Indiana Jones VS Dinosaurs: The FUTURE of Dinoland

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[@logsandcrush7149]

Expedition Everest definitely has a conservation/respect story line. The yeti is mad because of the over tourism and the tourists not respecting the mountain. Which is ironic coming from Disney…. Regardless there is definitely a story and message

[@markwolfking258]

If he's that mad throwing a disco party is not the way to keep people away. At least not if he's concerned about stayin' alive.

[@jaykay1899]

I agree 100%. The whole entire point of the ride is that you're entering territory that you dont belong in. These train tracks were built in a territory that they dont belong in. A territory that belongs to this massive beast (animal). There's even scenes of him literally ripping up the train tracks

[@mackixu]

You’re so right, I forgot about this!! Especially in light of a recent article about how Everest has become one giant pile of garbage from climbers polluting and whatnot.

[@the13throse]

@@mackixu A giant pile of garbage AND a giant graveyard, since it is a very dangerous mountain to climb and a lot of people who climb it just die there (and can't be moved because the severe weather and high altitude makes rescue or body recovery teams unable to reach them)

[@jaredfamily4626]

I think Disney should just replace all there parks besides Epcot at this point with 3 living with the land theme parks, this what we all need trust me.

[@nateb.theaviator3782]

Yeah back to walts roots.

[@isaacmarwell5435]

Bold in scope and vision.

[@thelastmountaineer]

And a giant people mover to connect them.

[@ConnorCampbell-ch5mk]

I fully support this

[@PiggyTgames]

In my opinion. No

[@ianherriott8998]

The book "The Lost World" by Arthur Conan Doyle takes place in South America, and features an isolated plateau where dinosaurs still survive. That could be a good tie-in with Indy

[@hollyswoods]

I was about to say that a Lost World ride but with Indy would be cool

[@CaptainCretaceous91]

There's also a book where Indy finds a living dinosaur egg.

[@samuelazzaro]

Problem is the temple imagery shown is from Central America (the maya/aztec cultural families), not South America proper. Also would kind of hurt the mission statement unless they hammer in the difference between archaeology and paleontology, as that is an insanely common mistake.

[@jocastadidntknew5980]

Ooh, they could go a step further and do The Lost World: Jurassic Park which- oh wait, that’s Universal. Nevermind.

[@tyceohollow]

This is what I'm hoping for too. Indy and dinosaurs sign me up his fear of snakes would make it perfect

[@nf1nk]

I could also see Animal Kingdom slowly losing the real animal aspect in much the same way as Hollywood adventure lost the actual studio aspects.

[@SammyNail]

That 100% is the future it is goin in and this project is the start of it. With Joe Rohde gone the park no longer has its biggest supporter meaning it will turn into ANOTHER IP farm.

[@tannerstubbe]

First they ruined the cohesion of Epcot, then MGM. Sadly I think they will wreck AK in favor of poorly implemented IP next. "Imagineering" is so lost these days it's embarrassing.

[@keko8887]

I agree. The fact is, providing quality care for exotic animals is expensive. I suspect the only reason Animal Kingdom exists in the first place is because the project was well underway when Eisner was still ambitious, before the disastrous opening of DLP. And Iger and Chapek never really liked how expensive it was, so they never added major animal attractions, but instead started filling it with IP attractions with no real animals. I’m not sure if their eventual goal is to replace the animal exhibits; my guess is they will keep what they have for the near future. But I think, with the new Tropical Americas land, they’ll probably just move over some animals from the Oasis like the anteater, capybara, and macaws.

[@kolonarulez5222]

Yes I agree I see a lot of attractions circuses, las vegas, and parks quickly moving to phase out living animals. I understand why with cost, publicity, humane concerns but I get sad thinking of a future just looking at robots

[@ruralserf]

AND california adventure losing its california aspects

[@brycevo]

I still think they should do more with Dinoland beyond destroy it. If anything, I hoped Dinoland would become a paleontological dig with a digsite coaster and Countdown to Extinction

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Yep.

[@DrasticFox2004]

They need to dedicate this land though before it closes. *Dude, I cannot tell you the awesome memory of nearly throwing up on Primeval Whirl and exploring the Boneyard.*

[@carminecdinoproductions]

@@DrasticFox2004 Yeah

[@brettrenfrew4]

Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Lost World" features an ancient population of dinosaurs living on a plateau in South America. They could definitely spin a sort of "expedition to the lost plateau finds ancient ruins full of dinosaurs." An additional fun fact: Carnotaurus is a dinosaur from South America. So there's that! (Also the skeleton you see in the pre-show is a carnotaurus skeleton, not a T. Rex one!) My issue with Dinosaur the ride as it stands is that it's mostly just a bunch of careening around through the dark with an occasional lit up corner with a dinosaur in it. You never feel immersed in the ride like you do with the Indiana Jones one.

[@samuelazzaro]

Problem is the temple imagery shown is from Central America (the maya/aztec cultural families), not South America proper. Also would kind of hurt the mission statement unless they hammer in the difference between archaeology and paleontology, as that is an insanely common mistake.

