KingMickey13
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Moana technically wouldn’t be a replacement since Primeval Whirl is long gone, but else than that, very accurate.
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Tha Realest
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I meant in terms of replacing a previously existing ride and/or capacity.
Meanwhile, if untouched, SSE, JII, and others are in desperate need of some
Brer Oswald
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Universal doesn’t stand a chance, what with the irrelevant fad IPs they seek to include, like Super Mario and Pokémon. Ha. Imagine thinking those have more pull with children than Zootopia!
Dranth
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Well, considering two of the rides they are building in the Nintendo area kind of stink I would say they aren't off to a great start. The Donkey Kong coaster still has a chance to be good but we'll see. In the end, it doesn't matter if an IP is good if you build junk. Something you would think both Universal and Disney would have learned by now.
ToTBellHop
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Both Universal and Disney seem to have learned, “if you build a coaster, they will come.”
GhostHost1000
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and unfortunately Disney has also learned if we build a coaster, we can charge extra for people to ride it
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
ToTBellHop
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SteamboatJoe
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Charming.
I'm sure the company namesake, who supposedly told the Imagineers to not make the exterior of Haunted Mansion run down, would've loved it.
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
Just posted these movie sets for fun...to show one vision that ended up on the screen
SteamboatJoe
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Yes....my attempt at sarcasm may have been too effective (although I stand by my underlying sentiment).
Obviously Walt's way and worldview doesn't always translate well into the 21st Century so do what Walt would've wanted isn't always the answer. I mean, the man had to be convinced that a roller coaster in the park wasn't a bad idea.
James Alucobond
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We also have entire parks now that are essentially designed to look weathered in many respects, including Animal Kingdom and areas like Galaxy’s Edge. I do agree that Magic Kingdom should be insulated from that, but it’s not inherently a terrible idea. I’d expect a villains’ land to be mostly sharp rockwork and brambles anyway given current trends in the parks.
MerlinTheGoat
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I don't expect much from the Donkey Kong coaster either. Based on the plans, it appears to be extremely short. It also looks like the few interior scenes it has will probably be conveyed through video projection. The show building's rooms look too narrow to fit much physical scenery.
The scenery of the land itself will probably provide most of the scenery of the ride. I'm getting 7DMT vibes from this. And while I hope the exterior is at least superior to 7DMT (wouldn't be hard to top that as the exterior of 7DMT is quite bland), I don't really have much hope that the interior scenes will be anything special. And this is coming from a massive DKC fan who grew up with the SNES games and always figured the mine cart levels could make for a great theme park ride. So far though, I haven't really been impressed with anything i've seen from Super Nintendo World.
ToTBellHop
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”Jumping” tracks should at least be fun. Why is everything Nintendo so tiny and cramped, though?I don't expect much from the Donkey Kong coaster either. Based on the plans, it appears to be extremely short. It also looks like the few interior scenes it has will probably be conveyed through video projection. The show building's rooms look too narrow to fit much physical scenery.
The scenery of the land itself will probably provide most of the scenery of the ride. I'm getting 7DMT vibes from this. And while I hope the exterior is at least superior to 7DMT (wouldn't be hard to top that as the exterior of 7DMT is quite bland), I don't really have much hope that the interior scenes will be anything special. And this is coming from a massive DKC fan who grew up with the SNES games and always figured the mine cart levels could make for a great theme park ride. So far though, I haven't really been impressed with anything i've seen from Super Nintendo World.
KingMickey13
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2031: Something for Penguin?
Stupido
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When I saw Peach's Cottage I lost all hope for the land.
ToTBellHop
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I get it for Hollywood but there’s no reason to directly lift it to Orlando other than cheapness. Wasted opportunity and I’m surprised Nintendo signed off.
MerlinTheGoat
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To be honest, i'm getting tired of both Disney and Universal always trying to invent new ride systems (or substantial spins on existing ones). Especially when so much of the budget and R&D seems to go into that at the expense of a more meaty experience with quality scenery. DKC in particular has always been known for its lush detailed visuals. I'd rather they had just allocated the money and development on creating a longer experience with an emphasis on bringing the game's characters and scenery to life instead of the track jumping illusion (which I don't expect will have much of an impact outside of extremely young children with not concept of how a ride works).