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

SamusAranX

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Guardians price was high, and I feel like they spent a lot on trying to make it feel like a pavilion instead of just another ride... That said, I think it is absolutely the best coaster experience at any of the Disney theme parks. Re-ridable, lots of fun... It is a winner... Perhaps it would have been a better fit in DHS...but it is a solid, excellent attraction
Love the ride and always smile after. I just wish they had put it elsewhere. Would have been an amazing fit at HS
 

Bocabear

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As it no longer feels like a Studios Park, I would be fine with the stunt show going away and something newer and better it's place...say, perhaps the entire Shanghai Pirates complex including the ride, with restaurant, a Pirates Village and the Pirates Stunt Show. It would fit in the space currently occupied by the Stunt Show and the Backlot Express...and is specifically matched to the film franchise....Then we could have two Pirates rides, but one specifically aimed at the films...and they could remove the Jack Sparrow bits from the original ride....
DHS Pirates.jpg
 

Streetway

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As it no longer feels like a Studios Park, I would be fine with the stunt show going away and something newer and better it's place...say, perhaps the entire Shanghai Pirates complex including the ride, with restaurant, a Pirates Village and the Pirates Stunt Show. It would fit in the space currently occupied by the Stunt Show and the Backlot Express...and is specifically matched to the film franchise....Then we could have two Pirates rides, but one specifically aimed at the films...and they could remove the Jack Sparrow bits from the original ride....View attachment 797968
As much as I’d like it, with the reported two new reboots coming, I don’t think they’d go all in on sparrow anymore
 

CAlexander

Active Member
As it no longer feels like a Studios Park, I would be fine with the stunt show going away and something newer and better it's place...say, perhaps the entire Shanghai Pirates complex including the ride, with restaurant, a Pirates Village and the Pirates Stunt Show. It would fit in the space currently occupied by the Stunt Show and the Backlot Express...and is specifically matched to the film franchise....Then we could have two Pirates rides, but one specifically aimed at the films...and they could remove the Jack Sparrow bits from the original ride....View attachment 797968

Why would we have 2 PotC boat rides in the same resort? Doesn't make much sense
 

doctornick

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Why would we have 2 PotC boat rides in the same resort? Doesn't make much sense

What is confusing? One is classic POTC not related to the movies (if they remove Jack elements as suggested). The other is based directly on the movies and is a different experience.

I have long supported this very idea and think it would be great. The two rides are quite distinct and would compliment each other as different experiences and would be fine in the same resort.
 

Streetway

Well-Known Member
What is confusing? One is classic POTC not related to the movies (if they remove Jack elements as suggested). The other is based directly on the movies and is a different experience.

I have long supported this very idea and think it would be great. The two rides are quite distinct and would compliment each other as different experiences and would be fine in the same resort.
Im not against that, I think the average guest might not. Heck, I’d like that, but I don’t think theyd do that wit them wanting to reboot the series.
 

Gusey

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What is confusing? One is classic POTC not related to the movies (if they remove Jack elements as suggested). The other is based directly on the movies and is a different experience.
Probably that they're both called Pirates of the Caribbean. Even when they had the Pirates exhibit at Hollywood Studios, it was called The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow

They can clone the technology, but they don't need to clone every international attraction for WDW
 

doctornick

Well-Known Member
Probably that they're both called Pirates of the Caribbean. Even when they had the Pirates exhibit at Hollywood Studios, it was called The Legend of Captain Jack Sparrow

They can clone the technology, but they don't need to clone every international attraction for WDW

Then just call the DHS ride "Jack Sparrow and the Battle for the Sunken Treasure"
 

CAlexander

Active Member
Why do we have 2 Toy Story interactive shooting dark rides in the same resort? Doesn’t make much sense.

I mean, one is character focused, and one is the entire movie focused. As Gusey mentioned, it's confusing if they're both called Pirates of the Caribbean. I'm not really sure it makes much sense to have 2 pirate themed areas at 2 different parks in the same resort - I don't think there's much demand for that
 

James Alucobond

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I mean, one is character focused, and one is the entire movie focused. As Gusey mentioned, it's confusing if they're both called Pirates of the Caribbean. I'm not really sure it makes much sense to have 2 pirate themed areas at 2 different parks in the same resort - I don't think there's much demand for that
The issue would be that they're two similar boat-based ride experiences. Yes, one would use substantially newer technology, but other instances of same-IP-in-same-resort are generally more distinct, like with the Moana water walkthrough and the rumored Moana flume, or the IJ stunt show and the IJ rover, or the Frozen sing-along and Frozen Ever After.
 

Purduevian

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I might be forgetting something...
IPMagic KingdomEPCOTDHSAK
Toy StoryBuzz lightyearToystory land
Little MermaidUndersea adventureLive action M&G, Voyage opening soon
FrozenStage Show appearanceFEA and M&GFor the first time in forever
BATBMiniland with Enchanted talesSingalongLive onstage
MoanaRumored Boat rideJourney of waterM&G
IndyStunt ShowRumored attraction
EncantoM&GStage showRumored attraction
CocoRumored attractionExhibitRumored attraction
AladdinMagic Carpets/M&GM&G of Jasmine (is this still going?)
Snow White7DM&G
AliceMad TeaM&G
PoohMany AdventuresM&G
NemoNemo and FriendsStage show
Star WarsNot different parks, but launch bay, ST, and SWGE all exist as separate areas
 

doctornick

Well-Known Member
The issue would be that they're two similar boat-based ride experiences. Yes, one would use substantially newer technology, but other instances of same-IP-in-same-resort are generally more distinct, like with the Moana water walkthrough and the rumored Moana flume, or the IJ stunt show and the IJ rover, or the Frozen sing-along and Frozen Ever After.

Sure, they are both boat rides, but that's largely where the similarities stop. I don't think they are particular comparable experiences even though they are based on the same IP. Shrunken Treasure is more movement/thrilling due to the nature of the ride tech and is largely screened based compared to the much more traditional slow moving AA/physical set based POTC. I would agree that they should have different names, but I don't see a problem with both experiences being at the same resort especially at different parks.

Though I would remove the Captain Jack elements at MK in order to further differentiate the rides.
 

Bocabear

Well-Known Member
Having ridden both, I would say the Shanghai ride is drastically different...in tone, experience, storytelling style... They feel like different animals... There is no happy drinking song, there is no town being overrun by antiques-selling pirates... They are different animals... and they could play like a part one and a part two as the Shanghai version lightly references the original, but then goes someplace else....
 

cjkeating

Well-Known Member
That's the thing. They should have never closed PW unless they were replacing it imminently.
Scrap metal prices were high during COVID and Disney was short on cash.
Except theh had to close ot for safety reasons, right? They couldn't get the parts to fix the attraction, so closed it officially during covid
I actually rode the same ride at a park in Kentucky last week... And as someone else said the ride manufacturer is still in business, they are still advertising the same model on their website.
 

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