One Sentence Competition: Monopoly Edition

[D Hulk]

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I would've slated a certain Magic Kingdom attraction for replacement, but since I already did that last season, I figured I'd steer away from repeating myself and turn my attention to another, much-overrated attraction...

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The Troll King’s Heart​

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Replacing the misplaced and thrown-together Frozen Ever After in EPCOT’s Norway (a new Frozen attraction is built in the Magic Kingdom to offset the swap), this new Maelstrom successor presents a more whimsical and adventurous spin on Norwegian folklore, telling the story of how a band of trolls trained the first Norwegians to become brave sea-faring Vikings. An original song in the same vein as “Compass to Your Heart” from Sindbad’s Storybook Voyage, plus a bunch of lively scenes realized with Audio-Animatronics, practical effects, and more fleshed-out sets, promise to make this a worthy monument to Norway’s history!

@WaltWiz1901
The Troll King’s Heart

Another restoration of classic Epcot! Maelstrom lives again, better than ever. What really sells this proposal is your desire to emulate Sindbad at DisneySea. That ride’s heart and charm, oh that would be just perfect in World Showcase! This is an original idea, yet it already feels both timeless and Disney. Bravo.
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THE SECRETS OF THE SEAS

Replacing the old and frankly uninteresting The Seas with Nemo and Friends at EPCOT, this new attraction sees the near total gutting of the interior of the former SEAS pavilion to provide it with a brand new aquarium interior as well as space for a brand new, state of the art dark ride. The attraction, The Secret of the Seas, sees guests boarding a submarine to travel across the seven seas to get a look at various iconic shipwrecks )such as the RMS Titanic, RMS Lusitania, and the HMS Victory) and learn about how these shipwrecks have proven unexpectedly useful for scientists to study ocean bacteria, the movement of the tides, and the gradual warming of Earth's oceans. The submarine vehicle is suspended on a rail above similar to Peter Pan's Flight and moves through massive interior show rooms that use lighting tricks as well as rocking motions to simulate moving through the sea as it passes next to and around half a dozen massive scale models of six scientifically significant shipwrecks, eventually unloading at a refreshed SeaBase Alpha where guests can learn more about oceanic research.​

@Mr. Sullivan
The Secret of the Seas

Hello again, Epcot’s Seas! Your proposal reads like a 21st century upgrade on the original pre-Nemo Seas, with enough to make it your own. Everything you’ve suggested is all in service of the same goal. The ride itself sounds a lot like DisneySea’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and anything DisneySea-related is a big positive in my book.
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Wreck-It Raceway
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Everyone knows that Tomorrowland Speedway is loud, smelly, and just a big waste of space, so why not replace it with an attraction that uses a modern IP (that actually fits the theme of the land)? This ride will be an electric car ride with sets/audio animatronics (including indoor scenes) based on the Sugar Rush video game from the Wreck-it Ralph movies. Follow Ralph, Vanellope, Fix-it Felix, and the others as they open up their racetrack to outsiders following the events of the first movie, where the only goal is to cross the finish line before other guests do.​

@Disney Warrior
Wreck-It Ralph Raceway

Wreck-It Ralph seems like a natural fit for improving/replacing the Speedway. I like the central idea, and even in this brief format I’d like to see it pushed forward. This would inevitably draw comparisons to Epic Universe’s Mario Kart ride, and I’d be very interested in how you’d try to outdo Universal’s attempt.
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The Hall of… Muppet Presidents?
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Replacing the polarizing (for obvious reasons) Hall of President’s is an experience that combine Muppet chaos with historical reenactments of iconic moments of American history that will make sure to be non partisan and just be pure fun. Scenes in this show will include the singing of the Declaration of Independence and signed by Kermit Washington, Fozzie Roosevelt taking down the monopolies of America, and finally a grand hall of Muppet presidents (except Miss Piggy, she’s in the background) where in the end, they all start a war fighting each other because they have completely different ideologies, at the end, there is a small message for this country to stay unified and not fall under darkness of hatred and bigotry. This show combines regular hand puppets with screen technology and it will take up the entirety of the old HOP building, in connection to this new show, the Muppets would return to Liberty Square, this show try’s to fill the hole that MuppetVision 3D did.​

@Lord Fozzinator
The Hall of … Muppet Presidents?

