The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Season 7: Fantasmic Journeys - Hype Thread

[Imagineer Brandon]

you know if they put in a baby figment you suckers would eat it up...

 

[tcool123]

Are we going to get reviews for the Crystal Grotto warm-up?

Yea sorry hopefully tonight ill be done with packing a lot of my things up. Gotta love moving in and out of dorms

 

[NigelChanning]

you know if they put in a baby figment you suckers would eat it up...

 

[TwilightZone]

you know if they put in a baby figment you suckers would eat it up...

Maybe if he looked less like the image example that Nigel gave and more like baby yoda, but figment

 

[DashHaber]

The Sorcerer's Warmups

In the continuation of daily warmups from @tcool123 and myself (And maybe mystery guests?????) welcome to the fourth warmup. Even if you're not participating in the Sorcerer's Apprentice feel free to pitch your own ideas for the prompts. Now without further ado get ready for the fourth warmup prompt

Originally this would have been Stanza III of Season 4. But now it is just another story lost in the multi-verse

An Unconvincing Campaign

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Some of the most memorable projects in Sorcerer's Apprentice history are the more weird prompts that take a look at often overlooked aspects of theme parks and gives players a chance to think outside the box and get a little goofy. There was a fart themed Minions flat ride in season 6, a poop themed restroom and a Michael Jackson dance routine in season 5, a horror movie take on Heimlich's Chew Chew Train and the Volcano Bay Bro in Season 4, the Infamous Bench in Season 3(?).

Today's warm up gives you the chance to practice thinking about an unconventional prompt that lends itself to a bit of a weirder project.

The goal is to Pitch an Ad Campaign and/or Viral Marketing Stunt for a Bad Attraction.

Bad is a relative term of course. And don't feel limited to just Disney if you don't want to.

Imagineers during this practice prompt you may use one to two sentences, and one image. Good luck and remember KISS: Keep it simple, silly ​

Supercharged Sweepstakes

In order to drum up some positive buzz after the negative reaction to Fast & Furious: Supercharged and take advantage of the hype train for the next Fast & Furious movie, Universal Orlando is launching the Supercharged Sweepstakes, where all it takes to enter is a social media picture of you and your "family" (whether your actual family, your friends, or even your coworkers) in front of a car with #IHaveFamily. The selected winners will receive a free three-day admission to Universal Orlando, VIP arrangements at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel, and a special premiere screening of the brand new Fast & Furious film F9 with the movie's stars.​

 

[Orange Cat]

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My Club Penguin Fan Art Obsession Returns!​

 

[spacemt354]

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My Club Penguin Fan Art Obsession Returns!​

Nice job!

 

[MickeyWaffleCo.]

Maybe if he looked less like the image example that Nigel gave and more like baby yoda, but figment

 

[Orange Cat]

Nice job!

Thank You!

 

[Tegan pilots a chicken]

you know if they put in a baby figment you suckers would eat it up...

Can confirm

 

[Orange Cat]

DinoLand USA X McDonald’s Jurassic Sweepstakes

This New Campaign Is Not Only A Classic Example Of Disney & McDonald’s Trying To Get People Invested In Corporate Executive‘s Trying So Desperately To Get You To Remember Your Childhood & For You To Get Your Children Hooked While Their Young, Along With Getting People & Their Kids To Eat Greasy & Unhealthy Food Sold By A Living Box (& Previously A Clown); But These New Sweepstakes Will Also Be Served With A Side Of History, As This Promotion Not Only Harkens Back To Earlier McDonald’s X Disney Campaigns Such As The “Splash” One, But Also The Infamous Fact That DinoLand USA Used To Have It’s McDonald’s Sponsor Ship Splattered On It Like Ketchup On Fries. Now, Onto The Sponsor Ship Itself, Five Lucky Contestants Who Got The Winning Number On The Back Of Their Stickers When They Bought, Fries, (A) Drink(S), A Sandwich, Or A Combo Meal Will Be Given 3 Free Days At Disney’s Animal Kingdom With 3 Days At A Moderate Hotel Of Their Choice & The Flights There & Back Also Being Paid For; Along With This, 20 Participants Who Got The 2nd Place Number Will Get A T-Shirt (The Size Of Their Choosing) Themed After The Event, & 40 Participants Who Got The 3rd Place Number Will Get A Random Dinoland USA Shirt Originating In The Park Itself; So In Conclusion, Please At Least Give Me An Honorable Mention, This Write-Up Combined With The Image Took Me So Long .​

