Indiana Jones ride coming to WDW? SWEET! [Archive] - The DIS Discussion Forums

hniki234

11-01-2006, 10:19 PM

I'd be shocked if they did put the Indiana Jones ride in WDW. Mostly because it'd be way too cool! :cool1: We rode it when we were in DL this summer, and I thought it (as do many others on this board) that it would be a great addition to MGM. Plus, it'd make my DBF extremely happy. He loves the Indiana Jones movies. :goodvibes I'll cross my fingers that this is true, but it seems that this is a rumor that's been going on for a while.

monymony3471

11-01-2006, 10:23 PM

I saw video of the one in DL and DH and I both thought why wasn't there one at WDW. Cool!

jessieroo

11-02-2006, 07:50 AM

Maybe they could put at MGM where Who wants to be a Millionare was. Or did they put something else there? That is such an awesome ride!

winjos

11-02-2006, 08:25 AM

The IJ ride at DL Paris is completely different than the on at DL. Both are good in their own way. If they do the Paris version, it would add another rollercoaster at MGM. If they do the DL version, it would be a Dinosaur type.

MGM needs a little more pizazz. IJ would be a great addition.

tjkraz

11-02-2006, 08:34 AM

Gee, never heard that one before... :rolleyes2

MJMcBride

11-02-2006, 09:08 AM

I suppose the Stnut show would be a goner for the Studios.

raidermatt

11-02-2006, 12:08 PM

I suppose the Stunt show would be a goner for the Studios.
That's always been the popular theory if it goes to MGM.

Of course, as tjkraz hinted with such subtlety, this is a rumor that's been around for awhile. With *allegegly* the Monsters thing going in for Millionaire, it would seem unlikely that Indy the ride would be coming to MGM in the near future.

dbm20th

11-02-2006, 01:30 PM

That's always been the popular theory if it goes to MGM.

Of course, as tjkraz hinted with such subtlety, this is a rumor that's been around for awhile. With *allegegly* the Monsters thing going in for Millionaire, it would seem unlikely that Indy the ride would be coming to MGM in the near future.

How about MK? To Adventureland? There have been rumors about Raging Spirits being considered there

mitros

11-02-2006, 04:07 PM

Yep, get rid of the Indy stage show. It's old, and it just gives those dang cheerleaders a place to perform. {I'm getting flamed for that remark, I guarantee! :furious: }

raidermatt

11-02-2006, 06:53 PM

How about MK? To Adventureland? There have been rumors about Raging Spirits being considered there

I'm not up on where space is available, but certainly that would be an appropriate place for it. I get the impression they aren't really antsy to put a real E-ticket type attraction in MK when the other parks need attractions so much more, though. Just my take.

Its just that the Indy rumor is sort of like the Star Tours update rumor. Its gone around so many times that its being perpetually passed around. Its not a new rumor, it just never dies.

DisneyWorldExpert

11-02-2006, 09:50 PM

The rumor is true! It is bound for Walt Disney World in 2007!

The quote I found was on the following website:

http://www.theindyexperience.com/news_archives/august_2004.php

"Disney Corner.com has posted a list of coming attractions to the Walt Disney World theme park in Orlando, Florida. And interestingly enough, they have a new Indiana Jones attraction listed under Disney-MGM Studios. According to the site, an attraction called the Indiana Jones Adventure is set to replace the Epic Stunt Spectacular in 2007!

What could this possibly mean? Could this mean an Indiana Jones ride much like the one in Disneyland, CA? Well, we really don't know. This is the first we've heard of a new Indiana Jones attraction coming to Disney World, we'll be sure to investigate this rumor further."

Go to DisneyCorner.com for more!

DC7800

11-02-2006, 10:55 PM

Consider, though, that the news (in the post above) dates from August 5, 2004! Over two years ago. Even if there was once some truth to this - planning to close the stunt show three years in advance - plans could have changed a dozen times since then (and probably have).

In any event, no way is a new Indy ride opening there in 2007; there is just not enough time for construction. They could always close the show, of course, but then that rumor has been passed around so, so many times as well.

MJMcBride

11-03-2006, 09:06 AM

I do think the Stunt will go bye-bye. But I'm not sure they would tear down the theatre. I think its more likely a different show would go in there.

