GimpYancIent
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One thought could be to utilize the underutilized and ignored river at Animal kingdom for an Indiana Jones adventure river ride.
If guests steadily queue up to ride it, hey! maybe a land could be a good idea.
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DHS Indiana Jones Land?
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If guests steadily queue up to ride it, hey! maybe a land could be a good idea.
Bocabear
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There are upticks in attendance when there are new things... IndyLand or a SEA land featuring Indiana Jones would be a big hit...it would attract people... And Indy and SEA are IP that appeals to both boys and girls and adults of all ages VS Toy Story or another Princess based franchise.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Yeah…6 months ago people were proposing redoing dinoland with 4 great new Indy rides…
…then the movie bombed…amongst others…and attendance hit the wall on 4/15…and the stock is below chapek level and falling…and we don’t have world peace yet…
…and “stuff”
Bocabear
Well-Known Member
then again for some reason, everyone is screaming that INDY does not fit Animal Kingdom... (I believe it would look perfect in that adventurous jungle setting)... It would feel natural...especially if they created a sort of animal component for the land it sits in...
Or flesh it out for DHS where it could also work within the classic Hollywood Movies framework...
BlakeW39
Well-Known Member
oh it doesn't... just because it has a jungle doesn't mean it fits in DAK..
however, as far as IPs go, it could be worse. really the issue here is that there are very few IPs in general that fit in DAK and EPCOT very well. So if WDC insists on using only IPs in those parks, you're gonna have a lot of stuff that doesn't fit very well, like Indy.
BlakeW39
Well-Known Member
people will like an engaging and high quality land based on anything. Indy included. But that doesn't change the fact that Indy as an IP is likely unappealing to Disney right now. With the newest installment flopping, the franchise not producing anything of merit for decades and its cultural relevance gradually decreasing... the potential for an Indy land at WDW seems low. TWDC is looking for something a little more 'hip' and 'now.'
Bocabear
Well-Known Member
Like what exactly? Marvel is out for WDW, Star wars is being done to death, Toy Story Land has also been played out as far as theme park use at WDW...Jungle Cruise didn't hit their mark, Elemental came and went, Clearly Indy did not do as expected...So what is new and hip?...I mean, aside from Olivia Rodrigo...lol
Eric M Blake
Active Member
As was brought up before, they went all in with Pandora before Avatar 2 was even CLOSE to production.
Whatever the issues with Indy 5, Indy is still a deeply beloved character. So stuff set during his prime (as opposed to the late setting of the movie necessitated by, y'know, Harrison Ford's age) would be very well received, I think.
Whatever the issues with Indy 5, Indy is still a deeply beloved character. So stuff set during his prime (as opposed to the late setting of the movie necessitated by, y'know, Harrison Ford's age) would be very well received, I think.
Phicinfan
Well-Known Member
I agree that if you did a real and built out Indy land - encompassing all the movies and not ignoring the past - it would be popular. Who wouldn't like to ride a mine train to save some idols, or fly in a blimp chased by Nazi's in a soarin type ride, or Fly a plane into a time changing cloud bank, just the whole thing could be done oh so well, a dark ride searching for the Grail or Ark would be awesome. But to your point if you don't bank on a popular IP, it better be well formed out.
As for other Disney IPs - you yourself bemoan Moana - but it is the high IP for Princesses just now. More Frozen? Isn't two attractions enough? Zootopia? - well that is getting forced into a park it doesn't belong in.
Personally would love to see some Baymax or more Incredibles(a real ride not a decorated roller coaster),
Bocabear
Well-Known Member
I would agree with Baymax and Incredibles...and they are currently doing some renovation to the Pacific Wharf section of DCA to make it SanFranSokyo...so clearly they will be using Baymax for something. I think Baymax should have hosted a rejuvenated Wonders Of Life Pavilion with several attractions inside.
Incredibles has a great mid-mod aesthetic that would make for a really fun attraction and area... Sadly the only thing they have done with it was the coaster overlay...It could be a lot of fun and fit seamlessly in Tomorrowland or DHS.