 

[Tegan pilots a chicken]

The Sorcerer's Warmups




The goal is to Pitch an Ad Campaign and/or Viral Marketing Stunt for a Bad Attraction.

Bad is a relative term of course. And don't feel limited to just Disney if you don't want to.

Imagineers during this practice prompt you may use one to two sentences, and one image. Good luck and remember KISS: Keep it simple, silly ​

Just imagine a trail of chili dog splatterings leading from the Hub to the entrance to this beloved attraction. And they get larger as you get closer. And then we’ll have Stitch costumed CMs walking around the other three parks passing out chili dogs. This will be successful.

 

[Sharon&Susan]

Congratulations...since you just streamed Lilo and Stitch on Disney+, you have won 4 free 1-day tickets to the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World! The only catch is that when you enter the park you must immediately go ride [the not-terrifying-but-annoying] Stitch’s Great Escape.
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"Make a right in front of the the toilet paper covered castle at the end of the street to get to Tomorrowland"

 

[Voxel]

Just for Fun.

But we should boycott Super Mario Land.. Mario is a war criminal!!! (And if anyone wants to know why I'm saying this.. Please enjoy the following Video)


If this is not your cup of tea.. Then enjoy the TRUE poker that covers all 812 Pokemon:

 

[tcool123]

Rhapsody The Sorcerer's Warmups Reviews: Rhapsody in Grotto

Sorry for the delay, been packing and going around getting ready to move around.
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Beauty and the Beast: Curse of the Castle​

An indoor/outdoor darkride similar to Alice at Disneyland, the ride begins in Belle's Village where guests see a standard day for Belle and the villager and even go inside the tavern to see Gaston celebrating himself. The vehicles then go underneath the base of Storybook Castle where the rest of the ride gives us a tour of the Beast's Castle starting in the dungeons and ending in the ballroom with several appearances from key characters and moments from the film along the way.

First off love the idea an indoor/outdoor Beauty and the Beast darkride plenty of opportunities to have outside and indoor scenes with how the movie presents itself. One thing of note is that I'm unsure if it is still boats or new vehicles, but it could just be me being thrown off by something. Now with that said I think this would be a great way to introduce Beauty and the Beast, and would promote the then upcoming remake.

Rapunzel's Tangled Celebration!

Hop aboard a royal purple boat as you join Princess Rapunzel and Flynn Rider in celebrating their anniversary with a voyage around the kingdom! From seeing a performance by the rough and tumble patrons of the Snuggly Duckling to witnessing the wondrous lanterns in the sky, you're sure to have the "best day ever"!​

I actually love the idea of a Tangled boat ride, and I think that given the way the current ride works this could translate well with the very outdoorsy feeling that the film of Tangle carries throughout.

Hercules: Rising Tides
Replacing Voyage to the Crystal Grotto and taking place after the events of the Disney classic, guests join Hercules, Phil, Meg, and Pegasus on a mission to stop Hades from using Poseidon’s trident to unleash the aquatic Leviathan upon the city of Thebes. Guests won’t want to miss out on this god-tier (get it ) Disney parks attraction!

I think a Hercules attraction is long overdue, and would provide an aesthetically unique area when compared to the rest of Fantasyland with the Grecian inspired architecture that is sure to now dot Fantasyland. In addition I love how you took it a step further and gave the ride an original and unique story that fits into the fact it's a boat ride.

