News Primeval Whirl, Stitch's Great Escape and Rivers of Light permanently closed

[RSoxNo1]

All three are correct decisions. Rivers of Light is a bit of a surprise but the show was awful.

 

[FettFan]

This might sound crazy, but could it possibly be Wakanda? After Black Panther's huge success, I figured getting a Wakanda land in the parks would be a huge success, and I think Animal Kingdom would be a great place to add it. Black Panther 2 is allegedly supposed to introduce Namor, Marvel's Prince of Atlantis into the MCU, so they could possibly use the river for something Namor related as well? I'm not sure if Black Panther is tied up in Universal/Disney drama, but if Universal hasn't introduced BP as a character yet, I severely doubt they have the rights.

1. No; because he's considered part of the Avengers "family", Black Panther's theme park rights east of the Mississippi River are still held by Universal.

2. You know good and well that Disney would just build a War Rhino Spinner in the middle of a "Wakanda Marketplace" (gift shop) and call it a day.

 

[Rescue Ranger]

I'm fine with this. Hopefully Rivers gets replaced with something better.

Dinoland needs to go. I love Dinosaur/Countdown to Extinction but I think this area would be better off repurposed as a mystical land with Dragons, Unicorns, etc. The entire area outside of the Dinosaur ride makes no sense and has no purpose in the park.

 

[DisneyDean97]

Hmm, after this announcement and all the cuts to Epcot's overhaul project, Epcot and Animal Kingdom seem like the two parks that will need the most attention once Disney is ready to invest again. Hopefully they'll be thought out additions and not cheap fixes.

 

[ToTBellHop]

The real sad thing here is they originally tried to avoid IP with RoL. They interpret the result as, “guests don’t want non-IP nighttime shows.”

 

[SweetDuffy101]

I’d love to see dinoland completely redone...but they have no IP for it and that’s a dealbreaker

ummm The Good dinosaur, Indiana Jones,
Atlantis or Sinbad 1990.

 

[ElvisMickey]

No, let’s put it in EPCOT

Let’s close Pirates in the MK and put it there since that seems to be the hot thing to do. Wakandans of the Caribbean...

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

ummm The Good dinosaur, Indiana Jones,
Atlantis or Sinbad 1990.

And dinosaur... the movie the attraction is now named after.

 

[rle4lunch]

With Indy 5 possibly in doubt now, I doubt any Indy Retheme of Dinoland will be done. Which is a shame. I hate hate hate hate hate that land, and Dinosaur pales in comparison to Indy in DL.

 

[Moka]

RoL becomes no IP again?

hahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahah funny

 

[FettFan]

ummm The Good dinosaur, Indiana Jones,
Atlantis or Sinbad 1990.

 

[FettFan]

With Indy 5 possibly in doubt now, I doubt any Indy Retheme of Dinoland will be done. Which is a shame. I hate hate hate hate hate that land, and Dinosaur pales in comparison to Indy in DL.

Indiana Jones doesn't belong in Animal Kingdom. Put an Indy thrill ride at DHS and finally end the stunt show.

 

[ToTBellHop]

RoL becomes no IP again?

hahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahah funny

Please. More like The Lion King 2: Alive with Magic!

 

[ToTBellHop]

Indiana Jones doesn't belong in Animal Kingdom. Put an Indy thrill ride at DHS and finally end the stunt show.

Heaven forbid there be an (updated) Indy stunt show in front of a ride. Wouldn’t want there to be too much to do at DHS.

 

[disneygeek90]

I would prefer Dinosaur staying as is, it's so far away from the rest of the land it hardly feels related anyway.

The carnival/whirl/spin area desperately needs some help now. Talk about wasted space, the only thing in operation currently in the entire area is the Spin.

 

[M:SpilotISTC12]

Please. More like The Lion King 2: Alive with Magic!

I was hoping for more of Aladdin 4: Jafar may need glasses.

 

[Moka]

y'all think when a new show arrives at the former RoL area (however long that'll be) it'll just be animal film IP again but just in a different (and hopefully more enjoyable) way?

 

[M:SpilotISTC12]

I would prefer Dinosaur staying as is, it's so far away from the rest of the land it hardly feels related anyway.

The carnival/whirl/spin area desperately needs some help now. Talk about wasted space, the only thing in operation currently in the entire area is the Spin.

If Dinosaur were to stay, it needs so much love. The ride looks worse and worse every year.

 

[rle4lunch]

Indiana Jones doesn't belong in Animal Kingdom. Put an Indy thrill ride at DHS and finally end the stunt show.

Agreed that that's the better physical location. but we're talkin' WDO now. Come on'... Guardians in Epcot WDO..
Think cost effective overlay, think like a Bob.

 

[rle4lunch]

Heaven forbid there be an (updated) Indy stunt show in front of a ride. Wouldn’t want there to be too much to do at DHS.

Stunt show needs to turn up the propane tanks, light a match, and walk away. Let nature run its course.