One Sentence Competition - "One" - Completed

[Disney Dad 3000]

Re-recording in Session

Reviews/Results to come on Track 9, but today we take a brief break from Beatles' #1 Tracks and do a bit of re-recording on this season of the 1-sentence competition.

Any regular participants of the competition, one-timers, or those new to the competition entirely, this is your chance to catch up on any tracks you may have missed and pitch your ideas. All 9 of our previous tracks are open, assuming you haven't already submitted an entry, and would like to share your single, or entire album depending on the number of tracks, you'd like to have presented in the competition. All entries result in an automatic point in the standings, but mostly a chance to share and read your ideas!

- Challenge -
Make a pitch for any of our first 9 tracks during this season of the competition that you may have missed.

-Rules-​

• If you've already submitted for a track or tracks, those entries are not eligible for resubmission, new entry, etc.​
• You may use between 1 to 3 sentences and up to 1 image.​
• No AI generated artwork, writing, or assistance in the brainstorming process is allowed​

-Deadline-
This project is due on Monday, December 30th at 11:59 PM Disneyland Time
(2:59 AM WDW Time)

-Tips-
K.I.S.S. – Keep it simple, silly. Try not to complicate or overthink things too much. It’s a simple, casual competition – there are no eliminations. Propose as you please, let your imagination soar!

-Judging Criteria-
Is it creative?
Is it (generally) realistic?
Does it fit thematically/visually?​

 

[Disney Dad 3000]

Brer Rabbit's Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah River Run
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Splash Mountain returns - but instead of a log flume, it's a gentle boat ride through the wonderful stories of Brer Rabbit and his fellow critters. The queue acts as a mini-museum explaining the characters' origins in African-American folklore, helping to further distance the characters and attraction from Song of the South, before guests jump aboard their boats and head off to see if this time, Brer Fox and Brer Bear just might succeed in catching Brer Rabbit (spoiler alert: they don't). Oh, and some of the America Sings animatronics from Disneyland's version of Splash Mountain have been brought out the archives (assuming they weren't all trashed) and have a new home in this attraction.

First off, this track we jump right into one of the most recent attraction closures in Disney’s Splash Mountain. While not a major change in going from a log flume to a gentle boat ride, it does still enable guests to easily enjoy the scenes and animatronics you have included, which is key if putting that many visual elements into the attraction. Love the idea of bringing even more animatronics from the archives, even if only simple ones. I don’t know if using Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah in the attraction name helps distance from Song of the South, but like seeing the attempts to distinguish the new from old, with an updated queue and story focus.

Princeda Ka
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The (in)famous Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure, once the tallest coaster in the world, returns (sort of), as a children’s log flume? Over at the Golden Kingdom area, near the spot where Ka's replacement will be located, younger guests can ride a small log flume (think the kiddie log flumes at Busch Gardens) with one 10 foot tall hill and drop, designed to mimic the original coaster, only 46 times smaller. There's even a small section of track from the former coaster (provided it isn't entirely scrapped) sitting next to the flume!​

Talk about recent closures and complete flip to the original’s script! It is always kind of a big deal when you shut down what was once the world’s tallest roller coaster. Maintenance seems to be a problem with certain attractions, and apparently Ka was no different. While it sounds like an odd change up to a children’s log flume, it honestly makes some sense. Anything with Kinda Ka in the name or trying to achieve thrills, is going to be immediately and forever compared to the original and unlikely to appease everyone. Creating a kid’s version with the flume is a fun way to capture a bit of that with the copied layout, etc. I know you mentioned a section of track nearby, but anything to incorporate visually from the namesake attraction would be a welcome add.

Body Wars: Immuno-Compromised!
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Body Wars is BACK, and now guests have joined the new ISDF (Immune System Defense Force) to defend the body against viral villainy in a Universal-MIB-style shooting attraction with full dimensional sets and special effects! Using high-tech projection mapping, physical sets and effects, and cutting-edge animatronics (in shapes never represented before, such as viruses and body organs), guests glide through the blood vessels armed with antibody blasters and tackle a large-scale infection (a particularly poignant topic for many in the post-COVID era). Body Wars: Immuno-Compromised brings IP-free edu-tainment back to Epcot with a high-capacity, family-friendly attraction that signals a return to Epcot's founding principles (yeah, right...they'd probably just purchase the rights to Osmosis Jones...).

