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

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Streetway

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Moth said:
Wait for the TERROR OF THE MOTHMAN ride in the North America section of the park. Trust the plan. If I say it enough it'll happen!
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heck, we can work around the ip mandate and make it a gravity falls ride. Trust the process. I will make anything in the parks work somehow if it involves gravity falls for the muppets
 
UNCgolf

UNCgolf

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It'll be wildly disappointing if the Encanto attraction ends up mainly screens. Na'vi River Journey is probably best case scenario from an execution standpoint for a ride featuring a mix of physical sets and screens, although Encanto needs AAs too if it wants to be at least a D ticket.
 
KDM31091

KDM31091

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UNCgolf said:
It'll be wildly disappointing if the Encanto attraction ends up mainly screens. Na'vi River Journey is probably best case scenario from an execution standpoint for a ride featuring a mix of physical sets and screens, although Encanto needs AAs too if it wants to be at least a D ticket.
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I really don't get the hype for the River Journey. It's scenic, it's relaxing, the animatronic is great, but it just feels like it's missing something. Suspense, excitement, I dunno, something. Not to say it needs to be a thrill ride, but it's basically just stunning visuals and not much else. IMO, nowhere near worth the usual wait times it has. I'll do it as a pleasant relaxing attraction if the wait is <30 mins.
 
UNCgolf

UNCgolf

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KDM31091 said:
I really don't get the hype for the River Journey. It's scenic, it's relaxing, the animatronic is great, but it just feels like it's missing something. Suspense, excitement, I dunno, something. Not to say it needs to be a thrill ride, but it's basically just stunning visuals and not much else. IMO, nowhere near worth the usual wait times it has. I'll do it as a pleasant relaxing attraction if the wait is <30 mins.
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I don't think there's much hype -- people here seem to hate it.

I actually love it and think it's one of the best attractions they've built this century at WDW from a design standpoint, but you have to look at it as a C ticket (which it is) and grade it on that scale. It's certainly not a 60+ minute wait kind of ride, but that's because Animal Kingdom doesn't have enough attractions.
 
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Chef idea Mickey`=

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C'mon, this is the World's 1st Ever Encanto ride attraction experience and to say it will not be on par with Frozen would be a huge humongous disappointment for the Domestic Park's. It deserves some Animatronics?
 
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doctornick

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Starship824 said:
I actually do like Remy I just don't think that kind of ride works for Encanto. I think Encanto is a ride that needs lots of physical sets and AAs. It can have seems or projections but they have to be used well. It has to be used in a way that can't be done physically imo.
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Remy does has pretty significant physical sets - even if a lot of the "action" is on screens in front of you - though it doesn't really have AAs that I can recall. I think a biggest "issue", which is something that came up in this discussion already, is whether a ride has 3D glasses. IMHO, it is difficult to make effective physical features when a ride relies on wearing glasses and having 3D images - the glasses themselves dull the physical view and make anything you see there less engaging. They become more window dressing than something that really draws you in themselves.

NRJ is a fantastic example on how to integrate both physical scenes with screens to create activity and movement. The problem with that ride is a lack of "stuff happening" - it's all (beautiful) background and no sizzle.

I wouldn't have a problem with Encanto having screens for at least some of the "action" if they are integrated well with physical sets. But the property does seem to be tailor made for a lot of moving features within the casita that are physically there and no projections. Not having glasses though is a huge positive deal as if they were being used it would limit what they could effectively do with the rest of the ride.

I'm curious also about what @Moth is hearing about the premise of the ride. Justified and fitting in DAK?
 
KDM31091

KDM31091

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UNCgolf said:
I don't think there's much hype -- people here seem to hate it.

