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

[Brer Oswald]

Shame all their rides suck for JP if you aren't into big coasters
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Sorry, but as someone who just returned to IOA after 15 years, outside of the Discovery Center, I wasn't crazed about the JP area. Especially when you put it next to Berk or SNW or DU? Definitely doesn't feel as alive as it should be. Universal, this is your chance, just bulldoze Kong and make it a jeep ride and then add a bunch of AA dinosaurs across the land.

Truth. NUKE.

 

[Coaster Lover]

Is the plot of Ice Age 6 how the dawn of humanity drove most of the megafauna to extinction?

Ice Age 6: Neanderthals Need Fur

Dinosaurs eat man... Woman inherits the earth!

 

[Touchdown]

Every other version of that ride (all two of them) is more popular because they are in more popular parks. Parks that have more than 5 rides. There’s an obvious trend here. It’s not the IP.

Those parks have more attractions. Dinosaurs queue is always shorter then the two Pandora rides, most of the time shorter then the Safari, and often shorter then Everest. On a hot summer day it’s usually the shortest ride queue in the park, since Kali has a long line. DL Indy vies with Rise and Space Mtn for the longest queue in the whole park daily. I don’t know enough about DS to be specific there.

 

[JohnD]

Sorry…53 things in DAK? Are they counting palm trees?

You don't have to ask. It's laid out for you. Guide maps are more than attractions anyway.

 

[FigmentFan82]

My childhood experience with Dinoland is seeing the carnotaurous picture is a kiddie guide and being afraid to be alone because I was sure it was going to show up at the time share. I formed all my opinions as an adult, not nearly long enough ago to be anything remotely resembling nostalgia.

Throwing the word nostalgia around isn't actually a good argument. Sometimes people just disagree with you.

I never said you had to agree with me, and also I don’t have to agree with you.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Those parks have more attractions. Dinosaurs queue is always shorter then the two Pandora rides, most of the time shorter then the Safari, and often shorter then Everest. On a hot summer day it’s usually the shortest ride queue in the park, since Kali has a long line. DL Indy vies with Rise and Space Mtn for the longest queue in the whole park daily. I don’t know enough about DS to be specific there.

A park should have attractions that are easy to access without a significant wait. It’s good for guest satisfaction and provides operational slack if capacity elsewhere is hindered.

 

[WorldExplorer]

Shame all their rides suck for JP if you aren't into big coasters
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Sorry, but as someone who just returned to IOA after 15 years, outside of the Discovery Center, I wasn't crazed about the JP area. Especially when you put it next to Berk or SNW or DU? Definitely doesn't feel as alive as it should be. Universal, this is your chance, just bulldoze Kong and make it a jeep ride and then add a bunch of AA dinosaurs across the land.

Right now I have two days free for sulking in Florida and I feel very very upset, and I really WANT to give Universal my money right now to be whisked away on another dinosaur adventure...but yeah. That was one of the great things about Dinosaur. No drops.

And nothing's gonna overcome Restaurant O'saurus, stuff like that's just never happening again.

 

[Touchdown]

A park should have attractions that are easy to access without a significant wait. It’s good for guest satisfaction and provides operational slack if capacity elsewhere is hindered.

Maybe AK would if another thrill ride could pull people out of other rides. Once those two rides open I strongly suspect the Pandora rides will have shorter waits. Navi might finally have an apporiate line (<30 min) and FOP might no longer consistently be the longest queue in the entire resort. If those rides pull 45-60 min waits once the initial hoopla is over the park will be better for it.

 

[HauntedPirate]

A park should have attractions that are easy to access without a significant wait. It’s good for guest satisfaction and provides operational slack if capacity elsewhere is hindered.

Yeah, that's all fine and dandy for that pesky GSAT stuff. But how does that address the #1 priority for TDO - improving bottom-line financial performance by generating LL revenue?

 

[James Alucobond]

Yeah, that's all fine and dandy for that pesky GSAT stuff. But how does that address the #1 priority for TDO - improving bottom-line financial performance by generating LL revenue?

By making Lightning Lane Multipass less garbage at all but one park?

 

[sedati]

Two posters in the last pages said they are done with Animal Kingdom and thinks that Dinoland USA was the last integral part of Animal Kingdom.

It’s amazing how crowded Pandora gets seeing as so many here swore to never so much as step foot in that land.
People who have declared Epcot dead and buried still make it there more times than I can count.
Look for the opening day reviews for Tropical Americas from those swearing off Animal Kingdom now.

 

[HauntedPirate]

By making Lightning Lane Multipass less garbage at all but one park?

I want to make a joke, but honestly, I think they will trot out LLPP+ (starting at the low, low price of $799/person/day, depending on availability and variable pricing algorithms) to cover that.

 

[HauntedPirate]

It’s amazing how crowded Pandora gets seeing as so many her swore to never so much as step foot in that land.
People who have declared Epcot dead and buried still make it there more times than I can count.
Look for the opening day reviews for Tropical Americas from those swearing off Animal Kingdom now.

Seeing as how you and many others have repeatedly said the members of this forum don't matter to Disney in the grand scheme of things, how is that possible?

 

[twilight mitsuk]

welcome to Hogwarts, we love dinos

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

If Dr. Seeker was here, why not have him participate in something last night?

Sometimes I wish Disney would put at least a little effort into the goodbyes for the fans.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Today (as in, right now):

Everest - 90 min
FoP - 75 min
Navi - 40 min
Safari - 30 min
Furries Unite - 10 min
Kali - Are you insane? I mean... 5 min

 

[HauntedPirate]

If Dr. Seeker was here, why not have him participate in something last night?

Sometimes I wish Disney would put at least a little effort into the goodbyes for the fans.

Be quiet, walking meat sack, and be a good lemming by handing over your credit card information to TDO.

 

[Captain Barbossa]

Furries Unite - 10 min

My lunch just went airborne Needed a good laugh, thanks.

 

[Goat_Lord]

Today (as in, right now):

Everest - 90 min
FoP - 75 min
Navi - 40 min
Safari - 30 min
Furries Unite - 10 min
Kali - Are you insane? I mean... 5 min

Must've been the wind

 

[EagleScout610]

If Dr. Seeker was here, why not have him participate in something last night?

Sometimes I wish Disney would put at least a little effort into the goodbyes for the fans.

I wonder if it was to prevent even more chaos around Dinosaur. Imagine how crowded that area would be with a 4+ hr. wait for the ride, Photopass in front of Aladar nearly to Restaurantosaurus, and a Seeker M&G, which you know people would go nuts for.

That being said, I do wish he had shown up at the end. Maybe greeting the last people to get off the ride or walking the queue after the line cut off.