News Coco Boat Ride Coming to Disney California Adventure

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dlr74 said:
A one-day-old infant is allowed to ride Pirates including both of its drops
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Whether allowed or not I think most parents with infants are skipping Pirates. I’ve seen a few brave parents with like 9 mos - 18 mos riding but I’d say the vast majority are skipping it until the little tyke can sit-up on their own, ie 2-4 yrs old. And I’d expect Coco to be no different if it has a drop.
 
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So I’m assuming there are no young kids in line for any of the Frozen Boat rides then right since they all have drops?
 
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BrianLo said:
It appeared in the Tokyo Adventureland Blue Sky artwork. Which means it’s at least now a thought circulating.

Though my first choice for Up historically was going to be a South America land in DAK (or now tropical Americas) and an Adventureland of some sort always made sense. Not Disneyland per se. Though Moana is pining in the Adventureland space.

Up, Inside out and for the love of god gimme Aladdin are things we still kind of lack on a worldwide stage. Wall E might be too fleeting (I love it) and Moana is a when, not if. Though mad props for TDS having basically an Aladdin land without my signature attraction. Someone give me my Aladdin attraction, I want it.
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I’ve been championing a suspended Aladdin ride at DCA forever and then it became Coco and now Up. Now that Coco is getting a ride, I think at this point that Up has a better shot at DCA. The company doesn’t seem to have any interest in giving us in anything Aladdin and now with the Abu Dhabi park I’ll imagine they ll have first dibs. Anyway, I will say if there was an ever an IP for a modern suspended ride it would be Up. Maybe some new tech that allowed for some gentle spinning or swaying of the ride vehicles.
 
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PiratesMansion said:
And gut one of the most charming areas of DCA and one of the few places you can get away from people within the park? Heck no.

Thankfully, that area might just stick around because I imagine hotel guests would rather look onto that than the back of a show building.
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Would be better to repurpose that space for a slow train ride, with intertwining around Grizzly Peak.
 
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mickEblu said:
So I’m assuming there are no young kids in line for any of the Frozen Boat rides then right since they all have drops?
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This is the most valid point here as WDI has built family boat rides themed to children's IPs *this decade* with both forward and backward drops.

I know they are sort of clones of the Maelstrom ride layout (for better or for worse), but there was clearly a decision to *not* remove the drops.
 
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dlr74 said:
This is the most valid point here as WDI has built family boat rides themed to children's IPs *this decade* with both forward and backward drops.

I know they are sort of clones of the Maelstrom ride layout (for better or for worse), but there was clearly a decision to *not* remove the drops.
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Can't speak for everyone, but I feel it's less about the drop, and more about how it is presented. As a kid I loved a thrill, but something like the Snake on Indy terrified me.

A drop in Coco, with vibrant sets, characters, and music surrounding you, is a very different vibe to Pirates, where the drop is in the dark, it feels foreboding, you have a skull chanting above you, etc.
 
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dlr74 said:
This is the most valid point here as WDI has built family boat rides themed to children's IPs *this decade* with both forward and backward drops.

I know they are sort of clones of the Maelstrom ride layout (for better or for worse), but there was clearly a decision to *not* remove the drops.
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Exactly. And sure maybe they didn't want to spend the money to retrack Maelstrom but if they had any real concern of alienating little kids on a Frozen ride the drops would have been cut from the clones.

I've suspected for a while now that many of the people at Disney that are making the decisions that they know what's best for kids don't actually have kids or much experience with kids. If you did you'd know that kids love the weird, mysterious, spooky etc. Yeah you have some that are scared but most are intrigued. Some go through phases. I’ve seen my son and one of nephews go from loving it at 3-4 years old and all of a sudden being scared of it at 5 or 6. One of my nephews who is only 6 and a Magic Key holder is already bored of POTC… and that’s with the drops. Including the “scary” elements goes a long way in creating a well balanced hit attraction that appeals to multiple generations and fans who wont grow out of your product. Im not just talking physical thrills either. I'm talking tone. Compare pretty much any of the FL dark rides to the newer fantasyland style rides. They're just missing that little touch of what makes the movies special and what makes them appeal to kids and adults alike.
 
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Speaking of Frozen, kind of wild that outside of Shanghai, DLR is the only resort that doesn’t have a Frozen attraction at one of its parks or in development… at least not that’s been announced.
 
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mickEblu said:
Exactly. And sure maybe they didn't want to spend the money to retrack Maelstrom but if they had any real concern of alienating little kids on a Frozen ride the drops would have been cut from the clones.

I've suspected for a while now that many of the people at Disney that are making the decisions that they know what's best for kids don't actually have kids or much experience with kids. If you did you'd know that kids love the weird, mysterious, spooky etc. Yeah you have some that are scared but most are intrigued. They might have some phases even where they're scared to go but including these elements goes a farther way in creating a well balanced hit attraction that appeals to multiple generations and fans who wont grow out of your product. Im not just talking physical thrills either. I'm talking tone. Compare pretty much any of the FL dark rides to the newer fantasyland style rides. They're just missing that little touch of what makes the movies special and what makes them appeal to kids and adults alike.
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I'm sure that many of them have kids. But kids today (and society in general) aren't the same as back when DL and FL were first created. For example I was a latchkey kid starting at a very young age (2nd or 3rd grade I think), and allowed to stay out until it was dark, but I know very few kids today that are especially not at that age. Blame helicopter parenting and coddling of kids, but many kids today aren't as brave as when we were kids.
 
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Disney Irish said:
I'm sure that many of them have kids. But kids today (and society in general) aren't the same as back when DL and FL were first created. For example I was a latchkey kid starting at a very young age (2nd or 3rd grade I think), and allowed to stay out until it was dark, but I know very few kids today that are especially not at that age. Blame helicopter parenting and coddling of kids, but many kids today aren't as brave as when we were kids.
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I see. So I guess over in Orlando there are no kids riding the Frozen ride?
 

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