Just fix the damn Yeti already and bring back the Burudika Band. Other than needing another e-ticket attraction the park is fine. It’s my favorite actually. There is certainly nothing insensitive about any of the attractions.
Was at Dino yesterday and it is basically a stroller parking lot. Gut job for sure at this point. If not Jungle book like someone suggested, then maybe DuckTales which is show about adventures all over the globe. I see a dueling boat ride with water cannons and large splash area, an airplane themed kid coaster, City of Duckburg to replace the aging Boneyard, a dark mystery shooter ride through lost ruins and maybe something educational to tie in all the exotic locations like a sky train above ground that moves like the people mover or the one over in Suess Landing at Universal. It would be a longer, volume based ride to give parents a break as well.
It is my favorite park! I have never had use for Dinoland, but I have no young children. I love AK as it is and looking forward to return of Nemo and full Lion King show. I miss the ‘flying birds’!
Those who see racism and bigotry everywhere are themselves the racist and bigot. Those words are thrown around too easily lately towards anyone people don’t agree with. They have lost their real meaning.
I wouldnt change mostly nothing in the park. But I would want to change most of dinoland U.S.A because it just didn’t fit in with the rest of the park. The only noteworthy attraction there is the ride dinosaur. They could’ve least made the dinasour area better and more thought into it so it can fit in with the Dinasour ride. But if anything I would just keep adding to the Pandora and probably Asia areas of the park. Considering the new Avatar movie this year, it would be cool to have a new Avatar ride.
I think they should get back to the conservation programs. The rapid river ride is one of our favorite. The roller coaster and dinasauous is nothing to us we can’t ride them. The lion king show needs to get back to the full show. And we miss the train ride to rafiki at the island. We also miss the parade
my thoughts exactly. I used to love the dinosaur ride and expidition everest till my accident where I broke my neck 8 yrs ago , ( all healed right) and I just dont trust riding them, Anyways, those who love those rides its great. Get rid of the kids playing in the dino area with shovels, etc, ( discusting to me) I only enjoy the safari ride, tough to be a bug and the lion king show, and the entertainment as we go into africa. There needs to be something more with real animals in the park, dont like the fake stuff.
insensitivity as “perceives as disrespectful to some audience”.
This is Disney’s guiding measure. They let a small group cancel your favorite rides. In the end, the only thing that will be open is Small World. Make it stop!!!
So you have a problem with the park feeling inclusive to everyone? Why is that? Maybe you need to take a look at yourself before pointing that, clearly bigoted, finger at others
Stop already with this insensitivity crap. If everyone got a participation trophy would that help?? What exactly needs to be changed and why? Ridiculous
I’m beginning to think Disney wouldn’t be asking about Kali at all, if it hadn’t been for ITM posting that “One guest thought Kali was stupid, on Twitter!” article to begin with…
There are those who absorb the Indian log-harvesting PSA, and those who just want to get wet, but let’s not start making an already neurotically sensitive park MORE sensitive about itself.
An Emperor’s New Groove, Andies , Machu Picchu area would be great. Lots of ride possibilities, and a great ecosystem.
Keep the Dinosaur ride, I will never forget that first ride! 😱😂. Even though I know what’s coming now, I still love it! Still scream!
What’s offensive about the River Rapids? If you don’t want to get wet, don’t ride. If you do, ride. I got soaked and had to go wring out my clothes. The other half of the ride remained dry, and to this day we don’t let them live it down HAHAHA
The amount of people who get upset over sensitivity makes me realize just how far this country needs to go. The only changes needed in AK are something major to replace the shuttered Dinorama, an additional attraction in Pandora, and for them to truly figure out what they want to do with their nighttime show.
After waiting 2 1/2 hrs in line for the Safari ride , it lasted 20 mins! The only time the driver stopped was when there was an animal in the road! I couldn’t turn my head fast enough to see the animals as we flew by.
Dec. 2021
Love Love Love animal kingdom. It’s beautiful and Full of wonderful diversity. Love the different lands and cultures. Could expand Pandora.
Passage is Awesome!!!
