Indy ride for WDW?

[borjoyzee]

Okay, Now I think The Indiana Jones Adventure at Disneyland is a great attraction. Now I was wondering if they are going to add anything to WDW that has to do with Indiana Jones Adventure?

P.S. I looked around and couldn't find anything on this.

[wdwmickeyfan]

They already have an EMV type attraction called DINOSAUR at Animal Kingdom, so it would be unwise to add Indy at WDW.

[mrhappybomb]

they also have an Indiana Jones Stunt show in the MGM Studios, if your looking for any thing Indy Related in WDW

[DisneyParksFan]

^^ All true

I did hear a few years ago there was talk to change the Indiana Jones Stunt Show into some type of Indiana Jones ride, but I think any plans of those were scratched out.

-mickey2005

[tonichelle]

it'd be nice... but at the same time I think some things should remain only at one park... just to give them some variety... if they're just all carbon copies of each other, what's the point of trying to get people to visit both? ;)

[Disney_Guy]

I think Indiana Jones Adventure ride is one of those incredible rides that is best to remain exclusive to one park, Disneyland.

[PeoplemoverMatt]

And Tokyo DisneySea. :smile:

-- PMM :cool:

[Harrison Hightower III]

You know I have a WDW IJA ride idea. =)


HHIII

[WDWanimation]

I think they have enough IJA themes at WDW. You dont want to have the same ride at WDW; there would be no variety between the two parks.

[Harrison Hightower III]

My idea isn't the same. Plus DINO stinks.


HHIII

[Rinith]

Yeah WDW could use something else, pus it would probably turn out bad :P

[LoehnWolf]

Indiana Jones is also included as part of the Great Movie Ride if I am not mistaken so they would have to revamp that just to make a seperate Indy attraction so I doubt it would happen

[vmkdude]

yea the great movie ride part is cool it has this scene where the conducter disappers after touching a mystic jewel a puff of smoke comes up and when it clears all that is left is the skeletal remans muahaha

[CaptainSpalding]

Theres the roller coaster Indiana Jones attraction at DLP that could be copied or reworked for WDW. The way I remember it it was reminiscent of Temple of Doom with the vehicles resembling mine cars. It was all outside too but other than that I cant remember much about it. Afterall it's been 10 years since I was there. lol

[PeoplemoverMatt]

You're talking about Indiana Jones & The Temple of Peril which I thought was the most underwhelming Indiana Jones attraction of them all, stunt show included. Now I'm basing that on its clone @ DisneySea 'Raging Spirits' which was fun & all but not on the level of the Indiana Jones Adventures: Temple of the Forbidden Eye & Temple of the Crystal Skull.

Right now, that Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular works pretty well for where it's at. MGM Studios does a nice job of conveying its motif of being a fantastical Hollywood of yesteryear with productions in work on every corner, and the live Stunt Spectacular fits in nicely with that.

Where would an Indiana Jones Adventure fit? Epcot? Doubtful. The only country in World Showcase that Indy visited was Italy, and that was a boat issue. You could make an Indy-themed boat ride, but it would way too scene-specific. Certainly doesn't fit in Future World.

Magic Kingdom? Maybe Adventureland, but with the Aladdin carpets, Jungle Cruise, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Tiki Room...Adventureland's pretty crowded already. Plus they're trying to market up Pirates all they can already, and Pirates is in Adventureland there.

Animal Kingdom? Well Indy used his share of animals no doubt. Elephants, snakes, bugs, and even the giant vampire bat...but animals were never a central focus in Indy's stories. Maybe there's a sacred animal we could search for with Indy, but that'd be far closer to Ace Ventura than Indy. (Ace Ventura attraction anyone?)

So that leaves MGM Studios, and a live audience-interactive show is the way to go there.

So what if Dinosaur's already in Animal Kingdom? How many re-themed clones of Dumbo are out there in the world? Should we only have 1 roller coaster per park? Trust me, ride types are only considered up to a point. Bottom line is, you go with what works. Right now, the Stunt Spectacular is what works.

-- PMM :cool:

[Xadllas]

WDW doesnt need it, and as mentioned before doesnt have a place for it. Dinosaur once again kind of removes the need for it..

[k_peek_2000]

this is just wishful thinking, if they were to get an indy ride. It'd be like DLRP's, where its just really a well themed mine cart coaster.

