PHOTO - New ground clearing taking place behind Harambe in Disney's Animal Kingdom

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doctornick

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danlb_2000 said:
If Hogwarts turns out to be a success, I wouldn't be surprised to see Disney try something like this to help drive the sale of park-hoppers.
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The only place it would make sense would be between Epcot and DHS. Maybe something that leaves from the American Adventure and drops you off at/near Fantasmic!

I guess they could go between DHS and DAK but it's a pretty long distance and I wonder what a good theme would be to make such a ride make sense (someone will probably say a journey between Star Wars worlds with DAK having Endor or Kashyyk, but I don't think that's a good fit).
 
danlb_2000

danlb_2000

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doctornick said:
The only place it would make sense would be between Epcot and DHS. Maybe something that leaves from the American Adventure and drops you off at/near Fantasmic!

I guess they could go between DHS and DAK but it's a pretty long distance and I wonder what a good theme would be to make such a ride make sense (someone will probably say a journey between Star Wars worlds with DAK having Endor or Kashyyk, but I don't think that's a good fit).
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They could come up with good come up with a good theme to connect World Showcase to AK.
 
deix15x8

deix15x8

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doctornick said:
The only place it would make sense would be between Epcot and DHS. Maybe something that leaves from the American Adventure and drops you off at/near Fantasmic!

I guess they could go between DHS and DAK but it's a pretty long distance and I wonder what a good theme would be to make such a ride make sense (someone will probably say a journey between Star Wars worlds with DAK having Endor or Kashyyk, but I don't think that's a good fit).
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That could be interesting. Depending on the type of vehicle they could do something with video screens for the windows to simulate take off, hyper speed, and landing. Would be a neat experience, but I would still prefer a traditional monorail connecting everything.
 
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doctornick

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Connecting The American Adventure and dropping you off in Sunset Blvd -- transport themed to Captain America. I mean, it's technically not in a park if it's between them, right? ;)
 
Cesar R M

Cesar R M

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Next Big Thing said:
Have one station in Africa in DAK and drop us off in the small Africa area in World Showcase. I have no idea if that would work logistically though.
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or a centralized station between the two parks and make it split.. one side towards AKL and the other to DHS.

FettFan said:
Australia at Epcot....The Outback at DAK.
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Mexican Aztec-Mayan Jungle to DAK's Jungle.
or Brazil's Rainforest area to DAK's Jungle.
 
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doctornick

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RSoxNo1 said:
You mean build a transportation between parks on an elevated track? I hear that costs $10 million a mile.
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And that's the reality as to why it won't happen to DAK. It would be quite costly to build and you'd have to be running vehicles far more frequently than for the Monorails. Plus, can you imagine if they have to do a hard stop and evacuate people in the middle of the journey? They'd be in the middle of nowhere.

I would submit that Epcot and DHS are physically close enough that I could see the numbers working.
 
RSoxNo1

RSoxNo1

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doctornick said:
And that's the reality as to why it won't happen to DAK. It would be quite costly to build and you'd have to be running vehicles far more frequently than for the Monorails. Plus, can you imagine if they have to do a hard stop and evacuate people in the middle of the journey? They'd be in the middle of nowhere.

I would submit that Epcot and DHS are physically close enough that I could see the numbers working.
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Y U NO GET SARCASM?
 
Next Big Thing

Next Big Thing

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doctornick said:
And that's the reality as to why it won't happen to DAK. It would be quite costly to build and you'd have to be running vehicles far more frequently than for the Monorails. Plus, can you imagine if they have to do a hard stop and evacuate people in the middle of the journey? They'd be in the middle of nowhere.

I would submit that Epcot and DHS are physically close enough that I could see the numbers working.
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Yeah, Epcot and DHS is really the only viable option. But it can't just be done to do it. There has to be a reason.

If Disney did something like that, not only would they be lambasted for copying Uni, but it wouldn't be nearly as popular. The Hogwarts Express will be extremely popular because it is an iconic part of the narrative, similar to Butterbeer.

