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

[britain]

There aren’t really rivers underwater either.

 

[Bocabear]

There aren’t really rivers underwater either.

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I gotta say, in person the sheer scale of the showrooms is so overwhelming and Epic that no one even thinks about why they are floating on a river underwater....lol It is an amazing ride....beautifully done! FEA, well not so amazing, but it is cute and parts of it I think are quite good.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Sure, but in the movie the entire fjord freezes over from the strength of Elsa’s power. Maybe she’s more in control of it during the events of Frozen Ever After, but a water ride still seems slightly at odds with a story built around ice magic.

The fjord thaws at the end such that those who showed up on boat can sail away.

For all of Frozen 2, the fjord is water and becomes a plot point... again.

 

[Yellow Strap]

There aren’t really rivers underwater either.

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You don't have to always "go underwater" when you use this ride tech.

 

[MistaDee]

It's almost as if theme parks require one to suspend their disbelief....

Some people seem to have very rigid expectations of how ride systems and IP fit together. Encanto in the Animal Kingdom? Sure put one of their most popular movies in a land celebrating Latin America

Just because the movie isn't overtly about animals doesn't mean the ride can't be. If anything, Disney's own operations and supply chains as a multi-national corporation are far more contradictory to the "conservation" message that AK tries to tell than anything within Encanto.

 

[lazyboy97o]

It's almost as if theme parks require one to suspend their disbelief....

Suspension of disbelief is supposed to be a reaction, not an action. Expecting people to actively ignore something is poor design.

 

[denyuntilcaught]

Suspension of disbelief is supposed to be a reaction, not an action. Expecting people to actively ignore something is poor design.

I agree...to an extent. While I think, for example, Indiana Jones and ROTR achieve what you're saying to a great extent, Pirates, BTMR, Space, Matterhorn, Splash, and Mansion do not, even though my enjoyment of each are relatively the same.

 

[MistaDee]

Suspension of disbelief is supposed to be a reaction, not an action. Expecting people to actively ignore something is poor design.

Who decides the "supposed to" here? This is just your opinion. Just like we can ignore the bus bar or swinging doors in a fantasy land dark ride, it's part of the medium.

Whether or not it's done successfully is up to interpretation, just like any other form of media. I personally don't mind traveling through indoor scenes on a water ride bc I tend to view things more interpretatively, or like a "memory play" as was put nicely above.

Feel free to shake your fist at the sky though

 

[haveyoumetmark]

It's almost as if theme parks require one to suspend their disbelief....

Some people seem to have very rigid expectations of how ride systems and IP fit together. Encanto in the Animal Kingdom? Sure put one of their most popular movies in a land celebrating Latin America

Just because the movie isn't overtly about animals doesn't mean the ride can't be. If anything, Disney's own operations and supply chains as a multi-national corporation are far more contradictory to the "conservation" message that AK tries to tell than anything within Encanto.

Right, they bulldozed a natural environment to build Animal Kingdom. Encanto will fit just fine

 

[britain]

It's almost as if theme parks require one to suspend their disbelief....

Some people seem to have very rigid expectations of how ride systems and IP fit together. Encanto in the Animal Kingdom? Sure put one of their most popular movies in a land celebrating Latin America

Just because the movie isn't overtly about animals doesn't mean the ride can't be. If anything, Disney's own operations and supply chains as a multi-national corporation are far more contradictory to the "conservation" message that AK tries to tell than anything within Encanto.

(Psst… don’t tell anyone, but some of the rides at Tokyo Disneyland take place at sea, and some of the rides at Tokyo Disneysea take place on land!)

 

[Brer Panther]

I think in Tokyo's case their Frozen ride is almost more like a memory play, where the story is being retold as you float down the river and the events magically unfold all around you.

Tokyo's Frozen ride is open?

 

[PizzaPlanet]

I guess it’s safe to assume the Nemo theater will survive. Does anyone remember the backstory that ties it in with the Dino Institute?

 

[Earlie the Pearlie]

I guess it’s safe to assume the Nemo theater will survive. Does anyone remember the backstory that ties it in with the Dino Institute?

See, it used to be a big roadshow theater. Eventually, however, when they built the freeway it fell by the wayside. Luckily, a group of skilled marine biologist found tons of copies of the hit animated film Finding Nemo, which they then excavated. These biologists partnered with a group of neurosurgeons to build a university to teach both professions. The students were all theater kids so they decided to put on a musical celebration commemorating the movie that allowed them to be there in the first place. We see the tenth anniversary reunion special of this original college performance. This university has a football rivalry with the Dino Institute.
The clues are subtle, but if you look, you'll find them. Truly a marvel of Imagineering.

 

[James Alucobond]

See, it used to be a big roadshow theater. Eventually, however, when they built the freeway it fell by the wayside. Luckily, a group of skilled marine biologist found tons of copies of the hit animated film Finding Nemo, which they then excavated. These biologists partnered with a group of neurosurgeons to build a university to teach both professions. The students were all theater kids so they decided to put on a musical celebration commemorating the movie that allowed them to be there in the first place. We see the tenth anniversary reunion special of this original college performance. This university has a football rivalry with the Dino Institute.
The clues are subtle, but if you look, you'll find them. Truly a marvel of Imagineering.

 

[Brer Panther]

I mean, one could use characters from The Simpsons to teach parkgoers about animals. That doesn't mean The Simpsons belongs in Animal Kingdom.

 

[James Alucobond]

I mean, one could use characters from The Simpsons to teach parkgoers about animals. That doesn't mean The Simpsons belongs in Animal Kingdom.

The Simpsons also don't canonically have a room in their house containing a tropical rainforest pocket dimension filled with animals.

 

[Earlie the Pearlie]

The Simpsons also don't canonically have a room in their house containing a tropical rainforest pocket dimension filled with animals.

I mean, it could… the layout is very confusing. I think like 3 rooms have vanished from their house over the years.

 

[Coaster Lover]

I mean, it could… the layout is very confusing. I think like 3 rooms have vanished from their house over the years.

 

[MistaDee]

The Simpsons also don't canonically have a room in their house containing a tropical rainforest pocket dimension filled with animals.

The lands for AK are based on continents/biomes, Tropical Americas has diverse and interesting wildlife. I don't think creating a land based on Springfield, (Oregon?) would really fit the park.

Are people are being deliberately obtuse about this thematic issue?

 

[MisterPenguin]

Are people are being deliberately obtuse about this thematic issue?

For some, the obtuseness is inherently natural.