Brer Panther
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All signs point to "No".For those on the Zootopia bandwagon, Do you think they'd tailor the ride to fit Animal Kingdom's mission statement?
All signs point to "No".For those on the Zootopia bandwagon, Do you think they'd tailor the ride to fit Animal Kingdom's mission statement?
And my point, then, is if Disney moves to a similar model, the existing popularity of themed entertainment will keep the parks busy. The biggest issue parks see with the current model is stagnation loses guest interest. So we see ride rethemes and substitutions. The parks have become really nice permanent state fairs with ever-changing attractions, food, and merch.Perhaps you completely missed my point! Not only does Universal currently have just 2 parks, they are part of a well-established market of people already interested in spending multiple days at theme parks. I’m not questioning their current success.
That’s a big question/problem I have. Sure it’s possible to develop a Zootopia area that focuses on various biomes and different animal habitats and kinda maybe can fit well in DAK - though arguably if you do that, it kinda defeats the point of using Zootopia and what makes it recognizable.For those on the Zootopia bandwagon, Do you think they'd tailor the ride to fit Animal Kingdom's mission statement?
In that case, they better get rid of all the Disney animal characters (Mickey, Donald, etc) who wander around Animal Kingdom all day upright, wearing clothes.I think nature, and/or man's presence in nature - mostly in an older sense is the key part of AK.
Everything in AK is either natural, or worn - with the exception of the Dino Institute which was "built" to study and display dinpsaurs.
Zootopia is a modern metropolis.
It's got nothing to do with animals or nature.
Honestly, if Disney were looking to put a larger IP presence in AK - then LIon King or Jungle Book would be a far better fit.
The settings are at least natural.
The look can be integrated much more seamlessly, and the animal behavior and movement is far less anthropomorphic.
Oh give me a break. And you didn’t respond about Beastly Kingdom, but honestly don’t bother. They’re building Zootopia whether some of you like it or not.
Oh give me a break. And you didn’t respond about Beastly Kingdom, but honestly don’t bother. They’re building Zootopia whether some of you like it or not.
But I’m under the impression that part of the motivation to use Zootopia is to be able to copy the area from SDL and the main ride is a cab driving through the city right? And it’s certainly not going to have a conservation type theme or storyline. Would they bother to add Zootopia to DAK but do something radically different from Shanghai? I doubt it.
Here is the first sentence of the Animal Kingdom mission statement: “"Welcome to a kingdom of animals... real, ancient, and imagined.”For those on the Zootopia bandwagon, Do you think they'd tailor the ride to fit Animal Kingdom's mission statement?
The “animals” of Zootopia are people with fur.Here is the first sentence of the Animal Kingdom mission statement: “"Welcome to a kingdom of animals... real, ancient, and imagined.”
The characters in Zootopia are imagined, so it sounds like they will fit right in.
That’s one opinion.The “animals” of Zootopia are people with fur.
It's not really an opinion, it's a fact - though you've seen lots of people who share that "opinion" here.That’s one opinion.
Just because you declare something is a fact does not make it so. I don’t know what is going on with this entire board lately. Every single thread is filled with people who want to do nothing but moan and complain about rides that haven’t even been built, about movies that haven’t even been released, and everything in between. And now I am being “informed” that a movie called Zootopia that is filled with nothing BUT animals has NO animals in it. Is the the Twilight Zone?????? Does 101 Dalmatians have any dogs in it? Does the Aristocats have any cats in it? What planet it this?????It's not really an opinion, it's a fact - though you've seen lots of people who share that "opinion" here.
Do you think the lead creative for the development of the park was unfamiliar with Eisner’s dedication speech?Here is the first sentence of the Animal Kingdom mission statement: “"Welcome to a kingdom of animals... real, ancient, and imagined.”
The characters in Zootopia are imagined, so it sounds like they will fit right in.
Uhhh, no - facts are facts.Just because you declare something is a fact does not make it so. I don’t know what is going on with this entire board lately. Every single thread is filled with people who want to do nothing but moan and complain about rides that haven’t even been built, about movies that haven’t even been released, and everything in between. And now I am being “informed” that a movie called Zootopia that is filled with nothing BUT animals has NO animals in it. Is the the Twilight Zone?????? Does 101 Dalmatians have any dogs in it? Does the Aristocats have any cats in it? What planet it this?????
It’s really not an opinion.That’s one opinion.
I think people here would be far less opposed to Zootopia if it didn't take place in a large metropolitan city, which is the complete opposite of the natural/wild environments that are the main appeal of the park.Just because you declare something is a fact does not make it so. I don’t know what is going on with this entire board lately. Every single thread is filled with people who want to do nothing but moan and complain about rides that haven’t even been built, about movies that haven’t even been released, and everything in between. And now I am being “informed” that a movie called Zootopia that is filled with nothing BUT animals has NO animals in it. Is the the Twilight Zone?????? Does 101 Dalmatians have any dogs in it? Does the Aristocats have any cats in it? What planet it this?????
That setting is a huge problem but the bigger issue is that Zootopia is really not a story about animals at all.I think people here would be far less opposed to Zootopia if it didn't take place in a large metropolitan city, which is the complete opposite of the natural/wild environments that are the main appeal of the park.
Got it. No animals are in Zootopia. Oh, wait....Uhhh, no - facts are facts.
I don't get to declare that.
Zootopia is about people, it's animals living human lives with jobs in the PD, DMV, riding trains, living in cities that they built.
It's not about animals.
There's nothing about it that fits the premise of Animal Kingdom.
If you can't understand the difference, I don't know what to tell you.
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