Yoda To Battle Harry Potter In Theme Park Wars

[Ride Warrior]

Originally Posted by CaliforniaAdventurer

Well I proposed a whole land dedicated to NARNIA before the Harry Potter land was announced, before any of the movies came out. I saw this as a potential rival or at least equally powerful franchise to Harry Potter.

The power of forsight and the ability to make creative connections is what imagineering is all about. I very much respect your talents California Adventurer. Good call that Narnia would make a respectable rival for Harry Potter. For that matter, so will Star Tours - as Disney builds the franchise up at Hollywood Studios.

[CaliforniaAdventurer]

I couldn't understand why everybody was against me when I brought it up.

I thought it would make a nice bridge between Frontierland and Fantasyland.

[Maverick]

perfect between frontierland and fatasyland

[CaliforniaAdventurer]

Where were you guys when I needed you 11 months ago?
lol

[loveberri87]

I love the Harry Potter books, but I just can't seem to bring myself to become excited about the whole theme park idea. Hopefully it's really nice but if I ever had to pick between Disneyland and Harry Potter land, it's always Disneyland. If there was a battle between a Star Wars land and a Harry Potter land, then I'm not sure. I most likely will enjoy a Harry Potter attraction immensely depending on how well it was executed, but at the end of the day I want my Mickey Mouse.

[Opus1guy]

If Disney is so concerned about Potter...it seems odd that just yesterday they were airing the Harry Potter movies on The Disney Channel.



They'll probably do what they've always done in the face of some new competitive attraction...add something big of their own, or take something they they had already planned on building and add a few more million to its advertising and marketing budget.

And if they get caught with nothing new to tout...then they'll just run some new entertainment event or thaw out Walt and run some warm & fuzzy ad campaign that makes you feel like you're not much of a family person if you even think about skipping Disney.

[CaliforniaAdventurer]

Simple: Disney wants to make money. From tourists in Florida, and from ad dollars for people watching Harry Potter on thier ABC station.

[Opus1guy]

Originally Posted by CaliforniaAdventurer

Simple: Disney wants to make money. From tourists in Florida, and from ad dollars for people watching Harry Potter on thier ABC station.

Thank You for agreeing with me.

[CaliforniaAdventurer]

Originally Posted by Opus1guy

Thank You for agreeing with me.

Care to praise my scheme for Narnia-land?
You scatch my back...

[Opus1guy]

Originally Posted by CaliforniaAdventurer

Care to praise my scheme for Narnia-land?
You scatch my back...

I just love your scheme for Narnia-Land!

Especially your idea for the CGI Café. Just think of the money Disney will save!

[Ride Warrior]

Originally Posted by CaliforniaAdventurer

I couldn't understand why everybody was against me when I brought it up.

I thought it would make a nice bridge between Frontierland and Fantasyland.

The power of foresight makes you a leader. Leadership stands alone sometimes - until others realize that they are about to miss the boat.

[fkurucz]

Originally Posted by jimmay

I don't know about that; google the concept art, I think it looks pretty darn good, and far more immersive than a movie set (incidentally, looking like nothing more than a movie set is one of the main criticisms of Disney's WDW film attractions right now, in Hollywood Studios' Star Wars and Lion, Witch and Wardrobe attractions).

My point is that it will be nearly impossible to get the look and feel of the big screen. No camera tricks and no CGI. Will it look like Hogwarts? Most certainly. Will it have that ancient, musty look it has in the movies? Not likely.

[Ride Warrior]

Originally Posted by Opus1guy

If Disney is so concerned about Potter...it seems odd that just yesterday they were airing the Harry Potter movies on The Disney Channel.

Originally Posted by CaliforniaAdventurer

Simple: Disney wants to make money. From tourists in Florida, and from ad dollars for people watching Harry Potter on thier ABC station.

Same reason that Disney's competitor, News Corp iosn't the least bit disconcerted over Disney profiting off of the Narnia films.. Moola! It means free advertising and significantly higher book sales for it's Harper-Collin's division.

[Ride Warrior]

Originally Posted by fkurucz

My point is that it will be nearly impossible to get the look and feel of the big screen. No camera tricks and no CGI. Will it look like Hogwarts? Most certainly. Will it have that ancient, musty look it has in the movies? Not likely.

Personally speaking, I consider CGI to be overrated. I enjoy it as a fresh new technologically advanced form of animation. Still, it is computer generated digital cartoons - no more reality based than 2-D (which I still love). Why would I desire to see a CGI looking park when I prefer a live action outdoor experience - especially when my real (as opposed to CGI) body is a part of that action. Sheesh!

[GhostHost2]

Originally Posted by Opus1guy

If Disney is so concerned about Potter...it seems odd that just yesterday they were airing the Harry Potter movies on The Disney Channel.

They sell the Harry Potter books at WDW's Tower of Terror gift store. What won't they sell at WDW gift stores, other than one-of-a-kind merchandise?