Tough to be a bug needs another look.
Fix The Yeti!!!
I would like to see Kali get the rider soaked!!!
Sometimes your only misted,other times you get wetter depending where you are….
I ride this attraction to get soaked…i can’t believe the number of people wearing ponchos….🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Love Animal Kingdom. So what needs to be worked on IMO is the 1) Rapids ride is a joke. It so short and you don’t get wet on it all that much. The best part of the ride is the people using the elephants to spit water on people waiting to get off the ride.
2) Dinoland is just horrible. I love the idea a previous commenter said, make the area based on the Jungle Book, AWESOME idea. Dinosaur is seriously outdated. The ride is so dark, nothing about it is exciting anymore.
3) 100% another Avatar attraction need to be added. It is a great area but one more major ride is a must.
Oh what I think could be a great idea for the Rapids, the ride has this poacher theme to it, revamp the boats and put in water guns riders can use to shoot at poachers in a few sections of the ride and give the poachers there own water guns to shoot at the riders.
AK has always been my favorite, but I’ve always wondered why they have Africa and Asia but no South America. It has a very similar topography to those of Africa and Asia with many rainforests, resulting in some really cool animals (capybaras, tapirs, etc.). I don’t mind Pandora and Dinoland (though it needs to be updated), I just think the cultures and wildlife of of planet should be the main priority. I also think Up and Encanto could be great ideas for new attractions in this new land.
I love AK! But I do wish they’d bring back the train the the Conservation area and focus on it a bit more. Dino land is cute, but there are better things to go there. Love love love the Jungle Book idea! That would help bring some much needed shade there too! DINOSAUR can totally go – it’s gotten too rough and needs a refurb badly. Stop saying to fix the Yeti, btw. It cannot be fixed because as it moves, it damaged the foundation of the coaster’s mountain.
Cost of maintaining a ride at Disney: hundreds of thousands (including insurance, electricity, etc). Cost of a reimaged ride: 7 figures minimum plus annual maintenance. Cost of a new, unique Disney ride: 8+ figures.
My point: why increase the daily operating costs by yanking out a fully functional and profitable ride only to replace it with a (usually) inferior concept that nobody asked for except some extreme voices? And those voices: how much do they spend daily versus the 99% you have now irritated because you need to tear down a reasonably new ride for months or years?
People need to stop confusing what a public company versus a private enterprise means. Disney is beholden to its shareholders (or China in the case of two parks), not to every special interest group.
1. One or two more Avatar rides – will help with wait times in that area as well
2. Fix the Yeti
3. Include Raya and the last Dragon.
A. Nighttime show should somehow be a version of all the dragons at the end of the movie over the lake.
B. Give us a ride where we are on the back of that giant armadillo pet of hers from the movie.
4. Dino land needs a refresh or replacement
kinda crazy idea but could do encanto in AK since antonio’s power is speaking to animals. and like another commented above.. it would also provide some south american representation into AK.
People found kali river rapids offensive? Like how is it? You are just going down a River in India/Nepal. Well if the ride added a gift shop that was themed like a place that had scam callers selling health insurance or solar panels, yes I guess it could be.
Dinoland needs an overhaul and another big coaster is needed somewhere. Expedition Everest, Avatar’s Flight of Passage, and the the animal treks are my favorites. The park is missing something, however, & the area around Flights is often quite congested.
Replace Dinoland theme and completely scrap all the rides including Dinosaur. Replace with the original Duck Tales tv show as the main attraction ride. I liked the idea of Raya and The Last Dragon someone mentioned. Maybe have Kali River Rapids completely redone to make it way longer and water-drenching and themed to Raya.
I just mentioned DuckTales also! Dinoland was meant for the kiddos so I think it can work. BTW the Dino ride is borderline dangerous. Saw an older guy struggle to get out of the jeep. It really whips you around. Yikes!
My suggestion? Kick every fanboy wanting to see their favorite movie enshrined at the park (uh, what were we saying last week, about a Marvel ride at Epcot?), and get back to Joe Rohde’s idea about recreating different ecosystems from around our real world?
