MK has single-IP lands?My problem with all of it is LANDS. I'm tired of single-IP based lands. In MK especially.
MK has single-IP lands?My problem with all of it is LANDS. I'm tired of single-IP based lands. In MK especially.
Not yet.MK has single-IP lands?
My problem with all of it is LANDS. I'm tired of single-IP based lands. Especially if they're to be in MK.
MK has single-IP lands?
YEP. Add to that how weirdly reactive rather than proactive they seem to be about getting even big ticket IPs into the parks and it definitely seems to speak to a strange lack of confidence.Beyond the attitude that the parks are interchangeable and IP can just go wherever, having the same IP in multiple parks also suggests that they do not have much interest or confidence in many of their own IPs to begin with.
The Disney Vault used to be a treasure trove of content to draw from. Now, as I've said before, they seem to be only interested in around a dozen or less titles. If it's not Toy Story, Moana or Frozen it's garbage...even if it was a consistent money maker in the past or would lend itself better to a ride.
even the Disney Renaissance films taking 2 full decades to get anything resembling a major attraction (and some of those STILL don't even have one!!)
Which is wild because if any of the Disney Renaissance films served up a concept begging for a dark ride it was that one.Aladdin was released over 30 years ago and all we got was the same flat ride in 3 different parks
Meanwhile they can't even seem to be bothered to properly steer the ship for the movies those lands are beholden to be based on. I enjoyed Frozen 2 for what it was, but the creatives were NOT in control of that thing. The amount of money it made seems almost despite its quality rather than because of it.There’s simply no vision. It’s just throw lands out there dedicated to single IPs instead of strategically using your IP to enhance the great mission and theme of each park.
The proposed Latin America land would be a much better option. It would be a good transition from Big Thunder into that. You could also theme it so that it's not tied directly into Coco or Encanto incase those rides go away eventually.My problem with all of it is LANDS. I'm tired of single-IP based lands. Especially if they're to be in MK.
I take "AA heavy" with a heavy grain of salt. Relatively speaking, perhaps there will be a few more AA's than usual for Universal standards, but again I think an amount similar to POTC is a huge stretch. Every time a new Universal attraction is in the works, people oversell how many they will have. I've been around long enough to remember when Gringotts was supposed to have an impressive Voldemort AA according to some sources. Kong's AA's were also oversold during development. It also depends on your definition of "AA". People often mistakenly call mostly static figures AA's.Theme Park Stop has suggested the Monsters and Ministry of Magic dark rides will be AA heavy, so it sounds like multiple people are reporting that rumor. Pirates level is unique to the post on this site, though.
I heard that Indy IS going in DAK, but not a cloned ride from DL and not using any Dinosaur animatronics. Something original. Still being worked on though and not happening for sure.Well we're also hearing, though unsubstantiated at moment, that Indy isn't going to DAK.
Well, we know it's not Indiana Jones, and it's back behind The Wildest Ride In The West, so I'm going to guess it's the cows from Home On The Range...Just spoke with someone in the know...I don't often claim this, but I actually spoke to someone with firsthand knowledge (see discussion of when TRON was going to open if you don't believe my source's track record). I've posted a couple other tidbits of what they shared in other threads.
There is a proposal that is close to getting funding for "Beyond Big Thunder" and it's...not any of the three previously discussed ideas. They would not tell me over pain of death what the IP it's centered on is, but in their opinion, it doesn't fit and is one of the worst possible things they could be adding to Magic Kingdom. And it definitely is NOT Villains' Land.
Again, not approved or funded yet, but getting close.
Roseanne's available.Well, we know it's not Indiana Jones, and it's back behind The Wildest Ride In The West, so I'm going to guess it's the cows from Home On The Range...
Yeah, but it wasn't just Mickey...used to have Mickey Starland
Few things to note about this-Jim's idea/news is impossible. Financially and practically. Spoke to someone who's worked in the construction industry around the parks for years (and confirmed what he said with a few others). In brief...
Disney cannot afford it. They cannot afford it financially, nor can they afford to lose 3 E-tickets at mimimum, and several others potentially, plus multiple dining and shopping venues, for a half-decade or more. It would possibly require one of the largest logistical efforts Disney's delt with in decades, and potentially close down half the bloody park to do so. Nobody would pay to go to MK when they cannot ride 3 major rides, let alone half the rides in the park if that's needed... That's before the land(s) get(s) built!
- "The amount of work that would need to go into it, to drain (and likely fill in ROA), Disney might literally have to bet the house on it."
- With their current construction practices, anywhere from $10-20 billion in costs, and several years of work.
- Any draining and refill of the river, due to how the water system is set up, would require the long-term closure of TBA, Pirates, and Jungle Cruise. Plus the obvious permanent loss of the river attractions. At minimum.
- And that is if you don't touch the utilidoors, which absolutely would need work because of such an effort. Not even counting the certain temporary need to relocate/replace the capabilities of the cardboard balers, a welding shop, and several other bits of the utilidoors along that section.
- HM, Big Thunder, CBJ, Tiki, and Aladdin, possibly Hall of Presidents, would all likely follow in terms of temporary closures because of the infrastructure efforts needed above and below - although this is not 100% certain (if they don't touch belowground, they can likely skip this step and make it a far less impactful closure set, even if this means future issues).
Unsure if borrowing is the right word, they're all just screen-heavy attractions using the same trackless ride technology. There's now 10 (I think) trackless rides of varying caliber but they've definitely leaned into the system a lot (rise x2, railway x2, rat x2, beauty & the beast, pooh, mystic manor, and now zootopia). This isn't to hate on any of them specifically but I think the formula is getting a bit old and at a minimum shifting away from heavy screen usage would benefit future attractions.The blatant borrowing of major elements from MMRR and RotR for Zootopia makes DHS seem like a poor fit due to redundancy. Though I agree that DHS would be the best for the property, I don’t see Disney designing an entirely different ride for the US parks.
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