>it's a Disney Parks General episode
They killed the Maelstrom for this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m72hUu6eObE
>>83958675
It brings in money.
Just look at the people inside. Small children. Suicidal parents questioning why they even had these children. They scream as soon as they see Elsa or Anna or Elsanna or some other bullshit from a cliched film that was systematically designed to draw in an audience of 5 and below.
The children scream and beg and yell, and their parents get closer and closer to offing themselves. They go on this. The biggest money magnet ever designed by Disney executives. Sure to draw in more people than the age-old, tired, and slightly spooky Maelstrom. Who care about it if it doesn't sell? Frozen is still going like hot cakes. The parents are helpless. They want relief from their pain as Let It Go blares louder and louder over the speakers, and the cries of the many young girls aspiring to be a carbon copy princess cliche.
The snow melts against the parents unblinking eyes. The girls are in awe, believing it to be magic. Believing the Elsa IS real and that she IS there spilling her melting ice upon them. The parents can see the snow blasters from miles away. They cringe as Olaf opens his mouth to say something retarded. The children adore and worship him. That one dude in the crowd is crying himself to sleep at night, unable to understand or comprehend why she's built a shrine to him in her bedroom or why she made him spend her college fund on a Olaf plushy half the size of her room.
Disney has done research. Marketing research. They know what kids like. Annoying mascots, lesbian incest, pop songs that play over and over, cultural appropriation, generic princesses. Frozen has them all. Norway doesn't. Soon, they'll tear down the pavilion and replace it with Frozen land. The children don't know shit about Epcot, or geography in general. It'll fly right over their heads. Meanwhile, the adults will feel it. The ever creeping feeling of death. Death by Frozen.
Wait until they replace the Tower of Terror with Guardians of the Galaxy.
>>83959090
tl;dr
>popular children's movie is bad and uninspired, and is decaying society because they should be thinking about Norway instead
The animatronics are top tier, though
>>83959340
There was something off about a few of them though.
I guess it's realistic, but something about Elsa's arm movements really threw me off.
>>83959208
>They should be thinking about Norway instead
>>83959340
> Marshmallow isn't a full animatronic
DROPPED
>>83959340
This, and the set design is on point, even with all the videos.
It's a damn good ride.
Ive been to disney world 7 times give or take and it fucking sucks
I dont think there is more than a single good rollercoaster. The aerosmith one is fun the first time but after that it loses its novelty
>>83959497
This.
Universal is infinitley better and even Disney knows it and tries to make itself similar, but no matter what it does they will always be too different.
Disney is a theme park for little kids
Universal is a theme park for grown ups.
>>83959497
>>83959583
don't bother shilling me until I see some concept art for Nintendoland
>>83959583
> ride is video game screens and then a big Kong head
Yeah, grown ups.
>>83958675
Is that an puppet or 3d animation ?
Looks slightly uncanny.
>>83959090
This is why i dont want kids.
They are fucking annoying.
I like frozen but... kids are ruining it slowly.
These threads just make me sad
>>83960761
Why?
>>83960795
Because I've only gone once and I was too young to remember much, and I doubt I'll ever be able to go again
The Norway ride, Maelstrom, while it was neat having a mythological ride based on a little-thought about country, the ride itself aged poorly. Bad effects, and clung to early EPCOT petroleum sponsorship advocating that the oil industry was this fantastic thing that would help everyone. (Even the Bill Nye Energy Adventure tries to sell Oil hard.)
I'It wasn't going to be much other than a refreshing of the current 'diorama' infrastructure in place - but I'm dissapointed they couldn't do anything more productive with the animations. Why didn't Marshmallow pop out all angry with spikes and throw the boat off the cliff? That would have been awesome.
>>83960560
Frozen was made for kids not you
>>83959340
>tfw someone told me the great movie ride was animatroic for the first time
i didnt fucking believe them
>>83959583 It's only about 6 minutes and even then it's an alright ride for being 6 minutes, im still waiting on what they do with the Jimmy Fallon ride because what the fuc
>>83961109
Theres no label for "Kids Only" anon.
>>83959583
Speaking only to the California parks (I went in October so Harry Potter wasn't open yet), Universal always comes off as the most soulless corporate theme park I've ever been to. There's good stuff like Jurassic Park and The Mummy but nothing ever feels like you're anywhere but a tacky tourist trap.
There's little cardboard cutouts from the Apollo 13, then a live show about Water World. Who the fuck cares about half the actual properties in that park? None of them are themed nicely either they're just plopped down in random places.
Although, I think Halloween Horror Nights is top fucking notch (at least it was that year). I wasn't impressed by the daytime I spent there but as soon as six o'clock passed and you re-enter the park it's really impressive.
Alright, I'm going to Disneyland California for the first time in a few weeks. What do, /co/?
>>83961431
Prepare yourself for fucking awful heat and huge ass crowds.
>>83961431
you might scoff at the Cars ride for the ip alone but its seriously one of the best things unique to that park, and you'll want to get fast passes for it as soon as possible as its the most popular attraction at the moment.
>>83961503
I expect the worst. What rides are essential, though?
>>83958675
>Amerifats clap after the ride is over
>>83960466
robot with the facial features projected onto the head. this is the same trick disney uses in the haunted mansion for the singing busts.
(a significantly more advanced version of this anyways)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF4FfVVhUMI
>>83961548
Indiana Jones, Cars, the new Matterhorn, Tower of Terror is not only a good ride but you better get to it before it gets retarded space superhero theming. Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean is a must at every Disney Park since they're so different everywhere.
Is this already open?
>>83961825
It opened today. Ballooned to a 300 minute wait time and then proceeded to close for everyone except fp+ people.
