DAK 'Encanto' and 'Indiana Jones'-themed experiences at Animal Kingdom

[Bocabear]

They’ll use them to make fossil fuels for Test Track 3.0.

Actually they could move them over to the Speedway as set pieces to dramatically show younger guests where the fossil fuels to power this attraction came from...though I do think there has been a change in scientific opinion about that....lol

 

[ToTBellHop]

Actually they could move them over to the Speedway as set pieces to dramatically show younger guests where the fossil fuels to power this attraction came from...though I do think there has been a change in scientific opinion about that....lol

They really should take a couple for a Primeval World…but they won’t.

 

[James Alucobond]

Actually they could move them over to the Speedway as set pieces to dramatically show younger guests where the fossil fuels to power this attraction came from...though I do think there has been a change in scientific opinion about that....lol

I mean, that’s not where fossil fuels came from, but whatevs.

 

[Bocabear]

I mean, that’s not where fossil fuels came from, but whatevs.

like I said....the opinion that they were "dinosaur soup" is not accurate because of science and stuff....

 

[Brer Panther]

So I guess the plan is just to trash all of the animatronics from Dinosaur then?

Yep! Just like the ones from Universe of Energy. Huzzah.

 

[FigmentJedi]

They really should take a couple for a Primeval World…but they won’t.

Add a tunnel to Wildlife Express to give more of a reason for people to ride it.

 

[DreamfinderGuy]

They really should take a couple for a Primeval World…but they won’t.

Pretty funny to think this will be their second missed opportunity in the span of less than a decade to repurpose a bunch of dinosaur animatronics for a Primeval World.

 

[MistaDee]

They really should take a couple for a Primeval World…but they won’t.

If we just keep repeating this idea, can we speak it into existence??

 

[celluloid]

Pretty funny to think this will be their second missed opportunity in the span of less than a decade to repurpose a bunch of dinosaur animatronics for a Primeval World.

Even sadder is the fact that the train closed for years and nothing really guest facing positive happened to it at all.

 

[erasure fan1]

Even sadder is the fact that the train closed for years and nothing really guest facing positive happened to it at all.

Talk about ungrateful. They planted at least 4 new plants in-between fantasyland and Tomorrowland. That's worth at least a $3 increase in ticket price. Sheesh, you just can't please some people.

 

[celluloid]

Talk about ungrateful. They planted at least 4 new plants in-between fantasyland and Tomorrowland. That's worth at least a $3 increase in ticket price. Sheesh, you just can't please some people.

Oh you didn't hear? Those were since removed. They were ruining the sightline for guests of the next planned DVC booth.

 

[HuckleBerryFin]

Anyone else oddly surprised that they are not using the Conservation Station as a base of expansion?

Feel like they could use the train to its advantage of “Transporting you to a new world or land”

 

[PREMiERdrum]

Anyone else oddly surprised that they are not using the Conservation Station as a base of expansion?

Feel like they could use the train to its advantage of “Transporting you to a new world or land”

Not plausible unless also accessible on foot.

 

[KDM31091]

Even sadder is the fact that the train closed for years and nothing really guest facing positive happened to it at all.

It’s crazy that for all the years of closure nothing interesting was added. They had an opportunity and didn’t seem to care.

 

[KDM31091]

I know that at this point it’s not going to likely change, but it baffles me that Disney finds it more reasonable to demolish/ replace Dinoland instead of adding to a park with so few attractions as it is. There’s no reason we couldn’t have Tropical Americas as an addition, and they could also improve Dinoland.

I hope at the very least we are given ample warning with closures, as sometimes not much is given.

 

[celluloid]

I know that at this point it’s not going to likely change, but it baffles me that Disney finds it more reasonable to demolish/ replace Dinoland instead of adding to a park with so few attractions as it is. There’s no reason we couldn’t have Tropical Americas as an addition, and they could also improve Dinoland.

I hope at the very least we are given ample warning with closures, as sometimes not much is given.

In reality that is exactly what should have happened.

Not only is it cheaper to just replace something that is already a larger ticket attraction that we are seeing more frequently, staffing is going to continue to struggle.

So projections have staffing being an intense struggle before and of course while EPIC opens. By early 2025 you will see many things more desperate staffing mode. It is not just front of the line situation that the CP helps with. But big professional recruiting has gone on.

 

[UNCgolf]

Not plausible unless also accessible on foot.

It would require a massive expansion, since they'd have to develop the area between the existing park and Conservation Station too -- at least to the extent of having a walking path with bathrooms, snack stands, etc.

 

[PREMiERdrum]

It would require a massive expansion, since they'd have to develop the area between the existing park and Conservation Station too -- at least to the extent of having a walking path with bathrooms, snack stands, etc.

Given the way its squeezed between the safari and the trek - and with the high number of animal care facilities along Conservation Way - I'd be shocked to see them go this route. There are plenty of areas for expansion that wouldn't require this level of development or guest access risk.

 

[Advisable Joseph]

Given the way its squeezed between the safari and the trek - and with the high number of animal care facilities along Conservation Way - I'd be shocked to see them go this route. There are plenty of areas for expansion that wouldn't require this level of development or guest access risk.

There have been hints at this on the past, pre-pandemic:

An insider in the truest sense of the word once hinted the train could become part of a much bigger plan. Seems I remember it could be a resort or a new land. Certainly the train could create a much more immersive experience if they chose that option.

Also, @ToTBellHop has indicated there are plans to build north of Everest/Kali River IIRC.

 

[UNCgolf]

Given the way its squeezed between the safari and the trek - and with the high number of animal care facilities along Conservation Way - I'd be shocked to see them go this route. There are plenty of areas for expansion that wouldn't require this level of development or guest access risk.

Completely agree -- I've been shooting this idea down for a while here.

They might eventually expand all the way up to Conservation Station, but I think that's a very long way off. It's just not feasible without a tremendous amount of work.

There have been hints at this on the past, pre-pandemic:


Also, @ToTBellHop has indicated there are plans to build north of Everest/Kali River IIRC.

That wouldn't get to Conservation Station, though, unless they built an expansion that essentially doubled the size of the current park (excluding the Safari).