doctornick
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I think that had more to do with RoL failing to hit and the subset safaris being a fail than Pandora
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News 'Encanto' and 'Indiana Jones'-themed experiences at Animal Kingdom
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The Leader of the Club
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The park just currently doesn’t have enough for families to do in the evenings.
The safari and animal trails have to close. The live shows don’t have late performances. People don’t want to ride Kali when it’s cold.
That really only leaves Everest, Pandora, and Dino, most of which have height requirements. Tropical Americas will add a few more options with Encanto & the carousel, but I think they still need another big ride for all ages.
The safari and animal trails have to close. The live shows don’t have late performances. People don’t want to ride Kali when it’s cold.
That really only leaves Everest, Pandora, and Dino, most of which have height requirements. Tropical Americas will add a few more options with Encanto & the carousel, but I think they still need another big ride for all ages.
JackCH
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Please do Lion king lol.
Marc Davis Fan
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…and a nighttime drone show.
Actually, I wonder if they haven’t decided about the drones because the sounds might freak out certain species of animals (like those with exceptional hearing at certain pitches)? Either way, a well-liked nighttime show will do wonders.
ToTBellHop
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Somehow, I struggle to see the net addition of one ride keeping this park open until 9 pm. The Safaris and Kali will still be useless at night. Maybe they can install a bunch of Jack Jacks on sticks for us to try and spot.
mattpeto
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At least Encanto, Indy will draw considerable more demand than Triceratops and Dinosaur. The shine of new ToL show will help as well.
They should be able to launch a nighttime show in 2027, we'll see if it's sustainable after that.
I think at the very least we get an extra hour in the evenings. The 6 pm standard will be at least be 7 pm.
ToTBellHop
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My concern is that they haven’t mentioned a nighttime show. Let’s hope they are working on one and keeping it quiet.
doctornick
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They need a well received night time show and another ride - with the logical choices being either a third ride in Pandora or a TLK ride. Ideally any additional ride would be family friendly and indoors though to compliment other offerings
Disgruntled Walt
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What makes you think this? There will be a bump in popularity due to it being new, but the Encanto attraction is the heavy hitter here. That is what will increase overall attendance at the Indiana Jones attraction, and I would wager the attendance would bump on Dinosaur if it stayed, just because Encanto gets more people to this corner of the park.
mattpeto
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I mostly agree with you on this.
Still, it seems like Indiana Jones Adventure is much more popular and liked than Dinosaur. If the new Indy ride is in the same spirit, it will be more in demand.
BrianLo
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I’ll be concerned heading out of D23 2026. But it’s way too early in the development cycle beyond ‘and we intend to do a show’.
I cannot fathom we don’t get one. Especially with how entertainment refresh forward they’ve been of late.
JackCH
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Animal Kingdom would be pretty close to being my favorite Disney park if they just added 1) Lion King Ride, 2) Pandora Expansion, 3) a couple more smaller attractions for capacity and things to do, and 4) a well done nighttime show.
I personally believe it is already in competition with DisneySea as one of the most well-themed and beautiful parks in the world, and Tropical Americas I think will match that in a way DinoLand didn't. Now if you add one or two more world-class attractions and some smaller stuff just to increase capacity, I think it would be just spectacular.
Very different from how I feel about DHS, which I think needs a complete overhaul in theming a la Disney Adventure World. AK has the bones it needs to be world-class, it just needs "more."
I personally believe it is already in competition with DisneySea as one of the most well-themed and beautiful parks in the world, and Tropical Americas I think will match that in a way DinoLand didn't. Now if you add one or two more world-class attractions and some smaller stuff just to increase capacity, I think it would be just spectacular.
Very different from how I feel about DHS, which I think needs a complete overhaul in theming a la Disney Adventure World. AK has the bones it needs to be world-class, it just needs "more."
JD80
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They dropped Luminous rather quickly didn't they? Those barges came down quick.
ToTBellHop
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Yes. I’m just surprised they wouldn’t announce nighttime plans (if the exist) in 2027 with Tropical Americas.
The Leader of the Club
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In fairness, they don’t typically announce new nighttime shows 3 years out. I’d see what happens at Destination D next year or D23 in 2026.
doctornick
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It fits fine with Tropical Americas and really is on that side. I don't know how it will be labelled in the interim but I expect it to continue to be part of the Tropical Americas/Dinoland space.
JackCH
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Expand over that way and make an Oceania area. Throw in the Moana ride. Kidding, obviously.
doctornick
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Yeah, I'm still expecting a new show to show up in 2027 when Tropical Americas opens. Once Dinosaur and TS close, the park really won't be able to support longer hours which would be needed to offer a nighttime show. But doing a show and longer hours in 2027 makes sense and that's something I'd expect to be announced at the 2026 D23 (or even a Destination D23) not in 2024. It's definitely too early to have done that now.
In the shorter term, I thought perhaps we might have gotten some daytime entertainment on the water (something better than Kite Tails) as a 2025 or 2026 as something to advertise.