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Forgive the Buzz Lightyear cars...it's very late!

I know it was Star Tours in the body, but I still miss Body Wars and that Pavilion, if nothing else for something else to do in the park. Crazy that the building still sits there. Anyway, this seems a totally believable and realistic way to bring that ride back (or spirit of it anyway) and make it popular with today’s park’s guests. Going the MIB route is perfect, and I could see it really helping encapsulate the madness that a journey through the body would entail. It strikes a solid balance between being able to slide at least some education into the queue/ride but leaving the actual attraction entertaining enough that I cannot imagine guests getting bored of it for whatever reason.

Ant Man Adventure Through Inner Space

The latest addition to Disney California Adventure’s Avengers Campus is a throwback to the original Tomorrowland omnimover, but this time presented as a thrilling simulator based attraction. Pym Technologies has developed a new submarine style vehicle powered by Pym particles, and they’ve set up an exhibit to demonstrate the tech to the visitors of the campus, and educate them on the wonders of inner space. The ride begins calmly, with homages to the previous iteration as we travel past snowflakes and water droplets, but as always, “something goes wrong”, the ride becomes more thrilling, and Ant Man and the Wasp arrive to save us from danger.

(I hope it’s ok to join even though it’s so close to the end of the competition! I just recently meandered back to the Imagineering side of the forums and saw the prompt and inspiration struck)

First off, welcome! Happy to see any faces, new and old at any point during the competition. More pitches = Good. The title of your attraction alone makes complete sense. I assume using the simulator-based attraction we are getting something in the vein of Star Tours, but a journey into inner space/quantum realm seems ripe with possibilities and adventure. Ant Man has an attraction in Hong Kong, but this is a nice differentiator to that one and based on your premise slots into the Avengers Campus just fine. Awesome to see Adventures Through Inner Space callback!

Mr. Toad’s Motor Mania​

Out in the open countryside of eastern Fantasyland at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, a familiar face has moved back in for his much-requested return...

Entering Toad Hall, guests learn that Mr. Toad’s reckless motor mania has landed him in jail again, and only they can help him break out - on a rollicking race against time that sends them on a crash course down the streets of London, nearly colliding head-on with an oncoming train, dashing through the countryside, and weaving through the lush and labyrinthine Wild Woods. A simultaneously scaled-down and enhanced slot car system that allows the motorcars to skid and spin out (not unlike Dynamic Attractions’ Duel Power Coaster), plus loads of on-ride effects, will make this a truly wild ride for the ages!

Oh man. This one hit close to home. I loved Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride as a kid, like I still missed it all these years later and getting to ride it a few times (for the first time) at Disneyland this summer was therapeutic. Utilizing a modified slot car system is the perfect way to reinvigorate and bring back the attraction and IP to WDW. So many possibilities lean heavily into the motor mania aspect of the original attraction and give guests a bit of something new. I do not know where they would fit this at MK, but I would absolutely love to see it.

CRANIUM COMMAND: OPEN HOUSE


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Rather than being a show as the previous incarnation was, this reimagining of an underrated Epcot classic is a dark ride taking guests on a tour of the body's important ballet of functions from brain to foot, all hosted by General Knowledge and Buzzy as well as other newly created characters to show the audience to respect and give the body the care it deserves properly.

Another oldie, but goodie in Cranium Command. Going from a show to a dark ride makes perfect sense and still captures the essence of the original attraction and Epcot. Love the idea of newly created characters as well. This would be a nice way to start the reinvention of the pavilion and give the diehards a bit of nostalgia.

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Tot Town: Grown Up at Valleyfair (MN)

From 1981 to 1999, children would access the ValleyFair's island "Tot Town" (including a small water raft ride that could host about 5 kids at a time) by way of a suspension bridge. Now Valleyfair has added a family raft ride (the rafts are in the shape of coconuts) that allows shooting other rafts with water while moving around a giant monkey king (because monkeys like coconuts). On-looking guests can also shoot water at the riders.

