Why not an Indiana Jones Land at the Magic Kingdom since Disney owns Lucasfilm (Plus Walkthrough)!

[Jake Wilson]

Many types of ride systems could be utilized. Flume, coaster, omnimover, boat. Any could work.

I agree with you, I am just saying those 2 rides are too alike that it will never happen in the same park with out a major change to the system of the ride itself (coaster, boat, etc.)

 

[Corey]

Solve for 'X' ....

DAK

Embed IJ in a South America Land or Adventuers' Land. Plot next to Asia.

Then remove Indy from DHS.

Then build "Toon Village" where the current Indy show is. Expand into parking lot if necessary.

Perfect.

Hello jt04,

I was kind of thinking of the same location in Animal Kingdom since the other open area will be taken up by Avatar. Indy next to Asia in a new land is a good idea. Also, moving the Epic Stunt Spectacular to Animal Kingdom from Hollywood Studios makes good sense. I think though, it probably would be better to use the new space in the park made available by removing the stunt show for the Star Wars Land attractions and theming. They might even continue the Star Wars theme further by transforming the 50's diner nearby into the diner depicted in Attack of the Clones. Perhaps though, your idea for a Toon Village could be developed into a full blown Toontown in the Magic Kingdom location originally talked about in this post. Set to the north of (basically behind) Fantasyland with access by the Magic Kingdom Railroad and by boat from the Rivers of America. In this way, there is enough room for the imagineers to do justice for lands based on Indiana Jones in DAK, Star Wars in DHS, and a newly proposed Toontown to more than replace what was originally the modest Mickey's Starland in MK. Great ideas though.

 

[Corey]

I agree with you, I am just saying those 2 rides are too alike that it will never happen in the same park with out a major change to the system of the ride itself (coaster, boat, etc.)

Perhaps they could do a hybrid ride. Use jeeps smaller than the ones used in Temple of the Forbidden Eye, but theme it based on the Russian vehicles in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. In particular, the amphibious vehicle (jeep) that Marion drove off into the Amazon tributary in the movie. Part of the ride could be trying to escape the Soviet soldiers in the other jeeps and the other trying to survive in the river with more moderate drops somewhere between Splash Mountain and Pirates of the Carribean. The jeeps could follow a track on land and then float along an underwater guideway while in the river portion of the ride. Furthermore, the river portion (and perhaps the chase portion) might take place outside to give added realism.

 

[jt04]

Hello jt04,

I was kind of thinking of the same location in Animal Kingdom since the other open area will be taken up by Avatar. Indy next to Asia in a new land is a good idea. Also, moving the Epic Stunt Spectacular to Animal Kingdom from Hollywood Studios makes good sense. I think though, it probably would be better to use the new space in the park made available by removing the stunt show for the Star Wars Land attractions and theming. They might even continue the Star Wars theme further by transforming the 50's diner nearby into the diner depicted in Attack of the Clones. Perhaps though, your idea for a Toon Village could be developed into a full blown Toontown in the Magic Kingdom location originally talked about in this post. Set to the north of (basically behind) Fantasyland with access by the Magic Kingdom Railroad and by boat from the Rivers of America. In this way, there is enough room for the imagineers to do justice for lands based on Indiana Jones in DAK, Star Wars in DHS, and a newly proposed Toontown to more than replace what was originally the modest Mickey's Starland in MK. Great ideas though.

Good ideas. I'd be happy with any ideas along these lines.

 

[litaljohn]

I knoiw it's virtually unknown to most people here but while we are on the subject of integratin Lucasarts, why don't we add the perfect addition to POTC and somewhere in the attraction place mighty pirate GUYBRUSH THREEPWOOD! ( an perhaps the second biggest monkey head you've ever seen)

 

[Corey]

I knoiw it's virtually unknown to most people here but while we are on the subject of integratin Lucasarts, why don't we add the perfect addition to POTC and somewhere in the attraction place mighty pirate GUYBRUSH THREEPWOOD! ( an perhaps the second biggest monkey head you've ever seen)

