Pandora: The World of Avatar Announcement, Construction, & Preview Discussion
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Dino-rama and Animal Kingdom being the park with the least amount of rides/attractions is the real complaints I have with the park and why I dont go to the park nearly as much as the others. I mean I love Dinosaur but Dino-rama just seems like the crapfest to behold I really hope even before Avatar opens they just destroy Dino-rama(But there not). Please Disney thats all I ask Tear down Dino-rama!!!
If you went to DHS and only rode ToT, RnRC and Toy Story it'd be pretty boring too.
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Pretty sure I said this as well at one point or another but just to add to your thoughts AK is IMO the best Disney park at night and second to only IOA for evening atmosphere. And yes Everest is amazing at night.
Pandora would be a big draw for the park but would need those other additions to support the guests staying later.
This is the problem, there parks are going stale all around and we can start a whole different discussion on what park needs the major addition most.
Personally I never stay in one Disney park all day because either I head home or go to the world showcase at Epcot for the evening. But that's back when I had a Disney annual pass, something like 2 years ago or so.
Peak season closing times are usually 7-8pm with no nighttime extra magic hours. DAK should start closing at 6 within the next few weeks.
There's no reason to keep the park open later when they don't have the guest count to support it. DAK's most crowded times are between 11am and 3pm, with the park getting pretty empty after the parade finishes at 4:30.
Although DinoRama looks horrendous, if the average guest knew the story behind it (and all of Dinoland itself, for that matter), it'd make much more sense.
You had already been corrected earlier on ride count, so I'll skip that. Disney won't tear down anything unless they absolutely have to or they're replacing it with something that they "think" (and I use the word "think" lightly) will bring more guests through the gate. I personally have more complaints about Dinosaur than DinoRama, but that's just me.
Primeval Whirl gets a nice long line at times so I see no reason Disney would take it down. Despite the theme if people are enjoying the attraction it's worth keeping around.
Well that and Dinosaur too, for that matter. I'm not a huge fan of AK, and Dinoland is one of my least favorite areas. But it does get busy there. If it was touched up and given some love (Ha, right!), then it wouldn't be so bad.
Okay, now were these "negligent guest actions" or "act of God incidents?" Because seriously, my opinion is swayed dramatically between the two, as sick as that may sound.
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CM deaths due to ride locks outs during maintenance, if I'm not mistaken. Correct?
Yeah no. I'm willing to be that as to due with something we already know of or something that deals with healthy eating.
Well, this is my son's favorite park and we have no trouble spending a full day there. There's more to a theme park than rides, rides, rides. With AK, anyways, the animals are/should be the main attraction.
That being said, since we're talking about non-existent animals here (and because this is expected to drive attendance to AK and keep them there), I fully expect the fauna on Pandora to be presented in a more traditional theme park manner than in a zoo/animal exhibit one.
Personally, I think it'd be kind of cool to have a "Walking with Dinosaurs"/"How to Train Your Dragon Live" type experience w/ "xenobiologists" teaching us all about them. Obviously something will go wrong, prompting a bunch of Nav'vi to save the audience. Really blow us away w/ next-gen animitronic creatures and not a Soarin rehash.
That being said, since we're talking about non-existent animals here (and because this is expected to drive attendance to AK and keep them there), I fully expect the fauna on Pandora to be presented in a more traditional theme park manner than in a zoo/animal exhibit one.
Personally, I think it'd be kind of cool to have a "Walking with Dinosaurs"/"How to Train Your Dragon Live" type experience w/ "xenobiologists" teaching us all about them. Obviously something will go wrong, prompting a bunch of Nav'vi to save the audience. Really blow us away w/ next-gen animitronic creatures and not a Soarin rehash.
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Either this member was joking or no one watches Extreme Makeover Weight Lose Edition because not one person has posted any kind of announcement, special or otherwise.
It just went off. No WDW announcement promo.
That member on WDWmagic must have misunderstood how Disney would be a part of the episode. The man losing weight initially wasn't able to go on roller coasters with his kids. After he began his weight loss regiment, the show arranged for him and his family to go to the Disneyland Resort and a key segment of the episode was that he was able to fit into the restraints of California Screamin' at DCA.
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