Zootopia (SDL)

[AlexanderMBush]

Construction has fully commenced, as the project has gone vertical.

 

[Cup_Of_Coffee]

Excited to see how this ends up. Would be perfect for DCA if they could fit it.

 

[Magic-Man]

What rides will this land have?

 

[Jamesh22]

What rides will this land have?

Supposedly just one E-ticket and a street of shops and dining leading up to it.

 

[PerceptiveCoot]

Supposedly just one E-ticket and a street of shops and dining leading up to it.

So basically Shanghai's Diagon Alley

 

[Jamesh22]

So basically Shanghai's Diagon Alley

Technically Diagon has 2 rides, and I suggest you lower your expectations considerably That said I'm looking forward to it, could be fun and Zootopia created a world I'd love to see in real life,

 

[Nick]

Technically Diagon has 2 rides, and I suggest you lower your expectations considerably That said I'm looking forward to it, could be fun and Zootopia created a world I'd love to see in real life,

Diagon only has one ride. Hogwarts Express is London/Hogsmeade.

 

[Clive]

It's a trackless dark ride, last I checked.

 

[Disneyhead]

Diagon only has one ride. Hogwarts Express is London/Hogsmeade.

The land's name is The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Diagon Alley and includes both attractions. There is no London land at USF.

 

[Nick]

The land's name is The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Diagon Alley and includes both attractions. There is no London land at USF.

Tell that to the tourists that only have a 1-park pass and get pissed in Diagon once you have to tell them the only ride in the land is Gringotts and some people in their family can't go on it. I've had that situation countless times.

And either way, I consider HE transportation more than anything. It's not fun (unless you're a mega potterhead), to me, it simply gets you from place to place. It looks cool, but it's not "fun".

 

[PerceptiveCoot]

It's a trackless dark ride, last I checked.

I've also heard rumors it's an EMV, hopefully we get more info at D23 2021 (if they even have a Parks presentation that year).

 

[AlexanderMBush]

It's a trackless dark ride, last I checked.

I've also heard rumors it's an EMV, hopefully we get more info at D23 2021 (if they even have a Parks presentation that year).

Knowing the TR that Fallow has had..and yeah, I can buy it just being a trackless dark ride system.

How complex the system, we'll see, but it makes sense.

 

[Nick]

Disney seems to be in love with trackless rides lately, so this wouldn’t surprise me at all.

 

[PerceptiveCoot]

Disney seems to be in love with trackless rides lately, so this wouldn’t surprise me at all.

They're great systems in the sense that they give amazing freedom to move and direct the attention of the audience. But they lack the degree of motion an EMV might have and, at least from what I've seen, are unable to move along anything other than a flat surface (if there are any rides that demonstrate otherwise, I would love to see them). Hopefully they continue to innovate and expand the capabilities, something like the SCOOP vehicle or kuka arm but on a trackless base.

 

[AlexanderMBush]

They're great systems in the sense that they give amazing freedom to move and direct the attention of the audience. But they lack the degree of motion an EMV might have and, at least from what I've seen, are unable to move along anything other than a flat surface (if there are any rides that demonstrate otherwise, I would love to see them). Hopefully they continue to innovate and expand the capabilities, something like the SCOOP vehicle or kuka arm but on a trackless base.

I mean, TDL is using a version of the Trackless Dark Ride system for Beauty that is identical to Antarctica, and will be able to give them the free range of movement for multiple ways.

They could just use that, and put it with Zootopia.

 

[PerceptiveCoot]

I mean, TDL is using a version of the Trackless Dark Ride system for Beauty that is identical to Antarctica, and will be able to give them the free range of movement for multiple ways.

They could just use that, and put it with Zootopia.

That's good to hear. Also just realized that Kong is technically a trackless vehicle that has height variation, but that's slightly different as the vehicle is just programmed to turn in precise increments every ride.

 

[Nick]

Since I was thinking about the international parks, I looked into the construction status of some of the ongoing projects. Found a good aerial of City of Zootopia (yes, that's what the land is called).

This one is mostly of SDMT (which btw, looks way better than ours simply because it's far more forested) with Frozen in the corner.

 

[Joe]

So do we actually know what the Zootopia ride is?

 

[Nick]

So do we actually know what the Zootopia ride is?

I'm sure it's out there (at least in terms of rumor). I haven't looked into it in awhile. Might check into it as i'm a bit interested myself.

 

[Nick]