[wdwmickeyfan]

You're talking about Indiana Jones & The Temple of Peril which I thought was the most underwhelming Indiana Jones attraction of them all, stunt show included. Now I'm basing that on its clone @ DisneySea 'Raging Spirits' which was fun & all but not on the level of the Indiana Jones Adventures: Temple of the Forbidden Eye & Temple of the Crystal Skull.




I liked Raging Spirits. It was very well themed and enjoyable; reminded me a lot of Big Thunder Mountain for some reason. And wasn't Raging Spirits RankoAnime's favorite ride at the resort along with Journey to the Center of the Earth?

[Harrison Hightower III]

WDW doesnt need it
DL didn't need a new Space Mountain!!!:mad: :mad:
Besides you could put the IJA in Adventureland. You could do like how it was in DL put in the parking lot.


HHIII

[PeoplemoverMatt]

I liked Raging Spirits. It was very well themed and enjoyable; reminded me a lot of Big Thunder Mountain for some reason. And wasn't Raging Spirits RankoAnime's favorite ride at the resort along with Journey to the Center of the Earth?

I'm not saying it was a bad ride - I'm just saying it's at the bottom of the totem pole compared to the other Indy's.

-- PMM :cool:

[wdwmickeyfan]

DL didn't need a new Space Mountain!!!:mad: :mad:
Besides you could put the IJA in Adventureland. You could do like how it was in DL put in the parking lot.


HHIII

I don't believe that's possible in Walt Disney World. For one, there's no space for a show building of any kind and it would be near-impossible to dig underground since (I believe) the ground underneath is occupied by utility corridors or something similar.

[Xadllas]

DL didn't need a new Space Mountain!!!:mad: :mad:
Besides you could put the IJA in Adventureland. You could do like how it was in DL put in the parking lot.


HHIII
WDW's Adventure doesnt have room for it, as said before its already crowded enough.

[AaronVenn]

They should put a lovely Indiana Jones Boat Ride like "its a small world".

With characters from around the world waving at Indiana because he visited them to look at some artefacts.

Then at the end of the ride it can have an Indiana Animatronic saying
"Thanks for coming. Be sure to purchase some orange drink for the long ride home"

Everyone can enjoy that.
Especially older persons.

[tams77]

I?ve heard that same theory about similar ride systems. But unless I?m mistaken aren?t the same boats for IASW the same as pirates. The doombuggies similar to the omnimovers? I don?t disagree with having overlapping attractions. No one seemed to mind them replicating Tower of Terror all over the world. Truth is, MGM is in real need of another E ticket attraction and replacing the IJ stunt show with a IJ dark ride would fit the bill. What I think everybody wants is less of these simulator rides (eg Star Tours and Body Wars) less 3-D movie expeiriences and get back to some good old imagineering and thrilling presentations. I for one am not overjoyed at the prospect of more ride on shooters based on Pixar flicks.

[stevo505]

No, keep it unique to Disneyland.

[Xadllas]

I?ve heard that same theory about similar ride systems. But unless I?m mistaken aren?t the same boats for IASW the same as pirates. The doombuggies similar to the omnimovers? I don?t disagree with having overlapping attractions. No one seemed to mind them replicating Tower of Terror all over the world. Truth is, MGM is in real need of another E ticket attraction and replacing the IJ stunt show with a IJ dark ride would fit the bill. What I think everybody wants is less of these simulator rides (eg Star Tours and Body Wars) less 3-D movie expeiriences and get back to some good old imagineering and thrilling presentations. I for one am not overjoyed at the prospect of more ride on shooters based on Pixar flicks.
How do you put a temple in the middle of a studio/Hollywood themed theme park next to a 50's prime time diner, and a Studio theater. I think you people shoud see things for yourselves at WDW and then make judments, and Ideas. I would rather have somthing original for MGM we already have a useless clone of a car stunt show.

[PeoplemoverMatt]

Personally, I've always thought an Indiana Jones live stunt show fit the theme Disney Studios is going for better than either Indy dark rides. Those rides are meant to fit into their jungle themes, and they do it quite well. True the stunt show has been around longer but Disney Studios' focus is on the live theatrical production angle in everything it does. Doesn't matter what it is, as long as it's lights, camera, action!

-- PMM :cool:

[tams77]

Aerosmith-themed roller coaster complete with humongeous Stratocaster fits the theme of Hollywood backlot? Sorry I?m not a ?Future Imagineer, part time story writer, virtual theme park designer.? Beside, The right theme, well done could fit anywhere. I bet you could probably fit a haunted hotel ride in there if you themed it correctly!

