Disney Park Thread. Goodbye Country Bears edition

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Why would they make his face so weirdly realistic and human-looking?

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>Replacing original ride with IPs
>When Toy Story already has a full land, hence breaking the "one per" rule
Unironically fuck Bob Iger and NuDisney. Don't even like the Jamboree but it's not long before they replace Jungle Cruise or something

This is

Weird.

Jungle Cruise is getting a movie, remember?

It's probably gonna result in some action setpiece with The Rock replacing the headhunters.

Am I the only one who doesn't like how they're embracing the popularity of the villains? Feels like the nonconformity of it is what made all the old villain stuff fun in the first place. Like, people gravitated to the villains because they're evil, but now they're trying to cash in by making the villains sympathetic/admirable, which kinda defeats the point.

Mark your calendars, August 25th is when the D23 Parks conference happens. Specifically mentions Epcot so it appears many things are being announced there for that
d23.com/d23-expo-2019-hall-d23/

Wait is it really
Will it be as bad as Tomorrowland

This is what Disney's become now. Slowly removing everything unique and original and replacing it with Marvel or Star Wars or Pixar.

It basically sounds like "The African Queen, but with more supernatural elements"

Get ready for the lisping effite cowardly comedic gay sidekick

hes horrifying if i saw a bear in real life with a face like that i would shoot him to put it out of his misery

Toy Story is Yea Forums.

>Look mom, I posted it again!

>HOW DO YOU DO
>MIGHTY PLEASANT GREETIN'
>HOW DO YOU DO
>SAY IT WHEN YOU'RE MEETIN'
>HOW DO YOU DO
>WITH EVERY ONE REPEATIN'
>PRETTY GOOD SURE AS YOU'RE BORN
>WHAT GOES UP IS SURE TO COME DOWN
>A PENNY LOST IS A PENNY FOUND
>HOW DO YOU DO
>AND YOU HOWDY BACK
>A LITTLE BIT OF THIS AND A LITTLE BIT OF THAT
>HOW DO YOU DO
>FINE, HOW ARE YOU
>HOW YOU COME ON
>PRETTY GOOD SURE AS YOU'RE BORN

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>country bears phased out
>Chuck E. Cheese is discontinuing its animatronics
End of an era

>WDWNT
Oh, so it's fake

The original audio-animatronics are still in the Tiki Room, though.

Good. That shit's nightmare fuel. I went to Chuck E Cheese as a kid in the late 90s/early 2000s and the animatronics were the worst part, I always avoided them to focus on the games and play area and shit that didn't lurk in the depths of uncanny valley. Whoever invented this shit and couldn't see how creepy it is was a goddamn psychopath.

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Eh, Country Bears was always my least favorite 'ride' so I'm not really sad to see it go.

If you saw a bar like that in real life it would probably shoot you first

I've been to WDW twice and WDL 5 times now. I've never been to country bears. I'm fine with that.

>be DLR
>they got rid of Country Bears Vacation years ago
>"well at least I can see the original at MK whenever I can save up enough to go"
>mfw this news

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Why the fuck do you care about the Country Bears that much?

I actually loved it when I was a kid, though granted I was only exposed to the vacation version and my favorite bit was the girl bear swinging and singing over the audience.

I think Tokyo Disney has it so I guess I'll be planning to go there instead. No biggie, I wanted to try sea-salt ice cream there anyway.

Iger wants everything connected to their film properties. Everything that isn't has to go.

>Shelley Marie

>Just swap the fist and last names

Prime Disney Magic right there.

They let that thing walk around a themepark full of children? He looks like one the evil toys from Nightmare Before Christmas set to Wumbo.

After they changed over from Showbiz the Animatronics went into a steep decline in their functionality.

Their ambition was to hav fully ambulatory models by Gen 4 of the designs. But they barely got into Gen 2.

To each their own I suppose. It's been years since I been to Disney World as a kid but I just remember it being by far one of the most boring attractions there.

Which video game would work best as a theme park ride?

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Hey, I'm planning a trip to WDW for like a week in August, and I was wondering which restaurants I should make sure to hit, in any of the parks or Disney Springs etc. What do you guys think?

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The fact that there's not a real Freddy Gazbear pizzeria in Universal kinda baffles me

I will 100% go to Six Flags for Halloween if they make this an themed haunted attraction this year

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Probably Mario or Kirby. You could probably get like 10 different rides out of Mario alone; A Luigi's Mansion shooting dark ride, a Mario Kart speedway, and Mario Galaxy could lend itself to a sick dark ride. Now that I think about it, a Donkey Kong Country water ride would be awesome.

Team Fortress 2. Mann Co makes its own theme park.

