Kamikaze
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They're delusional about how 'good' the area is. Especially the ride.
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Figments Friend
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In my Resort room now…..
Do I really want to watch Josh or not..?
Do I really want to watch Josh or not..?
TheMaxRebo
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saw that when we were there last week .... we opted not to watch
WaltsTreasureChest
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Josh Yesmaro
waltography
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Yeah... I was disappointed with the ride; I couldn't shake the deja vu of Indy (but the meteor shower effect was nifty). I wouldn't trade it for the Zootopia ride though.
James Alucobond
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I don't think most people are too fussed over Dinorama; that was always more or less filler. But there's nothing wrong with the Boneyard, Restaurantosaurus, and Dinosaur as a mini-land. It's more that it's perfectly serviceable, so why expend budget there instead of expanding?
Coaster Lover
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- In the Parks
- No
If the plan is to gut Dinosaur (and likely purge all the animatronics and sets), why not just take the major assets that would remain (the ride vehicles and the track), move them to DHS, and build the DL Indiana Jones around the saved assets leaving a fully gutted building for a Zootopia ride with a purpose built ride system? (I mean, I'm still not a fan of the idea of Zootopia in DAK, but it seems like a better idea than trying to make a Zootopia ride with the Dinosaur ride system)
Starship824
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- No
At that point, just build Zootopia in Hollywood studios instead
doctornick
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Or honestly if they are hell bent on putting it in DAK, just build a clone of the entire Shanghai land in DAK in a new area and leave Dinoland alone (Moana/Oceania can still replace the Dinorama part).
I don’t really see any cost effectiveness in replacing Dinosaur with the Zootopia ride. Either you’re gutting and starting anew with a completely different ride system. Or you are using the current ride system which defeats a lot of value in cloning. And you still have to spend money to retheme the rest of Dinoland. Is that really dramatic cheaper than building new?
Seems to me the only real cynical cost savings is not having to operate an extra ride. Even though DAK needs more net attractions.
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Figments Friend
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I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating….
I have serious doubts that any major announcements will be made as far as the Parks go.
The Dest-D Events just do not typically do this…it’s usually more small scale.
Whatever newsworthy announcements are in the pipeline will be saved for the big media splash that is the D23 Expo next year.
That is when the major projects are announced and other projects are showcased.
Well, except that one time when Bob Chapek was doing a presentation at the Expo and the ONLY time he showed any true excitement at all when the Target mascot ‘Bullseye’ the dog came on stage.
Yeah…
Remember that?
Priceless moment….and so Bob.
Anyway…
I fully expect low key ‘announcements’ at Dest-D this weekend and perhaps a confirmation or two regarding things we already know are happening.
Small scale stuff, but still things we will probably be glad to get some additional insight into.
Temper expections.
Secretly hoping the Epcot panel will be excellent.
The allure of material supposedly unearthed from Marty Sklar’s archive makes it sound promising.
After the Epcot panel, they are inviting us all over to the Park…for something special…
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I have serious doubts that any major announcements will be made as far as the Parks go.
The Dest-D Events just do not typically do this…it’s usually more small scale.
Whatever newsworthy announcements are in the pipeline will be saved for the big media splash that is the D23 Expo next year.
That is when the major projects are announced and other projects are showcased.
Well, except that one time when Bob Chapek was doing a presentation at the Expo and the ONLY time he showed any true excitement at all when the Target mascot ‘Bullseye’ the dog came on stage.
Yeah…
Remember that?
Priceless moment….and so Bob.
Anyway…
I fully expect low key ‘announcements’ at Dest-D this weekend and perhaps a confirmation or two regarding things we already know are happening.
Small scale stuff, but still things we will probably be glad to get some additional insight into.
Temper expections.
Secretly hoping the Epcot panel will be excellent.
The allure of material supposedly unearthed from Marty Sklar’s archive makes it sound promising.
After the Epcot panel, they are inviting us all over to the Park…for something special…
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As someone who really enjoys Mission: Space, I wouldn't mind a video upgrade. Feels like I'm watching something on Windows 2000 / XP. (Given when it opened it might still be running on that operating system).
EPCOT-O.G.
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I felt the same having experienced Dinosaur for the first time a few weeks ago. Video sequences felt like a PS3 cutscene
Disstevefan1
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Totally agree updates always welcome.
And believe it or not, what you see today is an upgrade from what was there initially.
Another poster recommended changing the missions, also a good idea.
How about make they change the screens to touch screens, each team can pick their mission, majority rules, a la Horizons. It would be a cool tribute.
But, yes, they must keep updating as the technology advances.
SamusAranX
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Ah I didn’t realize your opinion was the end all, be all.
Besides the ride I don’t care too much for the land but others do and more power to them.
So, back at ya, you’re ‘delusional’ thinking you can make a final judgement on something as subjective as what’s good or not.
dennis-in-ct
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And if they did use the Dinosaur ride system to create the zootopia ride, would that violate the "ride exclusive rights" that people say Shanghai has on "Zootopia: Hot Pursuit Attraction" as the Animal Kingdom version would be it's own "new" ride.
Kamikaze
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Yeah, here's the thing: You can easily rate a ride against its peers. That makes it much less than subjective. If you're taking one person's opinion, sure, but when you take thousands or tens of thousands of opinions and they all rate Dinosaur low (and it ALWAYS ranks low on Disney surveys), then its not a good attraction.
MagicHappens1971
Well-Known Member
We have no reason to believe this attraction will have an exclusivity agreement.
The attractions built at Tokyo Disney, HKDL and Shanghai do not just have an exclusivity agreement by default.
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mattpeto
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Where did you hear/see that?
MagicHappens1971
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I edited my post to elaborate on the fact that the attractions built in the Asian parks that have co-ownership/etc do not by default have an exclusivity agreement.
We have seen nothing to imply that this attraction will feature an exclusivity agreement.
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
@Sirwalterraleigh - oh no. I’m getting flashbacks which will likely lead to nightmares again lol