Our Initial Reactions to the Disney Experiences Showcase at D23!

[@jjpanicked]

I just have to say I love you two together. Love these episodes. Thank you guys for staying up late to share this with us!

[@martynpitt6107]

As a UK resident.The news got me saying! I will wait till most are finished before I book my next trip

[@omnicognatesnr5947]

Yep, same. Universal UK will be built before Disney finishes faffing about.

[@omnicognatesnr5947]

Freaky Friday…again; lion king….again; lilo and stitch….remake; Snow White…again;Toy Story for the 5th time; Moana again; Frozen again; the Incredibles again; captain America again; TRON again….🙄. What the heck happened to Disney creativity? Lets also see how many of the park changes actually make it to fruition, and if they do how many decades WDW will be a building site again.

[@beergutzz]

That's what I said. Universal epic universe will be open before you know it. I'm 37 years old and I'll be turning 50 by the time all these updates to Disney are done 😂

[@melissaj9108]

And Pandora coming to Disneyland, Disneyland in California gets all the nice and fancy things why can't Walt Disney world have the nice things too. Let Disneyland have their things and also Walt Disney world have their and try not to copy them. We had Pandora first let Disneyland have something else NOT Pandora

[@omnicognatesnr5947]

@@beergutzzby which time Universal will have doubled in size again 🤣

[@MrKarmapolice97]

If they do all this by decades end so 2030 I’ll be ok with it but we know how things that are even green lit change with Disney so we will wait till the completion.

[@MrKarmapolice97]

@@melissaj9108well we are getting Villains Land, 2 Cars rides, The South American Encanto land in Animal Kingdom, The Monsters Land in Hollywood Studios. So we got a lot if they build it like they are promising

[@littlestdisneyfan5175]

Such a fun podcast! Tim seems so happy this week! Love these two and glad to see all the laughing & joking! 🙌🏻

[@morph628]

@@littlestdisneyfan5175 How long have they been together?

[@Andrew-g2r]

​@@morph628They started they channel like 7 months ago.

[@disneymike3311]

Disney has scarred me from past promises not delivered. I will be very happy when/if these attractions actually are delivered. Thanks for the podcast.

[@philipmonds1584]

Like my face was ugly. Tim calmly looks over and say yes i saw that 😂😂😂

[@mystikhrs476]

Thanks guys for recording a podcast so late! So many exciting things happening. I appreciated both of your IG’s with keeping up with everything coming out! You both are doing a great job! ❤❤❤

[@morph628]

It's so sweet how they look at each other.

[@xdanniex92x]

The parks panel was A+ to me. I’m super excited and I can’t wait to hear more.

[@kirstenhollen8140]

So much good information. Thanks for staying up late to share it with us. Would love to be a D23 member one day to get to experience all this. #goals 😊

[@abeamzn1898]

"Everything is always subject to change" the wisest words spoken!

[@ryan7032]

My prediction for the cars section/ villains section in Magic Kingdom is that there will be a hard transition from a bridge that goes over that part of the river. Villains land will be directly connected to fantasyland and the cars area will probably be connected through a tunnel close to Big Thunder. Also I really hope the Avatar land goes to the Hollywood backlot area and not the Redwood Creek area.

[@hayleyhellbound9513]

I haven’t watched Tim since his first child came. What a strange and delightful thing to come up in my recommends!

[@Thetaylorsonthego]

Thank you both for being honest. As long time WDW nerds, we were very skeptical of some of the “big” announcements. I’m glad y’all discussed this honestly. I will add that my daughter is a cm at MK and she had no issues streaming. We watched someone on KZbin live-streaming it also

[@Toby34569]

this d23 was alot of fun! love you nick, keep doing what your doing!!

[@TheHarv68]

Who would’ve thought that Tom Corless, the Eeyore of the Disney Internet community, was more positive about this panel than Tim Tracker was

[@lindamemo5224]

I’m hoping it was just Tim tired because I thought the same thing. Tom was jumping for joy and Tim looked less than happy

[@kirstenhaupt5495]

Honored to have such bad insomnia that I’m here to comment early 😂

[@leopeepoo]

Same

[@chitchatpaddiwack5638]

Yup

[@Disneyarchitect1]

Haha thisss I was going to comment this, helps with them uploading while in the pacific time zone too!

