What are the chances MGM gets a clone of the DCA Monsters INC ride?

[IcicleM]

See, I think the Monsters Inc. thing might KINDA work in UoE, but only slightly. See, they can easily make a movie about new energy sources and the progress that energy has made (like they have currently with Ellen) and it could just FEATURE Mike and Sully and the other characters from Monsters Inc.

Then, you would ride through Monsters Incorporated and they would have examples of what the MONSTERS use, and then tell us how it relates to OUR energy sources. That's what Pixar is mostly about, right? Almost all of their movies show us a different point of view, and personify that as if they are just like humans. Even the incredibles does it in a funny super hero way. The ride could represent a lot of what Pixar stands for, and also educate children and even adults about the way energy works in a funny, quirky way, and people could have fun exploring Monsters Inc. and seeing how their world is so much like ours. It would let children believe that maybe there are nice monsters out there who like to make them laugh so they can power their city.

Meh, it might just be my imagination, but isn't that what Disney is about? Making us believe the unbelievable, and making us view things in a different way to open our minds and imaginations to new ideas?

I'm not saying to take it seriously, oh no no no, haha , but the Monsters Inc. idea DOES fit in a lot of ways. You simply have to think outside the box. So, BHG, I support the theory that Monsters Inc DOES have a place in Universe of Energy. Though it's a nice idea they could think up, I don't think it will happen.

 

[bhg469]

YES! Just what Epcot needs, less science and discovery, and more animated characters and cheap thrills! Remember kids, learning is hard!
:hammer:

:brick:

More AA's = a good thing. And who said it needed to be cheap thrills? There is a right way and a wrong way to incorporate learning into an attraction that is also there to bring in an audience. Again thats what the imagineers are there for. Off the top of my head i could think of several ways that could add sully and mike and still be educational. Adding them to the existing ride with a similiar theme, bill nye teaching sully and mike about energy, replace ellen with the monsters inc guys and bam! It doesn't change the ride it just freshens it up a bit.

I'm not saying to take it seriously, oh no no no, haha , but the Monsters Inc. idea DOES fit in a lot of ways. You simply have to think outside the box. So, BHG, I support the theory that Monsters Inc DOES have a place in Universe of Energy. Though it's a nice idea they could think up, I don't think it will happen.

Excellent post! Thinking outside the box is exactly what disney has always done. There will always be doubters.

 

[M:SpilotISTC12]

IT wouldnt surpirse me if they put the Incredibles in UoE, just because they are putting Nemo in Dinoland USA.

 

[IcicleM]

Meh, is more like "Theatre In The Wild" is in Dinoland USA, and it's FEATURING Finding Nemo: The Musical. If you think of it too literally, you're bound to have controversy. Like Tarzan. He certainly wasn't a "cave man" and there weren't any "dinosaurs" in the show, but the "Theatre In The Wild" was simply featuring him. I don't know if that makes sense, haha @_@

 

[raven]

Maybe they will use a Cars theme for the Tomorrowland Speedway.

Oh gawd! Don't get me started. That's all that Tomorrowland needs. The "future that never was" is fast becoming "Pixarland".

 

[SilentWindODoom]

While I love Ellen's Energy Adventure (It's my second favorite in EPCOT behind The Living Seas), I do agree that Monster's Inc. can fit.

I picture it as one of those PSA type things. A white screen, then Mike peeks from the corner, and comes out with Sully. They introduce themselves, and explain about how they use screams as energy in their world, but it's not quite that easy in the human world. Then, go along with the ride. It doesn't make it a fantasy ride, or confusing in the least. They just need to have that one statement that screams don't really fuel things, or that they don't in the human world.

 

[KevinPage]

Chances are slim to none and slim just left town.


Who Wants to be a Millionaire: Play It will become a Toy Story attraction.

I heard that "Slim" was hung, drawn and quartered. No chance of him ever returning back into town that way :drevil: :drevil: :drevil:

 

[DigitalDisney]

That Monsters ride needs to go inside the Doug/Sounds Dangerous building. Surely there's room inside that building for the ride...

 

[JonnyK]

I saw the video of the ride and i am rather dissapointed by that attraction. I really dont want to see it in Florida.

Do You have a link to the video..?

 

[BCNHF]

Glad to know i'm not the only one who loathes Pixar and their sorry excuses for films.

 

[CaptainMichael]

I heard that "Slim" was hung, drawn and quartered. No chance of him ever returning back into town that way :drevil: :drevil: :drevil:

Poor Slim:lol:

 

[socalkdg]

I saw the video of the ride and i am rather dissapointed by that attraction. I really dont want to see it in Florida.

Just as the EE video didn't do it justice, neither does the MI video. I've been on it twice and it is better than any of the WDW dark rides, IMHO. I'd put it right behind DL's Roger Rabbit and Buzz Lightyear. MI has high repeatability plus some nice interaction. A very good "C" dark ride. It would have been a nice addition to DMGM.

 

[RenegadeMilkmen]

Just as the EE video didn't do it justice, neither does the MI video. I've been on it twice and it is better than any of the WDW dark rides, IMHO. I'd put it right behind DL's Roger Rabbit and Buzz Lightyear. MI has high repeatability plus some nice interaction. A very good "C" dark ride. It would have been a nice addition to DMGM.

