Zootopia Coming To Shanghai

yensidtlaw1969

yensidtlaw1969

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Zootopia the movie was just such a total miss for me, so I have basically no interest in the property itself. And while I totally lose interest any time the ride stops in front of a projection dome and pretends something's happening, I will say I think more rides of late could stand to take notes from the design of this ride. The amount and quality of physical sets and animatronics are refreshing, though of course I would have liked even more. Little hard to tell from Youtube, maybe I'd have more quibbles in person (I'm still dubious of those first Judy and Nick animatronics), but overall I feel somewhat pleasantly surprised. And that's from me with no love for any of the locations or characters.

From video alone, this feels closer to what I think Ratatouille and Runaway Railway should have been. Zootopia looks pretty seamless, while the seams on Rat and MMRR shockingly visible. Rat in particular needed Animatronics and better screen integration, while MMRR needed better set design since almost every scene feels like a warehouse rather than a cartoon. But here lots of the scenery here feels rich and involved. Makes you wanna walk around and take it in rather than just whiz by.

It ain't perfect, but I think I appreciate this more than I expected to. But keep it away from Animal Kingdom, please.
 
BrerFoxesBayouAdventure

BrerFoxesBayouAdventure

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yensidtlaw1969 said:
From video alone, this feels closer to what I think Ratatouille and Runaway Railway should have been. Zootopia looks pretty seamless, while the seams on Rat and MMRR shockingly visible. Rat in particular needed Animatronics and better screen integration, while MMRR needed better set design since almost every scene feels like a warehouse rather than a cartoon. But here lots of the scenery here feels rich and involved. Makes you wanna walk around and take it in rather than just whiz by.
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IMO, Runaway Railway's biggest flaw is that it's confined to a previous attraction's show building. Had it been produced from the ground up instead of being a GMR reskin, we probably would've gotten something a lot more satisfying in execution. The bulky ride vehicles do not do the concept justice at all, like the ones for other trackless rides such as Hunny Hunt and Ratatouille are much more compact. You could make an argument that MMRR is a people eater with its massive vehicles, but honestly I'd prefer vehicles that could manuver around better over capacity eaters.

The ride already feels empty as is with the lack of animatronics and you watching what's projected onto the wall, the ceiling having absolutely nothing to disguise it just makes that emptiness more blatant.
 
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Timothy_Q

Timothy_Q

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BrerFoxesBayouAdventure said:
IMO, Runaway Railway's biggest flaw is that it's confined to a previous attraction's ride-system. Had it been produced from the ground up instead of being a GMR reskin, we probably would've gotten something a lot more satisfying in execution.
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Runaway Railway is neither a reskin of GMR nor does it use the same ride system

The only thing they have in common is the show building they're in
 
DavidDL

DavidDL

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Maybe I'm just jaded but I wasn't particularly impressed by the ride-thru video. I understand riding it and watching it are two different things entirely but still. I guess it's a combination of me being spoiled (having experienced stuff like Spider-Man, Transformers, Ratatouille, Runaway Railway and Rise of the Resistance over time) and a lack of interest in Zootopia as a franchise.

Personally, each moment of Zootopia just had me thinking, "Oh, just like on *insert previously mentioned attraction*. Or, *insert previously mentioned attraction* looks like it did this moment better already. -and the "nudist" animal segment felt particularly weak/creepy/unfunny/just all around unnecessary to me.
 
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DCBaker

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More on the Duke Weaselton Audio-Animatronic.

"Duke is a demonstration of the next iteration of robotic technology, which Walt Disney Imagineering Research & Development (R&D) and Disney Research first displayed earlier this year at the South By Southwest (SXSW) conference. At SXSW, Disney Imagineers unveiled an untethered, dynamic robotic character on skates that could steady itself and even perform a somersault — movements humans can relate to that generate emotional connections with the bunny character.

With Duke, Imagineers have combined the ability to do all kinds of dynamic maneuvers, with our expertise in building expressive, animated faces. Now that Duke can speak, naturally he’s weaseled his way into a stage show! This is just another example of how Disney is taking creativity to new heights through technological breakthroughs in storytelling.

While we can’t tell you many of the details of how Imagineers brought Duke to life, or where you might see similar robotic technology in the future, we can share with you one secret: to pull off this achievement required not one, but two robots working together in sync. Not only was Duke a robotic figure, but so was the kiosk itself!"

disneyparks.disney.go.com

Duke Weaselton Makes Surprise Appearance at Zootopia Grand Opening in Shanghai Disney Resort

Disney is taking creativity to new heights with this demonstration of the next iteration of robotic technology featuring Duke Weaselton. Learn more about this surprise and delight moment at the Zootopia opening event at Shanghai Disney Resort.
disneyparks.disney.go.com
 
DavidDL

DavidDL

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Am I crazy or is there a lack of actual food options in the land? Everything I've seen/been able to find is some sort of dessert item (popsicles, donuts, cookies, etc.) or ODV snacks (popcorn, cotton candy). Maybe the decision to exclude actual meals was made so folks wouldn't wonder why they were eating a cow/chicken in the world of Zootopia? 😆

Even with that limitation, I still feel like they could have whipped up something yummy that could have been served. Salads, curry/rice dishes, or something with fish/shellfish all immediately come to mind without breaking lore within the land.

I do love how lived-in the area feels. It's rich with so many little details and movement. I also think the queue for the attraction is really neat. I was honestly more impressed watching the walkthrough of the queue than the actual ride.
 
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Mark_E

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The ride must be pretty high capacity, wait times seem to have peaked an hour. Sure there’s an additional wait to get into the land but I saw this as low as 20 minutes.
 
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DisneySA

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gerarar said:
Not what I expected when I opened Twitter this morning..

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I'm guessing it wasn't that serious to both the guest and the ride as they opened up the following day.




Can't imagine how I were to take it, knowing that I travel halfway across the world to find out that stupid people that did stupid stuff caused the entire ride to be closed
 

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