Iām generally in favor of further developing idea outlines before we settle on one. Lets us know we have something that works.
Like the
Mind / Emotions Pavilion has plenty to work with. Overall brain-shaped architecture - iconic structures are central to FW. 1980s ride is...the dream ride maybe? Weād need to substantially distinguish it from Imagination with a unique ride system and visuals. Thatās a risk. Needs more thought. Five senses post ride exhibit perhaps. Not sure what the 2000s brings. The 2020s see Inside Out folded in, perhaps added to existing stuff, perhaps with a C-ticket addition.
Or the geology idea, the
Inner Earth Pavilion. Designed like a conical manmade volcano, surrounded by more naturalistic rock work and lush volcanic soil landscaping. Entered via underground lava tube. (Volcano also = fire!
@pix) Main 1980s ride is a typical EPCOT long slow dark ride, themed to probing the increasing depths of the earthās layers. Maybe an original mascot to go with it? Maybe preceded by a āterravatorā pre-show, which is very āLiving Seasā and also used on DisneySeaās JTTCOTE.
Post-ride exhibit, The Rock Works, on unique rock types, plus interactive excavation pits (playground a-la Boneyard?). And an overall pavilion common space like a geology HQ miles underground.
Into the 2000s, thereād be a short-lived
Atlantis overlay perhaps, since thatās precisely the era when Imagineering hoped that movie would hit big. Maybe more...the 2000s are the hardest for me to grasp.
Come the 2020s the OG ideas are restored and modified for FWās new ānatureā are that I havenāt researched, with perhaps a thrill ride added into an expansion pad - maybe a variant on the Geyser Mountain āspaceshotā concept of riders being launched vertically from the volcano. Maybe a small C-ticket with IP, like e.g. Rock Talk with Korg (& Miek) - Disney cannot use Avengers in Orlando, but these guys I think are OK.
And the main ride gets a new narrator in each era, going from a Tom Brokaw / Dan Rather type (Cronkite is used already, right?) and ending today with, naturally, The Rock. We can never use him enough!
Pavilion interior inspired by You Only Live Twice