I actually just watched the video of the ride and I thought it looked fun just from watching that. Its cool how they condensed the whole movie into 3.5 minutes (well, I guess thats what most dark rides do, but still). I think it would be a good addition to WDW, if they scrapped the Tommorowland Monsters Inc attraction (personally I think it sounds stupid from what we've been hearing) and decided to put this Monsters attraction up instead, but in Fantasyland.

 

[monorailguy01]

I think the monsters inc. ride would not be a good idea I mean come on think about it they are putting a monsters inc ride in MK (please correct me if i am wrong..) I think the indy ride would be awesome you would have the stunt show and the ride in the same park, can't get better then that

 

[OmegaKnight]

Monsters, Inc is going to Tomorrowland with The Laugh Floor Comedy Club. The soon to be vacant Millionaire space is rumored to be the new Midway Mania ride that is also going to be in Disney's California Adventure. Nothing other than the 2 Nemo attractions and the Laugh Floor have been officially announced by Disney though so the Midway Mania thing is all speculation at this point.

 

[Pongo]

YES! Just what Epcot needs, less science and discovery, and more animated characters and cheap thrills! Remember kids, learning is hard!
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Your sarcasm is spot-on.

And because learning isn't hard, Disney tore down the rides and attractions that try and shove it down your throat in a slow, boring manner (can anyone say World of Motion and the former Living Seas? Not to mention The Making of Me. Yikes.).

The new Epcot is here, and with it comes a whole new form of edutainment. The last form was a little lacking in the "tainment" aspect, and Disney FINALLY realized ways to incorporate their characters into the Epcot attractions. I, for one, love it. The Nemofication of the Living Seas is a REVOLUTION. Kids who love these movies will visit these attractions and be taught about things in a FUN way. Turtle Talk with Crush is only the beginning.

If Disney incorporates Monsters, Inc. into UoE in a way that teaches kids about current energy sources in a FUN way, then it's AWESOME. What kid actually knows who Ellen DeGeneres and Bill Nye are these days? If they can incorporate The Incredibles into WoL in some way so that people can learn about health without having to turn their brains back twenty years, then more power to the Imagineers.

Seriously. Like it or not, kids these days just don't want a slow moving, boring ride that takes them through show scenes. They want some interaction, some recognizable characters, some form of excitement. Yeah, the old EPCOT Center was good in a nostalgic sense, but it's not the 1980s anymore, people. EPCOT Center failed. People saw it as the "boring" theme park in WDW. No one wanted to learn on vacation. The only reason for that is because they KNEW they were learning. And with the leaps that Imagineers are taking in edutainment, the awareness of the average guest will be thrown out the window. The current Epcot is now quickly growing in popularity. All thanks to rides and attractions that teach, but not intrusively.

Kudos, Imagineers. And keep it coming.

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[DisneyChik17]

I agree Pongo.

Kids want to have fun, and adults want them to learn...and what's the best way of combining the two?? Well, trickery of course.

When kids go see Crush, they don't think about learning, they think of fun and because of the fun memories they make there, they retain the facts. I think it is amazing and I am glad people finally caught on to this.

If the Imagineers can find ways to incorporate more character/education into the park then they should surely do it. It is a great step toward a more educated tomorrow.

Oh yea, to the person who asked what kids know who Ellen is anymore? If you watch her show she almost always has mention of kids that she meets and they recognize her. Kids write to her show. Kids love Ellen. She has had a banner year and is definitley a star to watch.

 

[IcicleM]

Originally Posted by BCNHF
Glad to know i'm not the only one who loathes Pixar and their sorry excuses for films.

I love how everyone grazed over the stupid close-minded post that someone made about "Pixar's sorry excuses for films" haha cause that was absolutely rediculous, I laughed.

Yeah, it is definetely true that kids nowadays just can't pay attention to the slow moving ride that takes you through scenes. However, Universe of Energy has been there forEVER with the dinos, and I think if veterans who love to conserve the "original" works from EPCOT saw this post, and even saw that we were DISCUSSING the IMAGINATIVE IDEA that they could change it, they would jump on us and try to tear us to shreads.

 

[Scar Junior]

First off, I hope it is becomes known that I am not a fan of "Old School Epcot" (as I call it). It had it's run, but it would be ironic, bad business and boring if it were the same park today as it was 25 years ago. However, I do see why Epcot Old Schoolers feel the way they do.

With that prefaced --- Although the addition of Monsters to UE is plausible, I think it is nice that "Epcot 2.0" has shyed away from using Disney Animated Films (like it or not, Pixar Animated Films = Disney Animated Films). True, there is the Nemo attraction at the Living Seas, but it is small and as of this point is an exception. M:S,TT, JII, etc. all have non-Disney Animated Films.

I would like to see an overhaul of this attraction in the next few years, but there are far more things that need to be addressed before UE. Just walk a few hundred feet and you will see an abismal group of attractions in the sorry WoL building. Not to mention Tommorrowland, and all of Disney Studios. Oh wait, I mentioned it. Oh well.

Also, while it can be done - and probably done well - the attraction has so much room that I feel is unused. There are far more innovative ideas that have (probably) already been dreamt up by WDI. Personally, I'd Like to see a Dino/Indy technology ride here.

I just can't help but feel as though discussing a Monster's Inc. ride in this manner is not thinking outside the box. To me it seems more like an attraction that people have to settle for.

 

[yeti]

I'm glad. Midway Mania looks a tons better than that Monsters Inc. ride at DCA.