[Xadllas]

Aerosmith-themed roller coaster complete with humongeous Stratocaster fits the theme of Hollywood backlot? Sorry I?m not a ?Future Imagineer, part time story writer, virtual theme park designer.? Beside, The right theme, well done could fit anywhere. I bet you could probably fit a haunted hotel ride in there if you themed it correctly!
Well it fits better than a temple...
and dont mock my signature.

[PeoplemoverMatt]

There's no need for personal jibes here. Rock n' Rollercoaster doesn't fit the studio motif as well as a live theatrical production does, simply because there's no studio. However, that's not all that's involved in a studio motif. You don't always need to be looking over the producer's shoulder. You could be the actors, you could be the director, you could be the extras, you could be the audience, or you could just be the admiring public up to your neck in the fantastical sense of Hollywood.

In Rock n' Rollercoaster's case, you run into the band, and take a limo to their concert. In Tower's case, you've walked into a old abandoned Hollywood hotel (a beacon for the show business elite) that has woken up and for some reason starting repeating its fate every 5 or so minutes. Both rides added some thrills to the Studios while keeping in the overall theme.

I don't see how a temple in a jungle fits that theme, unless they make like Star Tours' Endor & call it a movie set. Can't really do that though with Star Tours already doing that, it'd just appear desperate.

-- PMM :cool:

[Xadllas]

There's no need for personal jibes here. Rock n' Rollercoaster doesn't fit the studio motif as well as a live theatrical production does, simply because there's no studio. However, that's not all that's involved in a studio motif. You don't always need to be looking over the producer's shoulder. You could be the actors, you could be the director, you could be the extras, you could be the audience, or you could just be the admiring public up to your neck in the fantastical sense of Hollywood.

In Rock n' Rollercoaster's case, you run into the band, and take a limo to their concert. In Tower's case, you've walked into a old abandoned Hollywood hotel (a beacon for the show business elite) that has woken up and for some reason starting repeating its fate every 5 or so minutes. Both rides added some thrills to the Studios while keeping in the overall theme.

I don't see how a temple in a jungle fits that theme, unless they make like Star Tours' Endor & call it a movie set. Can't really do that though with Star Tours already doing that, it'd just appear desperate.

-- PMM :cool:
Exactly.

[Skip]

I don't think they should do another Dinosaur-style ride, but how about a high-tech roller coaster? Not necessarily like Temple of Peril or Raging Spirits, but maybe something more in the spirits of Revenge of the Mummy at Universal. Part immersive dark ride, part high-speed roller coaster? If executed correctly, it could work pretty well. As to its location, that is an issue. Not Epcot or DAK surely, and as PMM stated Adventureland is packed. And we already have the Stunt Show at MGM... hmm.

-Skip

[Coolbeans326]

They already have an EMV type attraction called DINOSAUR at Animal Kingdom, so it would be unwise to add Indy at WDW.
THey already had an omnimover styled ride at Magic Kingdom and then they added BLAB, though there are distinct differences. SO with that in mind if you distinguish IJ from Dinosaurs then people won't mind, besides why would it be unwise? Disney doesn't compete against itself, anyways, since generally speaking most people tend to go to as many of the parks as possible.. ;)

[Xadllas]

THey already had an omnimover styled ride at Magic Kingdom and then they added BLAB, though there are distinct differences. SO with that in mind if you distinguish IJ from Dinosaurs then people won't mind, besides why would it be unwise? Disney doesn't compete against itself, anyways, since generally speaking most people tend to go to as many of the parks as possible.. ;)
The Omnimover used for Buzz has been working since 1972.
if you had wings 1972-1987
if you could fly 1987-1988
Delta Dreamflight 1989-1996
Take Flight 1996-1998
Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin 1998-
But you dont find the same indy style ride more than once in a Disney resort. I think there is a reason for that. Omnimovers can tell very different stories, in different enviorments etc. Epcot had 5 of them at one time, but once again WDW doesnt need another indy style ride in the resort, I dont think there needs to another clone at WDW.

[AaronVenn]

How do you put a temple in the middle of a studio/Hollywood themed theme park next to a 50's prime time diner, and a Studio theater?

