DAK 'Encanto' and 'Indiana Jones'-themed experiences at Animal Kingdom

[AidenRodriguez731]

so an immersive experience with dinosaurs- and the best overall dinosaur animatronics, should still be on the table!

Well I mean its definitely on the table considering the sorry state of River Adventure, but it's not something Disney wants to do because the overall popularity of a non-IP dino ride vs the IP of all time dino ride would be very stark

 

[Touchdown]

Well I mean its definitely on the table considering the sorry state of River Adventure, but it's not something Disney wants to do because the overall popularity of a non-IP dino ride vs the IP of all time dino ride would be very stark

River Adventure is getting a Spider-man/Mummy major rehab project (not changing the story or the ride just massively upgrading the animatronics and effects to modern standards and get them working again) this year after the holidays. Come this time next year it will be at better then 1999 status.

 

[UNCgolf]

River Adventure is getting a Spider-man/Mummy major rehab project (not changing the story or the ride just massively upgrading the animatronics and effects to modern standards and get them working again) this year after the holidays. Come this time next year it will be at better then 1999 status.

That means it could go back to being the best ride at Universal! (other than maybe Ministry/Monsters, which I have not been on).

 

[EricsBiscuit]

Are we expecting the IJ ride to have real pyro?

 

[Gremlin Gus]

 

[osian]

Looks like they've fixed a few more of the lights (the first scene was nearly pitch black for weeks) and the first Carno looks to be moving incredibly.

I'm here at the moment and the chase sequence is working. I have actually never seen it in operation.

 

[mattpeto]

Opening in 2027 huh?

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

Opening in 2027 huh?

"We better move it!"

 

[mattpeto]

"We better move it!"

I do think they will hit that target but it feels like's slow moving.

 

[Bocabear]

So, one year to construct everything for this land? All that rockwork and scenic work, new buildings etc....seems pretty unlikely that could all happen in a year unless they reduce the scale...It took them over a year to complete the frozen margarita stand out in front of the Mexico Pavilion...

 

[Purduevian]

So, one year to construct everything for this land? All that rockwork and scenic work, new buildings etc....seems pretty unlikely that could all happen in a year unless they reduce the scale...It tiik them over a year to complete the frozen margarita stand out in front of the Mexico Pavilion...

the end of 2027 is still 25 months away

 

[jah4955]

So, one year to construct everything for this land? All that rockwork and scenic work, new buildings etc....seems pretty unlikely that could all happen in a year unless they reduce the scale...It tiik them over a year to complete the frozen margarita stand out in front of the Mexico Pavilion...

and Disneyland built in one year...actual construction of Magic Kingdom 18 months...sigh

 

[Timothy_Q]

I do think they will hit that target but it feels like's slow moving.

In a few months when steel goes up all the comments will be "wow construction is really picking up speed!"

 

[Icarus846]

the end of 2027 is still 25 months away

It’s taken 11 months to get to this point. And they still have a bunch of foundation work ahead it appears.

 

[lazyboy97o]

It’s taken 11 months to get to this point. And they still have a bunch of foundation work ahead it appears.

Most foundations in the parks are fairly simple.

 

[Mr. Sullivan]

Disney can move quickly and efficiently when they want to. All of these slow projects we’ve seen aren’t because of them being unable to move faster, but rather them choosing not to.

 

[DCBaker]

Here's a video look at the area from bioreconstruct:

 

[lazyboy97o]

Disney can move quickly and efficiently when they want to. All of these slow projects we’ve seen aren’t because of them being unable to move faster, but rather them choosing not to.

They really can’t. Even their fast isn’t all that fast because of how they are organized and work.

 

[Mr. Sullivan]

They really can’t. Even their fast isn’t all that fast because of how they are organized and work.

They can though. We've seen them do it. Extreme sluggishness is a choice they make. No, they can't get something up in the snap of a finger, but they can do better than what they have in the recent past. And I suspect they're going to do better than the recent past on this, because they're very incentivized to.

 

[jah4955]

They really can’t. Even their fast isn’t all that fast because of how they are organized and work.

I also (begrudgingly) acknowledge there's much more regulation in 2025 than 1955 or 1971