Pirates in Shanghai is probably the best mix of screens and physical sets I've ever seen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocfICXNq6Fo
>>83961725
>Indiana Jones
>Matterhorn
I really want to disagree, but it being that Anon's first time I guess it's acceptable.
Indiana Jones just jostles you around and the Matterhorn is so jerky that it messes with my back every time I try and go on it.
I would also add Jungle Cruise to that list.
>>83961515
>>83961725
>>83962039
Ayy thanks for the suggestions, anons. I'll be sure to try to get to these.
>>83962182
I don't know how long your going but keep in mind it's probably going to be packed so you may not be able to do everything unless you're staying for multiple days.
Also get a Dole Whip Float.
>>83962031
I wonder if that would ever transition here, sorta when do you think rides like Pirates and Haunted Mansion would actually have to end their run or would need an major update?
>>83958675
This is way better than that shitty Maelstrom which was a magical boat ride through oil rigs, some trolls and some more oil rigs.
>>83964195
YOU SHUT YOUR WHORE MOUTH!
>>83961825
What do you mean already? The ride has been in the works for a hell of a lot longer than intended.
Is he still at the theme parks?
>We live in the reality where there's a chance that, within the next decade, an animatronic Donald Trump will give a speech about America in Disney World
What strange times these be.
>>83964659
Nope. He has been removed from both Magic Kingdom's Festival of Fantasy parade and Mickey's Friendship Faire castle stage show. All gator jokes have been removed from the Jungle Cruise also. There were rumours that Disney was going to remove the scene of the Croc eating Captain Hook in Peter Pan's Flight but I think backlash stoopped that one.
>>83958675
It's cute, but man that "projecting a face onto an animatronic body" thing is getting old.
Like, it was neat at first, but by now we've all seen Jack Sparrow, we've all seen the characters in Storytime with Belle, they clearly know how to make convincing animatronic figures.
It just looks weird, because they end up with a bright glowing face that only looks good from one angle.
>>83959090
>>83965033
The Olaf animatronic alone is pretty great though.
I also don't get the Marshmallow part, why does he breathe smoke on you?
>>83965058
it's a commentary on modern society
>>83959583
>King Kong ride is two projection screens and a Kong head that doesn't do anything
Riveting stuff.
I love Universal's rides, but Disney has them beat with pure theming and atmosphere.
The only thing Universal has that gets close to that level of Disney magic is the Harry Potter section and maybe Springfield.
>>83961225
Kids are the target audience.
You're delusional if you think the opinion of the adult audience matters in the slightest when it comes to what Disney does with their Frozen brand.
Notice how the Frozen ride is a sing-along dark ride you can bring an infant on and not a badass rollercoaster centered around lesbian incest porn.
>>83961300
I've always looked at it like this; Disney has top-tier theming and atmosphere, but the rides are pretty standard.
Meanwhile Universal is a notch above freaking Six Flags when it comes to theming, but the rides immerse you like nobody's business.
>Star Wars ride at Disney, you're in a... travel agency that's flying to Endor.
>Jurassic Park Ride at Universal, you're attending John Hammond's new theme park when things go HORRIBLY WRONG!
>Space Mountain at Disney, you're on a rocket in space.
>The Hulk Rollercoaster in Orlando, you're visiting the lab of Dr Bruce Banner as he tries to cure himself of the Hulk, until... OH NOOOOO!
Like, Universal works hard once you're inside the ride, but Disney perfects everything OUTSIDE the ride (there's a few exceptions of course, like the Tower of Terror and Aerosmith coaster).
>>83962031
>That skeleton turning into Jack Sparrow
Fucking witchcraft.
Where is Hans?
>>83962039
>Jungle Cruise
Top fucking tier ride, >>83962182, try to go on late at night, it's fucking hilarious.
Like, when it was made, it was totally sincere ("oh my, look at those natives! And the mighty elephants!"), but now the joke is "look at these jank animatronics, we're use these things to practice improv comedy". It's brilliant.
>>83965058
What was he saying?
I remember the pre-release info saying that he'd be singing along to Let It Go and everyone would have a little laugh.
>>83965291
Shoveling shit back in the Seven Isles.
>>83964767
>backpedaling this much after some inbred midwestern hillbilly's ignorance
You seriously have to be fucking retarded to think gators might be friendly.
Zootopia made more than Frozen, right?
When's Wilde Times?
>>83965463
To be fair, it's not like they let their kid go pet the thing.
It was night time, it was hiding in the water, it grabbed their baby.
I view it as more of a freak tragedy than anything else. More importantly, it was heavily publicized. The last thing they want guests to think of while at the Happiest Place on Earth is a baby getting torn apart by a gator.
I figure it'll all be back in the park in a couple months, once the public has stopped talking about it (same as how they probably aren't gonna be advertising Movies on the Beach at the Grand Floridian for a while).
>>83958675
I don't see the problem.
Rode Maelstrom on its final day, it's understandable why Disney decided to do this. Maelstrom was severely under-maintained because Norwegian companies were no longer sponsoring the pavilion.
Changing it to Frozen is not only going to keep the pavilion funded, but bring in more crowds into Epcot.
Also, Maelstrom was a doomed concept the second the Norwegian sponsors wanted stupid shit like oil rigs in the ride. Should've just let Disney done their own thing and had it entirely troll themed with music by the Sherman Brothers.
>>83965241
You don't need to be actively injected into the story all of the time. It gets tiring and samey after a while. And where do you get off calling Star Tours a generic travel agency to Endor thing? It's just like Jurassic Park: You go on vacation only for things to GO HORRIBLY WRONG and ending up in a Rebel/Imperial dogfight. The Star Tours reboot is even more "Pulling you into the story" to the point where it literally pulls someone into the story and declares them a Rebel spy.
