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

[Agent H]

id rather they expand/redo KRR before adding a 3rd avatar ride. KRR is such a damn shame of a river rapids ride imo

Jungle book. That’s all I’m going to say.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

id rather they expand/redo KRR before adding a 3rd avatar ride. KRR is such a damn shame of a river rapids ride imo

I would love that - don't recall much chatter about that being something considered but would be cool if that was made a more complete ride

 

[doctornick]

Do we really need a third avatar attraction? Don’t get me wrong the existing attractions are really good but I don’t see the need for a third one.

We absolutely do. One reason is because that part of the park is fairly isolated and having only two attractions there generally leads to people automatically waiting for both because they've made the effort to go there and it is annoying to cycle back. And that is a big contributor to the long waits and subsequent disappointment for folks with NRJ.

NRJ needs to be the filler third attraction in Pandora, not a second one which needs to hold its weight.

Now I think a high quality walk through with AAs could potentially work as a third attraction in Pandora, especially as that would essentially be a walk on/anytime type experience. But the area would really benefit from another ride and the one going into DCA seems like it would be great to compliment DAK's offerings.

 

[doctornick]

The LK ride, a 3rd Avatar attraction PLUS a nighttime show would make AK pretty close to perfect IMHO

I'd love it, but probably hoping for too much. But the park needs at least one more ride (especially an indoor, less intense one that won't shut down due to weather) after what is already announced so I'M hoping DAK gets at least the TLK or Pandora ride at some point in the near future in addition to the return of a nighttime show.

 

[Agent H]

We absolutely do. One reason is because that part of the park is fairly isolated and having only two attractions there generally leads to people automatically waiting for both because they've made the effort to go there and it is annoying to cycle back. And that is a big contributor to the long waits and subsequent disappointment for folks with NRJ.

NRJ needs to be the filler third attraction in Pandora, not a second one which needs to hold its weight.

Now I think a high quality walk through with AAs could potentially work as a third attraction in Pandora, especially as that would essentially be a walk on/anytime type experience. But the area would really benefit from another ride and the one going into DCA seems like it would be great to compliment DAK's offerings.

I definitely don’t want them to clone the ride from California. If they use that ride system here they should use it for Moana.

 

[SplashJacket]

Really?

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I had a different question on a different survey, 1-5 scale, where 5 was “huge fan”, 1 was “not a fan at all”, and 2-4 were blank. And 5 is on the left, where your eyes are going to go first.

I don’t understand what your issue with this survey is. Left to right? If it was right to left you’d complain it’s the last thing they read so they’d click it first.

Secondly, as far as I’m aware, most applications of these surveys consider anything below “Excellent” to be a failure, so having 3 positive options isn’t 3 chances for these surveys to “succeed” it’s 2 options to miss the mark and 2 options to fail, and 1 option to pass.

Sending surveys that at least used to expire within 48 hours of your visit isn’t trying to elicit an emotional response?

You’d rather people answer surveys about super specific details (bathroom amenities, shows, lounges, etc.) after a couple months when they forgot it? Two months later you’re probably not going to remember a random soap smelled bad, but you’ll remember that you liked the food at a restaurant, but was it day 2 or 6? You don’t remember because it’s two months later.

Secondly, if you do multiple days at Magic, you want to be surveyed shortly after that specific visit, because a second visit might have a separate level of staffing, attendance, etc. or if they’re running a test, you might respond about one day when the survey is tied to another day.

Of course there’s limitations in surveying, but it’s naive to suggest your alternative captures (or is attempting to capture) the same thing.

Claiming Disney doesn’t word many of their survey questions to get a desired response is naive, at best.

The people creating surveys and people requesting surveys are two different groups. As I said before, there are biases that are inherently human and are hard to minimize, but there’s not a huge conspiracy about an exec wanting a survey to say one thing and then that survey gets created.

If a survey topic has an obvious answer, the surveyors bias is hard to minimize, so that obvious answer might lead to a skew in results from the provided options, but that’s human surveying limitations, not a grand conspiracy.

 

[DarkMetroid567]

Weren’t the relevant surveys here TP surveys, therefore not Disney? Idk if I’m misremembering

 

[RosR9]

I definitely don’t want them to clone the ride from California. If they use that ride system here they should use it for Moana.