First up, big fan of the “red, white & blue” presentation. The Muppets have already proved themselves a great fit for Liberty Square (rest in peace, Great Moments…), so this is a sensible way to simultaneously replace Hall of Presidents and fan favorite MuppetVision.
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Ratatouille: Kitchen Calamity!
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Remy's Ratatouille Adventure is completely gutted and turned into an actual dark ride as opposed to a glorified simulator. Physical set pieces and animatronics abound, replacing the giant screens, as guests join Remy on a madcap adventure through the streets and sewers of Paris - the climax, of course, taking place in the kitchen of a five-star restaurant where everything is twice our size! Oh, and the ride vehicles are on a track now, allowing them to actually zip through the scenes instead of just crawling along at the pace of a snail.

@Brer Panther
Ratatouille: Kitchen Calamity

Replacing Ratatouille with Ratatouille? Okay.
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Replacing Tiana's Bayou Adventure in Magic Kingdom:

The Emperor's New Cruise
(I've been talking about this one for a while, so it's finally time to make it happen)​

As part of the expansion to Adventureland, Tiana's Bayou Adventure has been utterly transformed into The Emperor's New Cruise, which retells the story of Kuzco and Pacha's adventures through the jungles of South America. The mountain (or mass of moss, or whatever it is these days) has been replaced with Kuzco's palace, with the queue telling the story (with mini-animatronic scenes designed by Kuzco himself, naturally) up to the point where Kuzco is turned into a llama and finds himself lost in the wilderness (the outdoor-around-the-back-section). The interior section of the attraction traces the rest of the film's plot, with the former HDYD section being Kuzco and Pacha's journey through the jungle (including the diner) pursued by Yzma and Kronk, Laughin' Place being Yzma's Laboratory (with dip-drop entrance), and the final drop cascading out of the nostril of the palace façade into the Kuzcotopia Finale.
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@Disgruntled Walt
The Emperor’s New Cruise

The Emperor’s New Groove has stood the test of time as a cult fan favorite. I can totally see it working with Splash Mountain’s layout, whether modern Disney would actually do that. It’s a bold move, extending Adventureland out this far; it also strands Big Thunder away from Frontierland.
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My Top Three:

@Architectural Guinea Pig
Aladdin: Cave of Courage
Very smart Imagineering by filling a gap in DisneySea’s attraction lineup, and making an excellent park even better.

@Lizzy May Bee
A Whole New World
An unmistakable improvement for the land, the park, and the IP. I swear I’m not a sucker for Aladdin, I just love these specific Aladdin proposals.

@WaltWiz1901
The Troll King’s Heart
Takes inspiration from one of Disney’s best (Sindbad) and creates something wholly new from it, and entirely perfect for your chosen theme park.

Thank you all again for this stellar pre-game turnout! I *think* my Top Three will be getting a prize of some sort…like one extra point each. (That’s not game-breaking.) I now hand things over to @Earlie the Pearlie. Let the true games begin!​

 

[Mr. Sullivan]

Thank you for taking the time to look through and give thoughts on everything @D Hulk ! Miss you king.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

No, wait, your text was in white! I had to highlight it. Nnnnnot a great presentation style. (Was this a mistake?)

I actually did forget not everyone’s screen looks like mine. Here’s how it appears on my phone:

In fact, here’s how your response appears.

As to the content, I wouldn’t normally comment, but since I’m already replying - can you even see this? I think this “minor” change takes the attraction from no lines to something people wait for and even pay for with LL, and is an alternative to Universal’s dragons.

 

[Earlie the Pearlie]

ONCE AGAIN, A HUGE THANK YOU TO @D Hulk FOR GUEST JUDGING OUR WARMUP ROUND!

The first main-game prompt will be going live... RIGHT NOW!​

 

[Earlie the Pearlie]

Baltic Avenue

You step up to roll, excited to see where you land, and you get… Baltic. Sigh. The space that no one is happy to get, usually perceived as cheap and low-gain. And yet, what would Monopoly be without Baltic and its ilk? No matter how inexpensive they are, they are the foundation that the game builds on. The Baltic Avenues of the theme park world are, naturally, flat rides. While they might not seem essential at first glance, they can add kinetic energy and provide valuable capacity to lower wait times throughout the park. So, your first challenge?

Add a highly-themed flat ride to the Disney or Universal park of your choice

This prompt is due on Friday the 23rd at 12:00 PM Disneyland Time (PST)

Tips ‘n’ Tricks

Your attraction can be in any Disney or Universal park you choose, so options abound here! Remember, "highly-themed" does not mean that it prominently features a popular IP, but that it's well integrated into its surroundings and in service of its land and park's larger themes. Think of DisneySea's Flying Carpets vs Magic Kingdom's Flying Carpets. This ride can be a pure expansion, or a replacement. It’s up to you; let your imagination run wild!

