EPCOT Announced: Mary Poppins Attraction in UK Pavilion

[marni1971]

I know we will never get it, as @marni1971 I am pretty sure stated US won't get it, but a Indy water ride using Shanghai Pirates tech would be soo great in that spot.

Indy def still deserves a good sizable presence in at least one of the parks (if they decide to movie him out of DHS). A grand adventurous boat ride would be glorious. Ima start willing it into existence.

Something Indy is still mooted for the plot long term. Nothing is outright replacing the stunt show yet.

Of course this is after Indy on Animation was axed.

 

[EPCOTCenterLover]

Something of high quality that will draw/split crowds to that side of the park is a necessity.

 

[dennis-in-ct]

“The Great Race” attraction at Lotte’s Magic Forest reminds me a lot Tony Baxter’s Jolly Holiday.
Did you guys see it?

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Dollywood has something similar - Black Bear Trail Ride

 

[cookiee_munster]

The Indiana Jones Stunt Show is just tired at this point.. It really is time to use that space for something better Maybe an Indy themed coaster and mini-land. The space used for that theater, backstage and Quick serve restaurant are almost as large as the Toy Story Land plot...especially is you throw in the never used Sounds Dangerous and Superstar theaters... The park could still use more attractions.

The plot it sits on (and surrounding area) is decently sized for some kind of land/attraction indy themed. Kind of hoping that Indy's next film will fare better with audiences and create a resurgence with the franchise.

 

[rle4lunch]

The plot it sits on (and surrounding area) is decently sized for some kind of land/attraction indy themed. Kind of hoping that Indy's next film will fare better with audiences and create a resurgence with the franchise.

Considering that its casting (minus Banderas, he's just awful) has been really good and that Lucas isn't directly involved, I'm cautiously optimistic.

 

[Ponderer]

Considering that its casting (minus Banderas, he's just awful) has been really good and that Lucas isn't directly involved, I'm cautiously optimistic.

I don’t know why people are blaming Lucas for anything. Lucas didn’t come up with, like, nuking the fridge. That was Spielberg’s idea. I’ve read the original story conference for Raiders. Almost everything that made Indiana Jones great came from Lucas.

 

[Rich Brownn]

I don’t know why people are blaming Lucas for anything. Lucas didn’t come up with, like, nuking the fridge. That was Spielberg’s idea. I’ve read the original story conference for Raiders. Almost everything that made Indiana Jones great came from Lucas.

That always cracked me up. People had an issue with the fridge but not falling out of an airplane in a rubber raft and surviving, falling over Victoria falls unhurt, or even a magical box that when opened kills Nazi's. Its like the people who complain Superman's cape doesn't rip but have no issue with him flying

 

[GimpYancIent]

The Indiana Jones Stunt Show is just tired at this point.. It really is time to use that space for something better Maybe an Indy themed coaster and mini-land. The space used for that theater, backstage and Quick serve restaurant are almost as large as the Toy Story Land plot...especially is you throw in the never used Sounds Dangerous and Superstar theaters... The park could still use more attractions.

What? That show always packed them in and will continue to do so. The sooner it is brought back and running the better. The coasters and mini land thing is tired cheap carny stuff.

 

[UNCgolf]

That always cracked me up. People had an issue with the fridge but not falling out of an airplane in a rubber raft and surviving, falling over Victoria falls unhurt, or even a magical box that when opened kills Nazi's. Its like the people who complain Superman's cape doesn't rip but have no issue with him flying

Eh, they're different things.

It's like when people said they didn't understand why anyone complained about unrealistic travel in the later seasons of Game of Thrones because the show had dragons. There's still a level of internal consistency necessary to help you suspend disbelief -- GoT set expectations in the early seasons that travel time mattered and then suddenly in the later seasons people are just essentially teleporting all over the place; it was noticeable and jarring in the context of the show. There's obviously unrealistic things in Indiana Jones, but just because there's some supernatural elements and some farfetched survivals doesn't mean doing literally anything is fine and doesn't matter.

 

[Rich Brownn]

Eh, they're different things.

