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

[ppete1975]

Something the park leaned into early was extinction and poaching, between the safari and kali river originally there was a strong message/ I would like to see them make it a rhino, elephant, big cat area. You dont need to beat people over the head and make them sad with the message (the reason they have backed off of it before), but use some IP and do something to make young kids want to care about the animals that they will probably outlive. I dont care if its zootopia, or what but at some point remind people that there are real animals that need our help. You dont have to be overly preachy and can still be fun, but at the least make people care.

 

[UNCgolf]

Not sure what you mean by not a "ride the movie" type ride, but personally I have thought a good option would be a varient of the 20K subs from Tokyo takins us underwater to see the animals and setting used in Way of Water. I also think as a low key attraction that a proper walking trail where you see Pandora animals would be cool addition as something that can be done without a wait.

I don't think a coaster is what the land or park needs.

Plus, Flight of Passage is already a ride about flying. A coaster would be doubling down, and would also really detract from Pandora as a setting unless they hid it back in a corner somewhere where it wasn't visible.

 

[EricsBiscuit]

Instead of building a 3rd attraction and expanding the land I bet they settle for spending a cool $100 million replacing the movie in FoP.

 

[GhostHost1000]

Instead of building a 3rd attraction and expanding the land I bet they settle for spending a cool $100 million replacing the movie in FoP.

for them that would make sense….since it makes no sense for what they need to do

 

[celluloid]

So the ten year Blue Sky Plan is Encanto/Coco Magic Kingdom and Moana and Zootopia in Animal Kingdom? It is hard to get excited about that for the next ten years, even if half of it happens.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

So the ten year Blue Sky Plan is Encanto/Coco Magic Kingdom and Moana and Zootopia in Animal Kingdom? It is hard to get excited about that for the next ten years, even if half of it happens.

I would hope less than ten years. I hope Moana / Zootopia (Dinoland overhaul) is announced at Destination D in November

 

[celluloid]

I would hope less than ten years. I hope Moana / Zootopia (Dinoland overhaul) is announced at Destination D in November

Well The Blue Sky part is already technically announced.(I know Blue Sky, but they did it to create hype so it is still what we have) I can't imagine all of that being done in less than 9 and a half years with their current going rate, and the bigger issue, I can't imagine anything bigger being announced by the time the next ten years pass. It is not just the build, but how they rest on it after it is built.

 

[EricsBiscuit]

I would hope less than ten years. I hope Moana / Zootopia (Dinoland overhaul) is announced at Destination D in November

It’s pointless to announce anything at Destination D. It takes them 2 1/2 - 3 years to build under normal circumstances. They wouldn’t be able to counter Epic Universe opening summer 2025 if they announce that late. They need to start building by summer if they hope to maintain a semblance of their current market share come 2025.

 

[Elijah Abrams]

I dont care if its zootopia, or what but at some point remind people that there are real animals that need our help. You dont have to be overly preachy and can still be fun, but at the least make people care.

So the ten year Blue Sky Plan is Encanto/Coco Magic Kingdom and Moana and Zootopia in Animal Kingdom? It is hard to get excited about that for the next ten years, even if half of it happens.

I would hope less than ten years. I hope Moana / Zootopia (Dinoland overhaul) is announced at Destination D in November

Guys, do I have to repeat what I recently said on this thread? The Moana/Zootopia at AK presentation was just to come up with potentials for replacing DinoLand. It's an idea for an opportunity, but don't expect them to green light what was in the concept art. It may drastically change.

 

[KingMickey13]

Guys, do I have to repeat what I recently said on this thread? The Moana/Zootopia at AK presentation was just to come up with potentials for replacing DinoLand. It's an idea for an opportunity, but don't expect them to green light what was in the concept art. It may drastically change.

It could change, it could not happen at all, it could happen exactly as presented. You don’t know and we don’t either.

 

[Elijah Abrams]

It could change, it could not happen at all, it could happen exactly as presented. You don’t know and we don’t either.

That's true.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

Guys, do I have to repeat what I recently said on this thread? The Moana/Zootopia at AK presentation was just to come up with potentials for replacing DinoLand. It's an idea for an opportunity, but don't expect them to green light what was in the concept art. It may drastically change.

It has been highly rumored that the Moana (phase 1) expansion is very close to being green lit.

 

[Elijah Abrams]

It has been highly rumored that the Moana (phase 1) expansion is very close to being green lit.

Who is spreading these rumors?

 

[KingMickey13]

Who is spreading these rumors?

Some very good sources like @ToTBellHop but it’s not been talked about since Iger’s return.

 

[Elijah Abrams]

Some very good sources like @ToTBellHop but it’s not been talked about since Iger’s return.

If Iger is back, I doubt the DinoLand project would go through. It was revealed, along with the Encanto/Coco one, during Chapek's tenure. The Chapek days are done.

 

[KingMickey13]

If Iger is back, I doubt the DinoLand project would go through. It was revealed, along with the Encanto/Coco one, during Chapek's tenure. The Chapek days are done.

Both sound like something Iger would like and approve of, so it’s hard to say.

 

[doctornick]

It’s pointless to announce anything at Destination D. It takes them 2 1/2 - 3 years to build under normal circumstances. They wouldn’t be able to counter Epic Universe opening summer 2025 if they announce that late. They need to start building by summer if they hope to maintain a semblance of their current market share come 2025.

They should have shovels in the ground already so they could open something new by mid to late 2025.

 

[doctornick]

It could change, it could not happen at all, it could happen exactly as presented. You don’t know and we don’t either.

Insiders have indicated that the concept art is projects strongly under consideration and the Moana concept is/was close to be approved. To the extent that it was thought Moana was going to be officially announced at D23.

 

[Elijah Abrams]

Both sound like something Iger would like and approve of, so it’s hard to say.

Well we don't know what his plans are going forward at the moment.

 

[Elijah Abrams]

Insiders have indicated that the concept art is projects strongly under consideration and the Moana concept is/was close to be approved. To the extent that it was thought Moana was going to be officially announced at D23.

Maybe they changed their mind? Remember that it was all "Blue Sky" stuff.