I like how you went with a more moderate inclusion of the Muppets to integrate it in a less expensive and jarring fashion. Do very much like it being in Dinoland as well, as that's already a bit cartoony in its design, and Chester/Hester provides a perfect Muppet overlay opportunity.
Challenge 4 - Kermit's Swamp Fever
The Pizzafari and Nomad Lounge complex are reimagined as the show building for Kermit's Swamp Fever, an indoor musical dark ride, set within Kermit's home of Paradise Swamp (which just so happens to be in Florida), where it is the annual Frog Festival and Bug Fry. Kermit invited his Muppet pals to come and celebrate the fun with his many, many, many relatives, who are literally bouncing off the walls with excitement. As expected, the Muppets try to add their own ideas of entertainment to the proceedings, causing great chaos around the swamp, until Kermit calms everything down with a classic banjo rendition of "Rainbow Connection", in which the entire swamp comes to life to join in.
Bonus - Shrek 4D would be replaced by "Avatar: Sky Bison Adventure", set in the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender, where guests board a Sky Bison-pulled carriage, and go on a simulated, high-flying trip around an air temple.
Do appreciate how this becomes an overview of the park in a sense, but in the same vein I do prefer the entomology on display in it's tough to be a bug, tying in with the greater DAK thematic elements.
I like the idea of this being slowly developed, which would probably be the best way to add something into a park, I like the idea of the show, as it sounds fun, and I'm sure kids would love it, I'm not sure if it would work as becoming a full time overlay of Dinorama, I could see it as a seasonal offering, and I'm sure that Muppets guests would like it, Animal is probably one of my favorite Muppets!
I like the idea of replacing Bugs with this attraction, as it sounds very Muppety and very Fun, while I do think that representing Bugs within the park is important, I feel like this would open the opportunity to create a Kid Friendly Land dedicated to Bugs could be developed, that integrates the IP, and teaches kids about the little ones we tend to underappreciate. And I think that having the Muppets live their AK adventure is original, and definitely a fun experience, that would probably have long lines. Overall, I think it is a fun adventure that complements the park, and would be a better fit than the current Dinorama, and a better IP approach, than the Up show...
Challenge 4:
Muppet Safari Mayhem
Opening in the Asia section of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, a new dark ride using the Roger Rabbit style ride system will open, bringing Asian animals and culture to the park in a way never before seen.
Board your safari vehicle with a different Muppet as your drive, what could possibly go wrong, as you travel through the continent of Asia going past different real Asian animals such as moneys, pandas, and camels.
After seeing the culture of the Chinese and their pandas, you end up locked in a cave getting caught in a feud between the water gods and the fire gods, similar to Hong Kong Disneyland’s unique Jungle Cruise finale.
Bonus: Journey with Donkey as he goes through through the DreamWorks vault as he tries to find Puss In Boots, going through movies like Trolls, Madagascar, Turbo, and more.
I like using the theater system of CoP, however the name unless it's a nickname is a bit too spoofy though for my tastes. The eventual mishaps and Muppet antics that we come to expect were great to include. I also think think would be a great way to evolve the edutainment side of DAK. However where is this theater being placed? There was no specified location, my guess for a good fit would be somewhere near Rafiki's Planet Watch to add an additional attraction back there or on Discovery Island, but either way it's a neat concept.
Yellow text is a bit hard to read though I do like the idea of trying to color coat to the theme of what you're doing. A Harry Potter drop tower would be neat, I do wonder why we are in the sewers of London though? Instead of using the first sentence to just repeat the prompt of replacing Fear Factor, I would use that in the future to explain a bit of the backstory - the why, how, what you're doing and it might help make the attraction flow better with the existing area.Harry Potter and the Clutches of Evil
Replacing Fear Factor is an all new interactive drop tower ride as an expansion to Diagon Alley. You walk down into the sewers of the city and you stumble upon a strange cart, you step into the cart, and then an animatronic of the evil Lord Voldemort steps out of the shadows, he lunges his wand forward and you soar into the sky and quickly fall back down, the more the guests scream, the quicker the cart flies and drops. This continues until Harry Potter rushes in to battle Voldemort and save the guests.
Bonus: Coming soon to Galaxy's Edge is Porg Spin, your average teacup ride, but with an animatronic Porg in the middle, spinning around and making his iconic noise.
Good thought trying to synchronize this new set of Potter move universe films with an attraction of its own. I do think this would be better suited in the New York area, but since the prompt required it to take the place of Fear Factor, you did well with what was provided to try and make it cohesive with the land.Fantastic Beasts
This new show will have Newt going through another adventure to find beasts that had scattered all around Diagon Alley. This show will be filled with many exciting special effects giving the illusion of beasts running and magic duels. After the show is done, guests can interact with animatronic versions of a few of the beasts and meet the characters.
BONUS: In Rebel Mission, guests play the role of the bad guy as they chase Rebels through space and even try to shoot them in this exciting indoor rollercoaster.
Love this idea of the Department of Mysteries as an extension of London. Very nice. I would have actually preferred this type of attraction over Gringotts, something that would really spark the imagination as the film only covered a portion of the depth of the DoM. Nice work!Challenge 5 - The Ministry of Magic: Department of Mysteries
Replacing Fear Factor Live is the Ministry of Magic subland, set within London's Whitehall district, with a few iconic landmarks replicated. Venturing into the grand foyer of the Ministry, guests travel down an elevator (using the same techniques as in the Haunted Mansion) until they enter the Department of Mysteries, an LMV dark ride with various paths to take on the tour of the top secret department. However, Death Enters invade to harness the Department's secrets, leading to a dangerous but magical escapade throughout the various rooms of the Department, including the Brain Room, Hall of Prophecies, and the Chambers of Death, Space, Time, and maybe even a glimpse into the forbidden Chamber of Love.
