EPCOT Announced: Mary Poppins Attraction in UK Pavilion

[Bocabear]

I wish they would do something even as simple as having a Mary Poppins carousel out near when the mini hedge maze/gazebo is, I think it could be really charming

If you look at the footprint that the flying carpet spinner takes up in Adventureland, the carousel would be similar...with so few rides in EPCOT, the demand would be high and the entire area would be a queue... I hope they will come up with a good idea for Mary... at this point the ride through the bowl would have been better than absolutely nothing.... But I hope they don't dumb it down to just a carousel....

 

[Chef idea Mickey`=]

A Mary Poppins ride would be similar to Peter Pan's flight with MRR transition where your in between at first and end riding flying on Mary's umbrella to then up and down on a carousel horse.

 

[Disone]

I wish they would do something even as simple as having a Mary Poppins carousel out near when the mini hedge maze/gazebo is, I think it could be really charming

Agree. Adds just a wee bit of little capacity, alot of charm and does so without drawing bigger crowds into the park.

 

[Bocabear]

Agree. Adds just a wee bit of little capacity, alot of charm and does so without drawing bigger crowds into the park.

The problem is it would be overrun and constantly mobbed... It is too little too late at this point.... They really need one for real attraction at that pavilion.....then they could add a smaller Carousel type attraction.... The park at this point desperately needs some new attractions...full stop~

 

[Disone]

The problem is it would be overrun and constantly mobbed... It is too little too late at this point.... They really need one for real attraction at that pavilion.....then they could add a smaller Carousel type attraction.... The park at this point desperately needs some new attractions...full stop~

I don't think a carousel would be overrun and mobbed with crowds. It's just not that big of a draw. I imagine it draw in the same type of crowds any of the other Disney carousel. Basically something to do when everything else is too busy. From MK to Disneyland, from Tokyo to Paris.... Disney Carousel are definitely low draw attractions, more atmosphere then anything and hardly ever huge crowds.

 

[Bocabear]

They are "Low Draw" in a park full of engaging attractions and rides...In a park light on attractions and very long lines for what there is, it will be overrun...

 

[Disone]

They are "Low Draw" in a park full of engaging attractions and rides...In a park light on attractions and very long lines for what there is, it will be overrun...

DCA's never had a line even when it was light on attractions and not a full park.

Honestly even triceratops been at animal Kingdom usually does not have a very long line it doesn't get much thinner list of attraction than DAK.

Basic attraction does not necessarily mean a long line even in Disney's busy Parks. We don't need to give them a pass for not adding small incremental value attractions.

 

[Chef idea Mickey`=]

Would any of you want The UK having London Icon? Or do you like the pavilion as is. Originally Big Ben was proposed alongside the Thames River cruise.

 

[Kamikaze]

Would any of you want The UK having London Icon? Or do you like the pavilion as is. Originally Big Ben was proposed alongside the Thames River cruise.

I'd guess the Icon is trademarked and they couldn't just replicate it.

 

[Chef idea Mickey`=]

I'd guess the Icon is trademarked and they couldn't just replicate it.

You mean right now today? What is it different than replicating the Eiffel Tower... I suppose Big Ben isn't really replicated but if that was a factor then it wouldn't be in the proposals back in the day.

 

[nickys]

Would any of you want The UK having London Icon? Or do you like the pavilion as is. Originally Big Ben was proposed alongside the Thames River cruise.

The building housing the restrooms appears to take its inspiration from Hampton Court Palace.

But I don’t see why it should be London centric. There are enough people as it is who think it’s the England pavilion.

 

[Bocabear]

Mostr people around the world think of London icons as representational of the country...much like Europeans think the NYC , Hollywood and Miami represent the US... So the thought of using a very well known piece of architecture from London makes sense... Perhaps they should add more to the pavilion as they expand it one day.... The pavilions all make references to famous architecture from each country.... THe UK Pavilion seems lighter than the others in grand references....

 

[Disstevefan1]

I highly doubt there will be any more significant spending in EPCOT now that the completed the "successful" EPCOT renovation.

 

[Bocabear]

I highly doubt there will be any more significant spending in EPCOT now that the completed the "successful" EPCOT renovation.