>>83962182
A bunch of rides at Disneyland are also single-rider if you're by yourself. Matterhorn, Splash, Indiana Jones, California Screamin' and Radiator Springs Racers are the main ones I think.
If you're there at rope drop, beeline it to Space, and either ride it or get a fastpass for later, then beeline it to Frontierland. Nobody goes to the left in the mornings.
>>83965825
Oh don't get me wrong, I love Disney shit, it just feels like Universal sticks closer to the tone of their properties than Disney.
That Rebel Spy shit is top tier though, I got picked the first time I ever rode Star Tours.
>tfw Darth Vader considers you a big enough threat to the stability of the Empire that he comes to apprehend you himself
>>83965876
This.
Most things have reasonable efficiency when it comes to getting people through, but Space Mountain is ALWAYS at least an hour wait (considering the docking process is so slow and it's always open, rain or shine, especially now since it's got Star Wars theming).
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>>83965058
>why does he breathe smoke on you?
Meant to be snow I think.
Here's the video I was going to initially post, but Olaf is broken, and also Anna and Kristoff's faces areFrozen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVrU8H7l864
>>83965466
>Zootopia made more than Frozen
No.
Frozen: $1,276,480,335
Zootopia: $1,012,150,383
>>83965900
>tfw got pod racing 5 out of the first 7 times I've been in the new version.
It's fucking unfair, Hoth is by far the best one of the bunch.
>>83965645
>I figure it'll all be back in the park in a couple months, once the public has stopped talking about it (same as how they probably aren't gonna be advertising Movies on the Beach at the Grand Floridian for a while).
yup
So is the Hulk coaster open again?
>>83966623
Wait it has different settings? I only went once while I was there and got Hoth, I thought it was the only one.
>>83965645
>I view it as more of a freak tragedy
>Getting killed by a gator after going into the water at night in Florida in a lake surrounded by signs that say don't go into the water
>A freak tragedy
A freak tragedy would be a gator killing someone in Splash Mountain, this was just your every day ignorant parent.
>>83967708
There are a bunch of branches on it with multiple options that are selected.
>>83967708
You get first either:
>AT-AT's in Hot
>pod racing in Tattooine
>wookiee battle in Kashyyyk
>now you can also get Jakku, which doesn't make sense since it has a Finn cameo in something that is supposed to take place before the OT
Then you get either:
>Naboo
>battle above Coruscant
>unfinished Death Star with Boba Fett chasing you
>>83965466
It's going to replace Splash Mountain I'll bet.
It's fucking stupid Disney still keeps the ride open but doesn't acknowledge the movie a single bit. They hate the Song of the South and everything surronding it now. Splash Mountain is just wildly popular.
The best way to remedy this would be to revamp it to be more Zootopia themed, since it already has a fox and a rabbit. All they'd need to figure out is how the whole "falling down a waterfall" bit is supposed to fit, but that's what sequels are for. Or they could bullshit something completely unrelated to the original film. They've done it before.
>>83967953
Make it a ride through the Rainforest section.
>>83967953
Put nick and judy in the rainforest district. There we go.
>>83965241
Still better than six Flags. The Batman rides are just ordinary coasters with some bat themed shit lying around on the ground near the entrance.
>>83959090
>Wait until they replace the Tower of Terror with Guardians of the Galaxy.
The most mindbogglingly awful idea Disney has ever made
>>83967953
The fox and bunny animatronics would be the least of their concerns, the ride itself is too much of a beloved classic to get replaced. Not to mention the extreme refurbishment it would take to turn a swampy briar patch into something resembling zootopia and it would need more songs than Try Everything since most of Splash Mountain is a musical ride.
>>83968034
Nothing is worse than Six Flags when it comes to themed rides.
>>83965466
>>83967953
>>83968006
>>83968020
I'm expecting Zootopia to end up in Animal Kingdom. They need more then just Avatar to make it a full-day park
>>83958675
>Go to animal kingdom
>Holy shit, so excited for Dinosaur after dark
>First time riding in years
>Wait, why can I see the mechanical bits on those pop up dinos
>That carnosaur isnt as scary as I remember
>Didn't this ride used to be way darker?
>Why the hell does the good dinosaur lifting the tree at the end look like a fucking drag queen?
When did Dinosaur get so lame?
>>83968057
Well, at least the DHS version is safe thanks to Universal.
>The most mindbogglingly awful idea Disney has ever made
That would still be dedicating a fourth of Animal Kingdom to fucking Avatar.
>>83959583
>Disney is a theme park for little kids
>Universal is a theme park for grown ups.
That's the dumbest thing I've read all day
>>83968241
>>83968143
>Avatar
Who thought that was a good idea again?
Doe anyone even remember/care about Avatar anymore?
>>83968241
Ok I know it sounds dumb but I was at the parks recently and saw the work they were doing and to be honest, it looks pretty damn good. Miles better than Camp Minnie Minnie at least.
>>83967953
I'm thinking if they were to ever add Zootopia anything, it would be in Animal Kingdom.
And I would want the train that travels through the city.
>>83966623
You'll never get both and the sweet Boba chase scenes. Why do you even live?
>>83968296
They were desperate after missing the train on how ridiculously successful HP land turned out to be, (apparently all Disney pitched to Rowling was a single ride like Toy Story Midway Mania but with wands), in the end it single handedly elevated Universal's parks to Disney levels in terms of attendance and popularity.
Avatar at the time broke every single box office record and appeared to be the most popular movie of all time, nobody thought that every single person that saw it would forget about it a year later.
And in the end everyone is more hype for the upcoming Star Wars lands than about anything Avatar related.
