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

[Gusey]

Cool animatronics? Wonder what that could be....


Anyway, over and under that Dinosaur is open for a January 4th to 9th window??? Planning a vacation with three other friends and we need to say goodbye to our beloved Dinosaur before we go crazy at EU.

I'm thinking it will close a year after Dino Rama closed, as that's when the crowds die down a little, enough to remove park capacity (and Zootopia will be open by then to help with that capacity removal)

 

[DisneyHead123]

I hope it’s not elaborate animatronics like we got with Tiana.

We all know how that went.

I haven't been on the Tiana ride but one of the common complaints seems to be that they took a ride full of animatronics and replaced it with a few sparse animatronics. What I was saying is that Indiana Jones would actually be a good spot for just a few well placed, elaborate animatronics. Because of the setting - an ancient temple in the middle of the jungle - there's not an expectation that you'll see tons of characters or scenes full of animatronics.

 

[DisneyHead123]

Definitely will be snakes and also a lot of hints leaning towards the Mayan winged serpent god which could make for a cool animatronic

I think something like a serpent - especially a mythical one - would be a great use of animatronic technology because of all the funky ways they move about. I think the thing that's tricky about that advanced technology with human characters is that you can look around the park and see fifty billion other human beings nearby, who are not imitating humans but are in fact the real live thing. I think it's harder to build in a "wow" factor with a human animatronics for that reason. But a winged mythological creature that could sidewind, swoop, coil, slither, undulate, etc. - they could do a lot with that.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

I’d like multiple versions of the serpent animatronic, chasing you all around the temple, like the carnotaurus did.

 

[Bleed0range]

I’d like multiple versions of the serpent animatronic, chasing you all around the temple, like the carnotaurus did.

That would be cool. Like the body slithering in and out of an opening in the wall and then you turn the corner and it strikes at you. Later you see it try to eat you as you dive down instead of the boulder scene. Or maybe the boulder scene happens and lands on top of it!

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ֊ᗩζᗩᗰ]

I’d like multiple versions of the serpent animatronic, chasing you all around the temple, like the carnotaurus did.

Best we can do is rock back and forth. But we can add a strobe!

 

[Gremlin Gus]

I know this has been seen before on Bioresconstruct, but it looks like there's progress being done to remove the trees behind the former Primeval Whirl ride for the Encanto show building.