Encanto Integration Idea

[cdunlap]

As The Title Suggests, This Is My Idea For How They Might Integrate Encanto Into WDW.
My Idea Is An Indoor Area Based On The Casita's Rooms. The Exterior Would Be Casita Itself, Complete With A Mountain Rainforest Behind It. This Would Most Likely Be Located In Epcot's World Showcase, Between Germany And China, HOWEVER, There Is A Very Small Chance That It Could Be In A New Area In AK, Replacing Rafiki Or MK, In Adventureland Or Fantasyland.
There Would Be 3 Glowing Doors With Attractions Behind Them: Antonio, Isabela, And Bruno.
Antonio’s Room Is A Dark Ride That's Very Educational On The Indigenous Animal Species Of Colombia Seen In The Film, Narrated By Antonio Madrigal. The Animals Would Make Realistic Noises, Not Human Noises.
Isabela's Room Would Obviously Be A Glass Roofed Garden Based On Her Disney Song And Dance Number With Trippy Visuals, What Else Can I Do?. In The Song, She Names The Following Plants: Roses, Flor De Mayo, Jacarandas, Strangling Figs, Hanging Vines, The Wax Palm, Sundew, And Tabebuia. Isabela Would Greet Guests Here.
Bruno's Tower Is An Escape Room Type Attraction. Within The Pre Columbian Tomb, The Following Activities Shall Be Performed Within 60 Minutes, First, Placing The Pieces Of A Prophecy Together In The Circular Room, Then, Searching Through Holes In The Bruno Carvings, With Holes For Eyes And Mouths, For Keys In The Entry Corridor, After That, Swinging Over The Chasm, Finally, Searching A Sand Pit For Keys (No Stairs This Time), And If You Succeed, Casita WILL Turn Off The Sand. However, If You Fail, Casita Will Not Turn Off The Sand. The Entry Would Be An Ominous Cavern Off To The Side Of The Stairs, The Queue Would Wind Through This Mysterious Cavern That Ends In The Circular Hall, And The Exit Would Be Bruno’s Door.
The Nursery Would Be Where Mirabel Greets Guests.
There Would Obviously Be A Character Dining Experience That Uses The Casita's Kitchen And Dining Room As Their Respective Functions.

 

[MickeyMouse10]

You have some great ideas, but there's only one problem. "Encanto" is a lousy movie, I seem to like it less and less the more I think about it.

It has No Villain, No Love Interests (for the main character) and horrible music. I had to forward over the annoying songs. It was like listening to both a screeching cat and nails on a chalkboard.

 

[tcool123]

I loved this concept a great way to explore the possibilities of what an Encanto land could be. It’s a great way to capitalize on the gorgeous visuals presented throughout the film, iconic areas of the house and more! The film is rich with detail and I fall in love with more and more.

Move aside villains and love interests this contemporary story with great handling of a toxic family dynamic makes it an instant classic that stands out from other filks in the Disney catalog. The songs and score from the film are insanely catchy with clever word play, great vocals and some great animated choreo!

Overall a great film to base a land off of and some creative ways to utilize the characters!

 

[yonafunu]

You have some great ideas, but there's only one problem. "Encanto" is a lousy movie, I seem to like it less and less the more I think about it.

It has No Villain, No Love Interests (for the main character) and horrible music. I had to forward over the annoying songs. It was like listening to both a screeching cat and nails on a chalkboard.

You should take a look to the billboard chart. One of the Encanto's song is number one.
We don't talk about bruno is a very good song... it's a matter of taste after all.

 

[MickeyMouse10]

You should take a look to the billboard chart. One of the Encanto's song is number one.
We don't talk about bruno is a very good song... it's a matter of taste after all.

LOL, I knew someone would bring up the billboard charts. I guess it's just my opinion, but I thought they were annoying. I don't have a clue why people like the songs. I guess to enjoy them you have to like "certain singing voices", "fast movements" and "people singing their lines".

It's a big "Meh" from me. I'll take Rapunzel over this lady (whatever her name is) any day.

