SplashJacket
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News Zootopia and Moana Blue Sky concepts for Disney's Animal Kingdom
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Tom Morrow
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Best themed theme park, not best theme park.
No domestic park has a permanent Zootopia presence yet, and only one "inspired by Moana" walk-through.
If you're already tired of them, prepare for major clinical depression.
Hope you've already recovered from Princess, Frozen, and Star Wars fatigue.
SpectreJordan
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There's so much they could do with DHS from where they're at right now. I'd love if they could do rides for alot of different genres; let's get Alien for horror, Indiana Jones for adventure, something for romance, etc...
Or if they added like two more themed lands based on different genres from what Star Wars & Toy Story have to offer. Maybe a movie based adventure land with Indiana Jones, 20k Leagues & movie Pirates; you could even just port over the rides from Tokyo DisneySea & Shanghai for those three.
I'd love if they went more in-depth with the front of the park's old school theme & revamped Sunset Blvd to match it more with that theme. Revive the plans for Roger Rabbit & Dick Tracy then add the Rocketeer or something.
The front of the park could have that old school theme & then the back of it could have all of the themed lands. You begin in the era where Hollywood really rose to power & then you venture into all of the stories that came after.
Zootopia has no presence in the parks outside of merch & the characters walking around. I think it has a lot of potential for a cool ride... just not in AK.
There hasn't been too much of a push for it in general. It took them 6 years to announce a sequel & it's still years away. I loved that movie so I wish they would've pushed it sooner lol
drnilescrane
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It's such a weird IP. It made $1bn worldwide, it's a top 10 streaming title on D+, the spinoff shorts were popular, the character meet and greet at DCA still gets a line 7 years later... but it just can't move merch in the US.
SpectreJordan
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How were merch sales in 2016? Maybe it's the type of franchise that needs a new movie to move merch.
drnilescrane
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They sold though what they made to promote the film and didn't do a second run.
They did do a new run of stuff for Zootopia+ this year and it was more 20-something female focused, which lines up with the expected demographics. It's not a kids IP.
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WaltsTreasureChest
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Ah man, I’d love to get something new of Indy at the parks.
Rgeading Zootopia, I don’t think it’ll ever be off the cards in regards of wether it’s too late or not. We got tron this year and its last movie came out in 2010 lol
JoeCamel
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2015 it opened..... 8 years.....
HMF
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already there concerning the state of the parks.
Horizonsfan
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Shanghai's upcoming Zootopia land is slightly smaller than the area of DHS's Launch Bay, the Animation office building, and the adjacent operations building. IMO that seems like a slam dunk vs DAK. DHS is a park that already celebrates animation and urban locales. Plus, like DAK, the park still could use more capacity and rides.
Advisable Joseph
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If you look back to the report that the transformation of Dinosaur to Zootopia has already been budgeted, you'll see that Disney has seen that Zootopia appeals to children (presumably via Disney+ data, etc.): that's why it was chosen over Indy.
Anyway, I don't think Zootopia could be trending on Disney+ the way it is without children watching and rewatching.
No Name
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Chef idea Mickey`=
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I thought whenever Shanghai and or Tokyo had a new Disney attraction of any kind meant in contract it would have to be unique there for like 5 or 6 years before it could ever be allowed to clone it.. so the fact that Zootopia is mentioned like a second phase later thought because it hasn't even opened yet in Shanghai seems very fast similar like the three Frozen Lands then it's different for Lands under popular IP? A Land under Animation is not the same as a ride like Tron? Meanwhile Ratatouille had 5 years on it's own in France?
Bill Cipher
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- In the Parks
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I believe the exclusivity contract only applies to certain rides in parks owned by OLC, so only Tokyo and Hong Kong. It also seems like that rule only applies to the direct cloning of an attraction, not just the IP usage. If current rumors are to be trusted, the plan for Zootopia in AK is not a clone of the Shanghai trackless LPS attraction, but rather an overlay of the existing Dinosaur/Indy EMV attraction. Regardless, even if this does come to fruition I don't know if we'll see it open in less than five years.
I'm still holding out hope that Dinosaur can stick around though. People truly underestimate this gem of a ride.
MagicHappens1971
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The exclusivity clause is if Disney & the other parties want it.I believe the exclusivity contract only applies to certain rides in parks owned by OLC, so only Tokyo and Hong Kong. It also seems like that rule only applies to the direct cloning of an attraction, not just the IP usage. If current rumors are to be trusted, the plan for Zootopia in AK is not a clone of the Shanghai trackless LPS attraction, but rather an overlay of the existing Dinosaur/Indy EMV attraction. Regardless, even if this does come to fruition I don't know if we'll see it open in less than five years.
I'm still holding out hope that Dinosaur can stick around though. People truly underestimate this gem of a ride.
For example Tron has a 5 year exclusivity in Shanghai, but nothing else in Shanghai did.
scottieRoss
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OLC has no stake in HK Disneyland. They are only the licensee at Tokyo Disney Resort.I believe the exclusivity contract only applies to certain rides in parks owned by OLC, so only Tokyo and Hong Kong. It also seems like that rule only applies to the direct cloning of an attraction, not just the IP usage. If current rumors are to be trusted, the plan for Zootopia in AK is not a clone of the Shanghai trackless LPS attraction, but rather an overlay of the existing Dinosaur/Indy EMV attraction. Regardless, even if this does come to fruition I don't know if we'll see it open in less than five years.
I'm still holding out hope that Dinosaur can stick around though. People truly underestimate this gem of a ride.
drnilescrane
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Plot of Shanghai's Zootopia attraction officially revealed:
Advisable Joseph
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This belongs in the Tokyo/Hong Kong/Shanghai forum, not here, at least until they announce that they will be reusing this concept.
No need to be fatalistic. Heck, I'm not quite convinced that a Zootopia themed attraction is coming, although it seems likely.
Now, you could point out that you can see the Museum of Natural History in the Shanghai concept art. That might have something to do with Animal Kingdom. But maybe we should wait a few days for the previews to see if it is just a façade or if there is any sort of exhibit associated with it.
