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

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Streetway

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well that’s good. Should be a good ride hopefully. The one I worry for is Indy. Especially with the way the Dino building doesn’t allow for the big cool room in the other versions of Indy. Can imagineering capture lightning in a bottle twice?
lentesta said:
I'm sure there'll be screens too. I just don't think it's going to be like (say) Fast & Furious over at Universal.

Na'Vi River Journey has both screens and large rooms with physical decor. Set aside that Na'Vi is a boat ride, the idea is kinda what I'm picturing for Encanto.
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Streetway

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I do think we all have to accept that screens are here to stay, and will probably be in most new rides. Like a lot of people say, it’s all about use. Screens can be a very good side dish, but they often aren’t very good as the main course.
Moth said:
Well that's a relief! My source said screen-heavy and proposed the glasses question, haha.

My main worry was screeeeenssss, I think a ride based on this IP would heavily benefit from well built sets.
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Purduevian

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Gusey said:
Exactly, they wouldn't. The way Disney do lands is there has to be at least 1 attraction, 1 restaurant and 1 shop. If they divided Dinoland into two mini-lands, they'd need to add a restaurant to where Dino-Rama is (where Encanto will go) or put Restaurantasaurus on the Encanto side and add one by Dinosaur. Also, Encanto is replacing all of Dino-Rama and the carousel is replacing the Boneyard, so there isn't physically enough space to have Encanto, Carousel, Boneyard, Dinosaur, 2 stores and 2 restaurants (not food stands) plus any potential animal exhibits
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I mean you can fit ROTR, the MK carousel, Cosmic Rays, Auntie Gravities, Star Traders, and the shell of Stich's great escape into the land without touching the bone yard, Resturantasaurus, Dinosaur, the theater in the wild, or the boat launch area. Then this area would be as packed as a Disneyland land! (Blue outline would be the mini Dinoland)

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Starship824

Starship824

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Sneaky said:
I do think we all have to accept that screens are here to stay, and will probably be in most new rides. Like a lot of people say, it’s all about use. Screens can be a very good side dish, but they often aren’t very good as the main course.
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Personally I don't have a problem with screens. When they're used correctly, I don't want them to be substitutes for things that can be done physically, or least they need to be good. For example the Mama Odie screen right before the drop into the laughing place is great but the one before the drop is not. Or Navi River journey does a good job with them too like Len pointed out.
 
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Streetway

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Moth said:
Bear, frog, pig, yeah, good enough fit! Yuk yuk yuk.

Indy is shaping up to be good.
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The muppets do a really fake dinosaur safari, and you can seee the gang struggle to keep the crappy animatronics together while Kermit is your guide and stabler and Waldorf heckle. give me a budget.
 
Disgruntled Walt

Disgruntled Walt

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Moth said:
Indy is shaping up to be good.
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Define "good." Animatronics galore? A ride experience so unique that I won't constantly be comparing to its predecessor (with the same track layout)? A new John Williams score written for the attraction?

It's a very high bar to be replacing Dinosaur, which I considered (at the height of its maintenance), my favorite WDW attraction.
 
Moth

Moth

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Disgruntled Walt said:
Define "good." Animatronics galore? A ride experience so unique that I won't constantly be comparing to its predecessor (with the same track layout)? A new John Williams score written for the attraction?

It's a very high bar to be replacing Dinosaur, which I considered (at the height of its maintenance), my favorite WDW attraction.
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It has Quetzalcoatl, which is the coolest thing ever. I heard some crumbs about AAs also.

It's gonna be no Dinosaur, because I LOVE dinosaurs, I was raised on the foam Styracosaurus they sold in the post-ride gift shop, but I see potential in Indy.
 
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Streetway

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Moth said:
It has Quetzalcoatl, which is the coolest thing ever.

It's gonna be no dinosaur, because I LOVE dinosaurs, I was raised on the foam Styracosaurus they sold in the post-ride gift shop, but I see potential in Indy.
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I love Indy (more than Star Wars personally), so I do hope the potential is realized. To be fair to Disney how do you compete with Jurassic? And Quetzalcoatl are cool. Dinosaur will be missed. Protect WDW’s cult classic attractions!
 
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blizzbeachbum

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I had the fortune, or misfortune depending on your point of view, to ride Indy at DL before riding Dinosaur at AK. I loved Indy and thought it was a great ride. The sets and effects were incredible. I had high expectations when I rode Dinosaur the first time. I couldn't wait to see all of the effects and elaborate sets that I hoped would be on par with Indy. Imagine my disappointment when you get in the jeep and go thru the time portal to a dark building.... bumpy ride.... jeep stops... lights come up.... people scream at the so so dinosaur.... lights go down... bumpy ride... lights come up.... people scream at a so so dinosaur.... rinse and repeat 5-7 more times.... it was obvious someone had value engineered the hell out of this ride... lets see how can we shave off a couple million.... forget about theming the entire show building... lets make the ride in the dark then we only have to theme maybe half of the building... lazy and a waste of what could have been an incredible ride. I realize there are many that love this ride... I don't get it.... maybe most of you haven't seen/ridden Indy. I can't wait for the retheme. See ya dinosaur... you won't be missed by me.
 

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