Rumor Lion King Flume Ride being considered for Animal Kingdom

MisterPenguin

MisterPenguin

President of Animal Kingdom
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Po'Rich said:
I think we're going to have to agree to disagree on this point. The more Disney builds attractions that don't fit with the theme the less cohesive the theme. Eventually, one ends with a mish-mash like HS. AK could easily change from one of the most cohesive-themed parks in the world to just another amusement park with some animals thrown in.
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I agree that attractions should be in sync with the them of the park.

The problem is that a theme park mimicking an active studio (DHS), or a theme park mimicking the technological advances of a World's Fair (Future World) were no long viable themes.

This left DHS being a mishmash of 'ride the movies' (tho, props should be given for keeping a Hollywood-thru-the-ages theme throughout most of the park).

It also left Future World no longer built by corporate sponsorship willing to keep updating their pavilions. And so, we get a generic mishmash of "let's celebrate" in old Future World (tho, props should be given for World Showcase keeping its theme).

And of course, MK was already a mishmash of themed lands in which almost any themed attraction could find a home.

This leaves DAK as the torch bearer for a park that has a coherent theme with all of its attractions fitting in that theme -- mostly.

People can argue about how well something fits or not. But it should fit somehow. A reworked Indy story dealing with animals, and an Encanto trip thru Antonio's Door could work well, IMO. As well as a Lion King ride.
 
erasure fan1

erasure fan1

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MisterPenguin said:
The problem is that a theme park mimicking an active studio (DHS), or a theme park mimicking the technological advances of a World's Fair (Future World) were no long viable themes.
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I have to disagree on the studios theme. Creating an active studio feel and the glorified old Hollywood feel are completely viable. Could there be something better! Absolutely. But you have to be real on this one. Disney isn't going to overhaul the entire park to create a new theme that's coherent all around.

So in my opinion it's much more viable than just saying MOVIES! and that's your theme. With a little tweaking the Hollywood studios theme would work just fine.
 
Sir_Cliff

Sir_Cliff

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erasure fan1 said:
I have to disagree on the studios theme. Creating an active studio feel and the glorified old Hollywood feel are completely viable. Could there be something better! Absolutely. But you have to be real on this one. Disney isn't going to overhaul the entire park to create a new theme that's coherent all around.

So in my opinion it's much more viable than just saying MOVIES! and that's your theme. With a little tweaking the Hollywood studios theme would work just fine.
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I feel the same way; I don't know why people think the studios theme is so unworkable, at least in the way it is executed at DHS. It seems legitimate to me to begin with a romantic celebration of Old Hollywood, then progress to the studio soundstage theme, and finally (if they must) build lands that allow you to step into the worlds of individual movies. That actually makes some coherent sense as an overarching theme that isn't too restrictive in terms of the types of attractions that can fit. It's why I really don't understand why Walt Disney Studios Paris is now becoming Disney Adventure World with the studio/Hollywood conceit staying at the front and then its theme becoming... 🤷‍♂️

It would be nice if they could then stop building single-IP lands in the other parks and restrict them to the 'step into the movies' park.
 
ToTBellHop

ToTBellHop

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Phicinfan said:
Gotta ask, did you hit the insider lotto? Can you pick my powerball numbers next please??
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Most of us became insiders with a knock on the door by Publishers Clearing House
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C33Mom

Well-Known Member
Phicinfan said:
Gotta ask, did you hit the insider lotto? Can you pick my powerball numbers next please??
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A few years ago, I once (temporarily) became an insider by flying from LAX to MCO (Delta, C+) next to an imagineer who was literally putting together the Disneyland Forward presentation materials. Unfortunately she was working on like a 14” laptop and I had to play it cool so I didn’t get that many details, other than the general fact that they were moving forward with it and which plots of land were in scope.
 
Cmdr_Crimson

Cmdr_Crimson

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If this were to happen I would say have the Simba/Scar fight go on while you are going up the lift hill and just as you reach the top you go down with Scar...
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After that as you reach the bottom after the splash you see the shadows of the hyenas attack Scar..
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Jedi14

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Cmdr_Crimson said:
If this were to happen I would say have the Simba/Scar fight go on while you are going up the lift hill and just as you reach the top you go down with Scar...
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After that as you reach the bottom after the splash you see the shadows of the hyenas attack Scar..
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I think if the ride ends up being a book report, I think a lift hill would be Simba walking up Pride Rock in the rain and you go down when he roars.
 

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