The Rumor Tracking Thread

[rteetz]

Also doesn’t the intro video help in the queuing and help tp move the ride along.

For FoP it certainly helped explain how it works for new riders.

 

[Douglas Dubh]

I’ve heard it will.

That's not confirmation though.

 

[peteykirch]

India! Could be every bit as beautiful as China or Morocco, as tasty as France and it's a country with a lot of English speakers.

Disney could house their outsourced IT team in there!

 

[Capang]

The intro video helps make the ride! Dr. Seeker and of course Mrs. Huxtable (I don’t know her actual name).

Phylicia Rashad.

 

[rteetz]

Phylicia Rashad.

I always forget that!

 

[Capang]

I always forget that!

She will always be Mrs. Huxtable to me

 

[hertamaniac]

She will always be Mrs. Huxtable to me

I remember her as Ahmad Rashad's wife. Isn't that strange.

 

[Capang]

I remember her as Ahmad Rashad's wife. Isn't that strange.

I have no idea who that is
I remember her also as Debbie Allen's sister.

 

[hertamaniac]

I have no idea who that is
I remember her also as Debbie Allen's sister.

Former Vikings NFL receiver and TV broadcaster; my age just showed through.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I remember her as Ahmad Rashad's wife. Isn't that strange.

Recently someone posted a picture of that wedding - Bill Cosby walked her down the aisle and one of the groomsmen was OJ Simpson

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Former Vikings NFL receiver and TV broadcaster; my age just showed through.

I remember him from hosting an NBA weekly show

 

[hertamaniac]

I remember him from hosting an NBA weekly show

Yep....forgot about that one.

 

[Capang]

Recently someone posted a picture of that wedding - Bill Cosby walked her down the aisle and one of the groomsmen was OJ Simpson

Wow

 

[tlmadden73]

I think to me the hardest part of this is losing one of the most unique attractions on property. The quotability of Dinosaur is better than any attraction in my opinion and it still gets decent waits. It would make more sense to add Indy to another park such as DHS and make it into it's own land. I am also okay with putting it in Adventureland to replicate Disneyland. This attraction is one in a million and I hope it winds up in WDW but there are better options as far as locations go.

Agree with this. (not counting Pandora), Dinosaur felt like a very "Disney-like" attraction. Until Pandora, the only dark ride in the park.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Agree with this. (not counting Pandora), Dinosaur felt like a very "Disney-like" attraction. Until Pandora, the only dark ride in the park.

I think I am tainted by riding Indy before I rode Dinosaur - I was really unimpressed by Dinosaur ... the whole things seemed silly and why are the dinosaurs just waiting for the computer to describe them rather than, I don't know, attacking you? Just seemed like a lot of jerky movement in between some brief show scenes

 

[MissGina5]

Agree with this. (not counting Pandora), Dinosaur felt like a very "Disney-like" attraction. Until Pandora, the only dark ride in the park.

I also feel like I know that Dinosaur was an IP but it feels in line with their non IP attractions.
I quote the "we're not gonna make it, we're not gonna make it!" ALL the time

 

[Roxyfire]

I also feel like I know that Dinosaur was an IP but it feels in line with their non IP attractions.
I quote the "we're not gonna make it, we're not gonna make it!" ALL the time

It's the silliest thing but that last part of the ride always gives me anxiety. I guess they did a good job with it! But I think I'd still be ok with it switching to Indy since I have a lot more love for that franchise than a movie I didn't even know existed until a few months ago.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I also feel like I know that Dinosaur was an IP but it feels in line with their non IP attractions.
I quote the "we're not gonna make it, we're not gonna make it!" ALL the time

It did come out basically when the Dinosaur movie came out, so for that reason alone it feels like like taking an IP from a film that is popular and "forcing" an attraction. Also, I think the less popular IPs also feel less forced. I mean, the average park goer probably doesn't even know Splash Mountain is based on a movie

 

[rteetz]

Dinosaur started as Countdown to Extinction when the park opened in 1998. It was later changed to Dinosaur to of course tie into the new film.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Dinosaur started as Countdown to Extinction when the park opened in 1998. It was later changed to Dinosaur to of course tie into the new film.

yeah, and while I don't know if this is 100% true, supposedly there was enough money left in the budget to either do Mythical Creatures Land or Dino Land and it was because they had the Dinosaur movie coming out they went with Dino Land