Hello litaljohn,

I'm afraid that I am rather unfamiliar with the Pirate you mentioned, nevertheless I had also given thought to expanding Pirates of the Caribbean at WDW to be more comparable to its Disneyland counterpart. Unfortunately, given its location in Adventureland, I'm not sure there is room to expand it. I thought that instead they could retheme it and then build a new Pirates of the Caribbean in another location, which I will explain in a minute. As for the existing ride, they might play up the Florida connection and retheme the ride and existing Spanish entry building as the Adventures of Ponce de León and the Search for the Fountain of Youth. Since the story has taken on mythic proportions, it would allow for a lot of latitude for the imagineers to envision varioius encounters, etc. on his quest. Other alternatives I thought of might prove problematic for various reasons. A Pirates of the Mediterranean might not sit well with the various countries around that sea, though the Spanish entry building could be retained. A Viking pillaging expedition might be a little out of keeping for Disney and would require extensive renovation of the entry building. A Lewis and Clark Expedition might work, but the imagineers better be careful with how they depict the people they encounter on their expedition. Finally, a Civil War era riverboat flotilla trying to take forts along the Mississippi could work, but it would also probably require renovating the Spanish entry building.

Now as for where a new and expanded Pirates of the Caribbean could go is in the open land to the northwest of Rivers of America just beyond the Disneyland Railroad and wedged between the canal, Floridian Way and Caribbean Way. In that area the imagineers could not only build a new and expanded Pirates of the Caribbean with possible new ride technology, but also a new land, possibly along similar lines to Disneyland's New Orleans Square. The new land could be accessible by the Disneyland Railroad and by boats from Rivers of America. This all may sound like pie in the sky ideas, but it is possible if there were the wherewithal to make such changes. As for the new land, it doesn't have to be New Orleans Square, but it would need to have some kind of connection to the Caribbean, perhaps a Port Royal, Jamaica (pirate city) themed land for instance. Such a new land devoted to pirates would allow for a lot of connections to the Pirates of the Caribbean movies.

 

[thomas998]

Hi thomas998,

You make some very good points. I would have thought of placing an Indiana Jones themed land in Animal Kingdom if it weren't for all the talk about an Avatar land there as well. Putting yet another land there might imply that Avatar may not do the trick of boosting attendance at that park. Perhaps Indy would still work there. My one concern would have been the similarity between the ride vehicles and track for the Dinosaur ride in Animal Kingdom and a possible Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye ride. Perhaps, beyond just reversing the direction of the track, they could also retheme the jeep vehicles to look more like the Russian offroad vehicles that were depicted in the Brazilian Amazonian Rainforest in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. They could make the various ride vehicles look like the convoy in the film, with different versions. Perhaps the different theme would allow for a reuse of the basic ride vehicle and track from Temple of the Forbidden Eye, in addition to all of the other ideas I mentioned earlier in other posts. I'll spare the readers of this from reiterating all that.

Avatar isn't going to be the grand draw that Disney is hoping for. It was a big movie because it was 3d and pushed the technology of the day. A lot of Disney is driven by kids, and I have seen lots of kids playing Indiana Jones, even though there hasn't been a movie in years little kids at my daughters elementary school are still playing Indy... I haven't ever heard of any kids playing Avatar, even the video game was a bust.

 

[Corey]

Avatar isn't going to be the grand draw that Disney is hoping for. It was a big movie because it was 3d and pushed the technology of the day. A lot of Disney is driven by kids, and I have seen lots of kids playing Indiana Jones, even though there hasn't been a movie in years little kids at my daughters elementary school are still playing Indy... I haven't ever heard of any kids playing Avatar, even the video game was a bust.

Hello thomas998,

I pretty much agree with all that you said. Perhaps Avatar's two sequels will reinvigorate interest in that franchise, but I can't predict how successful they will be. In fact, Avatar is still on the to watch list for me since I got soured on seeing it from some of the negative feedback I received from friends about the film. It's too bad that the sequels didn't come out sooner so that Disney would more definitively know if it wasn't a one time event movie, like Titanic (cough, cough). I suppose even if it is, they might be able to get a fair amount of interest in Avatar land and its attractions. It reminds me a little of E.T., which was a huge blockbuster in 1982. Universal Studios Hollywood and Orlando both got about 20 years out of their rides based on the film, but they are both gone now. Hopefully, something similar doesn't happen with Avatar land.