Community Chest Bonus Point

Pitch a creative queue safety video for your flat ride in an extra fourth sentence! Who delivers it, what they say, whatever you want to say about it; it's up to you!​

 

[OvertheHorizon]

ANAKIN’S POD RACER

Similar to the Astro Orbiter (now removed from the Magic Kingdom), Anakin’s Pod Racer will be a new flat ride in Galaxy’s Edge. Aimed at young padawans, the Pod Racer will be another ride from the Star War’s Universe, sure to keep riders waiting in a lengthy queue. Opening Summer of 2026.

Community Chest Bonus – Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jin, on an on-board screen, invites riders to buckle up and help Anakin blow away the competition during his epic pod race.

 

[Disney Warrior]

Groot's Uproot

Coming soon to DCA's Avengers Campus is this new take on a drop tower, themed to everyone's favorite talking tree branch-esque Marvel character. This ride is a Moser Spring Ride 5+5 (about 30 feet tall to not interfere with sightlines) designed to look like Groot (it's actually a replica designed by the other Guardians to test his regeneration abilities). This ride seeks to bring flat rides back in an area of the park that used to be abundant with them, while also serving as a family-friendly version of GOTG - Mission: Breakout.
Bonus:
Groot says “I am Groot” while Rocket Raccoon translates what he says into English.
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[Brer Panther]

Barrels of Monkeys

This new addition to Toy Story Land will add a little much-needed capacity to Hollywood Studios, as well as something else for kids to do. Similar to the Mad Tea Party or the now-defunct Francis' Ladybug Boogie at Disney's California Adventure, here guests spin around in blue barrels a la the ones that Andy's toy monkeys hide out in when not taking part in rescue missions or playtime. The monkeys themselves are climbing up the poles that hold up the "canopy" (actually the very same "ABC Round Up" poster seen on the wall in Andy's room in the movies) that protects the riders from the elements, and standing in the center of the ride is an audio-animatronic Hamm the Piggy Bank, providing musical accompaniment via a toy-sized organ grinder and cracking jokes.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

San Fransokyo Super Flight​

San Fransokyo Super Flight adds a much needed attraction to San Fransokyo Square located within the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology, where you have been enlisted to assist the superhero team in a trip around San Fransokyo to save the city, riding on top of replica Baymaxes. The ride is an enclosed Troika, a three-armed amusement park spinning attraction notable for its moments of weightlessness, surrounded by a large circular screen that simulates flight through San Fransokyo and encounters with other members of Big Hero 6! The darkness of the room coupled with the dazzling visuals obscure the machinery of the ride, which is located in the center.

[Imagine this inside a building and surrounded by a screen]

BONUS: Hello, I am Baymax, your ride vehicle; please stay inside me, and all will be well—ba lalalalala!

 

[Lord Fozzinator]

We All Need A Bigger Boat/ 私たちは皆、もっと大きな船を必要としている

Jaws is one of the most popular movies that ever came out in Cinema history and was Hollywood's first ever summer blockbuster and as we all know, the movie got a ride at Universal Studios Florida but was demolished to make way for Diagon Alley but fortunately, that wasn't the only Port of Call that the film made. This new flat ride is an expansion to the Amity Village area at Universal Studios Japan and would be similar to the Aquatopia at Tokyo DisneySea with the center piece being a large fishing boat, Kevin (the new shark) would be attacking the boat and would try to get to the people inside. Guests would board a variety of different colored boats as they circle the fishing boat as the Jaws theme song plays in the background, many shark fins also circle the outskirts of the boats as guests must use the controls to avoid them, and finally, several building facades surround the ride with several animatronics being on the backsides of the buildings.

Community Chest
In the queue of the ride, a puppet of Bruce (the original shark from Jaws) would be talking to guests and would give the general rundown of how the ride would work and at the very end, a news broadcast reports that several ships have sunk in the area and the dangers of drifting off course.​

 

[Tony the Tigger]

Bambi’s Woodland Multi-Carousel (DL expansion)

The concept: Four mini-carousels (riding on deer) going round & round and up & down, all surrounding a 3D sculpted thick center pole - all on a slowly rotating platform surrounded by an outer “story cylinder” inside a dark building.