I don’t think there’s room for a whole Australia section, but it would give them a place to keep those pesky kangaroos.
They should bring back the fast passes that they use to have They should bring back the rides they use to have at the parks They show bring back the guy that hold figment
I wish Disney Animal Kingdom theme park needs to keep Disney’s DINOSAUR ride there because it’s my number one favorite ride. Without that dinosaur ride, I won’t be able to have any more favorite Disney rides.
Enough with the sensitive crap! STOP being woke! Stick with family entertainment. Now, that being said, get rid of Dinoland and definitely add a ride based on The Jungle Book!
They need to leave Animal Kingdom alone, except for…Dinosaur land. That kiddie land looks so cheesy, and completely out of place for the entire park. I like the safari tent restaurants/bars, and the Dinosaur indoor right. The rest looks like an old carnie fest that someone forgot to bulldoze. And leave Kali River Rapids alone – maybe update it to resemble GRR a little more.
Dinosaur Is my favorite ride ever I like Finland too maybe change it to dinotopia theme and add a pizza hut there If Dinosaur goes then I’ll end my life literally dead.
They really should work on land expansion to include South America as it is home to the most diverse ecological bio domes in the world which includes the Amazon rainforest. I feel there are lots of opportunities to put a non IP ride there and also a ride that incorporates Encanto or Emperors new groove. They could even work on conservation as well since we rely heavily on the Amazon rainforest.
The park has had some improvements but it is perfect the way it is. Disney is loosing sight of what it us, NOT A ZOO! Adding to the park is great, but the familiarity of existing attractions us why we come back. Wish Mr. Walt Disney were still alive to right the ship.
Was at Dino yesterday and it is basically a stroller parking lot. Gut job for sure at this point. If not Jungle book like someonementioned, then maybe DuckTales which is show about adventures all over the globe. I see a dueling boat ride with water cannons and large splash area, an airplane themed kid coaster, City of Duckburg to replace the aging Boneyard, a dark mystery shooter ride through lost ruins and maybe something educational to tie in all the exotic locations like a sky train above ground that moves like the people mover or the one over in Suess Landing at Universal. It would be a longer, volume based ride to give parents a break as well.
I’d love to see Disney’s Animal Kingdom expand and include more rides and attractions like some carousels and more animal-related rides, an updated Dinoland USA with a cool dinosaur-themed coaster, a Pridelands miniland for the Africa section complete with a Lion King dark ride and a Lion King themed carousel, a Jungle Book dark ride for the Asia section, an oriental dragon roller coaster also for the Asia section, and other cool stuff!
I’d definitely love to see some animal carousels with lots of rideable animals at the Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park!
Keep Dinosaur and disney needs to fix it. Please don’t tear it down. Because of the Carnotaurus on the ride and reason why the Carnotaurus is my favorite because its red and my second Favorite Alioramus So please do not take it away I don’t care if its underrate or unappreciated It will always be my favorite ride on the entire planet I want it to stay there for generations it is one of the opening rides in Animal Kingdom and really don’t want it to go so please disney Fix it don’t replace it please.
Wish they had asked about The Great American Movie Ride, The Backlot Tour and the Lights, Camera, Action attractions before removing them. Not everyone wants more thrill rides. These traditional attractions had as much appeal as the new ones.
Comments for Disney Hints at Possible Changes Coming to Animal Kingdom
Tom
Just fix the damn Yeti already and bring back the Burudika Band. Other than needing another e-ticket attraction the park is fine. It’s my favorite actually. There is certainly nothing insensitive about any of the attractions.
Lee C.
Was at Dino yesterday and it is basically a stroller parking lot. Gut job for sure at this point. If not Jungle book like someone suggested, then maybe DuckTales which is show about adventures all over the globe. I see a dueling boat ride with water cannons and large splash area, an airplane themed kid coaster, City of Duckburg to replace the aging Boneyard, a dark mystery shooter ride through lost ruins and maybe something educational to tie in all the exotic locations like a sky train above ground that moves like the people mover or the one over in Suess Landing at Universal. It would be a longer, volume based ride to give parents a break as well.
