schuelma
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Ideally I agree with you, but there needs to be some meat to the expansion or I believe you still are going to have an issue.
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DAK AVATAR breaks ground
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Ideally I agree with you, but there needs to be some meat to the expansion or I believe you still are going to have an issue.
Tom
Beta Return
I imagine it will be more like Pirates/Small World - all one one level - so they don't have to impse a height restriction. The boats and path shown in the original plans were very PotC-esque. Wide boats, large show areas with winding water trough.
JimboJones123
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[quogreethuelma, post: 5880164, member: 92958"]Ideally I agree with you, but there needs to be some meat to the expansion or I believe you still are going to have an issue.[/quote]
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ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
I'm more of the mind to give TDO a stomach ache with criticism for their released plans. It did work for the FLE where the original was cut back to meet n gropes and a watered down mermaid ride. The constant complaints made TDO put back about 60% of the original plan not that they wanted to but the constant bad press forced them to
I agree with you lol...has to have some meat to it..so hopefully Pandora, nighttime safari, and show will add another 3 or 4 hours to the park
GoofGoof
Premium Member
I know the numbers in this article are estimates and aren't official, but an $800M overhaul of AK sounds pretty substantial. They did FLE for $400M, this will be double that and 75% of what they spent on the DCA makeover. I'm thinking there will probably be more than just Avland and the night show. Maybe not another E-ticket but possibly a smaller ride or 2 or another show. Now if we could just get some ground broken at DHS...
nailed it...people beg Disney to build stuff and then get upset when they do..
GoofGoof
Premium Member
Doesn't a big expansion like this come from corporate not local management?
Magenta Panther
Well-Known Member
So "The Lion King" gets a dinky show and Cameron's weird flash-in-the-pan flick gets 800 million bucks worth of Animal Kingdom.
I kept hoping TDO would just wash their hands of Avatar. Lots of rights that are bought never get made into movies, after all. But NO. TDO had to keep going with this incredibly stupid idea. I don't go to Animal Kingdom anymore as it is. Avatar isn't going to change that. An immersive environment isn't going to matter if that environment is LAME to begin with. Jeez...
I kept hoping TDO would just wash their hands of Avatar. Lots of rights that are bought never get made into movies, after all. But NO. TDO had to keep going with this incredibly stupid idea. I don't go to Animal Kingdom anymore as it is. Avatar isn't going to change that. An immersive environment isn't going to matter if that environment is LAME to begin with. Jeez...
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
Would you prefer Beastly Land like originally planned? I am not being sarcastic, I am really asking.
Magenta Panther
Well-Known Member
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
I would prefer that as well but that ship has sailed. I am going to attempt to be open minded about this Avatar area as I think it could be pretty awesome if they do it right. You may be pleasantly surprised. DAK definitely needs something because, let's face it, even with the additions since opening it has never been a park most people can or want to spend an entire day in.
WED Purist
Well-Known Member
The dystopia in this place drains me; I don't think I can take another three years of it.
Magenta Panther
Well-Known Member
I'm avoiding it like the plague once the blue kitties infest it.
JenniferS
When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
Really? That seems very narrow-minded.
Haven't seen the movie. Probably never will. But I can't wait for something, ANYTHING, to be added to DAK.
I think Cameron and Rodhe will give us something worthwhile. Very worthwhile.
jdmdisney99
Well-Known Member
Exactly. One can't have an agenda when confronting the updated AK. At least we're getting something. And for you it's even better because you haven't seen the movie. So your opinion will be solely based on your theme park experience. Can't wait till it opens.
EPCOTCenterLover
Well-Known Member
Well, my vacation dollars just got spent and not at Disney. Going to Europe instead. And I haven't been to WDW in 5 years.
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you know nothing is being replaced at animal kingdom...it will still have FOTLK