[@dont-hurt-me2519]

This is like an artist wanting to make a new painting, already having access to a bunch of blank canvases & painting materials but instead, the artist decides to paint over an already existing painting. If Disney wants a "Tropical Americas" section in Animal Kingdom, then they should use the free area(s) of land (like the one they're using for this construction project) they already have access to. Destroying Dinoland is not the answer & I REALLY hope something happens to prevent it from happening. If they want to improve Dinoland, then they should consider -Updating Dinosaur with a new pre-show & new animatronics -Give Restaurant-osaurus a new Menu -Construct more Animal Enclosures with creatures that are considered "Living Fossils" -Have Interactive Dinosaur Encounters (Baby Dinosaurs, Pterosaurs, Lucky, Aladar, etc.) -Have a Good Dinosaur Musical in the Theater in the Wild -Construct a Excavator Roller Coaster in or near The Boneyard area -Construct A Water/Log Flume Attraction based on the Ice Age franchise in place of Dino-Rama.

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Yeah! Also, a dinosaur themed carousel with rideable dinosaurs!

[@dont-hurt-me2519]

@@carminecdinoproductions Another Great Idea! Of which the Disney Imagineers are oddly not taking advantage of?

[@CaptainTalion]

Give us a very similar ride, but rather than Sallah, have an older Short Round portrayed by Ke Huy Quan be involved!

[@ttintagel]

I've been out here on my own defending Short Round for forty years, and it's good to see some people finally coming around to my point of view.

[@michaelsullivan3581]

We wants the Short Round!

[@officialmonarchmusic]

@@ttintagel Wait, there are psychos out there who hate Short Round?

[@officialmonarchmusic]

YES!

[@NinthShinigami]

As a massive Indiana Jones fan, I’m super excited to finally get more Indiana Jones at Walt Disney World, but as someone who really enjoys Dinoland and the Dinosaur ride, Imma be hella sad to see it go 😢 and I think it better compliments Animal Kingdom than Indy could…

[@SammyNail]

I'd miss it less if it didn't rock my shit so hard every time. Maybe I just got unlucky but every time I've gone on it was like goin on a way to rough roller coaster.

[@adrianroman3222]

@@SammyNailyou mean miss it more?

[@MrPhilosophicalguy]

@@SammyNail oh boy get ready for Indy “whiplash” jones I legitimately don’t know how they get on-ride footage of that thing

[@vicentenunez9390]

Why can’t the just upgrade dinosaur USA and the dinosaur attraction 🤦‍♂️

[@FreedomforHaiti]

I really liked Dinosaurs, too. Haven't been on it in 20 years, but I was always hoping to go in it again someday. I guess that won't happen.

[@IPS-bk2wr]

I don’t see why they can’t improve and revamp the land instead 🙄 Whole point of Animal Kingdom is to promote conservation and the fragility of life when facing extinction

[@Chanelo12579]

Quiet. Dun da dun Daaa!!!!

[@DrasticFox2004]

Why can’t they just make it Zootopia Land instead? Or have the Indy attraction centered around prehistory?

[@KaitouCiel]

I think the difference between Pandora and the potential Tropical America's section WOULD be that Joe Rhode was still involved in getting Pandora to fit in with the rest of the park. Even with the current shake up in Imagineering I am not optimistic about the new Indy attraction actually being conceptualized in a way that would thematically fit within Animal Kingdom.

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Yeah. It seems like a kinda cynical, boneheaded, and cowardly move for Disney.

[@MrPhilosophicalguy]

💯 and something that doesn’t get brought up was how direct Joe Rhode was about how “dumb” an idea he thought Pandora was in the first place. I can’t imagine the creative slough that was to get it to match his vision as much as it does currently. Now that he’s gone I wonder if there’s anyone at imagineering that even has the level of vocal anatomy that he had to fight against the board to execute this in a thematically purposeful way

[@carminecdinoproductions]

@@MrPhilosophicalguy Joe Rhode should continue to help Disney’s Animal Kingdom and we should expect a huge phased expansion project that’ll double the size of the theme park to include more rides that’ll add capacity, more animals, and other stuff! Maybe there could be possible walkway to the Planet Watch section that’ll be accessed through a new themed land!

[@ExtraordinaryPeoples]

Thinking Expedition Everest isn't about animals or conservation is certainly an opinion.

[@tufab3494]

Also saying that South and Central America are the EXACT same region of the world

[@19kilo241]

My personal wish would be to keep Dinosaur with maybe an updated pre show and onboard audio and build an Indy themed roller coaster through a Dino dig site where Primeval whirl was. It could tie into the theme of animal kingdom by paying homage to people like paleontologist/archeologists whose studies help us understand past animals.

[@Ratchetfan321]

Animal kingdom is slowly losing its identity completely. Fist it never got the dragon/fantasy section. Then they got sci fi aliens put in. Now they are taking away dinos and adding a explorer, a magic house, and mexico. Might as well just change the logo at this point. Remove the dragon/dinos and add a Naavi, a house, Indy, and a skeleton to the logo.

