A Spirited Perfect Ten

[ford91exploder]

Not a veiled attempt at Men's Room humor I hope?
Resident Curmudgeon or not, the optimism of some insiders for the scope of current plans has to at least peak your interest? Even a little bit? By the way, I have heard that crow is a dish best served cold. Or was that revenge? Maybe I am confusing my Kahn with my Wizard of Oz again?

I see what Disney has built at WDW recently and compared to years past 'pedestrian' is a complement, I have no reason for optimism that Disney will step up it's game for the new attractions. Show me is simply that show the fans that WDW is still capable of producing an AMAZING attraction. And no simply having it built by Disney does not make it amazing.

I keep coming back to 7DMT IF it had been built as WDI designed it it would have been an e-ticket for the ages, As built it's a well themed 'Great Goofini'.

 

[ford91exploder]

the characters might be bland and boring, but the land as a lot of potential.

Only if done really WELL, The 3D visuals in Avatar were nothing short of amazing, If they wave the 'value engineering' wand at this project as I'm sure they will it will go down as 'Iger's Folly'

 

[WildcatDen]

Can't we refrain from the "Disney is cr@p" rhetoric for one day, if that day is Mickey's Birthday?

 

[Smiddimizer]

I think did a giant turnaround with the Harry Potter lands.

Yes exactly. But the difference between Diagon Alley and the rest of USF is still night and day.
I'd say Harry Potter, JP, maybe Springfield....then....
but like I said, not neccessarily a bad thing.

 

[Jwhee]

Some Avatar heli pics, thought I'd share them here.

https://twitter.com/orlparkpass/status/667116111931039744

 

[Mike S]

Yes exactly. But the difference between Diagon Alley and the rest of USF is still night and day.
I'd say Harry Potter, JP, maybe Springfield....then....
but like I said, not neccessarily a bad thing.

First thing I noticed when I first went to Diagon Alley is how it's on a whole other level from the rest of the park its in. Though from what I've been reading on OU that could change when Mario & Co. come to town. They could top DA apparently

 

[Smiddimizer]

First thing I noticed when I first went to Diagon Alley is how it's on a whole other level from the rest of the park its in. Though from what I've been reading on OU that could change when Mario & Co. come to town. They could top DA apparently

To top DA would be no less than the best themed land in the world, since the only thing that beats it now is, what, DisneySea?

I’m curious to see how that’ll be the case. Love Nintendo but nothing about them has ever made me want to really “go there”. Then again I felt the same way about Avatar.

 

[ford91exploder]

First thing I noticed when I first went to Diagon Alley is how it's on a whole other level from the rest of the park its in. Though from what I've been reading on OU that could change when Mario & Co. come to town. They could top DA apparently

Part of that is all the former WDI people who got kicked out of Disney are now at UC building what Disney would not allow them to.

 

[ford91exploder]

To top DA would be no less than the best themed land in the world, since the only thing that beats it now is, what, DisneySea?

I’m curious to see how that’ll be the case. Love Nintendo but nothing about them has ever made me want to really “go there”. Then again I felt the same way about Avatar.

Mario does not really interest me but it will be interesting to see what TPWMNBN does with it. If it's on par or tops Springfield well... I'd say in the theme park wars the table stakes have just been raised. It's going to be really hard to top TDS though.

 

[ThemeParkJunkee]

Okay, here's the China corruption article apparently involving Chinese stock market "serious breaches of discipline".

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/11/18/uk-china-corruption-regulator-idUKKCN0T70OF20151118

 

[Iwerks64]

To top DA would be no less than the best themed land in the world, since the only thing that beats it now is, what, DisneySea?

I’m curious to see how that’ll be the case. Love Nintendo but nothing about them has ever made me want to really “go there”. Then again I felt the same way about Avatar.

I'm not even sure DisneySEA beats Diagonal Alley. DisneySEA as an overall park has a great theme and some beautiful areas, while DA is one (actually small area wise) land. But the sheer density of theming and placemaking and absolute stickler for detail and consistency puts Diagonal Alley over the top for me. I love DisneySEA and can't wait to go back again, but I was in shock at DA. YMMV

 

[lazyboy97o]

It would be hilarious if Universal built a ride using the same trackless technology as Pooh's Hunny Hunt that Disney has yet to use stateside.

The ride system is being installed at Disney's California Adventure.

keep coming back to 7DMT IF it had been built as WDI designed it it would have been an e-ticket for the ages, As built it's a well themed 'Great Goofini'.

No, it would not have because it was clearly never intended to be of that scope.

 

[Smiddimizer]

I'm not even sure DisneySEA beats Diagonal Alley. DisneySEA as an overall park has a great theme and some beautiful areas, while DA is one (actually small area wise) land. But the sheer density of theming and placemaking and absolute stickler for detail and consistency puts Diagonal Alley over the top for me. I love DisneySEA and can't wait to go back again, but I was in shock at DA. YMMV

It doesn’t vary much. They’re both just excellent.

 

[Smiddimizer]

Mario does not really interest me but it will be interesting to see what TPWMNBN does with it. If it's on par or tops Springfield well... I'd say in the theme park wars the table stakes have just been raised. It's going to be really hard to top TDS though.

I'm hopeful that it’ll be of much greater substance than Springfield. And I'm sorry, the what Must Not Be Named now?

 

[ford91exploder]

The ride system is being installed at Disney's California Adventure.


No, it would not have because it was clearly never intended to be of that scope.

Actually it was, It had several show scenes and a track 4x as long as the current track @marni1971 has the concept art for the original 7DMT.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Actually it was, It had several show scenes and a track 4x as long as the current track @marni1971 has the concept art for the original 7DMT.

Track length and show scenes don't define the full context of scale and scope.

 

[choco choco]

Love this photo.

 

[Cesar R M]

Some Avatar heli pics, thought I'd share them here.

https://twitter.com/orlparkpass/status/667116111931039744

thats some serious metal frame work.. I wonder how hard was it to design that thing.. (I mean, imitate a "floating" mountain plus handle hurricane winds..)

 

[Cesar R M]

Love this photo.

its.. HUGE...
how big is this thing again? bigger than epcot?

 

[Little Green Men]

Actually it was, It had several show scenes and a track 4x as long as the current track @marni1971 has the concept art for the original 7DMT.

That's an exaggeration. From the concept art the track probably would've added an additional minute at most. There was one other scene and an outdoor scene of the dwarves crossing a log.