Rence

11-03-2006, 11:16 AM

MJMcBride

11-03-2006, 12:06 PM

There is no rule that says you can only have one attraction based on a movie. Right now there are two Nemo attractions opening at WDW (different parks, but both Nemo).

MGM needs more attractions, so I would think that they would add the ride and not remove the show. This increases the capacity of the park and makes MGM closer to a full day park.

Perhaps down the road, they may rework the stunt show theater for a different type of show, but I really doubt that they would ever just shut it down.

Granted. But Indy is not a Disney property show I don't think its the same as two Nemo rides. I believe the Indy stunt show is gone regardless. I just think it would be replaced with theatre production so Disney could just plug a new show in the existing theatre.

nuts

11-03-2006, 01:42 PM

Unless contractual stuff is worked out, you will not see the Indy ride in WDW. Construction would be over 2 years...so no way in 2007. These rumors have been passed around for years.

King Triton

11-03-2006, 03:13 PM

This is GREAT news!!!

tjkraz

11-03-2006, 03:31 PM

IIRC, Disney only pays the modest sum of $1 mil per year to license Indiana Jones for the theme parks. (Not sure if that's worldwide, per park, per attraction, etc., but however you slice it it's not much in the grand scheme of things.)

So, I don't see them eliminating the stunt show without some IJ replacement in the works...particularly with the prospect of a new IJ film constantly looming.

The final decision will probably include a number of factors...is the Stunt Show theater footprint big enough for a clone of one of the rides? Do they want to put another show in that location? (Live shows are particularly expensive to operate given the very large number of CMs required.) Is it more economically feasible to use the Stunt Show site or to expand the park elsewhere?

I do think the Stunt Show's days are numbered--at least as it exists today. What we don't know is whether its lifespan can be measured in weeks, months, years or decades. :rotfl2:

The only certainty at this point is that a CM rumor plus a 2-year-old unconfirmed report on a fan website does not mean this thing is any closer to happening.

Luv2Roam

11-03-2006, 05:03 PM

As others mentioned this has been a long standing rumor that seems to surface about once a year.
I would be surprised mainly because Indy Jones is not that well known any more to a younger generation.
Also, the cost factor.
And finally because we already have the Dinosaur ride in AK. Too similar to Indy.
I agree Indy is a cool ride. But I won't believe it is coming to WDW until a Disney official announces it.

sPaRkLeSpAz

11-03-2006, 06:55 PM

That will be so so SOO Awesome-tastic =]. I'm looking foreward to it. [=

Mecha Figment

11-07-2006, 10:42 AM

if any form of indy comes to any parks, it will be the raging spirits model. not the landrover ride. adventure land needs something else ride based other than pirates and carpets.

MJMcBride

11-07-2006, 03:49 PM

I still say MGM would get a new ride like this before MK.

DisneyWorldExpert

11-07-2006, 09:36 PM

First, the show has been in Disney MGM Studios since 1989! Up til' now, that's 17 years! I mean, look what happened to Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. The ride was fun for the kids and the adults and kids and they ended up replacing it with the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. One of these days the show will go. Personally, I like the show, I'd really like to be one of the audience-picked "extras" for the Marketplace scene, but I'd really like to see an Indiana Jones ride come to Walt Disney World. That way, everyone can participate in the action and everyone can have fun at the same time.

For more on this topic, see my other thread:

Consider This About The Indiana Jones Attractions In Disney Resorts Around The World (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=15341257#post15341257)

Second, they use the same technique everytime with the guy that gets "beaten up" by Karen Allen's (Marion Ravenwood in Raiders) stunt double, the guy is revealed before the show starts when they are picking the "extras," they show the stuntman is always shown in a Hawaiian shirt in every single show.

MJMcBride

11-07-2006, 10:05 PM

I mean, look what happened to Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. The ride was fun for the kids and the adults and kids and they ended up replacing it with the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.

Mt Toad's was fun for some kids and adults. Not all

Jonas Grumby

11-07-2006, 10:20 PM

Mt Toad's was fun for some kids and adults. Not all

Mr. Toad was fun for one and all! That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!! :thumbsup2

tjkraz

11-07-2006, 10:49 PM

First, the show has been in Disney MGM Studios since 1989! Up til' now, that's 17 years! I mean, look what happened to Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.

