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

[Gusey]

I've crunched the numbers, and TriceraTop Spin will have been opened for 8473 days (roughly 23 years & 2 months) before it closed. That means, it's operated longer than 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea at 8362 days (roughly 22 years & 10 months) and Ellen's Energy Adventure at 7637 days (roughly 20 years and 10 months).

Studio Backlot Tour	May 1, 1989	September 27, 2014	9280	25 years, 4 months, 26 days
River Country	June 20, 1976	November 2, 2001	9266	25 years, 4 months, 13 days
Innoventions	September 29, 1994	September 8, 2019	9110	24 years, 11 months, 10 days
El Rio del Tempo	October 1, 1982	January 2, 2007	8859	24 years, 3 months, 1 day
TriceraTop Spin	November 1, 2001	January 12, 2025	8473	23 years, 2 months, 11 days
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea	October 14, 1971	September 5, 1994	8362	22 years, 10 months, 22 days
Davy Crockett Explorer Canoes	October 1, 1971	January 1, 1994	8128	22 years, 3 months
Ellen's Energy Adventure	September 15, 1996	August 13, 2017	7637	20 years, 10 months, 29 days

 

[EagleScout610]

Good riddance. Bring on Encanto.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

That Chester & Hester's date is later than the date we'd heard a few weeks ago, which makes me think the Dinosaur date is almost certainly also pushed back.

I always thought that was a strange date to close - traditionally things close in early January for a reason. It made 0 sense for it to be different this time around.

 

[Rteetz]

Date is the day after the WDW marathon which runs through there on the 12th.

 

[WorldExplorer]

I feel a lot less stressed now; I've been planning my schedule around "but I need to be in Dinoland at least once this week; what if it closes!?" for like two months.

I'm super happy for one more Dinoland Christmas!

They're going to need to get more prizes in, unless they plan to just shutter the games. They're running really low. The big triceratops are small prizes right now and you can get baby igaunadons as mediums.

 

[Starship824]

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Just wanna say I was right.
I don't have any "insider" info it was just a meme guess.

 

[Starship824]

Date is the day after the WDW marathon which runs through there on the 12th.

Probably don't want people seeing backstage work for it.

 

[Moth]

I feel a lot less stressed now; I've been planning my schedule around "but I need to be in Dinoland at least once this week; what if it closes!?" for like two months.

I'm super happy for one more Dinoland Christmas!

They're going to need to get more prizes in, unless they plan to just shutter the games. They're running really low. The big triceratops are small prizes right now and you can get baby igaunadons as mediums.

Iguanadons are going for big prices on the aftermarket, hoping they get more before November!

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

Keep Dinosaur open until the end of July, please!

[or just keep it open forever, I'd take that too]

 

[surfsupdon]

I still don’t think you have to lose Dinosaur!! Upgrade and rebrand to Countdown to Extinction (new ride) and add Indy as something else in an expansion plot. Tropical Americas can still exist with Dinosaur. Increase our ride capacity!

 

[Fido Chuckwagon]

Just wanna say I was right.
I don't have any "insider" info it was just a meme guess.

You’ve just described half the “insiders” on this forum.

 

[Starship824]

You’ve just described half the “insiders” on this forum.

True lol

 

[Brer Panther]

Can't wait for the We Don't Talk About Bruno ride.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Can't wait for the We Don't Talk About Bruno ride.

Encanto and Coco were really the only 2 things announced that I am genuinely excited for. And the night parade of course.

And if we really get capybaras….

 

[C33Mom]

That Chester & Hester's date is later than the date we'd heard a few weeks ago, which makes me think the Dinosaur date is almost certainly also pushed back.

I’m not sure what the original rumored date was but I was thinking it would be challenging to have the three added Moonlight Magic events without most of Dinoland. I am curious if they’ll now get a merch refresh?

At least we get one more holiday season with the decorations that are cute. I expect Dinosaur itself is safe until after spring break at the least.

Very sad day, though.

We will be there in late November and I need to remember to mentally allocate more time to a Dinoland farewell…which will probably be crushed because many people will have the same idea.

Iguanadons are going for big prices on the aftermarket, hoping they get more before November!

We’ve never done a MM before but I’m told a highlight is the “free” carnival games and merchandise you can win. I hope we get the opportunity to win an iguanadon!

 

[Indy_UK]

Lets Gooooo !!!

 

[BlakeW39]

Do we really think Indy would be better if stripped of its IP and made to be generic?

I’ll answer for you, it wouldn’t be.

That isn't a fair comparison. If you went in to IJA, ripped out all of the IP and called it a day, then of course it wouldn't be better. Multiple scenes on the ride rely on call backs to the original films and cameos from Indy himself. Without the IP, none of those elements would work. The Indiana Jones IP is integral to IJA as it currently exists.

HOWEVER, if one were to go design an original attraction with the same premise as Indiana Jones Adventure, and replace the cameos and call backs with original scenes, then it could ABSOLUTELY be just as good as IJA, if not even better. The IJ IP isn't even part of the reason IJA is good. It's good because it's a well designed attraction. They didn't need the IP to do that at all

You’re right that IP does not inherently improve the quality of an attraction, and that’s not what I’m talking about.

You said that any original attraction based on dinosaurs would just be a Jurassic Park imitator. No matter how good it is, and no matter how many people liked it. You also said that Shanghai Pirates would be worse if it were an original attraction. And of course, you also said that if you have an idea for an original attraction, and it's possible to add an IP that "fits," then you should add an IP to said attraction.

All of these statements are predicated on the idea that attractions are inherently better with IP, all else being equal. Which is why I disagree.

The issue isn’t IP, the issue is shoehorned IP where it doesn’t belong.

There are a lot of issues with the IP mandate. It isn't just "shoehorned IP where it doesn't belong."

 

[BrianLo]

Wow…amazing! Imagineers are not creating new experiences. Just putting a facelift on an existing ride.

Ya exactly. Apart from the 14 new rides discussed at D23, this crop of imagineers only do facelifts.

 

[celluloid]

I reiterate...the temple is not the only thing from the updated concept downsized.


There have even been some delays now.

 

[KDM31091]

I’m not sure what the original rumored date was but I was thinking it would be challenging to have the three added Moonlight Magic events without most of Dinoland. I am curious if they’ll now get a merch refresh?

We will be there in late November and I need to remember to mentally allocate more time to a Dinoland farewell…which will probably be crushed because many people will have the same idea.

We’ve never done a MM before but I’m told a highlight is the “free” carnival games and merchandise you can win. I hope we get the opportunity to win an iguanadon!

Yes, they do give vouchers for free Fossil games at MM. hopefully that continues this season. However I will say when we did it back in April, the prizes weren’t the usual prizes. They were generic animals.