Look at all that capacity expansion…
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News 'Encanto' and 'Indiana Jones'-themed experiences at Animal Kingdom
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DisneyDodo
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Agreed. I really wish they would go all out with this park and add a whole bunch of new things over a short time period. Outside of Dinoland, it’s so aesthetically pleasing and well themed, but it is vastly lacking in the attractions (specifically rides) department. And they have so much room to expand. The fact that the park is 26 years old and has 7 rides in operation is pretty pathetic.
They could add a new ride to each of Pandora, Africa, and Asia, add an entire new land from scratch (themed to Australia or North America), and then overhaul Dinoland. With so many new offerings, you wouldn’t have everyone rushing to one ride, LLs running out immediately, etc.
But of course, that would never happen.
They made the same mistake in DHS when they tore down the back lot to build SWGE instead of putting it behind Star Tours. They destroyed a massive (but expensive) people eating LMA! show, backlot tour, and HISTK play area. Now DHS is screaming for capacity and they boxed themselves in.
They have so much land to play with at DAK, you have to wonder what are they thinking.
DisneyDodo
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I believe I recall that they were originally planning to start work on the Dinoland (or at least Dino-Rama) replacement even sooner, which is why they were so quick to demolish PW and prep the land for construction. But then I guess they couldn’t get their sh*t together quickly enough, which is why we got the blue sky nonsense at D23.
RSoxNo1
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How about Indy is pursuing a macguffin that will bring skeletons to life. We have giant dinosar skeletons that come to life like the pepper's ghost effect in Shanghai Pirates and Tokyo's Beauty and the Beast. Also, I need to be chased by a boulder.
yensidtlaw1969
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DHS isn't boxed in. There are expansion pads.
What they're thinking is they want to renew a park offering whose draw doesn't quite match its expense, increase interest in AK in general, make use of properties they feel are underrepresented at the resort, and do it all in the window between now and when the next scratch-build project at another park will be well underway.
Just curious, what is actually being proposed for the Encanto ride? Even taking out the surrounding trees and support buildings, it’s not a massive area for a C or D Ticket dark ride.
Tha Realest
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Hence the vague mention, and no clear expectation it’s a full bore attraction/ride.
James Alucobond
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It's been demonstrated in the past that it's large enough for Mystic Manor, so it can easily support a large-scale dark ride. Also, if the artwork remains accurate, the courtyard in front of Casita is to take over the entire Dinoland carnival area with the spinner/carousel being pushed farther out of the space.
There are expansion areas, but it’s not as accessible as they are in other parks. If they had chosen the original approach to SWGE it would have been much easier to make better use of expansion without having to tear things down to get it.
Does an Indy reskin of Dino and a C/D ticket Encanto ride do that?
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yensidtlaw1969
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Not sure what makes you think DHS' plots are so inaccessible.
Who said C/D ticket?
Concept art can be misleading. It just seems like a very small area to work with. Unless they’re going for a Navi River Journey type ride where the queue is mostly outside?
peter11435
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They can go all the way back to savanna circle if they want. Nothing small about the area they could work with here.
What gets torn down to access the parking lot? What significant space do you have east of World Drive without extensive site prep? (Maybe right next to RNR?)
Enlighten us?
yensidtlaw1969
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Have you considered maybe being less combatant with the people who seem to have information you want to know?
People generally say what they can - or less, if people repeatedly take an attitude.
Asking questions is not being combative. Respectfully I’m not sure why there’s the need to get so defensive.
ToTBellHop
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It would take probably 5 years to open a ride in MK. DAK can open in under 3 years. I presume there’d be overlap between construction. But, it makes sense to start here and actually open something this decade.
yensidtlaw1969
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Not automatically, no. But based on how many people liked that post and how quickly it seems like your posting history is speaking for itself. People notice.
I'll say that there are some interesting things in the works, and thankfully they seem not to be limited by what you think would limit them.
I guess that popularity contest trophy got away from me yet again.
Honestly, I value all the information you provide, but you should stop taking any commentary or questioning of your information personally, because it isn’t. I don’t think I’ve ever responded with any personal commentary towards you. (And if I did that was wrong of me)
Great to hear. I genuinely hope this time it’s fully realized. We’ve not always been as fortunate with what could have been if it weren’t for cuts and lack of foresight at multiple levels of the company.