lentesta
Premium Member
My guess is Encanto is much farther along in planning than Indy. We might know more by end of March-ish?
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News 'Encanto' and 'Indiana Jones'-themed experiences at Animal Kingdom
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My guess is Encanto is much farther along in planning than Indy. We might know more by end of March-ish?
dennis-in-ct
Well-Known Member
What happened to seasonal overlays for Toy Story?
There was talk (probably just on the boards-not official) that switching out the graphics for Halloween, Christmas, etc could easily add to the experience.
We rode it last week at Hollywood Studios and the film seemed dim. It felt like it could use a little love.
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
I recall Disney talking about the option for overlays when the ride opened. I guess they got lazy?
Brer Panther
Well-Known Member
From my understanding, they swapped out the game in 2010 because Bo Peep wasn't in Toy Story 3.
dennis-in-ct
Well-Known Member
I would like to mention “tough to be a bug” as this attraction is part of the upcoming planned Animal Kingdom changes (along with Encanto, and Indiana Jones). We visited last week so we could enjoy the Christmas holidays and say goodbye to attractions that are to be revamped.
Tough to be a bug was in bad shape. The effects were not working - no air jets, stinger, bugs exiting the theater under your butt, spiders only partially worked. Extra fog used to cover up the broken effects.
As a fan of the show, I now wish I did not have this as my last experience. Same feeling I had when we rode Splash before it closed. Splash was a shell of its former self. Riding the new Tiana’s was better than I expected. There is a real lack of show scenes but the new figures are impressive. I hope the new Zootopia overlay comes out a winner.
Tough to be a bug was in bad shape. The effects were not working - no air jets, stinger, bugs exiting the theater under your butt, spiders only partially worked. Extra fog used to cover up the broken effects.
As a fan of the show, I now wish I did not have this as my last experience. Same feeling I had when we rode Splash before it closed. Splash was a shell of its former self. Riding the new Tiana’s was better than I expected. There is a real lack of show scenes but the new figures are impressive. I hope the new Zootopia overlay comes out a winner.
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cjkeating
Well-Known Member
Was Hopper working?
dennis-in-ct
Well-Known Member
Hopper seemed ok
Missing Alioramus Returns to DINOSAUR Attraction With Restored Range of Motion
Walt Disney World has restored and fixed the Alioramus dino on the DINOSAUR ride at Disney's Animal Kingdom
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mickEblu
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Ah yes Henry Mystic, the insideriest insider to ever inside.
gerarar
Premium Member
Just to follow up on this, and looks like I was just beat by BlogMickey...but the alioramus AA is back as of today 12/20 and is looking better than ever!
AK was my first stop of the day during this short weekend trip, especially to get a couple rides on Dinosaur, but this was a pleasant surprise. As previously stated, it now bobs up and down again, as if it's eating the smaller dino, restoring near to its original intended motion.
Besides that, I can visually confirm the 2nd carnotaurus is chasing again as previously reported, and man it looks good.
Actually the entire ride is looking well now...the best in years (maybe dating back to 2019 or earlier). The meteor shower has a few new red lights which adds to the ambiance.
So glad (one of) my favorite ride isn't going down without a fight before its final extinction. Kudos to the maintenance & other teams involved with restoring these aged AAs and other effects throughout the ride.
And now here's a blurry capture from my ride earlier.
#SaveDinosaur....plz
cjkeating
Well-Known Member
The blurry pics make it seem even more dramaitc!
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
Do it for the yeti!
Disgruntled Walt
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- No
AidenRodriguez731
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I disagree with the sentiment but I wouldnt necessarily mind...
on the other hand... Quetzalcoatl animatronic sounds amazing.
on the other hand... Quetzalcoatl animatronic sounds amazing.
James Alucobond
Well-Known Member
“Just a hunch.” ‘Kay, gurl.
Architectural Guinea Pig
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- No
Eh, I’m pretty sure they’re just spoiling the pig/attraction before slaughter. It’s one way of showing respect to the thousands of fans who rode the attraction by returning it to its former glory
AidenRodriguez731
Well-Known Member
Still feel like they missed out on doing a "final extinction" mini-party or smth for Dinoland USA. Some merch, rename Dinosaur temporarily to Countdown to Extinction or smth and do a Dr. Seeker M&G or smth
Gremlin Gus
New Member
I really doubt they'll keep Dinosaur seeing as the ride doesn't really fit the "Tropical Americas" theme at all. I'm guessing they're keeping it for now so that AK isn't too low on rides until Tropical Americas is finished.