Incredibles has a great mid-mod aesthetic that would make for a really fun attraction and area... Sadly the only thing they have done with it was the coaster overlay...It could be a lot of fun and fit seamlessly in Tomorrowland or DHS.
aladdin2007
Well-Known Member
I think this is part of Disney's problem, going the hip route fails. Its in the moment, and does not have longevity like haunted mansion or small world etc etc. Something original that really made people go oo and ah those are the attractions that have lasted all these years, and now for some reason they think the only route is to lodge and cram a character in the middle of a park or somewhere else where it doesn't belong, because of politics being one issue. This has been their problem for far too long now. but that's just me I guess. Sticking moana smack dab in the middle of epcot is being hip and forced for many reasons, when in fact whats going in epcot would have blended in so much better in ak. thats just a tiny possible example. I was really impressed with the company's new 100 commercial over the 4th, as if they are really trying to correct some things and or trying to get some fans back. Maybe they are starting to wake up but probably not enough. The parks just need new management all around.
BlakeW39
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well therein lies the problem. TWDC doesn't have a whole lot of a relevant pop-IP left for major park expansions. But I don't think they'll base any new lands on a legacy franchise. SW:GE provides evidence for this
I agree. I don't think Disney should just stick to hyper-relevant, pop-IP, BUT I do think that is the agenda right now and Indy doesn't fit that bill.
Disnutz311
Disney World Purist
You throw in an Adventurer's Club and I would actually invest money into the land. Great ideas here!
Eric M Blake
Active Member
Funny thing is...one of the Indy tie-in novels way back involved him discovering a dino-land!
TomboyJanet
Well-Known Member
I actually believe the poor performance of the film is mostly due to people thinking it will be like the fourth one and not bothering. A lot of younger viewers only started with the fourth one and it tainted their flavor of the entire series as well. The movie was actually really good in my opinion and I really don't care what some people may have to say because the theater I was in was packed and had a massive applause at the end. It could just pick up with word of mouth later on I mean it's not going anywhere it'll be on Disney Plus and all. That Being said, I due hope that they do make this land, there is kinda one in Disney Sea, though not directly (Raging Spirits is basically an Indiana Jones Ride same deal). I think that a land that looks like an exploration camp with a temple maybe the ride from Cali or a newer version of it with a new story, or perhaps a better roller coaster, indoor with effects, that makes it look like its in the caves from Temple of Doom. The Indy Stunt Show can cover the fighting/anti nazi side of Indy while the ride could cover the mystical and exploration side.
SpectreJordan
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It's absolutely something people would love. But do the dumb execs see it that way? Probably not, sadly. If they did, we'd have gotten an Indy land like that at the same time as Galaxy's Edge.
Disney, in general, has been failing the Indiana Jones series. Indiana Jones 5 should've came out in 2016; a final Indy movie with Harrison Ford riding the success of the Force Awakens would've been a huge hit. I know they were trying to wait for Spielberg, but they ended up giving up on that anyway so they should've just gone ahead without him back then.
Then they could've been preparing to do a new series of Indy movies with a recasted actor during the 2020s. I love Ford & his performance as Indy, but if Bond/Batman/Spidey can be recast after their initial, beloved actors then so can Indy. Indy's my favorite movie character, so I'd like to see them atleast attempt to continue his stories; if it doesn't work out, then maybe only Ford can play him but let's atleast try first.
Disney's in sort of a sad state rn. This is probably their lowest point since the end of the Eisner era in the early '00s...except they don't even have someone like Pixar working with them making all-time classics.
The only one doing decently right now is Marvel but even they're not doing as well as they were in the '10s.
DisneyCane
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They can form a partnership with Taylor Swift to make Swiftland. It will be hyper realistic if they make all of the attractions VQ and ILL only to immerse people in the experience of having trouble getting tickets.
Donald Razorduck
Well-Known Member
I'd be afraid they'd clone that horrific pinfari coast they used at DLP.
It could work at AK as well The dinoland area and a ride rebrand, stunt show relocation and another new attraction.
It could work at AK as well The dinoland area and a ride rebrand, stunt show relocation and another new attraction.