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

GravityFalls

Active Member
If the tower were meant to be Santa Cecilia’s tower, it would be Santa Cecilia’s tower. They wouldn’t be subtle about it. Also, the hanging banners are a single color, not the colorful papel picado of a Day of the Dead celebration.

The reason Disney won't build an exact replica of Santa Cecilia's tower is because it's part of a church adorned with a cross. The area is meant to be vague enough to incorporate at least two IPs (Encanto and Indiana Jones), I think there's enough vague similarities between the concept art and Sanata Cecilia that Coco might be a third IP intended for this area.

I know it isn't ideal, but this is modern Disney. If there is an opportunity to incorporate an IP they'll take it.
 

TheMaxRebo

Well-Known Member
Definitely got the sense that having the area be "tropical Americas" was more set than the specific IP ... so a lot of the concept art is probably vague enough it could be a few things. Or it could also just be a general representation of what you see in the area in the real world
 

UNCgolf

Well-Known Member
It seems they're not ready to commit to it being Coco. But, the art could be Coco-ish, or something else they're considering.

It's also just kind of a general Spanish Colonial architectural style, though -- it wouldn't be really surprising to see that design in the concept art even if Coco didn't exist.

Not that I think it would be surprising at all if they did intend to incorporate Coco, though.
 

James Alucobond

Well-Known Member
The reason Disney won't build an exact replica of Santa Cecilia's tower is because it's part of a church adorned with a cross. The area is meant to be vague enough to incorporate at least two IPs (Encanto and Indiana Jones), I think there's enough vague similarities between the concept art and Sanata Cecilia that Coco might be a third IP intended for this area.

I know it isn't ideal, but this is modern Disney. If there is an opportunity to incorporate an IP they'll take it.
They would just remove or replace the cross. They were also proposing Ernesto's mausoleum and the surrounding graveyard in Beyond Big Thunder, which were filled with crosses in the film but would presumably otherwise be faithfully recreated in the park if they were to go through with it. You seem to be making assumptions based on zero evidence; it's possible, but there is nothing in this artwork that indicates it's especially likely.
 

GravityFalls

Active Member
They would just remove or replace the cross. They were also proposing Ernesto's mausoleum and the surrounding graveyard in Beyond Big Thunder, which were filled with crosses in the film but would presumably otherwise be faithfully recreated in the park if they were to go through with it. You seem to be making assumptions based on zero evidence; it's possible, but there is nothing in this artwork that indicates it's especially likely.
Disney deciding not to build a replica of a church is just an assumption on my part, that's fair. I don't have evidence to suggest that, I guess that idea crossed my mind because of the Reimagine Tomorrow initiative where Disney seems to be overly cautious about things
 

SilentWindODoom

Well-Known Member
Not sure Canada does either

Decided to ask my Canuck friends.

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As for Indy, I would like it if the exit included a small path like the two nature trails we have featuring the creatures from the ride. It would be a good step towards actually making it feel like it fits. As was said above, mention in the queue and descriptions how the animals' strange behavior and transformations are part of the temple's defense.

A thought... If they're rebuilding Indy for the new coast... does that mean we'll get the old door effect brand new, with it actually functioning? I wonder if they'll have found a way to do the falling rocks effect.
 

SpectreJordan

Well-Known Member
Wow, someone else who would be in favor of demolishing Jungle Cruise! I feel like every time I suggest it as a possibility there's almost universal condemnation here.

Obviously it's not something they need to do right now while they have unused expansion plots and abandoned spaces, but yes -- redundant, a massive plot of land that could potentially be used for multiple attractions and/or shops and dining, and, well... just not very good.
I'd be down for it, personally. Leave its retro feel for Disneyland, which is full of attractions of that ilk. But I imagine the backlash for removing the Jungle Cruise would be the largest Disney's ever received.

The problem is it's difficult to find IP that integrates well into DAK and EPCOT. It's far easier to integrate IP into MK and DHS. When there are IPs that kind of fit into DAK and EPCOT (even if us as fans don't agree) that's where they're going to go. The current decision tree at Disney starts with the IP and worries about a unifying theme afterwards.
I don't even think DAK & EPCOT are hard to inject IPs into, it's just that they don't want to use some of them for some reason. Up, Lion King & Jungle Book would all be perfect fits for DAK. Wall-E & Coco (not in Grand Fiesta but as an expansion) would be great for EPCOT; maybe Iron Man or Ant-Man would be too if they could ever get those rights back.
 

