Goes against what Walt envisioned? In what way? Disneyland opened with IP infused attractions and its centerpiece (Sleeping Beauty Castle) as an advertisement for a film that hadn’t even been released yet. I also hate to break it to you, but Walt is dead, and has been for a long time. Once Disney became a publicly traded company, and now a company of its size, all of the CEOs are going to be “corporate twits”. No matter who they are.
That’s nice. But probably will never happen. And I’m usually optimistic in regards to Disney’s future (even when I shouldn’t be). But I’m not expecting a “new Walt” to appear. Nor am I expecting Disney to suddenly make a ton of new, non-IP related attractions. It’s nice to dream, that’s why we have the imagineering boards, but one must also be realistic.
They're not interested in "realism", it's too pessimistic for them.
Then I think they need to tone the IP down a little bit in their parks once a new CEO comes (Maybe use IP in the parks responsibly, when/where needed mostly, and correctly). That person, I believe, might have intentions different from both Iger and Chapek. Don’t blast my opinions with reality.
I fail to see how Moana fits and I’ve been trying to figure this out. Without making up a second story, where does animal conservation come into play? I am certain they have a way to do it, I just can’t figure it out.
Animal Conservation is definitely a part of Animal Kingdom, but not one of the core themes. How does Chester & Hester tie into animal conservation? It doesn't need to. It also doesn't tie into any of these three themes.
Moana ties into all three of these themes, and can be a beautiful fit into the park if done correctly. Now Zootopia on the other hand...
I’m optimistic because I think that the IP attractions can actually be a lot of fun (a lot of times they are less than stellar, but still). And you’re right, things should get better eventually.
I'd argue that Moana doesn't either.
And Adventureland - the actual tropical Polynesian-style land - already exists in Magic Kingdom. A Moana attraction would fit perfectly fine THERE.
Most of those, no. They might actually be about animals, but I don't think their more suburban settings would fit in Animal Kingdom (for example, The AristoCats takes place in France. France would be out of place in Animal Kingdom).
At D23, Jennifer Lee, who was one of the writers of Zootopia, claimed it was the WDAS movie which immediately came to mind when thinking of the themes of Animal Kingdom: connection to animals, intrinsic value of nature, and the transformative power of adventure.
And I’d add, it seems neither are Disney’s core theme park fans. It's one reason that the original EPCOT Center didn't last.
good thing that's not the plot of Moana then
Don't think about the plot. Think about the theme, characters and setting.
Nope. The core concept within Moana is restoring balance and living in harmony with nature.
They are fundamentally not human, as I mentioned. They have different needs stemming from their different biologies, living in a world not designed for humans.
Yes, but they’re anthropomorphic animals with human problems.
The animals have to deal with different habitat needs. Some need cold homes, some do better in rain forests.