[@chickhazzard]

They should work the Dinos into Indy!

[@disneylandstudybuddy]

They could work fantasy animals into Indy. Maybe they've found an artifact that connects to or summons a mythical creature of some sort.

[@nellucthegreat]

Well the Pandora land actually functions as the spiritual successor to beastly kingdom. Pandora's Ikran are a fictional animal. And therefore fill the quota for the theme of the park being animals of the present, past and fantasy. However getting rid of dinosaur absolutely ruins the theme of the park. And I agree will eventually completely lose it's identity. Terrified Of that prospect as every single park eventually becomes Magic Kingdom... Very sad.

[@jackdubs25]

Same thing’s been happening to DCA.

[@EyreAffair]

I had always hoped that DinoLand USA would be replaced with "Dinotopia", based on James Gurney's book series of the same name, as Disney had also helped produce a "Dinotopia" TV miniseries back in the 2000s.

[@DrasticFox2004]

We’re either getting that, or a Lost World scenario with Indy 🤣

[@waltsapartment-105]

Expedition Everest shoe-horns animal preservation and information about mountain animals throughout the pre-ride queue. Several rooms have displays of recently extinct or soon to be extinct animals. They tie the story of the Yeti in by comparing a soon-to-be extinct fictional beast with real life soon-to-be extinct animals. Keep in mind that Animal Kingdom was always suppose to have fictional beasts, such as dragons, as well. I doubt very much that they will keep the Dinosaurs. The tonal whiplash would just be cheesy. The overall lore and expanded universe of Indiana Jones could easily shoehorn in real life Central/South American species alongside probably some mystical creature. Quetzalcoatl makes an appearance in 1999's Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine video game and would make a fantastic animatronic...

[@MastigosAtLarge]

Having an existential crisis over this, because Dinosaur is my favorite ride, and I'm pregnant, so I don't know if I'll be able to ride it one last time before it closes. The only thing is that I hope that they keep or retheme the Dig site. My almost three year old is obsessed with that playground, he spends hours there. And while there are other playgrounds on site, none are as big and well themed as that one.

[@mr.pencilsharpener8004]

Some thoughts: - Disney has never imported anything from the Tokyo parks/OLC, so I don’t believe the new ride will be a clone of the TDS version - The OLC, a company known for high upkeep, didn’t recreate the moving door or ice effects in Tokyo, so I don’t think we’ll be seeing those ever again. - Credible rumors indicate that the ride will be completely different from the current versions. This makes sense because a lot has changed since 1995/2001. - With Joe Rohde gone, I don’t have as much confidence in this ride sticking to the conservation theme like how Pandora did. Also, I think Everest has a message about respecting animals and nature. - I’m excited for this change

[@jalapeno1119]

You had me until the very last one

[@officialmonarchmusic]

The OLC has an exclusivity contract. I don't think Disney's allowed to copy from them

[@membraneproductions2023]

I think the only route they can use to fit this ride into Animal Kingdom is if they focus on the indigenous culture surrounding the ride. The storyline could incorporate elements of indigenous cultures and their relationship with the natural world. But that's just me.

[@seanstein8313]

Animal kingdom is not 100% about conservation. Its about the intrinsic value of nature / animals. This is explained by Joe Rhode quite a bit and it explains why Everest is a perfect fit for Animal Kingdom

[@TheAntSuper]

How do you make an Indiana Jones ride animal themed? Well I can certainly think of one animal Indy wouldn’t like 🐍

[@vicentenunez9390]

May aswell change this whole park and name it “adventure kingdom”

[@DrasticFox2004]

@@vicentenunez9390 Be careful what you wish for🪦

[@vicentenunez9390]

@@DrasticFox2004 What does that mean?

[@DrasticFox2004]

@@vicentenunez9390 Means you might be right, only it’s *”Adventure Domain.”* Much more sensible title than “Tropical Americas.”

[@nadieaki1313]

I think Indiana Jones is better received for a couple of reasons: 1) the music, it's so integral to the experience that everyone comments how the pause is very noticeable; 2) Almost every scene is packed with something special to make every moment distinct: well-done projection mapping, Indy!, awesome central hub with laser eyes, mummies (currently on vacation?), bugs, bridge and lasers, huge animatronic, scrim (admittedly sad), explosion, more projections, darts, Indy! Boulder! Yes!. In comparison, I don't even remember if the Dinosaur ride had music and every scene is just Dino, Dino, Dino (DDD). DDD isn't necessarily bad, no one can complain that the ride isn't what it says on the building, and a few scenes are done very well, but better music and a bit more creativity in how things vary and are executed will go a long way regardless of what the new theming will ultimately be.

[@danielclark653]

But one of the dinosaurs is spooky 🙂

[@IronSouls]

I think there is a lot of ways they can tie an Indy ride into the Animal Kingdom theme. Just think back to Temple of Doom, the Sankara Stones brought the people lands life, they were dying without them. Indy could be there investigating something like that. Maybe tie the dinosaur theme with the McGuffin of the ride and how birds or the ancestors of dinosaurs and he needs to restore the McGuffin to restore the birds, that way you can have some talk about evolution, etc outside the ride and maybe even some animal exhibits (I really hope the new land has some central american animals...)

