One Sentence Competition - "One" - Track Seven - A Hard Day's Night (Due 12/11)

[Disney Dad 3000]

(Note: although this is the 2nd time in 3 prompts to travel to Silver Dollar City, I’m not really fixated on the park)

Faith Day
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Silver Dollar City highlights how the Eighth Day takes on special meaning around Passover in the year 30 AD–it’s Faith Day at the park! Throughout the day at the Wilderness Church, praise-and-worship services are offered and after each, there is a special parade (or “procession”) around the park to continue the festivities. The rides are renamed and re-themed (mostly in the queues but also in changing out scenes of Fire in the Hole, Time Traveller, and The Flooded Mine to be more cheerful) and great feasting, especially in roasted lamb, broiled fish, and chocolate cakes, is found to celebrate this world-changing day.

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The logo combines the classic Silver Dollar City logo with a train track in a Figure 8.

Edit: Added Processional image.

I would not care in the slightest if you were fixated on Silver Dollar City. Love to see other parks get some love on the forums. Love how you used personal experience to influence your theme. I could see this fitting the SDC’s park well as an 8th day option. Nothing too over the top, and basic enough to appeal to a target audience. Would be really curious to see the changes to Fire in the Hole and Time Traveler in particular!

Bonus(+1)

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Located in Universal Studios Japan, Pokemon Day invites guests to a fun adventure that stretches across the whole park, adopting the Pokemon Go app to explore and catch all 1025 colourful critters, as well as participate in other activities like exciting battles, M&Gs, and character parades, whilst a temporary Pokemon Center opens to offer the wild, weird, and wonderful side of the franchise's merchandise.

Bonus: The logo is--JIGGLYPUFF SEEN FROM ABOVE!!​

Really unsure why this hasn’t been a thing in a park. Is it not really a thing? Have to believe it’s bound to happen though right? Once there’s a Pokemon land in a Universal park there’s really no excuse. Even now, I can see the appeal and crossover of using the themed areas for Pokemon adventures, etc. The temporary Pokemon Center makes for a perfect pop up hub for the day’s activities.

Bonus (+1)

Nintendo Night​

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Occurring at Epic Universe when the park opens in 2025, this new, singular day event (also being the parks first) will be centered around the colorful and whimsical worlds of Nintendo. It will happen around nightly hours and will included special meet and greets from multiple games, food offerings, merchandise and a smaller, temporary version of the Nintendo Museum from Japan, complete with a gaming station!

Bonus​

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Speaking of bound to happen. While I don’t see Epic Universe using the entire park for a Nintendo event anytime soon with crowds swooping in to see the new space, as far as 8th day scenarios, why not. There’s bound to be plenty of Nintendo characters to filter into the other portals of EU that would fit right in. Could make for a great themed day even throughout the park.

Bonus (+1)

DISNEY PRESENTS: A NIGHT IN MAGIC KINGDOM

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The House of Mouse is about to take advantage of this 8th-day opportunity for a wickedly upcharged event - Disney's A Night in Magic Kingdom, a special half-day overlay to the entirety of Magic Kingdom, themed to you guessed it- the Villians! Before the totally reasonable 11 am to 11 pm times (or, on special occasions, an 11 pm to 11 am all-nighter) for the experience, cast members are hard at work making a simple transformation to the park, with decorations to all 6 lands and overlays to 11 rides, letting the big baddies take it over whether it's Clayton now helming the Jungle Horror Cruise (with costumed actors mixing with of animatronics), or the Ghost of the Galaxy tearing through Space Mountain. As it's also a costume party for all visitors, the spooky yet delightful fun of these Nights combined with exclusive food, merchandise, and character appearances will spark a hype train running for the upcoming Villians Land in the Park.

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Taking full advantage of a land that isn’t built yet (they better open the freakin thing AND do it right) and an 8th day. Nice! As much as I lament the early park closures of holiday parties, I cannot argue with the theming Disney does such a nice job with on Main Street USA. My biggest qualm though is why is this not throughout the park and villains is a prime way to do this. They’ve actually done solid with layovers in various forms for Junge, Pirates, Space and the Teacups. As much as Disney fans love to pipedream about a Villains land, can only image the for a Villains overlay of the entire park!

Bonus (+1)

 

[Disney Dad 3000]

- AWARDS -

Honorable Mention
@Architectural Guinea Pig While it wouldn't be the first villains event at a Disney park, it certainly would be the most comprehensive with theming filtering throughout the park, overlays, etc.

- GOLD RECORD -
@englanddg This was one of those less is more pitches. Right venue. Stellar name tie-in. Perfect end of day closer.

