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

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doctornick

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James Alucobond said:
The issue would be that they're two similar boat-based ride experiences. Yes, one would use substantially newer technology, but other instances of same-IP-in-same-resort are generally more distinct, like with the Moana water walkthrough and the rumored Moana flume, or the IJ stunt show and the IJ rover, or the Frozen sing-along and Frozen Ever After.
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Sure, they are both boat rides, but that's largely where the similarities stop. I don't think they are particular comparable experiences even though they are based on the same IP. Shrunken Treasure is more movement/thrilling due to the nature of the ride tech and is largely screened based compared to the much more traditional slow moving AA/physical set based POTC. I would agree that they should have different names, but I don't see a problem with both experiences being at the same resort especially at different parks.

Though I would remove the Captain Jack elements at MK in order to further differentiate the rides.
 
Bocabear

Bocabear

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Having ridden both, I would say the Shanghai ride is drastically different...in tone, experience, storytelling style... They feel like different animals... There is no happy drinking song, there is no town being overrun by antiques-selling pirates... They are different animals... and they could play like a part one and a part two as the Shanghai version lightly references the original, but then goes someplace else....
 
cjkeating

cjkeating

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doctornick said:
That's the thing. They should have never closed PW unless they were replacing it imminently.
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Scrap metal prices were high during COVID and Disney was short on cash.
Gusey said:
Except theh had to close ot for safety reasons, right? They couldn't get the parts to fix the attraction, so closed it officially during covid
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I actually rode the same ride at a park in Kentucky last week... And as someone else said the ride manufacturer is still in business, they are still advertising the same model on their website.
 
The Leader of the Club

The Leader of the Club

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EagleScout610 said:
The site we don't say has pictures of more trees being removed from around the DINOSAUR showbuilding. Could a closure date come at D23 or is it too soon?
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I feel like we’re going to get some kind of closure date at D23. It may just be “Dinoland will be closing next year,” but I feel like it’ll be mentioned. My hope is that they announce a “Countdown to Extinction” event to give fans the chance to say goodbye to Dinosaur.
 
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Streetway

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https://x.com//status/1818419595557945461
Hate to say it, but the other site kinda has a point.
Though one thing could be said about its intensity and such, and the splash lack of animatronics.
 
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James Alucobond

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Starship824 said:
I couldn't see any of the changes in any of the photos from the article about the trees front the site that shall not be named. So was there any actual changes cause like I said I can't tell.
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There was an earlier post from someone elsewhere that claimed the same thing months ago, and it just turned out the show building had always been a bit visible. I think it’s the same case here where someone’s looking for a change and just noticed a spot where the trees had been thin for a long time.
 
Disstevefan1

Disstevefan1

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The Leader of the Club said:
I feel like we’re going to get some kind of closure date at D23. It may just be “Dinoland will be closing next year,” but I feel like it’ll be mentioned. My hope is that they announce a “Countdown to Extinction” event to give fans the chance to say goodbye to Dinosaur.
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I agree, I really do hope they give fans advance notice of the the closure.

I was going to joke how Disney is really good at closing stuff but if they don’t give advance notice of this closure, they messed that up too.
 
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Nickm2022

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Any sign Disney is actually going to build something new soon (even if it's a re-theme) is a win to me. That's how low my bar is for new projects at this point.

On a side note I'm actually really looking forward to Tropical Americas. I think Dinoland had some nice parts but overall just felt cheap and poor theming, not to mention the black paths and no shade made it awful in the summer.
 
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Advisable Joseph

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Things can change, but the Tree of Life announcement was not Blue Sky, and the thought that it won't happen feels like massive wishful thinking. Brace for it to come.

It's not going to be about humans, other than the audience. It would probably be a touch weird in Hollywood Studios, constantly talking about wildlife.

Please guys, look up Ranger Rick Magazine.
 
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CoasterCowboy67

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Nickm2022 said:
On a side note I'm actually really looking forward to Tropical Americas. I think Dinoland had some nice parts but overall just felt cheap and poor theming, not to mention the black paths and no shade made it awful in the summer.
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Totally agree.

Has it been discussed that they’re calling it Tropical Americas and not Latin America? Feels like they’re emphasizing an ecological region rather than a cultural one, which I think is the right decision for this park (and I say that as a Latino). Of course we’ll want to see a richly developed town as with Anandapur and Harambe, but gives me a little extra hope they’re developing this land to serve the park’s mission
 
KDM31091

KDM31091

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Logistically, how in the world would the park handle the Tree of Life and all of Dinoland closed at once?

There must be a plan to execute all this in phases
 

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