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

[ToTBellHop]

Not sure if this has been brought up earlier, but I'm a bit interested/worried about how the closure of Restaurantosaurus will impact other dining locations at DAK. At the moment, it's 1 of 2 "safe" options for families that may not be interested in the more "exotic" venues at DAK. I'd assume it would be converted to feature Latin-inspired food... so where do the nuggets, burgers, and fries go? Seems like every WDW park needs at least one standard venue. Harambe Market maybe as it is pretty underutilized?

I'd hate for Flame Tree's menu to be impacted by it as that's the closest QSR location and centrally located.

I imagine they would just serve some of those items out of the stands around the park that cycle through various offerings over time. And yes, they could add them to Harambe Market since it doesn't use every hatch anymore.

 

[aladdin2007]

I imagine they would just serve some of those items out of the stands around the park that cycle through various offerings over time. And yes, they could add them to Harambe Market since it doesn't use every hatch anymore.

speaking of that area, what are they doing near it currently? The whole area was a dead end and blocked off and had to turn around.

 

[ToTBellHop]

speaking of that area, what are they doing near it currently? The whole area was a dead end and blocked off and had to turn around.

Some sort of new structure. Not sure. They don’t use all of the facilities they have, as it is. What more could it need?

 

[Indy_UK]

Probably being too ambitious given Disneys track record but I think that the South America land will be fleshed out and shown off next D23 with construction to start shortly after.

They can then work on that and leave the Indy change of Dinosaur until later in the project to minimalise impact.

Has there been any rumours to what kind of ride Encanto is likely to get?

Behind Thunder Mountain I think is going to be 3-4 years before even breaking ground.

 

[Bocabear]

Probably being too ambitious given Disneys track record but I think that the South America land will be fleshed out and shown off next D23 with construction to start shortly after.

They can then work on that and leave the Indy change of Dinosaur until later in the project to minimalise impact.

Has there been any rumours to what kind of ride Encanto is likely to get?

Behind Thunder Mountain I think is going to be 3-4 years before even breaking ground.

Do we even know that it is going to be a ride? Could be a show or just a glorified meet N Greet....

 

[HauntedPirate]

My gut is telling me the Zootopia show in the Tree of life will come first probably 2025 sometime… that way they will have something new to promote before closing Dinosaur… Then Indiana jones will open first in that section( sometime In 2026)as it will be the easiest to do as already having the track and ride system in place as well having a template to follow in the Disneyland version… with the rest of South America opening 2027/2028… that way they will also have something new to promote every year within the first few years of Epic Universals opening

You think Disney could do all of that in 4-5 years? That's funny.

 

[WDWFREAK53]

Do we even know that it is going to be a ride? Could be a show or just a glorified meet N Greet....

or a walk-through attraction like Journey of Water. (But I guess you could consider that a glorified meet n greet).

I guess my biggest question in all of this would be the Indiana Jones section. Yes, we know Indiana Jones Adventure out in Disneyland uses the same basic ride layout/tech as Dinosaur, but is it really doing any "forward thinking" by adding a 25 year old attraction? I want something new...use the same ride tech but I don't want the same attraction. Give me a NEW adventure.

 

[Mike S]

or a walk-through attraction like Journey of Water. (But I guess you could consider that a glorified meet n greet).

I guess my biggest question in all of this would be the Indiana Jones section. Yes, we know Indiana Jones Adventure out in Disneyland uses the same basic ride layout/tech as Dinosaur, but is it really doing any "forward thinking" by adding a 25 year old attraction? I want something new...use the same ride tech but I don't want the same attraction. Give me a NEW adventure.

I always thought an interesting way to bring Indy to WDW (DHS specifically) was to adapt Shanghai’s Pirates to instead be Indiana Jones Adventure: The Lost City of Atlantis.

 

[Bocabear]

I always thought an interesting way to bring Indy to WDW (DHS specifically) was to adapt Shanghai’s Pirates to instead be Indiana Jones Adventure: The Lost City of Atlantis.

That is an intriguing idea... But would probably end up in Tokyo or Hong Kong.
It is a shame the Atlantis movie was not better...
It just seemed to miss...
It would would have made a great live action film.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

If this same concept was proposed for the Adventureland expansion plot, it would have been perfect.

