Rumor Soarin' 2.0?

[Disney Maddux]

A new patent that references Soarin' by name, and makes the attraction more thrilling, with a much wider range of movement.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

This looks interesting, but isn't the only *new* aspect here the pitching from side to side? Plus the top-down boarding.

 

[Surferboy567]

Was just about to post this in the Soarin’ thread.

 

[jocarol]

This reminds me of the early descriptions of the Avengers ride at Disneyland. You were going to start off in a quinjet, then eject and fly around in a jet pack. I guess that idea got scrapped in favor of the "King Thanos" concept.

 

[Tha Realest]

Hear me out…

Soarin’…into Your Imagination

 

[mattpeto]

 

[Tha Realest]

I was thinking this same thing - though weren’t they repurposing the FOP ride system (which is based on the same mechanism, no?)

 

[Surferboy567]

I was thinking this same thing - though weren’t they repurposing the FOP ride system (which is based on the same mechanism, no?)

Where would this go? MK? Hypothetically of course.

I also can see this happening they even mentioned it at a past D23.

 

[PizzaPlanet]

Gotta wonder if it would be possible to make these changes to the existing Soarin’ theaters. That along with a new film could be a big upgrade

 

[SoFloMagic]

Gotta wonder if it would be possible to make these changes to the existing Soarin’ theaters. That along with a new film could be a big upgrade

It seems like the benefit to this is single-level load, dual level theaters (one screen below load, one above?

This seems like a cheaper soarin for future builds

 

[WaluigiTime]

Soooo... is this real or an April Fools joke?

 

[SoFloMagic]

Soooo... is this real or an April Fools joke?

Neither. Its a patent that Disney decided to protect in case they want to build it some day

 

[TTA94]

Neither. Its a patent that Disney decided to protect in case they want to build it some day

IMO it needs to happen sooner rather than later, especially at Epcot. Maybe thats part of the reason why they did not update the finale scene? But one thing is for sure they won’t close Soarin while TT is down for its makeover.

 

[SoFloMagic]

IMO it needs to happen sooner rather than later, especially at Epcot. Maybe thats part of the reason why they did not update the finale scene? But one thing is for sure they won’t close Soarin while TT is down for its makeover.

Why spend millions retrofitting a new ride system when the current one works fine. It could use an updated film, but that's it

 

[peter11435]

IMO it needs to happen sooner rather than later, especially at Epcot. Maybe thats part of the reason why they did not update the finale scene? But one thing is for sure they won’t close Soarin while TT is down for its makeover.

This will never be used to replace the current soarin ride system.

 

[TTA94]

This will never be used to replace the current soarin ride system.

Well hopefully eventually it gets some love. I known many have mixed feelings. Some love it, some hate the bent Eiffel Tower lol.

 

[peter11435]

Well hopefully eventually it gets some love. I known many have mixed feelings. Some love it, some hate the bent Eiffel Tower lol.

That’s the film. The current ride system and the new patent have nothing to do with that.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

That’s the film. The current ride system and the new patent have nothing to do with that.

Do we know what the feedback is like on the current film? I hear a lot of complaints from the general public. I wonder if they’d shoot a new film in the next decade - though they’d probably sooner fall back on the original once again.

 

[FigmentFan82]

So this is rumored for for the rumored phase 1 beyond big thunder Coco expansion.

again, just: