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

[HauntedPirate]

You're all good!!!! Thank you so much for clearing that up for me haha!

I am sorry for calling you an insider! I do appreciate you and everything you have given to this community!!

You gotta understand my confusion when I read that, though, thinking to myself like "wait, am I confused and this is the wrong account that sometimes has little tidbits??" hahah

And I'm with you with the back and forth with Muppets and AC. I 100% believe it kept switching.

I recently went on Dinosaur and they had almost EVERYTHING working. It was so magical! I really hope you get at least one more ride with everything working!

Yeah, save that “insider” tag for the real insider - a bonafide Disney dooooood.

 

[RSoxNo1]

Okay, to anyone who'd know... Should I expect Dinosaur to be open by January 10th? I arrive in Orlando January 6th, so, just getting prepared.

Typically when they close things in January, they do it on the first Monday after the New Year. Not a guarantee, but I could absolutely see this closing right after the new year, especially if Better Zoogether opens in December.

 

[Giss Neric]

Do you think the ride system they'll use for the new Indiana Jones ride will be the same as the new Cars ride at MK?

 

[UNCgolf]

Do you think the ride system they'll use for the new Indiana Jones ride will be the same as the new Cars ride at MK?

The Indiana Jones ride is just a retheme of Dinosaur; it's using the existing Dinosaur ride system.

 

[Giss Neric]

The Indiana Jones ride is just a retheme of Dinosaur; it's using the existing Dinosaur ride system.

I would expect they would at least upgrade the ride system knowing how much downtime the Indy ride at Disneyland has on a regular basis. Indy for sure will have more complex show scenes than Dinosaur.

 

[Disney Analyst]

I would expect they would at least upgrade the ride system knowing how much downtime the Indy ride at Disneyland has on a regular basis. Indy for sure will have more complex show scenes than Dinosaur.

How much of the downtime at Disneyland is due to the ride system, and not other circumstances?

I can say on our trip last year, we never had an issue riding Indy.

 

[rle4lunch]

How much of the downtime at Disneyland is due to the ride system, and not other circumstances?

I can say on our trip last year, we never had an issue riding Indy.

You got very lucky with your visit. When we were living in San Diego, we'd visit every few months and the ride is regularly down at least once daily (for hours at a time). I'd say in the last 10 years of riding it, we've had it break while riding at least 3 times and were given complementary fast passes for a different ride at least 10 times for it.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I would expect they would at least upgrade the ride system knowing how much downtime the Indy ride at Disneyland has on a regular basis. Indy for sure will have more complex show scenes than Dinosaur.

The vehicles are on a track. They'll build the new 'story' around where those tracks go. They won't change the current placement of the tracks.

The movement of the vehicles then get programmed as to stop and go and sideways spine breakers.

 

[UNCgolf]

I would expect they would at least upgrade the ride system knowing how much downtime the Indy ride at Disneyland has on a regular basis. Indy for sure will have more complex show scenes than Dinosaur.

They may update some of the computer systems/controls, but they aren't going to replace the ride system with something else.

 

[Timothy_Q]

Also retheming Dinosaur to Indy doesn't mean the ride will suddenly get the same downtime DL Indy usually has

There's no correlation between the 2 things

 

[Disney Analyst]

You got very lucky with your visit. When we were living in San Diego, we'd visit every few months and the ride is regularly down at least once daily (for hours at a time). I'd say in the last 10 years of riding it, we've had it break while riding at least 3 times and were given complementary fast passes for a different ride at least 10 times for it.

I was mostly curious if anyone knows whether it's the ride system, or other errors causing downtime (i.e. peoples items falling onto track, etc.).

We may have had times where we had lightning lanes switched to Multiple Experience passes due to downtime, but I honestly didn't keep track well enough to remember which ride gave us that pass, how long it was down, etc.

All I know is ride downtime never impacted us in any real way. Apart from Rise going down a lot our first day.

 

[EagleScout610]

PHOTOS: New Tropical Americas Signage Makes Its Way to Disney's Animal Kingdom

NEW Tropical Americas signage has made its way to Disney's Animal Kingdom! Find out all the details and more here.

mickeyblog.com

 

[Timothy_Q]

Worth pointing out they removed the pink river in front of Casita in the concept art

 

[Gremlin Gus]

Worth pointing out they removed the pink river in front of Casita in the concept art

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They removed it when they showed off the concept art at last year's D23, and funnily enough, you can kind of see where the river used to be with the plants around the river still there in the concept art. Kind of sucks that they removed as it does look cool, but eh, I can live without it.

 

[James Alucobond]

They removed it a while ago when they released the new wave of art. The outlining bushes remaining in the art are fun to take note of, though.

Tropical Americas Pueblo Esperanza Concept Art

Tropical Americas Pueblo Esperanza Concept Art

www.wdwmagic.com

 

[JD80]

That carousel is going to look gorgeous at night (assuming the park is open past sunset).

 

[Bocabear]

They removed it when they showed off the concept art at last year's D23, and funnily enough, you can kind of see where the river used to be with the plants around the river still there in the concept art. Kind of sucks that they removed as it does look cool, but eh, I can live without it.

I guess they really needed another event lawn... sad to lose the possibility of more water features....

 

[TheMaxRebo]

That carousel is going to look gorgeous at night (assuming the park is open past sunset).

They certainly should keep the park open later once this land is open - especially if not adding animals no reason it can function later and then would have this and Pandora, Everest, etc that can stay open late. Add in a new night time show and should be great

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

I think we are all glossing over the fact that Disney has canonically and officially adknolweged that seeker knows he’s about to lose his job.

Originally, it broke free and went to the side of the river close to the institute to splash in the water as you saw him on the former Discovery River Tour..

Then some French people came and captured him and skinned him alive and was a part of the backlot tour at Disney Studios Paris..

 

[IMDREW]

i was pretty excited for that pink river, less shocking than toy story lands downgrade back when though