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

[999th Happy Haunt]

If their goal is to counter EU, a killer new E ticket like Indy would that could be ready by the end of 2025 is a good start.

They better start now then if that’s the goal

 

[Bill Cipher]

After spending the day to process the announcements, I'm so torn about Dinoland.

I don't believe Chester and Hester's had a future in DAK and nearly any replacement would have been welcomed on the vacant Primeval Whirl lot. Encanto might be a bit of a stretch for the grander themes of Animal Kingdom and we might not have Rhode there to ensure it fits as well as it could, but a dark ride through a living house with a non-Euclidian layout is a fantastic concept that would be appreciated if it is a genuine add to capacity and it means a genuine South/Central America based land is coming to Animal Kingdom with some live animal exhibits sprinkled in. This land also opens up a lot of other opportunities for attractions geographically related if they want to take over the Nemo plot; Up comes to mind for sure.

Despite this, I really liked the rest of Dinoland outside of the carnival. Restaurantosaurus, The Boneyard, and the gift shop all represent a sort of old Americana kitsch which felt really in tune with the rest of Animal Kingdom, and the backstory of the land is quite clever, albeit easy to miss. But Dinosaur (or Countdown to Extinction, the better name) has always been one of my favorite dark rides of all time. I understand why people prefer IJA over it and I'm more than willing to admit that from a technical perspective it far surpasses Dino. Indy has more detailed and expansive sets while Dino is mostly in the dark. However, I genuinely think I like Dinosaur more because I can tell the designers were going for such a dramatically different vibe than Indy. Dinosaur is intentionally darker and less detailed, it's scary, it's loud, it's disorienting, and it creates such a rare and visceral feeling for me I haven't felt in many Disney rides. It kind of reminds me of Alien Encounter in that way, although where AE was more directly supposed to be horror, Dinosaur balanced it out by having a very campy sense of humor (intentionally campy, I might add). And although there is an incredibly loose connection now to the 2000 film, for the most part this is an original attraction with an original, campy story that just screams its love for cheesy theme park scripts from the mountain tops.

Although this is still technically a blue sky proposal, I now see that the writing is definitively on the wall for Dinosaur's inevitable extinction. I will always cherish my fond memories of this attraction, and I must say that if any ride were to replace it, I'm honored Indy gets to take its place.

While Zootopia should have never touched Animal Kingdom, if the big wigs demand it must be in the park I'm glad the compromise was reached to replace It's Tough to be a Bug. That film definitely fit the themes of Animal Kingdom well but it was a bit of a sensory overload (yes I know that sounds hypocritical coming from a Dinosaur fan) without a fun payoff or conclusion, only left a sour taste in my mouth. Hopefully the new film will feature the biomes/natural habitats concept and keep the visual aesthetic of Zootopia and its anthropomorphic characters tucked away from the rest of the park.

It also sucks that this much investment is happening to Animal Kingdom, a park desperate for additional ride capacity, and the plans involve supposedly one new ride, retheming a dark ride, retheming/replacing a spinner, and retheming a 3D theatre show. And the Encanto plans weren't even confirmed to be the dark ride! That's still just a rumor! If all of this investment happens according to these plans, DAK's total ride count will increase from 8 (being generous and counting the train) to 9. Reminds me a bit of what happened at Hollywood Studios because that's the exact amount of rides that park has now too. Meanwhile the northern plot will remain empty for another decade.

With all that said, I am absolutely devastated to lose the prehistoric presence in the park. Dinosaurs have always felt like they were a part of Animal Kingdom's DNA and the park won't feel the same without them. I adore the idea some have floated around here of the new Indy ride involving the Carnotaurus due to its connection with Argentina, but I don't feel hopeful for it if Disney will want to make this retheme as cheap and easy as possible, likely a direct clone of IJA. My only hope is for a distant future where some new concept involving Dinosaurs is brought to fruition on one of the expansion pads. Until then, I'll cherish what time I have left with Dr. Seeker's antics. It's been a blast.

