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News Zootopia and Moana Blue Sky concepts for Disney's Animal Kingdom
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Chef idea Mickey`=
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Wish we could have both, as much as I'm a fan of Encanto and it looks great fan of everything in this concept art, the Moana felt very Animal Kingdom. At the end of the day I prefer any of these two than a ZootopiaLand! Maybe The Encanto Casita Home will appear just like in the movie and you can wander and rest relax cool off similar in ways like when your in Morocco Pavilion!
Jrb1979
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You should if even one of these ever get built.
James Alucobond
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You're saying two different things. I agree that we might not get this at all, but what was proposed is not a "dry, hot" environment as you suggested. It looks like a quaint town square in the Spanish style centered around a fountain and planters that progresses into a jungle toward the IJ temple and a lush house covered in flowers and ringed by a river as you approach Casita.
Bocabear
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to me, it looked like a dry hot town square...what you see is something else. The Moana proposal looked like lots of water everywhere. I just preferred it... It appealed to me more...it looked more refreshing to me than a pink creek and town square fountain...not sure what else I can tell you.
I will repeat though, I am glad you are happy with this proposal.
I will repeat though, I am glad you are happy with this proposal.
James Alucobond
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Objectively speaking, I just don't understand how you can see that, but okay.
Relatively speaking, sure. I would agree that this looks less refreshing.
I would not have minded them going either way, but I am indeed happy that they're going the direction of having a region (the Tropics) guide their decision-making process here instead of just plopping Moana and Zootopia next to each other without stating that they were considering a broader theme like Oceania.
Not to mention a hurricane of jacarandas, strangling figs, hanging vines, palma de cera filling the the air and comin' through with tabebuia. Boo-yah!
Bocabear
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I was hoping there would be no Zootopia next to Moana...that proposal was a while ago, and of course direction has changed again. Is what it is.
I am glad you are Okay with not understanding how I can see things.... lol
James Alucobond
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I am just saying there is no way to see an area covered in flowers, filled with trees, and ringed by rivers as “dry”. It is an objectively incorrect descriptor regardless of your perspective. If you meant drier than the previous concept then sure, but otherwise, it’s simply inaccurate.
Brer Panther
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Moana doesn't belong in Animal Kingdom for the same reason that Encanto doesn't - it's about humans. I know there's some sort of environmental message, but WALL-E has one too and I don't want THAT in Animal Kingdom either.
Chef idea Mickey`=
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I know what you meant conclusion was Moana over the Encanto even though the response looking back appeared directly stating what The Encanto Land will be.*
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RSoxNo1
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Not to dismiss this, but do you have anything else supporting the idea that you could get to that plot of land without removing one of Maharajah Jungle Trek, Kali River Rapids or the train?
Chef idea Mickey`=
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The Moana concept in my observation opinion looks like the ground could be wet as you wonder misty like. The Encanto town square doesn't so dry was just saying the environment there would be opposite of an area with a flume ride, bridge over riverbanks, possible water mists if like Journey of Water.
James Alucobond
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I respect the fact that people really liked the Moana attraction as presented. I also very much enjoyed it aesthetically. But that is not what was said nor was it the notion I was responding to. This is what was said:
Apparently, this constitutes "dry", and to question that assertion is an affront to opinions everywhere ...
I legit feel like I'm taking crazy pills.
McMickeyWorld
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The idea that it is something "dry" and "hot" is quite ignorant. Even if it were, I don't understand where the idea that a region like that wouldn't fit into Animal Kingdom comes from. In the end, even the driest places are filled with amazing biodiversity that should be admired. 
UNCgolf
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Zootopia made the other proposal significantly worse. The Moana section would have been fine if Zootopia was excised, but the idea of basing the entire area on a specific region (and apparently with new animals) instead of just tossing in a couple of IPs is also better.
Just an eye in the sky...
The closest distance between a track an a building fence is 50 ft. The main bridge into DAK is 33 ft across.
doctornick
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This. The Moana portion of the previous proposal looked fine and if it were sectioned off from the rest of Dinoland USA as Oceania, it would have be a good addition.
But the Zootopia portion was a downfall as it stuck out and was a bad idea. And the contrast and lack of harmony with Moana would have exacerbated the issue. Doing one continental land as the overarching theme that has some IPs as the content is a much more elegant solution for DAK even if I think Moana in isolation would be a better option for the park than Encanto.
Chef idea Mickey`=
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All I will say is it's ABOUT TIME Walt Disney World has a new Land of it's kind 1st.
It hasn't had it since Toy Story Land however comparing that Land to Cars Land was kind of underwhelming so it doesn't count to me as impressive Lands. This Encanto or Moana would set on top must visit lands next to World of Arendelle and Cars Land and Fantasy Springs, Zootopia Land in Shanghai if they put full 100% heart into a disney world project for once!
It hasn't had it since Toy Story Land however comparing that Land to Cars Land was kind of underwhelming so it doesn't count to me as impressive Lands. This Encanto or Moana would set on top must visit lands next to World of Arendelle and Cars Land and Fantasy Springs, Zootopia Land in Shanghai if they put full 100% heart into a disney world project for once!
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