 

[doctornick]

I always thought an interesting way to bring Indy to WDW (DHS specifically) was to adapt Shanghai’s Pirates to instead be Indiana Jones Adventure: The Lost City of Atlantis.

I agree it would be cool. But regardless, they really need to bring that ride tech to the USA in some capacity. For WDW, I feel like it would really be beneficial in DHS - though Indy was always my top choice for it, but there's other potential options for a theme. Heck, I've been fine with the idea of just putting Shanghai POTC in DHS and then removing the Jack Sparrow elements from the MK POTC - that would differentiate the two rides quite a bit and would be fine if they are in different parks.

 

[Bocabear]

Honestly, as long as Disneyland has their superior and original version of Pirates, I would be happy to see WDW's cliff notes version get completely replaced by the Shanghai version and expand the area a bit with more thematic decor making that portion of Adventureland look more like Pirates Lair village... The rest of Adventureland could keep it's charming Caribbean/Polynesian/Jungle aesthetic

 

[HMF]

Honestly, as long as Disneyland has their superior and original version of Pirates, I would be happy to see WDW's cliff notes version get completely replaced by the Shanghai version and expand the area a bit with more thematic decor making that portion of Adventureland look more like Pirates Lair village... The rest of Adventureland could keep it's charming Caribbean/Polynesian/Jungle aesthetic

Uh, it's not really a cliffnotes version. the story of the Walt Disney World version is a totally different setup than the DL version. a lot of people miss that though.

https://passport2dreams.blogspot.com/2010/06/case-for-florida-pirates.html

 

[James Alucobond]

I agree it would be cool. But regardless, they really need to bring that ride tech to the USA in some capacity. For WDW, I feel like it would really be beneficial in DHS - though Indy was always my top choice for it, but there's other potential options for a theme. Heck, I've been fine with the idea of just putting Shanghai POTC in DHS and then removing the Jack Sparrow elements from the MK POTC - that would differentiate the two rides quite a bit and would be fine if they are in different parks.

I feel like it could work decently as the centerpiece dark ride for the villains area. If it were something of a villain montage, the core illusion of rising from the bottom of the sea could work really well with Ursula summoning shipwrecks from the depths since the scenes are so similar.

 

[Bocabear]

Uh, it's not really a cliffnotes version. the story of the Walt Disney World version is a totally different setup than the DL version. a lot of people miss that though.

https://passport2dreams.blogspot.com/2010/06/case-for-florida-pirates.html

That is a great article, but if I have to read that to understand that it is not a cliff notes version, but a reduced experience, it plays as the same thing to almost everyone. Not saying I hate the Florida version...I grew up only knowing that version, but when grew up and saw the California version and the Disneyland Paris version and the Shanghai version....the WDW iteration comes up short on all counts...and indeed does feel like a "Greatest Hits" version of a better ride.
YES! it is a different setup because you are starting in the Caribbean.... But even so, it feels lacking in comparison.(to me)
I think the Paris version is probably the best of all of them with a fully realized Fort, Pirate ships and adventure trail...before you even get inside the queue.

 

[CinematicFusion]

Do we think they'll clone an existing Indy or make something new? It would be neat to have it involve dinosaurs in some way with a new story.

Cloned exactly like Disneyland.

 

[Bocabear]

Cloned exactly like Disneyland.

Do we know that for sure? or just a guess?

 

[lazyboy97o]

Cloned exactly like Disneyland.

Except the layout and building aren’t exactly like Disneyland.

 

[J4546]

it wont be exact, im hoping they give it a different story/temple. we shall see

 

[britain]

When we went it was one of out favorite rides at Disneyland. That reveal, when the car stops and the whole chamber is visible in front of you, complete with cars going over the bridge, others diving down, smoke, fire and laser --- nothing topped that reveal. Dinosaur doesn't have anything like that. With IJA you got a feeling of size.

I think this is the only way they could screw up this good news: that they change it to Indy but cut out the “big room views” because of some Dinosaur building difference. I mean we know the tracks are the same, but are there any loadbearing walls that would get in the way of the large room views?