 

[cjkeating]

Not true anymore, Pandora is actually in the future.

Yes I suppose as the land is set in the Avatar future timeline we are in the future, however I don't think their is anything in the land that would clearly signpost this? Unless sci-fi = the future? We haven't even seen Earth in the film to know if it is our Earth or an alternative timeline?

I think their is a big differences between a vague future on another planet/moon versus a specific time period about 100 years on earth. Just look how the whole of Dinosaur sets up sending you back in time to see dinosaurs, they don't just happen to exist because when you walk into Dinoland you go back billions of years in time.

 

[cjkeating]

After spending the day to process the announcements, I'm so torn about Dinoland.

I don't believe Chester and Hester's had a future in DAK and nearly any replacement would have been welcomed on the vacant Primeval Whirl lot. Encanto might be a bit of a stretch for the grander themes of Animal Kingdom and we might not have Rhode there to ensure it fits as well as it could, but a dark ride through a living house with a non-Euclidian layout is a fantastic concept that would be appreciated if it is a genuine add to capacity and it means a genuine South/Central America based land is coming to Animal Kingdom with some live animal exhibits sprinkled in. This land also opens up a lot of other opportunities for attractions geographically related if they want to take over the Nemo plot; Up comes to mind for sure.

Despite this, I really liked the rest of Dinoland outside of the carnival. Restaurantosaurus, The Boneyard, and the gift shop all represent a sort of old Americana kitsch which felt really in tune with the rest of Animal Kingdom, and the backstory of the land is quite clever, albeit easy to miss. But Dinosaur (or Countdown to Extinction, the better name) has always been one of my favorite dark rides of all time. I understand why people prefer IJA over it and I'm more than willing to admit that from a technical perspective it far surpasses Dino. Indy has more detailed and expansive sets while Dino is mostly in the dark. However, I genuinely think I like Dinosaur more because I can tell the designers were going for such a dramatically different vibe than Indy. Dinosaur is intentionally darker and less detailed, it's scary, it's loud, it's disorienting, and it creates such a rare and visceral feeling for me I haven't felt in many Disney rides. It kind of reminds me of Alien Encounter in that way, although where AE was more directly supposed to be horror, Dinosaur balanced it out by having a very campy sense of humor (intentionally campy, I might add). And although there is an incredibly loose connection now to the 2000 film, for the most part this is an original attraction with an original, campy story that just screams its love for cheesy theme park scripts from the mountain tops.

Although this is still technically a blue sky proposal, I now see that the writing is definitively on the wall for Dinosaur's inevitable extinction. I will always cherish my fond memories of this attraction, and I must say that if any ride were to replace it, I'm honored Indy gets to take its place.

While Zootopia should have never touched Animal Kingdom, if the big wigs demand it must be in the park I'm glad the compromise was reached to replace It's Tough to be a Bug. That film definitely fit the themes of Animal Kingdom well but it was a bit of a sensory overload (yes I know that sounds hypocritical coming from a Dinosaur fan) without a fun payoff or conclusion, only left a sour taste in my mouth. Hopefully the new film will feature the biomes/natural habitats concept and keep the visual aesthetic of Zootopia and its anthropomorphic characters tucked away from the rest of the park.

It also sucks that this much investment is happening to Animal Kingdom, a park desperate for additional ride capacity, and the plans involve supposedly one new ride, retheming a dark ride, retheming/replacing a spinner, and retheming a 3D theatre show. And the Encanto plans weren't even confirmed to be the dark ride! That's still just a rumor! If all of this investment happens according to these plans, DAK's total ride count will increase from 8 (being generous and counting the train) to 9. Reminds me a bit of what happened at Hollywood Studios because that's the exact amount of rides that park has now too. Meanwhile the northern plot will remain empty for another decade.

