Vote Closed!
The Winning Vote said:
[X] Plan Neutral Compromise
-[X] Medium: 60 Total Groundbreaking successes needed, divided among areas. May have up to 6 areas, and 24 rides. This is around the size of the Magic Kingdom.
-[X] Central Hub. This is the layout used in the Magic Kingdom.
-[X] The Chinese Theater. A nice neutral choice that plays to all of Hollywood.
"Okay, so, just to remind everyone where we are, we're going for a park the size of the Magic Kingdom to start with, same layout style, and we'll have the Chinese theater as the centerpiece." You say.
"Sounds good to me." Says Lew.
Tim speaks up. "First order of business now, then, should be figuring out what we want to go inside the Chinese theater."
Bob looks at Tim. "A theater, maybe?" That gets a round of chuckles.
"Sure, that's an option. But we could get a ride in there instead, some sort of 'ride the movies' thing that goes through some of the classics." Tim responds.
"Might need to cut a deal for some extra movies to pad things out, then, make sure we're covering a good chunk of the real big hits in film history." Lew mentions.
"Mmm, that could be a problem." Tim concedes. "Could also go with a restaurant theater combo with a smaller theater, or a VIP hotel suite, like in Cinderella Castle."
"There's a VIP suite in the castle?" Bob asks.
"I think I've heard of that, actually." Lew answers. "Problem is that you can't really use it as a hotel since it's already in the park. More of a showpiece than anything."
"Yeah, we tend to use it as a major perk for certain people." You say. "Well, that, and it's been brought up as a contest prize."
-[] A Walk-In Theater: A full sized theater showing classic movies, where guests can enter and exit freely.
-[] A Ride: Tim has the idea for a ride through the movies that could go in the theater, although of course you could always look into a different ride.
-[] A Restaurant: A Half-Counter service/Half-Table service restaurant, with a seating area that has a smaller theater screen in it, showing classic movies.
-[] A VIP Suite: A set of rooms set up for when you have a major guest (like a movie star) showing up to the park who deserves more than just a room at a regular hotel.
-[] Write-In.
"Well, with that out of the way, let's move to what I'm sure is going to take up the rest of the day: the actual areas we're going to have." You say.
Tony barely waits for you to finish talking before beginning to propose ideas. "Alright, so, we should probably have a Hollywood backlot area." There's nods from all around. "But I was thinking, behind each backlot area, we have an area themed around that backlot. An animation area, like Toontown from Roger a Rabbit. A bustling metropolis, like from Superman. A sort of dystopian sci-fi cityscape, like Blade Runner. And so on and so forth."
Marty looks around. "I was going to lean a bit more into Hollywood, propose a few areas based off the city itself. Maybe Sunset Boulevard, we are finishing up construction with Virgin next quarter over at the Disney Marketplace, they might be interested in working with us on something like that."
You also take a glance around the room before pitching in your own idea. "I was going to say we should have a Muppetland, with the Muppets trying to emulate Hollywood films and not quite getting it right."
Bob takes a moment to think. "I like the backlot idea, obviously, but I think we should expand on it a bit further. Have another area devoted to the down and dirty of film making, you know, costuming, animation departments, maybe even a boneyard of old props. Set up a proper tram tour of the area."
Lew points at Tony. "I like the genre idea, maybe add in a mystery town? A noir detective area? Hmm, we could have the noir detective area connect to Toontown, really play up the Roger Rabbit angle. Hell, you've worked with George before, right Mike?" At your nod, he continues. "See if we can't get George and Steven in on this, get an adventure area set up based on Indiana Jones, or even see about getting something like that Bespin city from Star Wars In there."
Areas: Pick up to 6. Plan vote for this.
-[] Hollywood Backlot: An area designed to look like the studio backlots of Hollywood. Would make for a convincing entrance to the park,
-[] Toontown: An area based off the Toontown of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, full of animated characters.
-[] Muppetland: An area that has the Muppets trying (and failing) to emulate Hollywood classics.
-[] Sunset Boulevard: An area based off the legendary Sunset Boulevard of Rock n' Roll fame. A good chance to add music to the park.
-[] Metropolis: An area based off the bustling cities of the world, but primarily New York, this is Superman's home.
-[] Behind-the-Scenes (costuming, boneyard, etc.): An area that expands on the backlot theming, offering a more in-depth look at all the work that goes into making films.
-[] Cyberpunk Dystopia: An area based off the new genre that films like Alien have hinted at and films like Blade Runner have shown in detail, a dreary and dingy cityscape of a bleak future.
-[] Indiana Jones Action (will require a meeting with Steven and George): A couple of sets in an area based off the wildly popular Indiana Jones films.
-[] Cloud City Sci-Fi (will require a meeting with George): An area designed to mimic Cloud City from Star Wars.
-[] Classic Noir: An area based on the gritty old pulp detective novels, full of mobsters and dames.
-[] Mystery Town: An area based on the classic small-town mystery, like those most frequently seen in Scooby-Doo.
-[] Horror: An area based on the old horror genre, with Dracula and Frankenstein being prime examples.
-[] Write-In: There's always more to consider when looking at the history of film, and never ending possibilities to explore.
By the time you've finished debating the merits of the various land ideas, all of you are practically falling asleep on your feet. A glance at the clock shows that it's already past eight.
"Well, I need to get back to the hotel, and also grab some supper." Lew says. "I'll be in touch if anyone needs me, but I'm beat for now."
"Ditto for me." Says Bob. "Still, with all this out of the way, at least we can get moving forward. I'll leave the ride concepts with you, Mike. Or I guess with the imagineers." He hastily clarifies as Tim clears his throat.
"Alright, I'll talk to you both as things develop, then." You say. "Have a good night!"
With the final exchanges said, you and the imagineers begin packing everything up.
AN: Moratorium for 24 hours to let write-ins be proposed and plans made, followed by 24 hours of voting. Votes should be in a plan. Remember, the more areas there are, the more actions you'll need to invest in the overall park, but the faster you can move things along with those investments. There will be other actions available in the Hollywood Studios category as well, things like integrating the already proposed rides and contacting George and Steven.
Also, since I've been watching the imagineering documentary on D+, a fun tidbit: From 1982 to 1984 the imagineering department at Disney went from ~3,000 employees to ~400. Re-expanding the imagineering department before you started building a park in earnest was an incredibly good idea.
Also also, spotty internet tonight, so if I don't respond until tomorrow, that's why.