diff --git a/_ark/dx/ui/dx_ui_init.dta b/_ark/dx/ui/dx_ui_init.dta
index a52a4911bc..9d1dd89bdb 100644
--- a/_ark/dx/ui/dx_ui_init.dta
+++ b/_ark/dx/ui/dx_ui_init.dta
@@ -895,15 +895,15 @@ DX_CURRENT_SONG_CLEAR
 ;{if $dx_ps3hw
 ;   {set $dx_author_finder_is_enabled FALSE}
 ;}
-{set $dx_forced_outro_vignette ()}
-{resize $dx_forced_outro_vignette 0}
+;{set $dx_forced_outro_vignette ()}
+;{resize $dx_forced_outro_vignette 0}
 
-{if $dx_forced_main_menu_bg
-   {set_elem {find $syscfg vignettes backdrops sv3} 1 $dx_forced_main_menu_bg}
-}
-{if $dx_forced_song_select_bg
-   {set_elem {find $syscfg vignettes backdrops sv4} 1 $dx_forced_song_select_bg}
-}
+;{if $dx_forced_main_menu_bg
+;   {set_elem {find $syscfg vignettes backdrops sv3} 1 $dx_forced_main_menu_bg}
+;}
+;{if $dx_forced_song_select_bg
+;   {set_elem {find $syscfg vignettes backdrops sv4} 1 $dx_forced_song_select_bg}
+;}
 
 {switch $dx_fctype
    (ring {set $dx_fc_ring TRUE} {set $dx_fc_glow FALSE})
diff --git a/_ark/dx/ui/endgame/dx_endgame_macros.dta b/_ark/dx/ui/endgame/dx_endgame_macros.dta
index 66a4012407..0f98ea1dd8 100644
--- a/_ark/dx/ui/endgame/dx_endgame_macros.dta
+++ b/_ark/dx/ui/endgame/dx_endgame_macros.dta
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
                                        {ui sync_screen complete_screen 0})
                                     ({meta_performer has_battle}
                                        {ui sync_screen complete_screen 0})
-                                    {ui sync_screen maybe_outro_to_meta_loading_continue_screen 0}
+                                    {ui sync_screen meta_loading_continue_screen 0}
                                  }
                                  {ui sync_screen preload_nextsong_screen 0}
                               }
diff --git a/_ark/ui/endgame/complete.dta b/_ark/ui/endgame/complete.dta
index bf9cb0ff3b..b280521308 100644
--- a/_ark/ui/endgame/complete.dta
+++ b/_ark/ui/endgame/complete.dta
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@
       {switch
          $component
          (continue.btn
-            {ui goto_screen #ifdef HX_WII maybe_outro_to_meta_loading_continue_screen #else meta_loading_continue_screen #endif})})}
+            {ui goto_screen meta_loading_continue_screen})})}
 {new
    BandScreen
    complete_screen
-   (panels GAME_SCREEN_PANELS_NO_TRACK coop_endgame_panel complete_panel)
+   (panels GAME_SCREEN_PANELS coop_endgame_panel complete_panel outro_vignette_loader)
    (focus complete_panel)}
 {new
    UIPanel
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
             {game_restart}
             {net_sync set_ui_state kNetUI_InGame})
          (continue.btn
-            {ui goto_screen maybe_outro_to_meta_loading_continue_screen})
+            {ui goto_screen meta_loading_continue_screen})
          (delete.btn
             {ui push_screen demo_confirm_delete_screen})
          (purchase.btn
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
 {new
    BandScreen
    demo_complete_screen
-   (panels GAME_SCREEN_PANELS_NO_TRACK demo_complete_panel)
+   (panels GAME_SCREEN_PANELS demo_complete_panel outro_vignette_loader)
    (focus demo_complete_panel)}
 {new
    UGCPurchasePanel
diff --git a/_ark/ui/endgame/endgame.dta b/_ark/ui/endgame/endgame.dta
index c146e45f90..4f0f5317ef 100644
--- a/_ark/ui/endgame/endgame.dta
+++ b/_ark/ui/endgame/endgame.dta
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
 {new
    BandScreen
    coop_endgame_screen
-   (panels #ifdef HX_WII GAME_SCREEN_PANELS_NO_TRACK #else GAME_SCREEN_PANELS #endif coop_endgame_panel)
+   (panels GAME_SCREEN_PANELS coop_endgame_panel outro_vignette_loader)
    (focus coop_endgame_panel)
    (pending_restart FALSE)
    (TRANSITION_COMPLETE_MSG
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
 {new
    BandScreen
    coop_endgame_popups_screen
-   (panels #ifdef HX_WII GAME_SCREEN_PANELS_NO_TRACK #else GAME_SCREEN_PANELS #endif)
+   (panels GAME_SCREEN_PANELS outro_vignette_loader)
    (enter
       {overshell set_active_status kOvershellInGameShell})
