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

[tanc]

Poor Bug’s Life dying for soulless slop. What lessons do the kids learn from this? Part of ITTBAB is about how important insects are for our eco systems and such. Yeah, some weird effects like the infamous sting but overall it sent an important message. Also an ant literally planted the seed for the tree of life.

So what, they’re rewriting the entire lore of the tree of life now? What is even going on lmao. If I wanted to watch Zootopia, I could just load up my Disney+ app and watch it. Disney simply amazes me, they make a phenomenal new country bear jamboree and Little Mermaid show but then completely decimate ITTBAB with an awfully lackluster replacement.

I really wonder if anyone in imagineering seriously sat down and thought “Wow, this is definitely better than the original”

 

[Andrew C]

Poor Bug’s Life dying for soulless slop. What lessons do the kids learn from this? Part of ITTBAB is about how important insects are for our eco systems and such. Yeah, some weird effects like the infamous sting but overall it sent an important message. Also an ant literally planted the seed for the tree of life.

So what, they’re rewriting the entire lore of the tree of life now? What is even going on lmao

Soulless slop. If someone told me this was AI slop, I wouldn’t call them a liar.

 

[Dranth]

This looks bad, makes little sense, and it seems like they didn’t even try to fit the theme of the park.

I’ll still give it a try in person but it is looking like a one and done.

 

[MisterPenguin]

1. Oh, no, I get that. I'm more asking what Carrot Vision is. Is any effort made to explain other than "it's this random thing Judy's family invented"?

2. Yes, I'm familiar with two-way feeds. This is not remotely close to how they work. They are looking at and speaking directly to him. There are no monitors in sight, and the filming is supposedly being done by drones (a conceit that seems to be quickly abandoned), which are not themselves shown to have monitors.

3. Again, why include her in this specific project if she doesn't sing? It's not like she's some compelling character. The song is her whole thing.

4. Eef.

We're on the brink of adventure, friend. Don't spoil it with too many questions.

 

[Disney Analyst]

We're on the brink of adventure, friend. Don't spoil it with too many questions.

Everything must make full real world sense at all time … except in most other attractions where we don’t care.

 

[flynnibus]

Everything must make full real world sense at all time … except in most other attractions where we don’t care.

Shouldn't dismiss CONFLICTS put in front of the guests... We don't care that we really don't have individual rockets on Space Mountain.. but if you put some American Indians in the sets.. we'd still wonder wth that was about and see it as a negative.

 

[KDM31091]

Poor Bug’s Life dying for soulless slop. What lessons do the kids learn from this? Part of ITTBAB is about how important insects are for our eco systems and such. Yeah, some weird effects like the infamous sting but overall it sent an important message. Also an ant literally planted the seed for the tree of life.

So what, they’re rewriting the entire lore of the tree of life now? What is even going on lmao. If I wanted to watch Zootopia, I could just load up my Disney+ app and watch it. Disney simply amazes me, they make a phenomenal new country bear jamboree and Little Mermaid show but then completely decimate ITTBAB with an awfully lackluster replacement.

I really wonder if anyone in imagineering seriously sat down and thought “Wow, this is definitely better than the original”

They just aren’t trying. There’s no depth of storytelling. No education. ITTBAB was a masterpiece compared with this and it’s not close.

 

[Disney Analyst]

Shouldn't dismiss CONFLICTS put in front of the guests... We don't care that we really don't have individual rockets on Space Mountain.. but if you put some American Indians in the sets.. we'd still wonder wth that was about and see it as a negative.

Right, but there’s nothing that egregious here. Frankly the issue is the story, and not honoring the thesis of the park. They could use the exact same concept, and if they had just honed in on the themes of Animal Kingdom, it would have worked.

I know many still wouldn’t want Zootopia at all, but it could have worked.

Now it’s just a cute, family friendly show, that’s out of place in DAK.

 

[FettFan]

They just aren’t trying. There’s no depth of storytelling. No education. ITTBAB was a masterpiece compared with this and it’s not close.

It’s just kinetic noise, like the characters shaking their keys in a baby’s face.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

This doesn't sit right with me. Animals DON'T coexist like in Zootopia. They are ruled by the forces of nature, which another poster states "we evolved beyond." This is an extremely problematic statement to make in a park dedicated to showcasing the forces of nature.

 

[Brer Panther]

What lessons do the kids learn from this?

To watch Zootopia on Disney Plus, of course!

