Me too. It’s not been said directly to me but I’m wondering if they think Gran Fiesta is "good enough" for now. Which in the grand scheme of things it is IMHO.
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News Announced: Mary Poppins Attraction in UK Pavilion
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Notes from Neverland
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I'd say it totally is. A new addition would help so much more than another overlay. It's not even close.
Kman101
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It is.
Do the UK Poppins ride correctly and circle back around to Coco in a few years ... I still think Coco would be a better fit for Mexico though than trying to find Donald Duck but it shouldn't necessarily be a priority now if funds are so tight. They need to focus on expansions right now, not overlays.
How much is the strobe light to make it look like she's moving?
Magenta Panther
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Well...if this possible new ride is based on classic Poppins, and it's done with the same great storytelling and charm of the updated Pan ride in Shanghai, I'll be happy.
Although of course Poppins deserves its own LAND, with a Cherry Tree Lane and Admiral Boom's and Uncle Albert's Teahouse. But of course all that is actual DISNEY, not Iger acquisitions, so of course that would never happen.
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Magic Feather
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If the dark ride proposal comes to pass, updated Alice in DL is a pretty good benchmark.
wannabeBelle
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Again no love button when needed!!! Marie
Fantasmicguy
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When you think about it the Seas with Nemo is probably the the single worst storyline in Disney parks attraction history. Even a simple book report ride would have been better. In this new story Nemo purposely torments his father and his friends into thinking he's lost again. Which really AWFUL of Nemo who is a supposed to be a good kid. Then somehow his father runs into litterally the exact same obstacles as he did the first time his son was lost. What are the odds of that? It's a really bad storyline.
Timothy_Q
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This would be a dream
Tavernacle12
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This would genuinely be my dream. I went on Alice for the first time a few years back when it was updated and it was pretty instantly my favorite Fantasyland-style dark ride (which is my way of saying I like Mansion and Spaceship Earth more, but for IP rides it's my favorite).
...it's a yungle
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Will this happen?
(What do you get when you cross an elephant and a rhino?)
Elephino.
However, most know, standing still is the same as falling behind.
Strive to be better than you were yesterday.
Come on WDW, do it, be better...everywhere!
(What do you get when you cross an elephant and a rhino?)
Elephino.
However, most know, standing still is the same as falling behind.
Strive to be better than you were yesterday.
Come on WDW, do it, be better...everywhere!
Christian Fronckowiak
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The WDW version is more cohesive. The Disneyland version swapped out the order of some of the scenes.
yensidtlaw1969
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As far as I’m concerned, given WDW’s chronic lack of charming C Tickets, adding something like that to Epcot would be being better than they were yesterday. Just because it’s not the biggest and brightest attraction they’ve ever built doesn’t mean it doesn’t have a place in the lineup.
I feel like this is one of the big problems of the way Disney has under built their new parks in the last 20 years. They spend years fighting to round out the experience of a park with some C and D ticket attractions only for guests to arrive expecting any shiny new addition to be an E. People don’t complain about them when they’re there from day one and part of the greater whole, but the hype machine gets ahead of them when they’re being brought online after the fact. New Fantasyland is a great example of this, as is Na’vi River Journey. It seems Toy Story Land may be next.
Or, to speak metaphorically, side dishes are great when they’re being served as part of a whole meal, but if you’re expecting the main course they can be underwhelming.
In the case of Epcot and its coming attractions, if you know you’re getting a Burger or two it’s reasonable to want Fries with that.
Magenta Panther
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Huh. Well, the updates did help Alice a lot...but I hope the Poppins ride will be better than that...
ToTBellHop
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Then you are setting yourself up to be let down. The scale and scope of Alice are a good comparison. If you just don’t like that particular ride, I wouldn’t worry. I don’t really like the IP so the ride has never done much for me. It’s been Peter Pan for me since I was a little boy. Aluminum foil and all.
Timothy_Q
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Extremely well said.
While Universal builds almost exclusively rides that aim the be the next most technologically advanced E ticket of the park.
And you end up with a park that offers very little to do between one simulator and the next.
Parks need variety. From E's to A's
DCA adding the Red Car Trolley is a great example of that.
Magenta Panther
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I know what you mean about Pan. A LOT of people do, apparently, because look at the lines Pan gets! I don't think it's always packed just because the ride has capacity issues, I think it's because people are just charmed by the idea of Peter Pan's Flight. Speaking of which...how will the Poppins ride, as is currently envisioned, compare to, say, Shanghai's Pan? If you don't mind me asking?
ToTBellHop
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I get tired of the Universal simulators. There comes a point where I start to get a headache and E.T. is the only safe choice.
mickEblu
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I think a modern version of Alice suits the original Poppins very well. It’s not as if Poppins is going to get the POTC or Indy treatment in terms of scope/scale and I don’t think a simulator simulating Mary Poppins flight over London would be right for the IP. A modern C ticket sounds right for Poppins. Maybe D If they could get clever with the ride system.
ToTBellHop
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I doubt it would be quite that ambitious, but hope it would similarly use current tech. They do love projection mapping.
My 5-year olds love Peter Pan. They also love Big Thunder, so it’s not a fear of thrills and they don’t make feel nostalgia yet. I think it’s mostly ride system.