DAK 'Encanto' and 'Indiana Jones'-themed experiences at Animal Kingdom

[𝐌𝖆𝖓 𝖎𝖓 𝐖𝖊𝖇]

This talk of forfeiting dinosaurs is stupid. Dinosaurs are not just Jurassic Park. Disney was telling a much different story than Jurassic Park, and Dinoland was not anywhere near the same. Just because one theme park has dinosaurs doesn't mean another one 40 min away can't have dinosaurs. This is a ridiculous premise.

They had a ride where the thrill was navigating a dark jungle coming face to face with a ferocious dino. It was in a very similar vibe to Jurassic/Unversal's bread and butter. The rest was a goofy cookie cutter flat and a basic carnival coaster void of any meaningful backstory, even that aesthetic didn't truly fit. The anchor attraction had Jurassic Park vibes. It was always going to be compared to the more successful offerings in the Universal parks because Disney didn't deviate enough from their formula. Dig site notwithstanding, Disney's more successful Dino entry was in the yesteryear of EPCOT.

I do think the land had tons of potential, but they squandered it. So now, Indy and Encanto.

 

[JohnD]

The general public hated the land so

if you can't please everyone, might as well please the most amount of people you can

It's not the dinosaur theme that was the problem. It was its execution. A crappy mobile midway just isn't the right fit for a Disney theme park.

 

[AidenRodriguez731]

It's not the dinosaur theme that was the problem. It was its execution. A crappy mobile midway just isn't the right fit for a Disney theme park.

Sure, I agree with that. But the money was not there for it at the time and the smart idea for them wasn't to gamble again on an idea proven to not work and be compared to their rival, it was to do something new and fresh based on what modern audiences ACTUALLY wanted.

 

[JohnD]

They had a ride where the thrill was navigating a dark jungle coming face to face with a ferocious dino. It was in a very similar vibe to Jurassic/Unversal's bread and butter. The rest was a goofy cookie cutter flat and a basic carnival coaster void of any meaningful backstory, even that aesthetic didn't truely fit. The anchor attraction had Jurassic Park vibes. It was always going to be compared to the more successful offerings in the Universal parks because Disney didn't deviate enough from their formula. Dig site notwithstanding, Disney's more successful Dino entry was in the yesteryear of EPCOT.

I do think the land had tons of potential, but they squandered it. So now, Indy and Encanto.

Anyone who says "Indy doesn't fit", just doesn't make sense. His is about the only IP that fits anywhere. He's an archeologist, meaning worldwide. For goodness sake, the Raiders prelude was in Peru which fits right in with Tropical Americas.

 

[AidenRodriguez731]

That's hate?
And what happens when the interest in Encanto wears off?

When people are celebrating something shuttign down and saying how much it sucked. I would consider that hate yes.

 

[AidenRodriguez731]

This talk of forfeiting dinosaurs is stupid. Dinosaurs are not just Jurassic Park. Disney was telling a much different story than Jurassic Park, and Dinoland was not anywhere near the same. Just because one theme park has dinosaurs doesn't mean another one 40 min away can't have dinosaurs. This is a ridiculous premise.

Tell that to everyone who still compared the two. The fans compared the two, Disney decided it was best to do something different. Like I said, Princesses aren't just Disney but Disney did them so well Universal stopped trying to do their own princesses and doesn't make rides based on them.


Ice Age would be a great IP to have a ride based off if they wanted to do another extinct animal land imo. (I would prefer it to be confined to 1-2 attractions with an additional 1-2 attractions that have no IP.)

 

[Purduevian]

That's hate?
And what happens when the interest in Encanto wears off?

What happens when the interest in Peter Pan, snow white, little mermaid, ect wears off?

 

[Incomudro]

What happens when the interest in Peter Pan, snow white, little mermaid, ect wears off?

Those are classics.

 

[Incomudro]

When people are celebrating something shuttign down and saying how much it sucked. I would consider that hate yes.

"People."
The Twitter crowd celebrated Splash being shut down.
You don't cater to the most vocal.
The most vocal don't know what they want.
You create.

 

[Ayla]

When people are celebrating something shuttign down and saying how much it sucked. I would consider that hate yes.

Oh. Like you've done with ROA?

 

[Jedi14]

That's hate?
And what happens when the interest in Encanto wears off?

You think interest in Encanto is temporary four years after release?

 

[Purduevian]

Those are classics.

I would argue Encanto is a modern classic. If Disney only built attractions that were 30+ years old they would significantly reduce their available catalog.

 

[rd805]

The general public didn't even like Dinosaur / CTX- which was an amazing attraction, let alone the parking lot which housed carnival rides. YES, most people did not like the section and this is going to be a massive upgrade when completed.

 

[AidenRodriguez731]

Oh. Like you've done with ROA?

Yes correct, I severely disliked ROA

 

[AidenRodriguez731]

Those are classics.

How do you think things become classics? Do you think Walt Disney waited 20 years before adding in a ride based on one of his movies? Peter Pan's flight opened 2 years after the movie came out

 

[Incomudro]

You think interest in Encanto is temporary four years after release?

I don't think it is going to have decades long appeal.
And I believe Disney is making many shortsighted mistakes.

 

[AidenRodriguez731]

I don't think it is going to have decades long appeal.
And I believe Disney is making many shortsighted mistakes.

How do you know? Should they listen to some random person on the internet or their market analysts who know their brand better?

 

[Incomudro]

How do you think things become classics? Do you think Walt Disney waited 20 years before adding in a ride based on one of his movies? Peter Pan's flight opened 2 years after the movie came out

Walt based those characters and films off of works that were already literary classics.
He also didn't base entire lands around them.

 

[𝐌𝖆𝖓 𝖎𝖓 𝐖𝖊𝖇]

Walt based those characters and films off of works that were already literary classics.
He also didn't base entire lands around them.

DAK isn't either.

 

[Incomudro]

How do you know? Should they listen to some random person on the internet or their market analysts who know their brand better?

They certainly seem to be basing their process off of "random people on the internet" rather than off of truly creative minds.