>>83968338
>Miles better than Camp Minnie Minnie at least.
It's not hard being better than fucking nothing.
>>83965141
>"Kids are the target audience"
They killed Extra-terror-restrial for some stupid Stitch thing.
>>83968590
To be fair, it was way too fucking scary. They should have never allowed anyone under 10 in it.
>>83964659
Louis was never a regular character at the parks in the first place. He only ever appeared during special events.
>>83964767
I'm going to need sources on some of this shit.
>There were rumours that Disney was going to remove the scene of the Croc eating Captain Hook in Peter Pan's Flight but I think backlash stoopped that one.
That would require having to temporarily close the ride for refurbishment. They would be mad to do that at the beginning of summer considering Peter Pan has been one of their most popular rides.
>>83965645
Let's be honest. Letting a two year old swim by himself in a lagoon at night is fucking retarded. Even if there was no threat of gators, there would still be a likely chance that the kid could drown himself and the parents wouldn't notice right away because it's dark.
>>83969344
He started becoming regular a few months ago at Disneyland. With the Rivers of America closed for Star Wars construction, they've docked the Mark Twain Riverboat and had it function as a bandstand and meet and greet with Princess and the Frog characters
emperors new groove "wrong lever" slide when
>>83967930
There's no point in complaining about Finn being anachronistic, all the scenes are from completely different points of Star Wars history.
who /dolewhip/ here?
one of the only park foods worth getting
>>83969893
My must have Disney snacks are:
-Dole Whip (Magic Kingdom)
-Citrus Swirl (Magic Kingdom)
-American Dream (Epcot)
>>83969827
I really want to see Yzma and Kronk as meet and greet characters during their Halloween parties. That has so much potential to be hilarious.
>>83967568
Soon, I think they are still working on the new queue line and entrance but the coaster itself is all back together and doing test runs daily so I would guess it should be back open like the first or 2nd week of July
http://behindthethrills.com/2016/06/hulk-quietly-roars-along-as-coaster-gets-ready-to-roar-to-life-at-universal-orlando/
It looks too rushed.
Good points:
The queue looks cool, at the start it looked tacked on but the middle was nice esp going into the trading post.
Olaf animatronic animation was great. Nice gags with sven the, Esla showstopper was very well done.
Kids will go Bananas for this ride and its not a bad ride but...
The Bad
Its pretty darn obvious its a rush job, good moments but too many dead spots with projection trying to cover it
Still not sold on projection animatronics. Eslas face at the end is painfully color mismatched like a mask. Anna given nothing to do but greet guests. No story but a greatest hits music ride. No changes on the track from Melstrom seems just like a repaint, giant snow monster underwhelming.
In other parks it might be great but this is Disney. and its near embarrassing how rushed this seems to cash in
4/10
>>83969953
Did not know the American dream was a thing looks pretty good will have to try next time I go to epcot.
>>83968057
Was this ever officially confirmed? I heard rumors about it but nothing substantial.
>>83970213
Hollywood Studios currently only has a handful of rides open right now as they're constructing two new lands based on Star Wars and Toy Story. If it were to happen, it wouldn't be for at least a few years after those other things are done. Unless Disney is just that retarded.Then again, this is the company that thought Avatarland would be a good idea.
>>83970213
Twilight Zone license from CBS is about to expire and Disney is cutting costs and so will not renew it and instead use an IP of their own, that way no licensing and royalty fees.
>>83970213
It's pretty much a done deal in California, but the backlash when the plans leaked and what >>83970317 said have all but killed it in Florida.
>>83970213
The rumors are only for California's ToT
>>83970319
They could still keep the hotel theme without needing it to be tied to Twilight Zone. They would just need to come up with a new story for the attraction and make a new pre-ride video.
>bitching about projecting cams
Looks good inperson, and it allows them to allocate the budget spent on facial animations on actual set design and such.
Fucks sake, Skull Island is just a bunch of fucking video screens and a giant monkey head because they blew it all on the head.
>haven't been to a Disney park in almost 20 years
I feel like if I went back now I would be massively disappointed
>>83970422
Very true. Which reminds me, Tokyo Disneyland's Tower of Terror is not linked to Twilight Zone and is an original Disney imagineered story so they could just replicate that.
>>83970422
And Disney's done that before with the Tokyo version of the ride and funnily enough, their version would be a better Twilight Zone story then the regular version.
A robber-baron/asshole treasure-hunter becoming the plaything to one of the things they pilfered is the sort of karmic twist stuff that'd work great on the Twilight Zone
>Tinkerbell\Pixie Hollow will never get its own ride.
I kinda wish when they were Referbing the peter pan ride they would have switched it to be a new Pixie hollow themed ride
I hope disney wont start killing off anthing pixie hollow related in the parks any time soon maybe they can get a chance to Revive the films or try and give Pixie hollow its own TV show.
>>83970394
Still, Disney can't do any marvel shit in Florida.
>>83970537
>>83970497
It just won't be the same without Rod Serling
>>83970555
whats it like being a disney park security guard
>>83970575
>You will never hug vidia.
>>83970537
What the fuck is wrong with the existing Peter Pan ride? Not everything needs to be about your shitty flavor of the month waifus.
>>83970590
terrible
>>83970599
>crows feet
That guy is waaay too old to be playing that character
>>83970608
This
>>83970538
That's why they picked Guardians. It's the one thing in the MCU not covered in Universal's contract
>>83970537
Disney Fairies brand is dead so no need to keep them around much longer.
>>83970656
They should put in Star Lord and Groot then. Fucking easy.
They could redo Tower of Terror as a Stilt-Man attraction.
