TrainsOfDisney
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When and where did they have capybaras!? Did I miss them!?Does AK still have capybaras?
When and where did they have capybaras!? Did I miss them!?Does AK still have capybaras?
Don't forget: that was a rollercoaster just a few years ago. And you're losing the Boneyard, plus the games, which weren't massive people eaters but they were SOMETHING.
So you're not really adding any capacity at all.
People rode it. It had a Fastpass! It was also “the spin cycle” on must-dos so everyone had to do it! IYKYKEspecially considering it became rare to see both sides operating and the thing was such a PoS that no one rode it.
I wish I could 'like' this more than once.When Disney fixes something without adding capacity (Tropical Americas) people complain they're not adding capacity
When Disney adds capacity (Rat, Tron, Pandora) people complain they're not fixing things (SGE, Figment, WoL, etc)
Now you’ve got me mixing Tiana’s Bayou Adventure with Metallica songs…The fun of being in two hugely different fan communities. TBA in my mind is Metallica's 1991 release known as The Black Album.
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Deadpool is fixing the yeti
Also, while I get the argument that Encanto=Primeval Whirl in terms of being a lateral move to capacity. Attraction number wise at least.The capacity of the Primeval Whirls was bad, like, Really bad. Especially considering it became rare to see both sides operating and the thing was such a PoS that no one rode it.
When Disney fixes something without adding capacity (Tropical Americas) people complain they're not adding capacity
When Disney adds capacity (Rat, Tron, Pandora) people complain they're not fixing things (SGE, Figment, WoL, etc)
Don't forget: that was a rollercoaster just a few years ago. And you're losing the Boneyard, plus the games, which weren't massive people eaters but they were SOMETHING.
So you're not really adding any capacity at all.
Exactly. I don’t want to ride Tron and I didn’t enjoy Rat, but hey, they replaced nothing, so who cares.Disney can fix up attractions, while also adding new attractions that don’t replace / retheme / take over what’s already loved.
For me, I only hear people complain when there’s too many walls up at once, kinda of like Disneylands current state (space down, railroad down, splash down, etc). I can’t say I’ve ever heard mass Hysteria about new experiences that aren’t controversial takeovers, unless that new experience is just awful.
I totally get it and I don’t disagree that this would not have been my top priority for AK. With an unlimited budget I would have done this plus add 3-5 new attractions. A new land (behind Asia) with 2 major attractions and shops, restaurants, shows, etc, a lion king ride in Africa and 1 or 2 minor attractions to fill out the day. With all that added maybe we would need a new nighttime show and later park hours tooI realize that Chester and Hester was a cheap compromise and not meant to last and so I try and put aside my bias towards it and accept it leaving. Completely reskinning all of the land, though, I think is way overkill and a waste of effort and money, especially in a park with so little to do. Dinosaur, Boneyard, and Restraunt O'saurus are fine and form a coherent area together, and they're spending a lot of money to screw with/remove them instead of building something else.
People definitely rode it, but it really wasn’t too popular. It also had pretty bad operations and a ton of downtime, which is why the hourly capacity was likely a lot worse than its theoretical.People rode it. It had a Fastpass! It was also “the spin cycle” on must-dos so everyone had to do it! IYKYK
Its hourly capacity was a little more than Peter Pan.
I'm guessing it's possible that Dinosaur will stay open until Zootopia opens. Or close to it. 16 months is generally the timeline on reskins recently so they might leave it open longer than we think and do all the other work until then.I don't see how the park will even survive with Dinoland & Bugs Life closed when it has so little to do. I know this has been repeated ad nauseum but they should be adding to the park, not just reskinning and replacing.
My guess is that Dinosaur will stay open at least through 2025 along with restaurantasaurus and maybe boneyard while the carnival area closes. So they will “only” lose 1 low capacity ride and some carnival games plus the theater show. Zootopia opens end of 2025. Dinosaur to Indy should “only” take 18 months so could close early 2026 after the holiday season and after Zootopia is back. If it’s ready Encanto and area could open before Indy (similar to FLE where Mine Train was later or SWGE where RoTR came later).I don't see how the park will even survive with Dinoland & Bugs Life closed when it has so little to do. I know this has been repeated ad nauseum but they should be adding to the park, not just reskinning and replacing.
I type slowerI'm guessing it's possible that Dinosaur will stay open until Zootopia opens. Or close to it. 16 months is generally the timeline on reskins recently so they might leave it open longer than we think and do all the other work until then.
It's also possible they add extra showtimes to the shows in the park to try to compensate.
The way I see it Disney has finally "completed" the park as it was originally envisoned for opening day had it not been for the DLP cutbacks across the entire company that essentially left half of the park on the cutting room floorI know this has been repeated ad nauseum but they should be adding to the park, not just reskinning and replacing.
Let’s hope it doesn’t take decades more to get to the 5th full land (no Rafiki doesn’t count)The way I see it Disney has finally "completed" the park as it was originally envisoned for opening day had it not been for the DLP cutbacks across the entire company that essentially left half of the park on the cutting room floor
Pandora fulfilled Beastly Kingdom's part
Tropical Americas fulfilled the original plans for Dinoland that featured 2 signature rides and a land that felt cohesive with the rest of the park in terms of scope and quality
It took decades, but DAK will finally have 4 full fledged lands around a hub
After this there will be nothing left to fix and they can focus on actual additions, hopefully starting with the Lion King ride
Figment has a fast pass.....People definitely rode it, but it really wasn’t too popular. It also had pretty bad operations and a ton of downtime, which is why the hourly capacity was likely a lot worse than its theoretical.
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