or even a version of Tokyo Disneyland’s Ride and Go Seek.

This idea totally stands out because when Walt Disney World Resort neared its 50th anniversary's end and as Disney 100 Years of Wonder flew through, the villains were nowhere in the parks until Fantasmic. The Disney Park performance stages, including Fantasmic and the Disney Cruise Line ship stages ought to have special effects; to have allusions of the characters perform, sing, dance and re-enact their movies' plots and commit new ones.

Due to there being an attraction/ride themed for The Lion King, one based on Tarzan, one based on The Jungle Book and one themed for Wakanda can be a brilliance for Disney's Animal Kingdom as well.

Scar, Prince John, the Evil Queen, the Queen of Hearts, Prince hans of the Southern Isles and King Magnifico can rule Villain's Land. A tree showing Kaa chatting with Shere Khan as Mowgli sleeps with the snake's tail wrapped around him, Captain Hook having Peter Pan tied to an anchor and the Lost Boys tied to one of his ship's masts, Morgana captivating Ariel in one of her tentacles and battling Melody, Gaston holding Belle by the wrist while wielding the magic mirror and Aladdin and Jafar grappling the serpent scepter look good to add to that attraction.

Villians land should go to MK. That park is in need of additional ride capacity. It's the most attended theme park in the world. DL has attractions crammed in every available space. The MK should be similar. There's a reason Jungle Cruise commands 60 mins waits at MK but barely 30 at DL. There's more attractions at DL. Just my take.

If Villains land end up in Hollywood Studios, I would be baffled. Fantasyland and Villains Lair are MEANT to be together. You have the bright side of the heroes and the princesses and the dark side of the villains. You could even have a cool rivalry between the two, like First Order vs. Resistance. I swear... If they put a Villains land anywhere other than Magic Kingdom, they are insane lol.

Synching up your voice with the old video broke my brain and was brilliant!

If they brought back the original journey into imagination with Tony Baxter’s original ride concept but updated it with new technology that would be amazing. That would be what I would want to see!

The inclusion of the world of The Lion King in Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park may beat the Broadway Musical and having Villain's Land in Hollywood Studios may net the scoundrels a happy ending like the penthouse residents finally did Ralph.

Always good to see you Jack. Enjoy your weekend!!😊👍🏼🕺🏽🎬💚🐲

please do some more waltineering videos for other disney parks

Jack your channel is one of my favorite Disney YT channels, and I’ve been following for years. In the early years of the channel there were Disney news stories happening on a regular basis, then the last few years it got a little more quiet. Now that Disney is preparing is ramp up their investments in the parks, it seems like we are back to a constant news cycle with the theme parks. And now that you have a family, it has to be a lot harder to spend the time and energy to make the same amount of content as before. We all appreciate everything you do and thanks for keeping us informed!

They need to bring back the original figment ride with Dream finder but with updated technology , I think they should build the villains land at Magic Kingdom. I feel like it would make more sense than building it at Hollywood Studios. They could do maleficent castle as the main focus for that land and everything ,For Animal Kingdom I would love a lion King dark ride attraction instead of another avatar attraction, I feel like kids don’t know what avatar is, kids lion King way more, as for Hollywood Studios, I would take that Star Wars launch bay area in animation, courtyard, and do a monsters Inc. area, I’ve read rumors that they were gonna do it along time ago, but that never happened, they could turn rock ‘n’ roll roller coaster into a monsters Inc. door factory roller coaster which would be really awesome and it would fit in that area, the vehicle would be adore and you would go through multiple doors or just going threw the factory trying to rescue boo, or they could do a Wall-E attraction because there’s no rides or attractions for that movie or even an Incredibles attraction, they could turn rock N roller coaster into an incredicoaster but indoors

if they get rid of monsters inc at DCA for avatar then it would be smart to reuse all those set pieces over at hollywood studios

Good show. Good information. Thank you

I think the Zootopia land should go to Disneyland

This looks and seems amazing, Jack. I really think that Animal Kingdome needs another water ride themed personally around The Lion King with projection telling the actual story. It would also be good to see a play themed around Jungle Book being performed at the outside water stage area of the Animal Kingdome that is currently closed. I agree that Hollywood Studios needs more in the direction of the area we're Star Wars Launch Bay is in terms of rides and bringing back the characters standing outside for photos like they were in 2007, even if we could get a parade like back in 2007. The parade for the Magic Kingdome looks fantastic.

Agree 100 percent about the villains' land expansion. It needs to be an all interior land. That way, it won't stick out like a sore thumb.

Lion King is finally getting the representation it deserves!