    (poll
@@ -277,12 +277,12 @@
 {new
    BandScreen
    preload_nextsong_screen
-   (panels game_time_panel #ifdef HX_WII GAME_SCREEN_PANELS_NO_TRACK #else GAME_SCREEN_PANELS #endif coop_endgame_panel preload_panel #ifdef HX_WII character_hide_hack_panel #endif)
+   (panels game_time_panel GAME_SCREEN_PANELS coop_endgame_panel preload_panel #ifdef HX_WII character_hide_hack_panel #endif)
    (focus preload_panel)}
 {new
    BandScreen
    preload_failed_nextsong_screen
-   (panels game_time_panel #ifdef HX_WII GAME_SCREEN_PANELS_NO_TRACK #else GAME_SCREEN_PANELS #endif coop_endgame_panel)
+   (panels game_time_panel GAME_SCREEN_PANELS coop_endgame_panel)
    (focus coop_endgame_panel)
    (TRANSITION_COMPLETE_MSG
       {meta_performer skip_song}
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
 {new
    BandScreen
    load_nextsong_screen
-   (panels game_time_panel world_panel coop_endgame_panel)
+   (panels game_time_panel world_panel coop_endgame_panel outro_vignette_loader)
    (focus coop_endgame_panel)
    (TRANSITION_COMPLETE_MSG
       {song_mgr
diff --git a/_ark/ui/game.dta b/_ark/ui/game.dta
index b705983a22..9368ca9980 100644
--- a/_ark/ui/game.dta
+++ b/_ark/ui/game.dta
@@ -274,13 +274,42 @@
    (on_guide_change
       {overshell update_all}
       PAUSE_MICS_ON_GUIDE_CHANGE))
-#ifdef HX_WII
-#define GAME_SCREEN_PANELS
-(world_panel coop_track_panel game sync_audio_net_panel)
-#else
+{new
+   UIPanel
+   outro_vignette_loader
+   (chosen_vignette '')
+   (load
+      {set
+         [chosen_vignette]
+         ''}
+      {if
+         {meta_performer is_set_complete}
+         {meta_performer upload_debug_stats}
+         {set
+            [chosen_vignette]
+            {interstitial_mgr pick_interstitial_between_screens meta_loading_outro song_select_screen}}
+         #ifndef _SHIP
+         {if
+            {ui get_vignettes_showing}
+            {print
+               "Loading outro vignette: "
+               [chosen_vignette]
+               "\n"}
+            {[chosen_vignette]
+               load}}
+         #else
+         {[chosen_vignette]
+            load}
+         #endif})
+   (unload
+      {if
+         {!=
+            [chosen_vignette]
+            ''}
+         {[chosen_vignette]
+            unload}})}
 #define GAME_SCREEN_PANELS
 (game world_panel coop_track_panel sync_audio_net_panel)
-#endif
 ; I hate wii
 #ifdef HX_WII
 #define GAME_SCREEN_PANELS_NO_TRACK
@@ -353,7 +382,7 @@
 {new
    BandScreen
    restart_game_screen
-   (panels GAME_SCREEN_PANELS_NO_TRACK sync_audio_net_screen_panel)
+   (panels GAME_SCREEN_PANELS sync_audio_net_screen_panel)
    (load_panels
       {overshell set_active_status kOvershellInactive}
       {$this set_showing FALSE})
diff --git a/_ark/ui/meta_loading.dta b/_ark/ui/meta_loading.dta
index 89236441dc..50fd487aff 100644
--- a/_ark/ui/meta_loading.dta
+++ b/_ark/ui/meta_loading.dta
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@
                   {$vignette_panel set_showing TRUE}
                   {$this set_focus_panel $vignette_panel}}}}})
    (enter
-      {world_panel unload} ;HACK attempt to free memory by unloading the world panel
       #ifdef HX_WII
       {if
          {'||'
@@ -550,78 +549,6 @@
             TRUE)
          {[loaded_vignette]
             check_is_loaded}}))
-{new
-   UIPanel
-   outro_vignette_loader
-   (chosen_vignette '')
-   (enter
-      {set
-         [chosen_vignette]
-         ''}
-      {if {!= [chosen_vignette] ''} ;{!= $dx_forced_outro_vignette none} ;if we turned off song transitions, we cant run outro_vignette_loader or it will crash
-         {if
-            {meta_performer is_set_complete}
-            {meta_performer upload_debug_stats}
-            {set
-               [chosen_vignette]
-               {interstitial_mgr pick_interstitial_between_screens meta_loading_outro song_select_screen}}
-         #ifndef _SHIP
-         {if
-            {ui get_vignettes_showing}
-            {print
-               "Loading outro vignette: "
