Centauri Space Station
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LWTL has been getting additions every festival and a seasonal overlay, new lighting in the rainforest, etc. Seas has new signage and fixed effects, why do you think they are in the worst shape?
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DAK 'Encanto' and 'Indiana Jones'-themed experiences at Animal Kingdom
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dreamfinding
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Agreeing here. LWTL is beloved by all and someone out there it taking care of it.
I will argue that OP is correct about all of Imagination, Magic Eye, and Wonders.
SSE is not in the best of shape, but again, someone seems to at least be maintaining it.
Centauri Space Station
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I’d definitely not say SSE is in its best shape but i also think 2003-05 after AT&T dropped sponsorship and the global neighborhood sat abandoned was worse.
dreamfinding
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Oh SSE is in terrible shape, but I have heard there is someone who is taking care of it as far as ride maintenance goes.
It’s mind boggling to think all of those sets are still up there.
Brer Panther
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South America fits Animal Kingdom. Indiana Jones and Encanto do not. They are not about animals or even conservation.
Because Disney doesn't have any popular dinosaur-themed IPs, and Iger hates rides that aren't based on IPs. That's the whole reason.
However, they own Ice Age now. If we can apparently have the Simpsons going into Hollywood Studios, I see no reason why we can't have Ice Age in Animal Kingdom.
MadderAdder
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No Simpsons or Ice Age plz.
There are dozens of us, dozens!
lol, one of those is definitely my profession.
McMickeyWorld
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desert?
ToTBellHop
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Deserts are not typically described as tropical even if there are deserts in the tropics.
RSoxNo1
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Tom is spot on regarding Disney's strategy. Quite a bit of the Star Wars concept art was not released to the press either. Generally the relevant pieces of concept art are released to the media in a high resolution format. The EPCOT central spine with the floating triangles was never released and the only images that exist publicly are photos of the screen. I believe the same is true of the 3rd Galaxy's Edge attraction and a handful of other concept art from that.
_caleb
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I like that it’s a theme park with walkthrough trails and fewer rides. I’d actually like if they’d add more trails and maybe a bit more “show” (themed/interactive set pieces) to those trails.
I’ve always heard this, but except when we get rained out, we’ve always taken a full day (or at least open to close) at AK. I guess we go slow and try to do/see/explore/eat everything.
McMickeyWorld
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Don't get me wrong, although Santa Cecilia with its inspirations and aesthetics does not fit the term "tropical America." Classifying Mexico as a desert is strange, especially hearing it as a Mexican. It's also important to consider that, judging by the research trip short, they are being inspired by the southern part of the country, so I don't see the problem.
Twirlnhurl
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I did not believe you, so I had to look it up. That is absolutely crazy! The movie felt like such a flop! Disney even closed a entire movie studio over the performance of Dinosaur!
One of my favorite things about Disneyland is that great little corner of Fantasyland with the Mad Tea Party next to Alice in Wonderland. I think it could work.
SilentWindODoom
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Theme the whole thing after the water stunt demonstration from the old Backlot Tour! We can't lose!
State of the animatronics and effects in the boat ride. 30 year old flashing light finale. Nemo is dated and still suffers from its original slashed budget and confused theming.
Centauri Space Station
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I meant Seabase regarding the seas but nemo does look tired. Lwtl seems to be getting more love recently though.
It’s very nice to see the fire effect return (and quite sad people didn’t know it should be there). May it continue to receive lots of love. When the rainforest rains again I’ll shut up !
MerlinTheGoat
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Wow, I never thought i'd see that effect again. It has been missing since 2014, a decade. What's going on over there that they suddenly started to show some care and attention to this attraction? Love to see it.
There's a pretty large damaged chunk of the wall touching the ceiling in the desert scene. If they haven't already fixed that, then it should be a priority. Most videos don't show it due to lighting and camera angles, but it's very noticeable in person. That ceiling there also needs cleaning and repainting as it's covered in mold.
I also can't remember the last time the doors to the greenhouse worked. Maybe close to when this fire effect stopped working.
And yeah last I checked the animal figures are still sluggish (some static) and need some love.
There's a pretty large damaged chunk of the wall touching the ceiling in the desert scene. If they haven't already fixed that, then it should be a priority. Most videos don't show it due to lighting and camera angles, but it's very noticeable in person. That ceiling there also needs cleaning and repainting as it's covered in mold.
I also can't remember the last time the doors to the greenhouse worked. Maybe close to when this fire effect stopped working.
And yeah last I checked the animal figures are still sluggish (some static) and need some love.
SilentWindODoom
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Huh... Dallin really bringing the attention got Disney to shape up, huh?
In all seriousness, I haven't been on Living with the Land since this effect stopped and have no memory of it whatsoever. I thought for a sec it was being posted as a lighting failure showing the wear of the state of the ride.
I was shocked by the mention of no rain in the rainforest? I swore the effects were working in all recent video I've seen of it. But now that I look, I realize I'm thinking of the effects in the first scene. What effect is missing in the rainforest?
On Nemo, I went for the first time when it was fairly new. The Living Seas was my favorite pavilion and my earliest memories of it include the film and ride, so I was already disappointed, but on my ride a number of the scenes, most notably the EAC, looped twice while I was in them. I don't know if the ride was experiencing problems or slowed for someone with special needs loading and unloading or if that's just the usual experience.
The anglerfish is awesome, tho. Glad to check a ride-through from two years ago and finding it apparently still works.
In all seriousness, I haven't been on Living with the Land since this effect stopped and have no memory of it whatsoever. I thought for a sec it was being posted as a lighting failure showing the wear of the state of the ride.
I was shocked by the mention of no rain in the rainforest? I swore the effects were working in all recent video I've seen of it. But now that I look, I realize I'm thinking of the effects in the first scene. What effect is missing in the rainforest?
On Nemo, I went for the first time when it was fairly new. The Living Seas was my favorite pavilion and my earliest memories of it include the film and ride, so I was already disappointed, but on my ride a number of the scenes, most notably the EAC, looped twice while I was in them. I don't know if the ride was experiencing problems or slowed for someone with special needs loading and unloading or if that's just the usual experience.
The anglerfish is awesome, tho. Glad to check a ride-through from two years ago and finding it apparently still works.
Reminder that Coco was not set in a desert area of Mexico. And that there are areas of Mexico that are "in the tropics" as in "between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn" that are lush and green if not a "rain forest."