 

[cdunlap]

You have some great ideas, but there's only one problem. "Encanto" is a lousy movie, I seem to like it less and less the more I think about it.

It has No Villain, No Love Interests (for the main character) and horrible music. I had to forward over the annoying songs. It was like listening to both a screeching cat and nails on a chalkboard.

No Offense But, That's Only Your Opinion. There Are Those Who Agree With You And Those Who Disagree. I, For One, Believe That The Area Could Also Use Colombian Songs (En Barranquilla Me Quedo, Colombia Tierra Querida, etc.) Along With Having An Outdoor Area That Sells Ruanas, Sombreros Vuelitao, And Other Colombian Articles Of Clothing. Also, An Arepa Stand, Because This Is A Colombian Area. Outside Of Casita, There Is A Replica Of The Cano Cristales River, Lots Of Synthetic Wax Palms (Colombia's National Tree), And A Tombs Of Tierradentro Walkthrough, Which Involves Guests Going Through The Geometrically Painted Circular Tombs With Faces Carved On The Columns.

 

[MickeyMouse10]

No Offense But, That's Only Your Opinion. There Are Those Who Agree With You And Those Who Disagree. I, For One, Believe That The Area Could Also Use Colombian Songs (En Barranquilla Me Quedo, Colombia Tierra Querida, etc.) Along With Having An Outdoor Area That Sells Ruanas, Sombreros Vuelitao, And Other Colombian Articles Of Clothing. Also, An Arepa Stand, Because This Is A Colombian Area. Outside Of Casita, There Is A Replica Of The Cano Cristales River, Lots Of Synthetic Wax Palms (Colombia's National Tree), And A Tombs Of Tierradentro Walkthrough, Which Involves Guests Going Through The Geometrically Painted Circular Tombs With Faces Carved On The Columns.

I take no offense from your post. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Financially the movie just hasn't made enough money to warrant an attraction or even themed rooms.

 

[MickeyMouse10]

Record	Rank	Revenue
All Time Domestic Animated Box Office (Rank 101-200)	115​	$93,889,999​

All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 801-900)	819​	$93,889,999​
All Time Domestic Inflation Adjusted Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500)	1,491​	$93,889,999​

All Time International Box Office (Rank 701-800)	759​	$129,226,319​
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 701-800)	731​	$223,116,318​

 

[tcool123]

I take no offense from your post. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Financially the movie just hasn't made enough money to warrant an attraction or even themed rooms.

....we're in a global pandemic that has killed hundreds of thousands and infected millions.


There has only been a handful of movies that have done the numbers one would expect outside a pandemic.



The real measure of success for now is streaming numbers which Encanto has done really well in, and the fact that the music has done phenomenal proves that there is an audience. It's not just We Don't Talk About Bruno as Surface Pressure has been in the top ten for Billboard 100 for the last two weeks or so. The rest of the songs have also done really well and continue to climb the charts.


Here's a chart that is sourced from Nielsen Streaming Ratings (this information is typically found by @MisterPenguin in this thread: https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/nielsen-streaming-ratings.971845/page-5 )

Week​	Minutes Watched (in Millions)​
12/20 to 12/26 (only available 12/25 to 12/26)	407
12/27 to 1/02	2,198
1/03 to 1/09	1,482

A good film to compare this too is Soul which was also made available for free to stream on December 25th in 2020. Soul has gone on to have a significant part in Disney Enchantment, take over half of the American Adventure pavilion, and more. Many of the following numbers came from the same thread that I used for Encnato as well as a news article from Deadline for the Christmas Week.

Week​	Minutes Watched(in Millions)​
12/21 to 12/27 (only available 12/25 to 12/27)	1,669
12/28 to 1/3	1,343
1/4 to 1/10	520

Encanto's total in three weeks has been: 4.086 Million.
Soul's total in its first three weeks was: 3.532 Million.