Man, making me do some serious googling here! I couldn’t find a ton on Tot Town, but it was nice to see a family attraction added into the park. I assume based on your description; this is much different than the rapids ride Thunder Canyon that is in the park. Based on your reference photo and shooting mechanism, sounds like it is in the vein of Epic Universe’ Fyre Drill from Mack Rides. Sounds like I, and everyone on this one is bound to get soaked in what would likely be a wacky good time with water, coconuts and giant monkey kings about.

 

[Disney Dad 3000]

AWARDS
Happy New Year everyone as we reach the conclusion of this season of the One Sentence Competition!

- Honorable Mention -
@etc98 Ant Man Adventure Through Inner Space
Recalling a classic attraction and an idea that easily fits the IP and land

- GOLD RECORD -
@Disney Warrior Princeda Ka
Completely out of the box thinking on this one with a unique way to do something different and recognize its predecessor

- PLATINUM RECORD -
@WaltWiz1901 Mr Toad's Motor Mania
Perfect way to capture the high-octane adventure of Toad's Wild Ride in what would surely be a thrilling way

- DIAMOND RECORD -
@Disgruntled Walt Body Wars: Immuno-Compromised
Fantastic way to bring back an old attraction for the modern age and edutain a new generation on an adventure through the body while having a blast.​

 

[Disney Dad 3000]

Track 10
The B-Sides

We have spent this season of The One Sentence Competition taking inspiration from The Beatles One album and a litany of their number one hits. As great as their number 1 hits were or are, they have a wealth of other songs that maybe didn't reach number 1, but in several cases, were standouts of their own. Released as the B-side on vinyl records, these songs were most often secondary to the singles being released on the A-side that were more heavily promoted. Though some B-sides ended up being promoted as double A sided releases! For our final track this season of "One", let's look more at the B-Side of things.


(The Beatles performing I Saw Her Standing There, B-side to I Want to Hold Your Hand, one of our tracks this season)

In the theme park world when multiple parks are present at one location, one of them is typically the standout. For Disney it is the castle parks. Always the first to open (released), and usually the most thought out and planned of the parks at that resort. This can be the case though at any theme park destination with multiple parks. One usually shines above the other for myriad reasons, even if the other is pretty dang good in its own right.

- Challenge -
Propose a new theme/amusement park as an expansion for any existing theme/amusement park of your choosing. This could be the 2nd park at some locations, or the 3rd, 4th or 5th park depending on which brand and park you are using as your base.

-Rules-​

• Any theme and amusement park around the world is fair game with which to propose your sister park for guests to enjoy (hopefully as much as the flagship)​
• You may use between 1 to 3 sentences and up to 1 image.
  No AI generated artwork, writing, or assistance in the brainstorming process is allowed​

-Deadline-
This project is due on Tuesday, January 7th at 11:59 PM Disneyland Time
(2:59 AM WDW Time)

-Tips-
K.I.S.S. – Keep it simple, silly. Try not to complicate or overthink things too much. It’s a simple, casual competition – there are no eliminations. Propose as you please, let your imagination soar!

-Judging Criteria-
Is it creative?
Is it (generally) realistic?
Does it fit thematically/visually?​

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BONUS: Use one of the Beatles B-side tracks from their hits on the Beatles One Album as a (minor) inspiration for an attraction or feature of an attraction in your park. You may use one extra sentence and video/link/etc.
This bonus results in automatic bonus point

To assist you, a list of the Beatle's B-side selections from all songs on The Beatles One album.
I don't want to spoil the Party
P.S. I Love You
Act Naturally
Thank you Girl
I'll Get You
This Boy
I Saw Her Standing There
You Can't Do That
Things We Said Today
She's a Woman
Eleanor Rigby
Strawberry Fields Forever
I Am the Walrus
Revolution
Rain
We Can Work it Out
Baby You're a Rich Man
The Inner Light
Old Brown Shoe
You Know My Name
Yes It Is
Don't Let Me Down
Easy to Be Hard
For You Blue
I'm Down​

 

[Disney Warrior]

Hong Kong DisneySea

This park is a new second gate coming as a revitalization to the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort in 2035, themed to the sea, the world, and Disney IPs. The lands are Mediterranean Harbor (which has a Greek theme), British Waterfront (themed to London), Treasure Cove, Glacier Bay (the unbuilt land comes to life), Neverland, Vulcania, and Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge (this version's inspired by the series’ ocean planets). The main icon of the park is Mount Prometheus, similar to the sister park in Tokyo, featuring a thrilling dark ride inside of it (and yes this pitch was somewhat inspired by SW Wilson's concept).