[@zeroconsequences]

Everest is about the consequences of human and nature interaction, which does tie into the conservation mission. It's not just about "going high" lol. But I don't sub to this channel for it's keen insight on global affairs... I do so because he puts out a video on Saturday when nobody else does.

[@M33PSTER]

I think that Disney could actually make Encanto work in Animal Kingdom if they did a ride through Antonio’s eyes. The little backdrop they had at the front advertising Encanto last time I went featured Mirabel but also Antonio. A lot of their Encanto promo is with Mirabel, Bruno, and Antonio. So I have a feeling they’ll go the route of centering those characters and have Antonio talk to the animals to teach us about them.

[@smallbuck3048]

i honestly am very devastated that they're changing the dinosaur ride. As someone who grew up with a love for the prehistoric animals ive always had a very fond place in my heart for that ride. I know it has its flaws, being cheesy and kind of out of date, but I just thought that dinosaurs were much more fitting for animal kingdom. but thats just my take on it. Very very heartbroken.

[@rb5078]

I agree. Right there with you.

[@EnzoDiscoveryMoonLight23]

underrated take on “dinosaur into Indy” thing

[@revan1944]

Agreed

[@WheezyLiam]

It's out of date because there hasn't been any love put into updating it. They need to use the money to improve what they have and preserve the thematic consistency of the park.

[@smallbuck3048]

Very much agree, I really hate that they're giving up on such a amazing ride. Theres so much they could do with it and it ives the opening for doing a remake movie of dinosaur and giving it love as well. I think that movie is the only one id be happy to see a remake of from them@@WheezyLiam

[@CursedKeyblade1]

Great, a boring Indiana Jones copy, just what we needed! Dinosaurs are also in South America, and literally Carnotaurus was found in South America, so that is what confuses me even more.

[@revan1944]

EXACTLY

[@danielspencer1923]

I don't think it will be a copy from Disneyland.

[@jimcampbell]

One problem with the dinosaur idea- and maybe this really doesn’t matter because they can fudge it... Indiana jones is an archeologist. He studies the artifacts of human civilization. Not a paleontologist who studies the natural world through fossils.

[@Junoisverysleepy]

Archaeologists. Don’t. Do. DINOSAURS.

[@ttintagel]

No, but they could run across them while looking for other things.

[@flyhigh6814]

Carnotaurus is not a t rex. Sue the t rex is outside the dino Institute. (Named after the woman who discovered it) The fossil on the inside is the carnotaurus from the ride and movie. Carnotaurus was from the late Cretaceous period and from south America, and was the largest carnivore to have horns. T-rex was also from the Cretaceous but was in western North America and had a longer "snout".

[@CrazyManhog]

I wonder if Josh will actually fix the prices and park hours and turn back to normal. Just because he is Igers friend doesn't mean he thinks the same thoughts as him.

[@BudoDave76]

He does if he wants to keep his job haha

[@ttintagel]

Prices never go back down once they've gone up.

[@markwolfking258]

My whole family loves Dinosaur... but the area is weak. It's sad, cause it didn't have to remain that way, but it did. They gave it virtually no love and most people aren't aware or forgot that the Dinosaur movie even happened. (The attraction wasn't even tied in hard to the IP anyway.) I think Diz is going to scrap the whole Dino-thing in general. They've got some vibrant popular IP's with Encanto and Indy and that's more than enough to work with to get guests to travel to and actually stay in that land for more than ten minutes. (Antonio's gift gives them a great plot point to work from as well... and magic is not a topic that is devoid in the Indiana Jones' storylines. They'll figure it out, but I think the dino's will either have an extinction event or be pushed into a corner as a much smaller exhibit/attraction of some sort... somewhere.)

[@genappithy]

Anthropologist Dr Jones Jr is in Latin America studying local myths about a living Dinosaur. Discovers a Lost World. If cryptids work well enough for Asia …

[@kenziewolf5818]

Perhaps they can make some sort of ancient animal reawaken after you "take" something in the ride like when you "look" into the eye of Mara. It could be really cool.

[@jwelkenbach]

I could see a ride title tying the attraction to an animal theme. Maybe something like "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Snakes," or "Indiana Jones and the Sanctuary of Animal Spirits." Imagineers could come up with a compelling storyline and catchy title.

[@tophunter4865]

That carnotaurus jones is something i needed. Thank you

[@tophunter4865]

Also, I am a science teacher, so that is a carnotaur skeleton. Size, smaller snout and the horns are how you can tell.

