One Sentence Competition - Season 4 Episode 1

[D Hulk]

REVIEWS
ARRGH!​

Yo Ho Yo Ho A Pirate's Kingdom For Me

Arg, ahoy maties, avast ye lookin' for pirates in the Magic Kingdom, yet there be other ways than a rum ravaged redo of me favorite ride, Pirates of the Caribbean, cause it'd make me no extra booty to expand ya scallywags when de ride be popular already among landlubbers, savvy?

Aye, an old salt like Disney have a treasure trove of pirate ideas, and they not have to be as dark n forebodin as de dead men tell no tales attraction, haven't ye had enough of that ol' hornswaggle Jack Sparra, for I reckon Disney has a popular kiddie show Jake and the Neverland Pirates, that could be a new smartphone adventure game in either Adventureland or de land da fantasy.

But hoist the mizzen, we aint done yet, as Tomorraland be gettin' a refurb soon and could use a D-ticket about space pirates' and Long John Silver's quest to reach Treasure Planet, and run a shot across the bow, as for the 65th anniversary of me ol' pal Peter Pan, we be openin' the Neverland Club 33 - a special laddie friendly club headquartered near Peter Pan's Flight, included in the park admission doubloons, that takes lads 13 n younger on a pirate quest throughout de Magic Kingdom, yo ho!

Ye makes a good point, me heartie, that the Pirates of the Caribbean ride needs not be keelhauled. Thar be heaps of piratical ideas for the takin’, and ye proceeds to loot and pillage the whole lot of ‘em fer yerself! Yer list o’ plentiful piratical properties be a good one, in keepin’ with the challenge but also hobblin’ yer mates fer ideas from astart. Er…so lots of separate ideas here, delivered in exceptional pirate talk, all of which individually I can see working, played strategically for maximum OSC success.

Bonus: ARR!​

 

[D Hulk]

Ahoy, mateys and welcome to the new and improved potc! The show building shall be expanded to add new, high tech scenes! See mermaids, giant squids and more on yer voyage. Join capn' Jack as he fights pirates, creates sneaky hiding spots, and collects treasure across the sea! And what's this? Some familiar sights from a western river expedition repurposed and rethemed? Well shiver me timbers!

bonus: Arr

Ye be embracin’ the POTC shift from original concept to Jack Sparrow IP machine. This be an acceptable idea, backed up by Shanghai, and me likes how ye’ve effectively ssuccessfully created an original Pirates ride with yer expanded scenes involvin’ mermaids, squids, and other ne’er-do-wells. The Western River Expedition tie-ins, they be the most intriguin’ shimmer o’ gold, a treasure nugget which me be wantin’ t’ know more about, me bucko.

Bonus: ARR!​

 

[D Hulk]

Pirate Island

Shiver me timbers! Thee current Pirates of thee Caribbean at Disney's Magic Kingdom is one of thee only places ye see pirates at WDW, so that's why I be proposing a new mini-land about pirates, which will be known as Pirate Island. Now, it won't actually be an island, mate, but it be feeling like one; with a whole new galley that could just be pirate-known as thee Golden Doubloon, a whole new shop called Scurvy Scallywags, and a whole new ride, Bouncing Bards. Ye hear, this land ain't like no other, it's gonna have a light-up pathway, and special 'fects used throughout; ye finally gonna hear 'bout thee wee one's hunt, Mr. Smee's Can Ye Find 'Em Scavenger Hunt, which be inside Pirate Island. All wee ones be enjoyin' this new edition, with special prizes and sur-prizes around ev'ry corner, this hunt be thee best for ye wee ones. Ahoy! (Cough, cough)​

Well blow me down, a whole new land! Ye doubtlessly be one ambitious scallywag, and the better still fer not merely copyin’ what Shanghai Disneyland be displayin’ in Pirate Cove. ARRGH! A tad curious me be about where this land be located…assumin’ it be in the Fire Mountain pad, me be. Excitin’, yer land sounds, and nicely full o’ details, though me be wonderin’ if the Smee reference makes it a Peter Pan land (a fine idea, no doubt), or more of a fusion of Pan ‘n’ Sparrow.

Bonus: ARR!​

 

[D Hulk]

Pirate's Liar

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Magic Kingdom will finally get an expansion to Adventureland; a hideaway for Pirates like Jack Sparrow and the likes for all of their gold and it's finally open to regular guests.

