DCA, Future Expansion
Topic: Little Mermaid Dark Ride

#	Author	Message
51	dshyates Wed 9/5/2007 7:39a	Or similar to the original omnimover dark ride, The Haunted Mansion. Not really plywood flats there. Imagine a 21st century dark ride with an effort on par with HM.
52	2001DLFan Wed 9/5/2007 10:43p	<<trekkeruss: One of the features of an Omnimover is the ability of the individual cars to rotate, allowing the ride designers to "edit" the scenes riders will see. Peter pan doesn't do that. System aside, I an *extremely* sceptical of the veracity of the LM rumor for DCA.>> I really get the feeling that the Little Mermaid idea is their grabbing at straws for something enjoyable to put into the park. And the only reason they came up with it was because of the virtual ride that was included in the Little Mermaid DVD. Apparently everything that they have been pitching has just been rehashed (and cheaper budget) concepts from the past few years, left over from WDI's old political management. Just hope that WDI's new management and DCA's new creative director will change the direction in favor of some real creativity instead of just stuffing the park with cartoons.
53	jonvn Wed 9/5/2007 11:13p	"I really get the feeling that the Little Mermaid idea is their grabbing at straws for something enjoyable to put into the park" That's really sad, if true. I've seen many ideas from all sorts of people who have presented ideas online that sounded like they'd be great. I can't imagine it'd be that hard to come up with something good.
54	BlueOhanaTerror Wed 9/5/2007 11:47p	>>>I've seen many ideas from all sorts of people who have presented ideas online that sounded like they'd be great. I can't imagine it'd be that hard to come up with something good.<<< On this we're completely agreed. There ARE far too many cartoon-related attractions being forced into ALL the Disney parks, inappropriately. I can't fathom the rationale to put a Little Mermaid attraction into a San Francisco-themed region. It really makes you want to cry. With all that money, you know they're going to design and build a lovely infrastructure... but suddenly you've got this very RANDOM concept stuck into it... just because it's - what? Water? Ocean? Ick. Ariel's Restaurant is one thing. Heck, the proposed (and never built) Ursula spinner in the middle of SCREAMIN' would have been fine - it was a spinner that would have at least added some colorful kinetics in that little spot. But an expensive, fully-fleshed out attraction in the wrong place, is like bringing a wedding cake to a birthday party. You can eat it, enjoy it, but it's the wrong choice, and people (rightly) think you've lost your sense of taste, if not your mind.
55	BlueOhanaTerror Thu 9/6/2007 12:01a	Okay, here's ONE idea for a SF themed attraction... and admittedly not a great one, but it could be entrancing if done in the right spirit with the right music... What about an "Ocean" attraction - along the lines of the old IF YOU HAD WINGS attraction at WDW years and years ago? It wouldn't have to be terribly elaborate, but breezy and imaginative. Start out by surfing a wave, then roll into tidal pools, maneuver into reefs, come up above the waves in Catalina, then rock on a sailboat up the coast... Sort of the inverse-version of SOARIN' - but you could do it in an Omnimover, with clever sets that combine filmed elements with physical sets. I guess that would go better in the Wharf section, but I hold out hope for an attraction over there that focuses on Marine Mammals - whales, seals, walruses, etc. A little edutainment, a little charm. Monterey, after all...
56	Britain Thu 9/6/2007 8:33a	Meh... It wouldn't sell any merchandise like Ariel would. Just sayn'sall.
57	Witches of Morva Thu 9/6/2007 9:29a	ORWEN: Maybe they could re-name the Little Mermaid attraction and call it 'If You Had Fins'!
58	Moon Waffle Thu 9/6/2007 9:29a	I still don't understand why cartoon-based rides are bad? They are extremely popular with the average guest. Just look at Nemo, Buzz and Monsters. And they sell massive amounts of merchandise which in turn generates more revenue with which to build future attractions. They already tried a park full of non-cartoon based rides (DCA when it opened). Nobody liked it.
59	Witches of Morva Thu 9/6/2007 9:31a	ORWEN: I agree with you, Moon Waffle, duckling. In fact, if us Cauldron girls were in charge, ALL Disney theme park attractions would be based on a Disney animated film. After all, we shouldn't forget that it all started with a mouse and, thus far, has ended with a rat!
60	jonvn Thu 9/6/2007 10:59a	"I still don't understand why cartoon-based rides are bad? " They aren't bad. But if they just do that, and little else, it gets to be all of one sort of thing. "They already tried a park full of non-cartoon based rides (DCA when it opened). Nobody liked it." Yes, and the Pooh ride is so popular because it is a cartoon? No. It's not that. You can have a ride that is popular or unpopular regardless of whether it is based on a cartoon. "On this we're completely agreed." It's interesting that some people who agree on almost NOTHING seem to agree on this. This is either a sign of the coming apocolypse, or it is something Disney might want to take notice of. If people from all over the map on opinions otherwise start saying similar things, it might actually project into the general public in terms of perception and opinion.

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