[@CraigOConnor5]

😂😂😂

[@funkydino]

I think the Villains land in MK makes perfect sense. all of the fairy tales have the fight between good and evil and without the bad guys you can't have the heroes. But I do feel the land needs an entrance a bit like Diagon Alley, so something like a dark creepy forest that leads you into the big reveal

[@dougcargill6730]

Nick, I completely agree with your take on having Villains at Disney. It’s the happiest/most magical place on earth. Not a place for darkness. There can be shadowy figures but with a side of camp.

[@denM-ey3vb]

The magic kingdom is a movie or a story that they are telling. From the minute you walk into the park, you should be immersed in the story. That’s why they have cast members and not Disney employees. How can you tell the Disney “magical” story without the villain or antagonist in it? You can’t. Otherwise, to try is to write an incomplete story or movie.

[@MichaelFromTheAttic]

I agree with the whole Frontierland thing. Initially, the concept of Frontier was simply about everything outside the big cities in the Thirteen Colonies. And yes, that included forests and swamps, not just deserts. It was the unexplored wilderness. So to me, that concept can still exist today. Hence why I don't mind Frontierland becoming this "out of time" thing dedicated to the Frontiers as a whole.

[@Amazonagent]

Ideally the villain's land should have an entrance behind fantasy land. This would make the most sense but we will see. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the panel!

[@sophie6823]

Always the best podcasts, you both make me laugh so much 😂❤

[@Mikeoxloooong]

I know these are initial reactions and it’s now 12+ hours later but a lot of the ‘where are these things going’ questions have had pretty solid rumours for years that make a lot of sense. Avatar going into Hollywood Land, Coco (since it won’t even start building for 2 years) will be Disneyland Forward. Monstropolis going into Animation Courtyard, Cars/Villains land beyond Big Thunder/possibly Tom Sawyer Island. The presentation was A+ outside of the Fortnite segment

[@rosiewoodgate2112]

I'm SO glad you said 'Sum Of All Thrills' because that's exactly what I said when I saw it!!

[@bamawilson1]

I am SO HERE for Villains land!! ❤

[@disnerdfamily9570]

This is what I was waiting for. Love to hear both of your opinions on what has been announced. Look forward to more thoughts and future content on the rest of D23.

[@kristinakrzepek3628]

Yes!!!! I was so happy to see this posted so early! That was such a long showcase and so much to unpack! You both must be exhausted

[@lindamemo5224]

I agree Tom Sawyer island and the boat are toast. Or how about a ride that goes under the boat like Paris does big thunder

[@victoriaveach]

I’ll state my bias that I’m a huge universal fan and not really a Disney fan, but I just don’t feel like the announcements they made at D23 come anywhere close to Epic Universe. They announced 2 lands among other things that were pretty much already known just now ‘confirmed’ whereas universal is building an entire park with multiple lands and so many rides/experiences. Maybe a hot take, but Disney just isn’t doing enough to draw in someone like me who doesn’t really have a strong reason to go. A 5th gate would’ve been WAY more enticing. I’ll postpone a Disney trip now by several more years to get multiple trips to Epic in first.

[@disneylandx123]

18:38 they can push back into the star cruiser parking lot. There is still a lot of cast member parking there and that area isn’t really needed anymore.

[@ChristineAlexandra2878]

Light and dark exist together. It’s kind of the way their movies have been going, so makes sense for the parks. Villains are no longer just evil, they are complex, they are regular people whose experiences have changed them (think Wish, good intentions, gone too far) light and dark are within 1, and now it will be at Magic Kingdom too

[@MeAndmyshadows]

The new nighttime parade sounds great!

[@hollymorano5279]

Thank you both so much for sharing with us! This all sounds SO exciting for DL and WDW. Really hoping it all happens!!! I’ve been following you both on IG all weekend 😊

[@holliewouldnt]

Love that the one thing you predicted you didn’t even mention 😂 nighttime MK parade!!

[@kateogilvie2500]

My son went to college for art & animation. He has his BFA majoring in animation. Walt Disney is his idol. He hates seeing all these original animations being redone as live action and CGI. I agree. can’t they think of something new? I was excited to hear about the new experiences and rides being put in the parks, but it just seems like they focused quite a bit on redoing old movies.

[@AngelunaLovegood]

Mad T Party was a rock concert and ElecTRONica was a rave. I really miss those days! I’m so happy Mad T Party made an appearance!

[@gwenluv]

Nick also got the nighttime parade he wanted with Disney Starlight!

[@TeamRay0421]

I'm with Nick. I've been saying we need a hanging door ride since monsters Inc came out

[@ericaeames9743]

Been waiting for you guys to post and fill us in!! Have been stalking instagram stories you guys have been posting!!❤❤

[@mystikhrs476]

They’re both doing great keeping up with the news! I def appreciate it!

