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

[HauntedPirate]

I mean as much as Future World has changed in terms of ride lineup and the spine, I don't know that they've really removed the general feel that EPCOT has always carried with it as much as people like to make out that they have. It looks a little different, but it doesn't feel any different to me than it has my entire life, even if it's gone through a lot of shifting from how I knew it. It's different, but feels familiar at the same time. Walking through the entrance and headed for Spaceship Earth feels the same way it always has. Cutting around SSE to head to the Seas and the Land feels like it always has.

Epcot feels nothing like it did during its first 10-12 years of operation. But since you said it feels the same, then it must be true.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Antarctica might be a tough sell unless it's entirely indoors haha

I keep bringing it up to Josh at park heads meetings.

 

[HauntedPirate]

I keep bringing it up to Josh at park heads meetings.

I would have thought you’d have more pull, given your position within the Parks division. Maybe he’s afraid you’ll eat too much fish?

 

[MisterPenguin]

I would have thought you’d have more pull, given your position within the Parks division. Maybe he’s afraid you’ll eat too much fish?

I was only asking for what they spent on SWL, too!

 

[HauntedPirate]

I was only asking for what they spent on SWL, too!

Seems fair and reasonable to me. I don’t know why he would said “No” to that.

 

[SteveAZee]

I keep bringing it up to Josh at park heads meetings.

Mention "Starcruiser on Hoth" and see if anyone bites.

 

[Fox&Hound]

i really do hope we get another world region at some point. Antarctica might be a tough sell unless it's entirely indoors haha, but Australia seems like it'd be a great fit! (and we can finally get a Rescuers ride!)

And a Bluey show if they buy the rights!

 

[britain]

An Australia Bluey attraction belongs in World Showcase, not AK.

Have we learned nothing from Joe Rhode’s take on Zootopia?

 

[GoofGoof]

i really do hope we get another world region at some point. Antarctica might be a tough sell unless it's entirely indoors haha, but Australia seems like it'd be a great fit! (and we can finally get a Rescuers ride!)

Australia is much more likely, but AK is generally a really hot park, especially in the Summer months…..I‘d definitely go and hang in Antarctica to cool off. Hit the bar and do some ice block shots Build a giant glass dome over the land and pump up the AC. They could just borrow the penguins from Sea World but make an actual ride that isn’t the worst ride ever built. Huge win. 2nd ride could be an indoor simulator that takes you on a ride over the ice, throw in a Wampa from Star Wars to tie in an IP. They could sell or rent parkas instead of the rain ponchos . The possibilities are endless

*At this point you may be thinking this is a nonsense post…..but you know you want to hang at the ice bar too

 

[HauntedPirate]

And a Bluey show if they buy the rights!

They passed on licensing the merchandise and theme park rights in 2019. The price tag has likely only increased since then. What leads you to believe they can acquire them? And the owner of the property has said the franchise is not up for sale, either.

 

[DisneyHead123]

They passed on licensing the merchandise and theme park rights in 2019. The price tag has likely only increased since then. What leads you to believe they can acquire them? And the owner of the property has said the franchise is not up for sale, either.

My understanding - this could be incorrect, but my understanding - is that Bluey’s significance to Disney+ would be hard to overstate. It outshines every other show on D+ in terms of viewership, and it’s not even close. This is not a cute little cartoon that Disney will smile and shrug at if they don’t get the rights. This is literally helping to carry their entire streaming platform at the moment (also, while Bluey may not be for sale, they already have a much smaller, temporary, theme park experience, so presumably they lent the rights to whoever built that.)

 

[HauntedPirate]

This is not a cute little cartoon that Disney will smile and shrug at if they don’t get the rights.

That is basically what they are doing. Because if they could have acquired the rights sometime in the past 5 years, they would have.

 

[AidenRodriguez731]

i really do hope we get another world region at some point. Antarctica might be a tough sell unless it's entirely indoors haha, but Australia seems like it'd be a great fit! (and we can finally get a Rescuers ride!)

If I had to choose, I would choose a North America section of the park. You can defo tie in some IP, I would go with a Gravity Falls themed attraction to once again hit on the Fantasy Aspect of the park or technically it could go the Dinosaur way too... both appear in the show!

 

[Gusey]

Disney accidentally removed DinoRama from the WDW map early

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

Could they just keep this stuff as is? Looks pretty nice this way.

 

[SpectreJordan]

It wouldn't really be much worse though.

How much of Indy is really in the rides in California or Japan?

Most of the music, story and visuals were created specifically for the ride. It uses the name on the marquee, the theme music at times and has some AAs that don't look like the actor that plays Indy.

If those things were altered, would it make a big difference to the actual experience?

The music is actually all from the films. They just rearranged them to fit the ride.

 

[Marc Davis Fan]

Disney accidentally removed DinoRama from the WDW map early
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This is already an improvement.

 

[Gusey]

Apart from the shop and Dino Jubilee, from January, it'll be the opening day lineup of Dinoland USA.

 

[Jayspency]

Disney accidentally removed DinoRama from the WDW map early
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Weirdly looks better?

 

[Nickm2022]

Weirdly looks better?

I was thinking the exact same thing lol