[@tny1757]

Can they make it work? Yes. Will they? Absolutely not. We already saw with the Splash Mountain Retheme they don't care about consistency when it comes to adding new things to the park. Going from a Western Themed Town, to a Swamp, to a Western Mountain Mine. If they can add an IP somewhere, they will. How they put the Hatbox Ghost in the Hallway scene of the Haunted Mansion. Instead of trying to make an idea that never had the chance to be what it could've been, Iger's Pulling another Iger and getting rid of things to replace them with Modern IP that doesn't work where he thinks it will. None of the IPs they plan for Animal Kingdom have ANYTHING to do with Animals, they aren't IPS like Jungle Book or the Lion King. Heck, even Avatar had a lot to do with Nature, so that somehow worked. Disney is creatively bankrupt and frankly... there is no confidence or faith in them to deliver on anything halfway decent of a replacement that isn't just shameless corporate synergy.

[@Nonfiction79]

Really, if you think about it New Orleans fits better into Frontierland than Georgia…

[@officialmonarchmusic]

@@Nonfiction79 When was it ever specified as Georgia? The ride never says anything about Georgia, and the actual ride never has anything to suggest that you are in Georgia. The Imagineers designed Splash Mountain's exterior in Florida differently than the others to match the frontier landscape perfectly. Disney has a lush green, swamp mountain. So no, it does NOT make more sense

[@chericrabbypelley9009]

I rode dinosaur first before I became a Disneyland girlie. I was blown away by the difference. I feel universal does the whole dinosaur theme way better, but disney can really do the adventure and treasure seeking theme better. I'm so excited for a change to Indiana! (My condolences to those that liked the dino land area).

[@Pwn3dbyth3n00b]

Disney doesn't care about theme anymore. Just look at Hollywood Studio

[@rb5078]

I haven’t watched the video yet, but I heard that Dinosaur will be rethemed to Indiana Jones and I was soooo upset. Am I alone in hating when they copy rides from other parks? It really removes the incentive to visit other parks when they have the same rides. Can Disney just not be bothered to come up with anything original these days?? Ugh!

[@ttintagel]

Watch the video! It's all about how cloning an already existing attraction isn't the most likely thing to happen.

[@MannyEmm]

If they rename the land to South America, then that would allow Indy and Encanto to fit better. The land could also feature food,as well as souvenirs, from South America.

[@nimics]

Why an Encanto ride? And in animal kingdom of all places?

[@discipleofmatanui1362]

Why don’t they just build a new Indiana jones ride with the infinite space they have? The dinosaur area has a lot of potential and should be upgraded, not destroyed.

[@koju737]

I think Indiana Jones could actually work thematically with animal kingdom if they try hard enough. You could even incorporate a reptile house of sorts in the land or next to the attraction. Featuring Snake's and such. Would be a cool nod to dino land plus it's a call back to indy's relationship with snakes.

[@blueman688]

What if the story is that indi is going after a mythical “guardian of the animals” and finds out humans aren’t welcome into the sanctuary and the message is “humans shouldn’t mess with animals habitats” something like that

[@Protato_Gamer]

If dinosaur gets replaced by Indiana jones and the temple of the intrusive corporate IPs, Animal kingdom will never be the same. The opening day speech even specified that it was a park of animals from the future, fantasy, and PAST. If dinosaur goes, so does the parks roots. #savedinosaur

[@thedistorychannel]

I can definitely see them tying S.E.A into the attraction, especially with the Jock Lindsey Hanger Bar having a ton of S.E.A/Adventurers Club references at Disney Springs. I can see Indy fitting in Animal Kingdom if they incorporate some kind of mythical creature into the temple lore, like a Coatl (South American mythical a snake with wings). A Coatl can also link to the S.E.A through the Shinji Takashi book series too 😀

[@ArthurGroves]

The skeleton in the queue of Dinosaur is not a T-Rex. It's a Carnotaurus, the species that stalks you throughout the ride and that was in the Dinosaur movie.

[@stuartm6069]

Offhand Disney is such a learning experience. I never knew that India was in a different part of the world than South America.....lol. I always thought we were all connected in some big super continent and we could call it Pangea.

[@msmobot7]

hate to break it to you... its not a T-Rex fossil in the attraction it is a Carnotaurus in the cue. it even says Carnotaurus on the plaque and in that Bill Nye voice over.

[@TobysTrains]

Dinosaur X Indiana Jones Idea: Indie is Indiana Jonesing a ancient temple and discovers a sister to the dial of destiny! After escaping a temple trap the dial activated and send Indie back to the pre-historic world, one that is Counting down to extinction, then it follows Indie trying to save as many dinosaurs as possible. Having taken refuge in a cave we get the boulder scene and the Dial re-activates and Indie returns to the Modern World!

[@BrokenBluebird6]

10:48 So Indiana Jones and the Lost World [the South American plateau one, not Jurassic] mash-up? That sounds cool.

[@Orkunkadunk]

If they so much as lay a finger on dinosaur I will riot

[@SuperRedtiger1]

Yeah me too

[@purpledolphy]

I’ll be in the front lines as well

[@jerseydevil64]

Me too. I will take Dinosaur over Indiana Jones any day. If Dinoland goes away I have zero reason to return to Disney anymore

[@EnzoDiscoveryMoonLight23]

wait hold on that finger might be good for a revamp of the ride (like an upgrade, not a retheme.)