- PLATINUM RECORD -
@ThemeParkPriest Another solid regional park choice and something I could easily imagine filtering into an 8th day event.

- DIAMOND RECORD -
@Disgruntled Walt While your idea definitely achieved in the wacky area, I thought you made tremendous use out of the theoretical 8th day of the week with something that could likely only happen with a full day to set it all up.

Congrats to all of this Tracks' placements and entries. Fun stuff!​

 

[Evilgidgit]

- GOLD RECORD -
This was one of those less is more pitches. Right venue. Stellar name tie-in. Perfect end of day closer.

Uhhh...no one is listed.

 

[Disney Dad 3000]

Uhhh...no one is listed.

Ugh. I don't know what the heck is going on with me and this site. Keep getting crap deleted mid-type or not saving.

 

[Disney Dad 3000]

Track 4
"E" Ticket to Ride



Released in 1965, Ticket to Ride was The Beatles' first song to last long than 3 minutes. There are several possible interpretations out there for the song title and lyrics, either way, another solid tune. As with all of our tracks on this season of the One Sentence Competition, a number 1 hit and of course inclusion on The Beatles 1 album.

Needing a ticket to ride had many connotations in 1965, and it was no different at Walt's first park Disneyland. Ticket books for attractions, while they aren't in use today, still inspire fan discussions (on this forum in particular) when categorizing any new attraction created at Disney parks. Who knows, maybe we aren't too far off from this happening again. Our challenge this week takes us back to 1965 and that same Disneyland Park, coinciding with the release year of Ticket to Ride.

-Challenge-
Create a new Disney E-Ticket attraction for Disneyland circa 1965. The attraction choice is entirely up to you, keeping in mind technology, the park as it was, what constituted an E-Ticket and park goer preferences at the time.

-Rules-​

• Any Disney IP in use at the time is fair game, along with any other generally available topics, ideas, works, etc. that were in the public domain​
• 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 Friday, November 8th 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: This week the bonus is simple as you'll have access to a 4th sentence to help flesh out your idea.
This bonus results in automatic bonus point
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[Disney Warrior]

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

After plans for a darkride themed to a mansion with 1,000 happy haunts fell by the wayside in the mid-1960s (and eventually realized in Walt's Florida park), Walt and his team of imagineers began to work on a different ride with the new “omnimover” technology. This ride would be themed to the titular segment of Fantasia (though also taking elements from Night on Bald Mountain), and it would be located near It's A Small World (where part of Toontown is in our world, with this section later becoming a “Dark Fantasyland”). After guests enter through a facade inspired by Bald Mountain, guests experience a story inspired by the titular segment, where Mickey discovers a magical sorcerer's hat, and with the help of Yen Sid, gains magical powers. During the ride, there is a climactic scene with impressive sets and Audio-Animatronics where Mickey uses the hat's powers to defeat the evil Chernabog.
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[cdunlap]

GLOBAL VOYAGE:

Opening in Tomorrowland on June 16, 1965, Global Voyage is a dark ride in the vein of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride in which guests board mystical chariots and go on a rapid and surreal journey across all 7 continents, encountering dramatic scenes, serving as a more mature counterpart to It's A Small World.

Guests load in an outdoor area and start by going through a cold North American winter, where a blizzard takes place, before floating down the Amazon River of South America, where they encounter a school of carnivorous, sharp toothed piranhas that pursue guests, who then go into Antarctica, where they feel extremely cold temperatures in the frozen desert.

Guests then enter Europe, where they go down an Italian street by the Mediterranean Sea with tantalizing foods on display in restaurants run by living Roman statues before heading to Africa, where guests enter the tomb of King Tutankhamun and see his ancient golden sarcophagus and death mask alongside his clothing, including his sandals, socks, and undergarments as the spirits of Tutankhamun and his servants dance wildly with choreography inspired by Ancient Egyptian artwork.

The next continent is Australia where a group of kangaroos kick-box near guests before they finally reach Asia, where they scale Mount Everest and encounter the Yeti on a dark and stormy night followed by a sunrise viewed from the peak of Everest before ascending to Heaven, where angels sing and play harps, followed by an abrupt ending to this surreal trip around the world.

 

[cdunlap]

GLOBAL VOYAGE:

Opening in Tomorrowland on June 16, 1965, Global Voyage is a dark ride in the vein of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride in which guests board mystical chariots and go on a rapid and surreal journey across all 7 continents, encountering dramatic scenes, serving as a more mature counterpart to It's A Small World.

