News Announced: Mary Poppins Attraction in UK Pavilion

Kman101

Kman101

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GlacierGlacier said:
All parks are built on a variety of attraction levels. Even Shanghai and DisneySea were built with spinners. Epcot needs more attractions, but it also needs more varied attractions. It used to be fine with communicore, WoL, and other small exhibits, but when only the E-tickets are left guests are forced to wait in line to do pretty much anything.

This would be a fine addition to help balance the park.
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This!

I get flat rides are hated by many but they are needed. I don't want a Poppins Carousel as JUST the attraction. I can't believe some are even OK with that. But as an addition to a dark ride? YES. Why can't they "get it" and do both?

We need balance and that's what the other parks lack, massively. DHS is lucky it has some shows to sit down in, but they're now tired and reaching thirty years old. I mean ... come on. Update them. The problem is too they've let just about everything go too long so now they have to spend far more than they want to.
 
Kman101

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Bocabear said:
God I hope not...That would be incredibly lame... The lack of attractions in World Showcase should be addressed, and a carousel and sing-along are a huge nothing burger... Did anyone ever pay over a hundred dollars to spend a percentage of their day at a sing along to film clips?
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I'd rather have a Poppins sing-along than a B&TB one. LOL. But sing-alongs are DVD bonus features, not a park attraction, but apparently some defend them so who knew there was a demand for something like that ... and I get why some think it's not a big deal. But it's just annoying and speaks to how they think anything without an IP is basically a failure.
 
jt04

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I'd think quick short term fixes such as a tea cups ride AND carousel are an easy effective solution. Two spinners avoids the Dumbo capacity issue.

then they still have room where the millennium tent is for a E ticket someday.
 
jt04

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Kman101 said:
I'd rather have a Poppins sing-along than a B&TB one. LOL. But sing-alongs are DVD bonus features, not a park attraction, but apparently some defend them so who knew there was a demand for something like that ... and I get why some think it's not a big deal. But it's just annoying and speaks to how they think anything without an IP is basically a failure.
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the Impressions theater solution is potentially great. Would be a way also of determining if older content is still popular. Will be great to see it play out. Yeah, that's a pun.
 
Bocabear

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jt04 said:
I'd think quick short term fixes such as a tea cups ride AND carousel are an easy effective solution. Two spinners avoids the Dumbo capacity issue.

then they still have room where the millennium tent is for a E ticket someday.
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They already have both in the Magic Kingdom...we don't need those in EPCOT... It just seems completel;y wrong...and would make the UK Pavilion look like a mini amusement park rather than a representation of the United Kingdom....
 
Kman101

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jt04 said:
the Impressions theater solution is potentially great. Would be a way also of determining if older content is still popular. Will be great to see it play out. Yeah, that's a pun.
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I'm actually interested in this too. Although @Pionmycake I believe had a fairly logical reasoning for doing it. I don't necessarily like it (just my initial gut reaction) but I can sort of "understand it" if that makes any sense? I'm trying to look at the bright side that the IDF film isn't going away. It's just a little weird to think of them alternating it with a sing-along, but I understand they need a variety of things.
 
MisterPenguin

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Kman101 said:
I get flat rides are hated by many but they are needed. I don't want a Poppins Carousel as JUST the attraction. I can't believe some are even OK with that. But as an addition to a dark ride? YES. Why can't they "get it" and do both?
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What we need then is an IP that isn't so popular that people wouldn't mind if it was translated as just a spinner. Hmmm... Bedknobs and Broomsticks? The Good Dinosaur? Oliver and Company?
 
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jt04

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Bocabear said:
They already have both in the Magic Kingdom...we don't need those in EPCOT... It just seems completel;y wrong...and would make the UK Pavilion look like a mini amusement park rather than a representation of the United Kingdom....
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Mini amusement parks still exist in major capitals so it isn't a complete disconnect.

Removing the tea cups from the mk would open up great possibilities.

Similar but differently themed ride systems at different parks is common. Epcot needs spinners.
 
Kman101

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I think the board would implode if they put a spinner in Epcot. But I wouldn't hate the Jet Packs from Shanghai being copied. But I just prefer my Epcot to be clean and free of seeing a spinner plopped down where it probably wouldn't belong. But yes, Epcot needs some other experiences. I'm not advocating for a spinner though but I wouldn't lose my mind over it either.

I don't think it would really help anything at this point, personally.
 
Kman101

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TRON made more sense for Epcot, IMHO (though I think it's fine in Tomorrowland too, they're both fitting but Epcot with Tron Track felt more suited, although I think it probably would "look better" in Tomorrowland). They're already copying it, so why not copy the spinner, restaurant, coaster and space underneath? You'd really expand Future World and give guests a coaster they'd love, a spinner and a restaurant. But they're building a space restaurant, and TRON in the MK, and an unebelievably expensive GOTG coaster. Maybe they should try and think these things out a little better.
 
jt04

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Kman101 said:
TRON made more sense for Epcot, IMHO (though I think it's fine in Tomorrowland too, they're both fitting but Epcot with Tron Track felt more suited, although I think it probably would "look better" in Tomorrowland). They're already copying it, so why not copy the spinner, restaurant, coaster and space underneath? You'd really expand Future World and give guests a coaster they'd love, a spinner and a restaurant. But they're building a space restaurant, and TRON in the MK, and an unebelievably expensive GOTG coaster. Maybe they should try and think these things out a little better.
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They do but it is more like 25 years out rather than 5 or less. IMO.
 
mikejs78

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Kman101 said:
TRON made more sense for Epcot, IMHO (though I think it's fine in Tomorrowland too, they're both fitting but Epcot with Tron Track felt more suited, although I think it probably would "look better" in Tomorrowland). They're already copying it, so why not copy the spinner, restaurant, coaster and space underneath? You'd really expand Future World and give guests a coaster they'd love, a spinner and a restaurant. But they're building a space restaurant, and TRON in the MK, and an unebelievably expensive GOTG coaster. Maybe they should try and think these things out a little better.
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I personally don't think Tron belongs in Future World. In fact, I think Guardians could be more appropriate - depending on the story treatment. Future World is about possibilities, whether Science fiction or Science fact. Tron is science fantasy. Aesthetically it would work but thematically it wouldn't. Whereas I see Tomorrowland as more Science Fiction/Science Fantasy, so Tron fits there IMO.
 
jt04

jt04

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Bocabear said:
Said no one ever....
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Oh yeah forgot to mention something. There is something cool about the idea of an amusement park inside a theme park. Especially if the theme park is very different from a classic amusement park. Plus Walt was inspired by a visit to an uninspiring amusement park. And Epcot is seen as his most visionary park. It just works. With proper theming, placesetting and backstory of course.

An amusement park as Walt would have liked.
 

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