With all that said, I am absolutely devastated to lose the prehistoric presence in the park. Dinosaurs have always felt like they were a part of Animal Kingdom's DNA and the park won't feel the same without them. I adore the idea some have floated around here of the new Indy ride involving the Carnotaurus due to its connection with Argentina, but I don't feel hopeful for it if Disney will want to make this retheme as cheap and easy as possible, likely a direct clone of IJA. My only hope is for a distant future where some new concept involving Dinosaurs is brought to fruition on one of the expansion pads. Until then, I'll cherish what time I have left with Dr. Seeker's antics. It's been a blast.

I have similar feelings to you. Only difference is I love It's Tough To Be a Bug. I know I am in the 0.01% but A Bug's Life is my favourite Pixar film, it just connected to me, I loved A Bug's Land in DCA so was sad to see that go and now the only remaining park presence of my favourite film... gone. And losing Dinosaur too. I feel mixed as I do much prefer these proposals to the Moana/Zootopia version but it does come at the expense of two of my favourite unique attractions it's hard to feel happy.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

After spending the day to process the announcements, I'm so torn about Dinoland.

I don't believe Chester and Hester's had a future in DAK and nearly any replacement would have been welcomed on the vacant Primeval Whirl lot. Encanto might be a bit of a stretch for the grander themes of Animal Kingdom and we might not have Rhode there to ensure it fits as well as it could, but a dark ride through a living house with a non-Euclidian layout is a fantastic concept that would be appreciated if it is a genuine add to capacity and it means a genuine South/Central America based land is coming to Animal Kingdom with some live animal exhibits sprinkled in. This land also opens up a lot of other opportunities for attractions geographically related if they want to take over the Nemo plot; Up comes to mind for sure.

Despite this, I really liked the rest of Dinoland outside of the carnival. Restaurantosaurus, The Boneyard, and the gift shop all represent a sort of old Americana kitsch which felt really in tune with the rest of Animal Kingdom, and the backstory of the land is quite clever, albeit easy to miss. But Dinosaur (or Countdown to Extinction, the better name) has always been one of my favorite dark rides of all time. I understand why people prefer IJA over it and I'm more than willing to admit that from a technical perspective it far surpasses Dino. Indy has more detailed and expansive sets while Dino is mostly in the dark. However, I genuinely think I like Dinosaur more because I can tell the designers were going for such a dramatically different vibe than Indy. Dinosaur is intentionally darker and less detailed, it's scary, it's loud, it's disorienting, and it creates such a rare and visceral feeling for me I haven't felt in many Disney rides. It kind of reminds me of Alien Encounter in that way, although where AE was more directly supposed to be horror, Dinosaur balanced it out by having a very campy sense of humor (intentionally campy, I might add). And although there is an incredibly loose connection now to the 2000 film, for the most part this is an original attraction with an original, campy story that just screams its love for cheesy theme park scripts from the mountain tops.

Although this is still technically a blue sky proposal, I now see that the writing is definitively on the wall for Dinosaur's inevitable extinction. I will always cherish my fond memories of this attraction, and I must say that if any ride were to replace it, I'm honored Indy gets to take its place.

While Zootopia should have never touched Animal Kingdom, if the big wigs demand it must be in the park I'm glad the compromise was reached to replace It's Tough to be a Bug. That film definitely fit the themes of Animal Kingdom well but it was a bit of a sensory overload (yes I know that sounds hypocritical coming from a Dinosaur fan) without a fun payoff or conclusion, only left a sour taste in my mouth. Hopefully the new film will feature the biomes/natural habitats concept and keep the visual aesthetic of Zootopia and its anthropomorphic characters tucked away from the rest of the park.

It also sucks that this much investment is happening to Animal Kingdom, a park desperate for additional ride capacity, and the plans involve supposedly one new ride, retheming a dark ride, retheming/replacing a spinner, and retheming a 3D theatre show. And the Encanto plans weren't even confirmed to be the dark ride! That's still just a rumor! If all of this investment happens according to these plans, DAK's total ride count will increase from 8 (being generous and counting the train) to 9. Reminds me a bit of what happened at Hollywood Studios because that's the exact amount of rides that park has now too. Meanwhile the northern plot will remain empty for another decade.