LOL!!! What a mixed bag of nothingness it turned out to be....

 

[Chef idea Mickey`=]

The building housing the restrooms appears to take its inspiration from Hampton Court Palace.

But I don’t see why it should be London centric. There are enough people as it is who think it’s the England pavilion.

Hampton Court Palace is in London, that's a neat feature I didn't know about.

Oh I was just asking because old concepts showed having a landmark from London.
There is nothing wrong with The UK Pavilion as it is, it's totally recognizable. I just thought each pavilion had a tower or something to stand out from the lagoon and England went quaint.

 

[nickys]

Hampton Court Palace is in London, that's a neat feature I didn't know about.

Oh I was just asking because old concepts showed having a landmark from London.
There is nothing wrong with The UK Pavilion as it is, it's totally recognizable. I just thought each pavilion had a tower or something to stand out from the lagoon and England went quaint.

Don’t let anyone from Richmond hear you say that! I mean, you’re right but they like to think they’re separate! I wish they’d done more with it than just restrooms though!

I totally see the point of a landmark but they did go with a different concept in the end. The tea shop shows 4 centuries of buildings. The Rose & Crown has 3 different facades to it - the seaside pub, the country pub and the town pub.
The formal gardens and row of town houses are fairly classic.

But it’s all more stereotypical rather than from a particular place.

 

[Chef idea Mickey`=]

Come to think of it, if a scaled Big Ben were to been built it would probably changed Epcot and World Showcase a lot for it would bell chime every hour, no different than Germany but Germany is not loud chimes that you would hear it from the lagoon a mile away..

The red telephone booth is one stand out icon itself.

 

[Kamikaze]

You mean right now today? What is it different than replicating the Eiffel Tower... I suppose Big Ben isn't really replicated but if that was a factor then it wouldn't be in the proposals back in the day.

The Icon/Eye is a business. Eiffel Tower and Big Ben are landmarks.

It would be like someone doing 'Floridaland' and putting a Cinderella Castle replica in it. Its not allowed under the law as the Castle is considered the trademarked IP of Disney.

 

[Chef idea Mickey`=]

Don’t let anyone from Richmond hear you say that! I mean, you’re right but they like to think they’re separate! I wish they’d done more with it than just restrooms though!

I totally see the point of a landmark but they did go with a different concept in the end. The tea shop shows 4 centuries of buildings. The Rose & Crown has 3 different facades to it - the seaside pub, the country pub and the town pub.
The formal gardens and row of town houses are fairly classic.

But it’s all more stereotypical rather than from a particular place.

Yeah, I know... just like never say to a Taiwan friend anything they are related to China. When referring to Dutch Germans aren't related or connected to Holland nor Belgium!

 

[lazyboy97o]

The Icon/Eye is a business. Eiffel Tower and Big Ben are landmarks.

It would be like someone doing 'Floridaland' and putting a Cinderella Castle replica in it. Its not allowed under the law as the Castle is considered the trademarked IP of Disney.

That’s not why. Landmark isn’t an intellectual property designation. Nor does being privately owned by a business confer any intellectual property protections.

Trademarks protect things like logos and phrases. A specific graphic representation of a building can be trademarked but it’s not the building itself. Trademarks are unique from copyright and patents in that they can continue to be held so long as they are actively used.

Architectural works are protected by copyright, which means the protections eventually expire. This is also a more recent development in intellectual property rights, particularly in the US which is why Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Universal Studios Florida are full of replicas of buildings from around Hollywood. It actually would be permissible to build a replica of Cinderella Castle because it predates the changes to US copyright law protecting the actual building itself. This is also why the story about the Chinese Theatre rights was not true.

The London Eye is recent enough that it is still protected by copyright. Victoria Tower and the Eiffel Tower are both old enough that any copyright protection that would have applied has expired. The Eiffel Tower is famously the source of copyright confusion as while the tower itself is not protected by copyright, the night show that was installed in 1989 is protected by copyright.

Disney could easily add a Ferris Wheel and people would know the association. Merlin doesn’t own the general concept of the ride or it being in an urban area. The issue is more that’s it’s just not a great idea.