Frozen ride replacing Maelstrom?

[pheneix]

Well, for one, he's not the first to have broken this news, either on this forum or elsewhere. He's simply been the one to detail the fact that it has been greenlit. Or the fact he's been right more often than wrong since he's been here. Which is longer than a month....

Aye. And I will readily admit that this dabbling into theme park rumors and gossip can end up going nowhere most of the time. I slightly regret my "Why Hollywood Studios is Getting Rebuilt" thread because so much of that development went into the crapper.

But not this time. Definitely not this time.

 

[wm49rs]

Yes, but I've gone three pages of posts back, and don't recall him actually SAYING anything besides "Yeah, I heard they're gonna do it, and they would, too, the way they're getting cheap with the park--Totally gonna happen, folks, get used to it."
Oh, well, there ya go, that's it, I'm digging my own grave now, and saving time. OTOH, it also sounds a heck of a lot like deliberate trolling.

("B-but...we know they're doing something, the article said they were making an ICE SHOW! "
Yeah, one of their three-movie shows with Toy Story and Nemo...I'm sorry, do we have something more substantial than that?)

It only sounds like trolling to you. But you stay classy....

 

[Hobnail Boot]

Yes, let's retheme a Swiss mountain to a Scandinavian-based story... after all, they both have snow! The people designing these things need to have their heads examined for rationality problems. As for replacing Norway... they better not touch it. I like Maelstrom for nostalgia and other reasons, but shoehorning Frozen into the entire pavilion is a slap in the face of what Epcot should be. And I like my Carlsberg and sweet pretzels dangit.

 

[Kman101]

@pheneix sorry if you answered this, or can't, but does this also pretty much help confirm the Rat ride in France? Would they actually build two rides at the same time?

I doubt it, lol.

And I still wish the DHS rumors had come through. Are they that unwilling to spend money in that park? Any hints at that park's future?

 

[Hobnail Boot]

Also want to add that I find it funny that Disney is going to drop Frozen land, an area sure to draw loads of kiddies, right in the middle of Booze Showcase.

 

[NoChesterHester]

So who at WDI championed this? Who drove the train towards the cliff?

 

[pheneix]

@pheneix sorry if you answered this, or can't, but does this also pretty much help confirm the Rat ride in France? Would they actually build two rides at the same time?

I doubt it, lol.

And I still wish the DHS rumors had come through. Are they that unwilling to spend money in that park? Any hints at that park's future?

Rat ride for France definitely a "thing" that's been researched and considered. Not urgently on the front burner relative to the Frozen overhaul for Maelstrom and new movie and theater for Soarin tho. Those projects are locks.

Wouldn't surprise me if they gunned for a late 2015 opening with the Frozen ride too, which is miraculously fast turn around for WDI. Fortunately this is a rather simple project for those guys to handle; even the ride flume is supposed to remain in its current profile for the new ride.

 

[jdmdisney99]

So who at WDI championed this? Who drove the train towards the cliff?

 

[EricJ]

Rat ride for France definitely a "thing" that's been researched and considered. Not urgently on the front burner relative to the Frozen overhaul for Maelstrom and new movie and theater for Soarin tho. Those projects are locks.

Wouldn't surprise me if they gunned for a late 2015 opening with the Frozen ride too, which is miraculously fast turn around for WDI. Fortunately this is a rather simple project for those guys to handle; even the ride flume is supposed to remain in its current profile for the new ride.

(Enjoying the posts yet? )

 

[GoofGoof]

Rat ride for France definitely a "thing" that's been researched and considered. Not urgently on the front burner relative to the Frozen overhaul for Maelstrom and new movie and theater for Soarin tho. Those projects are locks.

Wouldn't surprise me if they gunned for a late 2015 opening with the Frozen ride too, which is miraculously fast turn around for WDI. Fortunately this is a rather simple project for those guys to handle; even the ride flume is supposed to remain in its current profile for the new ride.

So is the project just adding some Frozen characters to the ride as it exists? That seems kinda lame. Anything else to it?

 

[the.dreamfinder]

Rat ride for France definitely a "thing" that's been researched and considered. Not urgently on the front burner relative to the Frozen overhaul for Maelstrom and new movie and theater for Soarin tho. Those projects are locks.

