Journey To Center of Earth Rumor!!

[Shaman]

The problem with that is that the animals are unpredictable. The enclosures need to be ldone in a way that the animals could not get to the boats, which could limit the viewing, and also, the enclosures need to be large enough to meet AZA guidelines. What if all of the animals are sleeping, or hiding behind rocks or something.....the ride would no longer be anything special....just a boat ride, and they already removed one of those.l

So...take the same exact Jungle Cruise from MK and put it in AK (it is still somewhat popular)....mix it up with real animals...change the theme even...South American or Austrialian...works for me...it could even be an attraction to build a new "continent" around....although the previous Aboriginal idea was great too...

The whole Kali grand plan didn't pan out...doesn't mean it still can't happen it a different form...

Questions for those in the know though...where do things currently stand with AK as it relates to attractions...maybe not specifics...just what are the locations being looked at...I know Camp Minnie Mickey seems to come up often...are the higher ups at Disney more focused on developing that area of the park than any other?

 

[jrriddle]

Nope...not exactly.
Many would LIKE it to happen, but there is no good indication at this point that it WILL happen, in fact I would say it's highly unlikely.
It's just a rumor...unless someone knows something solid...I don't.

So Lee (and Corrus, but Corrus never gives a straight answer ) have you heard (or do you think) that they will:
-Just build JTTCOTE?
-Build the Prometheus Volcano with JTTCOTE and leave expansion room for 20K?
-Be really cool and build the whole thing?

 

[jrriddle]

So why not move Jungle Cruise To DAK, or move the AA's to Kali.
Then turn the Jungle Cruise into Jungle Book Boat Cruise...thing.
Of course that just continues the spread of Fantasyland in the MK.

 

[speck76]

So why not move Jungle Cruise To DAK, or move the AA's to Kali.
Then turn the Jungle Cruise into Jungle Book Boat Cruise...thing.
Of course that just continues the spread of Fantasyland in the MK.

Why put a bunch of fake looking AA's in a park that has a focus on REAL ANIMALS?

 

[speck76]

So...take the same exact Jungle Cruise from MK and put it in AK (it is still somewhat popular)....mix it up with real animals...change the theme even...South American or Austrialian...works for me...it could even be an attraction to build a new "continent" around....although the previous Aboriginal idea was great too...

The whole Kali grand plan didn't pan out...doesn't mean it still can't happen it a different form...

Why are you so stuck on "what has already been".......if the best Imagineering can do for DAK is copy an attraction that has been around for 40 years......then the whole company just needs to be blown up.

 

[jrriddle]

Why put a bunch of fake looking AA's in a park that has a focus on REAL ANIMALS?

I meant it to sound more tongue in cheek.
I agree about the animal AA's.
Now Molten Monsters, Atlanians and giant Squid AA's that's a different story!

 

[bhg469]

I meant it to sound more tongue in cheek.
I agree about the animal AA's.
Now Molten Monsters, Atlanians and giant Squid AA's that's a different story!

mmmm calamari :slurp:

 

[jrriddle]

mmmm calamari :slurp:

mmmm "robotic" calamari :slurp:

 

[DarkMeasures]

How about Godzilla!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhhh!!!!!

Anyway, Jungle Cruise really has no role in Animal Kingdom. The theming for that attraction was changed in Walt's lifetime to focus of fakeness and jokes.

But, I wouldn't mind seeing Living Seas being moved to Animal Kingdom, though that would be way to hard and well, it would not be worth it.

 

[jrriddle]

How about Godzilla!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhhh!!!!!

Anyway, Jungle Cruise really has no role in Animal Kingdom. The theming for that attraction was changed in Walt's lifetime to focus of fakeness and jokes.

But, I wouldn't mind seeing Living Seas being moved to Animal Kingdom, though that would be way to hard and well, it would not be worth it.

See now why couldn't the living seas be incorporated into the Prometheus project.
Capt Nemo's lab could be a part Living Seas (ie serious study of ocean life in a victorian setting)

 

[DarkMeasures]

See now why couldn't the living seas be incorporated into the Prometheus project.
Capt Nemo's lab could be a part Living Seas (ie serious study of ocean life in a victorian setting)

Cost. The massive size of the aquarium at Epcot doesn't allow it. If it were to be done, it would probably cost a quarter of a billion dollars.
-New tank needs to be built = $
-Keeping all the waterlife alive for transfering = $$
-Draining and demolishing the Living Seas = $$$

It would be nice. And I would like to see it. Especially since fish are animals, and it would leave a really nice piece of land for a new pavilian.

 

[jrriddle]

Cost. The massive size of the aquarium at Epcot doesn't allow it. If it were to be done, it would probably cost a quarter of a billion dollars.
-New tank needs to be built = $
-Keeping all the waterlife alive for transfering = $$
-Draining and demolishing the Living Seas = $$$

It would be nice. And I would like to see it. Especially since fish are animals, and it would leave a really nice piece of land for a new pavilian.

Oh I didn't mean moving TLS.
Just a Aquatic area, nothing on the scale of TLS.

 

[DarkMeasures]

Oh I didn't mean moving TLS.
Just a Aquatic area, nothing on the scale of TLS.

Well, if something like that happened, then what would be the worth of keeping two pavilians? Disney is able to pull off multiple spinning dumbo-clones because of the 3 hour waits. The Living Seas will never have 3 hour waits unless there would be a rock concert being held inside.