Bonus:
A family friendly dark ride in the Glacier Bay section is themed to a group of scientists stumbling upon a cute walrus named Nob, slightly inspired by “I Am the Walrus”.​

 

[Evilgidgit]

Blast off for the last great adventure in Hong Kong's second park, Disney Cosmos, celebrating the wonders of outer space and science fiction. Each "port" explores different worlds and realms including Discovery Bay, a 19th century hub for innovative dreamers with ideas for tomorrow; Crater Town, a moon-based alien mining port; Horizons City, a futuristic cityscape of hoverbikes, robot arenas, and UFOs; and more familiar locations like San Fransokyo, Pandora, Tatooine, Wakanda, Asgard, and The Grid.
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[WaltWiz1901]

DisneyEarth​

Not directly related to the film Earth, but hey, gotta improvise​

Either an option for the rumored third gate at Disneyland Resort Paris or the second gate at the Shanghai Disney Resort, this celebration of the planet we inhabit takes tonal and design cues from EPCOT, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and Tokyo DisneySea. Laid out in the vein of the aforementioned EPCOT, DisneyEarth opens a Gateway to the World to a dozen countries worldwide and takes guests to six different ecosystems, ranging from the big blue ocean to the frigid, snowy tundra, in Expedition Nature. State-of-the-art attractions, live animal encounters, and meticulous attention to detail are aplenty to help paint a stunning picture of what makes the Earth beautiful.

Bonus​

The Beatles’ “Strawberry Fields Forever” provides a loose connection to one of DisneyEarth’s features: strawberries are among the fruits grown within the park.

 

[Brer Panther]

Universal's Islands of Adventure Singapore

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The second gate for Universal Studios Singapore is... basically just a grab bag of IPs that Universal has the rights to because that's how most if not all of their theme parks operate. Here, lucky guests can step into the worlds of Kung Fu Panda, Harry Potter, Pokemon, How to Train Your Dragon, Dr. Seuss, the Universal Classic Monsters, and King Kong. There's something for everyone here.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

Disney's River Countries (wink wink!)
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The Disneyland Resort finally receives a third gate with Disney's River Countries, a theme park showcasing the world's great rivers and representing the cultures of the countries that contain these rivers. The park will be divided into six areas to start (Seine, Thames, Yangtze, Nile, Tigris, and Amazon), with room for expansion (if Disneyland pulls a Magic Kingdom, they could transplant the Mark Twain over into a new Mississippi River section). These lands would have cast members from the actual countries (similar to World Showcase on the East Coast) and strive for authenticity while opening new means of IP-integration (Aladdin E-Ticket in the Tigris area, anyone?).

BONUS: A Walrus swam down from the Arctic and now dwells in London; if you find him in a hidden corner of the Thames land, you can use your MagicBand+ to make him sing I Am the Walrus.

 

[Solaris Knight]

DISNEY'S HARMONY HARBOR

This flagship Disneyland Resort water park is themed to music genres, from classic rock (Stitch and Friends rocking out to Elvis in Hawaii) to Broadway musicals (The "main street" of the park is New York themed as Mickey and Friends take the stage in old school swimsuit versions of the classic Broadway suits and dresses.) Much like Volcano Bay, this park will embrace modern technology as most of the rides will use virtual queues and guests will get waterproof "Stage Pass" MagicBands to reserve their "showtimes" to each ride and shop, dine, and frolic until it's showtime. A personal Imagineer idea of mine has been the Disney music park, but I decided a water park would be a fun twist on the concert that felt more original.

Revolution '55 is in the Classic Rock section, a modified and new twist on a Music Express as the guests are put in waterproof ride vehicles dunked into water in the flat sections as the ride moves and twists and music from the time rocks and rolls guests, including the King himself.