[@Poppleworks]

In regards to the Cars in Frontierland thing, there actually is that natural progression of time you're talking about- Tiana lives in the 1920s, the era of the Model T. They said they were redefining the idea of "frontier" and they certainly meant it!

[@Nimeariel]

My hope is that they transition the progression well. I hope you don't just walk in from Adventureland and be like BAM, Lightning McQueen in your face. Or come off of Haunted Mansion, BOOM... Tow Mater saying "Howdy, yall!! I'm the rootin' tootin' most westernest ride in the wildernessss!!" ahead of Thunder Mountain.... I'm hoping it will be a little more subtle and integrated and tasteful. I love the theming of Carsland in DCA, but I'm not sure if it will mesh with the theming of Frontierland... But we will see.

[@craighoward6149]

I let out an actual scream when the villains took over at the end

[@kayliiika]

I think the Marvel attraction looks like the Peter Pan ride vehicle from Fantasy Springs in Tokyo Disney Sea.

[@jenniferturriciano8535]

Of course Nick doesn't think Villains belongs in MK. He also wants Haunted Mansion out!!! Never forget 😂😂😂

[@FloridaGator76]

I think that the villains attraction fits in at magic kingdom because of the Haunted Mansion.

[@SFC44E4X]

Cars and Villains go great together. Think about driving on Narcoossee, 417, I4, and 192…see?

[@michaelcarrillo8769]

Even after a long day, Tim’s hair is still on point.

[@Sillygoose2004]

Let see it Disney less talk more action. Disney has been talking for a long time. If we have to day dream about new stuff at Disney you can day dream about our money.

[@PatrickCriscuola-e7b]

If they got rid of rivers of America and Tom Sawyer island alone you'll have a ton of space. Odds are Villains area would make most sense to somehow attach near Haunted Mansion, which is very doable. The river can be drained out easily, seen it empty before. Plus think of the amount of area and how many people actually go there vs other parts of the park. Plus it would be nice to have a route on the opposite side by Thunder Mountain where it continues somewhere instead of just ending and backtracking.

[@jessicashanks6020]

There was SO much singing. I was watching someone who was streaming it and I was like ok enough singing let’s get on with it lol

[@PatrickCriscuola-e7b]

When you get food at a hotel and forget napkins so you use the room towels. Been there several times! lol

[@elizabethschuler8890]

This was so fun! Thanks for the quick one!

[@KaitlynnSkywalker55]

From the concept art it looks like there getting rid of Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer’s Island to make the Cars land attraction. Because you can see the Liberty Belle dock in the picture.

[@JustCallMeAnnie]

Never seen Monsters Inc, so I was surprised about that announcement.

[@wendyklarman625]

Thanks for the updates. 1. Nick cried. 2. Tim's notes are on his phone (nowhere in sight). OK got it! LOL Thanks guys. Looking forward to more excitement! 🎉😂❤

[@PatrickCriscuola-e7b]

100% agree to take out Indy at Hollywood. Enjoy the show, think its good, but that is a lot of space. Plus the lot space is a good portion that can be done by a garage. Side note, found it a bit interesting at Epic Universe is a large lot, vs a garage.

[@TravelwithDana19]

Nov 15 Tiana’s is also first day of Christmas at Disneyland 👀😂 So glad I’m there. 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@drea1521]

I mean, I don't know how people aren't excited about all these announcements, but you know, here we are.

[@omnicognatesnr5947]

Because Disney making announcements isn’t new. Disney actually following through and actually spending money would be. Pretty confident that within 24 months at least half of these projects will be quietly dropped, and those that aren’t wont be complete for decades, which means WDW will just be a construction site forever. All the other announcements they made were just movie remakes or poor sequels. Disney can be “economical with the truth”, so you need to look past that, and the reality will undoubtedly be disappointing.

[@drea1521]

@@omnicognatesnr5947 I choose to enjoy life and not get so worked up about theme parks.

[@Mikeoxloooong]

@@omnicognatesnr5947It was specifically mentioned that everything shown last night is in active development. A lot of it too already has shovels in the ground

[@Jsteng08]

Wow so many great announcements but so many questions but the future looks so promising See you guys on your next podcast

[@libsybum3591]

In the background of the monsters inc concept art it looks like you can see the Epcot ball so I wonder if that’s an indication of where that land will go

[@aymay813]

Just my humble opinion: Villains land should go in Hollywood studios, I feel like it would tie in with the concept of Fantasmic! Cars should definitely go in Tomorrowland instead of Frontierland. Thanks for the quick update! I hope one day I can go to D23! ❤

[@odbctest]

No mention of Figment or a renovated Imagination Pavilion. 😢 Maybe they’ll wait to see how the Figment Seth Rogan movie is received? Also, live action Lion King themed ride at DLP? I would MUCH rather have seen animated Lion King theme.

