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

[EagleScout610]

D'Amaro smiles the same way I do when there's five minutes left in my day and I'm mentally counting the seconds to go home while using the last bit of force in me to make something that kind of looks friendly.

 

[Andrew C]

You Gotta look snazzy with your Better Zoogether embroidered polo..That'll get you the big points..

Can they really watch this and come out feeling good with the product? Like, really?

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

D'Amaro smiles the same way I do when there's five minutes left in my day and I'm mentally counting the seconds to go home while using the last bit of force in me to make something that kind of looks friendly.
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I see a smile and broken promises..

 

[MrPromey]

I don't really mind how long a ride is if I enjoy it sufficiently

Me neither. What I don't like is waiting over an hour for a ride that's less than five minutes long.

... or in the case of TRON, under a whole minute of actual ride time.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Me neither. What I don't like is waiting over an hour for a ride that's less than five minutes long.

... or in the case of TRON, under a whole minute of actual ride time.

This is why I will feel really disappointed when I even see Cosmic Rewind from a 45min ride to a 3 min coaster..

 

[HMF]

I have to say I knew this was going to be bad but I wasn't expecting it to be the most universally condemned attraction I have ever seen in the nearly 16 years I have been on this board. That is actually quite impressive.

 

[HMF]

It doesn't have to make real world sense at all times. I wouldn't have fallen in love with disney if I was unable to suspend belief ~ but it has to be somewhat coherent and able to be followed.

Or as Walt called it "The Plausible Impossible."

 

[HMF]

I blame Tom Fitzgerald for a lot of this crap… I hear a lot of people praise him and I have no idea why

In my time here I have mostly heard the opposite. He is famously obsessed with using video and projection technology in lieu of Audio Animatronics. Why he is now the only Imagineer his age who is still with the company is a mystery to me.

 

[HMF]

Gensler was the lead designer and architect for new Epcot.

I guess that explains it.

 

[mitchk]

In my time here I have mostly heard the opposite. He is famously obsessed with using video and projection technology in lieu of Audio Animatronics. Why he is now the only Imagineer his age who is still with the company is a mystery to me.

Exactly… I said that earlier… When I heard how excited he was about Toy story mania, and how he thought it was so mind blowing… I lost all respect for him… Old man never seen a PlayStation before ..I don’t know… Lol

 

[MrPromey]

Agreed, Hunchback was among the best live shows WDW produced. It’s unfortunate that its theater was eliminated as I’d prefer it over BatB, although neither should exist today if Disney actually cared about updating its shows.

It punched so far above it's weight. It was in a small outdoor theater and making creative use of traditional live theater techniques, was, in my opinion, far better than the movie it was based on.

Compared to the BATB show in it's giant space which feels like the hokey Disney on Ice version of the far superior movie... without the ice, of course.

If they'd put half as much creative effort into the BATB live show that they did Hunchback, I wouldn't be so disappointing that it's still around.

 

[HMF]

Exactly… I said that earlier… When I heard how excited he was about Toy story mania, and how he thought it was so mind blowing… I lost all respect for him… Old man never seen a PlayStation before ..I don’t know… Lol

He has done good work as a scriptwriter, SSE 86, Horizons (in which he also appeared) but his tenure as a creative Executive has been a bit questionable. It is very strange that he is the last second-gen Imagineer left standing in the company seeing as how Tony, Joe, Kevin, Kathy and virtually everyone else from that era are long gone.

 

[Figments Friend]

In my time here I have mostly heard the opposite. He is famously obsessed with using video and projection technology in lieu of Audio Animatronics. Why he is now the only Imagineer his age who is still with the company is a mystery to me.

Three words -
Inter Company Politics.

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[HMF]

Three words -
Inter Company Politics.

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That was my suspicion.

 

[MrPromey]

IP’s are great when they are a natural fit. But you wouldn’t plop dumbo in the middle of DAK and say it fits cause “it’s an animal”

You're right, I wouldn't but I'm pretty sure today's Disney would.

 

[Figments Friend]

That was my suspicion.

The fact that Tom is the mortal enemy of Disney Legend Tony Baxter, and has been for many years, speaks volumes.

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[HMF]

You're right, I wouldn't but I'm pretty sure today's Disney would.

It might even put you in contention to replace Iger.

 

[HMF]

The fact that Tom is the mortal enemy of Disney Legend Tony Baxter, and has been for many years, speaks volumes.

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Does anyone know exactly what Tom's role in the Imagination trainwreck was? I know he wasn't Show Producer but very little documentation of his involvement has come to light.

 

[Dunston]

It's tough to be a Bug wasn't the greatest show in the world either, and it was also weird that it was in the park's icon. Same is true for this show. Maybe one day something good will be down there.

 

[peter11435]

It's tough to be a Bug wasn't the greatest show in the world either, and it was also weird that it was in the park's icon. Same is true for this show. Maybe one day something good will be down there.

It’s tough to be a bug was a masterpiece compared to this

I don’t know why you think it was weird to be the parks icon.

The attraction is located inside and under a giant tree. Bugs are exactly what you’d expect to find living inside and under a giant tree. Bugs/insects make up the majority of the animal world and contain some of the most important species for global ecosystems. We can live without rhinoceros and elephants… we cant live without bugs/insects.