What does the future hold at animal Kingdom after avatar land?

[FutureCEO]

With protests and people thinking, "Having a poodle is keeping that dog in captivity and you're a horrible person!" it's only a matter of time until that hits AK hard enough for them to make a transition. Add into it that keeping animals is expensive and not keeping animals is much better on the bottom line and it won't take long until you land on: don't keep the animals.

 

[BoarderPhreak]

The cheapest, easiest thing to do would be to add more walks/treks a la Asia/Africa. While these aren't exactly E-ticket attractions, they do eat people.

Expanding Pandora is unlikely due to the logistics of working with the existing sightlines, etc. but perhaps NRJ will be enhanced somehow; it's pretty lame.

IP is most likely where it's gonna be at. I wouldn't be surprised to see more Lion King, for example.

 

[wdwfan4ver]

This is such a ridiculous idea. I’m sorry but a zoo and a circus are completely different. In a circus, animals are expected to perform tricks for the entertainment of humans and in many cases are punished in inhumane ways. In a zoo, they may live in captivity but they aren’t expected to do anything that isn’t outside their natural behaviors.

It is not a ridiculous idea, unlike what you think. I am not a fan of real animals going away from Disney's Animal Kingdom, but there really is a possibility due to what has been happening in the region I live in.

My local zoo is facing the possibility of not having elephants anymore. The local zoo has elephants, but they are forced to get a couple more or the animals rights people get their way aka have no elephants at the zoo. The animal rights group did this despite a recent big expansion for the elephant area of the zoo.

Before you say my local zoo is an exception, it is not. There are zoos in the region I live in was forced to get a rid of their elephants due to the animal rights groups. The region in question is the Midwest. Since the animals rights groups are doing this to Elephants in zoos, who says they are not going to do the same towards other animals in zoos.

I am not going to be surprised if the Animal rights groups are going to target animal Kingdom at some point as a result for forcing Disney to get a rid of their elephants.

 

[wdwfan4ver]

I think Disney could be doing more Lion King, or do something with Chester and Hester. My reason with Hester and Chester is with the delays of reopening Primeval Whirl. If this ride is delayed past August, something has to be up with the ride.

 

[justintheharris]

It is not a ridiculous idea, unlike what you think. I am not a fan of real animals going away from Disney's Animal Kingdom, but there really is a possibility due to what has been happening in the region I live in.

My local zoo is facing the possibility of not having elephants anymore. The local zoo has elephants, but they are forced to get a couple more or the animals rights people get their way aka have no elephants at the zoo. The animal rights group did this despite a recent big expansion for the elephant area of the zoo.

Before you say my local zoo is an exception, it is not. There are zoos in the region I live in was forced to get a rid of their elephants due to the animal rights groups. The region in question is the Midwest. Since the animals rights groups are doing this to Elephants in zoos, who says they are not going to do the same towards other animals in zoos.

I am not going to be surprised if the Animal rights groups are going to target animal Kingdom at some point as a result for forcing Disney to get a rid of their elephants.

Or maybe if you know anything about elephants, they’re social animals and need to be kept around other elephants. Zoos cannot only have one or two elephant. It is not ethical to keep them in solitude for the entirety of their lives. Disney will always make sure they have a sufficient amount of elephants and the animal rights groups won’t say anything regarding that.
How about a little research next time?

 

[wdwfan4ver]

Or maybe if you know anything about elephants, they’re social animals and need to be kept around other elephants. Zoos cannot only have one or two elephant. It is not ethical to keep them in solitude for the entirety of their lives. Disney will always make sure they have a sufficient amount of elephants and the animal rights groups won’t say anything.
How about a little research next time?

I did research in the past on Elephants. I have going on Elephant sanctuary Website . What you don't get is there has been articles in my local online news site that has quotes by Elephant sanctuaries think think Elephants don't belong in zoos. What I am getting at is they don't care about the amount of elephants.

The other thing is animal Kingdom has been on the list for worst 10 zoos for Elephants in the past.

 

[justintheharris]

I did research in the past on Elephants. I have going on Elephant sanctuary Website . What you don't get is there has been articles in my local online news site that has quotes by animal rights people that even if there is more than 2 Elephants, they think Elephants don't belong in zoos. What I am getting at is they don't care about the amount.

The other thing is animal Kingdom has been on the list for worst 10 zoos for Elephants in the past.

And my point is that, while I haven’t looked at the list, I’m willing to bet all 10 of those zoos are still open and have elephants.

