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

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MistaDee

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LSLS said:
We are getting an Encanto show, Encanto ride (and maybe miniland), meet and greet, and Encanto in a character meal so far, represented in 3 parks and a resort. Now, been a while since I've been down, but I believe Frozen has a meet and greet, a show, and a ride (I don't think a character meal?) in 2 parks. Moana has a walkthrough garden and maybe a meet and greet in 2 parks? My point is that I find it odd that Encanto seems to be getting more representation than the much larger films.
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Weird how many people seem to not recognize how popular Encanto is, or just have something against it.

Frozen is getting lands in Disneyland Paris, Hong Kong Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea in addition to the ride at Epcot. That seems like a lot of Frozen to me
 
DisneyDodo

DisneyDodo

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doctornick said:
I actually liked the idea of an Oceania land (and having Moana together with the Nemo show made sense in that regard) in DAK with some animals from Australia or the Pacific islands. I wouldn't object to adding that somewhere else in the park.
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If they wanted to build an Oceania land that incorporates Nemo, they still have some room to work with even without including Dinoland (depending on the feasibility of moving some backstage buildings).

They could build a new bridge between the expansion plot next to EE and the area behind Nemo.

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Mike S

Mike S

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Pankot Palace dining won’t happen. Too many people on twitter will complain about how culturally insensitive it is to depict foreign cultures eating such food.

And by “too many people on twitter,” I mean 2 people that Disney will treat like 2 Billion.
 
yensidtlaw1969

yensidtlaw1969

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Mike S said:
Pankot Palace dining won’t happen. Too many people on twitter will complain about how culturally insensitive it is to depict foreign cultures eating such food.

And by “too many people on twitter,” I mean 2 people that Disney will treat like 2 Billion.
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The fact of the matter is that Disney doesn't listen to anyone except themselves. For better or for worse.
 
Tha Realest

Tha Realest

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EPCOT-O.G. said:
As soon as Pooh hit public domain a cheesy slasher film dropped. Then, they made a quick sequel:
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Update: ANOTHER SEQUEL IS ON THE WAY

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A third instalment of the low-budget slasher in which a Pooh goes on a murderous rampage is now in development, alongside the crossover 'Poohniverse'
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Incomudro

Incomudro

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MistaDee said:
What about it did you find so unsavory?

It's by no means a favorite film but I thought it was significantly better than Frozen, Wish, Raya, Strange World - pretty much anything besides Moana in the last 15 years or so
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It just didn't work for me.
I had it on, and got perhaps half way through then I shut it off due to some things going on in the house - and I just didn't
have the desire to get back to it.
I did like Frozen (didn't love it) haven't seen Wish or Strange World.
I did watch Princess and the Frog due to the retheme of Splash, and really liked it.
Really enjoyed Moana as well.
 
MisterPenguin

MisterPenguin

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MistaDee said:
Not in this instance, we are referring to multiple sets of data Disney is using to compare movie performance. Thus data is plural

I'm really not usually a grammar Nazi I don't know what has come over me
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And what if I want to use 'data' as a collective noun, like "the team is here," or "mathematics is my favorite subject"?
 
C

celluloid

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Rosso11 said:
Yea I always find it funny when people think Walt wouldn’t be pushing as much IP into the parks as Iger is today if he was alive. Walt was the king of cross promoting his IP across film, TV, merchandise and parks. He pretty much invented it. I can’t imagine what he would have done if he had the amount of IP to play with that the company has now.
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That's how you know Disney as a company now is lacking. They are not doing as much as they should have.

Even with Walt having so many IPs in the parks represented, they were where they specifically fit far better than what is done now and more frequently.

Don't be so sure that it would be so much the same.

Treasure Island was one of Walt Disney Pictures biggest hits of the era, and we still had Pirates of the Caribbean with motifs of many classic pirate stories and lore. Not Treasure Island. Disneyland was the American Mythology and the lense through it.

20K came out in 1954.

Walt Disney still opened Submarine Voyage for Disneyland in 1959, not 20K, which would come much later in other parks.

Walt Disney opened Matterhorn. Not third man on the mountain: The ride.
 
seabreezept813

seabreezept813

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haveyoumetmark said:
I haven’t seen Wish yet, but I genuinely hate and dismiss all of the slander because it hasn’t been released to streaming yet. Yes, they waited too long and let the hype they built up die a bit, but it’ll pick back up. The best they can hope for is that one of the songs goes viral, but even if it doesn’t, Wish still isn’t as big of a flop as pessimists make it seem. Wish is about to become much more accessible to many, many more people, so it’s only up from here.

As for Encanto, I can’t help but think people on here just hate the IP because it’s not 30 years old like Lion King and it’s getting theme park budget. It is a new Disney franchise whether spoilsports approve or not. It not only helps to represent Latin Americans, but it also represents broad swaths of humanity with its ensemble cast. Mirabel saves the day despite her talents not being celebrated or recognized by her family AND she wears glasses. That’s a reductive example that doesn’t even begin to cover the way families relate to this film. It’s sweet and relatable and set to catchy music. And it has an Academy Award and some Grammys.

I also think it’s pretty evident that people resonate with this IP and it brings them joy. I remember reading a rumor about how many Isabela toys they produced but it turned out that Luisa was the most popular. A huge statement. A lot of people see themselves in these characters. Disney is addressing an operational need of the park by elevating one of its most recent successful and relatable stories. Nevermind that no Disney Animation music had charted this high in 30 years… Encanto spawned multiple Top 10s, including weeks at Number 1, surpassing Frozen and The Lion King, achieving more than 20 billion views on TikTok. That’s billion with a B.

Sorry for brain fart… what I mean to say is that Disney is so stupid!!! What are they doing! The 30 year old Lion King is much more current, popular, relatable and deserving of an entire land in Animal Kingdom! Refresh the random dinosaurs and invest in this dead-end carnival-themed section of the park!!!!!
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100% agree, Wish is about to get its second wind… When I first saw it I was meh about the music. Now having had it on in my house at least 20 times (I caved and got the dvd for DDs 5 and 2), I like the music much better. I think it will grow on people.
 

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