EPCOT Announced: Mary Poppins Attraction in UK Pavilion

[jt04]

Not to continue the drift, but it's my understanding that the theatre was primarily being built in order to mask a parking garage that was planned as part of it (on the "basement" level). This would have replaced the management parking lot that is currently behind MSUSA and TL, which is where the theatre was slated to be built. I think that would have been a really interesting design, and I'm honestly really sad that they're not doing it.

No reason they can't still build the parking level and add some mini-land to the pad. Better MSUSA themed rather than Tomorrowland IMO. Would be pleased with either one though.

 

[Patcheslee]

When I worked as a concierge at Y&B I got selected to be a "Safety in Motion" trainer for the resort... Legit it could have been summed up with "if you're uncomfortable while doing something, figure out a better way" like use a cart, don't hold heavy objects away from your torso, don't twist your shoulders away from your hips while carrying something, etc.. Management was SO excited about it.

We get monthly required training where I work. And yes ladder safety is one of the monthly topics along with office ergonomics (I don't work in an office, but thanks for letting me know how to sit at a desk ). And an "empowerment" card that says we can refuse to do any work with "unsafe conditions".

 

[nickys]

We get monthly required training where I work. And yes ladder safety is one of the monthly topics along with office ergonomics (I don't work in an office, but thanks for letting me know how to sit at a desk ). And an "empowerment" card that says we can refuse to do any work with "unsafe conditions".

Every month?

I have to watch an online H&S video every year, full of stuff I never have to do. And the normal stuff is aimed at a 16 year-old who’s never been in a workplace before - like how to carry a box. They even repeat clips in slow motion.

 

[thequeuelinelectures]

On today's Disney Dish (blah blah blah all the usual skepticism) Jim and Len seem pretty confident this really is just a enchanted tales or royal summerhus style plussed up meet and greet. Hopefully that's not true. Sad days for this project when I'm praying for a carousel

 

[IveBeenJack]

I'm hearing that the budget for this is around $80 million for what it's worth!
@marni1971 Does that sound about right... if so this can't just be an elaborate meet and greet

 

[wdwmagic]

I'm hearing that the budget for this is around $80 million for what it's worth!
@marni1971 Does that sound about right... if so this can't just be an elaborate meet and greet

That's about right from the last I heard.

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ֊ᗩζᗩᗰ]

I guess I have questions:
What was the cost of Enchanted Tales with Belle?
What was the cost of Alien Swirling Saucers?

 

[Orange is the new Red]

I'm hearing that the budget for this is around $80 million for what it's worth!
@marni1971 Does that sound about right... if so this can't just be an elaborate meet and greet

That sounds like a decent budget. For comparison purposes what did Frozen cost?

 

[Surferboy567]

With an 80 million dollar budget (if this ends up being the actual number) their is no way it’s just an enchanted tales with belle experience.

...also I know this is Chapek but I doubt he would make a huge deal over a meet and greet. I wonder though why we have no news on this “thing”at this point we should know what it is.

EDIT: Why hasn’t this broken ground yet? I know I asked about this before but now we are in the new year.

 

[Epcot_Imagineer]

With an 80 million dollar budget (if this ends up being the actual number) their is no way it’s just an enchanted tales with belle experience.

...also I know this is Chapek but I doubt he would would make a huge deal over a meet and greet. I wonder though why we have no news on this “thing”at this point we should know what it is.

EDIT: Why hasn’t this broken ground yet? I know I asked about this before but now we are in the new year.

With how things are going, Disney could tell me they spend 80 million on power-washing the concrete in Epcot before opening, and I wouldn't be surprised.

 

[MisterPenguin]

With how things are going, Disney could tell me they spend 80 million on power-washing the concrete in Epcot before opening, and I wouldn't be surprised.

They'll spend $80 million on blueprints and then cancel the attraction due to lack of budget.

 

[marni1971]

I'm hearing that the budget for this is around $80 million for what it's worth!
@marni1971 Does that sound about right... if so this can't just be an elaborate meet and greet

It’s around that yes. Which isn’t a lot when you go into the work involved via WDI.

(Although that was the cost give or take of the original Forbidden Journey. You can tell we’re not in Kansas anymore)

 

[Epcot_Imagineer]

$80 million

That was the cost give or take of the original Forbidden Journey.

The fact that Universal can build one of the best made E-tickets for the same price Disney can build a rumored merry-go-round is sickening.

 

[marni1971]

The fact that Universal can build one of the best made E-tickets for the same price Disney can build a rumored merry-go-round is sickening.

I believe the recession of the late noughties helped.

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ֊ᗩζᗩᗰ]

It checks out. I did the math!

Souped-up Flat ride (typical carnival attraction cost x 150 (WDI R&D) = ~40mil
Combined with an elaborate Meet and Greet area in same vein as Belle ~10mil
Multiple that amount by 2 (Construction: Show building, Queue, Infrastructure)
Subtract 25% (slashed budget) then
Add 5-7% (unforeseen expenses or pocket money)

Total cost = ~$80 million.*






*Possibly more on days ending in Y.

 

[Surferboy567]

It checks out. I did the math.

Souped-up flatride (typical carnival attraction cost x 150 (WDI R&D) =~40mil combined with an elaborate meet and greet in the same vein as Belle + ~10mil. Multiple that amount by 2 (Construction: Showbuilding, Queue, etc) - 25% (slashed budget) then add 5-7% (unforeseen expenses or pocket money)

Gives you an attraction total cost of approximately $80 million.*


*Possibly more on days ending in Y.

So...it’s both? If that’s the case...its better then just a carousel. Poppins deserves all the stops though. I’ll take what I can get.

 

[ᗩLᘿᑕ ֊ᗩζᗩᗰ]

So...it’s both? If that’s the case...its better then just a carousel. Poppins deserves all the stops though. I’ll take what I can get.

Just a guess based on what's been said here, site that shall not be named and Jim Hill land among others.

 

[UNCgolf]

Is that $80 mil budget just for the attraction, or is it for the entire area? Because building out the Cherry Lane facade and all the necessary infrastructure would certainly take a big bite out of that number.

 

[The Empress Lilly]

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Well there’s a tall Pigmy argument. That’s what happens when they have moved on from any sense of coherent themeing and overall concept - we are left with debating what’s worse:

A water area themed to a girl who likes to sail boats and boats are on water and water is nature OR an attraction about the living seas which is about the seas and who lives there and since Nemo and his friends live there they fit.

Well done: Disney, well done.

They should just pull the ripcord and just make all four parks Magic Kingdoms North, South, East, and West - that way they can still fill every park with disconnected IP and cartoon characters. We will end up in the same place, but at least we won’t have to endure listening to WDI execs embarrassingly twist themselves into pretzels trying to rationalize it.

'Tall Pygmy argument', brilliant!

MK north, south, east and west indeed! And even so...

The MK, now considered the paragon IP park, used to be very light on IP. In 1982, when EPCOT opened, the MK had 64 attractions. A mere ten were IP based. Really just Fantasyland, which counted seven, plus the trio of Treehouse and the two Mark Twain ones - not even Disney, but literature, classic Americana. 54 non-IP versus 10 IP...

And none in EPCOT of course. Here Disney wanted to show that it was more than just the narrow concept of what people thought of as 'Disney'.

WDW is an entirely different experience now.

 

[Timothy_Q]

Is that $80 mil budget just for the attraction, or is it for the entire area? Because building out the Cherry Lane facade and all the necessary infrastructure would certainly take a big bite out of that number.

The facade of a ride is part of the ride, so it’s part of the budget