The Boneyard closing for refurbishment at Disney's Animal Kingdom
The Boneyard closing for refurbishment at Disney's Animal Kingdom
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News The Boneyard closing for refurbishment at Disney's Animal Kingdom
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doctornick
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Makes me nervous that it will not reopen (I know the article says it will come back, but...). I hope this isn't the first step in Dinoland USA becoming Zootopia. It actually bodes well for that not happening if they are willing to spend money to refurb but sometimes one hand doesn't talk to the other at Disney.
I'm still hoping for just replacing Dinorama with Moana and then leaving the rest of Dinoland intact. And expanding Pandora or elsewhere to continue to help capacity at DAK.
I'm still hoping for just replacing Dinorama with Moana and then leaving the rest of Dinoland intact. And expanding Pandora or elsewhere to continue to help capacity at DAK.
Ayla
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I agree with you, I don't think it will be coming back.
My guess it will be a refurb that results in a generic themed area that could quickly be changed to a different IP with the changing of a sign.
Clowd Nyne
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I sure hope this is a precursor to the land retheme. Dinoland may be my least favorite area in all of Disney World. It needs an overhaul and they have to spend their $17B somewhere.
James Alucobond
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I doubt the refurbishment calendars are tied to anything else. This is most likely just normal and not a positive or negative indicator.
Patcheslee
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Gah, kid wanted to spend some time there. Hopefully nothing else is announced for our trip.
999th Happy Haunt
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Really hope it comes back, the theming is awesome. If all of Dinoland looked like Boneyard, Restaurantosaurus, and Dinosaur, nobody would ever complain about the area.
James Alucobond
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Which is why that’s exactly what they should keep as Dinosaur Alley. Very easy to isolate from a potential Oceania as well.
MadderAdder
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Love this idea!
CaptainAmerica
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I'm old enough to remember (because it was literally two hours ago) when people said that The Boneyard was closing forever to make way for Zootopia.
Bocabear
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Hopefully not Zootopia anyway... With the two rollercoaster spots now vacant that whole area seems like a mistake...The Boneyard does take up a pretty large piece of real estate that could be better utilized for an attraction all ages could enjoy... I am all for something like The Boneyard, but when the parks need attractions, I would be willing to let this go... a decent Pacific Rim section with Flora and Fauna and a Moana ride and tie-in....Mystic Point....Heck even Indiana Jones would be better...
Disgruntled Walt
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If the PatF overlay to Splash Mountain was a Blue Sky concept for a long time, is it possible that the Moana flume ride (if that's what was in the concept art) is ANOTHER Blue Sky concept originally thought of as a replacement for Splash Mountain?
James Alucobond
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Ehhh, I mean, I get that it's not for all ages, but kids literally spend hours here and love it. I honestly think other parks could benefit from a similarly detailed playground for some parental R&R. Toy Story Land, for instance, would be ideal for this to utilize some of the awkward vacant space while simultaneously adding more props to see from Slinky Dog Dash.
Bocabear
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Added playground areas are nice, but not at the expense of having real attractions that everyone can enjoy... Maybe they could start adding more micro play areas around all the parks...So that they are not taking up a huge chunk of prime property... That would be fine, but when there are concerns there is no room to expand, take the huge playground...
James Alucobond
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Right, but that's not the case. There are existing expansion pads.
999th Happy Haunt
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Oceania should take over a different expansion plot, no need to eat into already existing space. Personally I think a family coaster like the originally planned Excavator and maybe a few smaller attractions would be fantastic in the Dinorama spot and would flesh out the badlands and dig site theming.
Bocabear
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I guess I think of the Finding Nemo Theater and the waterfront location as a way of justifying an Oceana expansion in that location...It would be hard to convey an island setting in a completely landlocked location...
Not that they are going to spend any money on anything for a long lone while, but they could always flip it completely and do a whole new Dinosaur based area on a land-locked pad and convert the existing footprint to Oceana...
Not that they are going to spend any money on anything for a long lone while, but they could always flip it completely and do a whole new Dinosaur based area on a land-locked pad and convert the existing footprint to Oceana...