flavious27
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It's MLK Day, what work is getting done today?
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It's MLK Day, what work is getting done today?
flavious27
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I know that part of the earlier plans was to move carpets as a second dumbo, I don't know any disney fans that wouldn't have a problem with that. They can use that space for an Aladdin ride, and Aladdin fits in FL better than Adventureland. I know us Tiki fans would love to hear both of those plans going through.
You mean we are looking for a totally new and cool product like the iphone and it sounds like all we are getting is a slightly thinner macbook air?
Disney Rocks
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Do we have an official title for the mine coaster? Will it be considered a Magic Kingdom Mountain?
ToTBellHop
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Well, it's not official, so we certainly don't have an official title. We have a working title in this thread, but attraction names frequently change. We still haven't decided if it's Toy Story Mania or Toy Story Midway Mania...
Thurp
Member
What I meant is that not every Apple announcement can be about a new brilliant iDevice and sometimes it's just about a logical upgrade to the product line. But the fanboys have a blast day dreaming, and that's half the fun.
Well, some haven't......
Dad 2 M & M
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Speaking of Maelstrom, wasn't that ride both better and longer? It seems it was made much shorter around the same time HS shortened both the Beauty and the Beast and the Little Mermaid live shows.
Am I remembering incorrectly?
Thanks for everyone's info...can't wait til tomorrow!
flavious27
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Well yeah, because no one wants just a simple upgrade, they want something new and awesome.
Speaking of apple fanboys, today is a bad news day for them.
aladdin2007
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Never use to be longer has always been the same that way, but yes use to be much better. Rain use to pour down in the oil rig scene with lightning effects, and other things have been added and or taken away over the years, remember the little guy atop the cliff with binoculars right before you went down the falls? It just needs some major TLC and love. A new load area would be nice, its in bad shape, too bad they dont implement the original forest idea through there with all the trees. I realize the mural was done at the sponsors request but those days are over. I like the mural but something new would be nice. Okay totally off topic I know.
You are remembering incorrectly. While there are a couple of effects that are no longer functional Maelstrom is the exact same length today as it was when it opened.
jakeman
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Rich1
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Lord of the Rings...Absolutely a fantastic franchise in its heyday. Grossed a load of money and won awards. However, I think this franchise its past its prime with the general public. To generate the same excitment for this that HP did, then we'd have to go back in time about 10 years and build it then. Not to mention, Universal is already trying to corner the market with this Franchise. I just don't believe this would be something that would bring people in from all over the world like HP did.
Star Trek..No, not so much. Although a very large and dedicated fanbase, it just doesnt have the same appeal to all ages that the Harry Potter franchise does. Even with the new movie, the image of this product has changed so much over the years that it'd be difficult to build something that could be true to an actual Star Trek fan. Also, I dont believe that your typical Trekkie would like to see Disney's version of this franchise.
007---Not at all. At this point, the Bond series is simply a parody of itself. With all the men that have played Bond over the years, you're just not going to get that same connection to that character that people have to Radcliffe's version of Potter and the WB movies.
Nope, what Disney needs to do is what they've done over the past 80+ years and come up with new things that people feel a connection to. I'm not saying they need to constantly build multi-million dollar attractions at all, but things do need to continue to evolve.
Star Trek..No, not so much. Although a very large and dedicated fanbase, it just doesnt have the same appeal to all ages that the Harry Potter franchise does. Even with the new movie, the image of this product has changed so much over the years that it'd be difficult to build something that could be true to an actual Star Trek fan. Also, I dont believe that your typical Trekkie would like to see Disney's version of this franchise.
007---Not at all. At this point, the Bond series is simply a parody of itself. With all the men that have played Bond over the years, you're just not going to get that same connection to that character that people have to Radcliffe's version of Potter and the WB movies.
Nope, what Disney needs to do is what they've done over the past 80+ years and come up with new things that people feel a connection to. I'm not saying they need to constantly build multi-million dollar attractions at all, but things do need to continue to evolve.
flavious27
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:shrug:
wizards8507
Active Member
This is way off topic at this point and I know it's never ever ever ever ever going to happen, but LOtR would top Harry Potter in a heartbeat.
EDIT: Guess I should have finished reading the thread before I posted. Regardless, I still believe what I said. With "The Hobbit" film project getting underway, the timing would be perfect. Plus, the Lord of the Rings is far more classic than Harry Potter ever is or ever will be, and could sustain itself far longer than Harry Potter. HP will die off after the movies are finished and the books' original fans grow up. HP isn't the kind of literature you pass down for future generations. It's derivative pulp fiction at best, and will fade as quickly as it came.
WDWmazprty
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wizards8507
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Reposting an edit I made to my previous post, as I've been quoted a couple times without the edit:
With "The Hobbit" film project getting underway, the timing would be perfect. Plus, the Lord of the Rings is far more classic than Harry Potter ever is or ever will be, and could sustain itself far longer than Harry Potter. HP will die off after the movies are finished and the books' original fans grow up. HP isn't the kind of literature you pass down for future generations. It's derivative pulp fiction at best, and will fade as quickly as it came.
With "The Hobbit" film project getting underway, the timing would be perfect. Plus, the Lord of the Rings is far more classic than Harry Potter ever is or ever will be, and could sustain itself far longer than Harry Potter. HP will die off after the movies are finished and the books' original fans grow up. HP isn't the kind of literature you pass down for future generations. It's derivative pulp fiction at best, and will fade as quickly as it came.
jakeman
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Oh...we aren't combining franchises into one super franchise to take on Potter?
EDIT: And really? Yet another thread devolving into Potter is/isn't responsible for everything bad/good in the world?
Rich1
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Oh, I agree that LotR is so much better and more well done than HP. Heck, if you read both you can see how many "ideas" Rowling got from LotR. But when it comes to the masses and masses of people you need to generate income for a Theme Park, Harry Potter has the appeal to everyone. Btw, just because something is old and something else is newer doesnt mean one is more "classic" than the other. I hate the general thinking when ppl think that there can never be something better than "so and so" b/c its considered the best ever, with that logic than we should have William Shakespeare land as the 5th gate.