Arendelle, Motorboats, and Monorails

[TROR]

Love that news for Tokyo. Peter Pan and Tangled are my two favorite Disney movies so I'm definitely biased, but the original plan was to just have a Frozen land. Basically the way I'm reading this is Disney realized Frozen isn't as hot as it was when it came out. I'm wondering if this means the Hong Kong and Paris Frozen lands will get a similar treatment.

 

[Rich T]

Love that news for Tokyo. Peter Pan and Tangled are my two favorite Disney movies so I'm definitely biased, but the original plan was to just have a Frozen land. Basically the way I'm reading this is Disney realized Frozen isn't as hot as it was when it came out. I'm wondering if this means the Hong Kong and Paris Frozen lands will get a similar treatment.

Peter Pan is one of my faves. I'm torn on Tangled because it contains my two least favorite Disney characters ever (Mime Thug and Dirty Old Man Thug) BUT it also has Maximus, who is the Best Thing Ever. I'd rather they'd build Wonderland over Tangled, but it still looks like a great, great addition.

 

[Deleted member 107043]

Hey well at least we re getting an interactive lantern in the Peter Pan Q.

LOL. A perfect analogy for how Disney and its partners are investing big everywhere in comparison to Anaheim.

 

[mickEblu]

LOL. A perfect analogy for how Disney and its partners are investing big everywhere in comparison to Anaheim.

Lol. I’m giving them a short term pass because of SWL but I better start hearing about a TL renovation, FL expansion, Mickey ride and what the heck they re going to do with Autopia/ Subs.

 

[Deleted member 107043]

I’m giving them a short term pass because of SWL

Call me cynical, but I suspect SW:GE at DLR was driven by the business decision to make a major SW statement on both coasts. The Anaheim project is more about emphasizing Star Wars and its connection to Disney than making Disneyland a better park with a big SW expansion.

 

[mickEblu]

Call me cynical, but I suspect SW:GE at DLR was driven by the business decision to make a major SW statement on both coasts. The Anaheim project is more about emphasizing Star Wars and its connection to Disney than making Disneyland a better park with a big SW expansion.

 

[D.Silentu]

Hey well at least we re getting an interactive lantern in the Peter Pan Q.

Pardon?

 

[mickEblu]

Pardon?

It’s the rumor on the street.

 

[TROR]

Interactive games in queues are stupid. The rope in Indiana Jones Adventure is the perfect amount of interactiveness for a queue.

 

[Disney Irish]

It’s the rumor on the street.

Stop spreading rumors...

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

Interactive games in queues are stupid. The rope in Indiana Jones Adventure is the perfect amount of interactiveness for a queue.

It's too much. The guests break the rudimentary interactive features in the IJA line.

 

[SuddenStorm]

Not sure if this is the best thread for this, but does anyone remember the days where different resorts would get different versions of the same ride? Space Mountain in DL vs WDW, Pirates in DL vs WDW, Splash Mountain in DL vs WDW etc.- why the heck are they building a carbon copy of Star Wars Land 3 places throughout the world?

Kinda removes the individual flavor of each park, and takes away the need for people to visit more than one Disney resort.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Not sure if this is the best thread for this, but does anyone remember the days where different resorts would get different versions of the same ride? Space Mountain in DL vs WDW, Pirates in DL vs WDW, Splash Mountain in DL vs WDW etc.- why the heck are they building a carbon copy of Star Wars Land 3 places throughout the world?

Kinda removes the individual flavor of each park, and takes away the need for people to visit more than one Disney resort.

It’s supposed to save money. Design it once, build it twice, until Anaheim wants this revised and Reedy Creek Improvement District wants that revised.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

It's a fair point. I mean, The Haunted Mansions look totally different and have unique features. The Tiki Rooms have different preshows and windows. Indiana Jones in Florida has dinosaurs and an eccentric scientist talking to a computer.

 

[BrianLo]

Not sure if this is the best thread for this, but does anyone remember the days where different resorts would get different versions of the same ride? Space Mountain in DL vs WDW, Pirates in DL vs WDW, Splash Mountain in DL vs WDW etc.- why the heck are they building a carbon copy of Star Wars Land 3 places throughout the world?

Kinda removes the individual flavor of each park, and takes away the need for people to visit more than one Disney resort.

It seems like every resort is getting a different take on Arendelle though.

Unsurprisingly WDW has the worst, but don't tell them that.

 

[Curious Constance]

Please let Frozen 2 tank at the box office.

 

[Stevek]

thanks - great article


4ever 4 olc, btw

Holy buckets...3, count them, 3 new boat rides. Wonder if they will POC capacity or Frozen Every After capacity. In any case, nice to see boats making a comeback.

 

[smile]

Please let Frozen 2 tank at the box office.

that... would be... HILARIOUS

 

[TROR]

Please let Frozen 2 tank at the box office.

It won't bomb, but I'm sure Disney is expecting it to do more than the first one did and there's no way that happens.

 

[SuddenStorm]

It won't bomb, but I'm sure Disney is expecting it to do more than the first one did and there's no way that happens.

Waiting a decade plus to release a mediocre sequel and have it make tons of money seems to be the way to go. It worked with Finding Dory, and now the Incredibles.

So maybe Disney should just wait to release Frozen 2 until it becomes nostalgic.

(I can dream, right?)