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

[doctornick]

The train can't be used for any kind of expansion that will attract more people. They absolutely have to have walking access for any expansion.

If/when they do expand up there, it's more likely the train is removed entirely (I think insiders have even pointed this out).

Or the train could be complimented by a substantial walking path to said expanded areas (and Rafiki’s) so it wouldn’t have to transport everyone.

 

[ToTBellHop]

These forums are powered by hyperbole.

It’s better than infighting. Hyperbole is 10x more powerful than scream!

 

[MrPromey]

These forums are powered by hyperbole.

... and passion

 

[J4546]

yeah i think they will get rid of the train all together and make a walking path in the future

 

[awoogala]

I guess I'm the only one who is just tired of Indy? Like, maybe 20 years ago, but putting it in now is just lazy to me. We don't have to have everything the same at WDW and DL. Encanto at least looks new and fresh.

 

[UNCgolf]

Or the train could be complimented by a substantial walking path to said expanded areas (and Rafiki’s) so it wouldn’t have to transport everyone.

That's what I've said before, but at least one insider here (don't remember who) said they had potential plans to remove it entirely so that they can use some of that space for other things.

 

[SilentWindODoom]

Yeah, more poor Cirque du Soleil knockoff than "pole dancing" but the hyperbole fits, I guess.

Now that I know what it is and have watched the performance... the moves around that central pole are pretty directly, non-hyperbolically pole dancing moves.

 

[WaltWiz1901]

We don't have to have everything the same at WDW and DL. Encanto at least looks new and fresh.

Word.

It's inevitable that there would be at least some overlap between the resorts, and I'm not against that at all, but as I said numerous pages back, clones of pre-existing attractions shouldn't be the only "new" attractions added to a park whenever it comes time to expand or fill in underutilized space. Bring on the uniquity

 

[eddie104]

I guess I'm the only one who is just tired of Indy? Like, maybe 20 years ago, but putting it in now is just lazy to me. We don't have to have everything the same at WDW and DL. Encanto at least looks new and fresh.

That’s what a lot of people fail to realize and it leads to these ridiculous competitions between the resorts.

We need to appreciate what each coast brings to the table in terms of experiences, food and other miscellaneous novelties.

 

[ToTBellHop]

That’s what a lot of people fail to realize and it leads to these ridiculous ing matches between the resorts.

We need to appreciate what each coast brings to the table in terms of experiences, food and other miscellaneous novelties.

California brings churros to the table. Florida churros are trash.

 

[eddie104]

California brings churros to the table. Florida churros are trash.

I hate churros.

 

[Haymarket2008]

While I think the new Frozen ride in Tokyo looks spectacular, I have major issues with the boat just….floating through the hallways of the palace….huge waterfall elevation changes in the middle of a land based structure….not great, imho.

This is what worries me the most with an Encanto boat ride.

 

[peter11435]

While I think the new Frozen ride in Tokyo looks spectacular, I have major issues with the boat just….floating through the hallways of the palace….huge waterfall elevation changes in the middle of a land based structure….not great, imho.

This is what worries me the most with an Encanto boat ride.

In the context of the rides story you’re never physically riding through the castle.

 

[MrPromey]

In the context of the rides story you’re never physically riding through the castle.

Which is why a boat ride is a weird fit for a ride going through a frozen land...

But they made the Little Mermaid a dry omnimover so what do I know?

 

[Haymarket2008]

In the context of the rides story you’re never physically riding through the castle.

Whaddya mean? Is it a “memory play” or something?

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

Whaddya mean? Is it a “memory play” or something?

Essentially, yes.

The Trolls are retelling the story of Anna and Elsa, and through Grand Pabbie's magic it appears to unfold around you.

 

[Haymarket2008]

Essentially, yes.

The Trolls are retelling the story of Anna and Elsa, and through Grand Pabbie's magic it appears to unfold around you.

Interesting. I can glean that from watching footage again. I’m not sure how well it holds up conceptually though.

Seeing this scary waterfall flooding the halls of the castle though is positively garish:

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

Interesting. I can glean that from watching footage again. I’m not sure how well it holds up conceptually though.

Seeing this scary waterfall flooding the halls of the castle though is positively garish:

I agree that it's sort of weird. Feels like stretching the concept to the limit in the name of justifying its placement in Fantasy Springs. That they sort of try to wave it away within the story suggests the choice of ride system is a liability to be excused rather than an asset to be embraced.

I can't help but think that there was an interesting opportunity within the Frozen IP to offer TDL a port or attraction that offered an experience of the, *ahem*, frozen parts of the sea which aren't yet on display in the park. Riding across a frozen fjord on a sleigh would still have fit for TDS, been different from yet another boat ride, and could serve the Frozen narrative by moving more naturally through both outdoor and indoor locations without the need for rivers that seem to run through buildings that have no rivers in them (even if they're not literally, actually running through the buildings).

 

[eddie104]

I agree that it's sort of weird. Feels like stretching the concept to the limit in the name of justifying its placement in Fantasy Springs. That they sort of try to wave it away within the story suggests the choice of ride system is a liability to be excused rather than an asset to be embraced.

I can't help but think that there was an interesting opportunity within the Frozen IP to offer TDL a port or attraction that offered an experience of the, *ahem*, frozen parts of the sea which aren't yet on display in the park. Riding across a frozen fjord on a sleigh would still have fit for TDS, been different from yet another boat ride, and could serve the Frozen narrative by moving more naturally through both outdoor and indoor locations without the need for rivers that seem to run through buildings that have no rivers in them (even if they're not literally, actually running through the buildings).

Nobody talks about how technically Fantasy Springs is out of place in DisneySea and actually belongs at their castle park.

 

[SplashJacket]

I agree that it's sort of weird. Feels like stretching the concept to the limit in the name of justifying its placement in Fantasy Springs. That they sort of try to wave it away within the story suggests the choice of ride system is a liability to be excused rather than an asset to be embraced.

I can't help but think that there was an interesting opportunity within the Frozen IP to offer TDL a port or attraction that offered an experience of the, *ahem*, frozen parts of the sea which aren't yet on display in the park. Riding across a frozen fjord on a sleigh would still have fit for TDS, been different from yet another boat ride, and could serve the Frozen narrative by moving more naturally through both outdoor and indoor locations without the need for rivers that seem to run through buildings that have no rivers in them (even if they're not literally, actually running through the buildings).

I don’t think a boat ride is a bad choice honestly. Water provides good kinetics.

I just think the first scenes (memory scene, do you want to build a snowman, Anna in the halls, and the coronation scenes are sloppy and should’ve been cut.

Otherwise, I think the other moments are exceptional. They also should’ve cut out Hans entirely, he’s a twist villain, not a real villain, and you can’t capture a twist in a ride.

With the money from the cut scenes, they should’ve upgraded the final backwards drop/icy ship scene to be more Shanghai POTC ship scale, and added a scene after the trolls and changed the love is an open door scene to be Anna singing about the gates opening.