 

[thomas998]

Hello thomas998,

I pretty much agree with all that you said. Perhaps Avatar's two sequels will reinvigorate interest in that franchise, but I can't predict how successful they will be. In fact, Avatar is still on the to watch list for me since I got soured on seeing it from some of the negative feedback I received from friends about the film. It's too bad that the sequels didn't come out sooner so that Disney would more definitively know if it wasn't a one time event movie, like Titanic (cough, cough). I suppose even if it is, they might be able to get a fair amount of interest in Avatar land and its attractions. It reminds me a little of E.T., which was a huge blockbuster in 1982. Universal Studios Hollywood and Orlando both got about 20 years out of their rides based on the film, but they are both gone now. Hopefully, something similar doesn't happen with Avatar land.

Having had the misfortune of being dragged to Avatar, I can only hope that it doesn't last 20 years at AK... maybe if everyone is lucky it will burst into flames the day before it opens and Disney can collect the insurance on it, as I really can't see it being worth much as a draw.

 

[Corey]

Having had the misfortune of being dragged to Avatar, I can only hope that it doesn't last 20 years at AK... maybe if everyone is lucky it will burst into flames the day before it opens and Disney can collect the insurance on it, as I really can't see it being worth much as a draw.

Hello thomas998,

Well I guess I know where you stand on Avatarland. Assuming it fails to attract people the way Disney hopes, I was thinking they could possibly retheme the land to some of James Cameron's other films. Before you get panicked, Titanic would be the last thing I had in mind. I still wish I could get those three hours of my life back. Instead, those flying military transpots in Avatar remind me a lot of the drop ships from Aliens. Perhaps if Disney builds a ride based on those transports for Avatarland, they still could alter them to depict the drop ship of the Colonial Marines in Aliens. Now, if the sequeals to Avatar do in fact take place under the ocean, perhaps a ride based on that could be altered to be like the submersibles from the Abyss. Now, you may be wondering how this connects to the theme of Animal Kingdom at this point. Well the same could be true of Avatar, but I think a better case could be made for these other films. For instance, you could have a considerable amount of ocean life depicted outside the underwater drill rig and the submersibles from the Abyss. Fish and most sealife are in fact animals, so a connection to Animal Kingdom could be justified. Now, with respect to Aliens, the creature is in fact an animal as well (as are the strange underwater lifeforms in the Abyss for that matter). I suppose you could take a broader view of what "Animal Kingdom" encompases if you include sealife, and possibly extraterrestrials. Now comes the tough sell to Disney. I know that box office results would show that Avatar way out performed both Aliens and the Abyss. Nevertheless, I thought the latter two were generally good films and have retained somewhat of a following over the years. In fact, the recent fairly successful film Prometheus is loosely connected to the Alien movies' universe. As for Avatar, the jury is still out, at least for me, on the overall longevity of that franchise's appeal. Your thoughts?

 

[thomas998]

Hello thomas998,

Well I guess I know where you stand on Avatarland. Assuming it fails to attract people the way Disney hopes, I was thinking they could possibly retheme the land to some of James Cameron's other films. Before you get panicked, Titanic would be the last thing I had in mind. I still wish I could get those three hours of my life back. Instead, those flying military transpots in Avatar remind me a lot of the drop ships from Aliens. Perhaps if Disney builds a ride based on those transports for Avatarland, they still could alter them to depict the drop ship of the Colonial Marines in Aliens. Now, if the sequeals to Avatar do in fact take place under the ocean, perhaps a ride based on that could be altered to be like the submersibles from the Abyss. Now, you may be wondering how this connects to the theme of Animal Kingdom at this point. Well the same could be true of Avatar, but I think a better case could be made for these other films. For instance, you could have a considerable amount of ocean life depicted outside the underwater drill rig and the submersibles from the Abyss. Fish and most sealife are in fact animals, so a connection to Animal Kingdom could be justified. Now, with respect to Aliens, the creature is in fact an animal as well (as are the strange underwater lifeforms in the Abyss for that matter). I suppose you could take a broader view of what "Animal Kingdom" encompases if you include sealife, and possibly extraterrestrials. Now comes the tough sell to Disney. I know that box office results would show that Avatar way out performed both Aliens and the Abyss. Nevertheless, I thought the latter two were generally good films and have retained somewhat of a following over the years. In fact, the recent fairly successful film Prometheus is loosely connected to the Alien movies' universe. As for Avatar, the jury is still out, at least for me, on the overall longevity of that franchise's appeal. Your thoughts?

