Horizons '83
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In its heyday, wow what an attraction it was. I'm in the camp you're in as well, shutter it before it becomes even more embarrassing.
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DAK 'Encanto' and 'Indiana Jones'-themed experiences at Animal Kingdom
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Disney has known for a long time they were replacing this attraction, so they stopped putting money into upkeep. The same was true with Splash Mountain before it became Tiana.
Gusey
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Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Mayan Gods???
KDM31091
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Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't the asteroid replaced very early on in the attraction's life? It's definitely not a recent change. I do agree the animatronics aren't well maintained and break often, though at least so far they have been repairing them it seems. The sauropod was broken for awhile but has been fixed. One of the carnotaurous was broken too but only briefly. The pterodactyl hasn't moved in many years so I don't really call it broken; it's intentionally shut off.
I wish they'd just infuse capital into it and make it fresh without getting rid of the Dinosaur theme. People love dinosaurs. It doesn't have to be IP to be popular. But hopefully the Indiana Jones ride will feature a better quality than Dinosaur has been relegated to lately. That said -- given recent track record, I'm definitely skeptical. It could just be a cheap reskin with a bunch of screens.
aladdin2007
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The way they have been doing lame ride names lately it wouldn't surprise me if it was just called Encanto Forever. I think the snow white ride redo name in Cali is awful, and never cared for the frozen ever after title either.
Dumbing everything down to one lame word like wish or adventure I wish,,,literally, would stop.
I can see Indiana def carrying adventure but that one certainly fits like the original in cali.
Dumbing everything down to one lame word like wish or adventure I wish,,,literally, would stop.
I can see Indiana def carrying adventure but that one certainly fits like the original in cali.
Brer Panther
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...but Indiana Jones does?
James Alucobond
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An attraction that includes Indiana Jones could, depending on the content. As with everything, it doesn’t mean he as a character or IP automatically does.
TrainsOfDisney
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Did Joe consult on this land at all? While I don’t like the replace vs. expand mentality - what i do like is this land is not an IP land. It is a land that fits the over-all theme of the park and also will be home to multiple IP’s.
James Alucobond
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It seemed from last year’s D23 that it stemmed from Bruce coming back on board.
Quietmouse
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How much land does animal kingdom have for expansion purposes in general?
My main hope is that in the distant future they do revisits the dinosaur concept, but maybe take us back to the prehistoric age in terms of theming rather than just utilize real world objects like a museum and a county fair.
My main hope is that in the distant future they do revisits the dinosaur concept, but maybe take us back to the prehistoric age in terms of theming rather than just utilize real world objects like a museum and a county fair.
James Alucobond
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That was my thought as well. You could keep with the land naming schema by calling it Pangaea or Gondwana and populating it with flora descended from that geological era.
Ideal future state for me is the existing four core lands with an added attraction for Pandora, an added attraction for Africa, and a sprucing up of Kali plus two minilands for Oceania and Gondwana, each with one major ride and one flat ride (but minimal area devoted to the “village” footprint of the core lands).
gerarar
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There's stuff being staged behind the Dinosaur show building. Not sure if it's directly tied to the Tropical Americas replacement expansion, but interesting stuff regardless.
Looks to be some A/C units, construction lifts, and dumpsters?
August 18, 2024:
April 2024:
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Looks to be some A/C units, construction lifts, and dumpsters?
August 18, 2024:
April 2024:
Source and pics:
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danlb_2000
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They haven't started work on the new trailer complex yet.
DCLcruiser
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At least we can see exactly where the asteroid hit the roof.
Grantwil93
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Or a shift in philosophy at the top, which is possible. Just not under Iger.
Thought the latest D23 was at least a shift in the right direction. No clones, same ip but different concepts is a small improvement
BlakeW39
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For what it's worth. Disney does actually have an IP that might work for bringing dinosaurs back to the park. In the Marvel Universe there's a very popular location called the Savage Land. It's basically a lost world filled with dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. If a Marvel movie or live action TV series were to ever use this location, it could be fair game for a land at Animal Kingdom. Not saying it's super likely to happen, but if Marvel does end up using the location in live action (which is pretty likely seeing how frequently it shows up in comics), I'd say the chances are better than zero.
Of course, an original land would be better but that's not really likely to happen for at least another 10-15 years imo. If not more
Of course, an original land would be better but that's not really likely to happen for at least another 10-15 years imo. If not more
Starship824
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They better get going then.
Brer Panther
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Is Savage Land at all represented in Islands of Adventure's Marvel land?
I'm not familiar with it at all, but if it keeps dinosaurs in Animal Kingdom, I'm all for it.
I'm not familiar with it at all, but if it keeps dinosaurs in Animal Kingdom, I'm all for it.
Surferboy567
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Not directly related to WDW but interesting.
BlakeW39
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No, it's not represented in IOA.
If you aren't familiar with it, the Savage Land is a location typically featured in X-Men comics. Actually there's a Wolverine comic coming out in a few days that's taking place there. If Marvel wants to keep promoting the X-Men so much, which they almost certainly do, then the Savage Land is likely to show up in a movie or live action TV series, and if it's popular then they might consider it for a theme park land (emphasis on might, though, because I'd say the chances are still pretty low).
I'd prefer a prehistoric land at DAK not be based on an IP of course, especially because in the Savage Land dinosaurs are usually just there to fight the superheroes, BUT this is a way to get dinosaurs back into the park, the only way I can really think of atm considering the IP mandate.