Originally Posted By davewasbaloo ^^^No thanks to the tube. The real thing is hard enough. I have to say, the UK pavillion is pretty boring, much like the real country.
Originally Posted By bloona Dave! I dont like the pavillion much I agree,but because theyve put a mish mash of buildings in.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Lol - wondered how long it would take for someone to bite! The mishmash is pretty accurate - look at Watford, Chester, Stratford - all these places look very similar. In many ways it is a good representation of the UK. My problem is there is no where in the UK that really interests me. Because of my upbringing and the amount of travel in work, I really want to see something new and the UK no longer offers that to me (Though I still enjoy a jaunt up to Scotland or over to Wales).
Originally Posted By bloona But the mish mash is more spread out in reality, you dont usually get Edwardian next to Victorian next to thatch houses. It's too small a place for you after America I suppose. With the amount of travelling you do it didnt take long for you to see most of it..lol. Ive seen about 5% of it I think.
Originally Posted By ctdsnark I'm afraid I must object to partyhare drawing a comparison between my proposed ride and the now-defunct Superstar Limo---my attraction would draw on characters and stories from the past,many of which are more than a century old,yet are still inspiring storytellers,of every entertainment medium,today.For all its brightly-colored flash,Superstar Limo was nothing more than weak satire on present-day Hollywood,featuring celebrity likenesses that would require constant updating.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad TDL certainly does NOT need ME to come to his defense. However, I will say that this: <<<Its just Ive never known anyone quite like him! >>> is possibly one of the greatest complements I have ever heard one person give another.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Well I say for a the pavillion, lets just build the London Eye, only we should stick with the standard American mind-set and build it BIGGER, FASTER, BETTER! We could theme it Harry Potter. ^ ^ ^ All said in jest of course.
Originally Posted By partyhare Thanks ctdsnark for acknowledging my comment. I didn't mean to say it was a bad idea, just that you wouldn't want to recreate similar ride elements elsewhere on property - like a Peter Pan scene, or to bring back Mr. Toad. Other ideas like Dracula, don't fit because the setting of Transylvania is in Eastern Europe. Any ride should be stand-alone, not a tailored copy of something else, and true to the EPCOT theme, to educate and entertain. Since British literature is so known in the US, I don't think many guests will find the ride culturally relevant. That's why a ride in another pavilion will serve a greater purpose, and if anything, a movie would go in the UK to highlight distinct and unique parts of British culture.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros At this point, I feel like they really need to put some sort of ride on that side of the World Showcase, because it seems out of balance. Sure, there are the films at Canada and France, and the art gallery in Japan, but those don't really appeal to a lot of people. Mexico and Norway both have rides (now both of them are pretty good too), China has a film, and the American Adventure AA show in the center. It seems that the people who make it that far around pretty much just stop there and go back the other way. The west part of WS really should have something (other than the International Gateway) to anchor it. I don't know if this would be the one to do, but I feel like something in England or France would have the best location to get people to make it all the way around the lagoon. Something based on British literature sounds like it could be pretty neat, but I don't know how well the consistency through the whole thing would work. To an extent, I would have to agree with TDLFAN, but only because it seems like most WDW visitors already know a fair ammount of British history. There's plenty of stuff to base attractions on, but a lot of it is old news to most Americans. This problem also seems to affect AA, since between that and the hour between shows, it becomes too easy to miss it.
Originally Posted By mstaft With the large South American audience, a good attraction in the UK pavillion could be a hit.
Originally Posted By mstaft Random thoughts: There is some speculation that Disney is considering a ride for the Germany location. And the raft ride rumor for Canada seems to hang on a bit. Regardless, a brand new country with a non-film attraction could be a great addition. Is the Russia pavillion still under new consideration? Anyone in the know have an idea? I do find it interesting that so many of the WS pavillions are gatting attraction upgrades: China film, Mexico boat, Norway boat, and rumored Canada film. A renewed Living Seas, A potential film change to Soarin'. Is anyone 100% sure that there will be be official celebration of Epcot's 25th?
Originally Posted By ctdsnark I repeat my earlier points:the characters I mentioned,as well as many others,were created by UK writers---and by that, I meant the ENTIRE UK{the fictional Dracula may be Transylvanian,but Irish Bram Stoker thought him up---some of them many years ago,yet are STILL POPULAR TODAY.If we make TV shows and movies around these characters,why not a ride---with the emphasis on the fact that they all came from this one country?For example,Snow White wasn't included because she was created by the Brothers Grimm. As I also said before,Peter Pan,Mr. Toad,and any other UK-created characters would NOT resemble the Disney versions,for the reason stated in my original description. If Warner Bros. gave the go-ahead,I'd like to see Harry Potter included,just so long as he didn't look like Daniel Radcliffe!
Originally Posted By Any Huis Forget Harry Potter! Stick with the MANY Disney/British characters! There's enough of them to make a great UK ride!
Originally Posted By u k fan I'm surprised that there isn't an attraction in the UK pavillion given the number of Brits that visit WDW. I know most people think that Brits wouldn't be interested in a UK attraction, but I think they would be even just out of curiosity. I like the idea of using fictional characters, but I don't think I would want to see chracters that already have their own dark rides at WDW as that would probably limit the number of guests willing to visit the attraction. As for whether to have the Disney versions or not I think there are arguments for and against. Obviously, Disney does not always represent the true nature of the source material, but wouldn't people wonder why Mary poppins doesn't look like Julie Andrews? With that said, here's my piece of armchair imagineering. Since someone mentioned the London Underground, how about a trip on "The Tube" that starts out fairly uneventfully until something magical happens and suddenly all of the stops become fictional places from British literature. You could visit Willy Wonka's factory, Hogwarts, Baker Street etc. It could be a simulator in a similar vein to what was proposed for the Roger Rabbit Tram Ride or an enclosed dark ride. If imagineering really wanted to go all out they could include some mayhem as the doors open in each location. For example at Willy Wonka's we could see Willy working on a new type of candy. The aroma of chocolate would fill the air as the doors opened in time for his experiment to go wrong. Smoke billows into our carriage, but thankfully the doors close just as the machine finally blows covering the windows in sticky goop. I think a mild horror based section would be fun to add just a little menace. This does however sound expensive, but it's nice to dream!!!
Originally Posted By DrBro22 Hey man, you need to e-mail WDW or something because I really like the idea. It seems like you've put a lot of research into this. I escpecially like the idea of Willy Wonka. Even though I'm 50% Norwegian and I've lived there 10 years, I really don't think they should have a Norway pavillion. There's nothing really interesting there.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 Would be nice if "the powers that be" paid attention to U K Fan. Great start for ideas. Imagination meets Great Movie ride and then some.
Originally Posted By u k fan <<It seems like you've put a lot of research into this.>> Well I've lived in the UK for 28 years, but other than that I just made it up as I typed! Thanks for liking the idea though, Imagineering here I come!!!
Originally Posted By ctdsnark u k fan---your idea of beginning the ride in the London mass transit system,as opposed to my trip-through-the-waxworks/ghost train,has merit!The transition from 20th- to 19th-century would greatly work in the ride's favor,from a design point of view. However,NO flight simulater ride!I want this to be a fully realized attraction,with detailed sets---flight simulators are only for transporting people to locations next to impossible to realize in the confined space of ride buildings{Star Tours,Body Wars}. Sorry,but I still like my idea of the characters not resembling any previous incarnations,Disney versions included.If people want to see Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins,send them over to Disney/MGM.First and foremost,we're acknowledging UK creativity.