With all that said, I am absolutely devastated to lose the prehistoric presence in the park. Dinosaurs have always felt like they were a part of Animal Kingdom's DNA and the park won't feel the same without them. I adore the idea some have floated around here of the new Indy ride involving the Carnotaurus due to its connection with Argentina, but I don't feel hopeful for it if Disney will want to make this retheme as cheap and easy as possible, likely a direct clone of IJA. My only hope is for a distant future where some new concept involving Dinosaurs is brought to fruition on one of the expansion pads. Until then, I'll cherish what time I have left with Dr. Seeker's antics. It's been a blast.

I think I completely agree with this, except...I don't see how everyone can be so sure that the Indy we're getting will be as good as DL's. They were built to be different attractions. Sure the show-buildings have the same perimeter, but think about how much will have to change. I think if Indy comes, we're getting a far inferior version that takes place in a jungle (hopefully with a few carnotaurus animatronics). Should have just fixed the masterpiece they already had.

 

[Bleed0range]

After spending the day to process the announcements, I'm so torn about Dinoland.

I don't believe Chester and Hester's had a future in DAK and nearly any replacement would have been welcomed on the vacant Primeval Whirl lot. Encanto might be a bit of a stretch for the grander themes of Animal Kingdom and we might not have Rhode there to ensure it fits as well as it could, but a dark ride through a living house with a non-Euclidian layout is a fantastic concept that would be appreciated if it is a genuine add to capacity and it means a genuine South/Central America based land is coming to Animal Kingdom with some live animal exhibits sprinkled in. This land also opens up a lot of other opportunities for attractions geographically related if they want to take over the Nemo plot; Up comes to mind for sure.

Despite this, I really liked the rest of Dinoland outside of the carnival. Restaurantosaurus, The Boneyard, and the gift shop all represent a sort of old Americana kitsch which felt really in tune with the rest of Animal Kingdom, and the backstory of the land is quite clever, albeit easy to miss. But Dinosaur (or Countdown to Extinction, the better name) has always been one of my favorite dark rides of all time. I understand why people prefer IJA over it and I'm more than willing to admit that from a technical perspective it far surpasses Dino. Indy has more detailed and expansive sets while Dino is mostly in the dark. However, I genuinely think I like Dinosaur more because I can tell the designers were going for such a dramatically different vibe than Indy. Dinosaur is intentionally darker and less detailed, it's scary, it's loud, it's disorienting, and it creates such a rare and visceral feeling for me I haven't felt in many Disney rides. It kind of reminds me of Alien Encounter in that way, although where AE was more directly supposed to be horror, Dinosaur balanced it out by having a very campy sense of humor (intentionally campy, I might add). And although there is an incredibly loose connection now to the 2000 film, for the most part this is an original attraction with an original, campy story that just screams its love for cheesy theme park scripts from the mountain tops.

Although this is still technically a blue sky proposal, I now see that the writing is definitively on the wall for Dinosaur's inevitable extinction. I will always cherish my fond memories of this attraction, and I must say that if any ride were to replace it, I'm honored Indy gets to take its place.

While Zootopia should have never touched Animal Kingdom, if the big wigs demand it must be in the park I'm glad the compromise was reached to replace It's Tough to be a Bug. That film definitely fit the themes of Animal Kingdom well but it was a bit of a sensory overload (yes I know that sounds hypocritical coming from a Dinosaur fan) without a fun payoff or conclusion, only left a sour taste in my mouth. Hopefully the new film will feature the biomes/natural habitats concept and keep the visual aesthetic of Zootopia and its anthropomorphic characters tucked away from the rest of the park.

