This is a calculated risk. Disney has piles of money, but they also love money and want more. They wouldn't put this much out for something they weren't sure would pay off. This won't, and can't be like Potter. Potter works by placing you into stories you are familiar with. I think this will be more like Splash Mountain than Potter. Something loosely based on a movie and its characters, but more of an experience.
You really don't connect with any of the characters
Oh, well thank you for deciding this for me. Otherwise I might have come to a different conclusion!
Oh, well thank you for deciding this for me. Otherwise I might have come to a different conclusion!
Oh, well thank you for deciding this for me. Otherwise I might have come to a different conclusion!
This is a calculated risk. Disney has piles of money, but they also love money and want more. They wouldn't put this much out for something they weren't sure would pay off. This won't, and can't be like Potter. Potter works by placing you into stories you are familiar with. I think this will be more like Splash Mountain than Potter. Something loosely based on a movie and its characters, but more of an experience.
I agree with you. The idea of Avatarland at Disney makes me cringe, but when you picture Pandora on the map instead, it actually makes a lot more sense and I'm sure it's going to be inspire some amazing themed attractions and experiences.
But I do wish there didn't need to be such a reliance on properties like Avatar for the parks. Expedition Everest was a huge step in the right direction and I honestly think Disney can create their own stories and people will come and in droves like they did to AK when that ride opened. Acquiring properties like Avatar works for Universal. You're there to ride the movies. So I do agree with those who wish Disney would stick their originality guns, but I'm still really excited about the possibilities of what Disney can do with this.
But I do wish there didn't need to be such a reliance on properties like Avatar for the parks. Expedition Everest was a huge step in the right direction and I honestly think Disney can create their own stories and people will come and in droves like they did to AK when that ride opened. Acquiring properties like Avatar works for Universal. You're there to ride the movies. So I do agree with those who wish Disney would stick their originality guns, but I'm still really excited about the possibilities of what Disney can do with this.
This is such a tired argument. It makes no sense. Did purchasing the Twilight Zone stop the Tower of Terror from being one of the greatest attractions of our generation? Sure, there have been some bad character attractions, but the same can be said for "original" ones. Look at the abysmal failures of Golden Dreams, Superstar Limo, Journey into Imagination, the Timekeeper*, and the like. The greatest of an attraction has nothing to do with where the property from. It has everything to do with the quality of the execution, the entertainment value, and the overall guest experience.
*I LOVED that show, but almost no one else did.
What's the tired argument? That it'd be nice if parks weren't so scared to debut new, original attractions? I wasn't even specifically talking about Disney.. it applies for Universal and any other park in the same game. It seems nowadays like they won't spend much money to build anything that wasn't born in a marketing board room, doesn't already have a built-in fanbase, merchandise sales, a billion at the box-office, etc. But I get it. Obviously.
I actually really enjoyed Golden Dreams, The Timekeeper, and Journey Into Imagination in its original incarnation. Not sure what you were trying to prove there.
Excuse me. I meant Journey into YOUR Imagination. The short lived attraction without Figment. Golden Dreams was nice, and Timekeeper was awesome. But they were always empty. They want butts in the seats. And nowadays, that's best accomplished by flashy movies and well know characters. Avatar is a great example. Simple story, but flashy imagery. The public ate it up. People won't sit a room full of singing birds and be amazed anymore. Those attractions now thrive on nostalgia. You can't blame it on the parks themselves. Most guests prefer things this way. That's why most people don't like Animal Kingdom as it is. It is one of Disney's most well themed and beautiful parks. But people blow it off now. It needs something like this. A bright light to draw all the moths in. Then maybe people will appreciate the rest of the park.