Bonus - A new addition to Galaxy's Edge in Hollywood Studios would be a shooter, "Battle Droid Factory Frenzy", set in an abandoned pre-Imperial battle droid factory, where the robots might be a little bit more active than Rebels care for, and it is your job to "clean house".
A relatively inexpesive way to replace a show with a show - neat idea! While Cursed Child wasn't as well recieved as some of the other Potter entries, I do think this would be a nice addition and wouldn't cost as much as a major E-Ticket or something that HP already has plenty of.
Challenge 4:
Muppet Safari Mayhem
Opening in the Asia section of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, a new dark ride using the Roger Rabbit style ride system will open, bringing Asian animals and culture to the park in a way never before seen.
Board your safari vehicle with a different Muppet as your drive, what could possibly go wrong, as you travel through the continent of Asia going past different real Asian animals such as moneys, pandas, and camels.
After seeing the culture of the Chinese and their pandas, you end up locked in a cave getting caught in a feud between the water gods and the fire gods, similar to Hong Kong Disneyland’s unique Jungle Cruise finale.
Bonus: Journey with Donkey as he goes through through the DreamWorks vault as he tries to find Puss In Boots, going through movies like Trolls, Madagascar, Turbo, and more.
Harry Potter and the Clutches of Evil
Replacing Fear Factor is an all new interactive drop tower ride as an expansion to Diagon Alley. You walk down into the sewers of the city and you stumble upon a strange cart, you step into the cart, and then an animatronic of the evil Lord Voldemort steps out of the shadows, he lunges his wand forward and you soar into the sky and quickly fall back down, the more the guests scream, the quicker the cart flies and drops. This continues until Harry Potter rushes in to battle Voldemort and save the guests.
Bonus: Coming soon to Galaxy's Edge is Porg Spin, your average teacup ride, but with an animatronic Porg in the middle, spinning around and making his iconic noise.
Azkaban would be a nice addition to the lineup of HP attractions - really like the idea, though I wish it was more of a family option than a roller coaster, given the coaster entry in Hogmeade. However as a coaster fanatic myself - this would definitely be something up my alley (diagon alley - pardon the pun)Challenge 5:
Fleeing Azkaban
Replacing Fear Factor: Live in 2025 at Universal Studios Florida an entirely new indoor roller coaster experience will open, themed to you escaping the prison Azkaban.
As you take a London Wizard Tour, which is a tour like Ghost Tours but with wizards, you get caught by the London police and are thrown into the prison Azkaban with an entire set of new characters never before seen in any Harry Potter book or movie.
Using the 4D Free Spin coaster idea with an entirely new track, you get to escape the prison Azkaban, and fly back to the street in London, passing by a mix of screens and practical effects telling you this original story with original characters based on the wizarding world.
Bonus: A permanent Hyperspace Mountain will open in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge at Disney's Hollywood Studios, in 2024, with the same storyline but with additional projections and practical effects/sets that are original to this Hyperspace Mountain.
Fantastic Beasts
This new show will have Newt going through another adventure to find beasts that had scattered all around Diagon Alley. This show will be filled with many exciting special effects giving the illusion of beasts running and magic duels. After the show is done, guests can interact with animatronic versions of a few of the beasts and meet the characters.
BONUS: In Rebel Mission, guests play the role of the bad guy as they chase Rebels through space and even try to shoot them in this exciting indoor rollercoaster.
Challenge 5 - The Ministry of Magic: Department of Mysteries
Replacing Fear Factor Live is the Ministry of Magic subland, set within London's Whitehall district, with a few iconic landmarks replicated. Venturing into the grand foyer of the Ministry, guests travel down an elevator (using the same techniques as in the Haunted Mansion) until they enter the Department of Mysteries, an LMV dark ride with various paths to take on the tour of the top secret department. However, Death Enters invade to harness the Department's secrets, leading to a dangerous but magical escapade throughout the various rooms of the Department, including the Brain Room, Hall of Prophecies, and the Chambers of Death, Space, Time, and maybe even a glimpse into the forbidden Chamber of Love.
Bonus - A new addition to Galaxy's Edge in Hollywood Studios would be a shooter, "Battle Droid Factory Frenzy", set in an abandoned pre-Imperial battle droid factory, where the robots might be a little bit more active than Rebels care for, and it is your job to "clean house".
sounds like a great idea, they might be some of the best disposable villains out there, and it is thrilling, and takes you into the World of Harry Potter, as I'm sure many fans would love to be able to see the Ministry of Magic, and the secrets it hides, it would be great! Honestly, this could become the best HP attraction there is, hopefully they do something like this with the rumored MoM attraction.
I like the general concept though I wish there was a bit more attachment to the Harry Potter narrative. It isn't like Harry or anyone other than Fred/George to just run around pulling pranks all over London with invisibility. If the attraction tied in with the Fred/George joke shop in Diagon Alley and they were the main characters of the adventure, I think this might have more feasibility.
Very unique concept - adding more towards the World Showcase vibe in USO. World Cup and that type of style is something that really isn't seen in any of the HP worlds, so this would definitely be something different, and add some greenery to a park that's mostly city streets and a lake, and also add capacity without a major E-ticket draw, a nice job!