>>83970590
Apparently disney has a Secret security force that dresses up like regular tourists and mingles in with the crowds
>>83959340
Their good but something about the face projection needs work. They need to be fuller color to blend into the rest of the animatronic I think.
>>83970714
Of course they do. I work in a grocery store and we have plain clothes security walking around pretending to be shoppers all time.
>>83970430
Skull Island is disappointing
I realize they couldn't do the 360 part without screens, but just going from screen to screen sucks. It should have had a room filled with worm animatronics.
If Canada were to get a disney park would Vancouver and Toronto be the only most likely cities to get it?
>>83964759
If Hillary wins they'll probably reuse that godawful Ellen animatronic since they hate spending money
The rde is essentially another celebration of Princess Anna & the only noteworthy thing she did in her life.
C'mon Disney, stop trying to make Anna out as the heart of their cash cow. Nobody gives a rat's ass about the retarded princess.
>>83970986
Pretty much. If Disney is to build another resort then it should be in South America to keep the scum out of WDW. I hate the annoying Brazillian tour groups.
>>83971086
Problem is that they don't know what the fuck to do with Elsa other than "let if go" and show that she loves her sister.
>>83971132
BR is one of their biggest international tourist demographics. They rely on that money. The Rio Olympics leadup is actually hurting WDW's attendance this year.
>>83958675
This ride looks better than the movie.
>>83971086
Except the whole ride is about "Let's go up to Elsa's Castle to hear her sing her one song". Anna and Kristoff are pretty much just there to introduce the main act and once you get out of the Let It Go scene, the ride goes flaccid.
Frozen Ever After is basically an Elsa Meet and Greet experience in ride form
>clapping after the ride finishes
why
also, I'd be pretty pissed if I waited 3 hours to ride this.
>>83971279
>the ride goes flaccid after the backwards bit
Maelstrom was the exact same fucking thing.
Marshmallow and some fireworks are better than a fucking oil rig and a polar bear.
>>83969893
PROTIP: if you have a Menchie's Frozen Yogurt in your area, you can get Dole Whip whenever you want. I know it doesn't come with the atmosphere, but being able to get the real deal Dole Whip goes a long way when you can't get to the parks or live too far away from them.
>>83971279
it was pretty funny how she threw the riders out of her castle while singing for no good reason.
>>83971343
Maelstrom pre-backwards bit >>>>>>>> Frozen pre-backwards bit.
Objectively, Maelstrom is significantly better because of the badass troll designs and spooky shit. Sure, it fell flat towards the end, but at least it wasn't as annoying, nor as much of a blatant cash grab.
>>83968620
It was fine. Just grow some balls dude.
It's people like you complaining that we lost a pretty nice attraction.
The pre-show was funny as hell too.
>>83971343
Polar bear and the "DOWN TO THE NORTH SEA" troll were fine. Oil Rig was pointless though.
But the thing with the Frozen Ride is that it's pretty much exclusively about hearing Let it Go and then it doesn't really know what to do after that so you get a really awkward performance of In Summer because they forgot to shoehorn it in elsewhere and doing it in front of a set that looks just like the meet and greet next door that Disney wants you to spend more money at. And the fireworks is just shit they stole from Mexico next door
>>83971184
Disney needs to show Queen Elsa as more than just an ice witch & person to entertain Princess Anna. Like, show Elsa's perfectionist side by having her hone a talent or have Elsa explore the origins of her powers.
>>83959090
>Wait until they replace the Tower of Terror with Guardians of the Galaxy.
Why did you have to go and remind me? Now I feel like I need to break something.
>inb4 inb4 Clarice
>>83971011
I'm surprised they haven't removed Andrew Jackson's part from the Hall of Presidents, maybe they are waiting until the Hillary refurbishment to replace him with Jimmy Carter or Harriet Tubman
>>83961198
>the Jimmy Fallon ride
what
>>83971672
I think he meant Neutron
>>83971672
>>83971752
Nope theres going to be a Jimmy falon ride, its going to be put in the old Twister building
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/theme-park-rangers-blog/os-universal-jimmy-fallon-ride-20151105-post.html
>>83964759
In all seriousness, even if he does win, Disney would never do anything like that just because of the massive backlash it would cause. Trump might be rich, but Disney rules the fucking world.
>>83971672
>>83971752
Apparently it's to be a Soarin knockoff
>Inspired by the popular Tonight Show segment, this upcoming ride “Race through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon” will pit you against Jimmy in a wild race through one of the world’s greatest cities – New York City. Opens in 2017. Guests step right into Studio 6B where Jimmy will challenge them. On the adventure, they will twist, turn and laugh as they speed through the streets – and skies – of The Big Apple – encountering everything from iconic landmarks to the deepest subway tunnels – and anything else that comes to Jimmy’s mind.
>>83971808
>>83964759
I could see Disney going back to how the Hall of Presidents just had Lincoln talk at the end and no current president speech in the event of Trump.
>>83971786
>>83971823
How fucking famous do you have to be to have your own Disneyland ride?
>>83971823
Is it just me or does Jimmy Fallon remind us of Peewee Herman?
>>83971823
Speaking of which, when is the new Soarin opening and do we know which countries is it going to travel through?
>>83971900
It's in Universal Studios
>>83971900
A Universal ride but yeah. I hate him.
>>83971823
>Riding through a virtual New York while animatronic Jimmy Fallon #407 makes small talk with you
>He cannot simulate any response to your questions and responses to his comedy.
>All you can do is sit in the back seat awkwardly while his large robotic head blocks the view of the virtual polygraphic New York City.
>It ends with a simulated car crash as he drives the car into an oncoming train. None of the passengers are killed, but Robo Fallon still explodes in a shower of sparks, wires, and fake blood.
