Magic Feather
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Yes new effects will be added. Some old "effects" will be removed.
PS: I would be shocked if this wasn't already brought up.
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DINOSAUR closed for refurbishment July 25 - November 20 2016
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PS: I would be shocked if this wasn't already brought up.
Pi on my Cake
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It probably has been, but I'm still relatively new here, so i can't alway tell who the insiders with actual info are. So, I wasn't sure if it was just a rumor or confirmed by soneone.
That's awesome though! I love this ride and can't wait to see what's new!
SplashJacket
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There are such things called licensing deals. Such as avatar for animal kingdom and also the chineese theater for HS (Moment of silence please). Moral is a company pays to use their domain for ex amount of time or permenant. Universal bid more on Harry Potter therefore got it. Not sure if they own it or not, but if they don't own it this is how they are using it.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
They do not own the characters but they have a theme park licensing deal in at least the US.
21stamps
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Thanks!
SplashJacket
Well-Known Member
I'm so excited! I'm leaving for WDW on Thursday, and we are gonna stay at Animal Kingdom Lodge for the first time ever and we have fast passes for Dinosaur on Monday 
Marc Davis Fan
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They're reporting major changes to the queue as well. Now I really hope Disney has found a way to fix the queue setup so that people aren't walking into the pre-show after it starts (e.g., move the FB/standby merge point to earlier in the queue). That would be a holiday miracle.
djkidkaz
Well-Known Member
That doesn't really bother me so much. Just fix the broken / turned off effects and I'll be happy.
Interestingly, one of the only things in the park not to be touched by Imagineering heading into the opening of Pandora is Expedition Everest. I mean, they even worked on Flights of Wonder, but haven't announced any sort of refurbishment to Everest. Yeti isn't working, bird on a stick isn't working, steam at top of mountain isn't working and there is still some light bleed in the backwards portion. Hopefully they are saving the best for last.
AEfx
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As long as they don't get rid of Phylica Rashad! It's the last place we can see her now since they yanked the Cosby Show off of the air.
Marc Davis Fan
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I hope the same. I was thinking maybe the reason the CTX refurb was happening at such an odd time is so that EE could undergo a refurb in Jan-Feb.
...But presumably it would already be on the schedule if EE were getting a refurb so soon, right? Plus, the CTX refurb's timing was apparently due to those infrastructure issues, so it might not be a clue to anything.
Virtual Toad
Well-Known Member
So does Dinosaur open on the 20th or 21st? Was just able to get a FP for the 20th...
Sapr15
New Member
Just curious as well, why would it open Sunday & not Saturday? I just snagged fp as well for the 20th, was really hoping for the 19th though...
Think single rider.
SplashJacket
Well-Known Member
20th
FigmentJedi
Well-Known Member
They need to fix those frames. Institute logo's awkwardly cropped
Calm Down Rover
Well-Known Member
Yeah, as much as I like seeing original, non-film-related art for one of my favorite rides, these signs unfortunately look kind of unprofessional.
Interesting to hear that a queue revamp might be in the cards. It strikes me as kinda unnecessary, since the line moves so quickly and it's admittedly dinky appearance seemed to be part of the storyline (with Dr. Marsh herself calling the exhibits "quaint"). Just please... No interactive queue games! AT MOST a couple of touch screens with dinosaur information would blend in with the museum theme.
FigmentJedi
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The William Stout dinosaur artwork's been there since the attraction first opened (he did concepts for both the ride and the movie). They just changed up the graphic design surrounding it.
Calm Down Rover
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Yep, I remember them from the McDonalds sponsorship ("Have you had a crocodilian today?"). I don't recall seeing them in recent years, but I could be misremembering.