News Announced: Mary Poppins Attraction in UK Pavilion

[nickys]

Me too. It’s late.

Do you think they’ve abandoned the plan to have it ready for the 50th?

 

[marni1971]

Do you think they’ve abandoned the plan to have it ready for the 50th?

I’ll let you know in 19 months. But even Disney could get this done in a year and a half. It’s not a massive project.

 

[IMDREW]

I’ll let you know in 19 months. But even Disney could get this done in a year and a half. It’s not a massive project.

Wow, I got really excited by the "Disney could het this done in a year and a half" only to be crushed again by "Its not a massive project". Its hard sometimes not to get your hopes up..

 

[Surferboy567]

Wow, I got really excited by the "Disney could het this done in a year and a half" only to be crushed again by "Its not a massive project". Its hard sometimes not to get your hopes up..

I’m keeping them “medium-sized” I like poppins a lot so it would have to be a special kind of bad for me to outright hate what they put in but keeping my expectations in check since we know it’s not a “big” attraction.

 

[nickys]

Wow, I got really excited by the "Disney could het this done in a year and a half" only to be crushed again by "Its not a massive project". Its hard sometimes not to get your hopes up..

I know. I couldn’t decide on my reaction emoji to @marni1971’s comment: sad or even angry came to mind. Sounds to me like they have at least decided on something though, maybe that’s a positive? A small positive, but maybe a step forward.

 

[Bocabear]

remember it took them almost a year to build and open the margarita kiosk in front of mexico...If it can be done in in 18 months, it is not going to be much of an attraction...That is a fact...

 

[MichWolv]

I'm going with enhanced meet n' greet, a la Belle. Could be good if they enhance it enough. Tea party on the ceiling. Walking into a chalk drawing. Mary arriving by way of umbrella. Perhaps we even follow her on carousel horses (which maybe qualifies as a "ride" rather than a meet n greet).

If it's just a carousel, I'll be disappointed, although it'd still be something useful to add -- just not worth an announcement and build-up.

 

[Mike S]

After that big buildup at D23 I predict a lot of disappointed people when whatever this is is finally announced.

 

[Haymarket2008]

After that big buildup at D23 I predict a lot of disappointed people when whatever this is is finally announced.

yeah.....I’m just trying to wrap my head around the fact that they had a FULL out dance number, D Van D in the flesh and positioned it as one of the finale announcements when it isn’t even a modest dark ride.......

 

[Bocabear]

I am anticipating prefabricated facades being installed on a simple metal frame like Universal did with some of the Harry Potter set pieces... and seriously if they have not broken ground, either it is going to be the simplest thing possible, or it will open a year or more after the 50th.

 

[brb1006]

I saw the sequence on YouTube. It was subpar compared to the original IMO. Bert's dance with the penguins is still unsurpassed. It's even more remarkable when it's remembered that there were no computers back then. It was all done with gifted hands putting lines on paper. Hey you asked...

There is hand drawn animation in that sequence, but it was outsourced (Duncan Studios).

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

Wouldn’t this project be in line with Epcot’s 40th anniversary in 2022 instead of the Magic Kingdom’s 50th in 2021??

 

[Brer Panther]

There is hand drawn animation in that sequence, but it was outsourced (apparently Pixar helped out).

The animated stuff was done by Duncan Studio.

 

[DoleWhipDrea]

Wouldn’t this project be in line with Epcot’s 40th anniversary in 2022 instead of the Magic Kingdom’s 50th in 2021??

I have gotten the sense with a lot of projects announced that when they say “in time for the 50th,” they mean within the year beginning at the start of the celebration and/or the thinking that if it’s in EPCOT that they can “bundle” it for EPCOT’s 40th.

 

[marni1971]

Wouldn’t this project be in line with Epcot’s 40th anniversary in 2022 instead of the Magic Kingdom’s 50th in 2021??

It’s consistently slipped from its original opening of later this year (though the Brave version was originally slated for next year)

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

It’s consistently slipped from its original opening of later this year (though the Brave version was originally slated for next year)

Since it's not happening, are you able to tell us more about what the Brave attraction was going to be like? I got the impression somewhere it was going to be some sort of dark ride, but I don't know if that was true.

 

[marni1971]

Since it's not happening, are you able to tell us more about what the Brave attraction was going to be like? I got the impression somewhere it was going to be some sort of dark ride, but I don't know if that was true.

A dark ride. Think Pooh in the MK and that ilk.

 

[EPCOTCenterLover]

A dark ride. Think Pooh in the MK and that ilk.

Please tell us we will get something at least that good for a much better classic film.

 

[nickys]

Please tell us we will get something at least that good for a much better classic film.

Hmmmmm, best temper your expectations:

I’ll let you know in 19 months. But even Disney could get this done in a year and a half. It’s not a massive project.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

A dark ride. Think Pooh in the MK and that ilk.

Why on earth can't Poppins get that treatment? A short trip through either of the films' animated sequences in Dark Ride form could have been delightful.