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

[ToTBellHop]

Other-way around, no? Indy is already established so they have to pull out all the stops on this version to make it unique for DAK. It's Encanto that's likely budget stricken. Nah, Indy's golden. It has actual talent behind it. Actual research trips (not that Tiana PR crap!) Encanto can be anything and people will eat it up. Why would they put effort into Encanto?

Also, it already has a ride system so as long as they don’t cut its budget, it should be great. The budget is all on sets.

 

[Coaster Lover]

That is really exciting if true. Would be great for them to be "gearing up" for a decade of focused WDW projects.

Hopefully, it also means attractions are better planned with shade/cooling structures in any outdoor portions of the queue the initial design for WDW...

 

[Marc Davis Fan]

Encanto was/is the goal for driving new attendance to this area of the park.

This prospect makes it even more puzzling that Encanto is supposedly just a D-ticket… Hopefully the hints that it’ll be a “high D” are right…

Also, while I respect both of your thoughtful options, I lean in favor of @Bocabear ’s view about Indy. While I'm generally skeptical (at best) of "re-themes" because I think they cheapen the parks (making attractions feel less "real" and such), this is one case where - though I'd still prefer a new build - I believe that if Indy is truly done well (that’s an “if”), its aesthetics will add a lot to the overall experience of Tropical Americas.

He really needs to stop letting albert open the music box.

I can handle Albert opening the music box, it’s when he logs into Henry’s WDWMagic account that things really go haywire…