cdunlap
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DISREGARD THIS ENTRY, FOR I HAVE DEEMED IT TOO AMBITIOUS FOR AN OSC! A NEW ENTRY WILL BE POSTED TOMORROW MORNING, BUT GLOBAL VOYAGE WILL BE KEPT UP FOR ALL TO SEE!
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One Sentence Competition - "One" - Completed
- Thread starter Disney Dad 3000
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Brer Panther
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Journey to Oz
A reworking of the scrapped Wizard of Oz-themed Rock Candy Mountain, Journey to Oz is a whimsical E-Ticket take on the Wild Mouse coaster found at many other amusement parks. Instead of being out in the open, with tracks stacked on top of each other, this Wild Mouse coaster is entirely indoors and is more along the lines of a dark ride with vehicles that spin, zip up lift hills, and drop back down as they travel the Yellow Brick Road to a Disneyfied Oz. This attraction is based more on the original L. Frank Baum books than the iconic movie, ergo, in addition to Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion etc. you'll also encounter characters like the Kalidahs, Mombi, and Pumpkinhead. Bookending the attraction are two twisters that take guests to and from Oz - an effect pulled off by having the ride vehicle spin around as it travels up (and later down) a curved lift hill, with wind and projection effects making it seem like you're in the middle of a tornado.
ThemeParkPriest
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In June 1959, the raft to Tom Sawyer Island was upgraded to an E-ticket??!
WaltWiz1901
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I was just thinking about this when it turned out that @Brer Panther had a similar pitch in mind. Great minds think alike!
This ride-through adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s story, based on Walt Disney’s scrapped live-action adaptation from the mid-1950s and located in northern Fantasyland, takes guests down the Yellow Brick Road and up the multi-colored highway to see the great and powerful Oz. A tractor from Dorothy’s farm in Kansas hauls us in a trailer through an active tornado which sends us to the land of Oz, meeting such characters as the Patchwork Girl, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion. Like Alice in Wonderland further down the path, our trip up the Rainbow Road sends us up another level, while a second tornado brings our tractor-drawn trailer falling back down to reality. With more detailed sets than any of the dark rides in the Fantasyland courtyard, numerous true Audio-Animatronics, and stunning special effects, this offers enough dazzle and “wow” to justify an “E” coupon.
Rainbow Road to Oz
Disgruntled Walt
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- In the Parks
- No
Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
With the 1957 film Johnny Tremain as inspiration, join in Paul Revere's Midnight Ride as you board this exciting dark ride located on the brand new subsection of Main Street, USA, known as Liberty Street. Taking advantage of the open space behind Main Street and the cancelled Edison Square mini-land, this attraction is a retelling of the story of the beginnings of the American Revolution, culminating in Paul Revere's famous ride through the landscapes of New England (including changes in elevation a la Alice in Wonderland). The vehicles are a traditional dark ride chassis with a twist: some of the seats are horseback (on carousel-style horses) and some are in coaches. Bonus sentence: This attraction would also pioneer the use of multi-plane sets in an attraction to give the illusion of distance and air vents to simulate speed, especially during the climactic ride (even though the speed of the vehicle would remain the same).
ThemeParkPriest
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Mickey and the Beanstalk
Walt’s famous Mickey Mouse stars (with supporting help from Goofy and Donald) in the Fantasland boat ride based on the 29-minute theatrical short from 1947. Guests will see the result of Mickey’s magical bean–a giant beanstalk they float around before visiting the giant’s castle in the sky. In the kitchen, they come face-to-face with the giant who is looking closely at the small people, before escaping with Mickey and company to cut down the beanstalk!
Bonus: The scale of the castle is what impresses guests the most–they feel like the size of grasshoppers.
Walt’s famous Mickey Mouse stars (with supporting help from Goofy and Donald) in the Fantasland boat ride based on the 29-minute theatrical short from 1947. Guests will see the result of Mickey’s magical bean–a giant beanstalk they float around before visiting the giant’s castle in the sky. In the kitchen, they come face-to-face with the giant who is looking closely at the small people, before escaping with Mickey and company to cut down the beanstalk!
Bonus: The scale of the castle is what impresses guests the most–they feel like the size of grasshoppers.
Half/CartoonHalf/Human
Active Member
Davy Crockett’s River Adventure
In an alternate universe where the Davy Crockett TV series did not end after 3 episodes (meaning Davy doesn’t die), it I
is decided to give Davy Crockett his own ride at Disneyland! Located behind what we know now as Big Thunder Mountain, the ride takes place after the 3rd episode where Davy goes on a adventure with us tagged along, and we explore the wide vast frontier before danger interupts and we go down a waterfall, resulting in a big splash! The ride was always a must do at Disneyland, at it was for many years. But unfortunately, in 2017, the ride closed in order to make way for Galaxy’s Edge construction (which was just a pathway to one of the entrances).
cdunlap
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As the due date draws near, just a reminder that I don’t want this to be included in the reviewed entries.