[@Orkunkadunk]

@@EnzoDiscoveryMoonLight23 the dinosaur figures need some love, they’re falling apart

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Guys, there’s plenty of plots of unused land perfect for potential expansions to Disney’s Animal Kingdom that’ll double its size and include lots of new rides to add capacity, new animal attractions with live animals, new shows, and lots of other cool stuff! I want that multi-phase expansion for Disney’s Animal Kingdom to happen and right on time for its 30th anniversary!

[@tufab3494]

That guy pointing his finger towards the camera at 11:57 is sure a very mature and likeable person

[@edwardchadez2712]

“I get it now. I see. We’re all going to die. That’s what this ride is about.” Best description of Everest. Ever. (That, and Disco Yeti, of course)

[@RonanBunny]

Also, are we not gonna talk about the fact that Zootopia does not fit in Animal Kingdom, let alone, The Tree of Life?

[@jacksonwells2181]

I don’t think zootopia is the thing that doesn’t fit in ANIMAL kingdom. That is the only one that really does out of all of the announced things that does fit. Encanto? Nothing to do with animals. Indiana jones? Arguable but mostly has nothing to do with animal kingdom either lol

[@RonanBunny]

@@jacksonwells2181 it does not fit in the roots of the Tree of Life. Zootopia is massive and cannot fit in a tree. Also, I think Encanto is overrated just like Barbie in my opinion. They should’ve put Paradise Falls from Up in that place and maybe Emperor’s New Groove where Dinosaur was. After all, the movie Dinosaur was used to promote the Dinosaur ride and the movie that came after Dinosaur was The Emperor’s New Groove

[@jacksonwells2181]

@@RonanBunny I think they’ll keep the same set up with a few differences for zootopia, try not to make assumptions when there hasn’t been any details released! The Indiana jones and encanto area are still technically blue sky (just a thought experiment nothing permanent) so who knows what it’ll be like!

[@RonanBunny]

@@jacksonwells2181 I just hope Zootopia will get something that makes sense in terms of scale, integrity and quality.

[@officialmonarchmusic]

@@jacksonwells2181 Encanto has absolutely nothing to do with animals. But I'd argue Indiana Jones can have a SPECIFIC story crafted about it. Similar with Encanto, they REALLY have to stretch though. Zootopia is fundamentally opposed to the idea of animals at all. Since they are anthropomorphic, there are no "real" animals in this universe, so there is no possible way to craft a story around animals in the way Animal Kingdom treats it

[@writerpatrick]

Once they do start work, the area will be closed for 3-5 years or more. Expect an opening date some time around 2030. It seems Disney feels it's just as good to have something in the works as actually having finished attractions. And if they're working on reworking Dinoland, don't expect they to do any work on the Peoplemover. So maybe some time next decade they'll think about it.

[@ttintagel]

I see where you're coming from, but I'd rather they took their time and did things right than just slap some &%#@ together and call it a day, just to be able to say they made something new.

[@riondrius]

Offhand you have great story telling! I really enjoy the way you speak your thoughts ! Thanks for sharing dude !

[@Kiefer_raptor_shark]

So if they get rid of Dino land it’s just steering away from the park theme, the animal kingdom sign/logo will have to be changed since it already doesn’t have dragons and it won’t have dinosaurs either, plus this is a ride you can actually get on without waiting 3 hours, big mistake if they do Also it’s a carnotaurus skeleton, the t-Rex skeleton is outside and that only exists because mc’donnalds and Disney bought the fossil also known as Sue, as far as I know she is the most complete T-Rex found

[@bjm0120]

I’ve said it before, if Disney wants to retheme Dinoland it should become Zootopia, it makes sense within the park, and they’ve already created a Zootopia land in another park

[@krob2445]

The first time we went on Dinosaur it was the opening year when it was called Countdown to Extinction. Being super excited we told the ride operator “it’s just like Indiana Jones!” She looked at us like we were crazy. She says, “No. Indiana is a show.” And then we had to explain we were from California and OUR Indiana was a ride. Her jaw dropped and she got really excited to hear more, but unfortunately we had to board the ride. Now, years later, I think replacing Dinosaur with Indy would be great, but maybe a different version of the ride.

[@srayj]

Maybe the temple that Indy is there to excavate is actually a shrine to some sort of animal and rather than defying Mara, like in Disneyland, the premise of the ride is that we’ve awoken the animal spirit that guards the temple and its angry at people for going into its shrine and digging up the land. Imagineering can then build a new animal animatronic to take the place of the carnotaurus.

[@jerzeyguy71]

I said this on another channel, they should use the idea of the most recent movie, and have it time travel ride in the South American area, where you slowly go back to when Dinosaurs were around, but then also other times, when it was more jungle and covered by wild animals..

[@LightSparkDaniel]

Your commentary on Everest is so accurate to what I both think and say while riding every time. 😂

[@JDPlaysMoth]

I'm going to be so sad if they get rid of all the dinosaurs, Dinoland was my favorite part of Animal Kingdom

[@Rosebud7672]

Is no one talking about the Indiana jones ride in Disneyland Paris??? Adding another coaster into the park that is needed? It’ll cut down on wait times for Everest AND passage

[@dtorts7068]

Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Crystal Skull at Tokyo Disneysea is very similar to the ride at Disneyland but it is South America themed. I think they will most likely go with that as the concept art looks very similar.

