Unpopular Opinions: Disney Edition

The only time I will wait for a character is if 1)its a super rare one, like when they did limited time magic or 2)the line is SUPER short. Even when my kids were little, I learned my lesson real quick that waiting a super long time for a character usually resulted in my daughter freaking out almost immediately once we got close to them. So I started telling her little white lies such as “they’re on their lunch break” or “they need to go take a nap” when we would pass them.

Based on what I’ve read when they announced and started construction, one of my unpopular opinions is that I’ve always been excited about Pandora, from the start and not just since seeing what they are actually doing. I wasn’t a fan of Avatar either, only saw it once. But in my opinion this world has always fit the theme and message of Animal Kingdom. Sure it’s make believe, but there is a dragon on the entrance to AK. So the argument that any expansion should be based on a real place didn’t hold much weight with me. So Avatar isn’t a Disney movie or franchise. That’s okay with me, Kilimanjaro Safaris isn’t based on anything Disney either. It’s based on a two week African safari trek. The message of Avatar and Pandora is one of conservation and living in harmony with the world and land, which dovetails perfectly into AK in my opinion. That and the fact that Joe Rohde was taking lead on it made me quite excited to see what they were going to do. Based on tidbits and snippets of previews, I am even more excited to see this new land come to fruition!

kcboston wrote:

I have one that is truly unpopular: we liked the Lumberjack show. It was fun to watch, and I think that they just needed a little more time to really develop and work out some of the kinks. They were put in such a no win situation since they replaced Off Kilter, but we enjoyed it (doesn’t hurt that they were easy on the eyes )

That’s a really cute picture! They’re gone now right? They had a pretty short run?

@nascfan @kboston Let’s see, my thoughts on Avatar without hijacking this thread… I was initially indifferent. Animal Kingdom in my opinion was seriously lacking rides until Expedition Everest was born. We wouldn’t always visit AK each trip before then. So I was glad to hear of more development happening over there. The franchise itself I could take or leave, I saw the movie once, it wasn’t bad but it didn’t blow me away. I would have liked to see a “real” themed area built, for example a lot of people suggested Australia. The Asia area of AK is so incredibly immersive I would have loved to see another culture reflected like that in a new area. However, I don’t have a problem with Pandora being fictional, I just think a real setting would have been a neat way to explore another country/culture kinda like WS. My only criticism of Pandora was how long it was taking to build. It almost felt like it was never going to be finished. I hope that the length of development has allowed them time to work out the kinks. With Joe Rohde at the helm, I know this will be fantastic! They have a lot to work with, they have the creativity, skills and resources to make this awesome and I think it will be an incredible addition to the park. I also hope they learned from their mistakes with Everest and we don’t have any of those issues again.

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okay here goes one…Off Kilter…i seriously do not like it…go ahead and start throwing things at me!!