Hollywood Studios needs that Villain Kingdom, make the exterior Maleficents castle ontop of a mountain and you enter into the mountain making the land indoors but then the rides could be The Jolly Rodger a classic pirate ship flat ride themed to Captain Hook Poor Unfortunate Souls could be a ride like Twirl and Hurl at Universal themed to Ursala And the main ride of the land "Dragons Cave" a vekoma suspended family coaster themed to Maleficent But the land could also feature A Cruella De Vil gift shop A Bippity Boppity Boutique parody with Lady Tramaine And The Rotten Apple a restaurant themed to the Evil Queen And of course every other villain will be represented in other ways and the land should be called "Villains Hideout" with the theme of all the villains hiding from the heroes of Disney in Maleficents castle

I really really do hope that a villains dark indoor pavilion will happen or a villains anything for their parks! Hollywood studios tho is the way to go! Also i really truly hope they update the imagination station , it’s need major catching up to the times! 🎉🎉🎉

I think for the villains land they should have the castle and make a trackless dark ride in it and then once you complete that ride you can continue to roller coaster or exit and the coaster goes all around the castle and through it and using the one blend strategy Disney can make it look like the people are just flying down the castle at night. The dark ride would be completing a mission and the coaster is the escape of the dark castle

Anything that brings me more TLK94 merch and experiences will be a welcome addition to the parks for me. As some of their most profitable films ever, I've always been surprised that TLK and Zootopia haven't had more presence at the parks.

I had never even considered the idea that this potential villains land everyone has been talking about could be inside. I think that would be very interesting. Just for the novel nature of that element I really want to see this even more now

I wish they would do the lion king as a fantasyland style dark ride like snow white, Alice, Pinocchio....wdw barely has any could also have a jungle book one aswell...an in animation court yard I wish they would do something with Lilo an stitch or Mulan since both where made in the park

The Lion King dark ride for Africa in DAK is a perfect idea; that land needs another attraction that can be open after the rest of the land closes! I actually really love the indoor Villains land, but I don’t really think it will fit in that space at Studios because not all of those backstage areas can be removed. I think Monster’s Inc is a great choice there, and Villains should either be at MK or would be a great option for a 5th gate!

YES! To an INDOOR, huge Villain’s Land!!

Like all the ideas in this presentation. I would love to see the large “Villains” show building with perhaps Cruella de Vil hosting in the old Hollywood star vein. I believe this could be tied into Sunset Boulevard. And the building could easily be themed as a collection of different architectural styles, hiding behind shops and restaurants similarly themed.

I’m still hoping for Disney’s Animal Kingdom to expand and double its size to include some new themed areas, include more rides that’ll add capacity, include more animals, etc.!

Would love a Villains Land! Having so many villains from different generations would help it appeal to all ages.

Last year, I experienced the indoor Kung Fu Panda land at Universal Studios Beijing. The indoor aspect made complete sense for this land and the theming was outstanding (it was better than the actual flagship attraction of the land!). The perpetual nighttime setting was magical and it really felt like you were in the village. I think an indoor Villains land makes so much sense, and what makes even more sense is an indoor land going into Hollywood Studios. An indoor land in Magic Kingdom doesn't feel quite right... but Hollywood Studios does.

I think Villains Land would make a lot of sense at Hollywood Studios as multiple rides/areas are already designed for a more mature audience. Doing an indoor area would be incredible to control the ambience and cool off (also all rides stay active during rain). 10/10 I support it.

I think, as part of Pixar, they should make a Monsters, Inc ride to replace Rock'n'Roller Coaster...it could include something like the ending "door containment chase scene" for the roller coaster!

Imagine if the drop in the Lion King ride is when Scar drop Mufasa! That would be kinda epic

Some time ago I was thinking about Lion King and how I wished there was a ride. I'm surprised they never made one. I think it would be great in Animal Kingdom. I also like the idea of Villans in Hollywood Studios. I know people say MK needs more capacity but it already has like 19 rides. I think the other parks really need more rides. And the Animation Courtyard area really needs something more there.

Fantastic video, Jack!!

I’d love to see more awesome rides come to Disney’s Animal Kingdom like a couple of menagerie animal carousels with rideable animals, a Jungle Book dark ride for the Asia section, a Tarzan jungle coaster and a Lion King dark ride for the Africa section in a fun mini-land, a Bug’s Life dark ride adjacent to Dinoland, some more dinosaur-themed attractions for Dinoland, and other stuff!

Villians belong in Magic kingdom. That's the perfect addition beyond haunted mansion

Instead of a villain land I wish they could do an entire villain park with their own castle and everythinf

I love the concept of having villains land indoors like the Mexico pavilion but I still think it should it should be in magic kingdom. I like the idea of a “ShadowLand” beyond the boarders of the OG MK. I think it would avoid comparison to Monsters Universal to have it in MK rather than the studio park.