LeFou's Brew hasn't been the success i'm sure Disney wanted it to be, a lot because it has no ties to the narrative of Beauty and the Beast. Harry Potter was seemingly crafted out for a theme park experience perfectly. You can't just throw something down between DHS and Epcot because it was popular at Uni and expect similar popularity unless there's a reason for it.

Or just make it a damn monorail like it should be.
 
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doctornick

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Next Big Thing said:
Yeah, Epcot and DHS is really the only viable option. But it can't just be done to do it. There has to be a reason.

If Disney did something like that, not only would they be lambasted for copying Uni, but it wouldn't be nearly as popular. The Hogwarts Express will be extremely popular because it is an iconic part of the narrative, similar to Butterbeer.
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Agree totally. It would have to make sense in whatever narrative is presented and it is likely to be a lame justification given the options.

I actually think some of the Epcot to DAK options noted in this thread would be kind of interesting. The best IMHO would be having an Australia pavilion in Epcot based on more urban life/culture and then taking a train (or whatever) into the Outback in DAK for a more natural experience. [Brazil, as mentioned, would also work well for this type of setup]

Put the Epcot pavilion between Germany and Italy or between France and Morocco, have the train connect and follow along Buena Vista Dr and then peel off to connect to the unfinished area of DAK between Asia/Africa (which, interestingly, is in the perfect location of that park for such a connection). It would have to loop around Coronado Springs and onto Western Way for a bit before going to DAK.

It is an interesting dream, but I see no way that it happens given the distance.
 
mm121

mm121

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i vote for the australia idea epcot to dak, as those would be completely new attractions, though as people have said there would have to be a narative for it.

and in reality i never see it happening, as it would make more sense to build an out of park connector to ensure ridership numbers.

however if it was built "as an attraction" the cost would would be included in completely different budgets for construction and operation than if it is built outside the gates as a non profit generating attraction.

doctornick said:
Agree totally. It would have to make sense in whatever narrative is presented and it is likely to be a lame justification given the options.

I actually think some of the Epcot to DAK options noted in this thread would be kind of interesting. The best IMHO would be having an Australia pavilion in Epcot based on more urban life/culture and then taking a train (or whatever) into the Outback in DAK for a more natural experience. [Brazil, as mentioned, would also work well for this type of setup]

Put the Epcot pavilion between Germany and Italy or between France and Morocco, have the train connect and follow along Buena Vista Dr and then peel off to connect to the unfinished area of DAK between Asia/Africa (which, interestingly, is in the perfect location of that park for such a connection). It would have to loop around Coronado Springs and onto Western Way for a bit before going to DAK.

It is an interesting dream, but I see no way that it happens given the distance.
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jt04

jt04

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Next Big Thing said:
Yeah, Epcot and DHS is really the only viable option. But it can't just be done to do it. There has to be a reason.

If Disney did something like that, not only would they be lambasted for copying Uni, but it wouldn't be nearly as popular. The Hogwarts Express will be extremely popular because it is an iconic part of the narrative, similar to Butterbeer.

LeFou's Brew hasn't been the success i'm sure Disney wanted it to be, a lot because it has no ties to the narrative of Beauty and the Beast. Harry Potter was seemingly crafted out for a theme park experience perfectly. You can't just throw something down between DHS and Epcot because it was popular at Uni and expect similar popularity unless there's a reason for it.

Or just make it a damn monorail like it should be.
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I will tell you why I think it would work. Limit it to guests with bracelets. Make it magical. Sell tons of bracelets.
 
jt04

jt04

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Cesar R M said:
You know, I was wondering.. what if they will build an area exclusive for the Harambe Nights dinner show?
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Read the reviews and realize this could be a guaranteed sell out in the future. Just open the nightime safari in the future. Throw in a few extra features not available to regular guests (lighting, exclusive routing). Improve the food a bit (room for improvement according to this sites reviewer) and you have a formula for success.

PS Might have to limit to one ride per guest per event to make it work. Souvinier ticket to keep of course.
 
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