It's like when people said they didn't understand why anyone complained about unrealistic travel in the later seasons of Game of Thrones because the show had dragons. There's still a level of internal consistency necessary to help you suspend disbelief -- GoT set expectations in the early seasons that travel time mattered and then suddenly in the later seasons people are just essentially teleporting all over the place; it was noticeable and jarring in the context of the show. There's obviously unrealistic things in Indiana Jones, but just because there's some supernatural elements and some farfetched survivals doesn't mean doing literally anything is fine and doesn't matter.

Literally doing anything is basically the idea behind IJ. People didn't understand that the first 3 films were gentle parodies of 1930s movie serials. The last one was a gentle parody of 1950s B-scifi movies.

 

[UNCgolf]

Literally doing anything is basically the idea behind IJ. People didn't understand that the first 3 films were gentle parodies of 1930s movie serials. The last one was a gentle parody of 1950s B-scifi movies.

I think most people know they're based on 30s pulp adventures.

It's not literally doing anything, though. No one would have liked Raiders of the Lost Ark if it also had a whole scene about a fireball throwing wizard fighting a minotaur on a spaceship because it wouldn't have fit the context of the film.

That's also why nobody really liked the 4th movie -- people didn't want a 50s sci-fi film for Indiana Jones.

 

[Robbiem]

Literally doing anything is basically the idea behind IJ. People didn't understand that the first 3 films were gentle parodies of 1930s movie serials. The last one was a gentle parody of 1950s B-scifi movies.

Exactly I thought the 50s sci fi idea was great and crystal skull is after Raiders my favourite Indy movie. I think its just a shame more people didn’t get the idea and wanted another Indy v nazis romp

 

[UNCgolf]

Exactly I thought the 50s sci fi idea was great and crystal skull is after Raiders my favourite Indy movie. I think its just a shame more people didn’t get the idea and wanted another Indy v nazis romp

I don't think it was about people not getting the idea or specifically wanting Indy vs. Nazis (which wasn't really doable with Harrison Ford's age anyways), it was that the movie just wasn't very good. It had serious issues from the script on down and was full of bad ideas.

 

[TikibirdLand]

I don't think it was about people not getting the idea or specifically wanting Indy vs. Nazis (which wasn't really doable with Harrison Ford's age anyways), it was that the movie just wasn't good. It had serious issues from the script on down and was full of bad ideas.

And, it seems, Nazis are the only bad guys allowed no-a-days. Others may not play well in other markets. I agree though; the Crystal Skull just wasn't that good. And, I LOVE the IJ franchise!

 

[Rich Brownn]

Exactly I thought the 50s sci fi idea was great and crystal skull is after Raiders my favourite Indy movie. I think its just a shame more people didn’t get the idea and wanted another Indy v nazis romp

Because the 4th film took place in the 1950s, both Spielberg and Lucas felt that a 1930s serial aspect wouldn't work. Also Spielberg was quite emphatic that he wouldn't do a film with Nazi's anymore after his holocaust films.

 

[aladdin2007]

all of this belongs in another thread

 

[rle4lunch]

I don’t know why people are blaming Lucas for anything. Lucas didn’t come up with, like, nuking the fridge. That was Spielberg’s idea. I’ve read the original story conference for Raiders. Almost everything that made Indiana Jones great came from Lucas.

I was specifically thinking of the Star Wars prequels more than anything. The first 25 minutes of Crystal Skull was vintage Indiana Jones, then it all fell to poop.

Lucas took SW and turned into a live action cartoon with fart jokes and green screen bafoonery. I tried my damndest to find something redeeming in ep 1-3 and I've come up short every time.

 

[dennis-in-ct]

Will anyone who was "in the know" confirm what the attraction would have been?
The initial post was 5 years ago in this thread and the attraction was officially announced three years ago.

 

[Rteetz]

Will anyone who was "in the know" confirm what the attraction would have been?
The initial post was 5 years ago in this thread and the attraction was officially announced three years ago.

I don't know if it really ever had a for sure finalized type of attraction. I know of few iterations. They definitely announced it before everything was final.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

…it definitely was confirmed to be “filler” to make the slate at the convention look better than it actually was