 

[ThemeParkPriest]

Disney Legends

The 3rd park at Disneyland Paris Resort will be Disney Legends—focusing on some of the great (especially European) legends of Hercules, Brave, and Tangled.

Bonus:

The Hercules Kuka Arm ride borrows inspiration from Easy to Be Hard when Hercules is putting the monsters in their place.

 

[Disney Dad 3000]

Hong Kong DisneySea
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This park is a new second gate coming as a revitalization to the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort in 2035, themed to the sea, the world, and Disney IPs. The lands are Mediterranean Harbor (which has a Greek theme), British Waterfront (themed to London), Treasure Cove, Glacier Bay (the unbuilt land comes to life), Neverland, Vulcania, and Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge (this version's inspired by the series’ ocean planets). The main icon of the park is Mount Prometheus, similar to the sister park in Tokyo, featuring a thrilling dark ride inside of it (and yes this pitch was somewhat inspired by SW Wilson's concept).

Bonus:
A family friendly dark ride in the Glacier Bay section is themed to a group of scientists stumbling upon a cute walrus named Nob, slightly inspired by “I Am the Walrus”.​

DisneySea is a popular pick whenever new gates for Disney Resorts are bandied about and for good reason. Along with Animal Kingdom, it is one of Disney’s best themed parks top to bottom. I don’t know if DisneySea would be the route Hong Kong would go with its proximity to Tokyo, but we see that not really being an issue with DL/WDW for execs. That said, Hong Kong Disneyland’s waterfront location does present a good basis for a “sea themed” park. To differentiate you’ve used similar but differing themes, which is nice, but I especially like the inclusion of Glacier Bay and am intrigued by a Star Wars Ocean planet backdrop.

Bonus (+1)

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Blast off for the last great adventure in Hong Kong's second park, Disney Cosmos, celebrating the wonders of outer space and science fiction. Each "port" explores different worlds and realms including Discovery Bay, a 19th century hub for innovative dreamers with ideas for tomorrow; Crater Town, a moon-based alien mining port; Horizons City, a futuristic cityscape of hoverbikes, robot arenas, and UFOs; and more familiar locations like San Fransokyo, Pandora, Tatooine, Wakanda, Asgard, and The Grid.
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Staying in Hong Kong with Disney Cosmos, a park entirely themed to space and science fiction which is a fun take. You’ve done a nice job here mixing the lands so it is not one giant Tomorrowland. This would certainly help bring some variety to the park experience as a whole. The Disney callbacks past/present is nice as well with Discovery Bay, Horizons City, etc.

DisneyEarth​

Not directly related to the film Earth, but hey, gotta improvise​

Either an option for the rumored third gate at Disneyland Resort Paris or the second gate at the Shanghai Disney Resort, this celebration of the planet we inhabit takes tonal and design cues from EPCOT, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and Tokyo DisneySea. Laid out in the vein of the aforementioned EPCOT, DisneyEarth opens a Gateway to the World to a dozen countries worldwide and takes guests to six different ecosystems, ranging from the big blue ocean to the frigid, snowy tundra, in Expedition Nature. State-of-the-art attractions, live animal encounters, and meticulous attention to detail are aplenty to help paint a stunning picture of what makes the Earth beautiful.

Bonus​

The Beatles’ “Strawberry Fields Forever” provides a loose connection to one of DisneyEarth’s features: strawberries are among the fruits grown within the park.

I am all for anything that takes cues from EPCOT, Animal Kingdom and DisneySea with your proposal of Disney Earth. Anything that has the detail of those parks is a great start. I’m not sure naming wise it would click, but the idea itself is interesting. I don’t know if it would work better in Paris or Shanghai, with either having its own set of challenges. Like Animal Kingdom, this would be one of those parks I can imagine myself just wanting to explore, rides being secondary. Tie ins to programming and Disneynature would be a nice touch so I’m sure that would get execs interested.

Universal's Islands of Adventure Singapore
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The second gate for Universal Studios Singapore is... basically just a grab bag of IPs that Universal has the rights to because that's how most if not all of their theme parks operate. Here, lucky guests can step into the worlds of Kung Fu Panda, Harry Potter, Pokemon, How to Train Your Dragon, Dr. Seuss, the Universal Classic Monsters, and King Kong. There's something for everyone here.

