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

MisterPenguin

MisterPenguin

President of Animal Kingdom
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Casper Gutman said:
Coco and Encanto take place on different continents.
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999th Happy Haunt said:
Both can be considered part of the Tropical Americas.
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Casper Gutman said:
Coco takes place in an arid, not tropical area, doesn’t it?
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ToTBellHop said:
That’s my biggest area of confusion. While the Yucatán peninsula does enjoy tropical conditions (though not tropical rainforest), the region where Coco is set is does not have a tropical climate. Maybe they just mean “south of the Tropic of Cancer is good enough.”
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"Tropical Americas" covers Northern, Central, and South America. They're all "Americas."

Note that the phrase does not contain "rain forest" nor "jungle."

"Tropical" means "between the latitudes of the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

In the "Tropical Zone" you can have rain forests and you can have deserts (e.g., the Sahara). Some area have a wet season, and a dry season.

Here are Tropical rain forests from all the way from the Equator to the Tropic of Cancer....

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Coco takes place in Santa Cecilia and looks like this....

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Note the forests in the background. It was based on this town...

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I'm sure the animators peeled back a lot of the trees so we can see the town and architecture.

I think the confusion comes from Disney constantly theming DAK to a tropical rain forest/jungle most places.

Coco is in Tropical Americas. That doesn't mean "rain forest."

In fact, Encanto doesn't seem to be in a place that qualifies as "rain forest" either.
 
ToTBellHop

ToTBellHop

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MisterPenguin said:
"Tropical Americas" covers Northern, Central, and South America. They're all "Americas."

Note that the phrase does not contain "rain forest" nor "jungle."

"Tropical" means "between the latitudes of the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

In the "Tropical Zone" you can have rain forests and you can have deserts (e.g., the Sahara). Some area have a wet season, and a dry season.

Here are Tropical rain forests from all the way from the Equator to the Tropic of Cancer....

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Coco takes place in Santa Cecilia and looks like this....

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Note the forests in the background. It was based on this town...

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I'm sure the animators peeled back a lot of the trees so we can see the town and architecture.

I think the confusion comes from Disney constantly theming DAK to a tropical rain forest/jungle most places.

Coco is in Tropical Americas. That doesn't mean "rain forest."

In fact, Encanto doesn't seem to be in a place that qualifies as "rain forest" either.
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Nor does Indy!

Won‘t keep them from theming it with so much vegetation that it looks like a rainforest, anyway!
 
WaltWiz1901

WaltWiz1901

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A few quick observations:
  • Glad to see they recognized that not every new dark ride has to be trackless...
  • ...but given how many LPS-controlled rides they've built in the past decade, it's nuts that most of the IPs that could've benefitted from a trackless approach the most were all but completely ignored
  • So the carousel is inspired by Coco in the same way that Journey of Water is inspired by Moana, I presume? Huh
  • If Joe Rohde is involved, I have faith in him that he can make this lopsided-at-face-value land work
Moth said:
Worst comes to worst, they can make The Lion King a dry ride.
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  • I actually would prefer this to just cloning the rumored Paris attraction wholesale, if only to A. add another mid-level ride to AK, B. balance out the ride types, and C. provide a significantly different experience for the same IP. Not like it hasn't happened before
 
Brer Panther

Brer Panther

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PREMiERdrum said:
- Conversion of Dinosaur to Indy. New storyline, ties will to AK.
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Whee. Can't wait for all those dinosaur animatronics to be scrapped for parts like the Universe of Energy ones, or for dinosaurs to be banished from Walt Disney World entirely.
PREMiERdrum said:
- Encanto boat ride. Nothing firm on story, assuming the animal angle will be played up via Antonio.
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I'd be shocked if the Encanto ride is about animals. I'd also be shocked if at no point in the attraction did the characters sing "We Don't Talk About Bruno".
 
Karakasa

Karakasa

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I just wanna know if Indiana Jones is going to have any dinosaurs in it, sort of a "Lost World" situation, or time travel via temple magic. Need to know if my inevitable "say goodbye to Dinosaur" trip is going to be a celebration of its life or a mourning, lol. Still think if no dinosaurs are involved, Disney's making a huge mistake.

It'd also be wild if they close Dinorama before the rest of Dinoland, but it makes perfect sense. Few go on Dinosaur, but absolutely no one goes on Tricera-top Spin, and hardly anyone plays the carnival games even with the promise of exclusive plushies. I wonder if people will change minds about the theme of the land once Dinorama is gone, because I legitimately think the side of the land including the Boneyard, Restaurantosaurus, the croc and bird exhibits, and through to Dinosaur is easily as well-themed as Harambe or Anandapur. While I appreciate Dinorama, I 100% understand why people are so negative about it. At a glance, it looks like, ahem, coprolite. It only "comes alive" on close investigation, which you don't want with any theme park.

... hopefully they take down the "Donald's Dino-Bash" signs before closing Dinoland completely, at least...

VERY excited to hear animal exhibits will be incorporated. Besides losing dinosaurs, it was probably my biggest gripe based on the concept art seemingly lacking any, well, animals in Animal Kingdom. So that's 1 out my 2 biggest issues.
 
Moth

Moth

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Brer Panther said:
Whee. Can't wait for all those dinosaur animatronics to be scrapped for parts like the Universe of Energy ones, or for dinosaurs to be banished from Walt Disney World entirely.

I'd be shocked if the Encanto ride is about animals. I'd also be shocked if at no point in the attraction did the characters sing "We Don't Talk About Bruno".
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It's okay, there's one place dinosaurs can stay at Walt Disney World! The T-REX Cafe!!!
 
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James Alucobond

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Karakasa said:
I wonder if people will change minds about the theme of the land once Dinorama is gone, because I legitimately think the side of the land including the Boneyard, Restaurantosaurus, the croc and bird exhibits, and through to Dinosaur is easily as well-themed as Harambe or Anandapur. While I appreciate Dinorama, I 100% understand why people are so negative about it. At a glance, it looks like, ahem, coprolite. It only "comes alive" on close investigation, which you don't want with any theme park.
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There is a certain kind of guest who always retroactively looks upon things from the past more favorably, warranted or not. They do not represent the majority. As much as I like Dinosaur, the land in general apparently did not score well with guests, and I really see no way the proposed slate of new attractions and improvements to the environs won’t boost the profile of the park across the board.
 

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