Why are some movies ignored?

[Phineas]

Obviously it honestly would be a better for in Fantasyland.. Buuuut! If Disney is having trouble thinking of something to add to adventureland, this would honestly fit in pretty well. Adventureland is really lacking some great attractions in comparison to the other lands. Pirates and Jungle Cruise are all that it has, I think this would liven the place up a bunch!

Sorry I know your response wasnt completely focused on this topic or anything. Just giving a reason why I thought it'd be good in AL c:

The walkthrough wouldn't be the most out of place attraction there-[looking at YOU, Aladdin]-I'd love a new attraction in Adventureland. Every now and then I go and look at the sketches/plans for the never-built Fire Mountain and Beastly Kingom and just end up depressing myself.

 

[J_Carioca]

I agree that 101 Dalmatians could make a great dark ride - you're in the car going through the English countryside, evading Cruella and her henchmen. The same could be said for the Aristocats.

Clearly, a Jungle Book boat ride is just begging to be made...it's so obvious.

And maybe it's not a great idea for a ride, but is anyone else annoyed by the fact that Bambi is utterly ignored in the parks? If not a ride, then at least some tip of the hat to one of the greats is in order.

 

[Ralphlaw]

One thing that makes Disney great is that everything is NOT connected to a cartoon or movie. I love the fact that most of the resorts do NOT have a tie in to a specific movie. The Polynesian is not all about Lilo & Stich even though they can be found, occasionally. The Parks go beyond a 90 minute cinema experience, and give you a break.

Similarly, I truly like the fact that the Jungle Cruise, Space Mountain, Big Thunder Bucket Rail Road, and most of Epcot is not connected to a movie. Honestly, it would be too much cartooniness if they were. Character overload would set in, and grumpy adults and appalled teens would avoid the place in droves.

Non-movied rides help Disney transcend the movies, but note that on those rare occasions when the attraction inspires the movie, it's live action Pirates and Haunted Mansion and Tomorrowland, not a cartoon.

 

[EnergyKing]

Wasn't a Sleepy Hollow ride originally planned for MK?

Anyway, I've always wondered why they don't make a great new Pinocchio ride (not a copy of the dark ride in DL), but something more epic. It's a timeless classic.

And a Sleepy Hollow ride would be amazing. Even an old school dark ride. Imagine one, with the Headless Horseman's laughter echoing through the scenes.

Or they can just make another Meet and Greet, or put another DJ somewhere else in the park, cuz you know...the people gotta dance!

 

[Flippin'Flounder]

What I really don't understand is, why do movies like Song of the South get R-Ticket attractions, and Bambi doesn't even exist

 

[lazyboy97o]

What I really don't understand is, why do movies like Song of the South get R-Ticket attractions, and Bambi doesn't even exist

Because the parks are not supposed to be about the films. When the films are included the basis should be the story of themed experience, not box office or popularity or status as a classic. Fantasyland at Disneyland is full of attractions based on films that were mostly box office disappointments.

 

[Magenta Panther]

Because the parks are not supposed to be about the films. When the films are included the basis should be the story of themed experience, not box office or popularity or status as a classic. Fantasyland at Disneyland is full of attractions based on films that were mostly box office disappointments.

I agree with you - the parks shouldn't be just 3D representations of Disney films. I don't think Walt wanted them to be that way. To him, the park concept was a new way of telling new stories. The idea that the Disney movies should make up the majority of the attractions is why we got Frozen shoehorned into Maelstrom.

Still, I wish Mary Poppins had more of a presence in the parks. It was too successful and GOOD of a film to be so ignored. It was Walt's masterpiece. It ought to have a little area of its own IMO.

(And Julie Andrews, or the guy who played Bert - can't type out his name here thanks to this site's dopey filters - should be hosting Disneyland's 60th, not Neil Patrick Harris, who has little connection with the Disney studio and certainly not with Walt.)

 

[ynahtebwdw]

I would LOVE a Mulan ride/show, though I know that's never going to happen.

There used to be a pretty awesome Mulan show in Disneyland Paris but that got removed Must have been around 10 years ago now

 

[fireworksandfairytales]

There used to be a pretty awesome Mulan show in Disneyland Paris but that got removed Must have been around 10 years ago now

That sounds brilliant! I wish I could've seen it. She's in Mickey & the Magical Map at Disneyland and on my first trip there I pretty much lost my mind with how excited I was about it.

