TriceraTop Spin closing for refurbishment next week

[Christian Fronckowiak]

Alright, this may sound like an obvious question, but I am not as familiar with Animal Kingdom as I am with the other parks, so thanks to anyone who can answer this.
Knowing what we know about The Good Dinosaur, would it fit in Dinoland with what is already there, aside from Dinorama?

 

[RSoxNo1]

No amount of overwritten backstory can save what Chester and Hester's Dinorama is right now. You can have a great back story (which it arguably is) but it doesn't make something look any better.

The original Dinoland included DINOSAUR and The Boneyard.

 

[Bairstow]

The back story was in place well before Dinorama exist.

Very true.
Dino-Rama was an extension of their extension of the Chester and Hester's gift shop, both literally and in-storyline.
It continues the exact same Route 66 roadside attraction aesthetic present in this part of the park since day one.

It's a great story once you know what it is, but they do a poor job of communicating it. That was compounded by not giving Dinorama the means to tell the second part of the story effectively.

How so? I think they did a brilliant job.

 

[Bairstow]

Alright, this may sound like an obvious question, but I am not as familiar with Animal Kingdom as I am with the other parks, so thanks to anyone who can answer this.
Knowing what we know about The Good Dinosaur, would it fit in Dinoland with what is already there, aside from Dinorama?

I think it's too early to tell.
Last I heard the film still had serious script problems and was being re-written again.

 

[jakeman]

How so? I think they did a brilliant job.

I think they lost quite a bit of the Disney quality in communicating the "roadside" attraction aspect of it. I know space is somewhat limited right there, but it needed to be a bit more substantial and over the top. They also needed someway to communicate the Chester and Hester relationship to the Dino Insititue more.

You have this dichotomy of science versus tourism (which if you think about is a snarky evaluation of the rest of the park), but I'm not sure if the connection is clearly made that they are two chapters of the same book if you don't know it ahead of time.

All in my opinion of course.

 

[DisneyJeff]

I think they lost quite a bit of the Disney quality in communicating the "roadside" attraction aspect of it. I know space is somewhat limited right there, but it needed to be a bit more substantial and over the top. They also needed someway to communicate the Chester and Hester relationship to the Dino Insititue more.

You have this dichotomy of science versus tourism (which if you think about is a snarky evaluation of the rest of the park), but I'm not sure if the connection is clearly made that they are two chapters of the same book if you don't know it ahead of time.

All in my opinion of course.

I did not know the back story ahead of time. In fact, I didn't know the whole back story until I Google'd it yesterday. To me it just seemed like an area that was randomly put together with the Boneyard area, the Dino Institute, and this weird dino street-fair place.

What made it seem even more odd to me was based on the way we toured the park. We always seem to take a clockwise path around the park, going from an African town, to a Nepalese village, to a dinosaur themed carnival setup in a parking lot.

Knowing the whole back story really adds a lot to the area and it makes sense. Maybe I was in the minority and most people are aware of the whole story around Dinoland. I doubt it, though.

 

[Fox&Hound]

No offense taken from anyone (I would hope). You are a good poster and also honest, but you are never rude in anyway. But I think that most people on here know that.

The more I visit, I actually find that I have less and less of an issue with the Dinoland USA/ carnival area. Again, I find the theming spot on. But for those that were aware of concepts for another incredible E-Ticket coaster for this section but were given this instead, well, they will obviously be disappointed. This is another real big section for kids, and my 3 have always liked it. We were there for almost an hour last week, and didn't even ride Dinosaur or go in the actual boneyard play area. The place was packed too, but then again all of DAK seemed stuffed to the gills on Saturday.

My hope has always been that they removed the Nemo show and replaced it with that traveling Walking with Dinosaurs show. That show is very impressive and I would think that it would really help improve the dinosaur area of the park.

First of all,thank you for the kind words =) I love these boards and the people who populate them. I love that we can all have different opinions but still come to consensus on our love of Disney- no matter how we choose to express it.

I completely agree with your walking with Dinosaurs comment. I truly enjoy Nemo, it's a really cool show, but if it was replaced with a show themed to dinosaurs, I think it would make the land more cohesive. Not sure how Nemo really fits there.

But, back on topic, I'm glad to see Triceratop Spin get some love, even if just a little paint job.

 

[Fox&Hound]

Alright, this may sound like an obvious question, but I am not as familiar with Animal Kingdom as I am with the other parks, so thanks to anyone who can answer this.
Knowing what we know about The Good Dinosaur, would it fit in Dinoland with what is already there, aside from Dinorama?

Great question!!! I've been outspoken on how I hope Dinoland/Chester and Hester's/Dino USA gets a MAJOR renovation once this movie comes out and is a hit (we can always hope, right?). But, IF it is a hit, I don't think it would jive with what's already there. My understanding is that the movie focuses on what happens if Dinosaurs never went extinct, and I think the caveboy is like a pet to the Dinosaur (don't quote me on that last part). That would mean, to me, the boneyard and even Dinosaur where you are going back in time to capture a dinosaur, would not really fit in the new storyline. Hence, I would think a major renovation would need to happen. But, that takes a lot into consideration: that the movie is a hit, that Disney wants to spend money, and that they want another major renovation for AK. I would think, sadly, that once Pandora is finished, they may want to stop construction for a little bit and let everyone marvel at what's been created. I think the beauty of Avatar and the new Africa section will force Disney to fix up the Dino section which will stick out like a sore thumb, but, that's just my take =) Either way, I'm excited for the movie and what it could be. Neil Patrick Harris provides a voice- how great is that?!?

 

[RSoxNo1]

Very true.
Dino-Rama was an extension of their extension of the Chester and Hester's gift shop, both literally and in-storyline.
It continues the exact same Route 66 roadside attraction aesthetic present in this part of the park since day one.

How so? I think they did a brilliant job.

Simply put - They went for cheap and they succeeded. Primeval Whirl is an eyesore on the most beautiful park in the country.