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

[Brer Panther]

I’ve been riding both for 20 years and I don’t get the big love for Dinosaur. It feels like an empty warehouse with some potted plants set near the track and some not all that impressive animatronics. They were much better 20 years ago but still… you ride Indy one time and the production quality of the same ride system is so much better.

I’ve lamented that they didn’t just put an Indy ride in WDW since it opened and so I am very happy and excited they finally came to their senses.

Bold of you to assume that this Indiana Jones ride will be on par with the one built by pre-Iger Disney in the 1990s (y'know, not the same company that gave us Remy's Crapatouille Adventure and Mama Odie's Magical Salt Dome).

Some of us just like cool dinosaurs. It's as simple as that.

 

[mattpeto]

Feb 1 is probably going to be the closing date for Monsters Inc, Mike & Sulley to the Rescue as well.

Great day in the history of Disney Parks!

I definitely could see that as well.

RnR I expect even earlier but who knows.

 

[Sorcerer Mickey]

You surely don't know the future @Sorcerer Mickey.

It ain’t over til the meteor strikes.

 

[Kamikaze]

I’ve been riding both for 20 years and I don’t get the big love for Dinosaur. It feels like an empty warehouse with some potted plants set near the track and some not all that impressive animatronics. They were much better 20 years ago but still… you ride Indy one time and the production quality of the same ride system is so much better.

I’ve lamented that they didn’t just put an Indy ride in WDW since it opened and so I am very happy and excited they finally came to their senses.

I do feel bad though for my daughter who loves this ride. She prefers Dinosaurs (or any animal thing) to Indy. But Disney just doesn’t have that much to offer Dinosaur wise when Universal has JP.

I wish they would have invested more into Dinosaurs though in AK. It always came off very budget minded and cheap.

Dinosaur is a horrible attraction. Far, far worse than Indy at DLR, which I don't like either. I rode Dino on my latest trip just because I knew I would never see it again, and it was even worse than I remembered. I think IJA is about a 2/10, Dino is NEGATIVE FIVE STARS.

Bold of you to assume that this Indiana Jones ride will be on par with the one built by pre-Iger Disney in the 1990s (y'know, not the same company that gave us Remy's Crapatouille Adventure and Mama Odie's Magical Salt Dome).

Some of us just like cool dinosaurs. It's as simple as that.

If its even 1/10th of IJA, its still better than Dinosaur.

 

[Sorcerer Mickey]

Fun fact - DINOSAUR is getting a longer "farewell" period that any other closing attraction at 152 days. The second longest was MuppetVision with 125 days.
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I would say even longer given they announced it’d be replaced back in 2022.

 

[JD80]

the wording used is "Shifting it's menu" and will close for refurbishment sometime this winter to prepare for the new menu

So at least reads like a total change vs just additions (hopefully they keep at least a few of the current offerings vs only having burgers and chicken fingers)

Shifting doesn't read replace to me.

 

[Kamikaze]

Shifting doesn't read replace to me.

Shifting menu definitely means changing. It could mean a few choices stay but most will change.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Shifting doesn't read replace to me.

Well, guess we shall see - like I said, hope they keep some of the current menu but would be surprised if this is just in addition while maintaining everything currently offered

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

Dinosaur is a horrible attraction. Far, far worse than Indy at DLR, which I don't like either. I rode Dino on my latest trip just because I knew I would never see it again, and it was even worse than I remembered. I think IJA is about a 2/10, Dino is NEGATIVE FIVE STARS.


If its even 1/10th of IJA, its still better than Dinosaur.

Ah yes, the Dinosaur-hating @Kamikaze creeps out of his den to denigrate the beloved attraction in increasingly ridiculous ways. I was wondering how you would describe it this time, and "negative five stars" is certainly a new description. I can't imagine what a dinosaur must have done to you as a child to make you feel this way.

 

[MisterPenguin]

You can still get a whole cooked fish with head attached at Tiffins!!

