mickhyperion
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A trip through British literature would be very EPCOT Center (with a nod to Imagination)... "take the real, and make it magical"... and they could also shove in as much IP as they wanted.
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News Announced: Mary Poppins Attraction in UK Pavilion
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Princess Leia
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So... a "Great UK Literature Ride". That's something I would ride over and over again.
Princess Leia
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It's been discussed in one of the Epcot threads that a UK attraction could open before Ratatouille.
rle4lunch
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The rain in Spain, falls mainly on the plain....
no no no. AGAIN!!! *smacks hand with a ruler.*
enter Dick Van and his terrible cockney accent.
The_Jobu
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rle4lunch
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I always love when his name gets mentioned here.
Dork van Dam.
SpaceMountain77
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I realize that this is an absurd wish, but I would be thrilled with the announcement of a Bedknobs & Broomsticks attraction, featuring beds that would allow guests to fly over the sites of London, Portobello Road, and Pepperinge Eye.
Phicinfan
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I am with you there. I am not a huge Mary Poppins fan for this, I would much rather see Sword in the Stone(huge Arthurian legend fan) or Bed knobs and broomsticks instead.I realize that this is an absurd wish, but I would be thrilled with the announcement of a Bedknobs & Broomsticks attraction, featuring beds that would allow guests to fly over the sites of London, Portobello Road, and Pepperinge Eye.
If Jimmy Fallon can do it over New York... why not?!I realize that this is an absurd wish, but I would be thrilled with the announcement of a Bedknobs & Broomsticks attraction, featuring beds that would allow guests to fly over the sites of London, Portobello Road, and Pepperinge Eye.
Princess Leia
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Seriously though, imagine that you're walking down the UK pavilion, and at the end of the road is an old library, styled like Oxford University's Bodleian library.
You go through the winding queue of library shelves, stacked with books of all ages (but all have English, Scottish, Welsh, and N. Irish authors). You see names like Chaucer, Austen, Shakespeare, Dickens, Conan Doyle, Bronte, Orwell, Travers, and Lewis, their stories you are about to discover. You keep walking, but are the books getting larger or are you getting smaller?
You turn a corner and see the loading platform. The ride vehicle is a semi-open book. You hear The Librarian (voiced by Julie Andrews) tell you that you will be going on a journey through some of the most beloved tales of Britain. You step into your (trackless) vehicle, and off it goes, turning the corner around several large books (or it could be a book that opens for you).
The Librarian introduces "The Knight's Tale" from "Canterbury Tales". We see a brief scene from the tournament, and go through another book.
"Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" To our left the balcony scene from Romeo & Juliet is taking place... on a stage. We see the play's audience to our right. The Bookmobile turns another corner, and from here, there are sections to distinguish different genres of literature.
Tales of Love
The sound of rain patters around us. "In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.'' The proposal/rejection scene from "Pride and Prejudice" occurs as The Librarian mentions how important Jane Austen would be for women in literature. We go through another book and to our left we see Heathcliff haunted by Catherine, and Mr. Rochester being comforted by Jane Eyre to our right. George and Lucy from "A Room with a View" are also represented before we see that...
Tales of Horror are around the corner, The Narrator warns, and we see Dr. Jekyll turn into Mr. Hyde (if Disney can turn a skeleton into Jack Sparrow in Shanghai, they can manage this). Frankenstein's monster is thrown out by Frankenstein (does Universal have the rights to the story or only the film?) and Bram Stoker's Dracula lurks nearby (I know Stoker was Irish, but technically Ireland was part of the UK in his lifetime). We are surrounded by ominous screens and white noise, courtesy of Big Brother (I figured this was probably the best way to include Orwell). We escape through an open book to...
Tales of Adventure
Robert Louis Stevenson is again included with "Treasure Island". We pass a scene of Moby Dick and the whale. Scenes from Beowolf and Robin Hood are seen before we see H.G. Well's The Time Machine, which transports us to...
Tales of Mystery
Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express" is represented, and we see Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson discussing a case at 221B Baker Street (since Cumberbatch and Freeman are both involved with Disney via Marvel, maybe they could even provide the voices). The Librarian tells us that while she loves all of these stories, we have yet to visit her favorite genre...
Tales of Fantasy
The first thing that we see is young Arthur pulling the sword from the stone. Merlin makes magic, and our Bookmobile turns in circles as we enter the next scene, mirroring Alice falling through the Rabbit Hole. Alice waves to us as she falls. "Faith, trust, and a little bit of Pixie Dust"- Peter Pan flies next to us, and 'sprinkles' glitter on us (not really), and the Bookmobile begins to feel like it's flying. Ebeneezer Scrooge flies next to us with the Ghost of Christmas Past. Jane, Michael, Mr. Wigg, and Mary Poppins have a tea party on the ceiling. We slowly begin to sink back to the ground and see a group of royals next to a lamp post. We follow the dimly lit pathway into a wooded area, seeing that it slowly turns into a wardrobe. And from the wardrobe we arrive at the end of the ride as the Librarian tells us that we are always welcome to revisit these stories.