Throughout the area, guests can find hidden treasure, pirate hideouts, sunken ships, lookout posts, a pirate-themed restaurant, a mermaid lagoon, and much more!

Also added to the land, a new C-Ticket flat ride using similar technology to Aquatopia where the ride vehicles are designed to be individual boats for guests to guide around.

Bouns:

Magic Kingdom will finally get an expansion t' Adventureland; a hideaway fer Pirates like Jack Sparrow 'n th' likes fer all o' thar gold 'n 'tis finally open t' scallywags.

Throughout th' area, guests can find hidden booty, pirate hideouts, sunken ships, Davy Jones' Locker, Crow's Nests, a pirate-themed galley, a mermaid lagoon, 'n much more!

Also added t' th' land, a new C-Ticket flat ride usin' similar technology t' Aquatopia where th' ride vehicles are designed t' be individual ships fer scallywags t' careen around.​

Blimey! A bit like Disneyland’s pirate retheme of Tom Sawyer’s Island this be resemblin’, but handsomely heaved as an addition to Adventureland instead, one sure to awaken the steeliest of young buccaneers. Shiver me timbers! ‘Tis also remindin’ me of Paris’s expansive pirate walkthroughs, which are excellent. The C-ticket ride (what it be called?) be a smart addition, makin’ yer proposal a bit more substantial on a reasonable footprint. (Maybe the kineticism from this boat ride could even be an excuse to remove the Aladdin magic carpets – a net win for Adventureland!)

Bonus: ARR!​

 

[D Hulk]

The Pirates of the Baltic

The most brutal pirates in all of history were the Norse Vikings who plundered everywhere from England to Italy, hoping to die in combat and earn their place is Odin's famed hall for Warriors - Valhalla - which is why I propose that Pirates of the Caribbean’s tells a whole new story about these ‘pirates.’

The new Pirates story would focus on these beasts of destruction and their mythology; thus the ride would tell the story of a viking raid on an English castle, where our ship then transcends from Midgard (Earth) and adventures through the Nine Realms of Nordic Mythology.

At the end of the ride, we join Odin in his halls as he sings a new song - "Skål to Valiance" - where 'Skål' is the Norsephrase for 'Cheers!'

BONUS:
De mest brutale piratene i hele historien var de norske vikingene som plundret overalt fra England til Italia, og håpet å dø i kamp og tjene sin plass er Odins berømte hall for Warriors - Valhalla.
Den nye Pirates-historien vil fokusere på disse ødeleggelsesdyrene og deres mytologi; slik at turen skulle fortelle historien om et vikingevåpen på et engelsk slott, hvor vårt skip deretter overskrider Midgard (Earth) og eventyr gjennom de nordiske mytologienes ni verdener.
På slutten av turen kommer vi til Odin i hans haller mens han synger en ny sang - "Skol til Valiance" - der "Skol" er vikingetrykket for "Skål!"
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A boat ride themed to Norse legend? Maybe Epcot could use something like that! ​

Skal to you, kmbmw777! A stout-hearted thematic interpretation of the challenge (not anticipated, but wholly appreciated), and actually I’ve long felt that Vikings have plenty of untapped theme park potential. Look up Valhalla at Blackpool Pleasure Beach for a relatively low-budget version of your concept. Your proposal implies this is replacing Magic Kingdom’s existing Pirates ride, which is its own complex can of worms (retheme the courtyard?), but for One Sentence Competition I love the implication. It’s too bad Disney can’t use Marvel’s Thor in Orlando, but this is a great substitute for that…and totally something the 1960s Imagineers could’ve created!

Bonus:

 

[D Hulk]

Treasure Village/Mountain

Coming soon to the Magic Kingdom, Adventureland will be getting an all new sub-land, refurbishing the current Caribbean area into a Pirate’s trading town, hosting new facades to the buildings with new dining and shops in addition to the attractions in this area (Pirates of the Caribbean, Jack Sparrow Pirate Tutorial, and the Pirates Adventure Legend of the Seven Seas) into getting much needed major refurbishments.

The main draw to Treasure Village will be a new hybrid dark ride and roller coaster, where you join pirates on mine cars through treasure mountain to find treasure to sell in the nearby trading town.

