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

[Agent H]

In my minds eye, I can't imagine a ride built in the year 2025 that should even closely resemble the utter failure that JII is.

You’re talking about the latter 2 right? Right? In any case as @TrainsOfDisney said I was talking ride system not the actual quality of the ride

 

[rle4lunch]

You’re talking about the latter 2 right? Right? In any case as @TrainsOfDisney said I was talking ride system not the actual quality of the ride

yep.

 

[Agent H]

yep.

Okay phew

 

[TheMaxRebo]

If the ride vehicles don’t end up being connected at all then you’re actually looking more at a classic fantasyland dark ride type deal like Pooh Alice or Pinocchio with Encanto moreso than a Figment.

I think it will be like trains of cars, so like 4 cars, each that hold up to 6 people that leave the loading area together/connected and then in each show scene can be slowed down or even stopped to let the action/story unfold for those ~24 people at a time

Vs the classic dark ride which are just one car and then continuously move through the ride with no pausing for show

So in that way more like Figment

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Just saw about this new patent - wonder if it could be used as part of the Encanto ride to make it more immersive and help hide the track and other cars from you

 

[Agent H]

Just saw about this new patent - wonder if it could be used as part of the Encanto ride to make it more immersive and help hide the track and other cars from youView attachment 844409

Kinda reminds me of the little mermaid ride

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Kinda reminds me of the little mermaid ride

Yeah, just throughout the ride and hopefully just a test out more effective lol

 

[Gusey]

Just saw about this new patent - wonder if it could be used as part of the Encanto ride to make it more immersive and help hide the track and other cars from youView attachment 844409

The actual article

Disney Patent: Projector-Based System to "Conceal" Other Ride Vehicles

Disney has published a patent that would allow for the concealment of ride vehicles using a projector-based system

blogmickey.com

 

[Mike S]

Until they create projectors that can match the natural light around them it would be way too bright for this to work in a ride as dark as something like Haunted Mansion.

 

[Agent H]

Until they create projectors that can match the natural light around them it would be way too bright for this to work in a ride as dark as something like Haunted Mansion.

With the exception of a Bruno scene it probably won’t be that dark

 

[ToTBellHop]

With the exception of a Bruno scene it probably won’t be that dark

We do not talk about that scene!

 

[Gremlin Gus]

 

[EagleScout610]

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ֊ᗩζᗩᗰ]

Just saw about this new patent - wonder if it could be used as part of the Encanto ride to make it more immersive and help hide the track and other cars from youView attachment 844409

Cool idea but seems cost-prohibitive and not at all practical.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Cool idea but seems cost-prohibitive and not at all practical.

That’s the definition of everything at a Disney theme park. Haha.

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ֊ᗩζᗩᗰ]

That’s the definition of everything at a Disney theme park. Haha.

Well I mean, I was gonna suggest a much simpler solution.

What omnimover?

 

[Grantwil93]

I’m very intrigued by the omimover I was sure it was going to a trackless dark ride this could end up being better a (presumably) slow moving omimover would have to have more depth of scenery not that the trackless rides are bad but it’s exciting that end result might be closer to haunted mansion than mystic manor although that would have been awesome too

Im personally hoping for something like Figment. Where you have 4-5 furniture vehicles on a track going room to room and allowing for a bit more show in each scene, but still keeping a high capacity(with enough cars). Or just a straight up omnimover like little mermaid.

I think track less is nice, but i honestly think omnimover-like systems fit better with the Casita setting and more guest turnover

 

[Grantwil93]

I’m home. Not an omni but track based. Specifics are sparse but imagine a static load/unload with one or more (or even a group of 4) RVs moving around the attraction, each with 2 rows per vehicle. Separate ADA load. And a betting man might also say 14 distinct show scenes.

So most similar to Figment, but on a bigger scale? If so, that's awesome imo

 

[Agent H]

Im personally hoping for something like Figment. Where you have 4-5 furniture vehicles on a track going room to room and allowing for a bit more show in each scene, but still keeping a high capacity(with enough cars). Or just a straight up omnimover like little mermaid.

I think track less is nice, but i honestly think omnimover-like systems fit better with the Casita setting and more guest turnover

i think trackless could have worked but this would allow for more elaborate scenes

 

[Grantwil93]

What i don't like about the trackless rides at WDW is how flat they are by necessity.

Rise has the elevator and drop, which helps mitigate it, but I think you can do more with tracked vehicles like in little mermaid where you can gradually change elevation, go "up and down the stairs" and rotate the vehicles to focus where you want.

Thats why I'm pumped this might be a modern take on the Figment system. I don't want them to rely on the same things as Rise does to achieve height changes. Trackless will get worn out as a concept if every new ride uses it in similar ways.