Originally Posted By bean 55 NEW! Hans Reinhardt Mon 3/31/2008 10:35p Couldn't the principles used to create the thrills in the Incredibles ride be used for something non-movie related. I mean is it really THAT hard to come up with an original plot line? Of course the sytem could be used for something that is not movie related. The technology and concept was perfect for something liek the incredibles. Its kind of how the technology and effects work perfectly to bring the comic action hero of Spiderman to life. Of all the pixar movies, in my opinion Incredibles would had made the best attraction instead of Nemo or bugs
Originally Posted By gadzuux But my (admittedly limited) understanding of the 'incredibles' attraction was based on this fancy new kukla arm technology. Disney lost the the bidding battle to Uni for the licensing rights to this ride system. So the problem isn't a matter of just changing the theme - it's that the technology isn't available to them.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove *Sigh* I should change my name to SoAmIPooh, because I feel like I am a bear of very little brain, since I know technology like Pooh knows triathlons Or maybe I'm just easily pleased....but the video on the LP Lotion page kinda got me excited to give it a try! I'm hoping it's as fun as it looks.
Originally Posted By kennect OK, can anyone comment on this statement from me...I remember many years ago when Splash opened at WDW that the local paper did a story about it...They posted that it cost over eighty million dollars...Somewhere around here I have the article but don't know where it is...My point is this...How many years ago was that? So why would it be so hard to believe that they spent the same kind of money on this attraction...Come on, what have been some the other budgets on recent attractions??? Tower of Terror at DCA...How much is the reported cost on it along with some of the attractions that have happened recently on the west and east coasts?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I think that Tower of Terror in DCA was around $100 million. I don't know what the MGM version cost, but I would guess it was much higher, but some of that may be hidden in the construction cost of Sunset Blvd at the same time. Mission: Space and Expedetion Everest were both supposed to be around $100 million as well, but I wouldn't be too surprised if Everest cost more (and M:S a little less). I think Pooh in DL was about $30 million, and Monsters Inc in DCA was about $40 million, but I'm not too sure on those. The Nemo Subs originally were budgeted at around $70 million, but supposedly that number grew closer to $120 million by the time they actually finished everything. I believe that Indy in DL was around $100 million as well.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt I remember the big deal they made about Space Mountain at DL being the most expensive Disney ride ever. It cost $20 million.
Originally Posted By bean M:S went wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy over budget and ended up costing much more than 100million.
Originally Posted By plpeters70 Speaking of attraction costs - does anyone know how much Disney spent on the original EPCOT Center pavilions? Those attractions were 10x more ambitious than anything the company has done since - and there were so many of them all at once. Not to mention the whole World Showcase. Do we have any figures of what all that cost?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I think they once said that the entire Epcot expansion (new park, parking, bigger/more roads, new Monorail line) was around $1 billion, but I'm not too sure on that, and I've certainly never seen it broken up into anything more detailed than that. I would assume that a lot of the costs were covered by the sponsors at the time, but I'm also not too sure of that.
Originally Posted By disneysnout sorry it's not what people want, but you dont have to ride, less wait time for me.
Originally Posted By BlueOhanaTerror Indy, when it opened at Disneyland, was $85 million, all-in. By Epcot Center's original opening day, they'd spent over $900 million. Horizons, the Imagination ride and other additions/improvements brought that to $1.2 billion within the first 2 years. Big Thunder cost about $18 million when it opened - more than all of Disneyland cost to build (though not adjusted for inflation). Splash did NOT cost $80 million. But it was high for the time. Adjusted for inflation it might equal that NOW. My guess, given the time and that it was almost prohibitively expensive, is that it was likely in the $30's, but I honestly have no idea.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt Interesting that Big Thunder cost less than Space Mountain did two years earlier.
Originally Posted By BigJim89 Well here's something to get excited about, Mintcrocodie has a new video on youtube of Mr. Potato Head in Action. **Spoiler Warning** <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO119YsCZDQ" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =cO119YsCZDQ</a> I only watched about a minute of it myself with the volume off as not to ruin the chance to experience it first hand, but, imho, I think its very impressive .
Originally Posted By jdub >>Arguing over where a new ride fits into a ticket system that went out of business in 1982? Even I think that's a bit much.<< EXACTLY! YESSSS! Over 25 years ago... at the very least, it's a sign of AGE!
Originally Posted By irishfan Thanks for the link, he looks great. Love the fact he asks you to enjoy Toy Story MIDWAY mania.
Originally Posted By BlueOhanaTerror >>>Interesting that Big Thunder cost less than Space Mountain did two years earlier.<<< Yeah, the $20 million figure for Space seemed suspect to me, but if that was for FLORIDA's version, which came first, I can believe it. It occupies a significantly larger footprint, and if you amortize all the research time that went into it, the figure wouldn't surprise me. They made a big deal about Disneyland's Big Thunder pricepoint, (it was even part of the press marketing) and the figure was between $17.5 and $18 million when it opened.
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy << Splash did NOT cost $80 million. >> It was budgeted for $40 million. It ended up costing $80 million. Frank Wells installed a huge number of bean counters at WDI after that episode.
