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

[CJR]

A Reptile House, with a nice themed South American ruin-esque building would be a wonderful side attraction to the Indy retheme. HELL - make something in the queue!

Snakes don’t need big enclosures. Maybe they can put some in the IJA queue. And some tarantulas (but they’re elsewhere in the park)?

My concern with a queue display has more to do with meal time for the snakes and spiders (not to mention, my DW would leave the queue if she had to stare at a live spider while waiting; maybe that'll qualify for the DAS return to queue option). In a zoo-like reptile house, people can leave at will vs standing in line for a ride.

Maybe it's possible they can cover the displays when an animal is feeding or something. I'm not sure if that's something the currently do or not, right now it's probably easy to feed animals after hours with a 6pm closure.

 

[ToTBellHop]

My concern with a queue display has more to do with meal time for the snakes and spiders (not to mention, my DW would leave the queue if she had to stare at a live spider while waiting; maybe that'll qualify for the DAS return to queue option). In a zoo-like reptile house, people can leave at will vs standing in line for a ride.

Maybe it's possible they can cover the displays when an animal is feeding or something. I'm not sure if that's something the currently do or not, right now it's probably easy to feed animals after hours with a 6pm closure.

You’re probably correct about those challenges being an issue. It’s a pity the last CFO left. She would’ve looked out for the snakes’ and tarantulas’ waistlines. No one would be shocked at a snake eating a carrot or a tarantula snacking on lettuce.

 

[bpiper]

Hyenas were brought on for the nighttime safaris but I presume they were dropped off at the humane society when that ended, so if you have a schnauzer-Labrador retriever mix, you may, in fact, have a hyena.

I thought it was the African Painted Dogs that were added to support the nighttime safari?

 

[ToTBellHop]

I thought it was the African Painted Dogs that were added to support the nighttime safari?

Aren’t they currently out all day? I thought hyenas only plotted coups at night.

 

[DCLcruiser]

I doubt we will see live snakes. That seems too off putting for many.

 

[The Leader of the Club]

Here we go!

 

[thepotat5216]

Countdown to Extinction?

 

[Karakasa]

Oof, they're going to shut poor Dinosaur down quick huh?
Glad I went for my last ride recently, seems like they might just close it without fanfare. That'd be heartbreaking given the sendoffs both EEA and GMR got...

 

[eddie104]

Here we go!

I saw comment saying it’s been that way for a while now.

Does anybody who visited AK recently noticed any changes to this attraction?

 

[gerarar]

Here we go!

Not seeing much a difference. You could always see the green show building through the tree/shrubs if you look hard enough.

2022:

2023 (my picture):

2024 / Today (I presume):

 

[Karakasa]

I saw comment saying it’s been that way for a while now.

Does anybody who visited AK recently noticed any changes to this attraction?

On the outside, not really, I didn't pay close enough attention to see if the foliage was like that before.
Inside, all the animatronics are up and running, even if two are in a sorta B-mode. Definitely different compared to the stretch of several of them being dead-still. Maybe they had turned them off thinking they might just refurbish and the ones that were off needed servicing for long-term care, and now that it's being shuttered, they're just letting them run?

 

[RSoxNo1]

Capybaras and macaws wouldn't be a big ask. Monkeys, Tapirs and Jaguars as part of a new walking path would be ideal.

 

[PREMiERdrum]

Work is not set to start at Dinosaur soon.

Trailers, then the PW spot, then CTX. She'll get a proper sendoff, best I've heard.

 

[eddie104]

Work is not set to start at Dinosaur soon.

Trailers, then the PW spot, then CTX. She'll get a proper sendoff, best I've heard.

I know I’m always bothering you with questions but is Disney planning to expand Pandora with the new attraction that is slated for DL?

Just thinking that it would be cool if that land got more capacity and it would be another much needed addition to the park.

 

[PREMiERdrum]

I know I’m always bothering you with questions but is Disney planning to expand Pandora with the new attraction that is slated for DL?

Just thinking that it would be cool if that land got more capacity and it would be another much needed addition to the park.

I don't believe so at this time, but I guess that could depend on what they finalize and fund post-Tropical Americas.

I can't imagine getting TA plus Lion King and Pandora expansion at AK, plus 2 or 3 MK additions and 1 or 2 at DHS... at least not this cycle.

 

[ToTBellHop]

I don't believe so at this time, but I guess that could depend on what they finalize and fund post-Tropical Americas.

I can't imagine getting TA plus Lion King and Pandora expansion at AK, plus 2 or 3 MK additions and 1 or 2 at DHS... at least not this cycle.

Meanwhile, Epcot is apparently the perfect park!

 

[PREMiERdrum]

Meanwhile, Epcot is apparently the perfect park!

There's noise here and there about work on Imagination but I can corroborate absolutely none of it.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

She'll get a proper sendoff, best I've heard.

Would it by any chance involve its previous name being used in some capacity?

 

[C33Mom]

Work is not set to start at Dinosaur soon.

Trailers, then the PW spot, then CTX. She'll get a proper sendoff, best I've heard.

Do you think Dinosaur will make it until August? Would love to get to experience it one more time with my kids.

 

[The Leader of the Club]

Do you think Dinosaur will make it until August? Would love to get to experience it one more time with my kids.

I think we would have heard by now if it was going extinct before then