I don't think DHS is going to go the "reservation" route for Galaxy's Edge. A sign-up sheet went up in my department for volunteers to be "villagers" on Batuu and it warned of extremely high crowds and disorganized chaos. Also do y'all know about the character dining location going in Toy Story Land? Cause that's coming. I think it's supposed to be BBQ

>I don't think DHS is going to go the "reservation" route for Galaxy's Edge
Oh please God don't let this be true. I'm trying to go there when it opens.

take it with a grain of salt, I'm just a street-level urchin and they don't tell us anything

I'LL SWALLOW YOUR SOUL!

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I mean, even with reservations, it'll probably be crowded anyway, right? R-right?

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According to Jenny, Disneyland was undercrowded on opening day because people who couldn't get a reservation didn't bother to show up. I doubt this will be the case for DHS, because WDW guests are a whole different breed of stupid.

As a guy who's only learning this stuff recently, I'll definitely keep that in mind, user.

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DHS's alternative is opening the park at 6AM for Disney Hotel Guests as part of a Super Extra Magic Hours deal running through the rest of the year.

Well, thank God I have a hotel room.

there's that, and there's also the Pandora approach. EMH in the morning, and then leaving Galaxy's Edge open until 1am while the rest of the park shuts down.

Jenny has gone like 6 times to Galaxy's Edge already, including a sneak preview (the one that the Collider guy didn't get in)

This game is already a bit of a ride. But of course it's not like it's popular enough to justify such a thing. Sonic the Hedgehog has had rides before, but a full budget Disney-style ride would be cool. Not like I'm a big sonic fan, but it would. Pokemon Snap is also a bit of a theme park ride. Would be great.

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Metroid dark ride please

Always felt Metroid would work better as a show akin to ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter.

Either that, or I've been staring at the Super Metroid title screen for too long.

>OH NO! COUNTRY BEAR HALL HAS BEEN CRUSHED

>Preshow establishes that the mercs are gonna be escorting a party of special investors to see Mann Co's newest development
>A revolutionary invention that will change the world
>Board a payload train inside a RED base and set out on your adventure
>BLU attacks, things go wild
>Heavy gets Ubered, Spy disappears before your eyes, Demo launches the train through the air as Soldier rocket-jumps alongside you
>Finally you make it to the end of the line, the team is battered and bruised
>Saxton Hale appears on a screen
>"WELL DONE, BOYS! I KNEW YOU WERE THE RIGHT MERCS FOR THE JOB!"
>Spy pipes up
>"Yes, it wasn't easy, but we've successfully transported this train of idiots to see thus secret weapon Miss Pauling told us about. I expect the payment will be...?"
>"Secret weapon? The bloody Hell you on about, Frenchie? You were bringing these people here to witness the grand opening of the first ever MANN CO GIFT SHOP!"
>Ride empties into a gift shop where you can buy hats, weapons, and other assorted merch
>Photo Op area where you can recreate the Meet the Team photo
>Food stall outside shaped like a giant Dispenser manned by Engineers, sells Bonk Atomic Punch, Crit a Cola, and Sandviches

A dimly-lit room with even one of those fucking things would be enough to start up a fucking panic attack.

IT'S...PERFECT.

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Maybe if they replayed some of there old movies, things like this wouldn't close down so soon (who am I kidding? They've been around long enough, and people aren't that invested in them anymore). Do you know if Tom Sawyer Island is next for the chopping block (I REALLY want to try Aunt Polly's menu before they are permanently shutdown)?

Of all the great attractions that have been removed over the years, people are going to get up in arms about the fucking worthless Country Bears?

Never underestimate the power of nostalgia.
What does the Department of Homeland Security have to do with anything?

fund it

>that one bear in the movie who was obsessed with people not walking on his grass

Was that supposed to be a weed joke?

Pokémon, tons of theme park rides could be made based on different Pokemon and stuff from the games.

at the very least they could try to make it about bigger concepts, they instead make the villians "good" and the heroes "bad"/"assholes" and end it there.

they don't have anything deeper going on.

Princess Mononoke was the fucking best in that regard, having the sides be different and have their good and bad points.

Fuck off, Country Bear Jamboree is a classic

Any ride that gets away with
>MAMA DON'T WHIP LIL BUFORD
>YOU SHOULD JUST SHOOT HIM INSTEAD
deserves to be enshired for eternity

Why do you make me wish for things that will never be?!
They're gonna have to bury what's left of you in a soup can.

what is that

About to go to Disney world for four days.

Anyone have any tips for each park?

AIN’T NOTHIN LIKE THE GREAT OUTDOORS TO EASE YOUR SOUL

I want this so bad

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Fuck, at least based Tokyo has no plans to close their Country Bear Jamboree.

I’d be way more pissed about Tom Sawyer going away. I love just chilling on that island, it’s usually quieter, and since it’s like that one damn place in MK with trees, it always feels cooler over there.

