Where should Zootopia Land go?

In what park would a Zootpoia Land go (and post why in the comments)?

  • AK

    Votes: 64 66.0%
  • MK

    Votes: 4 4.1%
  • HS

    Votes: 27 27.8%
  • EPCOT

    Votes: 2 2.1%

  • Total voters
    97

LuvtheGoof

Grill Master
Premium Member
I am excited to check out Pandora, but I wonder if the Avatar franchise falls flat over the years and Pandora eventually becomes dated, if they would ever re-purpose the area for another theme like the old Beastly Kingdom idea or anything like that. The visuals are still very impressive and I suppose a lot of it could be re-themed.

That being said, I guess we should let it open officially before we close it down :)
You, like many here, are associating the movies with the land. STOP. One has nothing to do with the other. The land and attractions stand on their own. I mean, if what you say is right, we wouldn't even have half the attractions at WDW at all.
 

JiminyandTink

Well-Known Member
You, like many here, are associating the movies with the land. STOP. One has nothing to do with the other. The land and attractions stand on their own. I mean, if what you say is right, we wouldn't even have half the attractions at WDW at all.

I understand what you're saying for sure, but in fact the land is most definitely associated with the movie franchise. Just like while Star Wars Land will be completely separate from any of those movies, it is certainly associated with that franchise. If the remaining movies were to be complete flops, it does become a bit of embarrassment in my opinion, especially if Universal keeps making smart moves with their IP deals. As far as the rest of the WDW attractions, we are talking about an entire land being devoted to an IP, and I would argue that none of the other themed lands have gone stale, that being said we don't have a lot of experience with entire lands being devoted to an IP over a long period of time to draw comparison from. But I think that all of the current lands have actually stood the test of time quite well.
 

LuvtheGoof

Grill Master
Premium Member
I understand what you're saying for sure, but in fact the land is most definitely associated with the movie franchise.
No, it's not. It's associated with the PLANET, not the movie. I do not understand why y'all don't get that. If they never release another movie, it won't matter one bit. I mean, they never released a second movie for Song of the South, yet Splash Mountain is one of the most visited attractions anywhere.
 

JiminyandTink

Well-Known Member
No, it's not. It's associated with the PLANET, not the movie. I do not understand why y'all don't get that. If they never release another movie, it won't matter one bit. I mean, they never released a second movie for Song of the South, yet Splash Mountain is one of the most visited attractions anywhere.

I really do understand what you are saying... but yes, it's the planet in the movie (as opposed to Saturn's moon Pandora which exists in reality). And again Splash Mountain is a ride and not an entire land devoted to an IP, and Frontierland as a whole has stood the test of time greatly, as have the characters from Song of the South (not the movie for obvious reasons) and hopefully Pandora will stand the test of time as well.
 

LuvtheGoof

Grill Master
Premium Member
I really do understand what you are saying... but yes, it's the planet in the movie (as opposed to Saturn's moon Pandora which exists in reality). And again Splash Mountain is a ride and not an entire land devoted to an IP, and Frontierland as a whole has stood the test of time greatly, as have the characters from Song of the South (not the movie for obvious reasons) and hopefully Pandora will stand the test of time as well.
You're still getting hung up on the "IP" thing. The land is based on a planet, and the flora/fauna/creatures that live on it. Nothing more than that.

If the movie Avatar had never been released, we would be saying that this is one of the most amazing lands that Disney has ever done, and no one would ever be talking about it flopping. And we shouldn't be, as it simply is never going to "flop".
 

JiminyandTink

Well-Known Member
You're still getting hung up on the "IP" thing. The land is based on a planet, and the flora/fauna/creatures that live on it. Nothing more than that.

If the movie Avatar had never been released, we would be saying that this is one of the most amazing lands that Disney has ever done, and no one would ever be talking about it flopping. And we shouldn't be, as it simply is never going to "flop".


The "IP thing" is actually a very important discussion as it has the potential to slowly erode what we know of WDW.

