Does a lion king land sound cool for Epcot or better off at animal kingdom?

[Stripes]

"Big hit"? 52% on Tomatoes is NOT a hit. Yeah, it made money. So what? I'll bet Disney could sell blivets if they had the fab five on them.

But if you're going to say that a Disney movie that made money should get a land, then there's a LOT of other IP deserving of their own lands before a lackluster remake.

Having seen the film, it did feel a little awkward at times though still decent. But, I couldn’t care less what the critic consensus is on any film. Cinemascore is a much better measure of film quality. Box office/tickets sold is a good measure of popularity.

 

[erasure fan1]

I've been saying this, but for some reason everyone and their mother wants a ride of every movie that's ever made.

I disagree. I think the majority of people just want balance. I've been pro lion king ride since I saw the movie. I can think of A LOT of Disney IPs that I would love a ride for. But I also want original concepts as well.

 

[HongKongFu]

Lion King would make a great replacement for Stitch’s Great Escape.

It would?

Yep lions and Tomorrowland work perfectly together like dentists and tires or fingernails and swimming or like a polar vortex and neon colored shoes. Perfect matches!

 

[NickPytlinski]

the current set up is amazing with festival of the lion king. it doesn't need anymore really. it is still very current.

it wouldnt fit in epcot. seen as though its about animals, maybe adding something to AK but what they have it still great.

 

[Heppenheimer]

I disagree. I think the majority of people just want balance. I've been pro lion king ride since I saw the movie. I can think of A LOT of Disney IPs that I would love a ride for. But I also want original concepts as well.

The majority of people who visit probably just want cool attractions with the Disney Imagineering touch. The casual visitor likely doesn't care a hoot about the stuff that we obsess over on fan forums.

 

[Chef Mickey]

That doesn't seem to be true...

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[Jon81uk]

and yet Jungle Book doesn't currently have any attractions based on it.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Step 1 is to stop calling it a theme park. It’s an amusement park now.

Here at the EPCOT Brand Center we immerse you in the movies you already have on your phone like nowhere else in the world.*

*Restrictions Apply. This claim does not restrict The Walt Disney Company from making similar statements regarding Walt Disney’s Disney Magic Kingdom, DisneyPark Florida 3, Disney Animal Movie Park or any future endeavors by the Company, it’s subsidiaries or affiliates.

 

[Po'Rich]

I've been saying this, but for some reason everyone and their mother wants a ride of every movie that's ever made.

I'm still waiting for a ride for Treasure Planet!

 

[Po'Rich]

maybe adding something to AK but what they have it still great.

More than that, what Disney has for the Lion King at AK is sufficient. There really doesn't need to be more. It doesn't need to be like Beauty and the Beast that has a presence at three of the four parks and at least one resort (that I know of).

 

[Gitson Shiggles]

Pride rock where Cindy’s castle is...

Replace Partners statue with Beyoncé in that weird getup she wore to the premiere.

 

[mguimond1990]

"Big hit"? 52% on Tomatoes is NOT a hit. Yeah, it made money. So what? I'll bet Disney could sell blivets if they had the fab five on them.

But if you're going to say that a Disney movie that made money should get a land, then there's a LOT of other IP deserving of their own lands before a lackluster remake.

You do realize the movie made over $190 MILLION dollars in its first weekend right? I’m pretty sure that is more of a determination of a “hit” than rotten tomatoes.

 

[KeithVH]

You do realize the movie made over $190 MILLION dollars in its first weekend right? I’m pretty sure that is more of a determination of a “hit” than rotten tomatoes.

So. Adjusted gross revenue list from Forbes:

1. Beauty and the Beast ($511 million)
2. Alice in Wonderland ($379.3 million)
3. The Jungle Book (2017) ($375.8 million)
4. Aladdin ($340.3 million)
5. 101 Dalmatians ($274.3 million)
6. Oz the Great and Powerful ($263.7 million)
7. Maleficent ($262.7 million)
8. Cinderella ($219 million)
9. The Lion King ($191.8 million)
10. Dumbo ($114.7 million)
11. 102 Dalmatians ($111 million)
12. The Jungle Book (1994) ($90.6 million)
13. Pete's Dragon ($80.7 million)
14. Alice Through the Looking Glass ($79.6 million)

How many of the top 8 is anyone willing to stand up for and make the same demand of their own land?

 

[FettFan]

The original concept of EPCOT is lost. Just turn it into any old other theme park and be done with it.

Six Flags Orlando

 

[NickPytlinski]

deoends wha

More than that, what Disney has for the Lion King at AK is sufficient. There really doesn't need to be more. It doesn't need to be like Beauty and the Beast that has a presence at three of the four parks and at least one resort (that I know of).

depends what the imagineers came up with tbh
sufficient, yes.
but could it be better. always

 

[Orangeanna]

In my dreams Disney builds a marvel land, or so much better, a marvel park! That would work in Hollywood so well but deserves a thread of its own unless it already has one. Im waiting for my Captain America attraction and I'd wait all day in line for it too! Lion king is already in AK enough. Have 2 young kids(8 and 10) and they could care less about the lion king, and yes they've seen it. Most kids today just don't care for it that much. At least none that I know.

 

[JIMINYCR]

The majority of people who visit probably just want cool attractions with the Disney Imagineering touch. The casual visitor likely doesn't care a hoot about the stuff that we obsess over on fan forums.

Exactly. The majority of people just want to enter the parks, get on some rides, have a meal, some snacks, grab some souvenirs and watch a parade and fireworks. How the WDW parks got built, why they were build, who runs Disney, how they run the parks, ... is completely immaterial. They dont care as long as they can have an enjoyable day. The ones who obsess are the people who count themselves as real Disney fans, who have visited multiple times, have read all the books to know every minor detail about Disney history, and believe they know enough about Disney that they could do a better job running it.

 

[The Mighty Tim]

P.S. You can even go to Antartica now which I don't think was possible in 1982.

According to IAATO (International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators) Antarctic tourism started in the late 60s, but we've been sending scientific expeditions since way before then.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Exactly. The majority of people just want to enter the parks, get on some rides, have a meal, some snacks, grab some souvenirs and watch a parade and fireworks. How the WDW parks got built, why they were build, who runs Disney, how they run the parks, ... is completely immaterial. They dont care as long as they can have an enjoyable day. The ones who obsess are the people who count themselves as real Disney fans, who have visited multiple times, have read all the books to know every minor detail about Disney history, and believe they know enough about Disney that they could do a better job running it.

If this were true then people would be perfectly happy at a multitude of cheaper and closer venues. It also means Disney is doing a poor job of running the company as they are wasting hundreds of millions of dollars on things people don’t care about.

 

[JIMINYCR]

If this were true then people would be perfectly happy at a multitude of cheaper and closer venues. It also means Disney is doing a poor job of running the company as they are wasting hundreds of millions of dollars on things people don’t care about.

Not neccessarily.
People want to go to Disney because its full of better rides, shows and foods than your ordinary amusement park. They go to Disney also because of the Disney effects they cant get anyplace else. They want a Disney experience but they dont care how its thematically put together, wether things fit as we fans think they should, or what Walt envisioned. They get out of it enough to enjoy their vacation and their time at WDW isnt affected by minor details like does Lion King belong here or there.