Evilgidgit
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FANTASTIC FOUR: FUTURE FLIGHT
In an alternate reality, Walt Disney was drawn to a small superhero family called the Fantastic Four, seeing their colourful personalities and optimistic vision he dreamt of for the future -- Fantastic Four: Future Flight opened in Tomorrowland, combining elements of a dark ride and family friendly suspended coaster, bringing the Fab Four to life in a theme park.
Reed and Sue Richards introduce guests to an imagined world of possibilities and ideas as each member show how their superpowers could be harnessed to benefit mankind. The tour is eventually commandeered by The Thing and the Human Torch, taking guests on a fast-paced race through the Fantastic Four's laboratory and facilities to "test" the Fantasticar's lightspeed mode.
Over the years, Future Flight has survived Tomorrowland's changes, introducing new story elements such as dangers in the form of Doctor Doom and Galactus, becoming the anchor point for when Avengers Campus bustled into Disneyland sixty years later.
Four sentence use - in this "what if" scenario, Space Mountain would not exist and Future Flight would be Rocket Rods done right.
In an alternate reality, Walt Disney was drawn to a small superhero family called the Fantastic Four, seeing their colourful personalities and optimistic vision he dreamt of for the future -- Fantastic Four: Future Flight opened in Tomorrowland, combining elements of a dark ride and family friendly suspended coaster, bringing the Fab Four to life in a theme park.
Reed and Sue Richards introduce guests to an imagined world of possibilities and ideas as each member show how their superpowers could be harnessed to benefit mankind. The tour is eventually commandeered by The Thing and the Human Torch, taking guests on a fast-paced race through the Fantastic Four's laboratory and facilities to "test" the Fantasticar's lightspeed mode.
Over the years, Future Flight has survived Tomorrowland's changes, introducing new story elements such as dangers in the form of Doctor Doom and Galactus, becoming the anchor point for when Avengers Campus bustled into Disneyland sixty years later.
Four sentence use - in this "what if" scenario, Space Mountain would not exist and Future Flight would be Rocket Rods done right.
Solaris Knight
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The Brave Little Tailor
Acting as a primitive version of Seven Dwarves Mine Train and more kid friendly alternative Matterhorn, Brave Little Taylor has guests board wooden coasters fashioned to look like sewing machines to aid Mickey in fighting the Giant. The main innovation of this ride is the animatronics of Mickey and the Giant, cutting edge by 1965 standards and continually updated in the years to come. This ride will give Mickey a permanent home in Disneyland and keep him relevant in the original Magic Kingdom.
Bonus: While a roller coaster the whole way through, there is a brief indoor "water" section inside the Giant's mouth from the scene when he drinks the well and washes Mickey and the guests away.
Acting as a primitive version of Seven Dwarves Mine Train and more kid friendly alternative Matterhorn, Brave Little Taylor has guests board wooden coasters fashioned to look like sewing machines to aid Mickey in fighting the Giant. The main innovation of this ride is the animatronics of Mickey and the Giant, cutting edge by 1965 standards and continually updated in the years to come. This ride will give Mickey a permanent home in Disneyland and keep him relevant in the original Magic Kingdom.
Bonus: While a roller coaster the whole way through, there is a brief indoor "water" section inside the Giant's mouth from the scene when he drinks the well and washes Mickey and the guests away.
Mr. Sullivan
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Regret not jumping into this but wow you all are absolutely killing it in here. Sorry to interrupt, just wanted to point out how amazingly you all are doing and how inventive these ideas are.
ThemeParkPriest
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Thanks! You could always join in!
Mr. Sullivan
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I suppose, but I wouldn’t want to intrude either with such an established group! It feels rude of me LMAO
Feel free to pop in anytime! Would love to have you.
A bit under the weather today, but hoping to have reviews and next prompt today, or tomorrow at latest.
Mr. Sullivan
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Well, if you're all alright with it, then I may jump in next round!
What a fantastic first entry for this track! With the extra sentence available, I love how you took the opportunity for more than a bit of world/scenario building in the 1960’s. I don’t know that we’d necessarily have to lose Haunted Mansion with it’s opening in 1969, but given the timeframe, I can see culling back on so many new attractions opening with omnimover tech with Adventures Thru Inner Space also opening in 1967. Still odd to me that Fantasia doesn’t have it’s own attraction, and the time period definitely seems fitting for if/when Disney would have created one. We get an early start on a Dark Fantasyland (decades away I assume) and a visually great ride. You used the four sentences wisely hitting all the right notes!
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I know you said to ignore this one, but as it was the lone entry, will go ahead and review so you have credit. Certainly ambitious as you noted in your follow up post! Definitely get a lot of Spaceship Earth vibes from this one. Tomorrowland has always been a bit of a hodge podge, and that was no different in 1965 with all the corporate sponsored attractions, and even going into the 1967 “redo”. Plenty of description on the ride experience, and something I could see Disney in that era tackling. Would they put it in Tomorrowland? I don’t know but solid job with the idea!
