Rteetz
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I think much more along the lines of Enchanted Tales with Belle. Interactive, and show elements. The latest I had was certainly not a ride. Very much entertainment based.
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EPCOT Announced: Mary Poppins Attraction in UK Pavilion
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Haymarket2008
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That would be lovely. And a resurrection of the original idea to put a British Music Hall into the pavilion back in the mid 80's.
Magenta Panther
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If TDO is going to do a half-baked reluctant Poppins M&G edition, I'd rather they did nothing at all, frankly.
But I suppose a British Music Hall, with performances of songs chiefly from the ORIGINAL film, wouldn't be too bad. But it'd still be a real letdown. It burns that today's "Disney" company will shell out big bucks for faded non-Disney-created/adapted franchises but only nickels and dimes for genuine Disney classics. Without an actual ride, I don't see the point of Cherry Tree Lane. Just let it die, TDO. Don't damn Walt's crowning jewel with such faint praise. Just give up on it already. You know you want to.
But I suppose a British Music Hall, with performances of songs chiefly from the ORIGINAL film, wouldn't be too bad. But it'd still be a real letdown. It burns that today's "Disney" company will shell out big bucks for faded non-Disney-created/adapted franchises but only nickels and dimes for genuine Disney classics. Without an actual ride, I don't see the point of Cherry Tree Lane. Just let it die, TDO. Don't damn Walt's crowning jewel with such faint praise. Just give up on it already. You know you want to.
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doctornick
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Heck, there's room enough to build two. They could easily (say) put in a Mr. Toad and a copy of DL's Alice in that area, providing some nice complimentary additions to WS.
(Yeah Mr. Toad isn't the best fit, but just figured I'd bring up some easy clones that would be cheap to add)
HauntedMansionFLA
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Is there enough room to build two? You have World Showplace right behind it with more backstage.
Epcot82Guy
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There isn't as much room back there as people think.
yensidtlaw1969
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Not to mention that Pocket-sized Jewel-box Dark Rides like Toad and Alice at DL are harder to build with today's codes. As a new construction, everything would have to be widened to be more accessible for evacs.
Which is why I'm dubious any time anyone suggests ripping out DL's Toad in favor of a new ride - by the time you give the grandfathered space over to new design you'd be left with almost no space for actual ride path. You'll never get more out of that space than Toad already does, so you might as well leave it alone save for occasional updates that don't affect its grandfathered status.
All this to say that any new version of these rides built in World Showcase would have to take up more space than the DL equivalent. On top of the fact that there really is less room back there than people think.
Still, I'd weep tears of joy for days if we finally got a Mary Poppins E-Ticket. I know it's not coming, but if ever it did Disney would have my money day one. Meanwhile, I couldn't give a raccoon's a** about Guardians of the Galaxy.
Brer Oswald
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Shelved Permanently I’d hope. Come up with something better in 10 years.
DoleWhipDrea
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Mary Poppins deserves a high quality E-ticket, and anything else would simply be a paltry offering for such a beloved classic. She deserved it a long time ago.
Purduevian
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Just curious, why does it "deserve" an E ticket? Not even Snow White got that treatment when they built a ride for it.
Bocabear
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An extremely successful and beloved IP no doubt... but that is not important anymore in this day and age... point is, whatever they end up building in EPCOT should be the best possible iteration, not a crappy meet and greet... EPCOT was never completed from it's opening day, missing attractions that were announced back in the early 80s. now 40+ years later it depends on festivals because they let it languish...
Much like they did with Hollywood Studios until it only had 5 attractions in the whole park (excl shows). At this moment EPCOT has less rides than they had 30 years ago...by now and with the prices we pay, this park should not have only been completed to it's 1990 plan, but expanded in a meaningful way...
Rich Brownn
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Always seems to have a 45 minute wait when I walk by
Epcot82Guy
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I haven't seen the numbers in awhile, so I can't opine there.
I do think it's a matter of perspective. If you look at Enchanted Tales as a replacement of a meet and greet, it's a much better version. It has more in depth. It lets you interact with the character more personally and with a higher capacity.
If it's a replacement for an attraction, I think the Frozen Singalong is a much better version. It has a theater set up. It adds something fresh to a beloved IP. And, the theater capacity is much closer to a small attraction.
So, in this case, I think the sing along could be ok - plus a well done full attraction, of course. A meet and greet or Enchanted Tales would not. (Again, just my $0.02).
I do think it's a matter of perspective. If you look at Enchanted Tales as a replacement of a meet and greet, it's a much better version. It has more in depth. It lets you interact with the character more personally and with a higher capacity.
If it's a replacement for an attraction, I think the Frozen Singalong is a much better version. It has a theater set up. It adds something fresh to a beloved IP. And, the theater capacity is much closer to a small attraction.
So, in this case, I think the sing along could be ok - plus a well done full attraction, of course. A meet and greet or Enchanted Tales would not. (Again, just my $0.02).
DoleWhipDrea
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Not quite the same, but Disneyland’s Soundsational Parade’s ending had an amazing sequence with the chimney sweeps dancing to “Step In Time” and I wish something like that could be replicated in the UK section.
Jones14
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They’ve got an in-universe venue to do so if that’s the route they wanted to take. Build the Royal Doulton Music Hall, take a few songs from Returns and a few songs from the original to make a thirty minute revue.
As we’ve seen with Runaway Railway, they could do large-scale sets with mapping on them to achieve the cartoon look, and I’m sure they could pull off some trickery to include things like the penguins alongside the performers.
Plus, there’s no convoluted plot needed to make it all happen. Mary’s at the hall that day, and she’s going to sing for us.
RoyalPrinceLeon
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I am excited about the changes happening to epcot. UK needed an attraction. While I'm hoping for classic Marry to get the representation, since she is perfect in every way. I keep seeing modern Marry in concept art. ☂
WDWYankee15
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Don't get too excited. Many of the plans, whether they were fully fleshed out and greenlit or not, will be on hold indefinitely. Disney parks are filled with (rather not filled with) tons of great ideas, some completely announced that never ended up happening. Put on the shelve. Most never come back off, they're just not as lucky as Wheezy.