[@MrsALYarr]

Ooh I know! Indy finds a crystal DINOSAUR skull! 😂

[@alexliberti9679]

i know you mentioned that the Indiana jones ride takes place in India, but we must remember that Indiana jones and the ark of the covenant starts in south America. So, they might be doing that as a ride

[@WANNABECOMEDY21]

Random video idea, but I definitely think you should talk about the next “original” Disney ride that could come down the line. By original I mean something like Pirates, Haunted Mansion, Big Thunder, etc… something that’s original from Disney Parks. Maybe about what you think it could be, where it could be at, would it have public interest, would Disney ever do such a thing considering how much money established properties make? I think it would be interesting to discuss. Enjoyed the video!

[@alextirrellRI]

I'm not sure I've ever heard that Bill Nye narration in the queue before. 😮 Granted on my last trip I walked straight through, but I seem to remember it either being quiet or light music.

[@danalexander6049]

Possible new animal themes for Indiana Jones at Animal Kingdom--- 1)Indiana Jones Adventure: We Named the Dog Indiana 2)Indiana Jones Adventure: Ending Primate Poaching for Chilled Monkey Brains

[@dellaspath]

This is something I hope Joe Rhode looks at while he's at Imagineering, he knows the park inside and out.

[@kylewalker641]

The skeleton in the Dinosaur Que is a Carnotaurus not T-Rex, and they both lived during the same time period.

[@MrMadshepherd]

A story where Indi raids a tomb in which an ancient tribe has kept the dinosaurs alive all along would be cool. Could tie it into conservation with not upsetting the echo system, preventing extinction but making sure dinosaurs aren’t let loose in the modern world would be cool.

[@julieclarke621]

Wonderful vlog!!…. Has had me sitting on the edge of my seat in excitement. !!!👏😄

[@kaelarollins]

I’d like it if they even just focused on snakes… maybe with some enclosures in the queue…. That would be pretty cool. Very on brand. They’re prehistoric-esque creatures. Or possibly birds? They’re contemporary dinosaurs. Both are animals that we have direct impacts on currently. Which I personally would prefer over extinct dinosaurs. My favorite part of animal kingdom is *surprise* the animals. It’s a zoo and a theme park. I think more habitats with animals native to south America is what is needed

[@Orionzeus05]

Animal Kingdom has always tried to balance an ecological conservation message with an anthropological celebration of traditional human cultures and their relationships with the environment as the kind of baseline theme of the park. I wish they would add Indiana Jones as a separate attraction in the Tropical America's pavilion and revamp the area around Dinosaur to fit more with the rest of Animal Kingdom. Dinosaur to me always represented the Animal Kingdom not just as what species exist today, but those which lived in previous epochs, giving a wider view of ecological and environmental messaging beyond the present into the past. Adding a Moana style gyser and hot spring walk through area around current Dinoland where you can learn about the geological processes that shaped the Earth, how animal and plant remains are preserved, and how the earlies roots of the tree of life evolved into the complexity of life we have today would be educational, ecological, and give a fun context of humanity's place within the vast history of life on our planet. The Dinosaur ride as a museum style queue could be expanded to have an actual side museum attachment after leaving the attraction with replicas of the greatest finds in paleontology exhibited and showcased, a place to eat and rest out of sun and bad weather while still having a good time. Just saying Disney, dinosaurs are always a solid investment because everyone loves and is fascinated with those big lizards

[@jimcampbell]

The boulder scene is of course a tribute to a scene in the first film which does take place in south America so that would still work really well.

[@Amphibicup-draws]

Maybe the ride could start with a scene of Indy stealing an ancient artifact behind a statue of an ancient god. The statue suddenly comes to life as the god scolds Indy and the guests that humans must pay for their greed and taking away from the planet. Then the ride would be similar to the one at Disneyland. Also, I would love if they combined the scrapped Beastly Kingdom and a dinosaur land to make a sort of ancient, monstrous animal land.

[@5TailedArtist]

I'm actually excited to see what they do with the Indiana Jones part of the park. One thing that I think is that there will be some time travel involved, since we've already kind of dealt with it in the most recent movie. Maybe that'll come back and something goes wrong at the dig site and we explore it in it's true time with Indy, etc. Might make a bit more sense that way! I'm excited. And the Encanto addition can feature a lot of awesome animals thanks to Antonio! I'm hoping for a show like Feathered Friends in Flight.

[@crazyryan7470]

I belive that the Encanto concept ride will take you through Antonio's room. This would make the most sense because Antonio's power is the ability to communicate with animals so the ride could be a transformer ride at US but riding an animal in a race around his room maybe. That's just a possibility of what that could be.

[@ChrisandToryTVandYoshiitoo]

They should honestly make a unique Indiana Jones story where he finds dinosaurs, hence keeping some dinosaurs and mixing it with indiana jones.

