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.

 

[EagleScout610]

Disney's Animal Kingdom Guide Map Updated with Closure of 'It's Tough to Be a Bug' and DinoLand U.S.A.'s Final Year

Disney's Animal Kingdom Guide Map Updated with Closure of 'It's Tough to Be a Bug' and DinoLand U.S.A.'s Final Year

www.wdwmagic.com

 

[SamusAranX]

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

After today, I will say that Disney needs to step up their animatronic game

Spoiler: Spoiler for EU

Rode Monsters Unchained today at EU. The animatronics and effects were game changing. There is no reason Disney shouldn’t be able to do the same with Indy. And they no longer have excuses (not that they really did before) for TBA already having the failures it does with its “new” animatronics

 

[wdwmagic]

Tropical Americas Update: Dino-Rama Demolished, Concrete Removal Underway at Disney's Animal Kingdom​

Tropical Americas Update: Dino-Rama Demolished, Concrete Removal Underway at Disney's Animal Kingdom

Tropical Americas Update: Dino-Rama Demolished, Concrete Removal Underway at Disney's Animal Kingdom

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More photos at https://www.wdwmagic.com/attraction...025-dino-rama-demolition---march-18,-2025.htm

 

[danlb_2000]

Tropical Americas Update: Dino-Rama Demolished, Concrete Removal Underway at Disney's Animal Kingdom​

Tropical Americas Update: Dino-Rama Demolished, Concrete Removal Underway at Disney's Animal Kingdom

Tropical Americas Update: Dino-Rama Demolished, Concrete Removal Underway at Disney's Animal Kingdom

www.wdwmagic.com

More photos at https://www.wdwmagic.com/attraction...025-dino-rama-demolition---march-18,-2025.htm

Dino-rama is now the home to mechanical dinosaurs!

 

[HauntedPirate]

Dino-rama is now the home to mechanical dinosaurs!

"Coming Soon! Cowboy Josh's - A Dinosaur Saloon, featuring mechanical dinosaurs!!!"

 

[DCBaker]

 

[dmc493]

Coming soon… dinosaurs over Tomorrowland!

 

[EagleScout610]

And the crowd goes mild...

(Was the fate of Triceratop Spin a genuine concern?)

 

[Moth]

And the crowd goes mild...

(Was the fate of Triceratop Spin a genuine concern?)

Every defunct ride should have as much preserved as they can.

 

[Nickm2022]

If they are keeping the spinner for some reason a thing I've been wanting for years is for them to do to the Aladdin magic carpets what they did for dumbo, move them to the side with a proper queue to help with capacity/theming and have two of them

 

[wdwmagic]

If they are keeping the spinner for some reason a thing I've been wanting for years is for them to do to the Aladdin magic carpets what they did for dumbo, move them to the side with a proper queue to help with capacity/theming and have two of them

They only kept pieces of it, not the entire thing. I would not expect to see a new ride system added anywhere. The parts will be used to maintain what is already there.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Can't wait for the refurbished Aladdin's Carpet, NEW! Now with an arm from Triceratops Spin!!!

 

[Moth]

Okay, to anyone who'd know... Should I expect Dinosaur to be open by January 10th? I arrive in Orlando January 6th, so, just getting prepared.