Tokyo's actually making a lot of money off of Country Bears plushies lately. They even have variants for the Vacation and Christmas shows.

I never cared for country bears, but given how much I love Carousel of Progress which seems to almost never have a line, I got thoughts and prayers or whatever out for those who'll miss it.

I will legit chain myself to the attraction entrance if they try to get rid of Carousel of Progress

Iger will absolutely do it, he's going to go out destroying everything that everyone holds dear about the parks. Amazing how they hide their replacement of classic attractions under the 50th Anniversary. Absolutely disgraceful.

You make these threads worth it, user. Never stop Splashposting.

Anyone see this sneaky move Disney pulled last night? wdwinfo.com/news-stories/walt-disney-world-annual-pass-prices-increase-substantially-overnight/

>Platinum Plus and Platinum increased by $225 for non-residents, $150 for residents
>Gold increased by $90
>Silver increased by $50

I knew they were gonna do this.

not so much a ride but a zelda escape room based on one of the dungeons would be pretty cool.

other than that a F-zero or starfox ride would be pretty sweet especially the former since F-zero tracks are practically like roller coasters.

isn't there already a FNAF dark ride somewhere or was pic related just a proof of concept?

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They do it every year, usually in April though. They raise and raise prices yet the crowds keep on coming, which bothers me. I'm fortunate that I'm made of money but I dream of a day when WDW crowd levels go back down to that of the 80s and 90s. Peaceful. Like a fucking claustrophobic zoo now.

titanfall ride like pic related.

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I hear Tiki Birds are on the chopping block also, not sure why though, not like you can do anything in that tiny space other than turn in to a little store like what they have done to Disneyland's Main Street Cinema.. ridiculous.

>grandpa died when Dad was ten
>one if his best memories is seeing Country Bear Jamboree with grandpa when he was eight
>visit again decades later when I was twelve
>Dad starts crying in the middle of the show because it’s exactly how he remembers it
Fuck Disney

Not just that, they've jacked up the resort parking prices too. They are doing this so you don't rent a car and become captive to Disney's transportation so you don't run off to Universal.

My sister loves CBJ, one of her favourites.. I've never been a fan, it's creepy and dated so I'm okay with it being removed, she won't be when I tell her though

How many people actually buy an 1000 dollar plus annual pass though?

Disney could honestly make a really amazing Star Wars dogfighting game/ride with some of these: youtube.com/watch?v=JRM9o0-3n6o .

Guh-Huh!

Lots

it honestly sounds like they're trying spread out their "classics" across the different parks so every place has something different.

like i remember people bitching about the tower of terror getting rebranded as a GOTG ride but there were like 3 other towers (and one of them isn't even twilight zone themed) and the one that got rebranded wasn't even the "real" one in MGM or whatever it's called now.

Hmm I don’t know if I’ll renew next year. I have the Florida Silver even though I live out of state but I only go like three times a year now. I guess it still pays for itself at that rate, but it’s ridiculous.

I think it's proof of concept.

How'd you manage that?

>YWN get the Country Bears for penis inspection now
This is awful

>

Current known and speculated Epcot rumours:

Entrance Pavillion completely redone, innovations and the coca cola exhibit going.
Spaceship Earth is getting a six month refurb (changes to the people mover system, better finale rumoured)
Wreck it Ralph Pavillion (replacing wonders of life iirc)
The Land and The Sea getting a major reworking (Disney issued a half hearted denial, site that broke it stands by their source)
Brazil Pavillion (no ride)
Mary Poppins ride in UK, apparently it's just a carousel, not a dark ride or Steeplechase coaster.

I'm personally hoping for more info on the Disneyland Paris expansion. Only vague confirmation of what will be there so far.

Outside of parks, if Gigantic is back on that would make my year but I think it's never gonna happen.

I would rather have them replace it with a ride that references every single animated series they own (even shows like Kidd Video and Peter Pan and the Pirates) in a OK:KO Crossover Nexus way

>Wreck it Ralph Pavillion
You are thinking of the play pavilion. It's aesthetically similar, but not exactly based on wreck it Ralph.

Like that old Mickey Mouse attraction. Could be cool

>make toy story land
>don’t put the toy story show there

Please tell me your secret user.

It always sounded like Pretty Good and So is Your Mom

Disney is wasting billions of dollars not making space combat games. A modern version of X-Wing or Tie Fighter today would be a huge hit.

reeeeeeee why do they never livestream this shit

i hated those bears in disneyland paris

I hope that rumor about getting to experience closed rides through VR is true.

Country bears had a movie

Meanwhile at Disney HQ
>IS IT RELATED TO A HIT MOVIE?!
>n-no mr Iger... but it's a fan favori
>I WANT IT GONE NOW, REPLACE IT WITH TOY STORY, MARVEL ANYTHING WITH A BRAND DO IT AND DO IT NOW.