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Brer Panther
The Wizard of Oz. Yes! As much as I still lament the overall loss of The Great Movie Ride, losing the Oz scene stings high up on that list. I love that you’ve refreshed the Rock Candy Mountain as well as it makes perfect sense in the timeline. The Wild Mouse coaster would have been 10ish years old at this point, so certainly within the realm of possibility for an attraction and you’ve utilized it nicely to fit into the Oz storytelling. With Space Mountain originally in the works at this time, fitting the park would get an indoor coaster with Space delayed a decade. Following the Baum books is smart, and overall this sounds like an entirely fun ride.
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What’s better than an Oz pitch? Two Oz pitches! Lol You both utilized whirlwind travel to/from Oz, but yours opting for a more methodical journey in what I assume is some manner of omnimover? Again, the land is wholly befitting an attraction and Disneyland seems the prime opportunity to do so in the 1960s. Great description, detail and a solid elevator pitch for a ride through Oz.
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Attachments
Great name for a ride, and great idea to go somewhere unique in the park like Main Street USA. A shame this section of the park never materialized, even though we got a small taste of it in Florida, but love that you’ve captured some of that spirit of the original Disneyland. Easy to envision this existing in the park with this land. Really curious to see the seat layout on this attraction in action, though I imagine guests in the 1960’s were a little more trustworthy than todays parkgoers. That aside, exciting addition to the park and the “E” ticket book.
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Mickey and the Beanstalk
Walt’s famous Mickey Mouse stars (with supporting help from Goofy and Donald) in the Fantasland boat ride based on the 29-minute theatrical short from 1947. Guests will see the result of Mickey’s magical bean–a giant beanstalk they float around before visiting the giant’s castle in the sky. In the kitchen, they come face-to-face with the giant who is looking closely at the small people, before escaping with Mickey and company to cut down the beanstalk!
Bonus: The scale of the castle is what impresses guests the most–they feel like the size of grasshoppers.
Another one of those properties that just seems too fitting not to have been a Disney attraction. This short is one of my favorites and perfect for a Fantasyland style ride, busbar or boat as you’ve done in this case. Easy to imagine Disney going this route with Small World and Pirates opening in the years following. A slow enough paced story that the boat easily accomplishes plenty of time to take in the giant, beanstalk and more.
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Ah, Davy Crockett, another property fitting for the time period. The Crockett series and memorabilia was popular at the time no doubt. I like that you’ve used Crockett here in an adventure sense, going the exploration and nature angle and left some items that would have been not as sensitive to the times down the road. You’ve done a nice job summing up the ride and give us a bit of a backstory as well creating a small new narrative and aligning it to present day with the opening of Galaxy’s Edge. Nice job.
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Disney getting Marvel 44 years early? In this case, makes sense and wholly fits Tomorrowland, even more so considering what we know about the new Fantastic Four film coming out. Perfect symmetry there. I had to look it up, but apparently the first suspended coaster was around as early as the 1900s’, though the first modern day version in the 1980s. Would Disney build a suspended coaster in 1965? I’m not sure, but I could see the family and story fitting perfectly in Tomorrowland. While I’d hate to see Space Mountain not exist, not getting Rocket Rods as well is a great consolation prize. Really fun idea and pitch.
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Another of Mickey’s shorts that I adore. With Matterhorn opening a few years earlier, makes perfect sense for a more kid friendly coaster as you’ve done here. A great story to utilize the coaster weaving in and around the giant to sew him down. This would have been very early in the animatronic era at Disney, but right in the timeline when they started experimenting and using them with Tiki Room, Pirates, etc. Like how you’ve addressed them being updated as well as the technology improves over the years that follow. Interested to see the water section pulled off, and enjoyed this ride down memory lane!
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Apologies for the delay this weekend, but hopefully recuperating and back on track. Thank you all again for the fun reads from 1965!
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Honorable Mention
@Brer Panther Journey To Oz
Such a fun idea using a Wild Mouse in concert with the calamity of a voyage to Oz
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@Disney Warrior The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Nice job building out a comprehensive storyline around your attraction that was easy to picture in the park.
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@Disgruntled Walt Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
Great dark ride idea creating/reviving a new area in the park.
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@Evilgidgit Fantastic Four: Future Flight
It was too hard to overlook the unique idea of bringing the F4 to Disney in 1965 and Tomorrowland for what would be a great addition, and precursor to a film release many, many years later.
Architectural Guinea Pig
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- In the Parks
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I just came back from a Disneyland trip and missed the prompt, will I have an opportunity later on to earn back the missed points? tysm dad
ThemeParkPriest
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That's up to Disney Dad, but usually there is a way to make up points before the finale.