One Sentence Competition - Track Five - Penny Lane (Due 11/17)

[Disney Dad 3000]

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]

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.

Well, if you're all alright with it, then I may jump in next round!

 

[Disney Dad 3000]

The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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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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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!

Bonus (+1)

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.

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!

Bonus (+1)

Journey to Oz
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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.

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.

Bonus (+1)

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 Cow

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.

Bonus (+1)

 

[Disney Dad 3000]

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).
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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.

Bonus (+1)

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.

Bonus (+1)

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).

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.

Bonus (+1)

FANTASTIC FOUR: FUTURE FLIGHT
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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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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.

Bonus (+1)

The Brave Little Tailor

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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.

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!

Bonus (+1)

 

[Disney Dad 3000]

Apologies for the delay this weekend, but hopefully recuperating and back on track. Thank you all again for the fun reads from 1965!

- AWARDS -

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

- GOLD RECORD -
@Disney Warrior The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Nice job building out a comprehensive storyline around your attraction that was easy to picture in the park.

- PLATINUM RECORD -
@Disgruntled Walt Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
Great dark ride idea creating/reviving a new area in the park.

- DIAMOND RECORD -
@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]

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]

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

That's up to Disney Dad, but usually there is a way to make up points before the finale.

 

[Disney Dad 3000]

Track 5
Penny Lane



Still hanging around the mid-60's, The Beatles Penny Lane takes us down memory lane for some of the bandmates as they describe the people, sights, sounds and shops of their childhood during a day on of course, Penny Lane. Quite a departure melodically from our previous #1's, and oddly enough did not reach #1 in the UK, only lasting for a week in that spot in the U.S. Regardless, a good tune that brought a bit of notoriety to the real life location.

Theme parks take us down memory lane as well with their own sights and sounds. Whether it be an attraction, show, theming or characters, all come together to make some of the world's best theme park lands really stand out. What can absolutely put a land over the top though is the shops and diversions that fully flesh out the space. From Diagon Alley, to Batuu, to Silver Dollar City, to Main Street USA, and more, a really well themed shop can be an unforgettable experience.

-Challenge-
Create and design a new highly themed and immersive shop/experience for any theme park land around the world. Your shop should enhance and elevate the land itself solidifying it as a one-of-a-kind offering that will have guests clamoring to buy more and take a stroll down memory lane.

-Rules-​

• Your shop can be at any theme park around the world (Disney, Universal, European parks, 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
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-Deadline-
This project is due on Sunday, November 17th 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: Share more details on a new product for the shop that will have guests lining up to purchase it. You may use one extra sentence and image.
This bonus results in automatic bonus point​

 

[Disney Warrior]

Coconut Mall

Coming to Epic Universe's Super Nintendo World as part of the park's “Phase 2” is a new shopping center based on the fan favorite Mario Kart track. Guests can check out the many shops (and the food court) within, inspired by Mario characters and selling Mario, Nintendo, and general Epic Universe merchandise. And yes, the (in)famous Coconut Mall theme from the games plays on the speakers, just keep an eye out for any blue shells, lightning bolts, or stars!

Bonus:
Guests can purchase a Mario Kart TrackBuilder, a toy that allows them (similar to the old KNEX Mario Kart toys) to build their own Mario Kart track (it also comes with an RC car of Mario).​

 

[Brer Panther]

Create and design a new highly themed and immersive shop/experience for any theme park land around the world. Your shop should enhance and elevate the land itself solidifying it as a one-of-a-kind offering that will have guests clamoring to buy more and take a stroll down memory lane.

Gonzo's Bizarre Bazaar

Replacing the Stage One Company Store at Disney's Hollywood Studios is this strange little emporium run by the Great Gonzo - where weirdness is not just accepted, it's encouraged! A bit of inspiration is taken from the scrapped "Museum of the Weird" concept for Disneyland, with strange decor and animatronics scattered around - merchandise is held in the mouths of enormous Muppet monsters, funhouse mirrors and "Magic Eye" posters are framed and hung up on the walls, Muppet rats and chickens ride ziplines over the shoppers' heads, secret doors in the walls swing open for animatronic Muppets like Zoot, Animal, Beauregard, Lew Zealand, and Crazy Harry to poke their heads out and crack jokes, there's even a large aquarium tank filled with goofy Muppet fish. Of course, all sorts of Muppet merchandise can be found here, but even if you don't plan on buying anything, you'll probably wind up walking into the shop just to see what's going on in there now!

BONUS: Along with the shop, Gonzo has also written a book (much like Kermit, Piggy, and Pepe have before him): I'm Proud to Be a Whatever: The Great Gonzo's Guide to the World, in which he fills us in as to how he views the world around him, with subjects including friendship, fame, movie-making, classic literature, and what to do when you're owned by a company that doesn't understand you at all.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

Jumba Jookiba's Secret Lab​

Within the former location of Stitch's Great Escape, Jumbo Jookiba has set up his secret laboratory to create experiments such as Stitch, in plush format (#synergy with the live-action remake!). This is a Disney-quality, Build-A-Bear-style experience for the young'uns to creatively design their own alien, with a preshow (in the same preshow location as SGE) including animatronics of Jumba and Pleakley introducing the concept. It's Disney's perfect plan: selling cuteness, and unlike Savi's Workshop, anyone can enter to simply watch those participating or play in the simulation sandbox, which is essentially the DVD game (without the plush at the end).

BONUS: In classic fashion, for an additional charge, you can add personalized Hawaiian attire and accessories (such as a custom-finished surfboard) to your plush alien OR pay for the Jumba PhotoPass, which can insert your little friend into any Disney PhotoPass image you take during the course of your stay.