They could put it in a Museum-ish looking show building that houses artefacts that Indiana has discovered from all over the world.

One interesting factor of this museum, is that its built around the ruins of a Temple. So perhaps half the museam wall could be missing to make way for the actual Temple wall, stuff like that, with heiroglyphics & everything.
But of course, the actual Temple entrance is marked "Danger, Staff Only"
or something or other.

You enter through the lobby & look at various things.
( much like the HighTower Hotel in Tokyo Disneysea )
You see things taken out of the nearby temple, stuff like that.

There's lots of banners advertising Indiana Jones' Amazing New Find! or
something to that extent, an extremely rare treasure that you can only see here at this museum, built especially because of the Temple its built on.

You watch a short presentation regarding Indiana's latest treasure added to the Museum and how excited everyone is.

You hop into the cars for a "ride" through the Museums Antiquties Wing
( a car so no one touches any of the treasures I suppose )
and as you round a corner you see a cheeky little Peruvian statue.
( again, much like the statue from the HighTower Hotel in Tokyo Disneysea )

Dr. Indiana Jones stands by the Peruvian statue, which is half his height, and is thanking guests
and saying general things about his discoveries, in particular, this Statue of a South American Idol.

Then, and this is the "NO! You looked into my eyes! bit", the naughty
little statue does something curse-like and disappears with Indiana!
( using the same scrim effect that makes the little tiki-man disappear in Tokyo )

That room you were in goes completely dark, you hear Peruvian curses,
rotate sideways and find yourself speeding off backwards into the Temple ruins!
...eventually turning right way around.

Are you excited!?

It'll be the same ride as Tokyo DisneySea with the Water Tornado & the
Fire Shooting Statue. So it'll be exciting for Florida people.

Then, after the Boulder, Indiana will be there putting the statue back in its golden coffin which is being lowered back into the ground cos they've learnt there lesson about digging up things that aren't supposed to be dug up.

Everyone can enjoy that.

I'd draw up a design if I could be bothered and anyone wanted me to.

The End

[Xadllas]

How do you put a temple in the middle of a studio/Hollywood themed theme park next to a 50's prime time diner, and a Studio theater?

They could put it in a Museum-ish looking show building that houses artefacts that Indiana has discovered from all over the world.

One interesting factor of this museum, is that its built around the ruins of a Temple. So perhaps half the museam wall could be missing to make way for the actual Temple wall, stuff like that, with heiroglyphics & everything.
But of course, the actual Temple entrance is marked "Danger, Staff Only"
or something or other.

You enter through the lobby & look at various things.
( much like the HighTower Hotel in Tokyo Disneysea )
You see things taken out of the nearby temple, stuff like that.

There's lots of banners advertising Indiana Jones' Amazing New Find! or
something to that extent, an extremely rare treasure that you can only see here at this museum, built especially because of the Temple its built on.

You watch a short presentation regarding Indiana's latest treasure added to the Museum and how excited everyone is.

You hop into the cars for a "ride" through the Museums Antiquties Wing
( a car so no one touches any of the treasures I suppose )
and as you round a corner you see a cheeky little Peruvian statue.
( again, much like the statue from the HighTower Hotel in Tokyo Disneysea )

Dr. Indiana Jones stands by the Peruvian statue, which is half his height, and is thanking guests
and saying general things about his discoveries, in particular, this Statue of a South American Idol.

Then, and this is the "NO! You looked into my eyes! bit", the naughty
little statue does something curse-like and disappears with Indiana!
( using the same scrim effect that makes the little tiki-man disappear in Tokyo )

That room you were in goes completely dark, you hear Peruvian curses,
rotate sideways and find yourself speeding off backwards into the Temple ruins!
...eventually turning right way around.

Are you excited!?

It'll be the same ride as Tokyo DisneySea with the Water Tornado & the
Fire Shooting Statue. So it'll be exciting for Florida people.

Then, after the Boulder, Indiana will be there putting the statue back in its golden coffin which is being lowered back into the ground cos they've learnt there lesson about digging up things that aren't supposed to be dug up.

Everyone can enjoy that.

I'd draw up a design if I could be bothered and anyone wanted me to.

The End
Well thats kind of ripping of Universal Orlando's Mummy's Revenge attraction. And once again WDW already has that kind of ride system and I don't think we need another one. The indy stunt show still has full shows to this day, and there are much bigger things that need help right now at WDW.