A major problem I see with the Crystal Grotto is that it tries to tell 6 stories (including a Mulan that wasn't well-received in China) rather than 1. So I propose:

The Little Mermaid's Storybook Voyage
In this boat journey, follow the journey of Ariel as she tries to see her hope of being a human fulfilled. The 6 scenes will feature the hit songs from the cartoon, Ursula's death will be projected on the castle door's wall before entering the grotto, and the final scene inside will be King Triton and his daughters celebrating the marriage of Prince Eric and Ariel.

Everyone loves a Little Mermaid ride, and I think this is a fun take on the concept. It sounds like the existing Little Mermaid rides at Magic Kingdom and California Adventure but as a boat, and I actually think that may improve the setup. I think this attraction will be able to complement the heavy adventure focus at Shanghai Disneyland.

I think I'm leaning the most toward Pumbaa.

Fantasy River Cruise​

Shanghai Disneyland lacks a Jungle Cruise, so this twist on the concept reusing Voyage to the Crystal Grotto's waterways will do nicely in filling the void. Guests aboard an old ramshackle boat are sent down the river and into the realm of mythical beasts, with twists on old Jungle Cruise gags (such as a unicorn who's chased three trolls up a tree and the ruins of an abandoned castle as opposed to an Indian temple [now populated by a "pride" of Manticores]), dive-bombing griffins, towering sea serpents, and a cave where fire-breathing dragons threaten to burn you to a crisp!

I think this is really unique, and stands as a chance to become a true Disney classic. I think the focus on European creatures may be entertaining to the Chinses audiences given how exotic they are to their culture, and provide differentiation to the norm. Hey if Animal Kingdom ever gets that mythical creatures land we'll know what ride to carbon copy over

Voyage of Mulan

Situated behind Storybook Castle will be an ancient Chinese temple and scenic boat adventure following the journey of Disney's Mulan. Begin along a tranquil river, witness Mulan train to become a hero, and venture up and down the mystic hillside plummeting down a 50 foot drop into the center of Fantasyland below.

I'm surprised it took this long to get a Mulan prompt! With this said I like the idea of it, but I don't get why a 50 foot drop for the ending. Are we dropping into celebration at the end? A face off with Shan Yu? I just wish that what this ride tried to achieve was clearer.

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure​

This boat dark ride will follow Rapunzel and her journey with Flynn Rider, guests will be taken both inside showbuildings and taken outside to view the locations of the movie as well as give the illusion that they are visiting various areas like Rapunzel did.

Pretty much the same critiques as @DashHaber as they both are similar rides due to their source material.

I feel that this is coming in a bit too late since the next prompt has been posted already, but I'll post it regardless.

Voyages to the Unknown: A Frozen Adventure

Journey across the landscapes of Arendelle to seek Elsa and the Northuldra in the Enchanted Forest and guide them back to Arendelle for a kingdom-wide celebration and commemoration of the events of Frozen II. Through elaborate show scenes and state-of-the-art ride technology (as seen in Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure), guests will encounter raging rapids and whirlpools, stone giants, a temperamental water horse, and even a talking snowman!​

Although late I'll still review this

I actually love this as a replacement of the current ride. I really think Northuldra is crying out to be brought to the parks with all of its magical glory. Combined with the sure to be jaw dropping effects that make the giants, water knox, and other elements of this ride. This will be a surefire hit for all Frozen fans no matter their language.

 

[Sharon&Susan]

One thing of note is that I'm unsure if it is still boats or new vehicles, but it could just be me being thrown off by something.

Sorry if it wasn't clear, but by Alice-like dark ride I meant using a similar single rail dark ride system that can ascend or descend slopes and goes both indoors and outdoors similar to Alice at Disneyland.

 

[tcool123]

Rhapsody The Sorcerer's Warmups Results: Rhapsody in Grotto

Sorry for the delay I was watching the best halftime show, and remembered how iconic Shakira, Bad Bunny, J Lo and J Balvin all were that night. Not to blame Bad Bunny, but 2020 saw an aluminum shortage and well:

Half of 2020's aluminum foil clearly went into making his outfit

Honorable Mention - @montydysquith-navarro
Honestly my favorite project, but unfortunately summitted after the next prompt. Out of fairness it will simply be an honorable mention. The sheer magic that this ride seeks to embody with large creatures and complex effects that are needed to bring them to life would have been this a stand out amongst the attraction lineup both by your peers and in the actual Shanghai Disneyland.

