I know it was mentioned by someone earlier in the thread but yes... Nemo at Epcot, Nemo at Disneyland and also Nemo at Walt Disney Studios Park (Paris) all basically pick and choose the media and scenes as they wish to fit their choice of ride system. Omnimover, submarine, coaster. I also wouldn't be surprised if some of Turtle Talk from the parks or cruise ship or Finding Nemo the musical used as well.
To me it’s all been blue sky because of the turmoil in Florida. I believe the projects are/were a step away from happening but it’s just all going to depend on how the next year or two go. Josh pretty much said this yesterday.
I mean, I would hope it would encourage them to focus more on the blue sky stuff (and other desperately needed enhancements within the parks) because they’re inherently less risky and experimental.
Yeah to me it reads "let's not waste money on things that don't work and focus on what we know will work"
I think “heart” is a bit abstract as a criticism. To me, it’s the focus on storytelling when rides and resorts aren’t the best medium for that. Leave that to the film and television division and focus instead on experience. WDW should be about experiencing something you can’t find anywhere else, not about seeing your favorite characters in an abridged apocryphal scenario.
That's a nice way of putting it.
For sure.
I think it’s that the creative process is disordered because they’re saddled with infrastructure that doesn’t support the kind of content they’re being asked to produce. Their existing parks prioritized cohesive environmental design, which gave rise to suitable attractions, which led to the people and stories that inhabit that world. Now they’re being asked to lead with characters, stories, and facsimiles of places that may not have any land to reasonably inhabit. Just look at old Fantasyland versus new. The former is more concerned with looking like a cohesive collection of medieval tourney tents than a series of vignettes that call to mind their content; new Fantasyland, meanwhile, is a collection of recognizable castles and locales that immediately broadcast what visitors will get in the most straightforward, expected way possible.
It's a mixed bag. It really feels like it's based off of whether the Imagineers actually care about what they're working on or not. They seem like they're more prone to half a** things nowadays.
The hate for Zootopia I've seen among theme park circles is insane. People really like it elsewhere. I feel theme park fans start hating on things if they don't like the idea of it coming to the parks; there's a lot of Marvel hate in these circles too.
I think the enticing thing with Zootopia is how cool & inventive that world is. I think it'd make a very good theme park area & attraction... just not in Animal Kingdom.
I'll agree to disagree on Cosmic. The story is incomprehensible but it's the most fun I've ever had on a theme park ride. I love the teleportation part of the pre-show, the music adds so much to the coaster & I really like the theming even if it's just darkness for "space".