 

[Kamikaze]

Ah yes, the Dinosaur-hating @Kamikaze creeps out of his den to denigrate the beloved attraction in increasingly ridiculous ways. I was wondering how you would describe it this time, and "negative five stars" is certainly a new description. I can't imagine what a dinosaur must have done to you as a child to make you feel this way.

Oh **** I misquoted it. Its supposed to be 'MINUS FIVE STARS'

And describing Dinosaur as 'beloved' is absolutely insane. Can't wait for it to be gone and never mentioned again.

 

[Disney Analyst]

Ah yes, the Dinosaur-hating @Kamikaze creeps out of his den to denigrate the beloved attraction in increasingly ridiculous ways. I was wondering how you would describe it this time, and "negative five stars" is certainly a new description. I can't imagine what a dinosaur must have done to you as a child to make you feel this way.

Not even Dinosaur hating… IJA hating also! Which is a shock, as I consider it one of the greatest Disney attractions.

 

[Kamikaze]

Not even Dinosaur hating… IJA hating also! Which is a shock, as I consider it one of the greatest Disney attractions.

Yes, its the ride system. Its the worst one they have. Shaking you back and forth is not entertaining, exciting, thrilling, scary, whatever words you want to use. The concussion simulator attractions are bad.

 

[KDM31091]

Dinosaur still draws people. People do love dinosaurs as a theme; I think that's indisputable. The execution could be improved. The ride could be plussed or updated. But they'd rather just wipe it out and start over, even though going back to AK's opening, they had the option to put Indy and specifically chose to put Dino instead. So, it's sad to see them give up on the theme entirely. Maybe I'm biased as I love Dinosaur, but to me Indy is basically a dead franchise so it seems like an odd choice to bring it in at this point. I'm not convinced that after the initial novelty wears off Indy will be any more popular than the existing Dino ride, as I have stated many times, those who don't like the ride due to the motion are still not going to like it.

 

[PizzaPlanet]

Is Pizzafari open these days? I wonder why they didn’t put the burgers there

 

[Timothy_Q]

Bold of you to assume that this Indiana Jones ride will be on par with the one built by pre-Iger Disney in the 1990s (y'know, not the same company that gave us Remy's Crapatouille Adventure and Mama Odie's Magical Salt Dome).

We're cherry picking stuff we don't like about a specific CEO so it looks like they're incapable of building good attractions?
I wanna play too!!

superstar limo
maliboomer
mulholland madness
figment 2.0
figment 3.0
stitch's great escape
who wants to be a millionaire
primeval whirl
indiana jones and the tempe of peril
walt disney studios paris

 

[WDW John]

We're cherry picking stuff we don't like about a specific CEO so it looks like they're incapable of building good attractions?
I wanna play too!!

superstar limo
maliboomer
mulholland madness
figment 2.0
figment 3.0
stitch's great escape
who wants to be a millionaire
primeval whirl
indiana jones and the tempe of peril
walt disney studios paris

Didn’t you know? Any time an attraction is successful and people really like it, it gets credited to the Imagineers doing a great job. Any time an attraction is not successful and people tend to stay away, it gets blamed on the bad CEO.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

who wants to be a millionaire

Why are you listing this among bad attractions? It was pretty cool, I thought.

 

[Bleed0range]

Bold of you to assume that this Indiana Jones ride will be on par with the one built by pre-Iger Disney in the 1990s (y'know, not the same company that gave us Remy's Crapatouille Adventure and Mama Odie's Magical Salt Dome).

Some of us just like cool dinosaurs. It's as simple as that.

Well it’s the same ride system… so I imagine it won’t be that hard to do. They have multiple blueprints to base it off of and they can take advantage of more up to date special effects.

Will it be as good? I think it will. But it’ll be different.

 

[JohnD]

Harambe Market also switching to a burger and chicken nugget location since Restaurantosaurus will be closed. That's... really disappointing.

Do we specifically know that? I thought you could get various things depending on which window you walk up to. I can see switching out one window. But the entire thing? The only place I've seen that reported is from the Site that Shall Not Be Named. Typical clickbait. If Harambe Market is going full burger and fries, I'd like to see a reputable source.