An Aliens theme park would certainly get my interest. But I really don't see it as being something Disney would bring to any of their parks. Aliens would be too teen and adult oriented and the one constant in Disney is the slant towards the younger audiences... The only hope would be that if they don't royally screw up the purchase of Marvel and it starts to bring in the boys that they might then think that maybe, just maybe they can expand their empire to teens and adults too.

As for Abyss, I'm not sure what underwater ride could be pulled in that wouldn't just be some lame rehash of the old 20,000 leagues under the sea ride that has now been bastardized into the Disneyland Finding Nemo ride... I shudder to think of them somehow making Abyss into a ride.

 

[Corey]

An Aliens theme park would certainly get my interest. But I really don't see it as being something Disney would bring to any of their parks. Aliens would be too teen and adult oriented and the one constant in Disney is the slant towards the younger audiences... The only hope would be that if they don't royally screw up the purchase of Marvel and it starts to bring in the boys that they might then think that maybe, just maybe they can expand their empire to teens and adults too.

As for Abyss, I'm not sure what underwater ride could be pulled in that wouldn't just be some lame rehash of the old 20,000 leagues under the sea ride that has now been bastardized into the Disneyland Finding Nemo ride... I shudder to think of them somehow making Abyss into a ride.

Hello thomas998,

I certainly understand your position concerning Disney's likely hesitancy when it comes to developing a land in one of their parks around the Alien franchise. That is perhaps why I feel that Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom should remain an optimistic portrayal of humanity in the future. With that said, that doesn't mean that Animal Kingdom or another park couldn't have a more pessimistic take on humanity's encounter with an alien species. In terms of an Aliens themed land, they would of course first have to secure the rights from Twentieth Century Fox. Beyond that, the rides and attractions would certainly be geared around an older audience. Nevertheless, this is not unheard of when it comes to Disney. In fact, Ripley and the alien creature from the first Alien movie is seen (or at least used to be seen, assuming it has been removed) in the Great Movie Ride in Hollywood Studios. Beyond that, some of the attractions at the various Disney themeparks are targeted for different audiences. While the younger crowd tends to gravitate towards Future World at Epcot, the older (let's say more seasoned) crowd tends to gravitate towards World Showcase. If somehow families can work out their divergent interests in Epcot, perhaps something similar could occur in Animal Kingdom. Beyond that, if there is some age requirement established because of the nature of an Aliens themed land, they still could allow for a parental supervision exemption if a younger guest (not meeting the age requirement) wants to ride one of the Aliens attractions.

Now, as for the Abyss submersible ride, I can certainly understand your hesitancy about a 20,000 Leagues ride or what is worse, a Finding Nemo ride. What I had in mind would be more of the chase scene that happens later in the movie between Ed Harris' character, his wife, and the Navy Seal suffering from nitrogen narcosis and a fear of the NTI's (played by Michael Biehn). Rather than a real submersible, they could have a simulator ride (kind of reminiscent of Star Tours, though only seating about 4 riders) where guests ride in a submersible trying to get the nuclear warhead (MIRV) from Biehn's character in another submersible. They could ram each other and get possession of the warhead before being chased through an underwater canyon and around the remains of the sunken drill rig from the movie. Ultimately, the ride would have to conclude differently from the movie, since the submersible in the film floods. Perhaps the other submersible piloted by Biehn's character could still drift down the chasm and implode or perhaps an impact by the other submersible could rupture one of the oxygen tanks on Biehn's subermisible forcing him to surface. Either way, the vehicle that park guests ride in could return to the underwater platform and guests could disembark. I think that such a ride would be considerably more thrilling than another 20,000 Leagues adventure ride. Perhaps the above explantion helps clear up any confusion, since I certainly wouldn't want a Finding Nemo ride either.

