MagicHappens1971
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Disney's an entertainment company full of creatives, if they want to create a villains land, it can be well executed.
I don't know whether or not we're discussing the merits of BBTM, but I'm sure that whatever is to become of it will not be considered a part of Frontierland.“Frontierland is a tribute to the faith, courage and ingenuity of the pioneers who blazed the trails across America.” - Walt Disney
They don’t have a great track record with those non-book report attractions. The best ones are Indy and Rise, but those work because the “new story” is really just a greatest hits compilation.
Agreed. Star Tours, Radiator Springs Racers, and Pandora all do the same thing. Yes, they're not "book report rides," but they're by no means separated from the source material.They don’t have a great track record with those non-book report attractions. The best ones are Indy and Rise, but those work because the “new story” is really just a greatest hits compilation.
Yes, which makes me feel that Tiana’s is taking that “We can do more than book reports” aspiration a little too far. I mean, will there be any changing into frogs in this new story? I guess we’ll find out.Agreed. Star Tours, Radiator Springs Racers, and Pandora all do the same thing. Yes, they're not "book report rides," but they're by no means separated from the source material.
The lack of changing into frogs seems very rooted in the fact that Disney has caught a lot of flack for the fact that they created their first African-American princess and then she spent the majority of the movie as a frog.Yes, which makes me feel that Tiana’s is taking that “We can do more than book reports” aspiration a little to far. I mean, will there be any changing into frogs in this new story? I guess we’ll find out.
The lack of changing into frogs seems very rooted in the fact that Disney has caught a lot of flack for the fact that Disney created their first African-American princess and then she spent the majority of the movie as a frog.
Absolutely, although I still can't believe they couldn't think of a way to include Dr. Facilier... he would have looked incredible as an AAThe lack of changing into frogs seems very rooted in the fact that Disney has caught a lot of flack for the fact that they created their first African-American princess and then she spent the majority of the movie as a frog.
I don't believe in the conspiracies that Disney is stepping away from the character, just more so that this story clearly takes place after the film and Dr. Facilier got sucked into the "other side".Absolutely, although I still can't believe they couldn't think of a way to include Dr. Facilier... he would have looked incredible as an AA
I'd be SHOCKED if that's what we're getting for COCO.Must we get another Soarin' ride? Even Soarin' 2.0 with the new patent isn't exactly a gamechanger.
I've heard that on this forum multiple times in the last 24 hours, so I don't know what to think!I'd be SHOCKED if that's what we're getting for COCO.
We have a source from earlier this week at a WDI presser....
Then came presentations by portfolio executives from Florida who provided new details about the plans for Tropical Americas in Animal Kingdom and Beyond Big Thunder at Magic Kingdom. This was the meatiest portion of the presentation, with new substantive details about the Dino-Rama replacement featuring Indiana Jones, Encanto, and Coco plus brand-new concept art for the area.
I Went Inside Imagineering
"I wish I could be here every day," said Disney CEO Bob Iger to kick off an Imagineering presentation I attended. He was joined at the front of the small conference room by Parks Chairmanwww.disneytouristblog.com
But this is the BBTM thread. I posted that in the DAK Expansion thread...
News - 'Encanto' and 'Indiana Jones'-themed experiences at Animal Kingdom
I believe the Moana boat ride is coming to MK. And that can come sooner than the rest of BBT. It’s a cool ride system. And there goes any interest I had in the future of WDW. LOLforums.wdwmagic.com
The back-and-forth we've seen with the art is atypical, and a direct result of them knowing what properties they wanted to use and which areas they want to develop and redevelop, but not having a clue what and where.
The Moana art we saw for AK was first drawn for another location. Same for Zootopia. The Encanto and Coco grafts had a similar path. BBTM had a very unlikely path due to development costs until relatively recently, so the cards seems to have been shuffled again. Coco, Encanto, and Moana have immense internal support. Getting Coco into AK was a no-brainer with the Tropical Americas land, but the as-designed Coco E-Ticket is absolutely the leading candidate to anchor BBTM.
If one of those "options" still involved dinosaurs, I'm gonna be really frustrated.“Vaughn also indicated that Imagineering had considered several options for Dino-Rama and Tropical Americas
EPIC universe is setting the bar with their dark universe land. Disney will have to go deeper, more immersive to raise the bar.Disney's an entertainment company full of creatives, if they want to create a villains land, it can be well executed.
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