Replace Grand fiesta tour with Cocoa

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celluloid

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I don't know if the budget of an attraction redo/overlay is going to be a go. It took Frozen to be such a huge hit to overhaul an attraction rather than something ground up and Coco is not going to be anywhere near that level of success both in film and in merch/music and synergy.
Coco had no family market competition the Thanksgiving weekend release and is still the only family film in its market and it's success is more comparable to Tangled, and that only got a budget for restrooms years down the road after its release and Coco is not exactly rushing with princess level sales and EPCOT has a lot going on with Guardians, New China Film, Space Restaurant and Ratatouille. If it does end up as an attraction they are going to wait and see how it solidifies or resonates with audiences longer term first.
 
DisneyDoctor

DisneyDoctor

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celluloid said:
I don't know if the budget of an attraction redo/overlay is going to be a go. It took Frozen to be such a huge hit to overhaul an attraction rather than something ground up and Coco is not going to be anywhere near that level of success both in film and in merch/music and synergy.
Coco had no family market competition the Thanksgiving weekend release and is still the only family film in its market and it's success is more comparable to Tangled, and that only got a budget for restrooms years down the road after its release and Coco is not exactly rushing with princess level sales and EPCOT has a lot going on with Guardians, New China Film, Space Restaurant and Ratatouille. If it does end up as an attraction they are going to wait and see how it solidifies or resonates with audiences longer term first.
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Watch it, those are the best gosh darn restrooms in all of WDW! Lol, I'm still a little salty all Tangled has is restrooms. But, I totally agree with what you're saying here.
 
correcaminos

correcaminos

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KBLovesDisney said:
If it doesn't have marshmallows, that's a no go for me.
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I came across a Hot Cocoa bark that has marshmallows in it - very good!!!

As for basing Mexico on Coco, this is something I have seen elsewhere I really wonder if they'd want to refurb El Rio - err Grand Fiesta - again so quickly after the last. I know that was 10 years ago but considering how quickly they redo movies, I'd just be shocked.
 
larryz

larryz

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graphite1326 said:
Look! I am 60 years old. I am not going to see Coco. EPCOT is one of my favorite parks. One reason is I get to see cultures of other countries albeit on a small scale. I liked the previous Norway ride because it was about NORWAY! I have never seen Frozen and never will. I will not be going on the Frozen ride because it would not make any sense to me and I could care less. Now the talk is to make Mexico into another promotion for a Disney movie along with the sales generated from the kids buying souvenirs once they leave the ride. Maybe they should rename EPCOT to PASD (Promote and sell Disney).
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I'm guessing you have signs in your yard, too. ;)
 
DisneyDoctor

DisneyDoctor

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graphite1326 said:
Look! I am 60 years old. I am not going to see Coco. EPCOT is one of my favorite parks. One reason is I get to see cultures of other countries albeit on a small scale. I liked the previous Norway ride because it was about NORWAY! I have never seen Frozen and never will. I will not be going on the Frozen ride because it would not make any sense to me and I could care less. Now the talk is to make Mexico into another promotion for a Disney movie along with the sales generated from the kids buying souvenirs once they leave the ride. Maybe they should rename EPCOT to PASD (Promote and sell Disney).
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The name "Walt Disney World" literally promotes and sells Disney. It's the same company. If you were in charge and could bring in even more people and boost sales in any area in the parks, wouldn't you do it? I dislike the IPs in WS just as much as the next guy, but I think there are a few positives associate with it. One being that area of the park, and EPCOT in general, is about to get some serious upgrades and much needed attention. I wish Disney didn't have to saturate WS with non cultural stuff (i.e. Frozen), but unfortunately the cultural things - things you and I, and I would assume the majority of people on here - fell in love with just don't attract the children like they used to. It's sad to be honest. I wish WS would stay the same.
 
Gelatoni

Gelatoni

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I'm wondering how the coco merchandise is doing i feel like that'll have bigger input on the switch then movie tickets.

And i want hot chocolate now...

Also in before the 1000 threads about how the three Caballeros was better than the coco overlay.
 
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thomas998

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Darth Figment said:
Im all for it . What do you guys think?
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Didn't make enough money yet. To be worthy of a ride you need to make a billion dollar grossing movie (like Frozen) or a series of movies that can reach a billion dollars (like Toy Story)... Otherwise you're not worthy.... Coco has not even reached the minor attraction level of Lilo and Stitch.... So when Coco gets a sequel or sells a half a billion in toys I might expect Disney to create a ride for the show... until then why create something as expensive as an attraction when the movie will likely be less memorable than Gummi Bears.
 

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