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

[EricsBiscuit]

FYI can confirm Encanto will be a dark ride experience.

DAK really needs a dark ride so that is good news!

 

[Rosso11]

But the interior of the attraction itself (after the queue) is going to pretty much be a clone of Disneyland, right? Which was honestly, when we rode it, pretty meh, with half the effects in the queue broken or roped-off for repairs, and special effects like fog turned off in the ride itself, which meant we basically drove through a big open warehouse in which we could see most of the track, and into most of the side "rooms," the second our vehicle entered. I'd heard so many great things about it, and it turned out to be a huge letdown. If WDW is building something similar, I have no confidence in their ability to keep it running smoothly for long.

Or am I barking up the wrong tree, and this is expected to be an original, bespoke Indy attraction? In which case, I retract my trepidation.

It’s going to be unique.

 

[James Alucobond]

Make it trixie and put in TSL

While they’re editing spinner placement, they should modify and move the magic carpet spinner into one of the new areas beyond Big Thunder.

 

[ToTBellHop]

DAK really needs a dark ride so that is good news!

I was worried it would get cut back to a walkthrough since they always cut back, but it looks like the ride made the cut! Now we wait to see what kind of scale and ride system they picked. They could go pretty big but will they want two E-tickets in the land or an E and a C/D with the A (carousel)?

 

[UNCgolf]

Oh that’s an easy change. And that land needs a fourth ride anyway.

It absolutely does, but I don't think there's actually room to put it anywhere.

It's such a poorly designed land.

 

[JustInTime]

More likely Coco confirmed with this, though I disagree it's better than Moana here (Zootopia yes).

Gotta admit, I never really associated Mexico with the Tropics, but I guess it does fall into the correct geography.

I’ve heard tale that the carousel is Coco themed.

 

[ToTBellHop]

It absolutely does, but I don't think there's actually room to put it anywhere.

It's such a poorly designed land.

It was built with a space for another flat ride that was cut. But access would be tricky, now.

 

[UNCgolf]

It was built with a space for another flat ride that was cut.

Where?

Not saying you're wrong -- I'm just curious where one would fit. I have trouble seeing anywhere one could go when looking at an aerial beyond just dropping it into the middle of the sole pathway, which doesn't seem realistic.

I think they could have put something in the Slinky footprint (and they should have) but that would be pretty tough to do now.

 

[SJN1279]

I like the fact that Disney is creating a land suitable for multiple IPs.

 

[MisterPenguin]

But the rumor is that Pandora might come to Disneyland Paris,

Buy two, get one free!

 

[MisterPenguin]

FYI can confirm Encanto will be a dark ride experience.

Do you consider a moving walkway a ride?

 

[MisterPenguin]

While they’re editing spinner placement, they should modify and move the magic carpet spinner into one of the new areas beyond Big Thunder.

Yeah, we all know that in modern Disney parks a land should only have 2 rides!!!!

 

[ToTBellHop]

Where?

Not saying you're wrong -- I'm just curious where one would fit. I have trouble seeing anywhere one could go when looking at an aerial beyond just dropping it into the middle of the sole pathway, which doesn't seem realistic.

I think they could have put something under the Slinky footprint (and they should have) but that would be pretty tough to do now.

They once aspired to put one within the SDD footprint that would interact with SDD. With the way the land is laid out now, I’m not sure it’s still feasible. Probably easier to toss something in Animation Courtyard, especially whenever Launch Bay goes.

 

[Surferboy567]

If animal kingdom is getting 3 new rides plus the potential for a Pandora expansion, man it’s going to be something special.

 

[jinx8402]

Walt Disney Imagineering has shared a new video of Imagineers traveling to the Yucatán Peninsula for inspiration for the Tropical Americas update coming to Disney's Animal Kingdom.

Ah, Joe Rohde really did do some working sessions with Imagineers and taught them what he knows!

 

[UNCgolf]

They once aspired to put one within the SDD footprint that would interact with SDD. With the way the land is laid out now, I’m not sure it’s still feasible. Probably easier to toss something in Animation Courtyard, especially whenever Launch Bay goes.

They definitely should have done that -- the SDD footprint is a really poor use of space for what it provides.

 

[Yellow Strap]

Do you consider a moving walkway a ride?

I heard it will at least be an Omnimover, not trackless.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I heard it will at least be an Omnimover, not trackless.

Let’s hope the quality is better than Mermaid.

 

[Yellow Strap]

How do you figure that? What does Indiana Jones have to do with animals, aside from his fear of snakes?

His connection would be via the culture and history of the region and preserving it. That is part of Joe Rohde's AK mission.
Thats why a ride about adventurers investigating the Yeti exists in Asia. It celebrates the mythology and culture of the region.

 

[Yellow Strap]

If animal kingdom is getting 3 new rides plus the potential for a Pandora expansion, man it’s going to be something special.

The Encanto Home, if it is an Omnimover, would be a bigger people eater than Primeval Whirl. So that helps.