Just get a black bear and paint selective bits white. Voi friggin' la.
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Kilimanjaro Safaris After Dark - night safari
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Just get a black bear and paint selective bits white. Voi friggin' la.
HauntedMansionFLA
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Awesome! I can't wait to see it. And the hyenas
RandySavage
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Unfortunately, chain link fence abounds in this new habitat in the foreground and background, including open service road views:
KS has suffered immensely over the years, IMO. Its great differentiator from all other zoo safaris was that its landscape design and animal barriers were done so well (i.e. invisible), it was easy to imagine one was in the wilds of Africa.
Wild Africa Trek, ironically-named, was one of the biggest blows to this illusion, adding lots of fencing, tourists, pick-up trucks, roads and other man-made clutter. Chain link & other fencing now forms the highly-visible visible backdrop to numerous habitats (Okapi, Cheetah, Zebra), whereas in the early years the whole attraction looked natural. I've read that vegetation was cleared so to make the animals more visible: just like the MK central hub trees, it wasn't worth it.
Regarding, the Warden Wilson and Poaching storyline, I undertood the side that said "it's contrived and not necessary - let the animals be the story", but now that it's been so reduced, the attraction feels much less interesting/engaging without it. The rough, fast ending gave a welcome finale, whereas now it ends flat.
As the rest of the park moves into 2016 with numerous quality developments, Animal Kingdom's flagship attraction ought to at least try to return to natural, hidden barriers. What I see in the above photo is not a good sign.
KS has suffered immensely over the years, IMO. Its great differentiator from all other zoo safaris was that its landscape design and animal barriers were done so well (i.e. invisible), it was easy to imagine one was in the wilds of Africa.
Wild Africa Trek, ironically-named, was one of the biggest blows to this illusion, adding lots of fencing, tourists, pick-up trucks, roads and other man-made clutter. Chain link & other fencing now forms the highly-visible visible backdrop to numerous habitats (Okapi, Cheetah, Zebra), whereas in the early years the whole attraction looked natural. I've read that vegetation was cleared so to make the animals more visible: just like the MK central hub trees, it wasn't worth it.
Regarding, the Warden Wilson and Poaching storyline, I undertood the side that said "it's contrived and not necessary - let the animals be the story", but now that it's been so reduced, the attraction feels much less interesting/engaging without it. The rough, fast ending gave a welcome finale, whereas now it ends flat.
As the rest of the park moves into 2016 with numerous quality developments, Animal Kingdom's flagship attraction ought to at least try to return to natural, hidden barriers. What I see in the above photo is not a good sign.
DABIGCHEEZ
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Hopefully some more brush and sticks will be installed quickly to hide the barriers. I didn't like the original storyline anyway and I wish they would just do away with it all and concentrate fully on the animals.
cjkeating
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When I rode the ride in May/June this year I noticed a lot of 'temporary' fences around the ride. Not quite sure how to describe but sort of beige hessian cloth stretched across wooden posts. I presumed they were there to hide construction for
I agree regarding the storyline. When I rode KS earlier in the year I felt the story completely lacking and the ending was such a non-event.
I also hope that natural vegetation will grow in over the spring to hide the fence/backstage areas.
Unfortunately, chain link fence abounds in this new habitat in the foreground and background, including open service road views:
KS has suffered immensely over the years, IMO. Its great differentiator from all other zoo safaris was that its landscape design and animal barriers were done so well (i.e. invisible), it was easy to imagine one was in the wilds of Africa.
Wild Africa Trek, ironically-named, was one of the biggest blows to this illusion, adding lots of fencing, tourists, pick-up trucks, roads and other man-made clutter. Chain link & other fencing now forms the highly-visible visible backdrop to numerous habitats (Okapi, Cheetah, Zebra), whereas in the early years the whole attraction looked natural. I've read that vegetation was cleared so to make the animals more visible: just like the MK central hub trees, it wasn't worth it.
Regarding, the Warden Wilson and Poaching storyline, I undertood the side that said "it's contrived and not necessary - let the animals be the story", but now that it's been so reduced, the attraction feels much less interesting/engaging without it. The rough, fast ending gave a welcome finale, whereas now it ends flat.
As the rest of the park moves into 2016 with numerous quality developments, Animal Kingdom's flagship attraction ought to at least try to return to natural, hidden barriers. What I see in the above photo is not a good sign.
I agree regarding the storyline. When I rode KS earlier in the year I felt the story completely lacking and the ending was such a non-event.
I also hope that natural vegetation will grow in over the spring to hide the fence/backstage areas.
They could add some false camouflage in the meantime surely.
cjkeating
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Apologies for a very shoddy capture from a YouTube video. Any idea why these fences are up in the attraction? When I was there in June they were dotted around the attraction and I presumed they were temporary (either for maintenance or installing lighting for the night safari) but this was taken from a video a few days ago and they are still up. This was taken near the elephants but they are in other areas of the attraction as well. Thanks.
Den Carter
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I do hope those fences are temporary. Something I've learned about Disney parks is that rehabilitation is part of the experience, and we just have to get over it! It's a shame these things take so long, but think how quickly the maintenance of the parks would fall apart if they didn't constantly work on them.
Can't wait to ride KS at night!
Can't wait to ride KS at night!
Bolt
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I suppose if there are humans working on it 3rd shift, it could be for them?
Matt_Black
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I seem to recall someone on here mentioning that hyenas are VERY quick to go as far as they can to do whatever they want. Any new fencing or the like could very well be for the safety of cast members, guests, and the other animals.
drew81
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The white fences are for animal introductions and usually taken down once the animal is accustomed to the area.
Matt_Black
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Makes sense. ESPECIALLY with a predator like a hyena.
drew81
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It's
It's a visual barrier so the animal can't see certain areas. Once they are fully introduced to the safari they are usually taken down.
ToTBellHop
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They are trying to avoid any lion getting the bright idea to unite the hyenas under a dictatorship.
RSoxNo1
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They do those fences with burlap on them to show new animals where boundaries are. It's typically used for younger animals. If that's what's going on with the hyenas and wild dogs, than that's fine. But if they permanently have a chain link fence there, that's awful.
cjkeating
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I don't quite understand how this will work but will be interesting to see...