News Announced: Mary Poppins Attraction in UK Pavilion

[wdwmagic]

Unless it has been boosted, the budget is way too low for anything much more than some placemaking and a simple attraction. You never know though.

 

[SplashJacket]

To recap. The only actually announcement for all 6 resorts across the globe. IS NOT A RIDE.

 

[Casper Gutman]

You know, it might not be a merry-go-round...

It might be a meet ‘n’ greet...

 

[uncle jimmy]

The Carousel scene in the movie takes place in a fantasy world, you could be transported from inside the house to that fantasy world.

Could this be something like Enchanted Tales with Belle?

 

[Greedo]

I’m really doubtful it’s a B-Ticket attraction. What’s the point in building cherry tree lane for a carousel? And IF poppins returns is what this is based on it makes even less sense.

 

[marni1971]

Marni doesn’t eliminate anything...it helps with “score”

I love the guy...but imagineering makes stuff up everyday...just relaying it leaves a lot of room in the margins

Oh please. I just say what I know and can. Which I’ve said over and over isn’t remotely everything.

I don’t care if you don’t believe me but I do care being made out to be something I’m not.

 

[Sped2424]

Would a fantasyland b/c dark ride be possible with the given budget? I think that's all poppins truly needs.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Some Other Site said the carousel was going to have a screen, at least on one side, for special FX. Such a thing would be difficult to do with bright Florida sun bouncing all around. A carousel indoors would solve the problem.

Or, WDW has landed on an IP, but they're still weighing attraction options.

 

[DisneyJayL]

Hmmm. Not a fan of the movies but I don’t dislike this.

 

[mgf]

One typically disgruntled Tweeter says this is a fancy meet and greet. No doubt they are spending money at EPCOT, but are they really delivering any substance?

 

[Mike S]

Just build Tony Baxter's incredible 'Mary Poppins' ride concept that he designed in college before even being hired by WED, and be done with it.

Who WOULD'NT want to experience something this unique...??
Just DO IT, Disney!
It is already ALL HERE for you !

**** inter-company politics and do the RIGHT thing -




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We can dream...

 

[AKL2003]

I think IF they do Cherry Tree Lane the right way and IF the "ride" is a semi indoor beefed up carousel with screenz it COULD be pretty cool...(walking down Cherry Tree Lane would be amazing!!!!)

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Oh please. I just say what I know and can. Which I’ve said over and over isn’t remotely everything.

I don’t care if you don’t believe me but I do care being made out to be something I’m not.

I think I acknowledged everything you said here.

“Thank you again”

 

[Tony the Tigger]

I want to see some flying umbrellas

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

One typically disgruntled Tweeter says this is a fancy meet and greet. No doubt they are spending money at EPCOT, but are they really delivering any substance?

It seems fishy at best that they included no ride details though put a timeline on it.

That’s “not good”

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Some Other Site said the carousel was going to have a screen, at least on one side, for special FX. Such a thing would be difficult to do with bright Florida sun bouncing all around. A carousel indoors would solve the problem.

Or, WDW has landed on an IP, but they're still weighing attraction options.

How many IPs they got on cherry tree lane with a flying nanny

 

[Fox&Hound]

I would love a dark ride, would be okay with a carousel, would be disappointed by a meet and greet or walk through exhibit.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Unless it has been boosted, the budget is way too low for anything much more than some placemaking and a simple attraction. You never know though.

I think you are wise enough to treat “budgets” with their due respect

 

[Tony the Tigger]

And I didn’t hate the movie...but it was a straight reboot...not a sequel.

Another version of “pulling a Star Wars”

It is over the top...

But these are not a good slate of things no matter how you slice it. You gotta raise the bar.

The angst for wdw comes from their problem with comfortable capacity/experience that the fanbase is becoming more and more tired of in general.

This says: “we’re ok with it”. Disney announced new attractions for 30+ years consistently when they didn’t have a problem...now they chose not to muster much after two years...when they can’t gef anything built in 5 after?

You should at least see the frustration...even if you don’t share it.

I can see some. But I’m realistic; and I think some romanticize things to the point of distortion. Not everything is going to be groundbreaking and mind-blowing, and not everything ever was (Snow White, etc.)

I like that they experiment with different things that don’t last forever.

I don’t think any single attraction blew me away on my first visit. But I missed it when I got home lol. It was the whole experience that was more than, “I want to ride a rollercoaster.” It was exploring, finding something big or small, amazing or meh around every corner.

That really can’t happen anymore after you get to know the place like the back of your hand. We can’t expect it.

You know I criticize when I think it’s fair. I think the concept of SW was totally off, and I’m disappointed by that. I hope people enjoy it, and I’m sure I will to some degree; though I’d have preferred much more of a Potterverse treatment re: 4,5,6.

I’m not mad at them over it. They don’t owe me anything but my money’s worth (subjective.)

It seems like all kinds of updates are in the works, and when I go back for the 50th, I’ll have some of that “peek around every corner” noticing big and little, good and “bad” things vs. my trip tomorrow.

 

[rioriz]

Some Other Site said the carousel was going to have a screen, at least on one side, for special FX. Such a thing would be difficult to do with bright Florida sun bouncing all around. A carousel indoors would solve the problem.

Or, WDW has landed on an IP, but they're still weighing attraction options.

The other site is just reading from here AGAIN! I may have been the first one mentioning SCREENZ involved in the carousel months ago and was recently corroborated by others. Last I heard its still a spinner where the SCREENZ will transport you through different scenes...different but no dark ride