>His head lands in a random guests lap and keeps laughing. It never stops. They are allowed to take it home with them
That sounds really boring.
>>83971954
Just opened last weekend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMi5R3LZfQA
>>83971011
>that godawful Ellen animatronic
what
>>83971808
>the massive backlash it would cause
He'd be the elected president, there is no reason to why he wouldn't deserve his own animatronic, Nixon still has his despite watergate, so does Andrew Jackson despite removing Indians and so does William Henry Harrison despite being a meme president whose only achievement was lasting a month, besides, nobody goes into the Hall of Presidents except old people.
>>83972006
>That sounds really boring.I use my hair to express myself.
>>83972044
>He'd be the elected president, there is no reason to why he wouldn't deserve his own animatronic
Being elected president isn't the same as being a good one worthy of being immortalized.
>>83972106
Hall of Presidents is based around having a complete set of Presidents.
The idea of having the sitting President talk though was a tradition that started with Bill Clinton and they could easily end that tradition if Trump is elected.
>>83972024
Ellen's Energy Adventure ride at Epcot
>>83971954
>>83971996
>Universal
figures
>>83972185
They actually took both those figures out of the ride because they gave up on even trying to fix that Elasmosaur and you can't just have Ellen fight air.
>>83972016
Seems pretty good.
It was always jarring to have a ride wanking so much to California in Florida.
>>83972185
>>83972245
Is that Ellen's bae? Nice pick.
>>83972241
Some people aren't feeling the transitions and obviously CG elements like some of the animals and Taj Mahal, but I think its okay.
They should've replace Tink with Figment or even Dreamfinder on his blimp for the Epcot version of the ride film though.
>>83968620
I was under 10 andfemalewhen I rode the thing for the first time. I thought it was awesome. Of course, I enjoyed spooky things. Dunno about little girls these days.
>>83972340
>Dreamfinder
But who even remembers him though?
All the young kids that go to Epcot will only know Dr. Niles Channing or whatever his name is.
>>83972185
> they made a lesbian robot and it had to be Ellen Degeneres
>>83964759
Well, thanks. I never really wanted to check out that ride before but now I feel like I have to before its changed for the next presidency.
>>83959583
Go to Disney for technical wizadry, atmosphere, and food
Go to Universal for thrills and shows.
There
>>83959090
>Wait until they replace the Tower of Terror with Guardians of the Galaxy.
Wait, what? Why would they remove one of the most iconic rides that Disney Land has?
>>83965342
I think he says "my friends"
>>83972381
Disney's been actively shilling him in merchandising and he's starred in two Marvel comic book miniseries that have been the best-selling books in Marvel's Disney theme park line. He's been a fixture of D23 events for the last few years with consistent standing ovations whenever he appears.
There's been various plans over the last decade to bring him back as recent as several years ago. You wanna know why it's been delayed this time? Frozen Ever After stole its budget.
>>83972245
>You'll never bang Portia De Rossi
>Fucking Ellen Degeneres gets to every night
>>83972340
>obviously CG elements
You mean you aren't flying over the actual Taj Mahal????
>>83972465
Go to Disney for... food
I don't want to be THAT guy, but does any anon here have any experience with eating at Disney parks with a sensitive food allergy? I see they have pages on their website concerning the subject, but I was curious about firsthand experiences.
>>83972585
The Taj Mahal has been a no-fly zone for like 10 years.
>>83972641
I'm saying the whole thing is obviously fucking fake, because its a theme park ride.
>>83972689
Everything else was helicopter photography shot on IMAX cameras. But someone just really wanted the Taj Mahal in there to represent India.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hp2EmYAfxA
>>83972628
I'm gluten AND dairy intolerant.. lets just say it was a struggle.
>>83972628
I have some friends that go pretty often that are vegan. They say Disney is pretty accommodating to their dietary restriction, but at a lot of places they are restricted to just one menu option. Which they say is usually tasty, but makes going back to the same restaurant kind of boring. So, depending on your allergy, pretty much every restaurant will try to have at least one thing that you can do or one thing they can do for you, it just might be a plain boring salad or something in some cases, though. What allergy do you have anyway?
>>83972877
I am >>83972628 and am gluten intolerant (celiac disease), would you at least say it was do-able? At this point I don't care about pleasant-happenings. I just want to know if I can get something to eat that isn't raw, uncut fruit or a boiled egg.
>>83967953
Easier said than done for the reasons >>83968135 said. With Frozen Ever After, it was just a matter of doing interior stuff and a few patches outside.
Splash would have to literally become a whole new ride, minus the track layout.
>>83972877
Wait staff here. I am so, so sorry for your loss. But at the same time I also hate you.
>>83972512
>There's been various plans over the last decade to bring him back as recent as several years ago. You wanna know why it's been delayed this time? Frozen Ever After stole its budget.
more likely Disney Shanghai is at fault here(maybe Avatar Land too)
>>83965463
>>83967782
>>83969344
>>83965645
At least the gator nonsense immediately deflected away attention from that Orlando nonsense. It's like all discussion of that was dropped the minute the news broke that some kid got gator'd.
>>83972512
>>83973120
>Shanghai is open now
>Soarin' is open now
>Frozen is open now
>New Fantasyland has been done for a few years
>Star Wars and Toy Story Lands have already begun
>Avatarland is on its way to opening next year
>Disneyland already got its refurbs and special touches for its 60th
>The only place left to expand is Epcot
>Disney Worlds 50th will be in 5 years
IT'S COMIN' BOYS
>>83973212
Will there be a big fucking castle made of cake?
>>83973271
Considering the guest feedback when that happened,y-no
>>83965087
Even though some people complain about having to go through another long line for lunch, I really like the organization on the Springfield food court. It's the only place in all parks where you know you'll get seated as soon as you have your food, and the atmosphere is really fun. Specially in the Moe's section.