With the refurbs of the current Pirate Attractions, and the addition of Disney’s 5th Mountain “Treasure Mountain”, another must do will be added to Adventureland for guests of all ages.



Bonus: Comin' soon t' th' Magic Kingdom, Adventureland will be gettin' an all new mini land, refurbishin' th' current Caribbean area into a Pirateâs tradin' town, hostin' new facades t' th' buildin's wit' new dinin' 'n shops in addition t' th' attractions in this area (Pirates o' th' Caribbean, Jack Sparrow Pirate Tutorial, 'n th' Pirates Adventure Legend o' th' Seven Seas) into gettin' much needed major refurbishments.

Th' main draw t' Treasure Village will be a new hybrid dark ride 'n roller coaster, where ye join pirates on mine cars through loot mountain t' find loot t' sell in th' nearby tradin' town.

Wit' th' refurbs o' th' current Pirate Attractions, 'n th' addition o' Disneyâs 5th Mountain âTreasure Mountainâ, another must do will be added t' Adventureland fer guests o' all ages.

What be this, another mini-land? That sure be a popular approach, says I. Ye’ve covered a nice broad section of attractions without quarter, whilst refurbishin’ that what needs sprucin’ up. Treasure Mountain be yer most fascinatin’ flight o’ fancy, a proper anchor for Adventureland (weigh anchor!), a new mountain for the land what be needin’ one most, and altogether that what elevates a strong concept even further up away from Davy Jones’ locker.

Bonus: ARR!​

 

[D Hulk]

Caribbean Court Expansion

The area that be around Pirates of the Caribbean (Caribbean Court) will be expanded out t'wards the nearby port what goes by Splash Mountain to encompass the Pirates Adventure Legend of the Seven Seas (which ye can be sure will be updated and expanded) start/end dock with the same heavily themed, Pirate Town/Spanish Fort Aesthetic the current Caribbean Court be having.

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A new ride which be going by Battle Boats: Calypso's Curse (two swinging Prate Ships that be on a large turn table housed in a projection dome that be immersing guests in the pirate ship battle around a whirlpool in a maelstrom from At World's End) will be added in the space behind the Pirates Adventure starting dock.

Ye bilge rats can be certain that Pirates of the Caribbean itself will be receiving some updates to help simplify and solidify the plot such as removing that scurvy sea dog Black Beard from the projection Waterfall (which be belonging to Davy Jones and Davy Jones alone) and reworking dialogue to make the plot that Barbossa's Crew be looking for a treasure hidden in the fort and Jack Sparrow just happens to also be there trying to steal the treasure right out from under Barbossa's nose, argh.​

ARGHH! Scupper that! Beyond the now-familiar mini-land improvements, Battle Boats be a thrillin’ and flabbergastin’ new ride…Duelin ‘ swingin’ ships rotatin’ on a turntable?! Sounds fascinatin’, it does, while also dizzifyin’ and a challenge fer the engineers. If’n it works, could be Disney’s answer to the traditional swingin’ ride much as Tower of Terror is a highfalutin’ drop tower. Beyond that, yer improvements fer the classic Pirates ride be sensible, an attempt to simplify a plot what’s gone overboard.

Bonus: ARR!​

 

[D Hulk]

A brand new juice stand be comin' to the pirates land, Caribbean Crush will be servin' up the most beautiful drinks a pirate has ever laid his eye on. Tropical drinks and hearty (root) beer be quenchin' the thirst of land lubbers and sea dogs like. Ye can also grab a bite with some gold doubloon macaroons.

Ahoy! While yer mates be proposin’ whole lands and E-tickets, ye’ve weighed anchor with a much humbler drink stand. ‘Tis surely by most measures the most realistic of the whole scurvy bunch, and sounds very much like something Disney could easily do. The chance for new themed drinks be something nary a tourist or lifestyle blogger could turn town! “Doubloon Macaroons” is perfect for Disney, like the Matterhorn Macaroons. Me wishes perhaps thar’d be more ambition here, but ‘tis hard to fault ye fer what ye’ve done, lassie.

