EPCOT Explorer
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Your interpretation of it. I see Disneyland as DISNEY. Pure, untouched, and simple.:wave:
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Why did we never get the Indiana Jones Adventure?
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EpcotServo
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So this was me?
Man, I'm confused.
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EPCOT Explorer
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YOUR interpretation of THAT. That speech.:brick::brick::lol:
And that always makes me misty eyed.
EPCOT Explorer
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Hmm... focus on Nature...:lookaroun Is that what Indy is really all about?:lol:
Hmm... focus on Nature...:lookaroun Is that what Indy is really all about?:lol:
EpcotServo
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I know you may have grown up in a library, but some of us spent their youth watching and rewatching Raiders of The Lost Ark. Take a look at the posters tagline: "Adventure has a name: Indiana Jones" And kids like me and the better generation of kids in the 80's knew what adventure was. 1930's...a steamy jungle. Running past POISON DARTS escaping with a priceless artifact from a cursed temple...Closing your eyes as the wrath of God swhirls around, waiting to claim the bad guys chasing after you, and barely surviving the spike room without losing your head (or worse, your Fedora.)
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THAT'S ADVENTURE, to a kid like me. More than just good a movie. And it's all well and good talking about with words and philosophy, but doing that undermines the magic.
When you finally cross that bridge past the Tiki Room, you ARE IN ADVENTURELAND. The Wonderworld of Nature's own realm. Tarzan feels at home in a treehouse. You won't care that Tiki Room is right next to Main Street, before even the Adventureland entrence gate. All you'll know is the sounds of that generator and the radio on the Jungle Cruise dock talking about missing tourists in the Temple of the Forbidden Eye-and Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones is on the case, as you watch the boats sail through dense forest. Adventure...Adventure deep in that world of nature's domain.
Saying all of this is only a trick of a well-fabricated series of props is doing an immense damage to the feeling-You can't know it til' you go, but saying it works only because they made it look fancy is an insult, again, to the magic that is Disneyland.
It's like saying Heaven is nice and all, but the pearly gates only work because they look so nice. It kinda puts a damper on the whole thing, and alienates alot of people who have been there and know- (Not Heaven, Disneyland. :lol
Disneyland isn't a collection of random themes. It's something Magic. And sorry to shake your ideals, but ALOT of it doesn't come from ONLY Disney's work. It's something invisable that binds Disneyland together, and people just want to repcapture that magic for our Kingdom. Would it install a sense of importanceIf I say that I feel this is a better opinion to come 'round too than anything I've said about Studios? Because it is.
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WDW1974
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TPFKatDMGMS.
The Theme Park Formally Known as the MGM Studios.
NO! You need to get these things right.
It is TPFKaTD-MGMS.
Stands for The Park Formerly Known as The Disney-MGM Studios. No 'theme'.
Not to be confused with TSFKaPI. That's The Site Formerly Known as Pleasure Island.
And why didn't 'we' get the IJA?
Simple. Mom and Dad love Disneyland more than us! (not that I blame them)
nuttyskadork
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I agree. Not sure who said it would have to REPLACE the stunt show (which should get an update).
That being said, DHS DOES have small draws and half of them they have to literally PULL people out of the lines to go to (see Idol).
Side note, what about Indiana Jones themed raft or water ride based loosely upon the waterfall scene in the most recent flick?
nuttyskadork
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MK has enough going on. Do something in AK lol. Maybe not Indy though
WishIwasThere
Active Member
Beacuase doing the Pangani trail, or Maharajah trek, or Rafiki's planet watch, or the Discovery Island trails and watching and learning about animal is boring
...we need more rides in Disney's Animal Kingdom. People say that AK is a 1/2 day park, but I can easily spend more than one day soaking up one of the most beautiful parks around. The only weak area is Camp Minnie-Mickey, which hopefully will get remidied some time in the future.
sknydave
Active Member
If you are 6 Flags.
Disney is different. There is a set of rules and traditions that they apply to. There are boundaries and a certain way of things. Otherwise, you get a mess.
Where can I find this rule book? I'd like a copy for future reference.
I can see it now. WDW finally gets an Indy attraction- the Universe of Energy starring Indiana Jones. He's the perfect spokesperson after being the only man to survive a nuclear blast by hiding in a refrigerator. :lol:
hrcollectibles
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dweezil78
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I think the obvious fit is DHS. Put it right next to the stunt show (w/ a new thematic overlay on the amphitheater), use up some of the parking lot for the ride building and make a cool Indy area out of it all. Hell, I bet they could even find a fun way to turn the stunt show into a pre-show or something, much like the original concept of making the Jungle Cruise serve as a pre-show for the DL version.
As much as Animal Kingdom would be a good fit, I can't see them ever putting this there unless they gutted Dinosaur and converted it to Indy. Otherwise it'd be pretty ridiculous to have two of the same ride on property w/ different skins.
As much as Animal Kingdom would be a good fit, I can't see them ever putting this there unless they gutted Dinosaur and converted it to Indy. Otherwise it'd be pretty ridiculous to have two of the same ride on property w/ different skins.
An Indy ride in DHS really would be the ticket. It belongs there. DHS really is about movies and would fit in nicely along with the indy stunt spectacular. This ride if we could ever get it makes the most sense to be in DHS. It's not a MK or DAC attrection at all and would not really fit in. DHS could really do something cool with this ride. I can just picture it now.
SirGoofy
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DisneyNut2007
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I thought you folks hated clones. :hammer:
Agreed. I would hate for Indy to be wasted at DHS, because they would play up the whole movie set angle and nothing would seem real.
Disneyland fans are typically much more purist and crazy than any of us, and I've never heard a single one have a problem with Indiana Jones. That's obviously because they've been on it. I suspect the naysayers on here have not.
sponono88
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Exactly. I think if the ride was re-worked and themed properly, it might work as a DHS attraction. But overall I agree with everyone who has said Indy belongs in Adventureland - there's no doubt about it.
If you take a look at the first few minutes of this video, you begin to understand why it works so well in AL.. it just has that Adventureland feel to it.
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