Going into the Innovators, this was a very solid mix of projects if a bit too similar to each other in some regards.
@kmbmw777 is the clear frontrunner here, with a bold and incredibly detailed slideshow that once again pushes outside the lines of typical project proposals in a good way. I thought the use of map layouts in the proposal added a great air of credibility and really drew me in. Reading through the projects was like being engaged in a great business proposal. I could tell you really did your homework with what worked and what didn't in the Chicago tourism industry when Disney came to play the first time. The love and affection for Chicago cannot be understated reading the project and went a long way towards making this project a tangible reality.
@AceAstro is a man playing to my own heart with his very RCT3 heavy project. My problem here is a lack of creativity. Unfortunately, while I'm not expecting Blizzard Beach levels of immersion here, but what we got was about the same level of thematic detail as your standard Wacky Waters. I guess that does fit the bill of something that can be cloned all over the country, but it lacks a bit of the Disney magic. Granted, perhaps it's the vanilla quality of the RCT3 imagery, and I won't hold that against you because I loved the effort that was put into all the videos and screenshots. The fact that you had a wide variety of slides in both the family and thrill variety was also a nice plus. I just wish there was more of a cohesive theme to the whole thing.
@Pionmycake's proposal is honestly a bit perplexing to me. It seems like you'd need a ton of different actors and staff members to run a place like this, and that's where my main issue comes in. With that being said, you did a good job of encompassing pretty much all the fanbases that Disney caters to and then some, with a great focus on how different age ranges can enjoy everything your project has to offer. The emphasis on age ranges was definitely the strongest thing your project had going for it. Having said that, I didn't really care for the repetitive nature of your offerings. It felt like a lot of the different IPs on display were just reskins of essentially the same thing...training, storytime, escape room, rinse repeat. Not that it's a bad thing to have consistency, I just wonder if guests would pick up on the fact that the structure for the different experiences is as similar as it is.
@Magic Feather...A short but sweet project that I feel is both a bit more down to earth and at the same time more creative than some of the other proposals. I like the modesty of having something that very much has the Disney feel to it with the exploratory nature but at the same time doesn't completely overwhelm you with options. The single roller coaster you included was a great choice and I can't wait to ride that model for myself when it comes to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom this season! Unfortunately I'm grading some things compared to everyone else and unfortunately from a comparison point of view detail just wasn't there. You had some great ideas but I would have liked to have seen them expanded upon a bit more than they were. Overall still a very solid proposal.
Scores
@spacemt354
Creativity: 9/10
Realism: 10/10
Detail: 10/10
Presentation: 9/10
Total: 38/40
@D Hindley
Creativity: 10/10
Realism: 8/10
Detail: 9/10
Presentation: 9/10
Total: 36/40
@kmbmw777
Creativity: 8/10
Realism: 10/10
Detail: 9/10
Presentation: 10/10
Total: 37/40
@AceAstro
Creativity: 6/10
Realism: 9/10
Detail: 8/10
Presentation: 10/10
Total: 33/40
@Pionmycake
Creativity: 7/10
Realism: 6/10
Detail: 9/10
Presentation: 8/10
Total: 30/40
@Magic Feather
Creativity: 8/10
Realism: 8/10
Detail: 6/10
Presentation: 7/10
Total: 29/40
Unfortunately due to scheduling conflicts on Jacob's end the podcast has been pushed back until Wednesday.
