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Originally Posted by AirGoya
So you're saying that they made this design before they even knew the 4th gen would die? IMO it was drawn up maybe 2003-2004ish. The styling of the car suggests that it was designed with the mind-set that they're making a comeback.
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If I recall correctly Scott or someone in a similar position did say they were planning for a comeback when the 4th gen was canceled. The 4th gen was actually canceled in 98, and Scott and others were able to keep it alive on borrowed time until 2002. Pretty impressive when you think about it.
Its a similar story to the subs at Disneyland. When they closed (around the time the Camaro was canceled actually) Imagineer Tony Baxter and crew (think DL's version of Scott) were already planning for their comeback, because it was one of Tony's favorite attractions, one he had a long personal history with. At one point they had a promising idea for an Atlantis-themed replacement, but when that movie flopped it was back to the drawing boards. Finding Nemo eventually became the ideal concept to build on, and so the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage was approved. When it opened last summer lines hit 4-5 hours that day (It was so crowded they even had cubicle-dwellers like myself working in the park to maintain guest service levels) and since then the line rarely drops below 1 hour. There are a surprising number of parallels between the DL Subs and the Camaro, and with the way the former turned out, there are some good signs for the latter.