And my original point was that I do think that what they have done with the flora/fauna is strong enough without the link to Avatar and if they would ever remove that link if necessary in the distant future without starting from scratch. That being said I hope it is hugely successful.
 

JiminyandTink

Well-Known Member
Not sure what you mean by "erode what we know of WDW". What erosion are you talking about?

By that I mean making everything in WDW IP related and changing what we know of WDW (ex. making all of EPCOT themed to things like Guardians of the Galaxy as opposed to attractions like Horizons).
 

LuvtheGoof

Grill Master
Premium Member
By that I mean making everything in WDW IP related and changing what we know of WDW (ex. making all of EPCOT themed to things like Guardians of the Galaxy as opposed to attractions like Horizons).
While I don't think "everything" will be changing over to IP based attractions, I have no issue with using IP to tell the correct story for that area. I know some tremble with rage at the thought of it, but me personally, as long as it's done right, I have no problems with it. Now, if it is done wrong, or doesn't fit at all, then I will be one of the first to call it out. If the GotG comes to EPCOT, but still includes edutainment appropriate for that area, then I don't see the big deal. If it's just to throw it there, with no purpose, then I do have a problem with it. To date, no one, not even Martin, has talked about the actual GotG attraction that might take over Ellen. We have no idea if it will fit, but people are up in arms over something that may be just fine for that area. For me, I have patience, and will wait and see what they do - and then tear it apart if done badly.
 

JiminyandTink

Well-Known Member
Yes, agreed GotG is not confirmed, it was just an example to clarify what you were asking about what I mean.

Let me say that I completely respect your opinion. But to me personally, even if done right, I do not want everything in WDW to be IP based (now, I'm certainly not saying nothing, or even much), but I do worry about it's impact on WDW. Just my opinion.
 

LuvtheGoof

Grill Master
Premium Member
Yes, agreed GotG is not confirmed, it was just an example to clarify what you were asking about what I mean.

Let me say that I completely respect your opinion. But to me personally, even if done right, I do not want everything in WDW to be IP based (now, I'm certainly not saying nothing, or even much), but I do worry about it's impact on WDW. Just my opinion.
Oh, I completely agree that it should never be everything. I'm just saying I'm OK with some of it, if done correctly.
 

Otterhead

Well-Known Member
By that I mean making everything in WDW IP related and changing what we know of WDW
I'm getting increasingly tired of the whole "IP is baaaad" argument.
Virtually everything in WDW is, in some way, IP based. Either IP created for the parks, IP from movies, or IP from properties they've brought into the parks. Even old Epcot was arguably IP-based, given that every single pavilion was sponsored and went out of its way to talk about its corporate sponsor through existing properties or ideas.
The Disney parks have always been all about 'synergy' -- taking a popular film, story, or character and bringing it to life so that kids and adults can experience it in 'real life'. That's "IP". If you don't like that sort of thing, maybe WDW isn't the place for you.
 

LuvtheGoof

Grill Master
Premium Member
I'm getting increasingly tired of the whole "IP is baaaad" argument.
Virtually everything in WDW is, in some way, IP based. Either IP created for the parks, IP from movies, or IP from properties they've brought into the parks. Even old Epcot was arguably IP-based, given that every single pavilion was sponsored and went out of its way to talk about its corporate sponsor through existing properties or ideas.
The Disney parks have always been all about 'synergy' -- taking a popular film, story, or character and bringing it to life so that kids and adults can experience it in 'real life'. That's "IP". If you don't like that sort of thing, maybe WDW isn't the place for you.
^^^^ This!
 

JiminyandTink

Well-Known Member
I'm getting increasingly tired of the whole "IP is baaaad" argument.
Virtually everything in WDW is, in some way, IP based. Either IP created for the parks, IP from movies, or IP from properties they've brought into the parks. Even old Epcot was arguably IP-based, given that every single pavilion was sponsored and went out of its way to talk about its corporate sponsor through existing properties or ideas.
The Disney parks have always been all about 'synergy' -- taking a popular film, story, or character and bringing it to life so that kids and adults can experience it in 'real life'. That's "IP". If you don't like that sort of thing, maybe WDW isn't the place for you.