[Indy4evr]

Similar ride systems aren't necesarily a bad thing, but PMM was right, they'd have to build a "temple set" in order to really introduce the Indy theme. I've seen the video for Temple of Peril several times, and if anything, that should be replaced with an emv Indy attraction. But the stunt show works well here.

[disneyboy]

Personally, I actually could see them doing an Indiana Jones based ride at the Walt Disney World Resort. Reason being is because in 2008, the fouth installment in the Indiana Jones film series will be hitting the big screen, and Disney will more than likely want to capitalize on its success with a ride either based on this new movie, or based on the series. That being said, I could definitely see them turning the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular into an Indiana Jones Adventure type ride. In my opinion, the Disney MGM Studios has two stunt shows; The Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular and the Lights, Motors, Action Extreme Stunt show. I can't see them having the need for two stunt shows. Plus, Lights Motors Action seems to be drawing more crowds than Indiana Jones is. However, with this new movie coming, Indy could become popular again which may make Disney want to turn the show into a ride. Now if Disney were to do this, they would need to have a storyline that is totally different from its counterparts at the Disneyland themeparks to show variety. And as for the ride technology, I was thinking that in order to avoid having two rides exactly the same (ie. DINOSAUR), what if Disney made this Indy ride using the ride system utilized in the Revenge of the Mummy attraction at Universal Studios Florida. That would be impressive.

[albino_pygmy]

What I'd like to know is why wouldn't anyone want the new Indy to be like the next spiderman? I was actually looking forward to another dinosaur clone actually because that style of ride I don't mind having multiples of.

On the other hand, how many 'dumbo' type rides do you really need? There are 3 alone at MK (aladdin, dumbo, astro orbiter) and 1 at AK. Just you wait, they'll find a way to squeeze in one at epcot and one at MGM. How would you like to fly with figment on a thought bubble, or how about operate your own boom-crane and when you're done have the option to purchase your own footage you shot?

[Big Disney Fan]

I think that if they do add an IJA to WDW (and I think they should), it should be at the Studios, replacing the Indy stunt show, partly due to the fact that they now have another stunt show in another area of the park. So to me, to have two stunt shows in one park would be kinda superfluous, don't you think? So if they do add an IJA to WDW, I say, "Bring it on!" Who cares how many of one type attraction are in the resort anyway?

[Disneylover 4 ever]

Ive never been on ija but ive been on Dino and i think that is enought with dino. I think that because if they put a ride of ija ill put it but with a diferent(and better) version.

If they put the same they will be the same.... though....

[echoscot]

Wow, I used to work at Indian Jones show and we heard all the same rumors. However, they killed the idea off several years ago. They did actually spec out the options for the Indiana Jones Ride. They were going to close the stage show and expand it out into the Guest Parking area behind the stage.

The costs of doing so were really high, so instead they refurbished the Stage show at a cost of close to 20million dollars (sometimes when things broke down after the rehab, we joked it was a 20million dollar paint job), and remounted the show.

During the interim the cast and crew were relocated to New York Street area of the park to do a slapstick kind of Stunt Show( which I personally enjoyed). It was quick cute, in your face kind of stunts with big high falls and explosions and corny theme park kind of gags. There were very mixed feelings about it, you either hated it or loved it. No in between.

Anyway, for now, no IJ Ride. And it is nice to have the diversity in the parks. I don't like the idea of every Disney park being a carbon copy of the other. They all need to have great rides and shows, but of different veins and themes.

[One Swell Bear]

Okay, Now I think The Indiana Jones Adventure at Disneyland is a great attraction. Now I was wondering if they are going to add anything to WDW that has to do with Indiana Jones Adventure?

P.S. I looked around and couldn't find anything on this.


love to see this happen. But there's no way.

[Foolish Mortal]

POTC was a ride original to DL but guests wanted to ride it at WDW. Many people go to WDW and never have been on IJA. I would love to see an IJA at WDW! Maybe they could put it in where the Indiana Jones Stunt show is in Disney Hollywood Studios (the show's getting old and repetitive anywhere and the park needs new non-Pixar attractions!).

[Foolish Mortal]

Also, they could easily put a temple or something in the studio. Star Tours has its own building.

[Foolish Mortal]

Also, they could easily put a temple or something in the studio. Star Tours has its own design for a building.

[CostaFreak]

The most I could see happening is a Raging Spirits type ride in MK's Adventureland.