Well, Epcot's Body Wars is no longer there, and the rationale for no Indy in WDW was because of Dinosaur. Obviously, these aren't hard and fast "rules", but general guidelines. If they ever do look at Carsland, surely somebody will bring up for discussion the fact that Test Track is basically the same. In fact, pre-Carsland success WDI was almost apologetic about using the same ride system from test track in RSR.
First, "If they ever do look"... They are looking.
Second, honestly, for the average park guest, I don't think they'd even notice it was the same ride system and those who do notice wouldn't care all that much The way way way different theming between the two attractions would make it somewhat of a non-issue. Granted, I guess we'll have to wait and see what the new refurb for TT looks like, but still, totally on opposite spectrums theme-wise. The would also be in different parks. I'm sure someone would bring it up, but seriously, I don't think anyone would care. From everything that has been said, it is a great ride. I want great rides coming to Disney regardless of whether there is a similar one at another park. There are duplicates of rides everywhere in the parks.
I think the Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast have more of a following than Indy given that parents still buy these DVDs for their little children, and ALL of the Disney princesses are still heavily marketed, i.e. stamped on lunch boxes and stuff . . . I know a poster here said that dads still like introducing their kids to Indy, certainly true for some families, but I think that Disney had done a better job keeping the princess brand relevant. You can walk into a Disney store and find Belle, Mermaid and Snow White stuff, but I don't see a lot of Indy t-shirts being sold.
Hey! That was me. So I'm going to address it because you clearly missed my point entirely. Obviously they have more of a following. The princess line is practically shoved down little girls throats from the day they are born. But are you seriously just going to base the popularity of something based on what is sold in the Disney store?? Going by that, Star Wars as a franchise has fallen by the wayside too. Because outside of the parks, there isn't a whole lot of Star Wars merchandise being sold (that is specific to Disney) in comparison to the princess line, or cars for that matter.
The DVDS for Indiana Jones are still being bought by people so I fail to see your point there. That's just silly. Raiders did just fine when it was rereleased into theaters recently. My point was that Indiana Jones has a significant enough following that Disney could easily justify a ride. Parents don't just introduce their children to all things specifically Disney. As I pointed out in the other post, parents introduce their kids to Indy, Star Wars, and other franchises such as Potter too. Just because something isn't quite as popular as the absolute biggest seller that Disney has, doesn't mean it can't have a ride dedicated to it. By that token that your making, Disney should really just tear down everything and make a bunch of Princess and Cars rides and call it good. Screw variety and having something for everyone.