I actually love it and think it's one of the best attractions they've built this century at WDW from a design standpoint, but you have to look at it as a C ticket (which it is) and grade it on that scale. It's certainly not a 60+ minute wait kind of ride, but that's because Animal Kingdom doesn't have enough attractions.
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I guess by "hype" I mean I don't get why it routinely has such a long wait but I think it's just like you said AK doesn't have enough to absorb crowds
 
Rich Brownn

Rich Brownn

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doctornick said:
Remy does has pretty significant physical sets - even if a lot of the "action" is on screens in front of you - though it doesn't really have AAs that I can recall. I think a biggest "issue", which is something that came up in this discussion already, is whether a ride has 3D glasses. IMHO, it is difficult to make effective physical features when a ride relies on wearing glasses and having 3D images - the glasses themselves dull the physical view and make anything you see there less engaging. They become more window dressing than something that really draws you in themselves.

NRJ is a fantastic example on how to integrate both physical scenes with screens to create activity and movement. The problem with that ride is a lack of "stuff happening" - it's all (beautiful) background and no sizzle.

I wouldn't have a problem with Encanto having screens for at least some of the "action" if they are integrated well with physical sets. But the property does seem to be tailor made for a lot of moving features within the casita that are physically there and no projections. Not having glasses though is a huge positive deal as if they were being used it would limit what they could effectively do with the rest of the ride.

I'm curious also about what @Moth is hearing about the premise of the ride. Justified and fitting in DAK?
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I dont know about Remy but Universal used Dolby 3D type where the frequency of the colors are changed and the glasses change them back. Unlike polarized 3D this type has fewer cross talk issues and since you're recieving 100% of the light (just shifted) it's also much brighter and sharper. You can tell by looking at the glasses which is used (D3D glasses have a reflective surface and if you look around with them one eye at a time normal stuff has weird color changes. Polorize has grey lenses, and generally reduce light by 50%) The main reason why polarized is still used in theaters is D3D type glasses can be very expensive (I've heard as much as $35 each) Its why they have RFID chips in them that sound an alarm if someone tries to walk out with one
 
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James Alucobond

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andre85 said:
Just curious, but what about the Dino building prevents the big room?
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I think it's been said that there's no "basement" level as in the other IJ attractions where you look down into the pit while crossing the bridge, so you'd have to do something structurally different unless you wanted to spend a lot more than necessary.
 
Tha Realest

Tha Realest

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Moth said:
It's statistically proven that any IP connected to dinosaurs they could use or ask to use (Ice Age, Good Dinosaur, Nat Geo, Walking with Dinosaurs thru relationship with the BBC), would NOT sell Mirabel dolls. If there isn't a hook to sell dolls and dresses, then why keep it around?! What is Disney, a charity?!
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Are they selling Mirabel dolls now?
 
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AidenRodriguez731

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TrainsOfDisney said:
It’s one of 4 rides that has no height requirement. The train, the Dino spinner, and the safari are the others.
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All I'm hearing is more reasons to build a new Bug's Land in AK. With proper ride planning, the new Tropical America's, Lion King Ride, and a Bug's Life Land would probably make AK officially a "full day park" in a lot more peoples eyes. Have a nice quick service location similar in scale to the Lunchbox over in TSL, could do a new show for Bug's Land but isn't really all that necessary. Have a nice indoor area to look at bugs and other "creepy crawlies" to show our relation with bugs and show they aren't so scary after all. Add in 3-4 flat rides and see those ride wait times drop. If you wanna get some major brownie points, get in a playplace/splash pad and make it a kids paradise basically.
 
MagicEye99

MagicEye99

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AidenRodriguez731 said:
All I'm hearing is more reasons to build a new Bug's Land in AK. With proper ride planning, the new Tropical America's, Lion King Ride, and a Bug's Life Land would probably make AK officially a "full day park" in a lot more peoples eyes. Have a nice quick service location similar in scale to the Lunchbox over in TSL, could do a new show for Bug's Land but isn't really all that necessary. Have a nice indoor area to look at bugs and other "creepy crawlies" to show our relation with bugs and show they aren't so scary after all. Add in 3-4 flat rides and see those ride wait times drop. If you wanna get some major brownie points, get in a playplace/splash pad and make it a kids paradise basically.
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That makes wayyyy too much sense.
 

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