Norway Pavilion Frozen construction - Frozen Ever After ride

[Brer Panther]

Long lines are the result of popularity combined with low capacity and minimal indoor queue space. No one has ever said to not build a popular ride for WS. If Matterhorn of Mt Fuji had high capacity and large, permanent queues, the same concerns would not apply.

Plus, those rides aren't based on Frozen, a movie that makes Disney mucho moolah. They could sell TRASH BAGS with Elsa's image on them and it would sell like hot cakes.

 

[Wikkler]

You know toy story 3 made more than the first 2 ever did? What makes you think in any dimension that Frozen 2 isn't going to bring in stupid cash.

2010 dollars are worth less than 1995 dollars so that argument is kinda invalid.

 

[Coaster Lover]

2010 dollars are worth less than 1995 dollars so that argument is kinda invalid.

According to Box Office Mojo, even when you adjust for inflation, Toy Story 2 did better than Toy Story and Toy Story 3 did better than both of the previous...

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=toystory.htm

 

[Sped2424]

2010 dollars are worth less than 1995 dollars so that argument is kinda invalid.

$361,958,736 worldwide for Toy Story 1 and
485,015,179 for Toy Story 2 adjusted for inflation neither one of those reach the 1 billion mark. So that math is kind of invalid. Plus it still proves my point that each sequel made more than the one prior.

 

[brihow]

LOL at people calling Frozen a "classic". Sorry, it is a great movie, but it will never earn a spot among the true classics of Disney animation.

I didn't like 'Frozen' very much, but the success of the movie was literally a phenomenon, and that alone will secure it's position as a 'classic'.

 

[jt04]

Love the new rockwork. Unexpected but welcome. Wondering if it will get a waterfall?

 

[Goofyernmost]

Plus, those rides aren't based on Frozen, a movie that makes Disnet mucho moolah. They could sell TRASH BAGS with Elsa's image on them and it would sell like hot cakes.

If marketing where on it's toes, they would be selling Elsa's Freezer Bags. Just another missed opportunity!

 

[Prince Thomas]

LOL at people calling Frozen a "classic". Sorry, it is a great movie, but it will never earn a spot among the true classics of Disney animation.

It's def going to be a classic. It was def one for the books. Kinda already is a classic, or else #2 wouldn't be coming. Frozen is/was epic !

 

[mm52200]

I don't agree with the attraction coming to Epcot/Norway but I find it amusing the people who try and act like the highest grossing animated film of all time currently won't be a classic. Clearly it's just a fad that will fizzle away.

 

[jt04]

I have never seen Frozen.

But happy about this and new Soarin'.

 

[gleepy]

Love the new rockwork. Unexpected but welcome. Wondering if it will get a waterfall?

It will probably have a working waterfall for the first few months. From then on, they will put it in B mode, which will be strands of colored plastic film and a speaker with water sound effects.

 

[RSoxNo1]

I hope not, but the color washes and building style on the new M&G structures look quite different. I'll wait and see, but the whole thing might even appear anachronistic as well as architecturally mismatched.

Disney should just keep going. All of the pavilions need their own Animation dark ride. And Deadpool is Canadian. So there's room for Marvel, too.

For all our criticisms of Disney lately, they still create cohesively themed facades. I would be very surprised and even more upset if the exterior buildings don't fit together.

 

[Mike S]

For all our criticisms of Disney lately, they still create cohesively themed facades. I would be very surprised and even more upset if the exterior buildings don't fit together.

I'd like a cohesively themed pavilion. Inside and out. But I'm just a crazy person

 

[Ripken10]

2010 dollars are worth less than 1995 dollars so that argument is kinda invalid.

Cinderella II and III weren't nearly as popular as Cinderella...does that mean Cinderella was a flop? The Little Mermaid has a 92% rotten Tomatoes score, but the Little Mermaid 2 got a 33% -- guess Little Mermaid was just a fad too.

Now I will ask - has there ever been a Disney Animated movie (other than Pixar movie) whose sequel was a big success? I certainly can't think of one, and looking on boxofficemojo, The Jungle Book 2 made the most money of any Disney Animated movie sequel (disregarding pixar) at $47,901,582. When I heard Frozen 2, I kind of expected it would be another film like this. I do think Frozen 2 will be more successful than any other sequel in the Disney Animated Universe (again disregarding Pixar), but nothing about it's success will be any indication of how successful Frozen is, or whether it is a classic. Obviously a few people will never accept the popularity of the film...just like many on here refuse to accept the popularity of Avatar (but I will agree Avatar will not have the same impact that Frozen will...but land will because of how immerse it will be, but the movie was such a big hit because it was a first of it's kind...Frozen just hit the public in a way that will always be around much like the Lion King).

But keep refusing to accept the popularity of Frozen and the impact it will have forever.

 

[Brer Panther]

Making a lot of money at the box office does not automatically mean it's a good movie.

 

[wdwgreek]

Cinderella II and III weren't nearly as popular as Cinderella...does that mean Cinderella was a flop? The Little Mermaid has a 92% rotten Tomatoes score, but the Little Mermaid 2 got a 33% -- guess Little Mermaid was just a fad too.

Now I will ask - has there ever been a Disney Animated movie (other than Pixar movie) whose sequel was a big success? I certainly can't think of one, and looking on boxofficemojo, The Jungle Book 2 made the most money of any Disney Animated movie sequel (disregarding pixar) at $47,901,582. When I heard Frozen 2, I kind of expected it would be another film like this. I do think Frozen 2 will be more successful than any other sequel in the Disney Animated Universe (again disregarding Pixar), but nothing about it's success will be any indication of how successful Frozen is, or whether it is a classic. Obviously a few people will never accept the popularity of the film...just like many on here refuse to accept the popularity of Avatar (but I will agree Avatar will not have the same impact that Frozen will...but land will because of how immerse it will be, but the movie was such a big hit because it was a first of it's kind...Frozen just hit the public in a way that will always be around much like the Lion King).

But keep refusing to accept the popularity of Frozen and the impact it will have forever.

Is Frozen two going to be pat of the animated classic collection aka a standard picture, or a direct to DVD picture like Little mermaid 2, Peter pan 2, lion king 2 etch?

 

[witandwander]

They aren't issuing any FastPasses for Anna & Elsa at Magic Kingdom after 5/26. Does this give any credit to the 5/27 opening rumor or do you think there will be no Anna & Elsa presence in the parks at all from 5/27 - mid-June?

 

[Ripken10]

Is Frozen two going to be pat of the animated classic collection aka a standard picture, or a direct to DVD picture like Little mermaid 2, Peter pan 2, lion king 2 etch?

The latter was what I was thinking. I have no knowledge, but they have never done it before if I am not mistaken to come up with a sequel as part of the animated classic collection...but at the same time if any movie could be the first, the one that set the records is one that could start it.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

The latter was what I was thinking. I have no knowledge, but they have never done it before if I am not mistaken to come up with a sequel as part of the animated classic collection...but at the same time if any movie could be the first, the one that set the records is one that could start it.

The Rescuers Down Under, Fantasia 2000 and Winnie the Pooh (2011) are all part of the official "classics" cannon.

Frozen 2 will not be direct to video.

 

[mm52200]

The latter was what I was thinking. I have no knowledge, but they have never done it before if I am not mistaken to come up with a sequel as part of the animated classic collection...but at the same time if any movie could be the first, the one that set the records is one that could start it.

Walt Disney Feature Animation is making it with almost the exact same creative team. This is not some direct to video sequel.