FigmentJedi

Well-Known Member
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Time

Deep in the Central American rainforest, a recently-unearthed temple is mystifying locals and archeologists alike. The temple's insertion l interior has been set up as a makeshift museum to share their recent discovery. Along with the usual paintings and artifacts, the temple's corridors are lined with the monsters of a prehistoric age. The artwork depicts natives interacting with the ancient beasts, demonstrating some sort of time-bending cooperative civilization. In the main chamber, historians discovered a complete Carnotaurus fossil... standing majestically behind an alter covered in time-worn offerings. On this alter rests a tall pedestal... a display whose prize jewel appears to be missing. The locals have long heard their elders tell stories of an enchanted stone - said to be a raw emerald three times the size of a man's head - that allowed their ancestors to cross timelines and live amongst dinosaurs.

Brought in to assist the local scientists, Indiana Jones journeys deep into the so-called Temple of Time in search of the emerald. An elder tribesman warns up as he begins his exploration that finding the emerald just might be the beginning of this journey, not the end. Once the emerald is found and restored to its proper place, the timelines again cross and the prehistoric world starts to blend with the current. With no balance between man and nature, the timelines cannot settle. Can Indiana Jones survive this encounter with ancient beasts and restore order and balance to the temple? Ride along to find out.

See? It wouldn't be *that* hard to make it all work.
I thought the Temple of Time's Macguffin was a magical sword.
 

cdunlap

Well-Known Member
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Time

Deep in the Central American rainforest, a recently-unearthed temple is mystifying locals and archeologists alike. The temple's insertion l interior has been set up as a makeshift museum to share their recent discovery. Along with the usual paintings and artifacts, the temple's corridors are lined with the monsters of a prehistoric age. The artwork depicts natives interacting with the ancient beasts, demonstrating some sort of time-bending cooperative civilization. In the main chamber, historians discovered a complete Carnotaurus fossil... standing majestically behind an alter covered in time-worn offerings. On this alter rests a tall pedestal... a display whose prize jewel appears to be missing. The locals have long heard their elders tell stories of an enchanted stone - said to be a raw emerald three times the size of a man's head - that allowed their ancestors to cross timelines and live amongst dinosaurs.

Brought in to assist the local scientists, Indiana Jones journeys deep into the so-called Temple of Time in search of the emerald. An elder tribesman warns up as he begins his exploration that finding the emerald just might be the beginning of this journey, not the end. Once the emerald is found and restored to its proper place, the timelines again cross and the prehistoric world starts to blend with the current. With no balance between man and nature, the timelines cannot settle. Can Indiana Jones survive this encounter with ancient beasts and restore order and balance to the temple? Ride along to find out.

See? It wouldn't be *that* hard to make it all work.
I would much rather it not have a focus on Dinosaurs, but instead focused on Aztec mythology, with Indy exploring an Aztec tomb and encountering ancient traps, Quetzalcoatl, Xolotl, the Aztec god of death and fire who takes the form of a dog, Aztec Mummy Warriors, snakes, giant beetles, Goliath bird eating tarantulas, scorpions, bats, caimans, and Aztec ghosts. The artifact in question would be the Xiuhcoatl, a flaming turquoise stone sword in the shape of a serpent wielded by Huitzilopochtli, the Aztec god of the sun and war.
 

MisterPenguin

President of Animal Kingdom
Premium Member
FWIW Re: Coco if the are considering Coco IP in this area Imagineering wouldn't be doing an Alebrije Flight attraction being that its too similar to Flight of Passage.
Our esteemed insider has indicated that Disney doesn't have the desire to replicate the FoP ride system anywhere. But that was a few years ago, and Disney can always change its mind.
 

Marc Davis Fan

Well-Known Member
I wonder if they'll keep Dino Sue and some of the other "fossil"/prehistoric items.

Maybe there's space for a little dinosaur exhibit somewhere at EPCOT, like within The Land?
 

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