Originally Posted By Elderp I believe you, I think this is a translation error because I definately remember the 360 theater and going to paris and stuff. Anyhow, I bought a book that day. I think it was called "Dream a Dream." I bought it because it had pictures of all the rides I am going to look for it and see what I dig up.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo At Paris it has always been Timekeeper and 9eye. I am still steamed that Buzz is replacing it as Le Vis was one of my favorite attractions in Paris. It blew me away in 1992, and has been the cause of many a teary moment. I remember when disney used to be a tonic for the soul, and Le Vis would inspiring me to know that "What one can concieve, one can achieve". Instead I can now play laser tag with some wooden flats. Oh joy!
Originally Posted By Elderp It makes you wonder. Animatronic rides are almost always instant hits but it sure seems that they are in short supply these days. I guess they are REALLY expensive to build.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>Oh joy!<< LOLOL!!! >>Animatronic rides are almost always instant hits but it sure seems that they are in short supply these days.<< The last true AA ride to be built is TDS' Sindbad, which is IMO one of Disney finest boat/AA rides, right up there with POTC and IASW, yet it's dead on most days. No one can figure that one out. >>I guess they are REALLY expensive to build.<< Not sure how much a ride like Sindbad would cost but I wonder if it would be in the 100 million mark like Everest.. Besides, isn't IASW being concidered for HKDL? So there is hope for the genre yet.
Originally Posted By LuvDatDisney ^^Yep. IASW will be the next addition at HKDL. Should open late 2007. Pretty much the same version as Anaheim, including the boat flume vs. building with water. Even Leemac says so (and Al Lutz first reported quite awhile ago), so it must be true ;-)
Originally Posted By charliesportz *sigh* This closing saddens me. Timekeeper never got the hype it deserved. I didn't even know it existed until last year. It was funny, qurky, beautiful, all those things, whereas Stitch across the street is... well its just bad yet Stitch gets a lil advertisement on the monorail over and lots more. I didn't even know "Timekeeper existed until last year. No one talks about it, no publicity, and is it just me or was it in the worse place ever. Just doors. There was no sign, it didn't jut and there was never a line. Just a poster in a corner. So I only got to see it once, and it made me laugh a lot. Then the next time, I came back and to my horror, Incredibles characters were standing outside and the theater was closed. Timkeeper and Nine-Eye... you will be missed.
Originally Posted By LuvDatDisney "*sigh* This closing saddens me. Timekeeper never got the hype it deserved. I didn't even know it existed until last year. It was funny, qurky, beautiful, all those things, whereas Stitch across the street is... well its just bad yet Stitch gets a lil advertisement on the monorail over and lots more. I didn't even know "Timekeeper existed until last year. No one talks about it, no publicity, and is it just me or was it in the worse place ever. Just doors. There was no sign, it didn't jut and there was never a line. Just a poster in a corner. " I'll miss it too. It wasn't a classic, but it was quality ... unlike Stitch. And what you describe above is Disney's SOP in getting rid of any attractions, they make it seem like it doesn't exist years before it disappears so -- they hope -- no one will notice. WoL is like that ... CoP is another, but with Lasseter onboard with Disney that could change.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: My sisters and I will miss Time Keeper, too. And--as we've said before--the thing that saddens us most is the suspicion that--whatever replaces it--won't be as good as what went before. We sincerely hope we are proven wrong on this point.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Witches -- one only has to look at the monstrosity standing where 20K once did to see where your concern is........my hope is that with Lassetter aboard, this will stop and we'll head back the other way. I still say find a place for TK in EPCOT
Originally Posted By jmuboy VBdad - I will miss TK, but I say find a home for CoP at EPCOT first. That attraction would work great in the Innoventions area. But alas, both are pipe dreams and things WDW will never do.
Originally Posted By mickey_ring The Mouse could put TK where Epcot's closed-up Oddity restaurant is.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad I am almost scared to post this but I personally don't think i will miss TK that much. I liked it but, OH NO!!! Is that the one that has the Jules Vern World's fair and all that? I literally just realized WHAT is really it. I DID like that, if that't what I think it is. Oh no it has been sooooo long since I was in there I had fogotten what it was! LOL For some reason I was thinking about TOM Morrow. Yes moving the TK to Epcot would be perfect. hey....any news on Wonders of Life yet?
Originally Posted By ctdsnark While it is a shame about Timekeeper closing,as I liked it too,I certainly hope the CV360 theater will not disappear from Tomorrowland because,as an attraction,it's still a good idea---you can't see CV360 films at your local multiplex,and unlike IMAX,they haven't built a chain of these around the country.This is just a thought,but perhaps the reason Timekeeper didn't have lasting appeal was because the actual movie was still very much like a travelogue---clearly,there wouldn't be a large audience for "America the Beautiful" today,and such films can be found at Epcot,offering sights not readily available to the average American. The Imagineers should take an idea from Epcot's 3-D theater,which opened with a film that,basically,was a demonstration of the new process,then followed it up with a big name,big-budget sci-fi/fantasy adventure---and I know I've made this suggestion before---how about a fast-moving,thrill-a-minute sci-fi/fantasy adventure in the CV360 format,THAT'S never been done before!As for the common problem that plagued the makers of the previous films---finding,or in the case of Timekeeper,creating scenery that looks good on all sides---in this era of virtual sets,that would be no problem at all!
Originally Posted By Fe Maiden I'm ok to see TK go. And a question about the COP. Does the P stand for progress? Because I have my doubts. I think that attraction should be sent to where it belongs, on dvd and in our warm fuzzy memories.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <I certainly hope the CV360 theater will not disappear from Tomorrowland because,as an attraction,it's still a good idea---you can't see CV360 films at your local multiplex> We no longer have a CircleVision360 venue in Disneyland. Or Disneyland Resort for that matter. Because, you know, people don't go to theme parks for movies -- they go for RIDES!!!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Booo - the movies and shows make up a part of the whole package. Instead we can probably look forward to kiddy rides and white knucklers.
Originally Posted By Elderp It is sad that every movie type attraction I can think of at DLR doesn't do well. It is just a fact of the people's will I suppose.
Originally Posted By oc_dean So ... are they closing because they A: Have a brain this time, have a replacement ready in the wings, and won't let it sit ala "We are closed to imagineer a new attraction" sign for 10 years? B: "A" is true.
Originally Posted By oc_dean Sad to see .. the "circle-vision" format is now officially dead for all 'magic kingdom' parks. And are now exclusive to EPCOT in the Canada and China pavilions. I'd like to know what they intend on doing with this space.
Originally Posted By ctdsnark Open a fast moving,thrill-a-minute sci-fi/fantasy adventure in the CV360 format! Other than gutting the entire building and building a completely new,innovative ride,what could be better than that?
