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Sorry if this sounds too Board X-esque for you all but I thought it would be fun to post ideas for your dream Imagineering project -- the additions to Disney Parks we'll probably never see, but are fun to dream up. Ideas for attractions, restaurants, hotels, events, even whole new parks or resorts are all fair game to post here.

I'll start things off by saying in my own little dream world, Disney should scrap the Avatar land project and add a South American or even Australia/South Pacific themed area to DAK. Just my two cents.

Don't expect to may responses, CMs sign a contract when they start that pretty much states any ideas they come up while working for the company belong to the company and that the company will not pay for those ideas.

CMs who come up with good ideas tend to not talk about them except to close friends and only in a whisper. It's a shame but that's how it is.

Shorty82 wrote:Don't expect to may responses, CMs sign a contract when they start that pretty much states any ideas they come up while working for the company belong to the company and that the company will not pay for those ideas.

Oh wow, I think I read about that, isn't that what happened to Tim Burton and the Nightmare Before Christmas? I guess there's nothing to say but... /thread.

Shorty82 wrote:CMs sign a contract when they start that pretty much states any ideas they come up while working for the company belong to the company and that the company will not pay for those ideas.

Must be a recent development, as back in the last century when I started there was no such contract. Therefore....

I have an idea for how to redeploy part of the area now occupied by the Jungle Cruise. Yes, I know it's a Walt-loved classic, but really folks, it's a slow loader and eats a whole lot of real estate. That said, *IF* the area is to be repurposed.....

I propose a pair of Aladdin attractions. The common queue area would be the Marketplace. On the way in, there would be various mini-attractions, such as a bed of (rubber) nails guests could pose on, a bed of "hot" coals to walk across, perhaps an animatronic snake charmer who would banter a bit, then pipe a variety of snakes up from a basket (details on request).

On the way out through the same area, the "exit thru retail" would be stands that actually sell things, like all the stuff in the Morroco pavilian, plus dried fruit, bread, and drinks. Themed retail, who'd believe it?

At the end of this exterior queue, the line would split. One way would be marked "Exciting Adventure", the other "Romantic Adventure".

The Exciting branch would lead to a C-coupon attraction based on the magic carpet escape from the Cavern of Wonders. Not much to say about the story here, it's a low-grade adrenalin rush that will appeal to some guests.

The Romantic branch would lead to a similar attraction based on the magic carpet ride "Prince Ali" offers to Jasmine, with accompanying schmaltzy theme. This would be a marked departure for the Mouse, as the category of "romantic attraction" is pretty much limited to Main Street after dark and the occasionally lamented Adventure Thru Inner Space (kids, ask your parents about this one).

A preview scene for both interior queues would have a backlit screen with arabian motif with a shadow show of the Genie taking carpets off a stack, and magically converting them into the ride vehicles, then sending them off in the direction of the loading platform. Hard part will be getting this to sync convincingly with the ride vehicles. Many variations on the basic routine will be needed so that repeats aren't seen.

The ride technology would be overhead suspension, similar to Peter Pan. The ride vehicles would be "carpets" formed into a G shape to provide a seat, canopy, floor, and dashboard. With luck, the tassels at the corners would be animated, but that's primarily just to have something non-essential to descope.

Rather than using a conventional track system and 3-D scenery, a combination of "speed tunnel" and Omnisphere projections would be used. This gives a very compact attraction that could be scaled up to nearly any desired hourly capacity, without regard to ride duration. The floor being fairly close to the ride vehicles, emergency evac could be a matter of lowering the vehicle a few feet and walking out (with some risk of damage to the projection surface).

It may be worth considering 3-D glasses for this attraction, but if so, there will need to be a 2-D option for those who don't like or can't use the glasses; which should be trivial, and ought to be an option for all ride vehicles and load stations.

And if Mickey does insist on taking this idea without compensating me... I'd be thrilled!

Zazu wrote:It may be worth considering 3-D glasses for this attraction, but if so, there will need to be a 2-D option for those who don't like or can't use the glasses; which should be trivial, and ought to be an option for all ride vehicles and load stations.

When asked what he thought about 3-D movies, Mickey Rourke growled, "I hate those damn glasses."

Here's one that I would love as a guest, although I recognise the many logistical problems that are involved. It could be a real challenge.

I love being able to sample all the various cuisines at the Food and Wine Festival, and my favorite restaurants are the ones with foods I can't normally get around home. So, create a restaurant with a menu that rotates through cuisines on a regular and fairly frequent basis. Daily? Every two days? Three?

Obviously this would best fit in EPCOT and it would need to be an area outside of the exisitng countries. Perhaps Odyssey, the Millennium Village site, or behind one of the remaining berms.

Change the atmosphere through music, lighting and automated changing displays. Music is obvious. Use a neutral, somewhat reflective paint scheme and various colored lights -- both area and highlight, to change the color pallette, mood and atmosphere extensively simply through lighting controls. Have niches with cultural artifacts that rotate or slide. Use video technology to change artwork or "windows." Fabric drapes or limited wallcoverings could be on rollers and cycled. Linens and dinner ware are constantly cycled and cleaned, so use different sets to match the cuisine. Costuming could be fairly neutral with accents that change.

Changing over the lines in the kitchen could be very challenging. Perhaps two kitchens so prep takes place in one the day before cuisine change, while produciton is occuring in the other. Menus would have to be carefully planned so as to limit waste. Align the rotation according to shared ingredients and elements.

This would give a broad range of experiences encouraging repeat patronage while minimizing the footprint and competing locations.

As with Zazu, I'm happy to let Mickey have this idea with no compensation. Well, okay, I'd hope for a free meal. :D:

It'll never happen -- nor should it, probably, because of the less-than-Florida/California-tourist-friendly weather -- but I'd love to see "Disney's Texas," whatever that might be.

BRWombat wrote:It'll never happen -- nor should it, probably, because of the less-than-Florida/California-tourist-friendly weather -- but I'd love to see "Disney's Texas," whatever that might be.

I'd love to see a Disney Park in the northeast (I think Virginia might have been rumored once) but weather would definitely make that impossible.

:aladdin: Very impressive Zazu. I can see you haven't put much thought into it though!

Penny wrote: :aladdin: Very impressive Zazu. I can see you haven't put much thought into it though!

Well, the forum here really isn't a good place to post blueprints, and the draft scripts are too long for our message size limts.

I have more. Impress me and I'll post another.

Oh, and Imagineers can contact me directly for plans, drawings, scripts, and musical scores.