[@BudoDave76]

They’ll incorporate the dial of destiny

[@burneyboys02]

They should tie-in S.E.A. into Animal Kingdom more. Expedition Everest already has a small nod thanks to the Skipper Catten, (without spoiling if you haven't read) the first Shinji Takahashi book does shout-out a location in the park, but the Society needs to have a bigger presence.

[@happilyevanafter]

As a MASSIVE Dinoland fan who also only likes 2 indy movies, this VERY MUCH upsets me. I wish they would just improve Dinoland and add these other attractions elsewhere. The parks need more capacity, and replacing existing capacity does not solve this problem. And dak needs dinosaurs and an awesome Dinoland.

[@CJStanz]

Both the Back to the Future ride and Universe of Energy had dinosaurs kinda shoehorned in so why not an Indy ride? They could just keep the queue line as if you are entering a museum that has a natural history exhibit as well as antiquities which could keep some of the educational aspects alive too. Indy has lots of animals in the movies - primates, elephants, crocodiles, giant ants, and of course snakes. It makes more sense in AK than Encanto IMO.

[@GlennJimenez]

Yeah remember the back to the future movie with dinosaurs? lol there were none!

[@oblivitorium]

Looking at the style, size and arrangements of the roofs next to the Indy attraction (shown at 7:05), I’m thinking those buildings are going to be walkthrough animal exhibits for the Americas, just like in Asia and Africa

[@Keither754]

11:51 Disney World needs more Bill Nye, not less. I think Dinosaur is the last Disney World attraction that has the Science Guy in it after Universe of Energy closed.

[@Belangerz]

If I were to make a Indy ride for animal kingdom, I’d make it a snake temple. The snake god would be pissed off people have enter it’s temple and chase you out. The finale would be the snake lunging at you, using the same tech they now have for the t-Rex. The morale would be to not disturb nature, which fits with the theme of AK.

[@danielpreciado7381]

I honestly think a tropical Americas land could fit well in AK more so if Encanto and Indiana Jones follow the park’s core ideas (which I believe they can) but idk if I trust Imagineering tinkering with AK without Joe Rohde’s involvement. Do you think he’ll be asked to work on it?

[@ryanbaconsizle9119]

Hyper specific to me I suspect, but I'd love to see it re themed after the Book "Indiana Jones and the Dinosaur Eggs"

[@bonzupippinpaddleoxacoppil484]

For the love of Paul Bunyan update Dinoland with The Mystery Shack! It already fits with the roadside tourist trap vibe and it’s literally a gift shop.

[@jonathanperrone]

It’s not a T-Rex in the pre-show it’s a carnataurus!

[@tomaja7719]

Judging from the box office returns nobody else saw Dial of Destiny but that macguffin could justify the crossover of Indy and dinosaurs.

[@ttintagel]

I was thinking the same thing! (And I saw DoD several times!)

[@Chanelo12579]

While Dial didn’t do great in theaters, it was a big success in home video sales, blu ray and streaming. Same with Encanto. That’s why they’re getting new park additions and etc.

[@CSReed]

I really can’t wait to see what they’ll do! It’s 100% going to have to be updated to something Aztec or Mayan inspired. Maybe the exterior will be turned into a mini chichén itzá? I’d love to see that.

[@kay4706]

I knew I wasn’t crazy! Always think of you as offhand Disneyland, been watching you for years :)

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Disney should fix up Dinoland USA to make it more relevant with plenty more dinosaurs and lots of other prehistoric creatures in addition to dinosaurs!

[@ryanhau1073]

Just thought of something about the Theming of an Indiana Jones story set in Latin America that includes Dinosaurs. The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle takes place in the Amazon Basin, so they could take inspiration from that Novel about Explorers discovering an Ancient Land that still have Dinosaurs

[@Real_Bossclips]

Look man, I like Dinosaur USA, it was undoubtably one of my favorite Disney areas as a kid. But it has been in obvious disrepair for so long, arguably since it opened. If replacing it is the only way it'll get an update, I can swallow my nostalgia for an necessary update of some kind.

[@effusivefugitive]

I wouldn't say "since it opened." Dino-Rama was added three years later (and the Finding Nemo show four years after that). It's been a slow deterioration over the last 15-20 years.

[@theUselessProfessor]

Carnotaurus is from South America. Not hating the Indy+Dino idea lol

[@justinwebb2214]

Having Indiana Jones be a dinosaur excavation site would be a great way to keep dinosaurs a part of Animal Kingdom (you know their logo and all lol), keep it somewhat educational (not just a some mystical concept we all associate Indiana Jones rides with), and South America does have paleontology history and fossil record to pull from.... AT Bare minimum the queue could be a Fossil dig site.... Also if they are doing a South America land there should at least be 1 or 2 tiny, little exhibits for animals (like a lizard, monkey, or even bugs for all i care). Side note, you should do a video on why the Animal Kingdom Boat/River ride is no longer a thing, and if it one day could be a ride again in the future (if they didnt do dinosuars in the South America Land, it would be a cool idea for the boat ride if it ever came back)