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

[gorillaball]

Let me help you… Disney acquired Marvel for $4 billion and grossed more that $30 billion in the next 15 years.

Oops, this is why you should catch up on the thread before responding, sorry @UNCgolf

 

[Movielover]

Oops, this is why you should catch up on the thread before responding, sorry @UNCgolf

No no, don't apologize, some people just need the obvious repeated for them.

 

[HMF]

I don't think they bought Marvel for theme parks. The total Marvel box office take is over $30 billion dollars, plus they've used it for a bunch of Disney+ content.

I am not a fan of the Iger model of acquiring assets that don't line up with your brand identity only for the financial benefits.

 

[AidenRodriguez731]

I am not a fan of the Iger model of acquiring assets that don't line up with your brand identity only for the financial benefits.

What brand identity is so bad that Disney should be steering clear from with Marvel? It was a super popular franchise that they were able to get in its brand new prime before it took off nuclear

 

[AidenRodriguez731]

Coco doesn't have anything to do with animals either. There is another park where Coco WOULD be perfect for but is currently being hosted by three birds.

Mythical animals

 

[gorillaball]

I am not a fan of the Iger model of acquiring assets that don't line up with your brand identity only for the financial benefits.

You are doubling down on that take? Take your losses my man.

 

[Tom Morrow]

You know something, there's a deleted scene where Tony Stark owns an alpaca. An alpaca is an animal. Animals.... Disney's... Animal Kingdom?

Let's get Iron Man in Disney's Animal Kingdom stat!

 

[AidenRodriguez731]

You know something, there's a deleted scene where Tony Stark owns an alpaca. An alpaca is an animal. Animals.... Disney's... Animal Kingdom?

Let's get Iron Man in Disney's Animal Kingdom stat!

I can't find out which one will help you the most but you seem to like all of them so you might as well take a look at them all.

 

[Tom Morrow]

I can't find out which one will help you the most but you seem to like all of them so you might as well take a look at them all.

It was a joke and I'm not going to watch any of those

 

[HMF]

You know something, there's a deleted scene where Tony Stark owns an alpaca. An alpaca is an animal. Animals.... Disney's... Animal Kingdom?

Let's get Iron Man in Disney's Animal Kingdom stat!

Sounds logical to me.

 

[SamusAranX]

Your opinions are…interesting.

Fail to see how that’s an interesting take at all.

It was completely out of left field for Rohde to agree with that changeover. As an attraction it’s fun but aesthetically it was the canary in coal mine for what was to come at DCA

 

[SamusAranX]

You are doubling down on that take? Take your losses my man.

That take isn’t controversial either.

Sorry, but I’ll never think of Disney’s brand and image when say watching the newest Predator film, heck even Ice Age

 

[Gusey]

Going back to Bio's photos from last week, I got very excited to see the first components of the carousel. I know that flat rides get a bad wrap on these boards (despite calls that 2 attraction lands aren't enough and extra capacity rides for all ages are good) but it's nice to see Disney actually building a flat ride from the ground up. It's been so long since WDW got a new flat ride, as the last one was Alien Swirling Saucers in 2018.

Also some Tropical Americas aerial pictures

 

[BrianLo]

That take isn’t controversial either.

Sorry, but I’ll never think of Disney’s brand and image when say watching the newest Predator film, heck even Ice Age

Nor do I generally, but the Alien franchise and Lucasfilm franchises have both existed in Disney parks since the 80’s. I see no real point lamenting a brand identity ship that clearly sailed 35+ years ago. Marvel notwithstanding, which for the most part is more or as family friendly than two of those items.

It’s funny that the complaint is not actually being lodged at the relevant property to this thread, which betrays its recency bias.

 

[HMF]

personally don't see how Indy or Encanto is any different then Avatar being in this park. and avatar turned out great so hopeful this project turns out similar in spirit.

I still don't think Avatar fits. It fits the park aesthetic wise but not theme-wise.

 

[HMF]

And hey, isn't California Adventure supposed to get an AVATAR land as well?

They clearly don't care about that parks theme anymore either.

 

[HMF]

Life is short people.

Not short enough considering how many years to come we will be watching Disney destroy what's left of what used to make the parks special.

 

[BlindChow]

So would anyone have an interest in a construction-only thread?

I don't know, maybe I'm the only one who doesn't want to have to skim through 20 pages of the same two or three people repeatedly posting the exact same complaints they've been posting since the project was announced, while looking for construction updates...

 

[EagleScout610]

So would anyone have an interest in a construction-only thread?

I don't know, maybe I'm the only one who doesn't want to have to skim through 20 pages of the same two or three people repeatedly posting the exact same complaints they've been posting since the project was announced, while looking for construction updates...

DAK Thread 'Tropical Americas Land Construction Thread'

Mar 2, 2026

Here's where to discuss the construction of Tropical Americas. Please keep the "Does it belong?" "Did Dinoland belong" discussion in the original thread here: https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads...-themed-experiences-at-animal-kingdom.981958/

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[SamusAranX]

Nor do I generally, but the Alien franchise and Lucasfilm franchises have both existed in Disney parks since the 80’s. I see no real point lamenting a brand identity ship that clearly sailed 35+ years ago. Marvel notwithstanding, which for the most part is more or as family friendly than two of those items.

It’s funny that the complaint is not actually being lodged at the relevant property to this thread, which betrays its recency bias.

I still don’t really associate marvel as Disney or vice versa. Not that I dislike marvel, nor do Disney necessarily harm its image by acquiring marvel. That’s where I would diverge in opinion