I'm not sure I see the relevance. Sure IJ is quite stale for many repeat visitors and will have to go eventually, but it's not like Disney makes these decisions based upon a calendar.

And, if memory serves, MTWR ran for over 25 years. By that comparison, I guess IJ still has a few miles left. ;)

If we're fixing the Studios, can we do something about Sounds Dangerous or even the Backlot Tour first? Even a couple new scenes in the Great Movie Ride would be welcome.

MJMcBride

11-07-2006, 11:24 PM

Mr. Toad was fun for one and all! That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!! :thumbsup2

Frankly, I found it dull. 'course the new Pooh thing is no great shakes either.

Smooshdog

11-08-2006, 07:43 PM

I would love to see the Indy ride come to WDW...I hear it is fun to sit in the "driver's" seat and pretend to steer! :teeth:

clfnole

11-15-2006, 08:57 PM

One of the boat captains told my wife and I the same thing when we were taking to boat to MGM. He said the Indy ride would replace the Indy stunt show but that was like 2 years ago. Maybe they are finally getting around to it. Afterall now that they have the Lights Camera Action show at MGM they really don't need the Indy stunt show they need another ride.

Disneybag

11-16-2006, 07:41 AM

I do think the Stunt will go bye-bye. But I'm not sure they would tear down the theatre. I think its more likely a different show would go in there.

I agree. It's probably a little late, but I could see them redoing as a POTC stunt show. Just change the hats...

mitros

11-16-2006, 06:26 PM

I agree. It's probably a little late, but I could see them redoing as a POTC stunt show. Just change the hats...
.......and add water.

Nancy

11-16-2006, 07:11 PM

Well, it would be cool to have an Indy ride there, I'm a big fan of the movies and the stunt show after seeing it 2 times is pretty boring to me now. But rides...they never get boring!

MJMcBride

11-19-2006, 10:53 PM

I just don't see them destroying a perfectly good theatre. If you're telling me they wll use that theatre for say an Alladin show and built the reide somewhere else I could believe it more.

And having just seen the Lights Motor etc stunt show, well, I hope they keep Indy around.

mitros

11-20-2006, 06:45 PM

MJMcBride

11-21-2006, 01:08 PM

Amen to that. The stunt show sucks! {IMHO]

It was dull wasn't it? Indy is much more entertaining.

mitros

11-21-2006, 03:56 PM

It was dull wasn't it? Indy is much more entertaining.
Definitely! :thumbsup2
We saw the car show for the first time 2 weeks ago, and man, what a let down!

ProfJohn

12-01-2006, 01:09 AM

Isn't Dinosaur basicly Indiana Jones, same ride vechicles and everything, just a different theme.

Would adding an Indy theme really make it all that different, or would you feel like you just rode the same ride?

raidermatt

12-01-2006, 04:29 AM

Same ride mech and vehicles, but still a different experience. Dinosaur uses the darkness to hide the fact that the sets aren't 1/10 as elaborate as the Indy sets. Indy is a much better adventure, imho.

That said, I'm also not a fan of cloned rides, so I'd like to see the ride mech used to create a different experience on at least he same scale as Indy. Dinosaur does not accomplish that.

clfnole

12-01-2006, 06:12 PM

A new ride would still be better than the Indy Stunt Show. I thought watching it once is more than enough.

MJMcBride

12-01-2006, 09:17 PM

A new ride would still be better than the Indy Stunt Show. I thought watching it once is more than enough.

Yet that show blows the Lights Motors thing out of the water.

clfnole

12-02-2006, 11:49 AM

My wife and I enjoyed the Lights Action Show much better than Indy, but to each their own.

All Aboard

12-02-2006, 09:34 PM

Cast Members down in WDW were telling me about it.

And, quite possibly laughing as you walked away. Stick around for a few years and you'll hear many, many tales from guests on this board that heard "cast in iron" information from monorail pilots, boat captains, bus drivers, etc. that never comes to pass.

Often, I am convinced that sometimes CMs get some pleasure out of passing out rumors they know not to be true. In other cases, they are well intentioned, just misinformed.