 

[Corey]

I was thinking of this old thread I started a couple of years ago and still think the idea of bringing an Indiana Jones Land to one of the parks at WDW would be a good idea. Most of my suggestions are in the first (or original post) of this thread. I would make one correction though. My idea for a Temple of Doom Mine Car ride should be based on the ride at Disneyland Paris and not the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train since that ride turned out to be a disappointment. Also since the Epic Stunt Spectacular will likely be removed from DHS, they might relocate it to a new Indiana Jones Land. Now, since Disneyland is adding a Star Wars Land and hence new E-ticket attractions, I thought that the Magic Kingdom could do something similar with an Indiana Jones Land. Basically, I would place it behind Fantasyland, in the area just south of the railway tracks. A new railroad station could enable guests to visit that land, as would a dock on the Rivers of America where the Liberty Belle and other boats could carry guests between Liberty Square, Frontierland, and the new Indiana Jones Land. While I know many of you might prefer placing the Indiana Jones Land in Disney's Hollywood Studios, there may not be enough space given the amount of acreage taken up by the upcoming Star Wars Land and Toy Story Land, and the possible Cars Land that is rumored to be part of a phase two. Well, I am curious if people still have an interest in Indiana Jones attractions at WDW since Star Wars Land will likely lead to the demolition of the Epic Stunt Spectacular. I was just thinking that Disney might provide fans of the Indiana Jones franchise with something new to offer at Disney World if they take up my suggestion of an Indiana Jones Land.

 

[rob0519]

Hello all,

Considering the fact that Disney a few months ago spent over 4 billion dollars acquiring Lucasfilms' "Star Wars" franchise, would it not make sense for them to capitalize (or maximize) on their investment by developing further its attractions based on the "Indiana Jones" franchise. Seeing that Disneyland and Tokyo Disneyland have both had the Indiana Jones ride Temple of the Forbidden Eye for over ten years, would it not make sense to bring a similar attraction and related attractions to the Magic Kingdom at Disney World. Given the fact that there isn't much room to expand in Adventureland, perhaps they could create an Indiana Jones themed land behind Fantasyland, basically wedged between the aforementioned land, the railroad track, and the Rivers of America. This land is considered by the Reedy Creek Improvement District to be usable, so developing it would not likely be prohibitive in terms of cost. After all, new themed lands based on movies is not new. In fact, there is much speculation about an "Avatar" land at Animal Kingdom and a "Star Wars" land at Disneyland that would take up part of the existing Tomorrowland. If both come to fruition, as well as the rumors about a "Cars Land" and "Star Wars" land at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Florida, then my suggested addition to the Magic Kingdom would be in keeping with the need to attract new visitors to Disney World given the increasing competition offered by Universal Studios and its "Harry Potter" attractions.

While my idea about an Indiana Jones themed land at the Magic Kingdom is by no means comprehensive, there are quite a few off the shelf rides that could be incorporated in such a land. For instance, while the Dinosaur ride at Animal Kingdom uses the same ride technology as its Temple of the Forbidden Eye counterpart in California, to provide greater differentiation between the existing rides, the track could be reversed (i.e. a mirror version of the other rides) if a Magic Kingdom version is built. Hopefully, the ride could have further modifications, but the aforementioned alteration would be relatively easy to achieve. To fill out the land, other rides could be built, such as a "minecoaster" ride set in the Temple of Doom that utilizes the technology they just developed for the "Seven Dwarves Mine Coaster." Beyond the rides, which I would welcome input and suggestions, they could also create a restaurant based on the Club Obi Wan in Temple of Doom, a cantina set in a Mexican town/pueblo (given the Young Indiana Jones' brief time with Pancho Villa), a gift store and outdoor café based on the Venetian library/church in Last Crusade, and maybe even a 50's diner as depicted in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. They could also build dioramas (if not attractions) based on the different movies. One could envision the Incan pyramids seen in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (perhaps overtop the Temple of the Forbidden Eye ride), the Treasury building at Petra, Jordan (since it was depicted as the location of the Grail), Pankot Palace as seen in the Temple of Doom (possibly over the Temple of Doom Minecoaster to save space), or perhaps the Egyptian city of Tanis depicted in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Further suggestions would be welcomed.