Our first non-Disney park as we head over to Singapore. A grab bag of IP’s does seem a bit par for the course, even if I am looking forward to the similar set up at Epic Universe and the detail I hope we see. You’ve picked a a mixture of old and new IP’s here, and all popular in their own right. Not sure if they’d have their own lands, or be mixed in some fashion, but could easily see these choices made.

Disney's River Countries (wink wink!)
​

The Disneyland Resort finally receives a third gate with Disney's River Countries, a theme park showcasing the world's great rivers and representing the cultures of the countries that contain these rivers. The park will be divided into six areas to start (Seine, Thames, Yangtze, Nile, Tigris, and Amazon), with room for expansion (if Disneyland pulls a Magic Kingdom, they could transplant the Mark Twain over into a new Mississippi River section). These lands would have cast members from the actual countries (similar to World Showcase on the East Coast) and strive for authenticity while opening new means of IP-integration (Aladdin E-Ticket in the Tigris area, anyone?).

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BONUS: A Walrus swam down from the Arctic and now dwells in London; if you find him in a hidden corner of the Thames land, you can use your MagicBand+ to make him sing I Am the Walrus.

First seeing the title I just assumed we were looking at a WDW fifth gate, but you’ve gone and hoodwinked us. Disney River Countries is kind of a way to do a DisneySea type park but with a decidedly different feel with the locations chosen. There’s a bit of Epcot thrown in here as well which is a nice touch. I imagine lots of nice settings with the amount of water could expect and some cool connectivity with lands, transportation, etc. Don’t let Disneylanders see you even hint about closing their Rivers of America.

Bonus (+1)

DISNEY'S HARMONY HARBOR
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This flagship Disneyland Resort water park is themed to music genres, from classic rock (Stitch and Friends rocking out to Elvis in Hawaii) to Broadway musicals (The "main street" of the park is New York themed as Mickey and Friends take the stage in old school swimsuit versions of the classic Broadway suits and dresses.) Much like Volcano Bay, this park will embrace modern technology as most of the rides will use virtual queues and guests will get waterproof "Stage Pass" MagicBands to reserve their "showtimes" to each ride and shop, dine, and frolic until it's showtime. A personal Imagineer idea of mine has been the Disney music park, but I decided a water park would be a fun twist on the concert that felt more original.
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Revolution '55 is in the Classic Rock section, a modified and new twist on a Music Express as the guests are put in waterproof ride vehicles dunked into water in the flat sections as the ride moves and twists and music from the time rocks and rolls guests, including the King himself.

Still at OG Disneyland with this pitch, but a decidedly different direction going with a water park. Love the ingenuity and originality going a bit off script. While I do tend to scoff at Universal calling Volcano Bay their third theme park, even if I think it is really well done, it works for Harmony Harbor since you appear to have gone much more the hybrid direction with your indication of rides/attractions not found at a typical “water park”. Music is central to Disney, films, etc. so a great way to tie in multiple IPs across the spectrum, and it works well with water and movement.

Bonus (+1)

Disney Legends
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The 3rd park at Disneyland Paris Resort will be Disney Legends—focusing on some of the great (especially European) legends of Hercules, Brave, and Tangled.

Bonus:
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The Hercules Kuka Arm ride borrows inspiration from Easy to Be Hard when Hercules is putting the monsters in their place.

While a brief pitch, focusing on European Legends is a solid basis for another park in Paris. It sounds like a bit of park wide Fantasyland in some sense but could imagine this being more in the Fantasy Springs realm with more natural and immersive detail.

Bonus (+1)

 

[Disney Dad 3000]

AWARDS
A decidedly Disney leaning group of pitches this week for resort expansion pitches, but some interesting ones among the batch. Whose pitch won the theme park invasion?

- Honorable Mention -
@WaltWiz1901 Disney Earth
Any reference/inspiration from Animal Kingdom and DisneySea is a solid basis for a park, and while I'm not sure Disney would go the live animal route again, interested to see how this park could expound upon these directions.