Wouldn't surprise me if they gunned for a late 2015 opening with the Frozen ride too, which is miraculously fast turn around for WDI. Fortunately this is a rather simple project for those guys to handle; even the ride flume is supposed to remain in its current profile for the new ride.

I can't wait to hear all about the "story" they concoct to justify the ride layout.

 

[Kman101]

Rat ride for France definitely a "thing" that's been researched and considered. Not urgently on the front burner relative to the Frozen overhaul for Maelstrom and new movie and theater for Soarin tho. Those projects are locks.

Wouldn't surprise me if they gunned for a late 2015 opening with the Frozen ride too, which is miraculously fast turn around for WDI. Fortunately this is a rather simple project for those guys to handle; even the ride flume is supposed to remain in its current profile for the new ride.

Thanks. I'm shocked at how fast they'd move to get Frozen in there, but being it's already been value engineered and shoehorned in, then I guess I can see that. Siiigh. Are they lengthening the ride or as is with some "ice" and a few animatronics thrown in?

 

[the.dreamfinder]

Don't forget these a**holes!!

 

[EricJ]

So is the project just adding some Frozen characters to the ride as it exists? That seems kinda lame. Anything else to it?

Yeah, c'mon, Feenie, let's have some MORE ride-specific details to a plan no one has seen, and which we're taking 100% on your attention-struck, importance-bragging and nebulously vague multi-posting word for, before any details have even come forward from the company, assuming it ever existed in the first place...It'll be more real that way!

(Hey, if he's going to stick his foot that far into it, let's make sure he doesn't get lazy...)

 

[GoofGoof]

Yeah, c'mon, let's have some MORE ride-specific details to a plan no one has seen, and which we're taking 100% on your attention-struck, importance-bragging and multi-posting word for, before any details have even come forward from the company, assuming it ever existed in the first place...It'll be more real that way!

Since this is a frozen thread I'll say it...Let It Go You can even sing it if you like. It's a very catchy tune

 

[pheneix]

Yeah, c'mon, let's have some MORE ride-specific details to a plan no one has seen, and which we're taking 100% on your attention-struck, importance-bragging and multi-posting word for, before any details have even come forward from the company, assuming it ever existed in the first place...It'll be more real that way!

The ride as it stands now does call for some snazzy animatronic units from Garner Holt (same ppl who did dwarf AAs for Mine Train ride). So it has that coolness going for it.

 

[pheneix]

Yeah, c'mon, Feenie, let's have some MORE ride-specific details to a plan no one has seen, and which we're taking 100% on your attention-struck, importance-bragging and nebulously vague multi-posting word for, before any details have even come forward from the company, assuming it ever existed in the first place...It'll be more real that way!

(Hey, if he's going to stick his foot that far into it, let's make sure he doesn't get lazy...)

This is a theme park message board. We're talking about theme parks. Even if I "stick my foot in deep" when its all said and done, I am not really going to, you know, care.

 

[jdmdisney99]

The ride as it stands now does call for some snazzy animatronic units from Garner Holt (same ppl who did dwarf AAs for Mine Train ride). So it has that coolness going for it.

I'd prefer polar bears, trolls, and Vikings...

 

[the.dreamfinder]

The ride as it stands now does call for some snazzy animatronic units from Garner Holt (same ppl who did dwarf AAs for Mine Train ride). So it has that coolness going for it.

MAPO RIP

 

[doctornick]

So, @pheneix seems to be saying that the entire Norway pavilion would be changed to "Arendelle". Is that right? That doesn't strike me as likely especially if it is given an accelerated timetable and being value engineered. Seems more likely they'll just shoehorn Frozen into the existing ride/pavilion, justify it as being "inspired" by Norway and call it a day.

As an aside, I think a Matterhorn type ride for Frozen (in the right location) would actually be a good idea -- use a sleigh instead of bobsleds for the vehicle, make the mountain look like the north mountain of the movie (with Elsa's castle on it) and replace the abominable snowmen with Elsa's snowman (and the requisite cameo by Olaf and perhaps others). I'm not saying they should replace the existing Matterhorn ride with a Frozen overlay -- doesn't make sense given the look of the mountain -- but the general principle of that as a ride doesn't seem that bad if it were built in the right location where it fits the theme.