News Announced: Mary Poppins Attraction in UK Pavilion

[Castle Cake Apologist]

I know it's easy to do, but don't forget Imagination

Isn't Imagination a bus bar? The vehicles stop for load and unload, so I didn't consider it an Omni. I could be wrong, though.

 

[P_Radden]

Isn't Imagination a bus bar? The vehicles stop for load and unload, so I didn't consider it an Omni. I could be wrong, though.

@marni1971 ?

 

[marni1971]

@marni1971 ?

Not bus bar. Back in a mo.

No bus bar. No power to the cars. Propelled by motorised wheels in the Track much like original Peoplemover at DL.

It was classed as a hybrid omnimover.

 

[Awakening]

This is my biggest worry about a Mary Poppins ride. There are so many different stories being told in the film and lots of memorable moments, how on earth do you pick a few to bring to life in a ride without truncating it horribly like Mermaid?!

The original Tony Baxter proposal is an excellent starting point for Imagineering. It was ambitious, even for its time, but something akin to that would be nice. Making you an active participant in the story, instead of just a passive observer (Mermaid) would be a jolly good time.

 

[Castle Cake Apologist]

This is my biggest worry about a Mary Poppins ride. There are so many different stories being told in the film and lots of memorable moments, how on earth do you pick a few to bring to life in a ride without truncating it horribly like Mermaid?!

Hopefully they don't make the same mediocre mistake that they did with Mermaid with a passive retelling of the movie. Instead of trying to squeeze the plot of a movie into a 2 minute dark ride, just set it up as a series of familiar experiences inspired by the film.

The classic Fantasyland dark rides do this brilliantly. You're not just sat in a car being retold a story that you already know. Instead, you're actively participating in the story as it happens around you.

I'm very excited but also very nervous when it comes to the possibility of them building a dark ride for Poppins.

 

[ppete1975]

the story doesn't really matter... I want to be awed I want to be dropped into the story and forget that I'm not in that world. To me that's what makes peter pan awesome.. brings out the child like emotions of wonder.

so immersion, and something longer than 2 mins.. ill be happy

 

[Mainahman]

I just want dancing Penguins!

 

[larryz]

I just want dancing Penguins!

And dancing Dick van .

 

[Bocabear]

the story doesn't really matter... I want to be awed I want to be dropped into the story and forget that I'm not in that world. To me that's what makes peter pan awesome.. brings out the child like emotions of wonder.

so immersion, and something longer than 2 mins.. ill be happy

Do we know that is is not going to just be a Carousel or spinner? That was what I heard last Have they upped the budget and decided to do a dark ride?

 

[EPCOTCenterLover]

My understanding is Poppins was supposed to be one of the original MK dark rides at opening. If so, they have the idea of what they want to do. I'd LOVE an Omnimover Poppins ride that put us into the middle of all the action- and the music!

 

[brb1006]

I just want dancing Penguins!

And cute singing sheep, I need to find a gif of that actually.

 

[marni1971]

My understanding is Poppins was supposed to be one of the original MK dark rides at opening. If so, they have the idea of what they want to do. I'd LOVE an Omnimover Poppins ride that put us into the middle of all the action- and the music!

Not at opening but it was mooted by the late 70s.

There again so was the Matterhorn.

 

[Bocabear]

But I thought they were building a B to C- attraction...not a dark ride but smething more like a carousel or spinner... Did they all of the sudden increase the budget?

 

[nickys]

Well, Brave was meant to be a dark ride once upon a time. Though I wouldn’t say Omnimover. Given the project should have had a budget increase here’s hoping.

Do we know that is is not going to just be a Carousel or spinner? That was what I heard last Have they upped the budget and decided to do a dark ride?

Martin's post is probably the best information we have right now that the budget should have been increased. So hopefully, since Brave was once thought to be a dark ride, Poppins will at least be better than a spinner.

I hope they get started soon with this and put an end to this agony.

 

[Kman101]

But I thought they were building a B to C- attraction...not a dark ride but smething more like a carousel or spinner... Did they all of the sudden increase the budget?

@MansionButler84 has a post about that .... I believe we're back to dark ride at the moment but I don't think @marni1971 is certain it will be still. I don't know.

 

[Haymarket2008]

But I thought they were building a B to C- attraction...not a dark ride but smething more like a carousel or spinner... Did they all of the sudden increase the budget?

@MansionButler84 posted that a dark ride has been approved and work to begin in the next 6 months. Hope this is the case. We shall see!

 

[Castle Cake Apologist]

I just want dancing Penguins!

@MisterPenguin doesn't dance now, he makes money moves.

 

[Capsin4]

Guys... don’t aim too high.

Sing along, dance party and cupcakes.

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

I'm excited too. I love Poppins and I've wanted a dark ride for so long. I feel much more invested in this ride coming than the others. I hope they do it right but I'm concerned because they seemed to be unable to decide if it would be a dark ride or not. So I will remain worried about it until I'm convinced they're going through with it (of course I know and believe the insiders who say it's happening - at this moment in time - but it's Disney who I don't trust)

They've let me down before so I hope I'm not let down this time.

Now that Poppins is in the pipeline, let's hope my other fantasy of an Indy boat ride in DHS happens ....

Are DAK and DHS still battling on who gets to use the IP?

 

[Kman101]

Are DAK and DHS still battling on who gets to use the IP?

Since we haven't heard anything, that I know of, I imagine so

Give DHS the boat ride with Indy. Give AK the Excavator that they should have had. Boom. Done. Why is it so hard?