We exit the "library" into a store, packed with books.
(I so wish this would happen)
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rle4lunch
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Seriously though, imagine that you're walking down the UK pavilion, and at the end of the road is an old library, styled like Oxford University's Bodleian library.
You go through the winding queue of library shelves, stacked with books of all ages (but all have English, Scottish, Welsh, and N. Irish authors). You see names like Chaucer, Austen, Shakespeare, Dickens, Conan Doyle, Bronte, Orwell, Travers, and Lewis, their stories you are about to discover. You keep walking, but are the books getting larger or are you getting smaller?
You turn a corner and see the loading platform. The ride vehicle is a semi-open book. You hear The Librarian (voiced by Julie Andrews) tell you that you will be going on a journey through some of the most beloved tales of Britain. You step into your (trackless) vehicle, and off it goes, turning the corner around several large books (or it could be a book that opens for you).
The Librarian introduces "The Knight's Tale" from "Canterbury Tales". We see a brief scene from the tournament, and go through another book.
"Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" To our left the balcony scene from Romeo & Juliet is taking place... on a stage. We see the play's audience to our right. The Bookmobile turns another corner, and from here, there are sections to distinguish different genres of literature.
Tales of Love
The sound of rain patters around us. "In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.'' The proposal/rejection scene from "Pride and Prejudice" occurs as The Librarian mentions how important Jane Austen would be for women in literature. We go through another book and to our left we see Heathcliff haunted by Catherine, and Mr. Rochester being comforted by Jane Eyre to our right. George and Lucy from "A Room with a View" are also represented before we see that...
Tales of Horror are around the corner, The Narrator warns, and we see Dr. Jekyll turn into Mr. Hyde (if Disney can turn a skeleton into Jack Sparrow in Shanghai, they can manage this). Frankenstein's monster is thrown out by Frankenstein (does Universal have the rights to the story or only the film?) and Bram Stoker's Dracula lurks nearby (I know Stoker was Irish, but technically Ireland was part of the UK in his lifetime). We are surrounded by ominous screens and white noise, courtesy of Big Brother (I figured this was probably the best way to include Orwell). We escape through an open book to...
Tales of Adventure
Robert Louis Stevenson is again included with "Treasure Island". We pass a scene of Moby **** and the whale. Scenes from Beowolf and Robin Hood are seen before we see H.G. Well's The Time Machine, which transports us to...
Tales of Mystery
Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express" is represented, and we see Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson discussing a case at 221B Baker Street (since Cumberbatch and Freeman are both involved with Disney via Marvel, maybe they could even provide the voices). The Librarian tells us that while she loves all of these stories, we have yet to visit her favorite genre...
Tales of Fantasy
The first thing that we see is young Arthur pulling the sword from the stone. Merlin makes magic, and our Bookmobile turns in circles as we enter the next scene, mirroring Alice falling through the Rabbit Hole. Alice waves to us as she falls. "Faith, trust, and a little bit of Pixie Dust"- Peter Pan flies next to us, and 'sprinkles' glitter on us (not really), and the Bookmobile begins to feel like it's flying. Ebeneezer Scrooge flies next to us with the Ghost of Christmas Past. Jane, Michael, Mr. Wigg, and Mary Poppins have a tea party on the ceiling. We slowly begin to sink back to the ground and see a group of royals next to a lamp post. We follow the dimly lit pathway into a wooded area, seeing that it slowly turns into a wardrobe. And from the wardrobe we arrive at the end of the ride as the Librarian tells us that we are always welcome to revisit these stories.
We exit the "library" into a store, packed with books.
(I so wish this would happen)
so... do you like books?
sounds like you've got this all fleshed out. I'd say, present your draft to Martin for approval up the chain. You've got to keep it way overpriced and promise to build it no quicker than a 5 year construction contract. and... go.
The_Jobu
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Seriously though, imagine that you're walking down the UK pavilion, and at the end of the road is an old library, styled like Oxford University's Bodleian library.
You go through the winding queue of library shelves, stacked with books of all ages (but all have English, Scottish, Welsh, and N. Irish authors). You see names like Chaucer, Austen, Shakespeare, Dickens, Conan Doyle, Bronte, Orwell, Travers, and Lewis, their stories you are about to discover. You keep walking, but are the books getting larger or are you getting smaller?