Finally, an Indiana Jones themed land set in the part of the Magic Kingdom I suggested would not be quite as accessible as the other lands because of its location. Nevertheless, that could add to its mystery. Guests would only be able to access it by the Magic Kingdom Railroad or by boat. Nevertheless, that could allow for the Imagineers to provide further theming. The Circus Train seen in The Last Crusade (with terrariums for the snakes and other reptiles, as well as, possible animatronic animals) could be permanently located on a parallel track next to a new train station built for the Indiana Jones themed land. Now, as for the boat ride on the Rivers of America, it could end at a dock near the village of the South American tribe seen at the beginning of Raiders of the Lost Ark. These are just some suggestions, feel free to elaborate. Unfortunately, given the cost of such a project, it probably will never happen, but it could bring in a whole new demographic to the Magic Kingdom that probably would otherwise be drawn to Universal Studios.

MK is busting at the seams as it is. Unless WDW can somehow seriously expand the boundaries and capacity of the park, another major attraction is the last thing it needs. Put it at DHS.

 

[Corey]

Hi rob0519,

Thanks for your input. However, my plan does increase the park's boundary and capacity. The area that would be taken up by my proposed Indiana Jones Land is currently a swampy area that is not being used behind Fantasyland. I estimate from looking at Aerial photographs of the park that it would increase the size of the Magic Kingdom by at least 15 acres. The Magic Kingdom is currently 133 acres, up from the 107 acres that it was before the Fantasyland Expansion. If you compare the Magic Kingdom to Disneyland Park, the theme park (MK) is actually larger. However, Disneyland Park has more attractions, particularly E-Ticket rides such as Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye, Star Tours, and the Matterhorn. Those rides keep guests preoccupied waiting to experience those attractions. I think the Magic Kingdom's problem is that it basically packs people in with an insufficient amount of attractions to immerse them in the park's surroundings. The last E-Ticket ride was Splash Mountain back in 1992. Disneyland is planning on adding the Star Wars Land, which will take up 14 acres (some of which is already within the park's boundary as Big Thunder Ranch). My plan for the Magic Kingdom would be to provide for increased capacity for whatever I propose to add to the park. No one likes being crammed into a park like a sardine. However, I'm not opposed to building the Indiana Jones Land at DHS, as long as it is done properly with adequate theming. There just does not seem to be enough space within that park to build a whole land for Indiana Jones unless they build on some of the existing parking lots. They would therefore have to build a parking structure or two like at Disney Springs and at Universal Studios Florida. Well, once again, thanks for your observations.

 

[The90skid]

I think you should hunker down and create an entire Indiana Jones land! Design it with any or all of the great ideas you had initially, and give us a walkthrough!

 

[Corey]

Hi The90skid and everyone else,

The Indiana Jones Land Walkthrough:

I'm not very good with diagramming proposed lands, but I will try to explain my ideas in words. However, you can see the proposed area for the Indiana Jones Land expansion at the Magic Kingdom by clicking on the following link: https://www.google.com/maps/@28.4209703,-81.5817806,675m/data=!3m1!1e3