 

[thankthephonecians]

Quite honestly, as long as they continue the promotion of preservation and implementation of cultural experiences I'm happy.

 

[Tank Man]

What kind of future plans does Disney have for animal kingdom going forward after their success with avatar land? Is it possible that we can see the world of Wakanda with black panther at AK? Are they having any other new projects on the horizon as well at animal Kingdom? Will this be the next part they work on after they finish with all the changes at The studios and Epcot?

Quick thoughts
I think we could get Black Panther but more in Epcot in the World Showcase or something if Disney traded with Universal.
Indiana Jones could mix in with Dinoland through Dinoland becoming a South American Jungle here a Temple is found that holds a curse which brings the dinosaurs to life which would mix dinos and Indy. Indy 5 would have to do well first and Dinoland could be considered as a South American part of the park. This was not my idea
Avatar Land might get an expansion featuring a restaurant. Maybe
People think Zootopia could come in which I think could work in replace for Rafiki’s Planet Watch
A Lion King attraction or maybe even a land featuring Pride Rock could work using the live action remake ones (maybe) as the new movie is doing really well. I think we could also move the Lion King show to there and this will have to be in Africa.
Jungle Book could get a boat ride using Shanghai PotC or a Log Flume wold be cool, could tie into the possible sequel that is coming.
Beastly Kingdom, ah the Lost Continent. The land in IoA is rumored to be going soon and I bet that is happening for a new IP from Universal if it could happen. That means Disney won’t look like a copy cat with Beastly Kingdom but I think it would work with a whole new expansion with Egypt or something and other places with mythical legends.
If the parks timeline for expansions is to remain constant through things AK might be in 2027/2028 for a new expansion opening as MK is getting Tomorrowland right after the 50th

 

[MaximumEd]

Yes, and monkeys might fly out of my butt.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Yes, and monkeys might fly out of my butt.

I think I beileve this more than what I just read above your post..

 

[Kingoglow]

I'm afraid to say it but in 20 - 50 years Zoos may be the only place we will be able to see a many different species as their habitats are being destroyed all over the Earth or are being hunted into extinction. Thanks to Zoos we have the opportunity to see many species that are on the verge of being extinct or are so low in numbers that they are only found now in the Zoo community or in very small hard to reach parts of the World. I can't speak for everyone but I believe that many Animal Rights Activists understand the need for Aquariums and Zoos and therefore I thinking DAK will continue to have live animals for many years to come as it does an important job educating the public and building the populations of many species going extinct.

The internet has plenty of videos or these animals. You can see all of the majesty of these animals without displacing them. There is no need to drug, capture and crate them up and throw a Tiger in a metal cage in Maine.

Zoos, and the support of zoos, are so 1980's and we have to move past it. Conservation habitats can be, and are being, built in the natural original geography's were these animals are born. There is no reason to keep polar bears in a cage in Houston, TX.

Zoos are terrible.

 

[Brad Bishop]

...as long as you ignore Wonders of Flight and then the two replacement shows.

The point isn't that zoos and circuses are different but that protestors will protest no matter what and once they're done killing the circus and Sea World business they'll concentrate on the Zoos and AK. Eventually they'll convince you you're a bad person for having a dog or cat "in captivity". It's just a matter of time.

Add to that hassle the cost of the animals and the "IP everything" and it's only a matter of time until DAK becomes something besides animals. Maybe nature based (..of course nature without animals).

I really do believe it's only a matter of time.

 

[Brad Bishop]

I did research in the past on Elephants. I have going on Elephant sanctuary Website . What you don't get is there has been articles in my local online news site that has quotes by Elephant sanctuaries think think Elephants don't belong in zoos. What I am getting at is they don't care about the amount of elephants.

The other thing is animal Kingdom has been on the list for worst 10 zoos for Elephants in the past.

The other thing to keep in mind is that the protestors protesting are typically using "animals' best interests" in some form as an excuse but really it's about:
- shut down the evil corporation
- shut down the evil zoo (or Animal Kingdom)
- "Look at what a great person I am" (virtue signaling).

- and if you're not with them then you must hate all animals everywhere and secretly enjoy animal cruelty videos.

That's the way the game is played. I'd bet that 10-20 years out that zoos will be thought of as "unethical" - regardless of the condition of the animals. Again, I'd bet that shortly thereafter DAK will be in the crosshairs. "How could Disney be so backwards as to unethically keep animals in captivity!"

The dumb thing is that most of us aren't far off from each other with regards to animals. None of us wants to see one beaten or mistreated. Maybe we argue about this specific topic of use or that.