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You are Bambi, and as your mini-carousel rotates, you will alternately be shown #1 the center pole (essentially background forest animals plus rarer sightings of the hunter and the Great Prince) #2 the other mini-carousels on either side of you (partially concealed by foliage) and #3 the outer “story cylinder” via which you “meet” Thumper, then Flower, then Faline, and hear their dialogue against a backdrop of music from the film. You’ll then spot the Great Prince up close on the outer cylinder, survive the forest fire, and reunite with Faline and your new twins at the finale.

 

[PerGron]

Droid Assembly Spin

Located in the heart of the Black Spire Outpost on Batuu (within Disney’s Hollywood Studios) nearby the Droid Depot is the newly opened and minted Batuu Metalworks Droid Factory, a seemingly innocent droid factory that is secretly manufacturing KX-series security droids (think K2-SO) for the First Order.

As hired recruits of the Resistance, guests are sent on a high-stakes mission alongside R2-D2 and beloved Anzellan droidsmith Babu Frik to shut down this operation and prevent these deadly droids from falling into the hands of the First Order.

The attraction is a take on the scrambler ride system where vehicles are equipped with a screen that allows guests to “deploy thermal detonators” to disrupt the machines used for building the droids, resulting in a fiery explosion of pyrotechnics as the attraction spins rapidly through the factory past assembly arms, belts, and pieces of KX droids guests are preventing from being finished.

Community Chest
In the queue, an animatronic of R2-D2 scans the area while a smaller animatronic of Babu Frik sits in his head (ala Meebur Gascon in Clone Wars) and briefs guests on their mission including “hands arms feet inside, hey hey” before they board.​

 

[D Hulk]

REVENGE OF THE PHANTOM

Enchanting, operatic organ music, simultaneously eerie yet entrancing, floats on a dead wind through Dark Universe, beckoning unwary guests to a forgotten opera house with promises a performance which is simply…to die for!

Ghostly ushers will see guests to their loge seating overlooking the opera’s faded beauty, where from a cobwebbed pipe organ a tremendous gothic score emerges, magically elevating the balcony seats into midair, twisting and turning guests in otherworldly choreography accompanying every thundering musical note.

This infernal device, the Phantom of the Opera’s latest diabolical mechanism (which bears an uncanny resemblance to an indoors HUSS Top Spin), drifts horrifically close to dreadful booby traps, bubbling acid pits, blazing backdrops, and - in a stupendous symphonic finale - a full scale chandelier plummeting from above!

COMMUNITY CHEST: But guests cannot say that they weren’t warned, for the Phantom himself sang the safety instructions in a mesmerizing baritone, concluded with an evil cackle.​

 

[Mr. Sullivan]

LANTERN FLIGHT

Housed inside of a small show building added to the back of EPCOT's Japan Pavilion is an all new indoor flat ride called Lantern Flight, a one of a kind modified indoor wave swinger swing ride.

Unlike a normal swing ride, the main structure is painted with beautiful Japanese style art to compliment the modified swing chairs that are made to look like Japanese lanterns, complete with a light under the seat to make them appear they are glowing.

As the ride begins to lift riders off the ground, the floor they were standing on retracts (similarly to the floor in the station of a floorless coaster), revealing underneath it a beautiful, detailed model of a Japanese village, making it appear from the rider's point of view that they are a glowing lantern flying up above the village that they were released from.

Community Chest
In the queue, riders will be instructed on how to board their lantern and secure their seatbelts by a gentle, charming, and wise old man named Mr. Takahashi--a lantern maker rendered in beautiful Japanese inspired animation--who narrates the process as if speaking to the very lantern he is making, telling it how to fly once he lets it go.​

 

[Miru]

Peg Leg Pete’s Loop of Peril

A fireball-type ride added to Disneyland’s Toontown to finally replace the long defunct Jolly Trolley, themed around Disney’s oldest villain (and oldest recurring character period) Peg Leg Pete, featuring a well-themed queue depicting a bit of the high school that Max and PJ go to, serving as a way to appease fans of the more traditional designs not pleased by the Paul Rudish stylings used in RR, (which do lend themselves better to the screen/animatronic hybrids due to their many strange expressions). On this ride, Peg Leg Pete serves as your host, trying to get you to investigate the mine he just found and dig out the treasure, using a device that turns riders upside down repeatedly to create centrifugal force to spin the drill, trapping the riders on board before Mickey arrives to save the day, just as the riders have begun to meet the top of the loop.

Community Chest: An audio-animatronic PJ serves as our host, warning us about the safety precautions in his usually worried tone, warning that this is the only ride in the park that goes upside down, with Principal Mazur also interrupting from off screen.