You turn a corner and see the loading platform. The ride vehicle is a semi-open book. You hear The Librarian (voiced by Julie Andrews) tell you that you will be going on a journey through some of the most beloved tales of Britain. You step into your (trackless) vehicle, and off it goes, turning the corner around several large books (or it could be a book that opens for you).
The Librarian introduces "The Knight's Tale" from "Canterbury Tales". We see a brief scene from the tournament, and go through another book.
"Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" To our left the balcony scene from Romeo & Juliet is taking place... on a stage. We see the play's audience to our right. The Bookmobile turns another corner, and from here, there are sections to distinguish different genres of literature.
Tales of Love
The sound of rain patters around us. "In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.'' The proposal/rejection scene from "Pride and Prejudice" occurs as The Librarian mentions how important Jane Austen would be for women in literature. We go through another book and to our left we see Heathcliff haunted by Catherine, and Mr. Rochester being comforted by Jane Eyre to our right. George and Lucy from "A Room with a View" are also represented before we see that...
Tales of Horror are around the corner, The Narrator warns, and we see Dr. Jekyll turn into Mr. Hyde (if Disney can turn a skeleton into Jack Sparrow in Shanghai, they can manage this). Frankenstein's monster is thrown out by Frankenstein (does Universal have the rights to the story or only the film?) and Bram Stoker's Dracula lurks nearby (I know Stoker was Irish, but technically Ireland was part of the UK in his lifetime). We are surrounded by ominous screens and white noise, courtesy of Big Brother (I figured this was probably the best way to include Orwell). We escape through an open book to...
Tales of Adventure
Robert Louis Stevenson is again included with "Treasure Island". We pass a scene of Moby **** and the whale. Scenes from Beowolf and Robin Hood are seen before we see H.G. Well's The Time Machine, which transports us to...
Tales of Mystery
Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express" is represented, and we see Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson discussing a case at 221B Baker Street (since Cumberbatch and Freeman are both involved with Disney via Marvel, maybe they could even provide the voices). The Librarian tells us that while she loves all of these stories, we have yet to visit her favorite genre...
Tales of Fantasy
The first thing that we see is young Arthur pulling the sword from the stone. Merlin makes magic, and our Bookmobile turns in circles as we enter the next scene, mirroring Alice falling through the Rabbit Hole. Alice waves to us as she falls. "Faith, trust, and a little bit of Pixie Dust"- Peter Pan flies next to us, and 'sprinkles' glitter on us (not really), and the Bookmobile begins to feel like it's flying. Ebeneezer Scrooge flies next to us with the Ghost of Christmas Past. Jane, Michael, Mr. Wigg, and Mary Poppins have a tea party on the ceiling. We slowly begin to sink back to the ground and see a group of royals next to a lamp post. We follow the dimly lit pathway into a wooded area, seeing that it slowly turns into a wardrobe. And from the wardrobe we arrive at the end of the ride as the Librarian tells us that we are always welcome to revisit these stories.
We exit the "library" into a store, packed with books.
(I so wish this would happen)
Don't forget modern authors like J.K. Ro- ohhhh. Well, you'd have to have the great Tolk-hmmm. ..
How about Martin Handford? Always one of my favourites
Princess Leia
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You have no ideaso... do you like books?
sounds like you've got this all fleshed out. I'd say, present your draft to Martin for approval up the chain. You've got to keep it way overpriced and promise to build it no quicker than a 5 year construction contract. and... go.
It was killing me not to add Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, or The Hobbit into it, but a) couldn't find a spot for Twist & Cities and b) there is no way Tolkien's estate is going to let Disney develop Tolkien's properties into a ride or land. Luckily, Disney has (had?) the Narnia rights.Don't forget modern authors like J.K. Ro- ohhhh. Well, you'd have to have the great Tolk-hmmm. ..
How about Martin Handford? Always one of my favourites
In terms of current authors, Neil Gaiman, perhaps? I don't know Handford, what has he written? If you can't tell, I'm always searching for a good book
@marni1971 I'm giving this a $1B budget (have to purchase the rights to all of these properties), and we're going to need to demo a good chunk of the Food & Wine Tent. This should roughly cover the same amount of space as the Energy pavilion, and it has to have the tech of the Alcatraz ride. I lost track of the amount of AAs needed for the ride, but it's not exactly a small amount. Nor is it a B, C, or D ticket as was mentioned for the new attraction.
The_Jobu
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Princess Leia
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I had no idea that Wally was the original name, rather than Waldo. Huh.Some great modern classics:
uncle jimmy
Premium Member
I'm glad someone else agrees and thought about this old gem of a classic!I realize that this is an absurd wish, but I would be thrilled with the announcement of a Bedknobs & Broomsticks attraction, featuring beds that would allow guests to fly over the sites of London, Portobello Road, and Pepperinge Eye.