Are we even still getting Moana?

 

[MisterPenguin]

Are we even still getting Moana?

Insiders have said it's on the table. But since it wasn't part of the D23 five-year plan announcement, don't expect it until the currently announced ones are done, I would guess.

 

[Agent H]

Are we even still getting Moana?

Did that rumor run dry? Last I heard it was still on the docket for future magic kingdom expansion.

 

[Jedi14]

Are we even still getting Moana?

Probably in the second half of the ten year plan.

 

[SamusAranX]

Meh, Dino never lived up to it's own expectation. A lesser experiential version of Alien Encounter where they rely on dark rooms with some flashing lights and sounds. With Indy there will actually be scenes to SEE inside of rolling around the corner into yet another pitch black room with nothing in it.

At least for the first six months anyway

 

[Nickm2022]

I feel (and this is just my theory, I have no proof) that a lot of the current five year plan is more solving issues while they prep big expansions that build out the parks (ie not in current park footprint). As besides villains it seems most of the projects are Disney replacing areas that are important but needed refreshed in Disneys eyes, I still think we will get moana and a lot more.

 

[Bocabear]

With the looming predicted recession, I am concerned they will tear out the ROA and then put everything on hold indefinitely....then add a modified-on-the-cheap meet and greet location and gift shop and that will be that.... for the rest of the decade....and we will have lost TSI, The Riverboat and the ROA for nothing...

 

[Gusey]

I feel (and this is just my theory, I have no proof) that a lot of the current five year plan is more solving issues while they prep big expansions that build out the parks (ie not in current park footprint). As besides villains it seems most of the projects are Disney replacing areas that are important but needed refreshed in Disneys eyes, I still think we will get moana and a lot more.

It's the Disney Adventure World model. That park's massive expansion plan was mainly replacing Backlot with Avengers Campus, renovating the aesthetics of the park, adding Frozen and Lion King and importantly adding the lake with several expansion plots so they're ready in the future. Similarly WDW is getting new attractions whilst updating current areas and giving access to more expansion plots. With Tropical Americas, it will effectively "fix" 1 of 2 Animal Kingdom's main problems: Dino-Rama not fitting with the rest of the park and closing too early. If we get a new nighttime show when TA opens, the next update to AK could be a more significant expansion

 

[James Alucobond]

With Tropical Americas, it will effectively "fix" 1 of 2 Animal Kingdom's main problems: Dino-Rama not fitting with the rest of the park and closing too early. If we get a new nighttime show when TA opens, the next update to AK could be a more significant expansion

I honestly do believe Animal Kingdom will have achieved near-maximization of all currently developed areas with this update, Rafiki’s excluded (though it would be difficult to ever do so given current accessibility). Everything afterward should logically be pure addition, so hopefully that’s actually the direction they take.

Meanwhile, Magic Kingdom has one area that could benefit from major redevelopment (Tomorrowland) and HS has two (Animation Courtyard and Echo Lake). Sadly, EPCOT remains the most disheveled despite the last investment cycle favoring it.

 

[Timothy_Q]

If the second 5 years of this investment plan is not focused on Tomorrowland, Animation Courtyard, LK/Pandora, and Figment/WOL, then they've made a big mistake

 

[Sorcerer Mickey]

With the looming predicted recession, I am concerned they will tear out the ROA and then put everything on hold indefinitely....then add a modified-on-the-cheap meet and greet location and gift shop and that will be that.... for the rest of the decade....and we will have lost TSI, The Riverboat and the ROA for nothing...

Me, a 20k Leagues Under the Sea fan: "first time?"

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ֊ᗩζᗩᗰ]

If the second 5 years of this investment plan is not focused on Tomorrowland, Animation Courtyard, LK/Pandora, and Figment/WOL, then they've made a big mistake

And in that order!

 

[Tha Realest]

If the second 5 years of this investment plan is not focused on Tomorrowland, Animation Courtyard, LK/Pandora, and Figment/WOL, then they've made a big mistake

Why fix those things, when there were perfectly well working areas to tinker with and replace?