Do you think GotG’s nod to “edutainment” works?
Tamatoa crab boil ?
Can always use more dining options.
Well, that's my point. People were suggesting maybe the Guardians of the Galaxy ride would use the characters to educate park goers about energy. Look at how THAT turned out.
edutainment seems like a lost cause, not for want i suppose, but what can you do when park goers (read average joe) doesn't want or care about that? how many pitches can an imagineer get turned down before they get the point and stop trying to pitch edutainment attractions?
There were never even the slightly reason to think such a think would ever happen. That was entirely wishcasting from fans. From the start Disney had indicated there were no plans for the pavilion to relate to “energy” any more.
Thematically for DAK I think Moana may be a better fit than Jungle Book. Both are substantially better fits than Zootopia.
Avatar was a war movie yet they integrated the relevant portions of that flawlessly. Granted Joe Rohde was there at the time, but still.
Proper character integration is a problem for EPCOT. That being said, they defined a section of that park as being nature oriented. I really don't have an issue with the Moana addition in EPCOT.
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Only if they see it as a means to add capacity to an existing ride as opposed to building a new one. The infrastructure is already there, so a 5th theater + new film could be treated as a new offering.
I should have clarified stateside parks, non-DVC additions.Disney Is Spending More on Theme Parks Than It Did on Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm Combined (Published 2018)
The company is spending billions to supercharge its theme park division, which has emerged as a surprisingly strong moneymaker.
As Chairman of the Parks and Resorts segment, Disney spent $24 billion on parks, resorts, and cruise lines. More than they spent acquiring Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm combined.
Despite my arguing the contrary, if Chris Beatty is the lead I don't have much confidence in the story execution. If Joe Rohde was still around I'd assume things would be done correctly.
Thing is, I don't necessarily think of Moana as a champion for the environment... I loved the movie, I loved her journey of self discovery and finding her passion for exploration and travel...