It also sucks that this much investment is happening to Animal Kingdom, a park desperate for additional ride capacity, and the plans involve supposedly one new ride, retheming a dark ride, retheming/replacing a spinner, and retheming a 3D theatre show. And the Encanto plans weren't even confirmed to be the dark ride! That's still just a rumor! If all of this investment happens according to these plans, DAK's total ride count will increase from 8 (being generous and counting the train) to 9. Reminds me a bit of what happened at Hollywood Studios because that's the exact amount of rides that park has now too. Meanwhile the northern plot will remain empty for another decade.

With all that said, I am absolutely devastated to lose the prehistoric presence in the park. Dinosaurs have always felt like they were a part of Animal Kingdom's DNA and the park won't feel the same without them. I adore the idea some have floated around here of the new Indy ride involving the Carnotaurus due to its connection with Argentina, but I don't feel hopeful for it if Disney will want to make this retheme as cheap and easy as possible, likely a direct clone of IJA. My only hope is for a distant future where some new concept involving Dinosaurs is brought to fruition on one of the expansion pads. Until then, I'll cherish what time I have left with Dr. Seeker's antics. It's been a blast.

Would it actually be cheap to clone Indy? Seems like it’s going to be pretty expensive no matter what they do, so it could be slightly tweaked like Tokyo.

I think if they do clone it, the Tokyo version is more likely, simply because of its story of the Crystal skull fitting the South America theme better.

 

[Bleed0range]

Yes I suppose as the land is set in the Avatar future timeline we are in the future, however I don't think their is anything in the land that would clearly signpost this? Unless sci-fi = the future? We haven't even seen Earth in the film to know if it is our Earth or an alternative timeline?

I think their is a big differences between a vague future on another planet/moon versus a specific time period about 100 years on earth. Just look how the whole of Dinosaur sets up sending you back in time to see dinosaurs, they don't just happen to exist because when you walk into Dinoland you go back billions of years in time.

Encanto takes place in Colombia in the early to mid 20th century. So it could fit the timeline for Indy too. That whole area could be themed to somewhere between 1940-1950 ish.

 

[Bill Cipher]

I have similar feelings to you. Only difference is I love It's Tough To Be a Bug. I know I am in the 0.01% but A Bug's Life is my favourite Pixar film, it just connected to me, I loved A Bug's Land in DCA so was sad to see that go and now the only remaining park presence of my favourite film... gone. And losing Dinosaur too. I feel mixed as I do much prefer these proposals to the Moana/Zootopia version but it does come at the expense of two of my favourite unique attractions it's hard to feel happy.

I can respect liking It's Tough to be a Bug! On paper there were a lot of great effects that I like, and Hopper is a great animatronic. I just don't think the whole package is for me. I really hope you get to experience it a couple more times before it goes away!

 

[Bill Cipher]

I think I completely agree with this, except...I don't see how everyone can be so sure that the Indy we're getting will be as good as DL's. They were built to be different attractions. Sure the show-buildings have the same perimeter, but think about how much will have to change. I think if Indy comes, we're getting a far inferior version that takes place in a jungle (hopefully with a few carnotaurus animatronics). Should have just fixed the masterpiece they already had.

I suppose you're right, a new Indy ride doesn't necessarily mean a clone of DL's. But just because it's not a clone doesn't mean it will be inferior. Hopefully an original idea for Indy at DAK would be adapted to fit the park's themes better and be thrilling or impressive in a way that is distinct from DL's.

 

[999th Happy Haunt]

After spending the day to process the announcements, I'm so torn about Dinoland.

I don't believe Chester and Hester's had a future in DAK and nearly any replacement would have been welcomed on the vacant Primeval Whirl lot. Encanto might be a bit of a stretch for the grander themes of Animal Kingdom and we might not have Rhode there to ensure it fits as well as it could, but a dark ride through a living house with a non-Euclidian layout is a fantastic concept that would be appreciated if it is a genuine add to capacity and it means a genuine South/Central America based land is coming to Animal Kingdom with some live animal exhibits sprinkled in. This land also opens up a lot of other opportunities for attractions geographically related if they want to take over the Nemo plot; Up comes to mind for sure.

