Rumor Possible Indy refurb from Jan to June 2019

Disney Irish

Disney Irish

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George Lucas on a Bench said:
The ice machine was obviously the most charming part of the ride. I mean, really? Ice chunks falling from the ceiling? That's ridiculously chintzy. What were they thinking? Bring it back.

My main beef with Indy is that it doesn't come together as an Indy attraction. It has elements of Indy-ness, but just feels like they slapped on the Indy theme to a basically generic adventure ride. Take out the character of Indy, who sounds nothing like him and the arrangement of JW music and the experience could just be called Journey Into the Temple of the Forbidden Eye.

Also, the slapped-together portion between the skull room and boulder is just lazy.
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Ice machines are expensive to run...
 
Practical Pig

Practical Pig

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TROR said:
The snake is great. It's ridiculously oversized but, according to Tony Baxter, it's to replicate the effect of a close up shot in a movie.
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I don't much mind the snake. It does read to me as one of the weaker elements of a very strong ride. It seems like a stone sculpture as you approach from the tail, and then the enormous head and hood, still looking like an artifact instead of something alive, sort of bobs at you without any sort of menace. I get baxter's intent, but it doesn't really work.
 
George Lucas on a Bench

George Lucas on a Bench

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The Jafar snake is ridiculous. They should have just done a chintzy charming room of rubber snakes and some slightly moving ones like WED would have in the old days. You know, like the scene in the Great Movie Ride.
 
Disney Irish

Disney Irish

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raven24 said:
That’s because you’re thinking the logical and obviously correct way.
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Kram Sacul

Kram Sacul

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TROR said:
The snake is great. It's ridiculously oversized but, according to Tony Baxter, it's to replicate the effect of a close up shot in a movie.
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The snake is fine visually but it's motion is nowhere near as fast as it used to be. It used to lunge and snap. Now it kind of bobs and half-heartedly goes forward. The last time I saw it it was motionless.
 
George Lucas on a Bench

George Lucas on a Bench

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Kram Sacul said:
The snake is fine visually but it's motion is nowhere near as fast as it used to be. It used to lunge and snap. Now it kind of bobs and half-heartedly goes forward. The last time I saw it it was motionless.
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It's one of Disney's most advanced AAs. They would have to take apart the entire building to repair it. We can only hope for a strobe light.
 
SuddenStorm

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George Lucas on a Bench said:
My main beef with Indy is that it doesn't come together as an Indy attraction. It has elements of Indy-ness, but just feels like they slapped on the Indy theme to a basically generic adventure ride. Take out the character of Indy, who sounds nothing like him and the arrangement of JW music and the experience could just be called Journey Into the Temple of the Forbidden Eye.
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I think that's the best way to utilize an IP. Make a ride that captures the spirit of the IP, as well as a few scenes from the film that we all love (the dart room and rolling boulder), but other than that a new, unique experience you have to go to the park for. It's also what made the first Star Tours so great.

I think a ride with Indy in it carries much more weight than a generic adventure ride would. In an interview, Tony Baxter says he pitched the importance of the Indy IP by making a sign in the style of Indy, but instead of Indy it read "Kentucky Buck". Apparently, it was super lame and cheesy, and the point was that a generic adventure ride might have been the same way.
 
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