Festival of the Lion King closes January 5th

[Atomicmickey]

I wouldn't expect another attraction. It will be a lot easier to move around that area. The concept art for it looks really nice. Everything should be ready before the peak crowds hit this summer.

I'm sure they'll retain the high level of theming, so seems like a win to me. More about 'expanding the place' and less about 'adding things to do', it would seem, and there's nothing wrong with that. I'm excited to see FotLK be at home in Africa where it belongs . . .

So, spill one little detail that you think is cool . . . .

 

[Cesar R M]

Cesar I love how you get right to the nub of any issue

I blame my imagination, it brings any story in very livid colors D:

 

[marni1971]

I wouldn't expect another attraction. It will be a lot easier to move around that area. The concept art for it looks really nice. Everything should be ready before the peak crowds hit this summer.

No phase two dark ride then?

 

[SirLink]

No phase two dark ride then?

Hahaha .... out of curiosity really?

 

[marni1971]

Hahaha .... out of curiosity really?

Really. Yep.

 

[steve2wdw]

you really think TDO will manage to get it ready for the summer crowds? they seem to be working at a snails pace with everything!

With the exception of shopping support....aka new parking garages at DTD. Those seem to be moving right along.

 

[SpectroMan93]

Really. Yep.

I'm assuming this was the plan before TDO cut it from the budget? What was the ride going to be like?

 

[marni1971]

I'm assuming this was the plan before TDO cut it from the budget? What was the ride going to be like?

Proposal for a LK family dark ride. More Pooh (WDW) than Pooh (TDL).

 

[SirLink]

Proposal for a LK family dark ride. More Pooh (WDW) than Pooh (TDL).

Booooo, maybe they will announce it at their annual whats new for 2014 and have an opening date for 2016. Nah anyway that is kinda overkill for Lion King. But at least it would be something else to do in a park desperate for attractions.

Edit: Also if its phase 2 - I hear they are doing yet another Imagineering coffee table book, I bet it will look great in that.

 

[Captain Chaos]

Proposal for a LK family dark ride. More Pooh (WDW) than Pooh (TDL).

I'd be on board with a LK family dark ride as long as they don't create garbage like Little Mermaid, cause if LM is the new standard, then leave it for the coffee table books...

 

[RSoxNo1]

Proposal for a LK family dark ride. More Pooh (WDW) than Pooh (TDL).

That would have been a nice addition. It's a shame that it's not happening.

 

[SpectroMan93]

Geez, what will it take for the trackless system to make it over to a US Disney Park. Even Sea World Orlando has one. The ride sucks, but at least they have it. Trackless Lion King would have been awesome. Heck at this rate, trackless any Disney ride would be awesome (unless it's built like Antarctica, then I take it back).

 

[marni1971]

Geez, what will it take for the trackless system to make it over to a US Disney Park.

It'd be even worse if another LPS ride came to Orlando and it still wasn't Disney wouldn't it?

 

[doctornick]

Proposal for a LK family dark ride. More Pooh (WDW) than Pooh (TDL).

I hope that it would actually happen. There's plenty of space where they are building and DAK could certainly use more family friendly rides.

 

[Suspirian]

Proposal for a LK family dark ride. More Pooh (WDW) than Pooh (TDL).

So...it's not happening or still in consideration?

 

[doctornick]

So...it's not happening or still in consideration?

Yeah, if there truly is an $800M makeover slated for DAK, I would like to think that it could pay for more than Pandora, night time show and the night safaris. I'm hoping there's a few more rides planned in that -- and a LK dark ride would be a good place to start.

 

[CJR]

So...it's not happening or still in consideration?

Not that I know anything about the project, but if something is taken off the table, it can always be put back on. I know it's rare, but anything's possible. If it was even considered once, until something is built in that location that will absolutely never leave, it can be considered again.

I'll keep my fingers crossed.

 

[djkidkaz]

If there were any other attractions planned for AK we would have heard about them with the Avatar / nighttime AK announcements I'm sure.

 

[Magenta Panther]

Proposal for a LK family dark ride. More Pooh (WDW) than Pooh (TDL).

Figures. I do NOT understand TDO!!!! "The Lion King" is STILL making money for the company, on Broadway, in re-release and re-issue...and the BEST TDO wants to do with it in AK is a dinky, cheapwad wooden cutout ride a la WDW's Pooh?

And meanwhile, Pandora gets a big-budget development.

WHAT THE FRICK IS WRONG WITH DISNEY RIGHT NOW? Is it that fathead Iger? I do NOT understand!!!!

 

[Matt_Black]

Yeah, if there truly is an $800M makeover slated for DAK, I would like to think that it could pay for more than Pandora, night time show and the night safaris. I'm hoping there's a few more rides planned in that -- and a LK dark ride would be a good place to start.

Said it before and I'll say it again- Gargoyles: Defenders of the Night roller coast.