DAK “Zootopia” is being created for the Tree of Life theater

[James Alucobond]

It's so schizophrenic that I'm actually not entirely sure how I feel about it? It looks like the 3D, effects, and animatronics might be stronger, but it also really relies on you already knowing the characters and their roles because it doesn't organically introduce anything. It also definitely doesn't thread the needle it needed to in order for it to feel like it kind of fit in this park specifically, but that's also why I'm incredibly thankful the whole affair is out of sight rather than taking over part of Dinoland.

 

[HMF]

These days? AE closed for similar reasons over 20 years ago.

People not reading clearly posted warnings and then complaining is a long standing tradition in US parks.

I honestly am unsure if companies expect people especially kids to be that dumb or are they legitimately that dumb. I can believe either one frankly especially in our current environment of "Objective Facts only exist if they are convenient" thinking.

 

[Agent H]

It also jumps all over the place. I guess it speaks to the trend of the current young generation not being able to focus for long because of TikTok and all that. Which has a lot of other implications outside of Disney, (I’m hearing the Gen Alpha is struggling in school in many ways) but this is an example of catering to it I guess.

Short attention spans are definitely a problem but we shouldn’t blame the kids who exhibit this behavior. We should blame the parents who let them watch whatever they want on their tablets whenever they want without even the tiniest bit of supervision. (To be clear I’m not saying you said this. I’m just trying to get this out there)

 

[HMF]

It’s fine. But it’s not amazing. Will it win over the new generation? Will they develop nostalgia and a lifelong love of Disney over things like this? I don’t know. It doesn’t feel very dissimilar to something they could watch on Disney+ or YouTube.

Disney is as of late operating mostly on nostalgia and relying on that, but that will go away as the other generations age and inevitably are gone someday. They are not trying as hard as they used to. No one looks at things like this and thinks wow. Amazing. Instant classic. Have to go now. And someday that will come back to bite them if they keep delivering one mediocre experience after another.

As I have learned recently Disney means more to you if you are over thirty than if you are under thirty and it's pretty obvious why.

 

[Comped]

Perhaps part of the problem are some of the younger imagineers too who may also live on social media. It’s sadly the world we live in today.

Some of them do have public (and anonymous) social media accounts, if the ones I know are exemplars... But they're (hopefully) not completely brain rotted.

 

[HMF]

The "Magic Kingdom"-ing has finally reach Animal Kingdom. Sigh

I called it, Didn't I?

 

[HMF]

The land would have been a disaster for Animal Kingdom as a park -- if they were going to build it, it would have needed to go into DHS.

If it had to go anywhere.

 

[HMF]

I bet anyone with ADHD will love it, but for anyone else, it's a visual nightmare.

I have ADHD. Having ADHD has nothing to do with being unable to perceive quality.

 

[HMF]

Perhaps part of the problem are some of the younger imagineers too who may also live on social media. It’s sadly the world we live in today.

Social media is simultaneously an escape from while being THE cause of the sad state of the world today

 

[KDM31091]

I called it, Didn't I?

The parks are all becoming interchangeable. Just hodgepodges of IP.

 

[HMF]

The parks are all becoming interchangeable. Just hodgepodges of IP.

Exactly!

 

[KDM31091]

Short attention spans are definitely a problem but we shouldn’t blame the kids who exhibit this behavior. We should blame the parents who let them watch whatever they want on their tablets whenever they want without even the tiniest bit of supervision. (To be clear I’m not saying you said this. I’m just trying to get this out there)

100%. Kids growing up on iPads is having real consequences IMO. And now companies are catering to it creating things like this attraction, where the story jumps all over the place and is as frantic as watching TikTok.

 

[HMF]

100%. Kids growing up on iPads is having real consequences IMO. And now companies are catering to it creating things like this attraction, where the story jumps all over the place and is as frantic as watching TikTok.

The frustrating thing is every generation seems to feel this way about the next at some point. I am not sure if it means things are objectively getting better or worse. It really comes down to what kids and people in general are exposed to.

 

[Agent H]

100%. Kids growing up on iPads is having real consequences IMO. And now companies are catering to it creating things like this attraction, where the story jumps all over the place and is as frantic as watching TikTok.

The worst example of this is the Minecraft movie. As for the show itself I haven’t watched the video. I’d rather experience it for the first time in person.

 

[EagleScout610]

Ultimate question - can "The sacred right .... to PAAAARTTYYYY!!!" dethrone "These cats can PLAAAAAYYYYY as the worst line read in a modern Disney attraction?

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Ultimate question - can "The sacred right .... to PAAAARTTYYYY!!!" dethrone "These cats can PLAAAAAYYYYY as the worst line read in a modern Disney attraction?

No, it's still this......

 

[raymusiccity]

The only thing that equals the 'over the top' content of this show, is the audience reaction to each corny scene. ......I'm also interested to see if that's the only animatronic featured during the entire show. (Is Flik still hiding up there?!)

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

The only thing that equals the 'over the top' content of this show, is the audience reaction to each corny scene.

I'm still confused if that is encouraging applause or just guest actual reaction to the show...

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

but that's also why I'm incredibly thankful the whole affair is out of sight rather than taking over part of Dinoland.

…luckily they’re doing a 30 year old ride clone based on a 45 year old movie franchise that Disney sunk like the titanic a couple of years ago instead

 

[MisterPenguin]

Fast, short cuts were the staple of MTV music videos from the 80s. You get longer single scenes on Tiktok than a music video (or an action movie fight sequence which intercuts stunt doubles every 2 seconds.)

Blame generation X.