Why Frozen is getting the full treatment

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by RStar

Because they are taking away an old beloved attraction, and putting fictional characters into the World Showcase, they best do a good job or this could get ugly for them. Just sayin....

I seem to remember Donald and friends in the Mexico world showcase so it's not without precedent.

Originally Posted by RStar

It now takes them 3 years to build one from scratch, when Disneyland took only a year.

To be fair, a single modern E-ticket ride is a hugely larger project than all of Disneyland was in 1955.

Originally Posted by RStar

But then it is Frozen, which is so popular it may not matter anyway...

When that line of thought governs the design of an attraction, bad things happen.

[RStar]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

I seem to remember Donald and friends in the Mexico world showcase so it's not without precedent.


To be fair, a single modern E-ticket ride is a hugely larger project than all of Disneyland was in 1955.


When that line of thought governs the design of an attraction, bad things happen.

Yes, Donald in the Three Amigos is there, and some of the historic fantasy of various lands are mentioned. So it's not exactly only "True Life Adventures" in the World Showcase. But still, it seems like completely made up stories belong in Fantasyland.

Also, I know that Disney corporate red tape, enhanced building codes and regulations, and complicated infrastructure due to technology slows things down. It's just frustrating to watch it go at such a slow pace.

And lastly, yes I agree that if they think "Ok, the movie is a success so we can paint some plywood figures and call it a ride and it will be ok!" we will have a problem. But I think they realize that now. Between the pitiful attendance to the Pooh ride at DCA, and the huge success of Potter in Uni, I think they got the message. But what I meant in that statement was the location, not the quality. I think the quality will be pretty good, and that the main visitor won't care that it's at the World Showcase. That's all.