Mr. Sullivan
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DinoLand’s whole thing had a bit of charming kitsch to it, but I’m glad this land is being redeveloped into something major. May it be as well done as the rest of the park.
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News 'Encanto' and 'Indiana Jones'-themed experiences at Animal Kingdom
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WorldExplorer
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For those of you not playing along at home, I would like to take this moment to remind/inform everyone about what we're not getting, the Excavator, the original Dinoland thrill ride.
A wooden rollercoaster that was an extension of the Boneyard and themed to a giant dinosaur dig. Disney's first and only wooden rollercoaster, a title it would still hold if it were built today. It was either going to feature giant makeshift dinosaurs made out of old equipment or unearthed bones, it's not clear.
This was what was supposed to replace Chester and Hester's Dino-Rama before the "temporary" title kinda was forgotten.
A very unique ride that would not have the controversial carnival elements (the store lived, I think, it was there before the carnival), kept dinosaurs in the park, and could have partnered with a new land to actually expand the place. As a bonus, the new land could go somewhere that makes big animal exhibits easier (since I'm sure Disney really, really wants to focus on animals, really).
"Animal Kingdom doesn't need another thrill ride." Neither does Hollywood Studios! And yet, they're doing it.
A wooden rollercoaster that was an extension of the Boneyard and themed to a giant dinosaur dig. Disney's first and only wooden rollercoaster, a title it would still hold if it were built today. It was either going to feature giant makeshift dinosaurs made out of old equipment or unearthed bones, it's not clear.
This was what was supposed to replace Chester and Hester's Dino-Rama before the "temporary" title kinda was forgotten.
A very unique ride that would not have the controversial carnival elements (the store lived, I think, it was there before the carnival), kept dinosaurs in the park, and could have partnered with a new land to actually expand the place. As a bonus, the new land could go somewhere that makes big animal exhibits easier (since I'm sure Disney really, really wants to focus on animals, really).
"Animal Kingdom doesn't need another thrill ride." Neither does Hollywood Studios! And yet, they're doing it.
Disstevefan1
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I agree, but will this actually add capacity to the park? I have my doubts.
It may have the opposite effect. AK will have the same (or some may say less) capacity, and a lot more folks will want to go to AK to see the new land.
It will be interesting to watch.
CaptJackSparrow
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Universal from the top rope
Moth
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Oooh! Nice try Universal! But it's a shame that River Adventure and the majority of the Orlando JP land is straight-up garbage full of barely functional AAs and the land sans a coaster that destroyed the sightlines is still largely stuck on opening day!
But hey! It's better than nothing
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Andrew25
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It will certainly add more utilized capacity to the park. All of Dino-Rama was a black hole with very little interest.
Tropical Americas should help draw guests to that side of the park away from Pandora. It's not the full fix DAK needs, but it's a start. Placing an attraction over in Africa (either next to FoLK or Wildlife Express) would really help DAK and get it to a better place.
GhostHost1000
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JohnD
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Moth
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At first I wasn't convinced, until I saw you can get Jersey Mike's delivered!FLORIDA | Dinosaur World
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Disstevefan1
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In my opinion, this will bring more folks to AK and with the reality there is no actual additional capacity in attractions compared to when Dinoland when it was in full swing, the park will simply be more crowded.
But this is the goal of Disney, get folks to show up at AK.
What folks can do after they tap in is another issue but that's ok for Disney as they have used an entry for the day.
CaptJackSparrow
Member
I think it was just a joke…Oooh! Nice try Universal! But it's a shame that River Adventure and the majority of the Orlando JP land is straight-up garbage full of barely functional AAs and the land sans a coaster that destroyed the sightlines is still largely stuck on opening day!
But hey! It's better than nothing
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
Having another mid afternoon parade and a night show would keep a lot more people in AK
Disstevefan1
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Sincere question. Are we supposed to be getting these ?
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
Never heard of a rumor or insider mention a parade for DAK.
I'm sure a night show is constantly on the blue sky white board.
GhostHost1000
Premium Member
Animal kingdom isn’t designed for an easy parade route but it’s worked before. Why they couldn’t do small parades multiple times as day (similar to MK) with animal floats, characters, and drummers I’m not sure but it’s likely cost and logistics of moving people and floats around.
Disstevefan1
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Parade I can see as possible someday.
I thought they want to avoid night shows as to not disturb the animals?
Andrew25
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From a theoretical/numbers perspective, Tropical America won't add any additional capacity to the park. However, more guests will be interested in the attractions. For example, while many here disagree, Energy Adventure was not a very popular attraction with park guests. So while it had great hourly capacity (nearly 2K an hour), probably a quarter of it was used. Same with Figment today, rarely do you see queues for it anymore.
I'm expecting Encanto & Indiana Jones to actually use the majority of the capacity available throughout the day.