>>83973358
Guests didn't like it?
>>83959583
>muh screens
>muh quick build
>muh cheap thrills
the only reason that ride is there is so Universal can convince Jackson to turn Toon Lagoon into Middle Earth.
>>83961431
Keep in mind it was a million times worse when it opened and is still a work in progress. (Yes I know the rebuild is over, but it still has a long way to go.)
>>83968057
>>83968241
Jim Hill Media explained the whole thing. Yes his record is streaky but this sounds legit. The DCA one was a permanent change and would mark the beginning of Marvel land there.
The DHS one would be for a limited time, a response to complaints that WDW doesn't get Haunted Mansion Holiday and other temporary attractions. It would last until Infinity War, where the GOTG would team up with the Avengers, thus making them included in the Universal deal. Disney never had a chance to fully explain their plan before the backlash began and they abandoned the idea.
>>83966623
Hoth and (oddly enough) Naboo are probably the best.
The Boba Fett one is pretty slick too.
>>83967782
>>83969344
To be fair, according to the story, they weren't swimming. They were on the beach near the waterline and the thing popped out of the water and took the kid.
There was proper signage, but it's not like they went for a midnight dip; at most they were dipping their feet (on a beach where that's likely allowed, since there's no fence and they host movie nights there).
Always keep a close eye on your younguns, I guess.
>>83967708
There's like 32 possible combinations dude.
It's kinda cool, but I'm fucking sick of the Podracing and Kashyyk, they're the worst ones.
>>83968057
Right? The theming and architecture of ToT is so fucking perfect, it fits the old Hollywood style of the park so well.
>>83968620
But Stitch is just as terrifying for kids who hate darkness or loud noises, only it suckers them in with a cutesy cartoon facade.
Alien Encounter looked fucking menacing as fuck, and I stayed away from it when I was little.
>>83970000
>That new queue
I love how goddamn radical Superhero Island is, it just embodies the spirit of 90's Marvel.
>>83969953
>Turkey Leg
>Earl of Sandwich
>Cookies from the Writer's Stop in Hollywood Studios
>>83958675
Speaking from experience in Epcot:
If this means all the fuckin kids will be in line for this dumb shit while I try to enjoy Mexico or Spaceship Earth?
That's fine by me.
Hell, if Disneyworld decides to sacrifice a few rides in each "zone" (even if they pick the best rides, FUCK NORWAY was rad though) to suck up all the children so I can enjoy some rides from my chidhood? I will gladly make that sacrifice.
As long as they don't touch the actual classics, like Splash Mountain, Space Mountain, or...
Uh...
Fuck, I guess they've closed most rides I remember from my childhood.
... Fuck.
>You'll never be a kid in Disney World in the late 90's again, when Epcot had terrible Dreamcast demos and you screamed at your family whey they said you couldn't wait in line to play them
Man, I was a shitty kid.
>>83970473
Were you a kid last time you were there?
Because lemme be straight with you, my man, Disney gets fucking GODLIKE when you're a grown-up.
>Dictate your own schedule, do whatever you want whenever you want
>Indulge in snacks/souvenirs you weren't allowed as a kid
>Fuck it, ride Space Mountain 3 times if you want
>Stay in the parks after midnight, enjoy the peace and quiet now that the youth groups are gone
>Get wasted and lose yourself in the gorgeous theming
>Checking the qt3.14 princesses
Like, Disney is a place where kids can be kids.
But it's also a place where adults can be kids, and that's a million times more valuable to the individual.
>>83971532
That's why I liked Frozen Fever so much, it actually gave Elsa a fun little personality.
It let her cut loose and actually interact with her sister (also seeing her get drunk off of cold medicine was pretty great).
>>83971011
You shut your mouth, Ellen's Energy Adventure will be around forever.
That show is a fucking time capsule and I love it.
>Alex Trebec with no glasses and a moustache
>Ellen DeGeneris when she had a sitcom
>Bill Nye when he was on TV
>These people are gonna teach you about dinosaurs and fuel sources
It's so fucking dumb and I love it.
>>83971900
At least as famous as Drew Carrey or Ellen DeGeneris.
>>83959090
>They know what kids like
>lesbian incest
That's what the young adults like, anon. It's subversive and scandalous.
>>83965141
>not a badass rollercoaster centered around lesbian incest porn
You've just made me a rich man, anon.
>>83972106
Man, they put Andrew Johnson, the only president to actually be impeached, in there.
They also have Andrew "Indian Removal Act" Jackson and Tricky Dick "If the President Does It That Means It's Not Illegal" Nixon.
Like him or hate him, if he wins, he'll be a part of US history.
He'll be the president, and you gotta respect the position, even if you don't respect the man filling it.
>>83976083
Drunk Elsa da' bes'.
>>83972158
>I'm here in Disneyland... World? Disney World? Whatever, it's hot out. But seriously, how fantastic is this theme park? Love Florida, wonderful state, wonderful people. I've always liked the Space Mountain, it's a fabulous ride. Really just a tremendous roller coaster. I don't get all this Star Wars stuff? I thought Spielberg or Lucas or one of them owned that? And I've never seen a thin person drinking out of a BB-8 cup, just an observation. The best taco bowls are made right here in the Mexican pavilion over in EPCOT! Thank you, thank you.
>>83965141
>Space Mountain with twice the track length and all projections of space replaced with Anna and Elsa fucking each other into oblivion
>>83976270
Stop it, bruh.
I can't get any more erect.
>>83961083
>you didnt like going by a oil platform
what are you an eco terrorist?
