I like it, here's what I had in mind:
So, the queue is the castle and guests will continue towards the attraction stepping down into the workshop. I picture it almost feeling like a dungeon, to the extent that guests will almost be intimidated by the greatness of Yen Sid and his sorcery. The furnishes need to be clean and, if I'm pulling from the short right, both wooden and stone, not feeling rustic, but clean and trim.
From there, it's really tough. This attraction needs to be classic; it needs to feel like the greatest damn thing Imagineering has ever done. So, the queue can't be bogged down by touchscreens and cheap attempts at interaction or "immersiveness." The only way I see the queue having these features are if they lean entirely on practical effects. Things like dancing water, etc. But even then, it would feel gimmicky. I'm stuck at this point. Maybe the "magic" is busted at the seams in cracks and crevices, or in the objects scattered in the observatory that pay homage to Disney history... and the message at the end is something connected to that, like magic is all around us.
But the main show portion would be in a dome, furnishing to appear like an observatory, but the dome could maybe be very subtle, and maybe just appear like a ceiling (emphasis on the wood/stone though)...
The centerpiece is an open table with the skull. Yen Sid gives a demo, and then Mickey creates things that more like the sweeping scenes of the film. Then something happens, a giant boom, let's say. And then the theater blasts open! The seats will have transformed into vehicles in the midst of the brewing chaos, then the flume ride begins.
I want to further elaborate, but I really want to watch both the films tonight! I suggest that you guys all check them out, they're both on Netflix.
