Transformative Multi-Year Expansion Announced for WDS Paris

cjkeating

Well-Known Member
Guess it depends on the definition of soft opening. Is it soft openings for all or previews for select sub-groups. Cast, ex-shareholders, pass holders etc. From memory Avenger's Campus had previews but not a soft-opening.
 

infloencer

Member
Unlikely. It seems Infinity Defense is meant to be exclusive to DCA. I have no doubts that the stunt show arena will go down the line for some sort of Marvel attraction exclusive to Paris though.
So Disney is really following through with only building exclusive rides? I always find it interesting how much people complain about copies. Sure in the past few years it’s been too much, especially with two SWGE being built nearly identical. But Disney has always copied their most popular attractions and no one seems to be bothered. Imagine if PotC, Haunted Mansion, Peter Pan, Space Mountain or ToT were exclusive to one park. Would be kind of weird tbh. However I absolutely welcome their recent decisions of building original rides again, especially in Paris. We need at least one attraction exclusive to Paris that puts Paris on the map of international Disney parks fans
 

Sir_Cliff

Well-Known Member
So Disney is really following through with only building exclusive rides? I always find it interesting how much people complain about copies. Sure in the past few years it’s been too much, especially with two SWGE being built nearly identical. But Disney has always copied their most popular attractions and no one seems to be bothered. Imagine if PotC, Haunted Mansion, Peter Pan, Space Mountain or ToT were exclusive to one park. Would be kind of weird tbh. However I absolutely welcome their recent decisions of building original rides again, especially in Paris. We need at least one attraction exclusive to Paris that puts Paris on the map of international Disney parks fans
Perhaps if it's incredibly popular they'll look to clone it, but I am personally happy if the move away from the mentality of designing rides with the intention of cloning them. Spiderman was something they apparently planned to clone from the beginning, and, once it opened in DCA, I don't think anyone was begging for it to be brought to Paris.

I was just at Hong Kong Disneyland, and one of the nice things about that park is that, even if it is missing some of the classics, it does have quite a few things unique to that park which has been rare for modern Disney. This park in particular risks feeling like bits of other parks welded awkwardly together, so more uniqueness would be welcome.
 

Gusey

Well-Known Member
So Disney is really following through with only building exclusive rides? I always find it interesting how much people complain about copies. Sure in the past few years it’s been too much, especially with two SWGE being built nearly identical. But Disney has always copied their most popular attractions and no one seems to be bothered. Imagine if PotC, Haunted Mansion, Peter Pan, Space Mountain or ToT were exclusive to one park. Would be kind of weird tbh. However I absolutely welcome their recent decisions of building original rides again, especially in Paris. We need at least one attraction exclusive to Paris that puts Paris on the map of international Disney parks fans
They've gone from ride clones to ride vehicle clones. Avengers at DCA and Peter Pan at Tokyo DisneySea use the same ride system. There were rumours that the Shanghai Pirates ride sysytem would be cloned for a Moana attraction at Magic Kingdom. They can still split the costs of ride development for 2 attractions at 2 parks like they did with clones, but apply a different story to make it cheaper
 

nickys

Premium Member
We need at least one attraction exclusive to Paris that puts Paris on the map of international Disney parks fans
Crush already fits that bill.

So does Indy, albeit it isn’t a favourite of many.

And when I suggested earlier that the LK ride looked like a Splash / Tiana overlay, people were quick to tell me how wrong I was. 😆
 

Aramar

Active Member
I think Raging Spirits in Disney Sea is quiet seminar to DLP’s Indy
Yes, little by little all other parks have been copying what were exclusive rides from Paris. Tokyo took Indy's roller coaster and renamed it Raging Spirits. Shanghai took Alice's labryinth and changed it to the live action movie. Epcot took Ratatouille and removed the restaurant. It's not built yet, but Americans want to copy the Lion King in Animal Kigdom too.

If only we could copy their rides in Paris too, especially that Beauty and the Beast one.
 

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