Everyone I’ve ever gone with who is not immersed in the parks wonders at why there is an incredibly cheap-looking carnival in the midst of what otherwise has a very clear and consistent visual language. The clever satire is lost on most people, and the area does not show why it fits without you working to find the storytelling, which is what people don’t like about many of the new attractions (and I agree).
I just don’t understand this. It’s like guests being confused as to why there’s a weatherbeaten African village in the middle of the park. AK is distinct because it has several huge sections that strive for a lived-in realism as opposed to the idealized word’s fair aesthetic of World Showcase, and Dinorama is completely consistent with that. Even given that it leans towards realism, it’s still a clearly heightened Disney realism - no roadside carnival has such elaborate, custom-built, thematically-appropriate rides and statues as Dinorama. As to the consistent (rather then coherent) visual language, that’s not really true - Dinoland has a very diverse aesthetic, with the visual language of the Dig Site, Restaurantasaurus, and Dinosaur show building all being as distinct from one another as they are from Dinorama (that’s all part of the not-particularly-hidden-satire, of course). As to the storytelling, the knock against things like Tiana’s or the Main Street Bakery is that they have unnecessarily overwritten backstories that aren’t reflected by and/or don’t fit the physical elements to which they are attached. Dinoland’s story is relatively simple and is conveyed in the physical features of the land, as Disney storytelling should be.
What’s your point… people around me don’t discuss DC or Lord of the rings does that mean they don’t have any cultural significance… meanwhile Avatar is discuss at length around my friends and family
They don’t rebel against it; they’re confused by it. The Boneyard, Institute, and Restaurantosaurus are fine, but the Dinorama carnival is just weird when juxtaposed against everything else the park has on offer. Yes, weatherbeaten villages, makeshift cryptid museums, crumbling temples, and vine-torn landscapes are odd for Disney, but they flow well from one to another with no abrupt tonal changes. Dinorama represents a sharp visual shift which, on the flip side, is actually pretty normal for Disney in the context of the typical isolated land structure, but it really sticks out amongst an otherwise completely harmonious park.
My point is exactly what I said it is.
There are plenty of people who like both… I personally know people in the real world who like Avatar but I know no one who likes or even has seen any of the LotR movies…but I would not deny it’s cultural relevance… A persons circle of friends is quite small within the billions on the planet
I don't think anyone questions whether or not people in the world like Avatar films or talk about them. To me, it seems obvious that they do. But where are the communities who feel a strong sense of ownership in that universe?
As a fan of Dinosaurs since I was a little kid (I was born in '63) I really like the whole Dinosaur area including Dinorama.
Not what I said.
Honestly, thank god the fandom isn't like that. I sometimes love the passion people have for certain franchises, but that's also a double-edged sword. As a big SW fan, the fanbase can be completely insufferable at times. I think everything about Avatar is well-liked without being rabid. The films and the theme park land has clearly been a successful expansion with one of the greatest attractions on Earth. Though, with the coming films, it may eventually get that way. But Avatar itself seems to attract much more chill fans so far.
This is an interesting way to look at it. Maybe something about Avatar just attracts chill fans. And Star Wars and Marvel attract less-chill fans?
And how's that make the books look better again? (coming from an accountant that believes this claim is way over used and not understood)
I hope that's not accurate. Expansion/Capacity needed, not $$$ down the tube on rethemes.
One objectively fits the mission statement of humans having passion for animals here and gone, even when misplaced and it compliments the ride that is science fiction adventure to see some living ones. for animals.
