Phineas
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Stop filling me with false hope!I don't believe our insiders have said it isn't Mr. Toad yet!
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News Announced: Mary Poppins Attraction in UK Pavilion
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brb1006
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I don't believe our insiders have said it isn't Mr. Toad yet!
I bet alot of people that participated in the "Save Toad" campaign would be happy if a new Toad attraction ever becomes a reality especially with the rise of LPS attractions.Stop filling me with false hope!
prfctlyximprct
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Maybe they will use one of the Dino's from Ellen and make a Loch Ness monster boat ride.
Thebolt
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Those things will disintegrate into dust if they tried to move them
sublimesting
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I don't know. I've ridden it. He creams Britain pretty good.
Bocabear
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LOL! Oops
Frankiepopsicles
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An interesting from MousePlanet about attractions we never got on opening day of WDW regarding "The Sword In The Stone" and "Mary Poppins" Rides that we could have got, I would love these concepts to be used for the UK Pavilion.
"Instead of the popular Peter Pan's Flight attraction at Disneyland, the Imagineers proposed using the overhead monorail track to fly guests into an entirely different adventure inspired by the popular film Mary Poppins (1964), since guest surveys had shown Disney visitors would enjoy a ride based on those characters. The first proposal was to use overturned umbrellas as ride vehicles to soar over the rooftops of London to mimic Mary's own journeys with her umbrella. A version that was more seriously considered was to use the colorful carousel horses from the film as ride vehicles. Guests would find themselves leaping through the chalk paintings done by the street artist Bert, the friend of Mary Poppins, as the horses bounced along. Several possible tableaus would have included scenes inspired by the film, like the fox hunt and a horserace".
"Instead of a Mr. Toad attraction, the Imagineers originally pitched the idea of an attraction based on the animated feature The Sword in the Stone (1963) since the character of Merlin fit in so appropriately with the theme of Fantasyland. The part of the film that offered the most options for dramatization was the famous wizard's duel between Merlin and the witch Mad Madam Mim, with them each getting zapped and transforming into different creatures. The finale would have had the ride vehicle circling around Mim after she had turned into a huge dragon just before she is defeated by Merlin".
Credit: https://www.mouseplanet.com/11815/The_1971_Walt_Disney_World_We_Never_Got
"Instead of the popular Peter Pan's Flight attraction at Disneyland, the Imagineers proposed using the overhead monorail track to fly guests into an entirely different adventure inspired by the popular film Mary Poppins (1964), since guest surveys had shown Disney visitors would enjoy a ride based on those characters. The first proposal was to use overturned umbrellas as ride vehicles to soar over the rooftops of London to mimic Mary's own journeys with her umbrella. A version that was more seriously considered was to use the colorful carousel horses from the film as ride vehicles. Guests would find themselves leaping through the chalk paintings done by the street artist Bert, the friend of Mary Poppins, as the horses bounced along. Several possible tableaus would have included scenes inspired by the film, like the fox hunt and a horserace".
"Instead of a Mr. Toad attraction, the Imagineers originally pitched the idea of an attraction based on the animated feature The Sword in the Stone (1963) since the character of Merlin fit in so appropriately with the theme of Fantasyland. The part of the film that offered the most options for dramatization was the famous wizard's duel between Merlin and the witch Mad Madam Mim, with them each getting zapped and transforming into different creatures. The finale would have had the ride vehicle circling around Mim after she had turned into a huge dragon just before she is defeated by Merlin".
Credit: https://www.mouseplanet.com/11815/The_1971_Walt_Disney_World_We_Never_Got
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Your analysis seems appropriate.
Mary Poppins would have gone between 20K and the speedway as a phase two attraction.
wannabeBelle
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Thebolt
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The idea of flying over the rooftops beneath Mary Poppins umberella, in a similar way to Peter Pan sounds fantastic.
They already know how to make that technology, so it is clearly practical. I would turn the umbrella the right way up, and stand 4 people around the stem {with restraints and a platform}, so the scenes below were visible unobstructed...
That would make a unique (cue the links to some ride in Japan or similar ;-) ride based on a sensible character.
They already know how to make that technology, so it is clearly practical. I would turn the umbrella the right way up, and stand 4 people around the stem {with restraints and a platform}, so the scenes below were visible unobstructed...
That would make a unique (cue the links to some ride in Japan or similar ;-) ride based on a sensible character.
I like the section in Happily Ever After…
WDWbuff2001
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I like every section in Happily Ever After
HauntedMansionFLA
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What's in the running for this section? Any insider insight? Personally, I would love Poppins. BUT I believe current management would push the new Mary Poppins returns movie coming out instead of the original classic. Much like Iger turned his back on the original Star Wars triology.
Kman101
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Iger didn't turn his back on the original SW movies, technically. Like everything nostalgia they used it to relaunch the franchise ... with the "new" movies represented, it still represents the old ones because of the characters used. But I get what's being said.
And I like Brave's "Touch the Sky". I like it's representation in the parade and HEA and while it probably could make a heck of a dark ride, I just think original flavor Poppins would be much better. I know some don't think so but Poppins to me feels like the 'right' choice, but if it's new movie Poppins, I'll take Brave. I guess it would have to be Brave if Poppins isn't "the current flavor". I know it sort of/kinda fits but I don't think of Brave when I think of the UK pavilion.
And I like Brave's "Touch the Sky". I like it's representation in the parade and HEA and while it probably could make a heck of a dark ride, I just think original flavor Poppins would be much better. I know some don't think so but Poppins to me feels like the 'right' choice, but if it's new movie Poppins, I'll take Brave. I guess it would have to be Brave if Poppins isn't "the current flavor". I know it sort of/kinda fits but I don't think of Brave when I think of the UK pavilion.
EricsBiscuit
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Especially when Scotland votes to leave the UK (it will, mark my words!), they should build something other than Brave.
Haymarket2008
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My vote: Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. Runner up: Mary Poppins, Robin Hood, 101 Dalmatians. But we ALL would like to see Black Cauldron, obviously. (But actually, a dark ride would be insaneeeee).