Villainsland in a box would work brilliantly. As an attraction designer I love Neptune's Kingdom (in a box) in Tokyo Disney Sea as its perpetually dark, gets you out of the weather and feels like you are going from one World to another as you play with temperature changes, so this principle would work well. Whether Hollywood Studios is the right location, I'm not sure, it's natural home does feels more like Magic Kingdom. I just hope Disney really start putting the money where there mouth has been for far too long!

I think villians land being completely indoors is an amazing idea, but I think it fits better in MK to create a contrast between the villians and fantasyland. Being situated beyond big thunder, a place far from the castle, makes it a better idea and fits better the storyline of the entire park

Love the Villains indoor land idea - perfect! Just don't think it's right for Hollywood Studios. Makes more sense for Magic Kingdom I think x

If we ever get a proper Lion King dark ride, I’d give anything for it to be like the Beauty & The Beast attraction @ Tokyo Disneyland.

I've always thought Lion King needed its own attraction so that would be a fun addition and the Monsters Inc & Villains Land sound like cool ideas too! If it were me I would want to add a WallE attraction at EPCOT and they could make that work at the Imagination Pavilion. I've also always wanted an Up attraction as well where riders could feel like they are in Carl's house with Russell, Dug and Kevin, not sure where that could fit in. Anyways, great job on the video always fun to watch and informative to watch even if this one was just rumors!

I would love a lion king ride

Turn kali river rapids to a jungle book retheme. It’s about animals and it takes place in Asia. It’s perfect

If the lion King ride is a boat based, they could use the mechanism from the Pirates of the Caribbean in Shanghai.

Putting Villains in Hollywood Studios would be interesting. It would really solidify that the park leans towards an older crowd, and there isn’t as much for the little littles to do there. I wonder if they would consider a park rename at that point.

I love the idea of the indoor Villains land, or frankly Zootopia indoors, that was they could control the climates in each mini land. My question is, why not extend the section to include a retheme gor RNR, or even ToT? Obviously nobody wants ToT's theme to go away, but I'm sure it's inevitable, so why not include them? If they did, they could just extend the building to connect RNR and retheme the exterior of the existing building while it's indoors. Hell you could even make it another incredicoaster with the villains from the movies.

What I would love to see in Animal Kingdom is a Mt Kilimanjaro roller coaster or log flume attraction theme to the Lion King For Hollywood Studios Cars Land For Epcot 1. Mt Fuji Roller Coaster in the Japan Pavilion 🇯🇵 2. Tangled theme Boat Ride in the Germany Pavilion 🇩🇪 3. Coco Theme Boat Ride in the Mexico Pavilion 🇲🇽 4. Mulan theme Dark Ride in the China Pavilion 🇨🇳

I’d be worried about Disney trying to do too much in a small space indoors. I don’t want a dozen villains in the same building. I get the dark setting of an indoor setting but do the best with the surroundings and decor to make it seem darker

animal kingdom investment without letting the park stay open later is a waste imho

It would be cool if the Pixar shorts theater was replaced with the futuristic two story festival pavilion and fireworks platform from the old EPCOT revamp plans. This location would be much closer to world showcase and would have a better fireworks view.

I would love if the Journey Into Imagination attraction/building would simple be demolished and they build an e-ticket coaster called “The DreamCatcher”

If they are to put the villains land indoors it would be good for them to take some inspo from the mermaid lagoon at DisneySea which is entirely indoors but looks like the Little Mermaid palace in the distance from the outside. It could still be a scary castle in the distance that way when looking around the park

Lion King at Animal Kingdom is amazing! And if we do get a good attraction let’s hope it’s a long one. I also wish we could somehow get “The Good Dinosaur” into animal kingdom.

As much as I don't want to see more IP coming to Epcot, if they are going to revamp imagination, they might as well do something based around Inside Out. I could see those working well together.

I’m expecting a ROR retheme announcement at D23. I think they have been working on it, and whatever they do will be incorporated into animation courtyard.

Another great video Jack !! Just wish they do a Mary poppins attraction as we were promised. It would be a perfect time to announce a Mary poppins attraction this year as it is its 60th anniversary 🤞

I personally would love to finally have a villains land at Disney World. We’ve been wanting this for quite some time now. As for other announcements, I hoping that maybe, just maybe, disney will give us some kind of insight as to what is, or will be, being done to the Starcruiser building. I’m sure whatever it becomes will probably not be able to bear the experience that was the Halcyon (went 2 times) but I like the ideas I e been hearing of live entertainment dinning like when Gaya was singing on the first night at dinner.

My son is 8 and likes the lion king. We went to the zoo and he called all the animals by their Disney names.

I think RockNRoller coaster could be easily rethemed into a monsters inc attraction and would fit in nice with a Monstropolis land.

I think a disney scale family-thrill modern vekoma tilt coaster for villains land (themed to night of bald mountain) would be nice! That and maybe a dark ride or two + a flat.