 

[flynnibus]

Right, but there’s nothing that egregious here

No? The entire perspective and roll of the audience just flip flopping without reason..
The idea of multiple places to checkout.. yet people magically transport between these locations...
To a concluding scene that somehow goes from a stage to some trippy dream sequence of a stage show?

The entire thing can't seem to make up it's mind if you are supposed to be watching a movie, or be part of something.

Forget the 'doesn't belong in DAK' stuff.. if it's a good attraction people get over that. The problem is if you don't love zootopia before.. you're not really gonna make sense of this thing.

Attractions like Splash worked for people even if they didn't know the source content. This one desparately needs the audience to be bought into zootopia before you even start.. It's going to be it's downfall.

Start the betting pool on when Disney changes this show.. It's amazing to think weak efforts like Monsters Inc Laugh Floor were dramatically better than this.

 

[FettFan]

“Hey, we’ve got a spare kicking-leg mechanism we made for Mickeys Philharmagic in case Donald breaks. It’s just taking up space.”

 

[FigmentsBrightIdeas]

Much like Tiana’s Bayou Adventure though, I gotta say, atleast the audio-animatronic figures look great. The figure of Clawhauser looks & animates particularly nice. But again, he just should’ve been utilized much better than what we got, in an area & space that fit.

 

[DrStarlander]

It’s just kinetic noise, like the characters shaking their keys in a baby’s face.

I feel this way about most Marvel movies

 

[FigmentsBrightIdeas]

Btw, something I also found odd about this show was they use the same butt in a canon gag twice.

 

[Disney Analyst]

No? The entire perspective and roll of the audience just flip flopping without reason..
The idea of multiple places to checkout.. yet people magically transport between these locations...
To a concluding scene that somehow goes from a stage to some trippy dream sequence of a stage show?

The entire thing can't seem to make up it's mind if you are supposed to be watching a movie, or be part of something.

Forget the 'doesn't belong in DAK' stuff.. if it's a good attraction people get over that. The problem is if you don't love zootopia before.. you're not really gonna make sense of this thing.

Attractions like Splash worked for people even if they didn't know the source content. This one desparately needs the audience to be bought into zootopia before you even start.. It's going to be it's downfall.

Start the betting pool on when Disney changes this show.. It's amazing to think weak efforts like Monsters Inc Laugh Floor were dramatically better than this.

I think it did make up its mind, you just don’t like the conceit they chose.

For me the conceit can and does work, a simulcast event where you get to see various biomes makes some sense. But the story lacks what DAK requires.

If they had paired a simulcast live event, with a story fitting for DAK, I’d have little complaint with it. You can easily explain the effects in the theatre with Carrot Vision and the latest in drone technology.

Turn the space into a rabbits burrow theatre below the tree, tell a story about the environment, and how they are conserving, protecting, or nurturing something in each biome, perhaps using some new technology, then have the “villain” doing something to disrupt their presentations or make the tech fail.

My point (ignoring the armchair stuff) is that the conceit isn’t the issue (for me). It’s simply the story missed the point of the park.

 

[AidenRodriguez731]

Prioritizing activism over entertainment. Audiences and guests do not want to be lectured on sociopolitical issues and topics either directly or indirectly.

Also don't regurgitate the nonsense that all are welcome in a theme park that through obscene pricing automatically excludes a large portion of the general public based on them not being able to afford to get in.

"All [who can pay the price of admission] are welcome"

What a world we live in for all people being welcome to be a “controversial political take”.
Just depressing.

I won’t get into politics here though but oof. Animal Kingdom is inherently a sociopolitical park. That’s just how it was designed

 

[AidenRodriguez731]

I got it…

So I won’t see any lectures on nostalgia, branding, or how things are “better now than they used to be”?

Perfect

What?

 

[Tom Morrow]

With the approach they took with this show it would honestly fit better... slightly... at Epcot. It's very frustrating how often they use an IP and with some effort could still make it fit thematically, but of course instead you just get a rehash of what was in the films.

Frozen Ever After - use Frozen characters to talk about Nordic and Viking stuff? Nah, just recap the movie.
The Seas with Nemo - use Nemo characters to talk about the ocean and coral reefs? Nah, just recap the movie.
Cosmic Rewind - Put an emphasis on the big bang, energy sources, etc? Nah, just have a big bad guy do big bad guy stuff.
Ratatouille - have Remy take you on a daring tour through Paris and show you French cuisine? Nah, just have the bad guy chase you around.

This could have and should have talked about their different biomes or something. Instead the only, and literally only thing that ties it to DAK is the fact that they are animals.