If Soul itself already has a decent chunk of presence in the park with a three week debut of that size there is no reason why Encanto which is doing far better can't have something either. If we're focusing on box office numbers then we can use estimates that news articles published for its debut week being comparable to a $146-$177 Million Theatrical Debut. With that in mind we can see that Encanto not only was released in theaters, but in the same life cycle as Soul has been watched more pointing towards larger comparable film grosses. To say Encanto has not been a success is simply incorrect based on the metrics that we have, and what we have to compare it to other Disney films.

Lastly I would like to leave it on this note: this is a bluesky armchair imagineering forum there is no reason for a backhanded dismissal such as "not warranting an attraction or even a room" when this film is clearly one that touched @cdunlap . There truly is no need to rain on someone's parade like that.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Encanto's total in three weeks has been: 4.086 Million.
Soul's total in its first three weeks was: 3.532 Million.

That's Billion.

Or are you not using Freedom notation?

Also, Encanto only had 30 days in the theaters, and not 3 months as compared to Frozen or Moana.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I've mentioned in another thread, but, for me, the best use of Encanto is to finally have a South America Land in Disney's Jungle Kingdom.

There's a big area North of Maharajah/Kali (area in white in the map below). You don't have to get rid of the Wildlife Express Train to access it.

The area could have a walking trail past live South American fauna. Then it could have a dark ride thru Casita and into Antonio's and Isabela's doors that feature South American fauna and flora.

The rest of the area can have South American (especially Colombian) food as well as nods to UP! and Emperor's New Groove. Even more Coco (a permanent Día de los Muertos party anyone?).

 

[cdunlap]

I've mentioned in another thread, but, for me, the best use of Encanto is to finally have a South America Land in Disney's Jungle Kingdom.

There's a big area North of Maharajah/Kali (area in white in the map below). You don't have to get rid of the Wildlife Express Train to access it.

The area could have a walking trail past live South American fauna. Then it could have a dark ride thru Casita and into Antonio's and Isabela's doors that feature South American fauna and flora.

The rest of the area can have South American (especially Colombian) food as well as nods to UP! and Emperor's New Groove. Even more Coco (a permanent Día de los Muertos party anyone?).

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I Was Thinking About That, But I Felt EPCOT To Be Appropriate, Due To A Lack Of Countries Opened Recently.

 

[spacemt354]

As The Title Suggests, This Is My Idea For How They Might Integrate Encanto Into WDW.
My Idea Is An Indoor Area Based On The Casita's Rooms. The Exterior Would Be Casita Itself, Complete With A Mountain Rainforest Behind It. This Would Most Likely Be Located In Epcot's World Showcase, Between Germany And China, HOWEVER, There Is A Very Small Chance That It Could Be In A New Area In AK, Replacing Rafiki Or MK, In Adventureland Or Fantasyland.
There Would Be 3 Glowing Doors With Attractions Behind Them: Antonio, Isabela, And Bruno.
Antonio’s Room Is A Dark Ride That's Very Educational On The Indigenous Animal Species Of Colombia Seen In The Film, Narrated By Antonio Madrigal. The Animals Would Make Realistic Noises, Not Human Noises.
Isabela's Room Would Obviously Be A Glass Roofed Garden Based On Her Disney Song And Dance Number With Trippy Visuals, What Else Can I Do?. In The Song, She Names The Following Plants: Roses, Flor De Mayo, Jacarandas, Strangling Figs, Hanging Vines, The Wax Palm, Sundew, And Tabebuia. Isabela Would Greet Guests Here.
Bruno's Tower Is An Escape Room Type Attraction. Within The Pre Columbian Tomb, The Following Activities Shall Be Performed Within 60 Minutes, First, Placing The Pieces Of A Prophecy Together In The Circular Room, Then, Searching Through Holes In The Bruno Carvings, With Holes For Eyes And Mouths, For Keys In The Entry Corridor, After That, Swinging Over The Chasm, Finally, Searching A Sand Pit For Keys (No Stairs This Time), And If You Succeed, Casita WILL Turn Off The Sand. However, If You Fail, Casita Will Not Turn Off The Sand. The Entry Would Be An Ominous Cavern Off To The Side Of The Stairs, The Queue Would Wind Through This Mysterious Cavern That Ends In The Circular Hall, And The Exit Would Be Bruno’s Door.
The Nursery Would Be Where Mirabel Greets Guests.
There Would Obviously Be A Character Dining Experience That Uses The Casita's Kitchen And Dining Room As Their Respective Functions.