Now, as for my idea. You would either enter the land to the north of Fantasyland either by boats on the Rivers of America or by a new train station in the middle of the land (and a couple of hundred feet to the north of Beast's Castle). The boats on the Rivers of America could include the Liberty Belle and the rafts. Since there really isn't any large boats depicted in the Indiana Jones films except for the one towards the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark, I thought they might go with some "Jungle Cruise" like boats that could have the names of characters from the Indiana Jones films (such as "Marion," "Willie," "Sallah," "Elsa," "Marcus," "Mac," "Oxley," "Henry Jones," "Indiana Jones," "Short Round," "Mutt," etc.) These could depart from either the dock at Liberty Square or Frontierland and arrive at a new dock on the western side of the Indiana Jones Land on the Rivers of America. The dock could be close to the canal side of the land. It would be surrounded by a South American Indian village like the one that was chasing Indy at the beginning of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Now, immediately south of the South American village, there would be an Indiana Jones Adventure ride similar to the one in California. However, instead of it being called the Temple of the Forbidden Eye and being located in India, it could instead be Indiana Jones and the Quest for Orellana's Lost Incan Treasure. On top of the ride building could be some Incan Pyramids. The ride would involve trying to find where Orellana went and returned the treasure in an Incan pyramid, with all of the dangers seen in the California ride.

If you return to the South American village and walk a little East, just south of the canal, you end up in a Mexican pueblo, like the one depicted in the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles when he was captured and forced to ride with Pancho Villa. There could be a cantina/restaurant here for guests to get refreshments. A little further east of this could be the Indiana Jones Land Train Station, where guests could arrive from other parts of the Magic Kingdom. It could be elevated off the ground so that it is possible to go underneath it (which I will explain later). Adjacent to the Magic Kingdom Railroad train track, could be the Circus Train seen at the beginning of The Last Crusade. On the train could be terrariums containing snakes and other reptiles, as well as, an audioanimotronic Lion and Rhinoceros seen on the train. This train would be just to the south of the Magic Kingdom Railroad track. It would also be air conditioned to provide some relief for the guests and for the animals.

Now, south of the cantina could be a winding path through the jungle with audioanimotronic animals such as Asian Elephants and maybe a Tiger. This would lead you to the next E-Ticket attraction. On top of this ride would be Pankot Palace as depicted in Temple of Doom. Underneath it would be a Mine Car ride similar to the one found at Disneyland Park in Paris. I'm not sure if it should have an inversion like at the Paris Park. However, it would be an exciting ride on the order of Big Thunder Mountain, though it would be inside and would wind around dangerous chasms, some of which are filled with what appears to be lava.

If you return to the railroad station and circus train, just to the East of this would be a recreated portion of Venice. In it is found the Library/Church, which is now converted into a restaurant and outdoor cafe. Just to the south of this is the relocated Epic Stunt Spectacular. It would pretty much retain all of the features of the one found in Disney's Hollywood Studios. It would fill out the area in the South Eastern Corner of Indiana Jones Land.

Now, back at the Indiana Jones railroad station near the canal in the middle of the Indiana Jones Land, below the track is a loading platform for people to get into the Russian military vehicles that are seen in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (the ones that are driven through the Amazonian Rainforest and then enter the water). Well, you would enter them on or next to the canal. They would have a driver who is a Cast Member. They would then ride or float down the canal towards the Rivers of America, then emerge out of the water to the North of the Canal and would drive through a diaroma of the Rainforest with the dangerous ant hill seen in the movie, snakes dangling from the trees, a close call with quicksand, and other ride vehicles with audioanimotronic Soviet soldiers riding in them that suddenly appear out of the rainforest that appear to shoot at you. Its followed by riding up a hill or mountain before the ride vehicle returns to a river before cascading down drops like the ones seen in the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. After several drops, you are back in the canal that takes you back to the loading dock.

Well, that's my idea for the Indiana Jones Land at the Magic Kingdom. Let me know what you think?

