News Zootopia and Moana Blue Sky concepts for Disney's Animal Kingdom

[mikejs78]

Great spot!

Possibly for shadowing an announcement at D?

 

[MagicHappens1971]

And they have attendance issues at DAK now. Wait till Dinoland goes away for 3 years.

This is why I can’t see plans going ahead as originally thought. They can not take a quarter of the park offline right now. The capacity issues are already dire

 

[rd805]

This is why I can’t see plans going ahead as originally thought. They can not take a quarter of the park offline right now. The capacity issues are already dire

You say that, but that's exactly what they did with HS overhaul, Epcot to a degree too!

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Zootopia confirmed! Opening in LATE FALL of 2033!

…they’ll drink the sand

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

This is why I can’t see plans going ahead as originally thought. They can not take a quarter of the park offline right now. The capacity issues are already dire

The attendance is falling with the stock price

What year you in where capacity is “dire”?

Gotta be an Obama year

 

[UNCgolf]

The Dino-Rama replacement should probably be followed with something in Pandora. It makes sense for the park and is right up Iger’s alley.

It would have the added benefit of really helping out NRJ, too -- it's one of the better rides Disney has designed/built this century, but it gets bogged down in the expectations game. The wait times are out of alignment with the experience because there are too few other attractions.

 

[ppete1975]

This is why I can’t see plans going ahead as originally thought. They can not take a quarter of the park offline right now. The capacity issues are already dire

nothing else is coming so they cant wait for a completion before closing. Now is as good of a time as any.

 

[GhostHost1000]

Maybe the money they’ll save on hiding paper straws and lids now will help them expand the parks.

Strategy

 

[cjkeating]

Kind of interesting how Moana and Nemo would be next to each other at both Epcot and AK.

Such great master planning at WDW…

 

[Greg from Philly]

Disney Parks head Josh D'Amaro shares Zootopia and Moana Blue Sky concepts for Disney's Animal Kingdom

Disney Parks head Josh D'Amaro shares Zootopia and Moana Blue Sky concepts for Disney's Animal Kingdom

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Wow..Disney is in such a poor state of creativity right now. Neither of these lands fit creatively or aesthetically. It just another example the lazy, uninspired, lack of creativity we have all become uaccustomed to at Disneyworld. The sad fact is in this climate under Iger this wonderful, creative park wouldve never been built. Im so jealous of the parks overseas, turns out the Oriental Land Company does Disney better than Disney itself...dont believe me look at Tokyo Disney and Disneysea. Head and shoulders above anything we have in US. Makes no sense to me at all....

 

[Dr.GrantSeeker]

I think that’s the most effective use of money and would actually add capacity compared with today. Retheming Dino is silly.

Yeah, but does TDO see it that way?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Possibly for shadowing an announcement at D?

…dude…are you new here?

 

[Bocabear]

It would have the added benefit of really helping out NRJ, too -- it's one of the better rides Disney has designed/built this century, but it gets bogged down in the expectations game. The wait times are out of alignment with the experience because there are too few other attractions.

They really needed a coaster as an anchor for the Pandora land...something of the size and scale of the Hagrid coaster. That would have been a great completion to the land...or even something like a Pteradon Flyers, but a longer ride for all ages...

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

They've learned absolutely nothing after their decision to replace Great Movie Ride instead of building Runaway Railway in Animation Courtyard.

…apparently diehard Disney fans/cms on their off day/college engineering students who want to work at WDI haven’t learned much over the years either

 

[Dan Deesnee]

They need this. With Epic Universe opening soon, WDW better get their act together. Progress is shockingly, impressively fast over at Universal.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

They really needed a coaster as an anchor for the Pandora land...something of the size and scale of the Hagrid coaster. That would have been a great completion to the land...or even something like a Pteradon Flyers, but a longer ride for all ages...

So what you’re saying is…
Disney should strive to the things universal does?

 

[James Alucobond]

… Do we really need more coasters?

 

[doctornick]

… Do we really need more coasters?

especially at DAK which is dying for more inside and sedate family style rides. Really needs something like Mystic Manor.

The only Disney park where I think you could argue for another roller coaster at this point would be Epcot getting something like a Mt. Fuji coaster in Japan but really the parks have gone heavy enough for thrills in recent years and need to recalibrate for the types of rides that got them to the top.

 

[MisterPenguin]

… Do we really need more coasters?

Shh, Donnie!

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

… Do we really need more coasters?

Yes…cause “amusement parks”

especially at DAK which is dying for more inside and sedate family style rides. Really needs something like Mystic Manor.

The only Disney park where I think you could argue for another roller coaster at this point would be Epcot getting something like a Mt. Fuji coaster in Japan but really the parks have gone heavy enough for thrills in recent years and need to recalibrate for the types of rides that got them to the top.

See above