Welcome! Having seen the film I do think it translates to a theme park environment very well - it might have been on one of @TheOriginalTiki 's recent podcasts but an Encanto attraction is talked about there as well!

Epcot would be a solid choice if a Colombia Pavilion is built, but DAK is also a strong option given all the available land and tie-ins possible with a South America continent.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I Was Thinking About That, But I Felt EPCOT To Be Appropriate, Due To A Lack Of Countries Opened Recently.

A national pavilion opens in EPCOT only if that country, or a company or institution of the country wants to foot the bill to build in World Showcase.

WDW has never, and very unlikely would ever open up a national pavilion on their own simply because they want that country there.

So, unless Colombia (or a Colombian company) wants to finance a Colombia Pavilion, it ain't ever happening. So, scratch EPCOT off the list of where Encanto would go (except as a festival kiosk or a segment of Harmonious).

 

[MickeyMouse10]

....we're in a global pandemic that has killed hundreds of thousands and infected millions.


There has only been a handful of movies that have done the numbers one would expect outside a pandemic.

You can't really blame Covid for it's financial woes. Flops like "Cruella" made more money than it during a time when less people were going to the theaters.

 

[tcool123]

You can't really blame Covid for it's financial woes. Flops like "Cruella" made more money than it during a time when less people were going to the theaters.

O really?

And Cruella is getting a sequel, funny how Disney greenlit a sequel to a “flop”. I guess Encanto is doomed then since it outperformed Cruella in the box office?

And again you can attribute Covid to lack of major gross for the film. Family films as a whole have been hit the hardest during the pandemic with none making huge grosses. The only standouts have been Sing 2 and Encanto bothe the highest grossing family films of the pandemic.

We get that you don’t like this film, but a flop it is not by the pandemic benchmarks.

 

[cdunlap]

A national pavilion opens in EPCOT only if that country, or a company or institution of the country wants to foot the bill to build in World Showcase.

WDW has never, and very unlikely would ever open up a national pavilion on their own simply because they want that country there.

So, unless Colombia (or a Colombian company) wants to finance a Colombia Pavilion, it ain't ever happening. So, scratch EPCOT off the list of where Encanto would go (except as a festival kiosk or a segment of Harmonious).

Well, We Can Always Hope For It To Happen.

 

[cdunlap]

Welcome! Having seen the film I do think it translates to a theme park environment very well - it might have been on one of @TheOriginalTiki 's recent podcasts but an Encanto attraction is talked about there as well!

Epcot would be a solid choice if a Colombia Pavilion is built, but DAK is also a strong option given all the available land and tie-ins possible with a South America continent.

Wait, What Land Where? Are We Talking About Replacing An Area Or Is There Expansion Space?

 

[Loopsie]

I feel like if Encanto ever comes to the parks (it REALLY should), it'll either be at Animal Kingdom or California Adventure. I feel like both would benefit from the IP.

Make an Encanto mini-area, featuring a trackless dark ride akin to Mystic Manor, that takes place in the Casa Madigral.

Encanto is such a great fit for a theme park attraction and area (more than any modern Disney movie to me) because it'll be "realistic" to fully recreate the movie's setting in a real environment (like Cars Land and the Wizarding World).

 

[cdunlap]

I feel like if Encanto ever comes to the parks (it REALLY should), it'll either be at Animal Kingdom or California Adventure. I feel like both would benefit from the IP.

Make an Encanto mini-area, featuring a trackless dark ride akin to Mystic Manor, that takes place in the Casa Madigral.

Encanto is such a great fit for a theme park attraction and area (more than any modern Disney movie to me) because it'll be "realistic" to fully recreate the movie's setting in a real environment (like Cars Land and the Wizarding World).

OK, American Mystic Manor Is Just Too Great To Pass Up!