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Iger Says No to Rat Ride
- Thread starter jt04
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donniedisney
Member
nice job!!!!
darthjohnny
Active Member
You could have a Wild Mouse coaster zooming through the kitchen trying to avoid being captured by the chef.
DisneyMusician2
Well-Known Member
me too. resturante' yes... roller coaster... not so much.
i bet the health department would have a blast looking past the themed rats cooking.
A new restaurant based around the movie would really be great.
Figment571
Member
We should start a letter writing campaign showing that the Muppets is a very viable brand and they should start to develop the old ideas they had for them in order to coincide with the release of the new Muppet movie. Lasseter would love to do that probably.
Seriously!:wave:
imagineer boy
Well-Known Member
Eh, that just wouldn't work.
fyn
Member
I know! Wouldn't a rat coaster make more sense than a mouse coaster? :animwink:
Iakona
Member
Cars did better domestically. Also, Cars merchandise, according to articles I have read, is STILL doing great.
Cars -
Domestic:
$244,082,982
52.8%
+ Foreign:
$217,898,622
47.2%
$244,082,982
52.8%
+ Foreign:
$217,898,622
47.2%
= Worldwide:
$461,981,604
$461,981,604
Ratatouille
TOTAL LIFETIME GROSSES
Domestic:
$206,445,654
33.2%
+ Foreign:
$414,956,705
66.8%
Domestic:
$206,445,654
33.2%
+ Foreign:
$414,956,705
66.8%
= Worldwide:
$621,402,359
$621,402,359
Pumbas Nakasak
Heading for the great escape.
Proof that most non Americans prefer cooking rodents to Nascar.
Iakona
Member
:ROFLOL:
I'm not sure what that says about either side!
TP2000
Well-Known Member
Is there enough room for CarsLand? I'm not familiar with how much land is available in that area of the property, but could you have a Radiator Springs Racers show building, a couple C Ticket rides, and assorted shops and restaurants?
CarsLand at DCA has been explained by Disney as being a "12 Acre Expansion" of DCA's current footprint. If Rat is out and they are rethinking the direction they are taking there, can a 12 Acre CarsLand expansion be done at DHS too?
CaptainMichael
Well-Known Member
I'm torn. I like that as well, but it implies an attitude of merchandise driven attractions. I'm worried that they'll shelve a lot of great attraction ideas because they don't think they'll pull in enough Merch.
Great ideas are both creative and sell merchandise. You've just got to find the right balance. ToT and Everest are great examples. You've got be creative in more ways than one.
darthjohnny
Active Member
Why not?
dxwwf3
Well-Known Member
:sohappy:
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As I'm sure some of you know, I've been pretty adament about not wanting the majority of new attractions to be character iniated. But Ratatouille is probably my favorite Disney film and I would really like to see something added in the park based on that property. It's just too good of a movie not to take advantage of somehow. Carsland at DCA looks to be doing character additions the right way (not cutting corners and delivering the best attraction possible without simply cashing in on a run of the mill attraction).
I don't think WDW has been getting the best of what their newer characters can offer (MILF, The Seas, SGE, etc.) and maybe they could try something different with Ratatouille. A restaurant would be a perfect idea for the Studios and you know it at least has to have been considered.
Anyways, I'm still torn. I'm against the addition of characters just for the sake of adding characters (Tiki and the new plans for IASW come to mind), but have no problem if they are done right (More than likely Carsland).
donniedisney
Member
SAME!
they should just make a Pixar park and move all of the existing pixar rides to it....
fyn
Member
I agree. Lately it just seems that the majority of new or refurbed attractions are merch driven, rather than an original idea spawning its own merch.
imagineer boy
Well-Known Member
Too thin of a concept, there's no story, its too simple, there's no way you could hide the track ( that kitchen was very brightly lit in the film ). Plus I've always hated the idea of riding in vehicles made to look like characters with the concept that you are "riding" that character or you "are" that character ( sure, Dumbo comes to mind, but that's just a simple carnival ride that was created at the last minuite at Disneyland ), because its just a simple minded concept.
Well said! It doesn't matter if it has characters or not, if a ride is great and memorable, its bound to sell merchandise.