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[mattjs]

OK, now I'm thoroughly confused. From Screamscape (6/26/02)...

...a major rumor that may form into a press release in the near future. We don’t know much at this point, but it seems that this will be the first “Mountain” attraction outside of a Magic Kingdom park. To be more specific, it sounds like this ride will be plopped down somewhere in the Asia area of the park and sounds as if it will be a heavily themed Mine Train coaster ride in and out of a giant mountain.

<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">This comes out of nowhere. Have never seen even a whisper of this one and yet there's the implication that a press release is forthcoming. Could they be announcing both this and Beastly Kingdom? Now that would be something.

[Love 2 Laugh]

Well, there's no doubt that AK could be expanded. Another land and another e-ticket ride would be a big step towards doing just that. Of course there are rumors about Australia, too.

[All Ears]

Sounds great to me! Let's keep our fingers crossed that it comes to be!
[img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] Michelle

[AllisonG]

What in the World? Isn't this a new one?! Can't wait to see where this goes.
Thanks so much for the info! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[Mariposa]

Interesting. Now we just have to see what actually happens.. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

Alicia

[bunny_luvr_2000]

Sounds interesting! I guess we'll just have to wait to see if it's true! I hope it is! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[capy]

Reading this and other rumors about possible new / replacement / upgraded rides, I sometimes wonder to myself if Disney itself doesn't sometimes seed some of these rumors, then scope boards like this one to hear how Disney and theme park enthusiasts react... Kind of as a preliminary market research tool.

To this particular rumor, I still wonder to myself about how they'd incorporate something like this into the AK park, situating it such that the noise and "eye pollution" would be inconspicuous to guests and, more importantly, the animals. Whatever it'll be, I think it's safe to say it won't be a mammoth outdoor coaster (a la "Incredible Hulk" and such). Such a ride would be completely out of place in a park like AK. As they've said numerous times, they're not in the business of competing with the likes of Six Flags and Universal; their audiences and goals are completely different.

...and yes, I'm an active ACE member - I do love big, wild, fast, hair-raising coasters! Disney's strengths, though, are in theming and ambience, not in scaring the tar out of people. They're smart enough to know their strengths and play to 'em.

-capy

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[mattjs]

This is a gettin a little out there but...

Screamscape has learned that a meeting for upper management was held not long ago where they talked about a “Yeti” coaster project for Asia, with the queue entrance to be placed along the ‘pathway to nowhere’ right before the Kali River entrance. Seems this may be yet another comparison to the Disneyland Matterhorn which also features a “Yeti” and “Abominable Snowman” inside.

<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">Sounds abominable alright [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img] Throw in Cornelius, the dentist elf and that train with the square wheels and we got the Land of the Misfit Toys.

If they wanna do something new in Asia it's gotta be Indiana Jones or Jungle Book. If anything, those are the two I'd like to see.

I'm sure Disney does float ideas for reaction. Though floating rumors about new projects can come back to haunt you. Controlling rumors can be tough, and if people start expecting something in particular (Beastly Kingdom) then you may just have to build it [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

What I think happens more often is that Disney has hundreds of projects in some level of development at all times. No idea ever gets discarded, it's just on hold. But, at some point, at a meeting somewhere, every "idea" gets it's day in the sun. And some ideas (monorail expansion) get highlighted semiregularly at some meeting somewhere. And when they do, it leaks out and we hear about it.

So tracking these Disney rumors is not as much about the specific rumors but more about the patterns of the ideas over time. The message from evrything we've been reading lately being, something big is coming to AK. Be it abominable or not [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

[ 07-10-2002, 12:00 PM: Message edited by: mattjs ]

[Shell_of_the_South]

I think AK could use another "ride" attraction. Or something to keep you busy a full day. I would like to see another area with some North American animals: bear, moose, etc.

[capy]

Michelle - you're absolutely right: it needs North American animals! I'm not sure how happy moose would be in tropical Florida, though...

&lt;snort!&gt; Island of Misfit Toys &lt;cough! sputter!&gt; ROFLMAO! That is too funny, Matt. Youre right: they need an Indiana Jones attraction - and how 'bout one they haven't done at DL, DL/Paris or DisneySea? Wouldn't that be great?

You're right: I'm sure they never, ever discard an idea... although, on a backstage tour of AK last October, they took us through the halls of some of the offices and there, on a length of wall, were some of the sketches and "artists impressions" paintings for AK. The guide explained to us that these illustrations are the few that they were able to salvage from destruction Apparently the Disney artists are a prolific bunch and Disney simply can't afford to index, catalog and retain it all - there's simply too much Stuff. He said they destroy it - I honestly don't recall if that means they incinerate it or recycle it... I'd like to believe the latter, of course, but am thoroughly prepared to believe the former (call me Eeyore).

[wdwlovers]

Cant wait to see how this turns out! Thanks for sharing. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[minnievoice]

I remember reading on one of the other boards about projects that never happened. This sounds a little like the mine train coaster that was suppossed to be in place of splash mountain and big thunder mountain. Who knows though. I just hope Beastly Kingdom Comes to be soon!!

[AKLRULZ]

All I can say is bring it on!

[mattjs]

Screamscape update:

Forbidden Mountain - (8/25/02) We received word from one insider that the new coaster project in Asia may still be moving forward, and could possible break ground in the first half of 2003 in time to open by 2005. They also claim that this mountain themed attraction could be the tallest mountain of all.

<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">So much waffling on the AK rumors so who knows. "Groundbreaking" sounds a little more promising though.

Gotta have something new in the works after Mission: Space opens. It might as well be this. Yup, bring it on!

[Shell_of_the_South]

Sounds interesting. Would be neat to have an erupting volcano like they have at Toyko DisneySea with the "Journey to the Center of the Earth" inside!