- GOLD RECORD -
@Evilgidgit Disney Cosmos
A solid overarching theme of space and sci fi that I'd be really intrigued to see expanded upon/fleshed out further.

- DIAMOND RECORD -
@Solaris Knight Harmony Harbor
Out of the box idea going the water/theme park route and incorporating something essential to Disney films (music) into a wide-ranging themed park I could see Disney easily considering to bring in many of its properties.

- PLATINUM RECORD -
@Disgruntled Walt Disney's River Countries
Fun name tie-in to WDW's River Country, but an even better premise bringing unique locales and themes to DL for a park I could see capturing a number of unique features, attractions and theming opportunities.​

 

[Disney Dad 3000]

Congratulations to @Disgruntled Walt on winning this season of The One Sentence Competition!

You were super consistent all season with a numerous well thought out ideas and a deserving winner of the season.

Thank you to all who participated and going along for the ride on this musical journey with the Beatles. Quite a few unique pitches and parks we got to see and read about during the season. Appreciate you playing along when able and making it a fun one!​

 

[ThemeParkPriest]

Congratulations, Disgruntled Walt! Well deserved!

 

[WaltWiz1901]

Congratulations, @Disgruntled Walt, for the very gruntling win!

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

Thank you @Disney Dad 3000 for running the game! This was so much fun, and everybody had some great pitches! I'm a little more gruntled for having participated in this!

 

[etc98]

DisneyEarth​

Not directly related to the film Earth, but hey, gotta improvise​

Either an option for the rumored third gate at Disneyland Resort Paris or the second gate at the Shanghai Disney Resort, this celebration of the planet we inhabit takes tonal and design cues from EPCOT, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and Tokyo DisneySea. Laid out in the vein of the aforementioned EPCOT, DisneyEarth opens a Gateway to the World to a dozen countries worldwide and takes guests to six different ecosystems, ranging from the big blue ocean to the frigid, snowy tundra, in Expedition Nature. State-of-the-art attractions, live animal encounters, and meticulous attention to detail are aplenty to help paint a stunning picture of what makes the Earth beautiful.

Bonus​

The Beatles’ “Strawberry Fields Forever” provides a loose connection to one of DisneyEarth’s features: strawberries are among the fruits grown within the park.

Love this concept! I’d love to hear more about your ideas for this park! Is it something you’ve been thinking of for a while, or did you come up with it for this competition?

I’ve been working on a very similar concept with the same name, which is exactly what you said, a combination of EPCOT’s World Showcase and Animal Kingdom.

In my concept, the park would be divided into sections based on the continents, each subdivided into smaller areas based on individual countries or areas in the continents, and all located around a central lagoon.

You’d start in Europe, with the entrance branching into multiple streets toward the lagoon, each themed to a different European country.

Then you’d travel around the lagoon toward Asia, Africa, Oceania, and the Americas.

There would be large scale animal rides in Africa (Kilimanjaro Safari), Oceania (Outback Expedition), and the Americas (Amazon River Journey). There would be other smaller animal exhibits throughout the other lands. You could fit in several mountain coasters, similar to Everest, Matterhorn, or the never built Mt Fuji coaster. Add in other non-ip rides such as a Canadian Rockies Rapids raft ride, the Rhine River Cruise, or a Japan Bullet Train simulator. IP usage would be limited to IPs that can directly relate to and showcase the real-life culture of the area where they take place. I’m thinking things like Coco, Mulan, and Hunchback of Notre Dame. Possibly Jungle Book or Lion King done in the style of Festival of the Lion King, where it’s the local people presenting the story. Each area would also feature exhibit space like the World Showcase pavilions do, with content that rotates in and out periodically.

And the final section of the park would be World Plaza, an entire land done in the style of the its a small world facade, with lots of simple forms and a color palette of white and gold. The land would feature its a small world (obviously), Soaring Over the World, and a kids play area with an ornate double decker carousel, splash pad, and some other spinner. It could also host an animal care exhibit and petting zoo, similar to Rafiki’s Planet Watch.

The park icon would be a giant spinning globe in World Plaza, right at the lagoon’s edge, which would feature in the park’s nighttime spectacular, a lagoon show called IllumiNations: Our Shared Story.