I want to see more animal exhibits at Animal Kingdom, as was the initial version of Animal Kingdom. A lion King attraction would fit better at magic Kingdom

DSNY newscast can you please do a video on the refurbishment of Walt Disney Studios to Disney Adventure World?

As for work on the Imagination building and Iger and D'Amaro showing up: Iger doesn't care about Journey Into Imagination. It's not major enough for him to bother with. He only shows up for "important" stuff - doesn't want to take time out of his busy interview schedule! So something here IS important to him. It's the Festival stuff he cares about. Festivals make money. That little ride only sells plushies and tees. I've been saying it and I keep getting pooh-poohed, but the construction is going to connect the Imagination Pavilion to the new CommuniCore Hall somehow. It's not a coincidence that the murals on Mickey & Friends are heavy on the red, orange and yellow. This part isn't even facing Imagination, yet it's tying itself to that building thematically. It's also not a coincidence that CommuniCore Plaza is open on the Imagination side and not toward the gardens area, which would seem to make more architectural sense. But look at a current satellite view. The Plaza is pointed right at the plaza between the two Imagination buildings. My guess for this construction: the water to the left of the famous fountain will go away and be replaced by a new concrete path that will connect to the diagonal edge of the Imagination courtyard, as well as the Festival setup they've built to the east of the Imagination theater building. The spitting fountains will also be removed. My guess is the new paths will be for food booths and the courtyard will be have seating. The theater will then mostly be used for Festival events. Since the Imagination ride doesn't need the courtyard, there's a chance it will continue to exist. But I very much doubt they're going to go for a 4th attempt at this thing. At this point they could drop Mystic Manor here, replace the monkey with Figment, and 80% of people would still complain (see Tiana's). I think the "Imagination Pavilion" - as an idea - will move over to Wonders of Life. They're clearly trying to segregate the Festival people from the park people, and having one (middling) ride at the edge of all the Festival stuff makes no sense. Not to mention that the Wonders of Life building had been used as a Festival building in the past. I'm sure Iger was being given a tour of how those things could be transferred to the Imagination pavilion IF ONLY that ride were gone. "And we can't get rid of Figment or people will riot, so we need to have something exciting (and not too cheap) for him elsewhere..." This is a tough sell for Iger as he doesn't understand Disney Nostalgia as anything other than something he can exploit. Plus, he's cheap. Thankfully, the Wonders of Life Pavilion did get about 9 months of work done in preparation of it becoming the PLAY Pavilion, so it's probably not going to be too much of a hard sell. Whether or not Iger finds another excuse not to turn the Wonders of Life Pavilion - that he closed, btw - into something, I'm not holding my breath for Journey into Imagination 4.0.

As usual, the fans have better ideas than the company itself. Dinoland should be PLUSSED. NOT REPLACED. All 4 parks at WDW need to ADD capacity. Just retheming existing attractions doesn't add capacity. They need to stop replacing attractions (especially great ones).

Sup, Jack Kendall? How's your day doing there well this Saturday afternoon today? Celebrate 30 years of the Lion King.

All of these new attractions would be wonderful. Regarding the Journey Into Imagination pavilion, I would like to see two things: 1) A Figment 4DX attraction called “Journey Into Imagination” in the theater part, also including an interactive Figment animatronic in the waiting area for the show. 2) A revised Horizons dark ride replacing the current Journey dark ride. Instead of Jules Verne’s vision of the future, it would be The Dreamfinder imagining it.

I still never got too excited about a villains land. People have been talking about this literally for decades. And never got why people are so into the idea. All that said, an all-indoors version of that land would really make it something special, and I'd probably like that more.

He says "boat ride with a small drop" and shows Mufasa falling to his death!!! Absolutely savage lol

I think a wreck it ralph land would work well in Hollywood Studios as an animation courtyard expansion

I’ve gotten more into Universal these past couple of years, but if they do a villains land I’ll definitely stop by

Lion King at Animal Kingdom. My vision of it would be a MineTrain through Nature's Wonderland-style attraction with large Radiator Spring Racers kind of scenic views that make the environment of the Pride Lands come to life in a fully realized way. Taking you through different environments that make up the Pride lands (Pride Rock, Savanna, Elephant Graveyard, Rain Forest), with inside and outside elements that blend.

The loss of Launch Bay is a necessary evil. It needs to be done, but at the same time, that building has so much freaking history. The Disney Decade was basically animated inside that building. “Animation Courtyard” is the courtyard to animation. It’s also the original queue area for the full, original, extended back lot tour. …so much park and movie history… …needs to go.

Also let's not forget there is a reason why dream finder has let the building and that's because Disney lost their sponsorship to kodak. And as long as Disney can't find a new sponsor I can't see it being possible to add a new Dreamfinder to the ride. Still will be great if they could update the ride anyway.