Harry Potter

Madasahatter · 07-03-2005, 01:53 PM

I've heard that a Harry Potter-like ride is coming. Anyone heard of this too?

PeoplemoverMatt · 07-03-2005, 03:08 PM

Shouldn't be possible with Potter being distributed by Warner Bros. They used to be aligned with Six Flags but I'm not sure what's up with that anymore. IMO keep Potter out of theme parks. I really don't want to see every theme park become like Universal Studios with everything based on a movie.

-- Peoplemover "Mark my words - you will see a Narnia attraction eventually" Matt

DaddyB · 07-03-2005, 07:57 PM

There was a rumor about a year ago that Disney contracted with Scholastic to get the rights to Harry Potter (not the movie, but the books). This was a wild rumor and most everyone who had any kind of close connections to Disney at all were able to quickly dismiss it.

Disney DID contract the movie rights to Clive Barker's "Abarat"... which centers around an 8 year old girl in Minnesotta who gets drawn into a fantasy realm. This might be what you heard about as well. There were again rumors that Disneyland would have an Abarat-land if the movie went well. I know the book was being adapted for a movie by John Harrison, but I haven't heard anything more about this since last fall other than the movie's fate lay in the popularity of "Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy" and "The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe". The first movie kind of tanked, so it'll be interesting to see if the popularity of a movie with strong Christian undertones that has already been done several times, can bring about the creation of a decidedly non-Christian movie and even a land in a theme park.

GreenLantern13 · 07-03-2005, 08:44 PM

Narnia won't ever be an attraction. It's really not something for a ride. They couldn't even make a cheesy dark ride out of it since it's live action.

Mousekiteer · 07-03-2005, 11:03 PM

I can't even see or imagine a Potter ride in my head. Exactly what would it center on? There's too much to cover.
Still, I think I would have settled if Disney picked up the rights and animated the films or at least created a series. *Drools.*

Soda · 07-03-2005, 11:23 PM

I think Harry Potter should have its own park!

Mickey Man · 07-04-2005, 12:04 AM

Maybe but I wouldnt want anything to do with him INSIDE Disneyland. to me he isnt a Disney type and wouldnt fit in great. I could definitley see in at Magic Mountain though.

Mousekiteer · 07-04-2005, 12:51 AM

Maybe Harry Potter shouldn't be touched by theme parks. At all.
That would ruin it for hardcore fans like myself.

rytheguy · 07-04-2005, 03:02 AM

I DON'T think Harry Potter should be put in the parks EVER. But someone beffore mentioned it's too broad to base an attraction on. However, if they were making one, one of the 3D shows with lots of magic 3D gags and stuff could be intereting. VERY corny though. Stupid in my opinion. Again, don't do Harry please!!

maul2 · 07-06-2005, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Mousekiteer

Maybe Harry Potter shouldn't be touched by theme parks. At all.
That would ruin it for hardcore fans like myself.

Ya, I'm a pretty hardcore fan myself and I think that it should have just been left to the books and thats it. Or gotten something better for the movies (Bigger Budget). Definetly no theme park ride.

Executioner · 07-06-2005, 03:23 PM

I don't think I could respect Disney if that happened. Even with the Narnia stuff, and I love the books.

Roger Rabbit · 07-06-2005, 04:49 PM

Well, I think there was already a thread about this. I think it would be horrible to see it in Disneyland, but it would be kinda nice to see it in the UK pavillion at Epcot. And if it IS done, I think it should be centered around the magical world, or Hogwarts, but DEFINETLY NOT around Harry Potter!!!(the character)kinda like Star Tours. But I think if it's done well, I would love it.

**Disneyland_Wolf** · 07-07-2005, 01:46 AM

I don't like Harry Potter that much.

PrncssTink368 · 07-10-2005, 08:40 PM

I would be pretty mad if any Disney park had a Harry Potter ride. How could someone make that into a ride anyway? Harry Potter doesn't really have anything to do with Disney...That'd be so stupid.

disney-fan-forever · 07-10-2005, 10:59 PM

No, that will never happen. DISNEY will never build a WARNER type attraction. Sorry...