-               [chosen_vignette]
-               "\n"}
-            {if
-               {!=
-                  [chosen_vignette]
-                  ''}
-               {[chosen_vignette]
-                  load}}}
-         #else
-         {if
-            {!=
-               [chosen_vignette]
-               ''}
-            {[chosen_vignette]
-               load}}
-         #endif}})
-   (exit
-      {if
-         {!=
-            [chosen_vignette]
-            ''}
-         {[chosen_vignette]
-            unload}})}
-{new
-   BandScreen
-   maybe_outro_to_meta_loading_continue_screen
-   (enter {world_panel unload})
-   (TRANSITION_COMPLETE_MSG
-      {ui goto_screen outro_to_meta_loading_continue_screen}
-      ;{dx_play_cutscene
-      ;   {cond
-      ;      ({> {size $dx_forced_outro_vignette} 0} {random_elem $dx_forced_outro_vignette})
-      ;      ({== {meta_performer get_last_venue_class} video} {random_elem ("tv_fallback")})
-      ;      ({== {meta_performer get_last_venue_class} festival} {random_elem ("tv4_c")})
-      ;      ({campaign has_reached_campaign_level campaignlevel_jet} {random_elem ("tv4_d" "tv4_e")})
-      ;      ({campaign has_reached_campaign_level campaignlevel_bus} {random_elem ("tv4_c")})
-      ;      ({campaign has_reached_campaign_level campaignlevel_van} {random_elem ("tv4_b")})
-      ;      (TRUE {random_elem ("tv4_a")})
-      ;   }
-      ;meta_loading_continue_screen
-      ;}
-   )
-}
-{new
-   BandScreen
-   outro_to_meta_loading_continue_screen
-   (panels outro_vignette_loader transition_fallback_panel)
-   (enter
-      {transition_fallback_panel set_showing TRUE}
-      {transition_fallback_panel start_loading_anim})
-   (TRANSITION_COMPLETE_MSG
-      {ui goto_screen meta_loading_continue_screen})}
 {new
    BandScreen
    meta_loading_continue_screen
diff --git a/_ark/ui/overshell/slot_states.dta b/_ark/ui/overshell/slot_states.dta
index 9f88f4679d..87f16fae33 100644
--- a/_ark/ui/overshell/slot_states.dta
+++ b/_ark/ui/overshell/slot_states.dta
@@ -783,7 +783,6 @@
                {dx_midi_parser_var_reset}
                {dx_game_var_reset}
                {dx_active_player_var_reset}
-               {world_panel unload}
                {if_else {gamemode in_mode qp_coop}
                   {ui sync_screen meta_loading_continue_screen 0}
                   {ui_event_mgr trigger_event quit_early}
diff --git a/_ark/ui/tour/tour_challenge_results.dta b/_ark/ui/tour/tour_challenge_results.dta
index 18b57a5443..93c96a143b 100644
--- a/_ark/ui/tour/tour_challenge_results.dta
+++ b/_ark/ui/tour/tour_challenge_results.dta
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
                      {{tour progress}
                         are_all_tour_gigs_complete}
                      {ui goto_screen tour_finished_screen}
-                     {ui goto_screen maybe_outro_to_meta_loading_continue_screen}}
+                     {ui goto_screen meta_loading_continue_screen}}
                   kDataUnhandled}
                0})})}
 {new
@@ -246,11 +246,11 @@
 {new
    BandScreen
    tour_challenge_results_screen
-   (panels GAME_SCREEN_PANELS_NO_TRACK tour_results_map_panel tour_challenge_results_panel)
+   (panels GAME_SCREEN_PANELS tour_results_map_panel tour_challenge_results_panel outro_vignette_loader)
    (focus tour_challenge_results_panel)}
 {new
    BandScreen
    tour_challenge_results_reload_screen
-   (panels GAME_SCREEN_PANELS_NO_TRACK)
+   (panels GAME_SCREEN_PANELS)
    (enter
       {ui goto_screen tour_challenge_results_screen})}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_ark/ui/tour/tour_finished.dta b/_ark/ui/tour/tour_finished.dta
index 8440a6d291..d3827e9972 100644
--- a/_ark/ui/tour/tour_finished.dta
+++ b/_ark/ui/tour/tour_finished.dta
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
       {tour
          reset_tour_data
          {tour get_profile}}
-      {ui goto_screen maybe_outro_to_meta_loading_continue_screen})}
+      {ui goto_screen meta_loading_continue_screen})}
 {new
    BandScreen
    tour_finished_screen