Despite this, I really liked the rest of Dinoland outside of the carnival. Restaurantosaurus, The Boneyard, and the gift shop all represent a sort of old Americana kitsch which felt really in tune with the rest of Animal Kingdom, and the backstory of the land is quite clever, albeit easy to miss. But Dinosaur (or Countdown to Extinction, the better name) has always been one of my favorite dark rides of all time. I understand why people prefer IJA over it and I'm more than willing to admit that from a technical perspective it far surpasses Dino. Indy has more detailed and expansive sets while Dino is mostly in the dark. However, I genuinely think I like Dinosaur more because I can tell the designers were going for such a dramatically different vibe than Indy. Dinosaur is intentionally darker and less detailed, it's scary, it's loud, it's disorienting, and it creates such a rare and visceral feeling for me I haven't felt in many Disney rides. It kind of reminds me of Alien Encounter in that way, although where AE was more directly supposed to be horror, Dinosaur balanced it out by having a very campy sense of humor (intentionally campy, I might add). And although there is an incredibly loose connection now to the 2000 film, for the most part this is an original attraction with an original, campy story that just screams its love for cheesy theme park scripts from the mountain tops.

Although this is still technically a blue sky proposal, I now see that the writing is definitively on the wall for Dinosaur's inevitable extinction. I will always cherish my fond memories of this attraction, and I must say that if any ride were to replace it, I'm honored Indy gets to take its place.

While Zootopia should have never touched Animal Kingdom, if the big wigs demand it must be in the park I'm glad the compromise was reached to replace It's Tough to be a Bug. That film definitely fit the themes of Animal Kingdom well but it was a bit of a sensory overload (yes I know that sounds hypocritical coming from a Dinosaur fan) without a fun payoff or conclusion, only left a sour taste in my mouth. Hopefully the new film will feature the biomes/natural habitats concept and keep the visual aesthetic of Zootopia and its anthropomorphic characters tucked away from the rest of the park.

It also sucks that this much investment is happening to Animal Kingdom, a park desperate for additional ride capacity, and the plans involve supposedly one new ride, retheming a dark ride, retheming/replacing a spinner, and retheming a 3D theatre show. And the Encanto plans weren't even confirmed to be the dark ride! That's still just a rumor! If all of this investment happens according to these plans, DAK's total ride count will increase from 8 (being generous and counting the train) to 9. Reminds me a bit of what happened at Hollywood Studios because that's the exact amount of rides that park has now too. Meanwhile the northern plot will remain empty for another decade.

With all that said, I am absolutely devastated to lose the prehistoric presence in the park. Dinosaurs have always felt like they were a part of Animal Kingdom's DNA and the park won't feel the same without them. I adore the idea some have floated around here of the new Indy ride involving the Carnotaurus due to its connection with Argentina, but I don't feel hopeful for it if Disney will want to make this retheme as cheap and easy as possible, likely a direct clone of IJA. My only hope is for a distant future where some new concept involving Dinosaurs is brought to fruition on one of the expansion pads. Until then, I'll cherish what time I have left with Dr. Seeker's antics. It's been a blast.

Beautifully said. Dinosaurs ARE Animal Kingdom, the park will not be the same after.

 

[doctornick]

I have similar feelings to you. Only difference is I love It's Tough To Be a Bug. I know I am in the 0.01% but A Bug's Life is my favourite Pixar film, it just connected to me, I loved A Bug's Land in DCA so was sad to see that go and now the only remaining park presence of my favourite film... gone. And losing Dinosaur too. I feel mixed as I do much prefer these proposals to the Moana/Zootopia version but it does come at the expense of two of my favourite unique attractions it's hard to feel happy.

