News 'Encanto' and 'Indiana Jones'-themed experiences at Animal Kingdom

Andrew25

Well-Known Member
Except the duplicates make up a decent chunk of what most of the parks in that resort get now, with few exceptions (and even then a couple of those exceptions have been cloned anyway)...bring on the uniquity

Magic Kingdom is an especially noteworthy case as most of its unique attractions - namely Carousel of Progress, Laugh Floor, Enchanted Tales, and Hall of Presidents - are shows, with only two supplementary rides (the Barnstormer and the PeopleMover) among that roster. In comparison, the other five castle parks have at least two major rides exclusive to them; if you ask me, MK needs one to call its own...
And BTW, what you said could very easily apply to locals to the other five resorts, too
Don't get me wrong, it's great for each park to have its own unique thing... but realistically there's no real benefit to restricting clones. The majority of the public are not like us super fans and would like to spend good money on trips overseas just to visit the parks.

MK is the world's most popular theme park, in the eyes of the public, it's the unique one and every other park copies it 🤣
 

doctornick

Well-Known Member
Never really understood the hatred towards WDW receiving duplicates of things... 99.9% of those that visit WDW won't ever travel outside the US to visit another Disney park. More than fine with receiving similar attractions found elsewhere.

This. I can understand desiring to keep some unique stuff between DLR and WDW but have absolutely no qualms with cloning stuff from the overseas parks for WDW. In particular (given the sizes of the resorts and their locations) I've generally thought that it makes sense to basically clone stuff from the three Asia parks to WDW where appropriate and clone DLP stuff with DLR. That helps cut down on development costs and copies between the parks that will less likely have guests overlapping.
 

doctornick

Well-Known Member
They should travel to see the superior castle parks, like TDL and DLP. ;) And by many accounts, it's actually cheaper to visit those parks than spending a week at WDW. :oops:

To each their own, but if I'm visiting France or Japan, I've got dozens of other things I would want to visit before spending time at a Disney park. No matter how awesome the parks are.
 

ToTBellHop

Well-Known Member
I had a friend who went to Japan over Christmas and isn't even a theme park fan (he loves anime and Japanese culture).

I told him to visit Tokyo DisneySea for a day.

To say it was his favorite part of the trip is an understatement.
I’m surprised. We enjoyed DLP but loved Paris (the city) more. Debating whether we will even return to DLP next time we are in Paris. Maybe a day trip. Parc Disneyland is pretty but needs more attractions and WDSP is entirely forgettable with nothing under construction that will move that needle.

Of course, everyone says TDLR is Disney’s best.
 

SplashJacket

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Don't get me wrong, it's great for each park to have its own unique thing... but realistically there's no real benefit to restricting clones. The majority of the public are not like us super fans and would like to spend good money on trips overseas just to visit the parks.

MK is the world's most popular theme park, in the eyes of the public, it's the unique one and every other park copies it 🤣
I’d argue they should avoid overlap between Disneyland and Disney World, and avoid overlap between Disney World and Disneyland Paris, but outside of that, I don’t think there’s much of an issue.

Each park should have its own identity for global brand purposes, but outside of a unique overarching design statement, I don’t have an issue with BatB getting cloned to WDW, for example.
 

ToTBellHop

Well-Known Member
I’d argue they should avoid overlap between Disneyland and Disney World, and avoid overlap between Disney World and Disneyland Paris, but outside of that, I don’t think there’s much of an issue.

Each park should have its own identity for global brand purposes, but outside of a unique overarching design statement, I don’t have an issue with BatB getting cloned to WDW, for example.
Other than not wanting the BatB ride they built…
 

Andrew25

Well-Known Member
I’d argue they should avoid overlap between Disneyland and Disney World, and avoid overlap between Disney World and Disneyland Paris, but outside of that, I don’t think there’s much of an issue.

Each park should have its own identity for global brand purposes, but outside of a unique overarching design statement, I don’t have an issue with BatB getting cloned to WDW, for example.
Yes, DL and WDW should at least have something unique each, but for the most part they're doing just fine cloning things. With the exception of Roger Rabbit/Indy/Matterhorn, WDW has (or had) everything DL has and doesn't struggle attendance wise.
 

UNCgolf

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Never really understood the hatred towards WDW receiving duplicates of things... 99.9% of those that visit WDW won't ever travel outside the US to visit another Disney park. More than fine with receiving similar attractions found elsewhere.

Yeah, while I absolutely could go to other Disney parks around the world, they're just not high on my list of things to do in those locations. While, for example, I'd love to visit DLP in an ideal world, I was in Paris for a week several years ago and didn't see even half of the things I'd like to see before DLP would enter the picture -- and that's just Paris and the surrounding area; there are numerous other places in France I'd rather see than visit a Disney park if I'm travelling there.

I don't even visit WDW regularly, though, especially compared to many others on this forum. I can also drive there in about 7 hours so it's a much cheaper/easier trip than it is for people who have to fly.

That doesn't mean I want all the resorts to be clones of each other -- it's good for them to have unique aspects and attractions -- but I don't think it's a big deal to have some duplicates.
 
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HauntedPirate

Park nostalgist
Premium Member
Absolutely, because Joe can make it work. He can make anything work. Everyone said the same thing about Avatar and Mission Breakout but with him at the helm, it really worked out. But by all means continue being miserable. :)
He undoubtedly did Pandora well. He did was he was asked with MB. But why would he want to try and inject Indiana Jones and Encanto into AK? Fools errands with that subject material.

Realistic does not equal miserable. Try it sometime.
 

JustInTime

Well-Known Member
He undoubtedly did Pandora well. He did was he was asked with MB. But why would he want to try and inject Indiana Jones and Encanto into AK? Fools errands with that subject material.

Realistic does not equal miserable. Try it sometime.
I’ve heard there is another planned attraction for AK, too. Perhaps that is why he’s been seen with imagineers and is rumored to be at minimum a consultant on an unannounce project. Maybe something shared with Disneyland? IMO, why wouldn’t he return at that point? It’s not like things are going well over at Virgin. I’ve also heard he likes the South Americas plan more than Moana (rightfully so).

I would NOT be shocked for him to be brought out if/when the AK and Pandora announcements are made at d23 where he is coincidentally, being inducted as a Disney Legend.
 

ToTBellHop

Well-Known Member
I’ve heard there is another planned attraction for AK, too. Perhaps that is why he’s been seen with imagineers and is rumored to be at minimum a consultant on an unannounce project. Maybe something shared with Disneyland? IMO, why wouldn’t he return at that point? It’s not like things are going well over at Virgin. I’ve also heard he likes the South Americas plan more than Moana (rightfully so).

I would NOT be shocked for him to be brought out if/when the AK and Pandora announcements are made at d23 where he is coincidentally, being inducted as a Disney Legend.
It’s not as though he’d be project lead. But, as a consultant they call up for advice? No reason he’d say “no” unless he thought they were ignoring his advice (as, rumor has it, Tony Baxter felt over TBA).
 

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