 

[The90skid]

Hi The90skid and everyone else,

The Indiana Jones Land Walkthrough:

I'm not very good with diagramming proposed lands, but I will try to explain my ideas in words. However, you can see the proposed area for the Indiana Jones Land expansion at the Magic Kingdom by clicking on the following link: https://www.google.com/maps/@28.4209703,-81.5817806,675m/data=!3m1!1e3

Now, as for my idea. You would either enter the land to the north of Fantasyland either by boats on the Rivers of America or by a new train station in the middle of the land (and a couple of hundred feet to the north of Beast's Castle). The boats on the Rivers of America could include the Liberty Belle and the rafts. Since there really isn't any large boats depicted in the Indiana Jones films except for the one towards the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark, I thought they might go with some "Jungle Cruise" like boats that could have the names of characters from the Indiana Jones films (such as "Marion," "Willie," "Sallah," "Elsa," "Marcus," "Mac," "Oxley," "Henry Jones," "Indiana Jones," "Short Round," "Mutt," etc.) These could depart from either the dock at Liberty Square or Frontierland and arrive at a new dock on the western side of the Indiana Jones Land on the Rivers of America. The dock could be close to the canal side of the land. It would be surrounded by a South American Indian village like the one that was chasing Indy at the beginning of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Now, immediately south of the South American village, there would be an Indiana Jones Adventure ride similar to the one in California. However, instead of it being called the Temple of the Forbidden Eye and being located in India, it could instead be Indiana Jones and the Quest for Orellana's Lost Incan Treasure. On top of the ride building could be some Incan Pyramids. The ride would involve trying to find where Orellana went and returned the treasure in an Incan pyramid, with all of the dangers seen in the California ride.

If you return to the South American village and walk a little East, just south of the canal, you end up in a Mexican pueblo, like the one depicted in the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles when he was captured and forced to ride with Pancho Villa. There could be a cantina/restaurant here for guests to get refreshments. A little further east of this could be the Indiana Jones Land Train Station, where guests could arrive from other parts of the Magic Kingdom. It could be elevated off the ground so that it is possible to go underneath it (which I will explain later). Adjacent to the Magic Kingdom Railroad train track, could be the Circus Train seen at the beginning of The Last Crusade. On the train could be terrariums containing snakes and other reptiles, as well as, an audioanimotronic Lion and Rhinoceros seen on the train. This train would be just to the south of the Magic Kingdom Railroad track. It would also be air conditioned to provide some relief for the guests and for the animals.

Now, south of the cantina could be a winding path through the jungle with audioanimotronic animals such as Asian Elephants and maybe a Tiger. This would lead you to the next E-Ticket attraction. On top of this ride would be Pankot Palace as depicted in Temple of Doom. Underneath it would be a Mine Car ride similar to the one found at Disneyland Park in Paris. I'm not sure if it should have an inversion like at the Paris Park. However, it would be an exciting ride on the order of Big Thunder Mountain, though it would be inside and would wind around dangerous chasms, some of which are filled with what appears to be lava.

If you return to the railroad station and circus train, just to the East of this would be a recreated portion of Venice. In it is found the Library/Church, which is now converted into a restaurant and outdoor cafe. Just to the south of this is the relocated Epic Stunt Spectacular. It would pretty much retain all of the features of the one found in Disney's Hollywood Studios. It would fill out the area in the South Eastern Corner of Indiana Jones Land.

Now, back at the Indiana Jones railroad station near the canal in the middle of the Indiana Jones Land, below the track is a loading platform for people to get into the Russian military vehicles that are seen in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (the ones that are driven through the Amazonian Rainforest and then enter the water). Well, you would enter them on or next to the canal. They would have a driver who is a Cast Member. They would then ride or float down the canal towards the Rivers of America, then emerge out of the water to the North of the Canal and would drive through a diaroma of the Rainforest with the dangerous ant hill seen in the movie, snakes dangling from the trees, a close call with quicksand, and other ride vehicles with audioanimotronic Soviet soldiers riding in them that suddenly appear out of the rainforest that appear to shoot at you. Its followed by riding up a hill or mountain before the ride vehicle returns to a river before cascading down drops like the ones seen in the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. After several drops, you are back in the canal that takes you back to the loading dock.

Well, that's my idea for the Indiana Jones Land at the Magic Kingdom. Let me know what you think?

So cool! Maybe instead of animatronic soldiers you could have cast members play them a la "The Great Movie Ride".