graphite1326
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I felt the same as the OP. I didn't know the back story until a few years ago. It isn't like they post it anywhere to give you an idea.
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What the heck is Dinoland U.S.A?
- Thread starter Brummyboy92
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Don't give them ideas! lol A sign detailing the "backstory" isn't going to help.
South America would be awesome, can't believe I forgot about that huge continent, LOL. You could have so much fun with that theme, and incorporate Indie into it without it being the only focus.
I guess the only other issue with AK, is that it seemed to lack rides, however that seemed to be a problem across the board outside of MK.
The amazing thing about Dinorama is that the asphalt is really concrete made to look like old and cracking asphalt. I've said it before:
Dinorama is a very well themed land. It's just that no one likes the theme.
Dinorama is a very well themed land. It's just that no one likes the theme.
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DfromATX
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When my son (pictured in my profile) was 4 he loved it, especially Triceratops Spin. He was such a sweet little boy and begged me to ride it with him. We must have ridden it 5 times in a row. He's turning 17 this month (and not as sweet anymore). 
We pretty much skip Dinoland now.
We pretty much skip Dinoland now.
Victor Kelly
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It is a great place to bypass. Primeval Whirl....is horrible. I thought it was going to spin the whole time which would have made it a very interesting wild mouse type ride....but no, it is horrible.
I am in agreement that the area needs to be 90% bulldozed. The only thing it does do is satisfy the youngest visitors. But really the whole park does that with only 2 exceptions, Everest and Flight of passage.
I am in agreement that the area needs to be 90% bulldozed. The only thing it does do is satisfy the youngest visitors. But really the whole park does that with only 2 exceptions, Everest and Flight of passage.
erasure fan1
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Unfortunately most anything you would do with dinosaurs, ends up just being wanna-be jurassic park. The problem is they leaned way to far into the roadside carnival aspect.
Chef Mickey
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Toy Story Land is terrible, but Dinoland is worse.
wdwjmp239
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Dinoland USA is pretty much a "loss leader" for Disney. True, it was probably used as a justification to cap out the remaining amounts of a project budget somewhere and that's what Disney came up with, probably hamstringed with a bunch of limitations, restrictions, and things of that nature. Then, probably in a design meeting someone said, "I went to the local carnival last weekend......" and that's what they came up with. Now, they have a ride that's not working (last I heard Primeval Whirl" was shut down unexpectedly). Probably the only thing bringing in any traffic over there is Dinosaur! Oh well....it is what it is, right?
wdwjmp239
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The only thing worth riding in Toy Story Land is Slinky Dog Dash. Other than that....for me...it's a hard pass.
lazyboy97o
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How is it a loss leader? Chester and Hester’s Dino-Rama was an expansion. Primeval Whirl has reopened.
Animaniac93-98
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If you have to read a wiki article to "get" a theme park project, then said project is a failure.
The project should be able to communicate its virtues on its own.
Building ugly rides with limited appeal was never a good idea.
That's why all rides should be based on IPs, so that everyone knows the background already!!
Animaniac93-98
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They probably could have built a copy of the DLP Indy coaster with a new name for around the same budget as Dino-Rama.
It still wouldn't have been the best addition, but at least it would have been better.
It still wouldn't have been the best addition, but at least it would have been better.
Goofyernmost
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It's not all that negative if you have lived in the era of roadside carnivals, and with the backstory fits in perfectly. Is it as fancy as the rest? no! Could they have done something better, sure! But, the idea that it is a mess is strictly opinion from people that can't accept that it just is what it is and doesn't pretend to be anything other then time correct and how little else could have fit in there, with the Dino theme.
Chef Mickey
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Disagree with even that...the only thing worth riding is Toy Story and we had that before the land.
Respectfully disagree. I think fault lies in TDO/Imagineering working with limited attraction concepts and not knowing what era this roadside carnival theme is supposed to evoke. The immersion and the "product of it's time" charm doesn't exist. The land's visuals are far too modern and pristine to appear as any other era but a current one. It's also a huge visual departure from the "aged aesthetics" that grace most of Disney's Animal Kingdom. It feels un-Disney because it looks un-Disney. It doesn't reflect a dumpy roadside carnival of an era gone by it just looks like a cheap carnival overlay. Not a good fit for Disney. Had they pushed those visuals to their extremes: made the carnival a product of it's time, worn, aged, shoddy in appearance yet charming in it's concept, it would have looked the "right kind of cheap" to fit the backstory. As is... it's neither an homage nor parody.
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