Rumor Stitch's Great Escape Replacement— Don’t Hold Your Breath

[lazyboy97o]

Soarin over the World? Avatar? (It is an ip but it's not owned by Disney). Rivers of light?

Soarin’ is a new film financed by Shanghai Disney Resort. This is why the US parks had to wait until after that park opened. Soarin’ is also preexisting, and therefore it is more “Disney.”

 

[No Name]

Soarin over the World? Avatar? (It is an ip but it's not owned by Disney). Rivers of light?

Again, the new Soarin' film is paid for as part of SDL, and its not an entirely new attraction. Avatar is totally a studio IP and one of the biggest examples of lack of faith in original attractions. Rivers of Light is certainly original, which is great, no doubt. But its not a ride.

I'm not nitpicking. It's simply a fact that Disney hasn't built a non-IP-based ride in the US since Iger became CEO.

 

[azox]

So now with the Tron coaster announcement out there, do we still think SGE will get replaced soon? Also is there any chance they will plus the People Mover? (ie. update the scenes, especially the one inside of Space Mountain if possible)

 

[PizzaPlanet]

Also is there any chance they will plus the People Mover? (ie. update the scenes, especially the one inside of Space Mountain if possible)

At the very least they could remove whatever's blocking our view into the queue/boarding area. Why did they do that again?

 

[Marlins1]

Ah yes - the ultimate defurb that damaged two rides at once

 

[HMF]

At the very least they could remove whatever's blocking our view into the queue/boarding area. Why did they do that again?

The "official" reason was to block out more daylight from penetrating into the ride. Same reason the glow strips went.

 

[trainplane3]

The "official" reason was to block out more daylight from penetrating into the ride. Same reason the glow strips went.

Ya...because those glow strips made so much light. Aside from the lift hill, it's almost pointless since all you can see are some stars and hear screams.

 

[celluloid]

Still not buying it. Chapek isn't going to OK an attraction that isn't currently dynamic enough (or expected to be soon through a live-action or updated new film) to move tie-in merchandise.

I hope I'm wrong though.

If you read my post's definition, I think that you will find that you are in agreeance with what I see. "More Disney" in this case was more what recent studio productions do we have.

 

[WDWTank]

Again, the new Soarin' film is paid for as part of SDL, and its not an entirely new attraction. Avatar is totally a studio IP and one of the biggest examples of lack of faith in original attractions. Rivers of Light is certainly original, which is great, no doubt. But its not a ride.

I'm not nitpicking. It's simply a fact that Disney hasn't built a non-IP-based ride in the US since Iger became CEO.

Expedition Everest

 

[WDWTank]

The funny thing is they would make more money on quality, non-ip based attractions

 

[WDWTank]

The company is limiting their potential growth by limiting the Imagineers

 

[WDWTank]

When I become the new Chief Executive all of this nonsense will never happen again

 

[EricsBiscuit]

The company is limiting their potential growth by limiting the Imagineers

If only those Imagineers could spend their budgets more wisely! Holy crap we should be getting so much more for the money they spend on things like TSL. Look what Efteling did with symbolica. That ride is the best attraction in all of Europe

 

[HMF]

When I become the new Chief Executive all of this nonsense will never happen again

I hope that happens but I think with current management Walt himself would not be welcome in the company today.

 

[No Name]

Expedition Everest

That was approved by Michael Eisner, and already announced and well under construction by the time Robert Iger became CEO. Even though Iger was top dog at the opening ceremony, he was not at the time of the decision.

 

[WDWTank]

They really need to bring Eisner back. He cared a little bit more for the future of the parks

 

[WDWTank]

Oh and don't forget the new Mission: SPACE film Again, an Alien Zoo would be a great replacement idea for Stitch

 

[Magic Feather]

I'm suprised Disney seriously hasn't considered giving the US parks a non-ip ride since Everest. Everest has clearly been successful and is pretty iconic. There's only so many Hot ip's Disney owns.

Oh, there have been quite a few seriously considered non-IP proposals, but competing proposals often come down to "what checks off the most boxes" and convenient IP tie-in is often a deciding "box" so to speak.

 

[bclane]

Oh, there have been quite a few seriously considered non-IP proposals, but competing proposals often come down to "what checks off the most boxes" and convenient IP tie-in is often a deciding "box" so to speak.

That makes perfect sense and I think attaching popular IPs to attractions is smart. Attach the right IP and you are guaranteed to have an instant emotional connection to whatever you're building with at least some of the public. I like having IP in the parks when it is done right. In fact, I'm really hoping some of my favorite films (like WALL-E eventually find their way into the parks. It's when IP is forced in for the sake of cramming an IP in even when it doesn't make sense that I think is where the problem lies. Hopefully they will figure out and implement a balance of IP and original ideas that exist solely in the parks, and most importantly, stop forcing square pegs into round holes.

 

[Biff215]

There's only so many Hot ip's Disney owns.

That used to be the case, and then Iger went out and acquired some of the biggest properties. No choice now but to use them to justify all those billions he spent.

Not that I agree with GotG in Epcot or several of the other IP shove-ins.