Bonus: ARR!​

 

[D Hulk]

Challenge 9 results​

Firstly, mazeltov to everyone for tackling the “Talk Like a Pirate” bonus in one way or another. I laughed heartily at many a piratical parlay! This could’ve easily gone off the planks, and I promise we’ll be using English again in the next round.​

By the nature of the challenge, despite the potentially limiting pirate focus, there was a lot of variety here. Still…I was hoping for a pirate-themed hotel in the Fire Mountain location, something like WDW’s Star Wars hotel. That would’ve been an automatic winner! So what did win?​

Bronze Doubloon (1 point)

@spacemt354 – Yo Ho Yo Ho A Pirate’s Kingdom for Me
I curse you for strategically claiming things like Peter Pan and Treasure Planet right out of the gate, but I must also salute you.​

Silver Doubloon (2 points)

@kmbmw777 – The Pirates of the Baltic
I like both Vikings and creative reinterpretations. Wish we’d’ve also seen other unexpected pirates from East Asia, Somalia, space…Not from you, but in general that would’ve been cool.​

Gold Doubloon (3 points)

@Disneylover152 – Treasure Village/Mountain
The simple (but ingenious) notion to give Magic Kingdom another peak for its mountain range makes this the winner.​

 

[D Hulk]

Standings
@Disneylover152 – 32
@Pionmycake – 31
@spacemt354 – 28
@kmbmw777 – 24
@pixie_princess – 22
@DisneyForever – 20
@TwilightZone – 19
@AceAstro – 18
@Magic Feather – 13
@David2319 – 5
@eye4themeparks – 4
@MonorailRed – 3
@El_Tomato – 2
@StevenU – 2
@mickeyfan5534 – 1
@KBLovesDisney – 1
@PoeDameron – 1

Three months remain in the year. From here on out the challenges get a little bigger. Really looking forward to more continued creativity from our cadre!​

 

[D Hulk]

CHALLENGE 10
OCTOBER​

In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Keen on finding a westward passage to India, instead he discovered a whole new world – the Americas. Landfall was on October 12th, and the anniversary of that date is still celebrated today as –​

COLUMBUS DAY

Tokyo DisneySea fully embodies Columbus’ sense of worldly exploration! With a statue of Columbus standing tall in American Waterfront’s Columbus Circle, that connection is unmistakable. Leaving from a Renaissance port-of-call, guests are free to travel the Seven Seas like Columbus or Magellan. Different ports boast a myriad of cultures, all realized with the utmost Imagineering quality. And yet there remain terra incognita yet to be explored…​

-Challenge-
Discover for DisneySea its eighth port-of-call (land). You can locate it either in the park’s designated expansion pad near Port Discovery, or in the parking lots behind Lost River Delta where Tokyo has announced recent expansion. The only limitation is that you cannot propose Glacier Bay, the Frozen-themed port that Tokyo keeps toying with.​

-Bonus-
Let’s not forget Halloween! With one additional sentence, describe how your new port might also celebrate October’s spookiest of holidays. Doing so will net you an automatic extra point!​

-Rules-
You may use between 1 and 5 sentences and up to 1 image. (It’s an entire land, so a couple extra sentences might be useful.) The deadline is Saturday, February 17th, at midnight EST.​

-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!​

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

Good luck everyone! If you have questions, don’t be afraid to ask. Now go create!​

 

[TwilightZone]

Lost Island

In the expansion pad for port discovery, this new land will be themed to a mysterious island that still hosts prehistoric life. In this new land will be a clone of dinosaur, a new dark ride that will take guests through a prehistoric land (see this), a new rollercoaster themed to a pterodactyl, a new simulator that will have guests ride a dinosaur (think flights of wonder, but with dinos), and a revamp of alien encounter, with a dinosaur instead of an alien.
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Bonus: For halloween the land will intensify dino encounter. So if you thought alien encounter was already intense, this will be even MORE intense. You have been warned.

 

[Donaldb112]

Port of Jamestown

Located in the expansion pad in the back of the park, this port based on the first English settlement in the United States brings to life the Disney animated film Pocahontas; a trackless dark-boat-ride takes us through the rivers of Virginia as the voice of Mother Willow guides you through scenes from the movie. Also featured along the water is Governor Ratcliffe's interactive colonial ship, featuring water canons and games (a la SDMT in Magic Kingdom). You can find Pocahontas, John Smith, Meeko and Governor Ratcliffe wandering the settlement.