[@charlesd9949]

Let's go DISNEY, Disney+, Marvel, PIXAR, MCU, FOX, ABC, Cruise line, HULU, Parks what AWESOMENESS!!!

[@adamkehoe7405]

Makes sense. I also have no idea where the new additions to Hollywood Studios would go, as there's zero space other than parking lots on Google Maps. Disney has released concept art for the Cars area to replace Rivers of America and Tom Sawyer Island in Frontierland (Disneyland), but for Villan's Land, where in Magic Kingdom would that go? Behind Big Thunder is my guess, but would that also stop the River boat? So many questions..

[@JustCallMeAnnie]

The restaurant in Dinoland was perfect. Fast food eats and lots of cocktails available at the bar. Hate to see it go.

[@garyhogg6341]

Disney had to come out and say some think big and they have done that very well but hand on heart don't get your hopes up hight because Disney have said a lot at the last D23 and most of the stuff never went ahead . Disney has to do a very new park they have lots and lots of land to do a 5th park . Then u will See if Universal's will say some think very big so watch this space

[@nathanwalker6455]

Nine Inch Nails scoring Tron 🔥. Trent and Atticus have literally been composing the best scores for a long while. The challengers score was insane.

[@phoenixcauseway]

Not sure if I missed you say about it but the one cool thing about the Epic Games stuff is them helping to develop out new stuff for Smugglers Run (unless I’ve misunderstood that part!)

[@tiffanistirnemann2758]

Omg I can’t imagine Tom Sawyer island not being part of our MK visits. But, I would get it if they renovate that area to work for new attractions and experiences.

[@cynthiajames9153]

Thanks for the recap

[@jeffreyhilliker9592]

Best thing about watching this was the epic universe ad 😂😂😂 idk…the cars plan sounds stupid to me. Monsters Inc, incredible as long as it’s done right. You forgot the nighttime parade!

[@shelbyrayleen90]

🤯🤯🤯🤯you guys stayed up!!! This is so cool ❤

[@ItaRoby]

I wonder if they are doing the villain land in MK because that is where the Not so scary party is at...

[@donnamontemagni8730]

Yay!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 thank for the info. Can’t wait. Tim where can I get that shirt?

[@happiestplace3754]

This parks panel every time should be attraction, attraction, attraction, and that's exactly what we got this year, and I'm happy. I don't want to hear about food/restaurants, meet and greets, and new hotel/resorts. Those are always huge nothing burgers for me that have no meaning. Let those things be their own panel or exhibit. I'm pleased we got new attractions for all the parks because that's the only reason I go to Disney.

[@dianarobin2670]

Unhinged video 😂❤ can’t wait for the new updates to the park!!

[@joebrettelle8874]

You guys are a really cute couple I’m so glad I found this channel!

[@Abbytheballerina]

Tim!! why are you walking to the convention center?! Take the 43 OCbus from the disneyland stop to katella or convention center way. It’s $2 one way or $4.50 for a day pass. It runs early and late, every 15-30 min depending on the time of day.

[@alexandranicole7135]

I sobbed during Feed the Birds and I was watching a live stream at home 😭😭

[@tallulahmom169]

You guys had me confused with the day of the week but always love seeing you. Speaking of which, I was watching Mr. Morrow yesterday and I saw the back of a tall guy on the jungle bus & said, Is that Tim. Then Morrow was in the big arena doing the cards & low and behold, there was the Timmeister sitting a few seats down. So it was like you were doing a little Hitchcock cameo. But looks like you both are having a good time.

[@mofo185]

Holy crap never this early

[@amy_soucy]

For my brain, I feel like villains could transition from the haunted area or the fantasy land area. Isn't there a cast exit and roadways exiting out from under fantasy land? If the re-engineer that space. there is land back there.

[@samanthamonterrosa5113]

I’m thinking the villains land is going on Tom Sawyer Island. That is what would make the most sense. It separates it from the light hearted MK vibe. It’s perfect. I’m so excited

[@writerpatrick]

It seems Universal really pushed Disney to take action. The Villains land probably won't start work until all the other projects are completed. These are pretty much all projects that have been either announced before or at least heavily rumored, so there's nothing really surprising. And of course they don't mention what's being taken away to add the new attractions.

