A gorgeous park with some clearly caring and extremely talented imagineers (I don't blame them for what occurred), unfortunately as Martin said though underfunded. It was built around the beginnings of the budget cut extravaganza initiated during the latter half of Eisner's regime. I'm sure this hurt the park, and i'm guessing that had it been built earlier in the 90's that it might not have received as serious budget cuts. I really do love the park and most of it is gorgeous and amazing to be in, but to imagine what it could have been with a few extra hundred million.
Demo-ing Kali in favor of something more like Tiger River would be an excellent step to further fixing the park's issues. That huge clearing of land above it is just begging for use. I'm guessing it would add a lot of capacity to the park as well, and of course the possibility of a lengthier and superior ride would spread crowds out better. From Martin's overhead concept map, it also looks like certain areas within the footprint of the ride had walkways, so it's possible that you could walk around the areas the ride visited without even riding it.
I'll also mention about the soaking factor, I like a water ride that feels more controlled in how it gets guests wet. On Splash Mountain for instance, you can somewhat adjust how wet you get depending on the seat you choose (except for the backsplash one gets while going around the first curve around the big drop). I've discovered that the closest to the front row you sit, the better the chance you'll get wet. Further back though the chance of getting wet are lessened (on the back row i've even disembarked relatively bone dry sans some minor and pleasant misting). I'm guessing the same is now true of Pirates (though it was never a ride that used to get one wet at all until the new problematic boats were implemented). Kali however has no such luck, the boats are always spinning so that everyone gets wet, but at least one half of the boat are guaranteed to get absolutely drenched. It would be nice to have a raft ride that was possible to better control your soaking options depending on the mood you're in, something that doesn't spin would be great. As it stands, i'd rather have a ride where show scenes (or in Tiger River's case, elaborately detailed animal exhibits) were the main attraction, not one that is proud of letting you walk around in squishy shoes for the rest of the day.
I am also fully understand the theme they were going for with Dinorama, it doesn't make it any less cheap and a horrible blight on the otherwise gorgeous park. It's awful, I have a full understanding of what they were trying to go for and it's still awful. Why anyone would consider an ugly gross and tacky looking roadside carnival would be a suitable fit for any of their parks is truly baffling to me. And before anyone makes the attempt, there's no use arguing with my opinion if you actually like it, i'm completely aware of their reasoning and "story" behind its creation. Just because some minor thought was put into an idea does not make it a good idea. I don't think people complain about the area because of a lack of understanding on what they were trying to do. It's still just a horrible idea, especially for a Disney park and especially for one as gorgeous as AK. Dinorama takes up a healthy plot of land, gutting the area entirely in favor of a more suitable prehistoric animal ride would be a huge step forward for the area and park as a whole.