Nah, it's deffo Iger just wanting literally everything to tie back into a movie or a movie series, the man is all about interconnecting all of Disney's brands and if it's not connected to Pixar, Marvel or Disney animation it WILL get the boot.

Tbh Walt was a busniessman too, but I don't think he'd like this approach at all.

Legit question from a guy on the outside looking in, exactly how is Disney supposed to expand and innovate their ***finite*** space in the parks they own (esp Disneyland) if theme park spergs have a whine every time they threaten (or even rumored to threaten as the article reports) one of their existing attractions?

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Jesus fucking christ...

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Well Disney (World Specifically) still has over half their purchased space left, and just bought even MORE land, so that's not exactly a problem for them.

>Every time they threaten one of the existing attractions
There are two types of attractions. Ones that are okay to replace, and ones that aren't. In this specific scenario, Country Bears is one of the last attractions built before Walt died and is considered a magic kingdom classic. To replace it with a Toy Story attraction where country bears is is absolutely bonkers, especially considering they JUST opened a new toy story land in the past 3 years.
Nobody would bat an eye if they replaced Spaceranger Spin or Monsters Inc Laugh Floor.

Jesus, nearly 20 years late to the party for this move...

Not as wierd as the feeling in my pants when Trixie opened her dressing room gown in the movie to put on her usual outfit, and the camera didn't cut away or change angles.

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>Nobody would bat an eye if they replaced Spaceranger Spin
Now hold on just a fucking minute

Say what you want about FNaF, but I think it's awesome kids have a designated horror franchise with actual monsters.

Growing up I had shit like Alien and Chucky and Freddy, but then Paranormal Activity made a gorillion dollars so now studios barely ever invest in a "mascot" horror film.

Kids love being scared more than they let on, and it's cool they've got a thing they can make their own like past generations did.

One of the actual bear animatronics is wearing looks like a lacey bra in the original concept illustrations. Ery odd to see. It's not Trixie, though. Animatronic Trixie is landwhale status, even for bears.

>even for bears.

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Trips of truth confirm. But yeah basically just don't kill off the classics. Get rid of other duds.

If Disney knew how to video games they'd be all over it. But they're completely incompetent which is why they hired EA. New Rogue Squadron when

That's how I feel about that series. Every generation has their pop culture monsters like Freddy, Jason, Chucky, or whoever, except the ones for the kids these days comes from the internet instead of a film or tv show.

It'll be rethemed to Ant-Man as soon as they can negotiate rights with Universal

>No animatronics
>Ant-Man and Wasp show up twice
>Whole point of the plot is "here's the less exciting thing that's happening while the Iron Man Experience is happening"
>drab colors
>does nothing fun or creative with the size-changing gimmick
God forbid

I'm surprised Universal hasn't used the you can't use any character from Marvel argument since most characters have either been on or affiliated with The Avengers.

Whilst we're on the topic of theme parks, imho, a Warner Bros. theme park like the one in Abu Dhabi would kick all of the ass, especially if they incorporated ALL of the stuff they own, like CN, DC, Looney Tunes, the Lego Movies, Monterverse, Rooster Teeth, Sesame Street, etc.
Of course, they couldn't do it in Florida, especially not Orlando, since that place is already saturated with theme parks. Maybe they could do it in, like, New York or something.

Legoland is currently wasting any Lego Movie potential with just generic rides that have references to characters from the movies.

The agreement covers characters used anywhere in the park I believe . Black panther shows up in one piece of art so Disney couldn't do a wakanda pavilion

Haunted Mansion? Yeah it's ok, but it could scare kids and isn't maximizing results through IPs. My calculations are telling me Disneyland would greatly increase revenue if it had a Frozen ride...

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Character families are also a factor. Anyone with serious ties to the Avengers, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man and the X-Men when the deal was made all belong to Universal.

Doctor Strange managed to escape it because his main team for years was Defenders.

Soooooo...... any hints at what the Avengers attraction is even gonna be?

It's gonna replace [your favorite ride] at [your favorite park].

Dumb bastards missed the chance for a Zootopia game by backing that Infinity bullshit.

They could hire me, and I bet that for less than half of what the small fortune they're paying some out of touch executive that thinks "live services" are a great model for business, I could make an entire franchise of games that no Star Wars fan could resist.

Ah, if only Disney was hiring people who cared about their franchises.

Have a zip-a-dee-doo-dah night user

Based Splashposter

I hear "pretty good show us your balls"

Heh, imagine if the penis checkers checked your balls too. It'd be so silly and inappropriate.

I hope Brazil gets confirmed so that Jose is officially king of Epcot

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Dear god please let this be true.
I remember there being a petition for something like this a few years ago, it never made it, but the idea was pretty cool.
youtu.be/OxT4Kc12H94