Guests load in an outdoor area and start by going through a cold North American winter, where a blizzard takes place, before floating down the Amazon River of South America, where they encounter a school of carnivorous, sharp toothed piranhas that pursue guests, who then go into Antarctica, where they feel extremely cold temperatures in the frozen desert.

Guests then enter Europe, where they go down an Italian street by the Mediterranean Sea with tantalizing foods on display in restaurants run by living Roman statues before heading to Africa, where guests enter the tomb of King Tutankhamun and see his ancient golden sarcophagus and death mask alongside his clothing, including his sandals, socks, and undergarments as the spirits of Tutankhamun and his servants dance wildly with choreography inspired by Ancient Egyptian artwork.

The next continent is Australia where a group of kangaroos kick-box near guests before they finally reach Asia, where they scale Mount Everest and encounter the Yeti on a dark and stormy night followed by a sunrise viewed from the peak of Everest before ascending to Heaven, where angels sing and play harps, followed by an abrupt ending to this surreal trip around the world.

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!

 

[Brer Panther]

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]

Challenge-
Create a new Disney E-Ticket attraction for Disneyland circa 1965. The attraction choice is entirely up to you, keeping in mind technology, the park as it was, what constituted an E-Ticket and park goer preferences at the time.

In June 1959, the raft to Tom Sawyer Island was upgraded to an E-ticket??!

 

[WaltWiz1901]

I was just thinking about this when it turned out that @Brer Panther had a similar pitch in mind. Great minds think alike!

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Rainbow Road to Oz​

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.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

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]

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.

 

[Half/CartoonHalf/Human]

Track 4
"E" Ticket to Ride



Released in 1965, Ticket to Ride was The Beatles' first song to last long than 3 minutes. There are several possible interpretations out there for the song title and lyrics, either way, another solid tune. As with all of our tracks on this season of the One Sentence Competition, a number 1 hit and of course inclusion on The Beatles 1 album.

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Needing a ticket to ride had many connotations in 1965, and it was no different at Walt's first park Disneyland. Ticket books for attractions, while they aren't in use today, still inspire fan discussions (on this forum in particular) when categorizing any new attraction created at Disney parks. Who knows, maybe we aren't too far off from this happening again. Our challenge this week takes us back to 1965 and that same Disneyland Park, coinciding with the release year of Ticket to Ride.

-Challenge-
Create a new Disney E-Ticket attraction for Disneyland circa 1965. The attraction choice is entirely up to you, keeping in mind technology, the park as it was, what constituted an E-Ticket and park goer preferences at the time.

-Rules-​

• Any Disney IP in use at the time is fair game, along with any other generally available topics, ideas, works, etc. that were in the public domain​
• 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 Friday, November 8th 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: This week the bonus is simple as you'll have access to a 4th sentence to help flesh out your idea.
This bonus results in automatic bonus point
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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]

GLOBAL VOYAGE:

Opening in Tomorrowland on June 16, 1965, Global Voyage is a dark ride in the vein of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride in which guests board mystical chariots and go on a rapid and surreal journey across all 7 continents, encountering dramatic scenes, serving as a more mature counterpart to It's A Small World.

Guests load in an outdoor area and start by going through a cold North American winter, where a blizzard takes place, before floating down the Amazon River of South America, where they encounter a school of carnivorous, sharp toothed piranhas that pursue guests, who then go into Antarctica, where they feel extremely cold temperatures in the frozen desert.

Guests then enter Europe, where they go down an Italian street by the Mediterranean Sea with tantalizing foods on display in restaurants run by living Roman statues before heading to Africa, where guests enter the tomb of King Tutankhamun and see his ancient golden sarcophagus and death mask alongside his clothing, including his sandals, socks, and undergarments as the spirits of Tutankhamun and his servants dance wildly with choreography inspired by Ancient Egyptian artwork.

The next continent is Australia where a group of kangaroos kick-box near guests before they finally reach Asia, where they scale Mount Everest and encounter the Yeti on a dark and stormy night followed by a sunrise viewed from the peak of Everest before ascending to Heaven, where angels sing and play harps, followed by an abrupt ending to this surreal trip around the world.

As the due date draws near, just a reminder that I don’t want this to be included in the reviewed entries.

 

[Evilgidgit]

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.

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[Solaris Knight]

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.

 

[Mr. Sullivan]

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]

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.

Thanks! You could always join in!

 

[Mr. Sullivan]

Thanks! You could always join in!

I suppose, but I wouldn’t want to intrude either with such an established group! It feels rude of me LMAO