Anyhow, as others alluded, that's a rumor that's been circulating for as long as I've participated on these boards.

Tara8595

12-07-2006, 04:20 PM

I'd love to see the Indy show end. Not big on the Motors-Action either. I wish MGM would stop trying to teach me how things are done and just entertain me like Universal does. They should have a separate area with video screen stations or something that shows you how that stuff is done for the techies who want to know. Otherwise you end up with a long show with 5% action (or less) and 95% standing around and talking. Bleh.

The IJ ride at DL is awesome. Totally different from Dinosaur in my opinion. Same ride system doesn't mean anything. BTMR and Space Mountain are both roller coasters - doesn't mean it's the same thing.

Aladdin would be a great addition too.... but I doubt they'd be able to do it in the IJ Theater. Unless they totally redesigned it, enclosed it, and changed the staging completely...

marconat

12-10-2006, 07:01 PM

I loved the IJ ride in DL. I wish the would put it in place of IJ stunt show. Like the other post said... I loved the action part of it... but then it ends and it's talk, talk, talk...

psu4glory

01-03-2007, 02:07 PM

If we're fixing the Studios, can we do something about Sounds Dangerous or even the Backlot Tour first? Even a couple new scenes in the Great Movie Ride would be welcome.
amen to that!

we had gone 5 consecutive trips to WDW w/o doing the Backlot Tour. when we were there over this past thanksgiving we did it again. it didn't take long for me to remember why we hadn't done it for so long...

psu4glory

01-03-2007, 02:15 PM

Isn't Dinosaur basicly Indiana Jones, same ride vechicles and everything, just a different theme?

but using that argument, 2 of the following 3 rides at MK should go - astro orbiter, dumbo, magic carpets of aladdin...same rides, different cars. WDW isn't afraid to replicate ride mechanisms...simply by varying the theme, they can appeal to different demographics.

YoHo

01-03-2007, 08:45 PM

Well, the Magic carpets should go, that's for sure.

And by that logic, you better get rid of some of the dark rides too.

MJMcBride

01-03-2007, 09:41 PM

Well, the Magic carpets should go, that's for sure.

And by that logic, you better get rid of some of the dark rides too.

Well they could get rid of that lame Snow White ride

Tink's Tormentor

01-03-2007, 09:50 PM

Well they could get rid of that lame Snow White ride

NO!!!! NOT SNOW WHITE!!!! :scared1:

dbm20th

01-04-2007, 08:58 AM

Well they could get rid of that lame Snow White ride

Why you don't like standing online for ages to look at fading statues?

MJMcBride

01-04-2007, 06:59 PM

Why you don't like standing online for ages to look at fading statues?

not particularly no

bstsuda

01-07-2007, 09:40 PM

IJ at DL is our FAVORITE ride....and i have to say that we were SO DISAPPOINTED in MGM in Nov 04 that the IJ there was a 'stage show' - we did NOT even go in to see it - so sure hope that WDW "powers to be" read these boards (or have some one who does) and listen to what their "GUESTS" want......

EUROPACL

01-07-2007, 10:53 PM

- so sure hope that WDW "powers to be" read these boards (or have some one who does) and listen to what their "GUESTS" want......

Bwhahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha........[deep breath]......bwhahahahahahahahaah :rotfl2:

DisneyMim

01-09-2007, 04:14 PM

It would be a great addition to WDW. We rode it at DL last summer and loved it. Thanks for the post and rumor!

Mecha Figment

01-10-2007, 07:45 PM

but using that argument, 2 of the following 3 rides at MK should go - astro orbiter, dumbo, magic carpets of aladdin...same rides, different cars. WDW isn't afraid to replicate ride mechanisms...simply by varying the theme, they can appeal to different demographics.

You forgot tryceratop spin.

DisneyWorldExpert

01-10-2007, 08:42 PM

You forgot tryceratop spin.
Good point. We already have the Flying Dumbo Ride and Aladdin's Magic Carpets in the Magic Kingdom, so basically it is the same ride just in the Animal Kingdom. I believe the people that decide which rides come and go realized that this is a popular kiddie ride and built it in a different theme park to reduce lines in MK. Worst case scenario is that they build one in EPCOT & MGM.