Starship824
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- No
I'll it 35%. it seems like it's very early in development and hasn't officially been given the green light. I'd give Moana at MK much higher chances.
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Rumor Lion King Flume Ride being considered for Animal Kingdom
- Thread starter Disgruntled Walt
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EricsBiscuit
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0%. They already have a DAK announcement they’re not going to announce this for a while (if it’s not canceled by then).
Surferboy567
Well-Known Member
Judging by our insiders I’d put Moana at closer to a 65-70% chance of announcement.
Thinking about it, i can probably scale this back to 50-55% chance.
Gusey
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90% for Paris, as we're expecting this to be the main DLP announcement at D23. I'm thinking 10% for AK, as they'll be looking at Tropical Americas first, then maybe an update on Zootopia in Tree of Life
Which begs the question: how in the world, after 26 years, does Animal Kingdom NOT have a Jungle Book ride?Ok, lets stir they pot...
So we are pretty locked in on rumors that this will be a flume...
I wonder if we talk it enough, we could move off of LK(yes I know they desperately need a LK ride), and go for Jungle Book instead? How cool would it be going through the jungle on a boat shaped like Baloo singing Bear Necessities??? I mean it writes itself!!
Rhinocerous
Premium Member
Don't worry, you'll grow out of that. You're getting so big, so fast.
doctornick
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That's the thing. They will very likely announce it for Paris, so the question is really if this gets piggiebacked onto that or would they prefer not to steal any thunder for Paris.
It's conceivable that if they are serious about this, they might not announce it this D23 but could start work on it anyway and then use a Destination D23 or the like to announce it instead in a year or two.
Realistically, DAK needs the capacity boost ASAP so I am probably being naïve in hoping that they start the process to add this sooner rather than later.
EricsBiscuit
Well-Known Member
Moana is also probably a 0% chance as well. If they announce anything for MK, it will be either the BBTM project phase 1 and/or a nighttime parade.
Advisable Joseph
Well-Known Member
IIRC, during the official event to launch Tiana's Bayou Adventure, in Josh D'Amaro's segment about WDW's future, Baloo and Mowgli were in the background.
Surferboy567
Well-Known Member
...That's it? We waited four years for nothing?
Bocabear
Well-Known Member
Welcome to The New Disney! you can get some new landscaping and fewer attractions along with a 20% cost increase! Have a magical Day!
Gusey
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That's why I'm quote skeptical of it coming to AK. From what insiders are saying on here, especially as it has the same code name as Paris' (Sunshine) Lion King land. They can't just announce it for Paris and make it seem like its DLP exclusive if they're planning to add it to AK without backlash, but they're also not read to announce it for AK if they're focusing on Tropical Americas
Starship824
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- No
I wouldn't be surprised if they say something like "An all new attraction based on the Walt Disney Animation Studios (because of course they need to be super specific and say the full name of the studio instead of just saying simply 'Disney') classic 'The Lion King' is coming to Disney Adventure World (terrible name for a park BTW) and Disney's Animal Kingdom in..." Or they just don't mention anything.
KatiebugFan
Active Member
Disappointment?
Ichabod Crane
Well-Known Member
Moana IS technically part of BBT phase 1 actually.
Coaster Lover
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- No
Correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't Galaxy's Edge AND Toy Story Land announced for DHS at the same D23 (2015)?
Fantasmicguy2
Member
That's not even new at this point we've been saying this since around 2005ish
Gusey
Well-Known Member
True. I just have a feeling that this year, there's going to be one signif icant announcement for each park worldwide and a few small announcements to fill up the panel (like Disneyland's 70th entertainment, Hong Kong Disneyland's 20th Parade, etc.)
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
BBT would likely need to be announced with more than one component given previous statements. They could announce "new adventures from the world of Moana and Coco" and show some artwork without mentioning that they won't both technically be located "beyond" Big Thunder.
No one will be impressed if the "big reveal" is one ride. "Biggest expansion in Magic Kingdom Park history"?
Yeah, but what if it were a spinner 100 yards across?