ITTBAB is IMHO easily the best 4D film/experience Disney has done. I get that some don’t like it - due to just not liking insects or because they are bothered by the effects involving the audience - but to me watching the audience reaction is always part of the fun. I don’t feel like it was a classic that should never be touched but I will miss it nonetheless.

Man, I realize this is a lot like Maelstrom to me in being something I really have loved that is going away to be replaced by something I surely won’t like as much.

 

[FigmentJedi]

Indy is one of my faves in dl and vastly superior to Dinosaur.

I'll take a dozen giant animatronics popping out of the darkness over one big snake and a hallway of indoor blacklight minigolf skeleton murals.

 

[Suspirian]

I'll take a dozen giant animatronics popping out of the darkness over one big snake and a hallway of indoor blacklight minigolf skeleton murals.

As a Wescoaster I never thought one was better than the other. I think they both achieve what they're trying to do successfully.

 

[FigmentJedi]

As a Wescoaster I never thought one was better than the other. I think they both achieve what they're trying to do successfully.

I actually do love IJA, but I do think its fans overlook its flaws when dunking on Dinosaur's flaws.

 

[DisneyHead123]

So hopeful that this means Disney is aware that many fans want amazing theming, vs. an IP dump. If done properly this could be a beautiful addition to AK.

 

[YodaMan]

The setting for Encanto is probably closest temporally to Crystal Skull if they want consistency of that sort, but that’s probably of little concern.

Geographically as well. Encanto is set in early 1950s Colombia; Crystal Skull is set in late 1950s Peru.

Not that I expect them to reference Crystal Skull in any way, but the two locales and time periods do line up in a very cohesive way.

 

[WaltsTreasureChest]

Wait a second…

^^That’s the Disney Tokyo Indy ride! Guess we know what to expect:

 

[Kev1982]

Shame about Dinosaur. Like that ride. Don’t really care what they do with the place IP wise as long as its getting done. From what we can see though, capacity added:0

 

[brb1006]

You can tell how badly Disney has messed up previous IP usage that it feels like so many people are fearing more book report attractions, instead of envisioning the characters and settings as real places that are larger and more diverse than we saw in the 2 hours we got to see in their original movie. Characters as ambassadors and teachers instead of retelling the parts of their stories we already know.

I strongly agree with you on those points. While discussions about Disney Characters/IPs have gotten very heated and viewed negatively in the Disney Parks Community (especially from WDW and Epcpt fans) in recent years. I prefer if Disney handled some of their characters as ambassadors or teachers (particular at Epcot).

I know how controversial it gets from hardcore Epcot fans when it comes to Disney Characters at the park. But I could see at least a few Disney Films that would actually fit at some areas at Epcot.

The Aristocats (like the film or not) would actually fit perfectly at the France Pavilion compared to the awful BATB Sing-Along (which is a retelling of the film from Lefou's perspective). I could see an AA show starring Duchess' Kittens (two are musicans and one an artist) with help from other animal characters from the film educating guests about France's history of music and art. Since Madame Adrlaide Bonfamie was a former opera singer. Taking cues from Impressions de France

Meanwhile, The Three Caballeros ride at Mexico is just Panchito and Jose searching for Donald while Frozen Ever After at Norway is just a midquel to Frozen II and focuses on the films' best musical numbers.

 

[Captain Neo]

Honestly the writing was on the wall for Dinoland U.S.A. from day one

Joe Rhode's vision of it being themed to some cheap roadside attraction combined with Eisner and Presslers budget cuts just led to a really poor looking area of an otherwise fantastically themed park. The original e-ticket Countdown to Extinction was also never really that great and was later toned down and tied into a movie that outright bombed at the boxoffice. The Dinosaur AA on the River that was meant to promote the land never worked right and was removed within the first few months of operation.

The dinosaur area of the park could and SHOULD have been far grander especially since the park opened just a few years after Jurassic Park released. But alas neither Eisner or Rhode had the conviction to make the land successful. The "expansion" where they added the carnival rides to the land just added insult to injury. It won't be missed.