 

[Orange-Bird]

Baby Park: A Mario Race!
By Orange-Bird

Let me take you to Epic Universes' Super Nintendo World, where I propose to add bumper cars: not just any bumper cars, but bumper cars to the theme of Mario Karts: Baby Park.

In this ride, guests will board their bumper car (25 cars in total 4 riders fit in each car) each themed to look like standard Mario go karts all in different colors with characters logo on it (Ex. If you are in the Yoshi car you are Yoshi) the guests will then have 4 minutes to bump their way to first place and cross as many laps as possible this ride system will be set so the karts can only go forward and never backwards.

The theme of the ride is simple, everything you see in the baby park mario kart 8 race, you will have a set of the surrounding area and you will have fun animatronics of fans (Such as other color Yoshi's, Koopa's, and Toads) who cheer you on, and finally there will be a leader board: So after the face guests can go and see how well they did while racing baby park, not only will this ride be a fun experience for families to race a physical kart but it will also support Epc Universes' ride capacity issue, while Also giving younger guests an alternative to bigger rides!

(Don't Mind the Bad Editing... I am very busy)

Community Chest: The Babies in their cute voices appear on the screen, The Babies say: "This ride may Bump!" (Baby Luigi says it) "This ride may speed up!" (Baby Mario says it) Yoshi runs up to them as though trying to catch them, they run around "and stay seated!" (Says Baby Peach) Yoshi Grabs the babies, and daily says: "Remember if you have a heart condition don't ride!" and they all say "have fun!" As Yoshi Runs off the screen with them on his back.

 

[ThemeParkPriest]

Captain Hook’s Boats

Disneyland Paris gets its first new ride since 2006 to add some adventure and kinetic energy to Adventureland: Captain Hook’s Boats. Placed next to the Pirate Galleon ship, young guests will especially enjoy this Himalaya ride (similar to the Jolly Buccaneer at Drayton Manor) that has vehicles themed to pirate lifeboats. At the center of the ride are statues of Captain Hook and Mr. Smee looking at a map while Tick-Tock the Crocodile is seen behind them with his snout open.

Community Chest: Captain Hook stars in the safety message by saying, “Dear junior pirates, please keep your hands and feet inside the pirate rafts at all times so that we can find Peter Pan once-and-for-all!”

 

[Evilgidgit]

OPERATION OMNIDROID ASSAULT

A new addition to Pixar Pier, Operation Omnidroid Assault is a highly themed "jump and smile" spinning flat ride, as guests are whirled around in the giant robot's clutches, as the Incredibles try to save them.

Safety Spiel:
"Hello, darlings. This is Edna, but you already knew that. Now, whilst you're being hurled and whirled around, make sure you keep your hands, arms, feet, and legs inside at all times, otherwise your super suits shall become hobo suits. And most importantly of all - NO CAPES!"​

 

[Tegan pilots a chicken]

Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix!

Occupying a portion of the space that was once Wonders of Life, this spinning attraction allows guests too short (or too hesitant) for Cosmic Rewind to still enjoy a GotG themed attraction.

Two sets of space pods are arranged in circles that make up the reels of a massive cassette tape! Fan favorite songs from the films play as guests are simultaneously dazzled by live action projections of the Guardians having a dance off.

Safety spiel - Groot: “I am Groot. I am Groot. I am Groot!”​

 

[Disney Warrior]

Groot's Uproot
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Coming soon to DCA's Avengers Campus is this new take on a drop tower, themed to everyone's favorite talking tree branch-esque Marvel character. This ride is a Moser Spring Ride 5+5 (about 30 feet tall to not interfere with sightlines) designed to look like Groot (it's actually a replica designed by the other Guardians to test his regeneration abilities). This ride seeks to bring flat rides back in an area of the park that used to be abundant with them, while also serving as a family-friendly version of GOTG - Mission: Breakout.
Bonus:
Groot says “I am Groot” while Rocket Raccoon translates what he says into English.
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Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix!

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Occupying a portion of the space that was once Wonders of Life, this spinning attraction allows guests too short (or too hesitant) for Cosmic Rewind to still enjoy a GotG themed attraction.

Two sets of space pods are arranged in circles that make up the reels of a massive cassette tape! Fan favorite songs from the films play as guests are simultaneously dazzled by live action projections of the Guardians having a dance off.

Safety spiel - Groot: “I am Groot. I am Groot. I am Groot!”​