Lady and the Tramp - A new ride for a Timeless Classic

The90skid

The90skid

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Stay tuned here for my upcoming ride for Lady and the Tramp! I plan on putting a lot of effort into this ride and my walk-through of it, and I welcome any feedback you all will have for me! Also, feel free to throw some ideas here for a Lady and the Tramp ride, and I may use it in my final idea. Thanks, pals, and keep on Imagineering! :D
 
brb1006

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I'm picturing the Lady And The Tramp attraction's queue to be set between the Darlings house and "This Is The Night" playing as you're waiting in line. I'm trying to picture a good ride vehicle.
 
The90skid

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brb1006 said:
I'm picturing the Lady And The Tramp attraction's queue to be set between the Darlings house and "This Is The Night" playing as you're waiting in line. I'm trying to picture a good ride vehicle.
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I think I want the queue to be the Darling's House, but it depends on the direction that I end up taking with this ride. Currently, I have two big ideas of what I want to do:

  1. Create a boat ride Lady and the Tramp ride that highlights the portion of the movie between Lady getting the muzzle taken off and her being sent to the pound. This part of the movie is where Tramp takes Lady out for a "date night", starting at Tony's with the famous spaghetti scene and ending with a romantic evening through a beautiful park. This version of the ride would have a very romantic tone, unlike anything that we have seen in a Disney park. I would want this version to be like a "Tunnel of Love" type indoor ride with jaw-dropping scenery. This ride would rely far less on animatronics and more so on creating an emotion through visuals.
  2. Create a trackless dark ride that loosely follows the story of the whole movie. This version, on the surface, seems more simple, but it would actually be a little complicated. Most Disney dark rides work because they are able to show a lot of action with many different characters. The problem with Lady and the Tramp is that the whole movie revolves around very few characters: Lady, Tramp, Jim Dear, Darling, Jacques, Trusty, and the dogs at the pound.
With the first approach, I envision the ride vehicles to be simple boats that could float down a gentle stream in a park; nothing too fancy. With the second approach, my first thought is for the ride vehicles to resemble horse-drawn carriages, similar to those used in the movie time period and location (early 1900's in New England).

As I post this, I just finished watching the whole movie and taking notes on it, and I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised. I had not seen Lady and the Tramp in quite a while, and I had forgotten how truly charming this movie is. The music is wonderful, the animation still looks fantastic, and the story is so adorable (I mean, its dogs falling in love! How much cuter can you get?). If you haven't seen this movie in a while, I highly recommend it.
 
The90skid

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brb1006 said:
I'm curious on how the scene featuring Si and Am the Siamese Cat duo would work in that attraction.
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That is another issue. If I wanted to do a ride through of the movie in chronological order, that would involve several scenes that go in and out of the Darling's house, which would be a little odd to pull off.
 
brb1006

brb1006

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The90skid said:
That is another issue. If I wanted to do a ride through of the movie in chronological order, that would involve several scenes that go in and out of the Darling's house, which would be a little odd to pull off.
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The closest I can come up with pulling off that scene featuring the Siamese Cats would be similar to the brief scene in the Cat In The Hat attraction with Thing 1 and Thing 2 expect not as long.
 
The90skid

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brb1006 said:
The closest I can come up with pulling off that scene featuring the Siamese Cats would be similar to the brief scene in the Cat In The Hat attraction with Thing 1 and Thing 2 expect not as long.
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Good idea! I will keep that in mind when I get to writing out the details of the ride
 
brb1006

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I wonder where this attraction might be located at any Disney Theme Park across the globe. I'm thinking it might work at Disneyland Paris.
 
Chris82

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The90skid said:
I think I want the queue to be the Darling's House, but it depends on the direction that I end up taking with this ride. Currently, I have two big ideas of what I want to do:

  1. Create a boat ride Lady and the Tramp ride that highlights the portion of the movie between Lady getting the muzzle taken off and her being sent to the pound. This part of the movie is where Tramp takes Lady out for a "date night", starting at Tony's with the famous spaghetti scene and ending with a romantic evening through a beautiful park. This version of the ride would have a very romantic tone, unlike anything that we have seen in a Disney park. I would want this version to be like a "Tunnel of Love" type indoor ride with jaw-dropping scenery. This ride would rely far less on animatronics and more so on creating an emotion through visuals.
  2. Create a trackless dark ride that loosely follows the story of the whole movie. This version, on the surface, seems more simple, but it would actually be a little complicated. Most Disney dark rides work because they are able to show a lot of action with many different characters. The problem with Lady and the Tramp is that the whole movie revolves around very few characters: Lady, Tramp, Jim Dear, Darling, Jacques, Trusty, and the dogs at the pound.
With the first approach, I envision the ride vehicles to be simple boats that could float down a gentle stream in a park; nothing too fancy. With the second approach, my first thought is for the ride vehicles to resemble horse-drawn carriages, similar to those used in the movie time period and location (early 1900's in New England).

As I post this, I just finished watching the whole movie and taking notes on it, and I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised. I had not seen Lady and the Tramp in quite a while, and I had forgotten how truly charming this movie is. The music is wonderful, the animation still looks fantastic, and the story is so adorable (I mean, its dogs falling in love! How much cuter can you get?). If you haven't seen this movie in a while, I highly recommend it.
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As you could probably guess from the other thread, I vote for #1 by a long shot. I am not a fan of "book report" attractions - I'd rather the attraction focus and engage a particular emotion. I think it's more likely to be successful that way, too, instead of leaving people wondering why anyone older than 4 would ride it (Little Mermaid, Finding Nemo). Romance would be a challenge, but definitely the way to go! (And there's lots of cool imagery from the movie you could use)

A couple other random thoughts:

1. I wouldn't feel obligated to follow the movie exactly if you go with option #1 - Mr. Toad did not go to hell and the Witch never smooshed Snow White under a giant gem in their respective films, but the point is to engage the guest's emotions with a new form, not retell the movie
2. Consider making everything a little oversized so you get a dog's eye view :D
3. If you go with #1, other characters could make cameos but I'd be wary of breaking the emotional state to have like an extended comic moment with the Siamese cats, for example

Or maybe there's some awesome I'm missing in #2?
 
brb1006

brb1006

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Chris82 said:
As you could probably guess from the other thread, I vote for #1 by a long shot. I am not a fan of "book report" attractions - I'd rather the attraction focus and engage a particular emotion. I think it's more likely to be successful that way, too, instead of leaving people wondering why anyone older than 4 would ride it (Little Mermaid, Finding Nemo). Romance would be a challenge, but definitely the way to go! (And there's lots of cool imagery from the movie you could use)

A couple other random thoughts:

1. I wouldn't feel obligated to follow the movie exactly if you go with option #1 - Mr. Toad did not go to hell and the Witch never smooshed Snow White under a giant gem in their respective films, but the point is to engage the guest's emotions with a new form, not retell the movie
2. Consider making everything a little oversized so you get a dog's eye view :D
3. If you go with #1, other characters could make cameos but I'd be wary of breaking the emotional state to have like an extended comic moment with the Siamese cats, for example

Or maybe there's some awesome I'm missing in #2?
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Now I picturing the Siamese cats in a similar role to the witch from the original version of Snow White's Adventures at WDW minus the scare factor but only for a few scenes.
 
brb1006

brb1006

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Meanwhile I'm brainstorming about my idea for a land based on Zootopia. When the film finally comes out then I might get some new ideas.
 

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