Robbiem
Well-Known Member
Don't forget modern authors like J.K. Ro- ohhhh. Well, you'd have to have the great Tolk-hmmm. ..
How about Martin Handford? Always one of my favourites
Seriously though, imagine that you're walking down the UK pavilion, and at the end of the road is an old library, styled like Oxford University's Bodleian library.
You go through the winding queue of library shelves, stacked with books of all ages (but all have English, Scottish, Welsh, and N. Irish authors). You see names like Chaucer, Austen, Shakespeare, Dickens, Conan Doyle, Bronte, Orwell, Travers, and Lewis, their stories you are about to discover. You keep walking, but are the books getting larger or are you getting smaller?
You turn a corner and see the loading platform. The ride vehicle is a semi-open book. You hear The Librarian (voiced by Julie Andrews) tell you that you will be going on a journey through some of the most beloved tales of Britain. You step into your (trackless) vehicle, and off it goes, turning the corner around several large books (or it could be a book that opens for you).
The Librarian introduces "The Knight's Tale" from "Canterbury Tales". We see a brief scene from the tournament, and go through another book.
"Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" To our left the balcony scene from Romeo & Juliet is taking place... on a stage. We see the play's audience to our right. The Bookmobile turns another corner, and from here, there are sections to distinguish different genres of literature.
Tales of Love
The sound of rain patters around us. "In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.'' The proposal/rejection scene from "Pride and Prejudice" occurs as The Librarian mentions how important Jane Austen would be for women in literature. We go through another book and to our left we see Heathcliff haunted by Catherine, and Mr. Rochester being comforted by Jane Eyre to our right. George and Lucy from "A Room with a View" are also represented before we see that...
Tales of Horror are around the corner, The Narrator warns, and we see Dr. Jekyll turn into Mr. Hyde (if Disney can turn a skeleton into Jack Sparrow in Shanghai, they can manage this). Frankenstein's monster is thrown out by Frankenstein (does Universal have the rights to the story or only the film?) and Bram Stoker's Dracula lurks nearby (I know Stoker was Irish, but technically Ireland was part of the UK in his lifetime). We are surrounded by ominous screens and white noise, courtesy of Big Brother (I figured this was probably the best way to include Orwell). We escape through an open book to...
Tales of Adventure
Robert Louis Stevenson is again included with "Treasure Island". We pass a scene of Moby **** and the whale. Scenes from Beowolf and Robin Hood are seen before we see H.G. Well's The Time Machine, which transports us to...
Tales of Mystery
Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express" is represented, and we see Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson discussing a case at 221B Baker Street (since Cumberbatch and Freeman are both involved with Disney via Marvel, maybe they could even provide the voices). The Librarian tells us that while she loves all of these stories, we have yet to visit her favorite genre...
Tales of Fantasy
The first thing that we see is young Arthur pulling the sword from the stone. Merlin makes magic, and our Bookmobile turns in circles as we enter the next scene, mirroring Alice falling through the Rabbit Hole. Alice waves to us as she falls. "Faith, trust, and a little bit of Pixie Dust"- Peter Pan flies next to us, and 'sprinkles' glitter on us (not really), and the Bookmobile begins to feel like it's flying. Ebeneezer Scrooge flies next to us with the Ghost of Christmas Past. Jane, Michael, Mr. Wigg, and Mary Poppins have a tea party on the ceiling. We slowly begin to sink back to the ground and see a group of royals next to a lamp post. We follow the dimly lit pathway into a wooded area, seeing that it slowly turns into a wardrobe. And from the wardrobe we arrive at the end of the ride as the Librarian tells us that we are always welcome to revisit these stories.
We exit the "library" into a store, packed with books.
(I so wish this would happen)
I love this idea it's a perfect way to share my country's culture with the world I'd love to this with ride vehicles shaped liked open books
Haymarket2008
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Will this "attraction" be a Disney animated classic IP? Or something else?
Rodan75
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Didn't @Magic Feather or @marni1971 say that UK could leapfrog the possible France attraction, if that is the case...and France is a box with screens and a smooth floor (LPS ride). Wouldn't by some Sherlockian deduction, mean that whatever is happening in UK would be a pretty basic flat ride, walk thru, or movie attraction. Nothing nearly as elaborate as what has been pitched over the last couple of pages.
I wonder how much of France and UK getting attractions, simply has to do with the amount of construction that will need to happen at the IG for the Gondola station/ enhanced security/ increased tapstiles that would facilitate focusing on this side of the park before others.
I wonder how much of France and UK getting attractions, simply has to do with the amount of construction that will need to happen at the IG for the Gondola station/ enhanced security/ increased tapstiles that would facilitate focusing on this side of the park before others.
Or just like the abbreviated Disney musicals, how about a few half hour abridged Shakespeare plays?