Bronze Medal - @DashHaber
I enjoyed the Tangled submissions from both you and @TwilightZone , and although you both had a similar premise the edge goes to you @DashHaber due to the extra detailing within your submission

Silver Medal - @NigelChanning
The Grecian setting is enough to set this attraction apart from the rest of the park, and given how Shanghai is set up each attraction is basically its own minisubarea. Throw in the original story is a departure from many dark rides as of late which are just telling the story where as your attraction expands on the lore of the IP.

Gold Medal - @Brer Panther
A gold medal winning streak let's see if you keep that going on for a third win for your unconvincing campaign . In particular I love the more modern take on Jungle Cruise, and not taking the IP route for this particular case by tacking on say Fantasia or Onward. I can legitimately see this as a Disney attraction that while designed for Shanghai would quickly see carried over to other international parks due to the themes present.​

 

[D Hulk]

The Sorcerer's Warmups

Heading into our 5th day of Sorcerer's Warmups, it's time to hear from some of the other folks who'll be sharing hosting duties this season. It's time to hear from HULK. It's also time to hear from Pete, one of several Disney Villains who threatened to destroy the Sorcerer's Apprentice Universe several decades ago back in 2019.

For Pete's Sake

This is the first of several unused stanzas from Sorcerer's Apprentice Season 5: Endgame, which I helped to co-host. For this prompt, we're looking to Mickey's Toontown in Disneyland, a land whose imaginative potential far outstrips its reality. Toontown is hidden far away in Disneyland's northern corners, beyond "small world" and beyond the berm. For many visitors - especially those without young children - the land's only calling card is Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin. Let’s change all that!

For this prompt, pitch a new E-ticket for Mickey's Toontown in Disneyland.

This prompt was conceived before Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway was announced, so let's pretend we're in an alternate universe without MMRR.

Imagineers during this practice prompt may use one to to sentences, plus one image. Good luck and remember to KISS: Keep it simple, weirdo ​

 

[spacemt354]

The Wild Wings at Goofy's Wiseacre Farms

An expansion on the former Barnstormer concept, this attraction will be an indoor/outdoor dark ride hybrid, taking you along first with Goofy through his barn, before being accidently catapulted into the air on this high flying adventure. Guests will soar around the acres of farmland Goofy has at the northernmost edge of Toontown, before Goofy guides your plane back in for a bumpy landing in the vegetable patch.

 

[Sharon&Susan]

The Sorcerer's Warmups

Heading into our 5th day of Sorcerer's Warmups, it's time to hear from some of the other folks who'll be sharing hosting duties this season. It's time to hear from HULK. It's also time to hear from Pete, one of several Disney Villains who threatened to destroy the Sorcerer's Apprentice Universe several decades ago back in 2019.

For Pete's Sake

This is the first of several unused stanzas from Sorcerer's Apprentice Season 5: Endgame, which I helped to co-host. For this prompt, we're looking to Mickey's Toontown in Disneyland, a land whose imaginative potential far outstrips its reality. Toontown is hidden far away in Disneyland's northern corners, beyond "small world" and beyond the berm. For many visitors - especially those without young children - the land's only calling card is Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin. Let’s change all that!

For this prompt, pitch a new E-ticket for Mickey's Toontown in Disneyland.

This prompt was conceived before Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway was announced, so let's pretend we're in an alternate universe without MMRR.

Imagineers during this practice prompt may use one to to sentences, plus one image. Good luck and remember to KISS: Keep it simple, weirdo ​

Donald Duck in Fire-Quacker

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Replacing the Neighborhood District with a new general meet and greet facility being built in Town Hall, The Fire-Quacker follows guests shrunk to the size of a chipmunk (Because cartoons!) to ride Huey, Dewey and Louie's new firecracker rocket in the form of an indoor family coaster. Once lit, guests go all over Donald's house smashing and breaking into various items until Donald's temper inevitably snaps to his nephew's amusement.