 

[imagineer boy]

I agree that the parks shouldn't just be a showcase for the movies. Unfortunately that's not the case these days as Disney will pretty much not build an attraction unless there's some marketable characters plastered all over it. The last truly original attraction was (correct me if I'm wrong) Expedition Everest was back in 2006.

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(And Julie Andrews, or the guy who played Bert - can't type out his name here thanks to this site's dopey filters - should be hosting Disneyland's 60th, not Neil Patrick Harris, who has little connection with the Disney studio and certainly not with Walt.)

Agreed. They just chose him because he's popular. No other reason.

 

[Matt_Black]

Agreed. They just chose him because he's popular. No other reason.

You're right. Nothing at all to do with him being talented, charming, a big Disney fan, or someone who's had a very good working relationship with Disney the past several years, especially with the Parks division. ONLY picked because he's popular.

 

[EnergyKing]

Does anyone know which genius (sarcasm) is responsible for the re-imagineering of UoE into EEA?

 

[bjlc57]

couldn't you see a 20k under the sea Ride. SUBMARINES that "go underwater' and see all types of great sites.. and maybe this time REAL FISH.. and have Kirk Douglas singing A Whale of a tale" ..

 

[Matt_Black]

You can actually still hear Whale of a Tale in several places. It's part of the entrance loop, and it's also featured in the queue for The Little Mermaid ride.

 

[lazyboy97o]

I agree with you - the parks shouldn't be just 3D representations of Disney films. I don't think Walt wanted them to be that way. To him, the park concept was a new way of telling new stories. The idea that the Disney movies should make up the majority of the attractions is why we got Frozen shoehorned into Maelstrom.

Still, I wish Mary Poppins had more of a presence in the parks. It was too successful and GOOD of a film to be so ignored. It was Walt's masterpiece. It ought to have a little area of its own IMO.

(And Julie Andrews, or the guy who played Bert - can't type out his name here thanks to this site's dopey filters - should be hosting Disneyland's 60th, not Neil Patrick Harris, who has little connection with the Disney studio and certainly not with Walt.)

You're being a hypocrite. Your preferred hosts are connected to Disneyland via the films. Harris loves the parks as the parks.

 

[Magenta Panther]

You're being a hypocrite. Your preferred hosts are connected to Disneyland via the films. Harris loves the parks as the parks.

So you're saying that a tourist is more relevant than two people who actually worked with Walt who oh yeah built Disneyland?

 

[Matt_Black]

While he's not worked with Walt, Neil does have quite a bit of experience with Disney and it's subsidiaries. He'll be in The Good Dinosaur, he was the voice of Spider-Man in the 2003 animated series, he did a guest spot on The Legend of Tarzan, and he was on Doogie Howser which aired on ABC, among other things. So, more than just a "tourist".

 

[lazyboy97o]

So you're saying that a tourist is more relevant than two people who actually worked with Walt who oh yeah built Disneyland?

Yes! Actors who worked on films with Walt did not work on Disneyland. Also, Harris has worked with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. He is a voice on California Screamin' and has hosted the Candlelight Processional at EPCOT Center on several occasions. His passion for Disneyland is because it is Disneyland, not because it is a Disney branded film focused experience.

 

[Matt_Black]

Let's not forget he's hosted the Christmas parade at least once.

 

[Blackie Pueblo]

I agree there is so much untapped potential. How many kids even know where Splash Mountain came from? It's a good thing its pretty much explained on the ride.

Honestly Im still shocked that Disney is putting so much time and money for things not really Disney created. Still shaking my head at the Avatar Land in AK (which by the way the planet was NOT called Avatar Land)

Meanwhile Tangled, which I loved, gets a bathroom area. It should at least get an eatery that is designed to look like the Snuggly Duckling with maybe a stage show with the brutes and ruffians.

Up would be awesome. Think of it almost like Soar'n only you get seats that have some of the balloons tied to them and it takes on a fantastic journey and then get chased by the dogs and the Blimp.

Wall*E would be a fun dark ride that would teach about how we are damaging the planet with our garbadge and you even get a gross garbadge smell before blasting off into outer space where you go on a crazy chase with several defective robots before returning to Earth.

Wreck it Ralph will never happen because of all the copyrights and especially since Universal just signed that deal with Nintendo... I think.

I think Bedknobs and Broomsticks would be another great Soar'n type ride where you fly over London, then through the water and then bounce around the Soccer match.

Sorry rambled enough.

Sigh oh the things they could do.