>a Tron ride is made
>it's in Shanghai
https://youtu.be/MeHHCqP_Fho
I'm just going to drop this off here since an actual Goofy thread would probably be about Peg porn after 5 posts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqVqcQ4QNfc
>>83975290
The Cinderella castle is kind of an iconic part of the park and prime for photo-ops. If the time you go there and it's not there but you've got a giant cake that you can't instead, that's gonna suck.
Hell I was getting annoyed that I can never go to the Haunted Mansion because I always seem to go when it's either putting up or putting away the Nightmare Before Christmas stuff
I wish we had a theme park as atmospheric as Disney here in Canada. Wonderland is cool, but it was never really immersive, even when it had the Paramount licensing
>>83965308
Actually, the improv comedy started within about a year of the park opening.
>>83965926
I have definitely been on Space Mountain multiple times with a zero minute wait.
Can we please talk about how much fucking bullshit it is that Shanghai HAS A FUCKING TRON LIGHT CYCLE RIDE?!?!
I am so fuckin pissed because they probably will never do that shit here in Orlando because fucking test track is basically the same god damn theme. You bet I am fucking mad. I am mad as hell because I don't want to go to Ching Chong Bing Bong land to go fucking ride it.
>>83979594
Same even in the summer. Go at night when the parade and fireworks are happening and there will be no line at all.
>>83976692
Disney mascot characters are fucking awesome. The best experiences I've ever had in the parks or cruise ships involved them.
>>83977772
There's also a lot of people who only get to visit the park once in their lives. It really would fucking suck if the only time you got to see the castle in your entire life is when it's a stupid looking cake. Thankfully, they can do projections on the castle now so there's no reason for them to do shit like that anymore.
I'm hitting Orlando in two weeks. What are the top five things to see while I'm there?
>>83979988
Same. It looks so fucking cool and I bet they have a ton of Tron merch.
>>83982220
>4th of July weekend
Endless crowds and unbearable heat
>>83976027
I have to admit you're pretty spot on there. Hell, some of the best shit to happen to me at the parks happened when I went solo as an adult.
>Riding Splash Mountain with Tweedle-Dum
>Line shenanigans with Alice and the Mad Hatter the day they reopened Star Tours
>Riding Space Mountain twice in a row w/o leaving the car
Going as a kid is one thing, but there's just something about going as an adult that makes it a whole new enjoyable experience.
>>83979988
>>83982349
I rode it and its not that great, its worse than space mountain.
>>83983262
Really? That is dissapointing...
>>83982857
Fabulous. Can I sneak in outside food and drink, at least? Even water bottles and a sandwich would help.
>>83983349
A fw videos have gone up so there's a substantial look at it now. The beginning section of the track is partially outside the Tron-inspired landscape of epilepsy-inducing strobe effects, so for about a fourth or fifth of the ride you're experiencing something kind of mundane. To be fair it looks far more impressive at night. The rest looks intense for a Disney coaster, just unbelievably short. Like 100 seconds. It's a better service to the film series than shit like elecTRONica, but I'm still annoyed it's relegated to a park outside America.
>>83984083
Yep. They can't put hard limits on that stuff due to guests with food allergies or medical conditions such as diabetes. Bring all the crap you want, just as long as you can stuff it in a backpack or insulated bag you should be fine. If you run out of water you can always go to a restaurant or other dining area for unlimited refills, though I've heard for a long time that the water in Orlando has a strange taste. Also, bring those freezer gel packs. As many as you can. The first time I went to Disneyland I thought a single freezer pack and the cold emanating from my bottles of frozen water would be enough. That shit went liquid before noon.
>>83984094
Yeah I guess I am just frustrated when riding Test track and I can't help but sit there and wonder why they didn't take the extra step and just make it tron themed. Shit they could just replace the cars with cycles and such or something. Its already really close
>>83984678
Personally I want something involving the solar sailor or recognizer, but given their massive size they'd have to be a tracked ride going through set-pieces. And that's just not exciting enough.
>>83958675
>clapping at the end of anything that isn't a performance
absolutely disgusting
>>83961725
>retarded space superhero theming
>Tower of Terror
Please tell me this is some kind of joke on renovations and changes, and not a thing that's gonna happen.
>>83985447
If I were one of the guys that worked on making the ride and I saw the video where everyone clapped at the end, I think it'd make me feel pretty damn good. Just sayin.
>>83984083
They didn't have any problem with outside food and drinks last time I was there so by all means, pack a water bottle and some snacks. Every restroom in each park has a water fountain near it where you can refill your bottles. They do sell bagged snacks at the hotels but you can probably find the same stuff at a gas station or a publix for cheaper.
>>83959090
>replace tower of terror with guardians of the galaxy
That was just a rumor right? Please don't tell me this is actually true
>>83959583
orlando resident reporting in
universal rides > disney rides
disney > universal for everything else
>>83962031
Oh geeze, that's gorgeous. I can only get so errect.
>>83979564
Really?
Huh, learn something new every day!
>>83982878
It's because when you're a kid, you're just at Disney World, and it's fun.
You don't have the perspective to understand how valuable childhood memories are at that age.
When you get older, you appreciate everything a million times more.
>>83985447
To be fair, that was one of the first rides; the thing literally just opened, so it was a bit of an event.
>>83968211
Yeah, the rides brighter now, so it's not scary at all.
I guess too many kids were crying.
>>83985589
>>83985779
It's going to be redone into something themed around The Collector and his menagerie of barely movie-related shit. I've never been to the Orlando park. I'm upset.
>>83986188
Orlando is safe. It's the California one that is getting rethemed
>>83958675
I just took my daughter. She enjoyed it. It wasnt terrible either, it gives kids more to do at disney
>>83987021
But it limits their futures anon.
