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

[EagleScout610]

Aerial view of the Cementosaurus remains via bioreconstruct:

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Fossilized remains at this point

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Once camp cretaceous became popular(animated kids show set in movie universe), Disney waved the white flag. Universal has an all ages franchise with content for every relevant age group. Disney doesn't feel it's worth the effort to try and compete there.

Not saying it's right, but i sorta get it.

Yeah, we are definitely a Disney family but my kids like Camp Cretaceous. I had asked my younger (she's 10) which of the areas of the Universal Kids park they are building in TX she would be most interested and that is the one she gravitated to

Can see why Disney would see a ton of other IP is more attractive and more associated to their brand than anything dinosaur related

 

[mysto]

And how exactly do they this? Hmm?

Mind control.

Same way they do everything.

 

[JD80]

Wrong intrepretation, poor choice of words by me!

There are plenty of people here that think that Disney will get cold feet and not follow through and change Dinosaur to Indy. They keep double-downing and so now I'm keeping bookmarks.

I'm willing to bet those naysayers.

Dinosaur to Indy is happening!

Lol I got confused when Len took that bet after his last blog post. Thought I missed something!

 

[SplashJacket]

One way is to manipulate the wording used. For example:

"How you rate the value for the price you paid for Lightning Lane Premier Pass today?"

Excellent
Very good
Good
Just okay
Poor

(Disney does use that answer scale, I have screenshots)

Instantly, you have an 80% chance of what could be considered a "positive" answer. Then you get Josh on stage saying, "80% of guests have a positive opinion of Lightning Lane Premier Pass!", even though the aggregate number received was actually a 1.9 on a 5-point scale (totally making up numbers in that last sentence). With multi-choice answers, you can provide 90% positive responses and hide the negative 10% by mixing them in with the positive items to potentially manipulate what boxes get checked. If you want true opinions, you use unbiased language and provide a equal balance of answers, plus potentially a text box to provide additional feedback.

You can influence someone's mindset by using positive language early in a survey, then ask questions.

You can also manipulate who you survey. Do you want to survey the family that looks angry, stomping out of MK, or do you want to survey the family laughing with bags under their arms and smiling? They also send surveys that often close within 48 hours of a park visit, so they are trying to get people still on "the high" from a park visit, rather than 30-45 days later once the credit card bills hit, plus you've had time to reflect on things.

Human biases are impossible to avoid in any form of surveying, however, what is suggested here is incredibly off from reality

 

[Bleed0range]

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I am really impressed with how much work they’ve put into making this attraction authentic to the park. I hope this turns out to be just as good as the Disneyland ride! With its own unique twist.

 

[Mr. Sullivan]

Can someone explain how this is considered “an expansion” when there is no net-new attraction count? Are we bending the definition to suit the “$60 billion” statements?

The aim is to increase the park’s capacity. This is doing that. We lost two “attractions” but are gaining what they provided in capacity and then some in return.

 

[Mr. Sullivan]

Once TA opens, Animal Kingdom we'll definitely get a boost in attendance (like when Pandora opened) but I can't see Disney going another decade before adding another new ride. AK desperately needs *real* expansion

I still strongly believe we’re gonna get Paris’ Lion King ride before this investment cycle is over

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I still strongly believe we’re gonna get Paris’ Lion King ride before this investment cycle is over

Definitely could see it for part of the 2nd 5 years

If they add that and a 3rd attraction ion to Pandora, both of which could also run at night, really could flesh out the park and allow for later closings and spread people out from the other parks more

 

[AKL2003]

The LK ride, a 3rd Avatar attraction PLUS a nighttime show would make AK pretty close to perfect IMHO

 

[Agent H]

Do we really need a third avatar attraction? Don’t get me wrong the existing attractions are really good but I don’t see the need for a third one.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Do we really need a third avatar attraction? Don’t get me wrong the existing attractions are really good but I don’t see the need for a third one.

I think it would fill out the land and could be based on one of the new movies. Expand the land with that and a table service restaurant and it would be great

 

[Agent H]

I think it would fill out the land and could be based on one of the new movies. Expand the land with that and a table service restaurant and it would be great

i Don’t know. That doesn’t really sound appealing to me. But I don’t like avatar the movie so maybe that’s why it doesn’t sound appealing to me. I think expansion money would be better spent elsewhere.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

i Don’t know. That doesn’t really sound appealing to me. But I don’t like avatar the movie so maybe that’s why it doesn’t sound appealing to me. I just expansion money would be better spent elsewhere.

There is also an expansion pad there and were plans for a 3rd attraction to start with so would be easier / cheaper (theoretically) than other options for expansion

I just think the land is so well done and would welcome more of it. I'm not a Avatar super fan or anything but do enjoy the movies

 

[Agent H]

There is also an expansion pad there and were plans for a 3rd attraction to start with so would be easier / cheaper (theoretically) than other options for expansion

I just think the land is so well done and would welcome more of it. I'm not a Avatar super fan or anything but do enjoy the movies

I agree. The land is very well done. But isn’t that expansion pad where the lion king ride is (was?) rumored to go?

 

[HauntedPirate]

Human biases are impossible to avoid in any form of surveying, however, what is suggested here is incredibly off from reality

Really?

I had a different question on a different survey, 1-5 scale, where 5 was “huge fan”, 1 was “not a fan at all”, and 2-4 were blank. And 5 is on the left, where your eyes are going to go first.

Cognitive psychology reveals that the way questions are framed affects how respondents interpret and answer them. For instance, leading questions can manipulate participants into confirming biases, while loaded terms may elicit emotional responses that skew data integrity.

Sending surveys that at least used to expire within 48 hours of your visit isn’t trying to elicit an emotional response?

Claiming Disney doesn’t word many of their survey questions to get a desired response is naive, at best.

 

[Ayla]

Really?

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I had a different question on a different survey, 1-5 scale, where 5 was “huge fan”, 1 was “not a fan at all”, and 2-4 were blank. And 5 is on the left, where your eyes are going to go first.



Sending surveys that at least used to expire within 48 hours of your visit isn’t trying to elicit an emotional response?

Claiming Disney doesn’t word many of their survey questions to get a desired response is naive, at best.

Bias in surveys is literally a field of study. Denying reality doesn't mean it is any less true. It happens everywhere, and it is especially egregious from Disney.

 

[Timothy_Q]

I agree. The land is very well done. But isn’t that expansion pad where the lion king ride is (was?) rumored to go?

The Pandora expansion pad is south of Pandora

The "Lion King expansion pad" is north of Pandora

 

[Agent H]

The Pandora expansion pad is south of Pandora

The "Lion King expansion pad" is north of Pandora

This is it right?

Credit for the photo goes to Mickey central.

 

[J4546]

id rather they expand/redo KRR before adding a 3rd avatar ride. KRR is such a damn shame of a river rapids ride imo