BONUS
For Halloween, the settlement decorates simply, but effectively; cornstalks and simply carved pumpkins adorn the lanterns and streetlights throughout the colony!
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[Magic Feather]

@D Hindley , does the land have to go in one of the areas you designated, or can it go elsewhere, as long as it doesn't replace a land.

 

[D Hulk]

@D Hindley , does the land have to go in one of the areas you designated, or can it go elsewhere, as long as it doesn't replace a land.

If you can justify placing your land someplace else without replacing anything, then go for it.

 

[spacemt354]

If you can justify placing your land someplace else without replacing anything, then go for it.

I think I'm gonna place mine on top of Mount Prometheus.

 

[AceAstro]

I think I'm gonna place mine on top of Mount Prometheus.

 

[Disneylover152]

Mythical Cove

Journey with Alpha Centauri Expeditions, the same company that brought you to Pandora, as they bring you to a Mythical Cove to experience many exciting attractions, meet and greets, and 2 new restaurants, “The Mythical Cave”, a must-do dining attraction where you get to eat in a cave home to mythical creatures and “The Mushroom Bar”, which is a bar in a forest of giant mushrooms.

Alpha Centauri Expeditions (ACE) has also built many excursions for you to do, including the “Mysterious River”, a river rafting ride through a dark cave showing you the animals and the plants of this mythical land, similar to Navi River Journey, but when one of the Unicorns accidently sends you off the ACE path, you wind down waterfalls and through river rapids.

There are two excursions themed to dragon challenge, the first is is “ACE Dragon Tours”, where you ride in an ACE guide tours truck when you get stuck in a battle between the good creatures and the bad creatures of the land, and you will even be a part of it, with some Dragons attacking your vehicle, and then there is “Dragon Cove”, a kids play area themed to Dragons!

The final excursion is the “Mythical Flight”, a flying roller coaster where you ride in a carriage pulled by a pegasus, and fly over the Mythical Cove, before you go inside a cave for a dark ride section to learn more about pegasus and the flying animals of the cove.

When you journey with ACE to this Mythical Cove with mermaids, dragons, centaurs, and others creatures, you will feel 100% immersed in this seaside getaway, making this amazing park (Tokyo Disney Sea) even more amazing than it already is.


Bonus: During the Halloween Season, ACE has created a haunted house in the land, as you walk through a cave home to some of the mythical creatures.

 

[pixie_princess]

What no this isn't super self indulgent at all.... *sweats*

Destiny Island is a slower change of pace than your typical land.

Here kids (and kids at heart) have many options to run play and climb with the giant tree house play area, the Rikus' Raft play area, or the Secret Caves which will be filled with glowing cave drawings that Sora Riku and Kairi have drawn over the years, as well as the door to other worlds.

A "crash landed" gummy ship holds a e-ticket Star Tours style ride that takes you through three randomly generated lands from Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 (expanded to include locations from KH3 in 2019) as you fly with Chip and Dale to help out Sora, Donald and Goofy.

Intertwined Timelines will bring Destiny Islands beloved matchmaking paopu fruit in smoothie form to couples and fans alike, as well as other tropical drinks, sea salt ice pops and specialty glow stars.

Lastly, a small gift shop entitled Seaside Shack (aptly designed after the seaside shack on the island) will hold any and all Kingdom Hearts Merchandise.

Bonus: During Halloween, as the lights get low, watch your feet for dark spots as heartless overtake the island, and, if your lucky, you might just run into a few villains as well.​

 

[Magic Feather]

Oriental Village

DisneySea has alays been renowned for some of its enormous, grand-scale environments that dot its landscape, but it always seems as though smaller scale offerings, such as Toyville Trolley Park, Venice, or Cape Cod, capture some of the true essence of Disneysea, which makes it only fitting that the newest addition is not a show stopping Mega land, but in fact a smaller scale, more intimate land, that still delights on all fronts. Based on the tradtional Chinese river villages, Oriental Village will be tucked away in the old Bus area (relocated by MiraCosta), and can be accessed near Venice or through Toyville trolley park, under a series of themed bridges and tunnels. Guests can experience a traditional play in the Imperial Theater, cruise down the canals and briefly into a show building to encounter mystic lights and lotuses in Mystic Lotus Journey, or even soar on a lantern on the family-friendly coaster experience, Mulan: Emperor's Quest.