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

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Can you explain what is being depicted in this image?

It's not that far fetched to have a show themed to animals coexisting under a tree that shows animals coexisting. Because clearly, this tree doesn't belong in the park because it defies nature

They represent actual animals

Not animals dressed as humans with one liners

Fail

 

[HMF]

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

Unfortunately, That is no longer part of their job description.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Unfortunately, That is no longer part of their job description.

They’re low talent

 

[HMF]

I hate to point this out but parks like EPCOT (or at least how it used to be) and DAK are going to have some socio-political messaging in them. It is really baked into the parks themes. I really feel the fact that Disney has become so risk averse and constantly being afraid of offending people is why the parks are having their themes sucked out of them.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I hate to point this out but parks like EPCOT (or at least how it used to be) and DAK are going to have some socio-political messaging in them. It is really baked in to the parks themes. I really feel the fact that Disney has become so risk averse and constantly being afraid of offending people is why the parks are having their themes sucked out of them.

Discovery, culture and conservation

Those used to be fairly “non-political”
Concepts

 

[Architectural Guinea Pig]

They represent actual animals

Not animals dressed as humans with one liners

Fail

The animals in the film are actual animals

Literally just animals acting as humans with one liners replacing bugs acting as humans with one liners

Fail

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

The animals in the film are actual animals

Literally just animals acting as humans with one liners replacing bugs acting as humans with one liners

Fail

Do they talk about their importance in earth’s eco sphere?

And you brought up the carvings on the tree…

You’re not too good at this,
Friend

 

[peter11435]

The animals in the film are actual animals

Literally just animals acting as humans with one liners replacing bugs acting as humans with one liners

Fail

The bugs in the show weren’t acting as humans. Sure they talked, but they were otherwise depicting species appropriate behaviors. The same can not be said for the “animals” in Zootopia. The characters in Zootopia are animals in appearance only.

 

[HMF]

Discovery, culture and conservation

Those used to be fairly “non-political”
Concepts

I agree but unfortunately everything under the sun is considered "Political" now.

 

[monothingie]

Ignorant bigotry completely disconnected from how the process has ever actually worked.

Except it’s not. WDI has been gutted. Most important engineering and design functions are subbed out. Remember Gensler? WDI is more construction management now than anything if it even does that in any fashion.

All that’s left is the public facing portion that needs to look appropriate.

All you have to do is look at their social media, you tell me what you see there.

 

[KDM31091]

The bugs in the show weren’t acting as humans. Sure they talked, but they were otherwise depicting species appropriate behaviors. The same can not be said for the “animals” in Zootopia. The characters in Zootopia are animals in appearance only.

Exactly which is why it doesn’t fit. It fits only on the most surface level. WDW used to be better than that. Now they don’t care.

As far as politics I’m already seeing debates on X about this being a woke show or something… honestly don’t think that’s the issue but I do kind of see why Disney makes everything so bland and boring now. They want to avoid any risk of even possibly offending anyone in any possible way. But this has failed because people will always complain no matter what they do. So better to just take risks and make interesting attractions rather than this slop.

 

[monothingie]

The animals in the film are actual animals

Literally just animals acting as humans with one liners replacing bugs acting as humans with one liners

Fail

Aren’t humans acting as animals acting as humans, Furries?

 

[monothingie]

Exactly which is why it doesn’t fit. It fits only on the most surface level. WDW used to be better than that. Now they don’t care.

As far as politics I’m already seeing debates on X about this being a woke show or something… honestly don’t think that’s the issue but I do kind of see why Disney makes everything so bland and boring now. They want to avoid any risk of even possibly offending anyone in any possible way. But this has failed because people will always complain no matter what they do. So better to just take risks and make interesting attractions rather than this slop.

I don’t see how the show is in any way woke or political. It’s just terrible.

It’s a bunch of marketing people that got together and made a 10 minute show that they thought would be appealing to tweens and forgot about everyone else, they did it for the same core demographic as the movie.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Ignorant bigotry completely disconnected from how the process has ever actually worked.

They’re terrible…I’ll rescind that comment when they start delivering high quality stateside consistently

It’s been a while

 

[FigmentsBrightIdeas]

Aren’t humans acting as animals acting as humans, Furries?

Unless they’ve got animal fur growing from their skin or are wearing fur skins or coats. Then they’d be considered furry. Otherwise they’re just skin and hair atop the head and well.. elsewhere. But acting like an animal doesn’t neccesarily make them “furry”, just means they’re acting or playing pretend lol

 

[monothingie]

Unless they’ve got animal fur growing from their skin or are wearing fur skins or coats. Then they’d be furry. Otherwise they’re just skin and hair atop the head and well.. elsewhere. lol

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

As far as politics I’m already seeing debates on X about this being a woke show or something… honestly don’t think that’s the issue but I do kind of see why Disney makes everything so bland and boring now. They want to avoid any risk of even possibly offending anyone in any possible way. But this has failed because people will always complain no matter what they do. So better to just take risks and make interesting attractions rather than this slop.

Disney has developed a “bad rep” on this kinda thing recently.

And I don’t really disagree with a lot of what they have tried…they have failed on it…which is on them…but I don’t blame the attempt

The problem is their direction doesn’t match the chaos outside their gates in the current climate

 

[FigmentsBrightIdeas]

Ohhh, mascot costume performers or cosplayers at a convention. Seems pretty average to me. A bit “geeky”, sure. But aren’t we all geeks for DisneyParks here in a lot of ways? Heck, I tend to see these kinds of characters meeting and greeting there quite often.

 

[monothingie]

Ohhh, mascot costume performers or cosplayers at a convention. Seems pretty average to me. A bit “geeky”, sure. But aren’t we all geeks for DisneyParks here in a lot of ways? Heck, I tend to see these kinds of characters meeting and greeting there quite often.

Every time I try to be authentic and dress like Donald, the police always show up for some strange reason.

 

[Tom Morrow]

Totally agree with this. However, I think you’d wanna add to that that It’s more than just talking about this stuff that we’d wanna see. It’s ‘exploring’ these real-world concepts, cultural activities, & environments. Truly experiencing & Interacting with them in ways that are engaging, showing the very best these experiences & concepts can offer, in a way only WDI could do. You can have some fun with it too, but again, it has to stay thematically consistent. Think how Cranium Command for instance portrayed/showcased controlling the brain & regulating yourself through a day. It needs to be done in a way that’ll stick with you as a great experience you’d want to repeat again & again.

Oh, yeah for sure. I should have worded it better. I want them to show us these things, not just talk about it!

Frozen Ever After could be a voyage through Norway with the Frozen characters.
The Seas with Nemo and Friends could be a field trip with Mr. Ray through coral reefs.
Ratatouille could have us frantically trailing behind Remy as he scurries through Paris.

etc etc.