DAK “Zootopia” is being created for the Tree of Life theater

[Nobody nobody]

Everyone is distracted by the fate of Muppet Vision, for reasons I cannot understand.

Because Muppet*Vision 3D is art.

 

[James Alucobond]

I was just making the comparison with something that was so highly touted by the company, just to fail in less than 2 years…

Zootopia seems to be one of the most minimally touted of all the recent additions, perhaps edged out in silence only by whatever is going on at the Canada pavilion.

 

[Professortango1]

Because Muppet*Vision 3D is art.

As I've said, its great for its time and I have strong appreciation for it. But....it is dated. And Waldo is terrible. It ranks in the middle of Disney 3-D attractions. Its better than Captain EO and PhilharMagic, but falls short of HISTA and ITTBAB.

 

[mickEblu]

I really don't see why they'd bother changing it, posters, signage, and animatronics aside. The scale of everything was always consistent with the exterior of the Tree of Life anyway.

That’s what I thought about a lot of Splash Mountain. They didn’t even keep the riverboat for a scene that takes place on the river banks of New Orleans.

 

[James Alucobond]

That’s what I thought about a lot of Splash Mountain. They didn’t even keep the riverboat for a scene that takes place on the river banks of New Orleans.

The vast majority of the queue rockwork, buildings, infrastructure, etc. was retained even in TBA, which was obviously a more significant overhaul. We're not talking about show scenes here.

 

[mickEblu]

The vast majority of the queue rockwork, buildings, infrastructure, etc. was retained even in TBA, which was obviously a more significant overhaul. We're not talking about show scenes here.

They covered it all with fake plants though. Didn’t you say that you didn’t see why they’d retheme the interior of the tree? I’m saying we have an example where even though they didn’t have to change/ retheme the setting or change show pieces they did so anyway.

 

[James Alucobond]

They covered it all with fake plants though. Didn’t you say that you didn’t see why they’d retheme the interior of the tree? I’m saying we have an example where even though they didn’t have to change/ retheme the setting or change show pieces they did so anyway.

I was talking about the structural elements of the queue in that response, but for the facade, they were shifting it to a different region entirely, from the foothills of Georgia to the Louisiana bayou. Here, the facade (the Tree of Life) is staying the same, and the attraction remains a theater situated beneath its roots. They may make some changes, but the point is that there's no exterior alteration that necessitates a re-framing of the interior, nor is it currently incongruent with the new subject matter.

 

[Nobody nobody]

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[FettFan]

The people who couldn't handle TTBAB I bet are the same people who say Pixar Pal-Around/Mickey's Fun Wheel is the scariest ride. I grew up with Alien Encounter and Snow White's Scary Adventures. What happened to us?

My own theory is that it all stems from the horrors of World War II and each generation progressively wanting to shelter the next from anything vaguely unpleasant.

 

[FettFan]

Also, for the record, Zootopia was an absolute crap film that only gets worse the more you think about it.

For instance…the mention of the existence of a “skunk butt rug” means that Nick the Fox is essentially Zootopia’s answer to either Ed Gein.

Or…Buffalo Bill?

 

[Raineman]

The people who couldn't handle TTBAB I bet are the same people who say Pixar Pal-Around/Mickey's Fun Wheel is the scariest ride. I grew up with Alien Encounter and Snow White's Scary Adventures. What happened to us?

It seems like every attraction that has some darker/scarier elements are being replaced/rethemed over the years. Everything has to be sanitized and happy and rainbows and unicorns for the kids now, I guess. I shudder to think of what changes may be coming to Haunted Mansion.

 

[Brer Panther]

Who put Joy from Inside Out in charge of Imagineering?

 

[ToTBellHop]

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Classy.

 

[wdwmagic]

Walt Disney Imagineering Files Permit for Tree of Life Theater Demolition and Development​

Walt Disney Imagineering Files Permit for Tree of Life Theater Demolition and Development

Walt Disney Imagineering Files Permit for Tree of Life Theater Demolition and Development

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[EagleScout610]

Walt Disney Imagineering Files Permit for Tree of Life Theater Demolition and Development​

Walt Disney Imagineering Files Permit for Tree of Life Theater Demolition and Development

Walt Disney Imagineering Files Permit for Tree of Life Theater Demolition and Development

www.wdwmagic.com

Never thought I'd say this but I'm hoping the retheme is quick and with as little effort as possible aside from swapping out the Bug themed props/animatronics with screens. If it means the theater is as unchanged as possible I'm all for it

 

[danlb_2000]

Never thought I'd say this but I'm hoping the retheme is quick and with as little effort as possible aside from swapping out the Bug themed props/animatronics with screens. If it means the theater is as unchanged as possible I'm all for it

That's a pretty big contractor to use if it's just a minor retheme.

 

[mickEblu]

I was talking about the structural elements of the queue in that response, but for the facade, they were shifting it to a different region entirely, from the foothills of Georgia to the Louisiana bayou. Here, the facade (the Tree of Life) is staying the same, and the attraction remains a theater situated beneath its roots. They may make some changes, but the point is that there's no exterior alteration that necessitates a re-framing of the interior, nor is it currently incongruent with the new subject matter.

Walt Disney Imagineering Files Permit for Tree of Life Theater Demolition and Development​

Walt Disney Imagineering Files Permit for Tree of Life Theater Demolition and Development

Walt Disney Imagineering Files Permit for Tree of Life Theater Demolition and Development

www.wdwmagic.com

@James Alucobond

 

[James Alucobond]

Never said that I know what’s actually happening, just that it’s fundamentally different in that there’s nothing that really necessitates such a change in this case and that they’ve frequently repurposed structural elements where possible in recent projects.

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ֊ᗩζᗩᗰ]

Can they please rename this attraction prior to opening? What's so wrong with Zootopia: Better Together?
Or better still, Better Toogether.

"Zoogether" is just so incredibly lame.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

Can they please rename this attraction prior to opening? What's so wrong with Zootopia: Better Together?
Or better still, Better Toogether.

"Zoogether" is just so incredibly lame.

It seems they are leaning into hokey zoo-ified versions of words for this. That song is the worst.