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Rumor Heimlich's Chew Chew Train being moved to Florida? (Reddit rumor)
- Thread starter Pi on my Cake
- Start date
- In the Parks
- Yes
Because Dumbo, Teacups, Astro Orbiter, and Peoplemover are important parts of the Magic Kingdom.
It doesn't necessarily have to be an exact clone of the current Heimlich ride. Bring the vehicles over and make a flat ride that adds to the park and helps round it out. Simple, cheap rides aren't necessarily bad rides and can become iconic experiences. And an easy way to increase capacity. If it can be done even cheaper and easier by bring over a ready made ride where all that is needed to add is some new theming, thats even better.
doctornick
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This. When I first went to DCA and experienced It's a Bugs Land, my immediate thought it was a cute set of diversions that would fit well in DAK. Certainly none of the rides are groundbreaking in the slightest, but a park benefits from having lesser rides to counter balance the larger more immersive experience.
Tuck and Roll's is awful and the splash pad is Disney's worse effort at such a thing. But Flik's, Francis' and Heimlich's are IMHO simply rides that are fine in their own way. They'd be perfect for DAK which would benefit those kinds of experiences and would also make up for the hopefully inevitable replacement of Dinorama.
That said, they wouldn't need to explicitly clone or ship It's a Bug;s Land, but something like that would be fine for DAK (and DHS for that matter).
The irony being that DCA depends far too much on such simple basic rides between Bug's Land and Paradise Pier (plus additional flat rides in Cars Land). So, for that park, removing the Bug's Land to add in higher quality Marvel rides makes a lot of sense. Especially given the limited space available.
Fox&Hound
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I don’t understand why everyone thinks every ride needs to be some mega E-ticket. There is room at every park for small, kiddie rides that help round out park offerings. I think the internet age has ruined us- we think every news update has to “wow” and “awe-inspiring” when maybe it is just to fill a void in an already successful park. Take Toy Story Land for instance. People bemoan that it is not more but once SWL, Mickey, and other E tickets come on board it will just be a fun area of the park and does not need to fill crazy headiner shoes.
I would be thrilled if they filled an unused corner of AK with a cute little Bug’s Life area. If it meant you could use the much more valuable C&H area for something better, I say bring it oooooooooonnnnnnn.
I would be thrilled if they filled an unused corner of AK with a cute little Bug’s Life area. If it meant you could use the much more valuable C&H area for something better, I say bring it oooooooooonnnnnnn.
BigThunderMatt
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And Finding Nemo isn't? Nor was Camp Minnie Mickey?
eddie104
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I never said flat rides are bad or not needed to round out a park however I would prefer DAK getting more than just some rides from a weak land in DCA. For all the hate Dinoland gets its unique to the park and fits with the theme even though it was a cheap addition.
lazyboy97o
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Almost no one thinks that everything needs to be a mega E-ticket. There is a far greater range of possibilities than the dichotomy you suggest.
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JustInTime
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If we hadn’t gotten toy story land, I’d say DHS...
Fox&Hound
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Yeah I understand that. But whenever small flat rides are discussed being added to a park people be like “I would much prefer an omnimover with the latest tech that kids can enjoy too” despite the insane price difference....
NateD1226
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Maybe the can make Heimlich 2.0 with the old parts of this ride
yensidtlaw1969
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Probably because the massive amounts of space, time, and money those "filler" attractions in Toy Story Land took up.
I am all for small, charming additions to the parks. Some of my favorite attractions are the ones built on the most intimate scale. But Disney seems to have forgotten how much something like the Alice In Wonderland Dark Ride does with practically no space and no meaningful resources beyond some paint and cleverness. THAT is the kind of small, charming attraction we need filling out the parks, not Heimlich's Chew Chew Train, which promises nothing and somehow delivers less.
EDITED TO ADD: I happily accept the presence of rides like Dumbo, they have their place, but Heimlichs doesn't even live up to the charm and delight of something like Dumbo. That at least offers the magic of "flight", where Heimlich's takes you through an underplanted garden so boring that the minute-long ride feels much longer.
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WondersOfLife
Blink, blink. Breathe, breathe. Day in, day out.
OHHH!! So when they popped that rumor about PeopleMover getting a storyline... THAAATS the IP character they plan on forcing into Tomorrowland! Gotcha!
lazyboy97o
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The cost of Pixar Pier, The Little Mermaid and Expedition Everest are similar. Disney’s costs are their own problem, not a given regarding quality. The reason people mention dark rides is because they can be achieved for the insane amounts Disney does spend on things like a few flat rides that are supposed to look like poorly executed flat rides.
I want the 35 seconds of my life back for watching that ride video.
NiarrNDisney
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I have to wonder if the rides could be as others have said reskinned and rethemed to other IP's and used elsewhere in WDW, for instance in Fantasyland in MK or in DHS's Toy Story Land to help cut down on wait times in these two very popular lands.
~ edit ~ Perhaps another flat ride for Chester & Hesters would be a nice addition! I know people dont care for Tuck and Roll's Drive Em Buggies but a bumper car type ride would be a cute fit for Dinorama and would probably fit easily by the midway games.
~ edit ~ Perhaps another flat ride for Chester & Hesters would be a nice addition! I know people dont care for Tuck and Roll's Drive Em Buggies but a bumper car type ride would be a cute fit for Dinorama and would probably fit easily by the midway games.
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Jrn14
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Not to be sound a snob but how much could the ride system here really be worth? I mean I see this same ride system at outlet malls it's basically a kiddie train ride? Unless there was a perfect spot for this already I wouldn't put that much effort into bringing it here just because it's available
TJJohn12
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This! The ride systems are 16 years old, which doesn’t discount them for innovation’s sake, but for simple wear-and-tear.
It makes almost no sense to demolish the west coast mechanical systems (with the inherent damage that entails) and cart them across the country to reinstall them anywhere in Florida.
For the same price or less, you could likely buy a brand new off-the-shelf version of that ride system, reskin it fresh, AND not take a decade and a half of mileage and wear cross country. Deferred maintenance is a huge savings.
Brer Oswald
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Jeez people are mean on here. I get that Reddit isn’t really reliable, but the idea has been thrown around a lot. Heimlich isn’t even a bad flat ride. It’s one of the better ones that Disney’s made.