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A Pirate’s Adventure: Treasures of the Seven Seas
- Thread starter DocMcHulk
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Lee
Adventurer
The headquarters of the Jungle Navigation Co., from which you depart, is in Africa.
From there you sort of cross the globe via river.
Lee
Adventurer
Because its better when the theme works as a whole, without jarring transitions and intrusions.
I guess you are one of a very few....
Lee
Adventurer
Lack of "nitpicking" is what leads to things like DinoRama, 'toons in Tomorrowland, and Nemo in Epcot.No...I Think some people on here over think areas and designs and nitpick way too much
There needs to be more nitpicking in my opinion...
FigmentJedi
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Clowd Nyne
Well-Known Member
I will be there March 1. You guys have given me a lot to reasses. I don't think I'm
Going to ever look at this area of adventure land the same ever again...
And thanks for removing my rose colored glasses and stomping them right in front of me.
Going to ever look at this area of adventure land the same ever again...
And thanks for removing my rose colored glasses and stomping them right in front of me.
doctornick
Well-Known Member
With Tarzan's Treehouse located in Africa.
Lee
Adventurer
Really? I need to go back and read the manual...
Update: The "Survival Guide", which tells the history of the boathouse and the Jungle Cruise Trading Co., doesnt specify a country or continent. It just says "jungle".
I guess I always assumed it was Africa, but India does fit.
Huh...
doctornick
Well-Known Member
Regarding DL and Lee's point, the irony to me is that they could have made the bulk of Adventureland a uniform theme by basing the IJ ride in Subsaharan Africa so it could be in line with the neighborning attractions of Tarzan and Jungle Cruise (if that's based in Africa, which if it's not it could have been themed to such). But they made IJ based on India instead.
RandySavage
Well-Known Member
^ But I don't think a uniform theme/time/place is or should be the goal of an Adventureland (as opposed to a Harambe or a Morocco, which are more precise geographic locales), just as you wouldn't want all of Fantasyland to be German Gothic buildings. The diversity of locales presented in the lands makes them appealing, in most cases.
The key, of course, is how well & thoughtfully the various architectural/theme features are woven together. The DisneySea group was tasked with putting Turtle Talk in a 1918 New York setting, which should have been a thematic trainwreck, but their were some very skilled people involved and the outcome actually worked.
Compared to the above example, Aladdin/Arabia should have been easy to integrate into MK's Adventureland, as North African-inspired buildings were already in that area. The design needed to compliment, or at least not detract from, its surroundings, especially the South Seas area. But the Carpets went way too plasticy & toony in design, compared to everything around it, so there is a visual discordance there, to a degree.
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Since we're discussing Theme Park Theory, an interesting test of the type of integration I mentioned will be with the new Tangled bathrooms. On one side you'll have the rigid, Euro-historical gingerbread architecture designed by WED in the late 60s and across from it you'll have the more sagging, aged, storybook style employed by WDI in the more recent era. How will they be woven together and/or will there be an attempt to do so? Is there a need?
The key, of course, is how well & thoughtfully the various architectural/theme features are woven together. The DisneySea group was tasked with putting Turtle Talk in a 1918 New York setting, which should have been a thematic trainwreck, but their were some very skilled people involved and the outcome actually worked.
Compared to the above example, Aladdin/Arabia should have been easy to integrate into MK's Adventureland, as North African-inspired buildings were already in that area. The design needed to compliment, or at least not detract from, its surroundings, especially the South Seas area. But the Carpets went way too plasticy & toony in design, compared to everything around it, so there is a visual discordance there, to a degree.
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Since we're discussing Theme Park Theory, an interesting test of the type of integration I mentioned will be with the new Tangled bathrooms. On one side you'll have the rigid, Euro-historical gingerbread architecture designed by WED in the late 60s and across from it you'll have the more sagging, aged, storybook style employed by WDI in the more recent era. How will they be woven together and/or will there be an attempt to do so? Is there a need?
Animaniac93-98
Well-Known Member
I bring up this issue in my post here:
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/...thirty-years-apart.856749/page-2#post-5271027
RandySavage
Well-Known Member
That was a very interesting post, thanks. You're probably familiar with Rothenburg in Germany, which strongly influenced the MK's more historical Fantasyland. Without any wall (maybe trees will be going in the middle?) in the Tangled area, will be interesting to see how these two styles collide or compliment... we'll know in a number of weeks.
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
Gfhweb
Member
Well back to the original purpose of this. I think it is very interesting that if you study the concept art this is does not look to be a interactive hunt in terms of screens and technology but more of a kinetic one.
The guest seems to be triggering real life things to happen, whether it be the balls shooting or the shark fins spinning. All of these also seem to be triggered by finding the skulls hidden throughout adventure land, not by a card or a RFID. If you look ever single guest that is doing something also has their hand inside of one of the skulls with glowing eyes.
This could all be conjecture but this would be a much more exciting and interesting game if it was that involved. The level of complexity this would have outside in the elements though does bring up the issue of upkeep which could deteriorate quickly if this is not a very popular addition.
The guest seems to be triggering real life things to happen, whether it be the balls shooting or the shark fins spinning. All of these also seem to be triggered by finding the skulls hidden throughout adventure land, not by a card or a RFID. If you look ever single guest that is doing something also has their hand inside of one of the skulls with glowing eyes.
This could all be conjecture but this would be a much more exciting and interesting game if it was that involved. The level of complexity this would have outside in the elements though does bring up the issue of upkeep which could deteriorate quickly if this is not a very popular addition.
lebeau
Well-Known Member
I don't think it will take anywhere near that long. They are turning the place into Disneyland Kinnect.
SirLink
Well-Known Member
You don't, you shouldn't design that way ... you should say this area needs a show/restaurant/shop/ride and then go well we are supposed to be in Polynesia/Frontier/etc/ and design from there.
YOU SHOULDN'T GO - "We want to add an Aladdin Ride! Well it can't go in TL/FL/LS/MS and lets flip a coin between FL/AL". That thinking has led to FW be devoid of the future,WS turned into a food court, HS turned into a calamity of various entertainment properties, and TL being having all the Buck Rogers sucked out of it...
SirLink
Well-Known Member
But without any gameplay more of a Geo-cache match the pairs game