[@Nimeariel]

I watched someone livestream the panel on youtube when it was happening, and Josh D'Amaro DID say something to the effect of "and if you think this is just us telling you future plans, it's not. We've actually already began moving dirt for BOTH cars-land and villains land. You just haven't noticed." But it was very brief and to the point, so if you didn't listen, you might have missed it. So.... hopefully things come about as planned and to the greatness they implied.

[@Scott25368]

Monster's land will go to animation courtyard, behind the little mermaid show building and where the star wars launch bay is.

[@TheHomeDesigner123]

Disney doesn’t add anything new to WDW parks. For everything added, they subtract an existing attraction or ride. Muppets out..Monsters Inc in. Dinosaur out…Indiana Jones in. Rivers of America out…Villains Land in. Parking garage out…taller parking garage in. Three Caballeros out…Coco in. Midway rides out…Encanto carousel in. DO YOU NOT SEE THE PATTERN HERE?

[@Dizfan]

Since there's so much to uncover from this weekend. Maybe you guys should do a Live Stream on here when you guys get back?? Just a suggestion. Cause I'm sure it's a lot & I think we would love to join in on the conversation.

[@MariaLopez-sh1uj]

Kingdom Keepers helps fit the villains at Magic Kingdom.

[@marxdesign]

Will the Walt robot be smoking? 🧐🧐🧐

[@amydhm]

😂😂😂

[@MickeyloverMelvin]

Only when it breaks😅😅😅

[@MickeyloverMelvin]

Only when it's broken 😅😅😅

[@Mostdefinitelynotabot]

You walk past the smoking section, see an animatronic Walt Disney just chillen. 😂

[@geseniaespinal6938]

I thought Encanto was coming to Animal Kingdom? Also, Epic Universe is going to be EPIC have you seen the roller coaster the carts move just like Guardians Cosmic rewind?!! So insane and exciting 🥰

[@catherinetozzi8056]

GREAT TIMES! HOW MUCH OF WHAT THEY SAID IS GOING TO HAPPEN? Thanks for info! ❤️🙏🏽🌴

[@Jeissa73]

I heard someone said that all this is going to be done in 5 years but who knows

[@daniellekoski418]

Hope the pizza was good...I laughed at Tim and Nick sitting on the floor eating pizza, rehashing parks news. I'm excited about the announcements, but I'm cautious about the Villians land. It'll be interesting to see what actually ends up happening. We know from past ride and land announcements, even in development attractions change. I've seen some people complain about no knew park, but with three new land concepts, I think its okay for now. I would guess in about two to three years we get a new park announcement for WDW.

[@TheAnxiousArtist]

I was one of the million watching the Fortnite portion of the panel 😂 the villains in game sounded pretty cool

[@jlmarr53]

Got the answer today on your question how are people going to get to the Cars ride, and it was a shocker. I know you’ll address that next go-around.

[@tfat9848]

also crying hearing they are bringing an animatronic walt( to me thats kinda the coolest) Monsters Inc land would be crazy awesome! I am always here for change and I do not know if my heart can take getting ride on Tom Sawyer island. Too many good memories! I agree seems a little blue sky still to not say where these things are going eh?

[@HeyItsRick]

I'm getting a whole Spaceship Earth vibe with your background.

[@GenJonesLife]

A lot of great news, some I was not expecting. BUT too much music, and not enough information about most of the announcements.

[@gloriahill2159]

Not me trying to do my make up for the day & Nick making me cry 😭😭

[@jweavs]

You didn’t mention the nighttime parade 😊 your prediction that came true!!! I think that’s one of the things I’m most excited about!!

[@sha2596]

Having Villians land behind fantasy land makes more sense, but they are going to spend SO MUCH MONEY reengineering the existing MK footprint to fit this stuff that they likely won’t be able to do them to the scale that they are pitching. Sadly.

[@Nimeariel]

Probably.... but if you look at the bigger picture, a lot of these attractions are going to be either [probably cheap/inexpensive] re-skins of former attractions (dinoland, for instance, and tough to be a bug) or copy-paste, plug-and-play ride systems that are already in manufacturing stage from other companies such that no money has to be spent on developing new tech for them. So in the areas that NEED full development/demolition, they can maybe spend a few more dollars on that. Fingers crossed!!

[@naimbideiwy5266]

I am really excited for the pirates tavern. Wish it could be something added to there private islands?