Absolutely, at the end of the day everything they created is their IP (ex. Haunted, Mansion, Pirates, SSE, etc) I just meant movie/TV IP's being turned into attractions/lands, I thought about clarifying that earlier, probably should have. I love the IP's they've created in the parks and just don't want to see that go away for 100% the other direction for only movie/TV related IPs (like SGE replacing AE type of thing everywhere). I think that the IPs created in the parks are some of the strongest they have.

I actually don't understand the whole snippy "maybe WDW isn't the place for you", I honestly just thought this was a friendly discussion I was having with another WDW fan on a general discussion board. But if you're wound this tight, maybe you need a trip to WDW asap.
 

DryerLintFan

Premium Member
Zootopia had/has extremely limited licensed products. My daughter is two and loves the movie, but aside from three plushies and a figure play set, there's nothing really for her to have that connects to that movie. When you look at a movie like Frozen or Moana where the characters are featured on toothbrushes, and diapers, and bubble bath, and bathing suits, and night gowns, and costumes, and bike helmets, and shoes, etc. and *they* don't have their own lands.... there's no way Disney is going to create a land for a movie they don't even bother marketing with goods.

That said, I vote AK
 

Otterhead

Well-Known Member
I actually don't understand the whole snippy "maybe WDW isn't the place for you", I honestly just thought this was a friendly discussion I was having with another WDW fan on a general discussion board. But if you're wound this tight, maybe you need a trip to WDW asap.
It's quite simple, really. Virtually every discussion of any new development at WDW on these boards inevitably digresses into people complaining that there's "too much IP" and that WDW is "eroding" because they keep developing their movies and characters into attractions.
Given that the entire park is, and has always been, based largely on attractions based on movies and characters, I think that if you feel that WDW is eroding because of that practice, it may not be the place for you.
But hey, nice insult stuck in there! Yes, I'm wound soooo tight. *cough*
 

JiminyandTink

Well-Known Member
It's quite simple, really. Virtually every discussion of any new development at WDW on these boards inevitably digresses into people complaining that there's "too much IP" and that WDW is "eroding" because they keep developing their movies and characters into attractions.
Given that the entire park is, and has always been, based largely on attractions based on movies and characters, I think that if you feel that WDW is eroding because of that practice, it may not be the place for you.
But hey, nice insult stuck in there! Yes, I'm wound soooo tight. *cough*

If virtually every discussion goes that way, I think that just means that a lot of people have the same opinion as I do.
 

Otterhead

Well-Known Member
If virtually every discussion goes that way, I think that just means that a lot of people have the same opinion as I do.
And I disagree with all of them as well.

I appreciate when the Imagineers are 'set free' to explore something truly unique -- I mean, take something like Expedition Everest; that's truly imaginative and wasn't based on an Everest/Yeti movie, and I appreciate that. But I also think that Disney films are a fantastic source of ideas for the parks, as they have been since WDW opened. I'd love to see Zootopia brought to life somehow, and given its popularity, I bet a lot of others would, too... though given the fact that they don't even want to sell t-shirts for it, I doubt a new land is on the way anytime soon.
 

JiminyandTink

Well-Known Member
And I disagree with all of them as well.

I appreciate when the Imagineers are 'set free' to explore something truly unique -- I mean, take something like Expedition Everest; that's truly imaginative and wasn't based on an Everest/Yeti movie, and I appreciate that. But I also think that Disney films are a fantastic source of ideas for the parks, as they have been since WDW opened. I'd love to see Zootopia brought to life somehow, and given its popularity, I bet a lot of others would, too... though given the fact that they don't even want to sell t-shirts for it, I doubt a new land is on the way anytime soon.

Of course, and that's completely fair to disagree and all still love WDW as a place for all of us.

And I agree completely with what you said here 100%. As I said earlier, I'm ok with much of the attractions being based on Disney films, just not every inch of it as they do such a tremendous job with original concepts that are fabulously immersive.
 
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