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

[lightningtap347]

15 minute wait? We should close it and replace it with Monster's Inc. as it's obviously underutilized.

 

[wdwmagic]

New Disney's Animal Kingdom Guide Map Features Zootopia: Better Zoogether! on the Cover​

New Disney's Animal Kingdom Guide Map Features Zootopia: Better Zoogether! on the Cover

New Disney's Animal Kingdom Guide Map Features Zootopia: Better Zoogether! on the Cover

www.wdwmagic.com

 

[Biff215]

Did Hopper have a B mode?

Lots of comments under videos claim he just didn't show up when they watched the show.

You’re correct, no “B” mode for Hopper. His spotlight would still be there just no animatronic and a voice coming from off screen. It actually worked pretty well even if it was the best part of the show.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Someone else claimed a Gazelle animatronic was originally supposed to drop down out of the ceiling at the end, Country Bears style. This wouldn’t have fixed the terrible story but would have helped the overall experience and provided a wow moment. The problem with having any character in theater is this whole “live stream” nonsense though.

It's even weirder that an animated character couldn't sing a song for
"Legal reasons" I guess Disney's character voices weren't allowed to make a substitute voice for her because of that..

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Your paycheck is on the line CM's...This is just bad..

 

[tanc]

You know, I've had time to think about this and the fact that Imagineering had to SHOEHORN this into the park says it all. Like rewriting the park's lore just to fit this IP? What were they thinking?

 

[DCBaker]

The Walt Disney Imagineering project team for Zootopia: Better Zoogether!:

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

You know, I've had time to think about this and the fact that Imagineering had to SHOEHORN this into the park says it all. Like rewriting the park's lore just to fit this IP? What were they thinking?

Not much apparently....

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

The Walt Disney Imagineering project team for Zootopia: Better Zoogether!:

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Boooooo...

 

[Haymarket]

So now at DAK it's just Tropical Americas left to complete.

If this is a hit, maybe they'll need to consider adding a Zootopia land just north of Kali.

 

[Basil of Baker Street]

The Walt Disney Imagineering project team for Zootopia: Better Zoogether!:

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Found the problem. The average age of this project looks to be less than 25.

 

[BrianLo]

I’m not sure how this directly relates to Iger or how him leaving would potentially change this for the better. The IP mandate is only a fractional part of the issue. His exit could signal the end of the IP fixation (though I very much doubt it), but it won’t magically unlock more impressive attractions or better storytelling capabilities within Imagineering.

I also somewhat doubt a project like this really goes that high in any meaningful way. Stopping and ending at pursue projects with synergy. The content execution rests on the laurels of the directive talent and writing behind the short itself.

By all accounts, I do very much believe this one sounds bad from what everyone is saying. Particularly the movie itself.

Nor does it really give much indication of their other near future projects, from different studios with different directorial efforts and different project teams. Monsters can of course still be even worse; but that’s hopefully unlikely if they don’t fall down a cloying “social media - the attraction” angle.

 

[DrStarlander]

Found the problem. The average age of this project looks to be less than 25.

That's a lot of people to not have a copy-editor on the team

 

[Ayla]

The Walt Disney Imagineering project team for Zootopia: Better Zoogether!:

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I now understand why it turned out as theme park slop.

 

[Ayla]

That's a lot of people to not have a copy-editor on the team
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Literally first thing I noticed. This was approved to post?

 

[WorldExplorer]

That's a lot of people to not have a copy-editor on the team
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He managed work at the managed facilities where they do field work, clearly.

 

[Basil of Baker Street]

Maybe his last name is Managed

 

[DrStarlander]

He managed work at the managed facilities where they do field work, clearly.

...someone else managed the unmanaged facility field work, which is a harder job because, you know, they don't like to be managed over at the unmanaged facility.

 

[jah4955]

The Walt Disney Imagineering project team for Zootopia: Better Zoogether!:

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and not a brown paper bag in sight

 

[jah4955]

if nothing else, this week the attraction opened a can of worms