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No reason to get rid of SWSA, it's the best dark ride in FL. Get rid of Pan! :lookaroun
NOOOOO....:fork::fork: I love Pan.:lol:
Pooh, though...:drevil:
No reason to get rid of SWSA, it's the best dark ride in FL. Get rid of Pan! :lookaroun
NOOOOO....:fork::fork: I love Pan.:lol:
Pooh, though...:drevil:
Shame that we didn't get those unique dark rides in FL that were originally planned.![]()
I'm just going to throw this out there about the concept behind doing a Beauty and the Beat dark ride. While many may think "Disney Renaissance"=great ride, let me just put out a few points.
Why Beauty and the Beast? What potential does this movie have to work in a dark ride setting? The other attractions of this kind have a simple concept/narrative to either take you to an exotic place (Neverland, Toonotwn, Wonderland) and/or be chased and pursued by a villain (Witch, Monstro, cops in Mr. Toad).
Beauty and the Beast doesn't really have an exotic environment outside the Beast's castle and it's villain isn't the type to jump out at you and scare you. The spooky castle setting is already in Snow White and is not exclusive to Beast, so why use it? Sleeping Beauty has it's fair share of eerie environments, monsters (Maleficent's Goons, dragon) and a kind of dynamic pageantry to capture you attention quickly, which is important for this kind of attraction. There's hardly any frenetic pacing that could be used from Beast to base a ride on without sacrificing some key character from the movie. You could be chased by wolves in a wood, but surely someone would complain about a lack of Belle.
You could do a medley of songs, but is that really good for such a short attraction? Since the songs are a major part of Beast's appeal, would it not be better to have the movie represented on a stage where you can hear and see them in full?
Of course this movie could just have been chosen because Belle is in the prince$$ line and she can sell merch, but Snow White already is and Aurora's movie would work so much better as a darkride (heck, Jasmine's would too). Worse still, this movie could have been chosen because it's less scary and Fantasyland is going in a direction where fluffy girly stuff is more important than the adventurous side of fairy tales. Ick.
If we do get a separate Snow White ride, it still won't solve whatever problems Beast might have as a ride. Not all movies translate well to this kind of attractions and below is a list of movies that IMO would work so much better in this setting, and have been proposed before:
Mary Poppins
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Babes in Toyland
Sleeping Beauty
Alice in Wonderland
Aladdin
The Black Cauldron
Hercules
The Great Mouse Detective
Fantasia
Pinocchio
Enchanted
Bedknobs and Broomstciks
Still think Beauty and the Beast is the best?
Agreed, but I'm sure some would that Sleepy Hollow was/is too scary and Babes in Toyland isn't "relevant".
Gah! Sleepy Hollow would've been so awesome! :brick:
Only if its a two-part ride that includes Mr. Toad!![]()
Is Babes in Toyland available on DVD?
Is Babes in Toyland available on DVD?
I'm just going to throw this out there about the concept behind doing a Beauty and the Beat dark ride. While many may think "Disney Renaissance"=great ride, let me just put out a few points.
Why Beauty and the Beast? What potential does this movie have to work in a dark ride setting? The other attractions of this kind have a simple concept/narrative to either take you to an exotic place (Neverland, Toonotwn, Wonderland) and/or be chased and pursued by a villain (Witch, Monstro, cops in Mr. Toad).
Beauty and the Beast doesn't really have an exotic environment outside the Beast's castle and it's villain isn't the type to jump out at you and scare you. The spooky castle setting is already in Snow White and is not exclusive to Beast, so why use it? Sleeping Beauty has it's fair share of eerie environments, monsters (Maleficent's Goons, dragon) and a kind of dynamic pageantry to capture you attention quickly, which is important for this kind of attraction. There's hardly any frenetic pacing that could be used from Beast to base a ride on without sacrificing some key character from the movie. You could be chased by wolves in a wood, but surely someone would complain about a lack of Belle.
You could do a medley of songs, but is that really good for such a short attraction? Since the songs are a major part of Beast's appeal, would it not be better to have the movie represented on a stage where you can hear and see them in full?
Of course this movie could just have been chosen because Belle is in the prince$$ line and she can sell merch, but Snow White already is and Aurora's movie would work so much better as a darkride (heck, Jasmine's would too). Worse still, this movie could have been chosen because it's less scary and Fantasyland is going in a direction where fluffy girly stuff is more important than the adventurous side of fairy tales. Ick.
If we do get a separate Snow White ride, it still won't solve whatever problems Beast might have as a ride. Not all movies translate well to this kind of attractions and below is a list of movies that IMO would work so much better in this setting, and have been proposed before:
Mary Poppins
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Babes in Toyland
Sleeping Beauty
Alice in Wonderland
Aladdin
The Black Cauldron
Hercules
The Great Mouse Detective
Fantasia
Pinocchio
Enchanted
Bedknobs and Broomstciks
Still think Beauty and the Beast is the best?
I agree Sleeping Beauty would make a nice dark ride.
Yes, and its a glorious poorly restored open-matte/pan-and-scan (mostly the first) video master without any bonus features! But like most catalog Disney live action titles given that treatment, you either buy it or don't watch it.
The Wonderful World of Color episode use to promote the film called "Back Stage Party" is on the Walt Disney Treasures set "Your Host Walt Disney".
The soundtrack album is available on the itunes store and was given a great restoration, go fig.
It was suppose to be!:lookaroun
Not all movies translate well to this kind of attractions and below is a list of movies that IMO would work so much better in this setting, and have been proposed before:
Mary Poppins
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Babes in Toyland
Sleeping Beauty
Alice in Wonderland
Aladdin
The Black Cauldron
Hercules
The Great Mouse Detective
Fantasia
Pinocchio
Enchanted
Bedknobs and Broomstciks
Still think Beauty and the Beast is the best?
Is the Pinocchio ride at Disneyland any good?
Is the Pinocchio ride at Disneyland any good?
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