07-03-2005, 01:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
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PeoplemoverMatt An Objective Perspective People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Valencia, CA Posts: 4,745 Images: 18	Shouldn't be possible with Potter being distributed by Warner Bros. They used to be aligned with Six Flags but I'm not sure what's up with that anymore. IMO keep Potter out of theme parks. I really don't want to see every theme park become like Universal Studios with everything based on a movie. -- Peoplemover "Mark my words - you will see a Narnia attraction eventually" Matt __________________ "I don't believe in taking foolish chances, but nothing can be accomplished without taking any chance at all." -- Charles Augustus Lindberg "Our greatest natural resource is the minds of our children." -- Walter Elias Disney "So are we to continue in sin that grace might increase? May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it? Or do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus have been baptized into His death? Therefore we have been buried with Him...so we too might walk in the newness of life." -- Romans 6:1-4
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07-03-2005, 07:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
DaddyB oh yeah. That's me. webmaster People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: anoroc, ac Posts: 45,621 Images: 5	There was a rumor about a year ago that Disney contracted with Scholastic to get the rights to Harry Potter (not the movie, but the books). This was a wild rumor and most everyone who had any kind of close connections to Disney at all were able to quickly dismiss it. Disney DID contract the movie rights to Clive Barker's "Abarat"... which centers around an 8 year old girl in Minnesotta who gets drawn into a fantasy realm. This might be what you heard about as well. There were again rumors that Disneyland would have an Abarat-land if the movie went well. I know the book was being adapted for a movie by John Harrison, but I haven't heard anything more about this since last fall other than the movie's fate lay in the popularity of "Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy" and "The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe". The first movie kind of tanked, so it'll be interesting to see if the popularity of a movie with strong Christian undertones that has already been done several times, can bring about the creation of a decidedly non-Christian movie and even a land in a theme park.
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GreenLantern13 People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Laramie, WY Posts: 832 Images: 44	Narnia won't ever be an attraction. It's really not something for a ride. They couldn't even make a cheesy dark ride out of it since it's live action.
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Mousekiteer People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 113	I can't even see or imagine a Potter ride in my head. Exactly what would it center on? There's too much to cover. Still, I think I would have settled if Disney picked up the rights and animated the films or at least created a series. Drools. __________________ :O
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07-03-2005, 11:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
Soda People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia Posts: 44	I think Harry Potter should have its own park!
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Mickey Man hockey playin canadian People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Victoria, British Columbia Posts: 465 Images: 15	Maybe but I wouldnt want anything to do with him INSIDE Disneyland. to me he isnt a Disney type and wouldnt fit in great. I could definitley see in at Magic Mountain though. __________________ <--- picture taken July 17th 2005 c ya in 2055
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Mousekiteer People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 113	Maybe Harry Potter shouldn't be touched by theme parks. At all. That would ruin it for hardcore fans like myself. __________________ :O
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rytheguy People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Glendale AZ, USA Posts: 56	I DON'T think Harry Potter should be put in the parks EVER. But someone beffore mentioned it's too broad to base an attraction on. However, if they were making one, one of the 3D shows with lots of magic 3D gags and stuff could be intereting. VERY corny though. Stupid in my opinion. Again, don't do Harry please!!
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Executioner The name says it all People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Between this world and the next. Posts: 2,196 Images: 70	I don't think I could respect Disney if that happened. Even with the Narnia stuff, and I love the books. __________________ A Different Kind Of Company A Different Kind Of Executioner
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07-06-2005, 04:49 PM	#12 (permalink)
Roger Rabbit People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 3	Well, I think there was already a thread about this. I think it would be horrible to see it in Disneyland, but it would be kinda nice to see it in the UK pavillion at Epcot. And if it IS done, I think it should be centered around the magical world, or Hogwarts, but DEFINETLY NOT around Harry Potter!!!(the character)kinda like Star Tours. But I think if it's done well, I would love it. __________________ "Don't you see Hook??? You'll never win ! not as long as there is faith, trust, and pixie dust."
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07-07-2005, 01:46 AM	#13 (permalink)
Disneyland_Wolf Banned People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 722	I don't like Harry Potter that much.
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PrncssTink368 People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 6	I would be pretty mad if any Disney park had a Harry Potter ride. How could someone make that into a ride anyway? Harry Potter doesn't really have anything to do with Disney...That'd be so stupid.
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