Where they trying to tie-in the movie with the attraction? I think it sounds stupid; the original name had such an innovative feel to it. Countdown to Extinction sounds more appealing. I sometimes don't understand what goes on in the minds' of Disney Imagineers.:hammer:
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Why was Countdown to Extinction changed to Dinosaur?
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Two words - Movie tie-in. And it wasn't Imagineers that mandated the change, it was management.
peter11435
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It was changed to tie in with the film Dinosaur. I agree that CTX was a better title.
CoffeeJedi
Active Member
just figured this out now?inDisney said:
Pete C
Active Member
Toned down? I really don't think so. I rode it back when it was Countdown, and when I rode it recently I liked it even more than I remember. It's pretty wild as far as the ride is concerned...it is already one of the best WDW rides, but if they took the theme a step further and fleshed out some of those pitch-black areas the ride would be a classic. I love the old name. The name Dinosaur is horrible. Dinosaur what?? It doesn't even make sense as a name for a ride. There are no references to the (long forgotten) movie anyway, are there?
MartyMouse
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I personally liked the original name myself … however let’s not put down the movie "Dinosaur". The plot may not have been the most original and the character development left a little to be desired, but visually that movie was years ahead of it’s time.
I think that would be open to debate.... *coughPixarcough*MartyMouse said:
MartyMouse
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HauntedPirate said:
I don’t know - the way the CGI was blended into real world environments was almost seamless (much better than Spider-Man 2, a movie that came out 5 years after Dinosaur). I don’t know if you remember the impact that the first 3 minute trailer had on movie audiences, but those three minutes still hold up to almost anything put out by Hollywood today. I think the misconception of Dinosaur is that it was an animated film when in fact it was a live action film with animated characters.
FigmentJedi
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Actually there are. The Iguanadon you rescue is actually Aladar from the movie and of course there's the Carnotaurs, Raptor and meteors.Pete C said:
CoasterKing
Member
It's funny how everyone's perception is different. I'm not sure if they toned it down or not, but to me it sure seems to be a lot milder than when it first opened !! Especially, the very last drop at the end. Maybe I am just getting used to it after riding it so much, but I swear it seems milder now !!!
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kcnole
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I actually thought it was boring and was disapointed once I got off. There was too much black nothing with just a shot of a dinosaur here and there. If they could flesh out the scenes a lot more so that it really felt like I was riding through prehistoric times instead of just a flash here or there I'd love it.