So, I've been thinking about this for awhile. What if you were to take Classic Disney animal rides and give them their due respect in the Animal Kingdom. And before you start think, "So what, you want to be another person to suggest adding new dark rides to the parks?" I'm not saying that at all. In fact, I'll only suggest a new dark ride once at the most. So yeah, not a lot of dark rides.
Lion King Elephant Graveyard Roller-coaster
Most people remember the first time they watched the scene in The Lion King where Simba and Nala are being chased by the hyenas and slide down a rib cage, over skulls and all over the elephant graveyard. And, hopefully, I am not the only person who thought, "Hey, that would be an awesome roller coaster!" My basic idea is the ride would start inside a dim building that looks similar to the edge of a grassland, with dead grass and a "dark sky" look. The queue would be like walking through the pride lands, and thecloser you get to the ride the more you get a feeling of leaving the pride lands and entering a sort of 'no-mans-land'. You get into a ride cart that is sleek and dark grey with black spots, similar to the pattern of the hyenas in the movie. There is a loud hyena laugh sound that signals the start of the ride. From there the ride starts by going forward along the 'edge of the pride lands' and then a small drop takes place and suddenly you are in the elephant graveyard facing a large elephant skull. In front of the skull are animatronic Bonzai, Shezi and Ed. The ride slows down to a stop in which the animatronic characters make some of the same jokes they did in the movie about wanting a cub sandwiche, etc. Suddenly the ride lurches forward Rockin' Roller coaster style and you hurtle straight towards the skull and the hyenas. At the last second the cart turns to the left and speeds past the hyenas. It gets dark and all you can see are flashing lights that resemble the shape of large bones and you hear the sound of scrambling foot steps, giving the illusion that the hyenas are chasing you. The ride goes through a series of twists and turns in which you are given the feel of being in an actual elephant graveyard. Suddenly the ride slows slightly and the cart climbs uphill. At the top of the hill you are outside and aware that you are truly up in the air. The ride then dips and you begin a down hill course through a long rib cage, much like in the movie. Still outside you continue the winding course. To the right at the bottom of the hill you see and animatronic hyena forcing an animatronic Zazu in the 'Birdy boiler'. The course winds some more before slowing down again and coming inside. To the right when you first come in you see a shadow of Mufasa fighting the hyenas and you hear roaring. You move forward a little further and on your left you see a life size animatronic Mufasa fighting the animatronic hyenas. Then the ride ends and you move back to the staging area.
So, what do you think so far? I will edit my idea as more comes.
Lion King Elephant Graveyard Roller-coaster
Most people remember the first time they watched the scene in The Lion King where Simba and Nala are being chased by the hyenas and slide down a rib cage, over skulls and all over the elephant graveyard. And, hopefully, I am not the only person who thought, "Hey, that would be an awesome roller coaster!" My basic idea is the ride would start inside a dim building that looks similar to the edge of a grassland, with dead grass and a "dark sky" look. The queue would be like walking through the pride lands, and thecloser you get to the ride the more you get a feeling of leaving the pride lands and entering a sort of 'no-mans-land'. You get into a ride cart that is sleek and dark grey with black spots, similar to the pattern of the hyenas in the movie. There is a loud hyena laugh sound that signals the start of the ride. From there the ride starts by going forward along the 'edge of the pride lands' and then a small drop takes place and suddenly you are in the elephant graveyard facing a large elephant skull. In front of the skull are animatronic Bonzai, Shezi and Ed. The ride slows down to a stop in which the animatronic characters make some of the same jokes they did in the movie about wanting a cub sandwiche, etc. Suddenly the ride lurches forward Rockin' Roller coaster style and you hurtle straight towards the skull and the hyenas. At the last second the cart turns to the left and speeds past the hyenas. It gets dark and all you can see are flashing lights that resemble the shape of large bones and you hear the sound of scrambling foot steps, giving the illusion that the hyenas are chasing you. The ride goes through a series of twists and turns in which you are given the feel of being in an actual elephant graveyard. Suddenly the ride slows slightly and the cart climbs uphill. At the top of the hill you are outside and aware that you are truly up in the air. The ride then dips and you begin a down hill course through a long rib cage, much like in the movie. Still outside you continue the winding course. To the right at the bottom of the hill you see and animatronic hyena forcing an animatronic Zazu in the 'Birdy boiler'. The course winds some more before slowing down again and coming inside. To the right when you first come in you see a shadow of Mufasa fighting the hyenas and you hear roaring. You move forward a little further and on your left you see a life size animatronic Mufasa fighting the animatronic hyenas. Then the ride ends and you move back to the staging area.
So, what do you think so far? I will edit my idea as more comes.
