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

[ToTBellHop]

Tell me you've never been on Aquatopia without telling me you've never been on Aquatopia.

For me, Luigi's is such an underwhelming usage of that concept /ride system I'd almost rather it be removed.

We weren’t impressed. Didn’t help that it broke down the first two times we got in line and we had to leave. Finally got on it the third time. Meh. Waste of a lot of money.

 

[RSoxNo1]

We weren’t impressed. Didn’t help that it broke down the first two times we got in line and we had to leave. Finally got on it the third time. Meh. Waste of a lot of money.

Aquatopia or Luigi's?

 

[J4546]

lol I think luigis is a fun little kids ride and looks great walking by as well, lots of fun kinetic dancing energy. But its def not a highlight of the land

 

[Gusey]

I wish they'd did a version of Luigi's for the Mary Poppins attraction at Epcot. A dancing trackless ride uses the trackless ride system well for flat rides that can add capacity to the parks and provide something family friendly without a height requirement. Not everything has to be an E-ticket

 

[SamusAranX]

For AK, a quick patch would be maybe an East Coast version of ABL from DCA. It would fit the theme, easy to throw 3/4 flat rides in, and help capacity while constructing Dinoland’s replacement

 

[ToTBellHop]

Aquatopia or Luigi's?

Luigi’s.

 

[doctornick]

For AK, a quick patch would be maybe an East Coast version of ABL from DCA. It would fit the theme, easy to throw 3/4 flat rides in, and help capacity while constructing Dinoland’s replacement

I’ve frequently said that A Bugs Land would be a nice, affordable, quick addition for DAK. And it would make it much easier to take Dinoland off line.

 

[celluloid]

I wish they'd did a version of Luigi's for the Mary Poppins attraction at Epcot. A dancing trackless ride uses the trackless ride system well for flat rides that can add capacity to the parks and provide something family friendly without a height requirement. Not everything has to be an E-ticket

Aquatopia would have been a great use of a ride system for Journey of Water's concept at Animal Kingdom.

 

[BrianLo]

And speaking of things featured there/announced, whatever happened to Wondrous China? I feel like we heard that it was already filmed so is that something that might be added at some point? It wouldn't be able to be instantaneous since the screens would need to be renovated to make them seamless.

From what I can gather it was filming, but not complete, when the pandemic derailed it in China. They started filming in (?summer 2019) and would have had scheduled shoots over the course of the year to capture all the seasons through spring 2020.

Obviously China wasn’t in a supportive place to resume shooting until frankly just a year ago. So the question really becomes now that they have actually moved into post pandemic stability if it will resume or if the entire project has been scrapped.

 

[Disstevefan1]

I could be wrong. But yeah, what I've heard is MK and HS are the focus.

This is all off the top of my head, so help me clarify my thinking here.

The thing I don't know is whether the strategy Disney's betting on is:

1. Add to already-popular parks -or-
2. Add to less-popular parks

Strategy #1 seems to make sense if Disney sees a need to get people in the door. So if surveys say "I'm not coming because there's nothing new", even after everything that's been added to EPCOT, then adding to MK makes sense. Lots of people think WDW === MK.

Strategy #2 seems to make sense if they need to get people to stay longer. Like, people are coming, but they're only going to 2 parks instead of 3 or 4.

I mention strategy #2 because I recently got an email asking for advice about G+. When I asked for details about the trip, the response was "We're doing 2 days at MK, 1 at EP, and 1 at HS."

I would love to see how many people are skipping AK like that. And this person has a 2-BR at BLT for a week. They have the money and the time.

Disney will do what it will do, but I can see them adding to HS, so folks will do two days at HS.

Another thought I had was Disney will wait and see what EPIC does to WDW numbers then react as needed.

Unlike their movie business, Disney is very money minded when it comes to their theme park business. They don't want to spend a cent more than they need to in the parks.

Now that I think about it, a movie mistake is here and gone, yes money was lost, but the movie mistake is soon forgotten.

When you make a mistake in a theme park, its there for decades - see Celebration Gardens.

 

[Bocabear]

Shockingly Harmonious disappeared pretty quickly...

 

[Disstevefan1]

Shockingly Harmonious disappeared pretty quickly...

Yes, the barges were easily towed away and demolished,

The Rocket Rods mistake however.....

 

[Bocabear]

Having been on the old Rocket Rods a few times, I was happy to see it go...hoping they would put something else up there... It is crazy that they just let it go to ruin... Really. That is way worse than SGE sitting empty....

 

[Disstevefan1]

Having been on the old Rocket Rods a few times, I was happy to see it go...hoping they would put something else up there... It is crazy that they just let it go to ruin... Really. That is way worse than SGE sitting empty....

Rocket Rods could possibly be the worst mistake in Disney theme park history? No only was Rocket rods a bad attraction, Rocket rods destroyed the people mover track such that the could not even bring back the people mover if they wanted. Very bad.

 

[aladdin2007]

Rocket Rods could possibly be the worst mistake in Disney theme park history? No only was Rocket rods a bad attraction, Rocket rods destroyed the people mover track such that the could not even bring back the people mover if they wanted. Very bad.

for Disneyland maybe, for us I would have to say the gutting of JII, or maybe the loss of toad...heck at this point I would say the change of Splash tops all of that.

 

[zipadee999]

for Disneyland maybe, for us I would have to say the gutting of JII, or maybe the loss of toad...heck at this point I would say the change of Splash tops all of that.

I’d say Splash, the demo of Horizons, Imagination, and gutting the great movie ride are all contenders

 

[PREMiERdrum]

Shockingly Harmonious disappeared pretty quickly...

It's amazing how quickly they can move when there are easily-interpreted declines on the balance sheet. Evening EPCOT dining - specifically pricey show packages and late-night alcohol sales - took a nosedive.

Hit 'em where it counts: their wallets.

 

[SailorMercury]

for Disneyland maybe, for us I would have to say the gutting of JII, or maybe the loss of toad...heck at this point I would say the change of Splash tops all of that.

I think it's too early to say that Splash was a mistake since we haven't seen Tiana's finished. losing Imagination is 100% the biggest mistake.

 

[UNCgolf]

I’d say Splash, the demo of Horizons, Imagination, and gutting the great movie ride are all contenders

I'd honestly put the loss of the Living Seas up there too, although it was more of a slow, gradual decline than something they just shut down like the others. That pavilion, as an overall experience from entrance on, was one of Imagineering's masterpieces.

 

[Bocabear]

I remember waiting over 2 hours for Rocket Rods... The queue too all of the Mission To Mars show building then down into a pit and up a staircase in the middle of the old Star Jets platform to the load area... It was a miserable line... The ride was plagued by brakes but somehow over in like 30 seconds and you were walking down the stairs again wondering what just happened... Evidently there were huge show scenes planned that were all cut along with the banked track that would have removed most of the brake runs.... Seems like if they REALLY wanted to they could figure out a way to bring back the people mover...Though I imagine if they did they would shorten the path a great deal...