Rose
It is my favorite park! I have never had use for Dinoland, but I have no young children. I love AK as it is and looking forward to return of Nemo and full Lion King show. I miss the ‘flying birds’!
Walt
The voices at Disney prioritizing sensitivity changes.. what a sad time we’re living in right now, a very sad time.
Scott
Bigotry is what’s sad. Too much of that around nowadays.
Thomas
Lack of knowing what REAL bigotry looks like is even bigger. SMH
James
Those who see racism and bigotry everywhere are themselves the racist and bigot. Those words are thrown around too easily lately towards anyone people don’t agree with. They have lost their real meaning.
Linda
Omit dinosaur land, update it to something more linked to Disney like Junglebook
Thomas
I like that idea!
Rc
Me too! Good idea
Booker
Get rid of Pandora.
Waste of money
Fun with Disney. I’m BROKE!
Disney will kiss any ass to get their money
Arianna
I wouldnt change mostly nothing in the park. But I would want to change most of dinoland U.S.A because it just didn’t fit in with the rest of the park. The only noteworthy attraction there is the ride dinosaur. They could’ve least made the dinasour area better and more thought into it so it can fit in with the Dinasour ride. But if anything I would just keep adding to the Pandora and probably Asia areas of the park. Considering the new Avatar movie this year, it would be cool to have a new Avatar ride.
Bruce
Lower the admission prices. The costs are extremely too high and need to come down to a more reasonable level.
Shirley Onderisin
Absolutely right, very sad
Peggy
I think they should get back to the conservation programs. The rapid river ride is one of our favorite. The roller coaster and dinasauous is nothing to us we can’t ride them. The lion king show needs to get back to the full show. And we miss the train ride to rafiki at the island. We also miss the parade
Squeal
English?
lorraine
my thoughts exactly. I used to love the dinosaur ride and expidition everest till my accident where I broke my neck 8 yrs ago , ( all healed right) and I just dont trust riding them, Anyways, those who love those rides its great. Get rid of the kids playing in the dino area with shovels, etc, ( discusting to me) I only enjoy the safari ride, tough to be a bug and the lion king show, and the entertainment as we go into africa. There needs to be something more with real animals in the park, dont like the fake stuff.
Amber
The train to the conservation area is open. We rode it…
beautiful gorgeous
insensitivity as “perceives as disrespectful to some audience”.
This is Disney’s guiding measure. They let a small group cancel your favorite rides. In the end, the only thing that will be open is Small World. Make it stop!!!
CD
So you have a problem with the park feeling inclusive to everyone? Why is that? Maybe you need to take a look at yourself before pointing that, clearly bigoted, finger at others
Thomas
I have a problem with them catering to the 2% and caving in to the mentally ill cancel culture.
Shirley Onderisin
Right on
Rich Rogers
Stop already with this insensitivity crap. If everyone got a participation trophy would that help?? What exactly needs to be changed and why? Ridiculous
EricJ
I’m beginning to think Disney wouldn’t be asking about Kali at all, if it hadn’t been for ITM posting that “One guest thought Kali was stupid, on Twitter!” article to begin with…
There are those who absorb the Indian log-harvesting PSA, and those who just want to get wet, but let’s not start making an already neurotically sensitive park MORE sensitive about itself.
Karen
An Emperor’s New Groove, Andies , Machu Picchu area would be great. Lots of ride possibilities, and a great ecosystem.
Keep the Dinosaur ride, I will never forget that first ride! 😱😂. Even though I know what’s coming now, I still love it! Still scream!
What’s offensive about the River Rapids? If you don’t want to get wet, don’t ride. If you do, ride. I got soaked and had to go wring out my clothes. The other half of the ride remained dry, and to this day we don’t let them live it down HAHAHA
Kevin
The amount of people who get upset over sensitivity makes me realize just how far this country needs to go. The only changes needed in AK are something major to replace the shuttered Dinorama, an additional attraction in Pandora, and for them to truly figure out what they want to do with their nighttime show.
Anne
After waiting 2 1/2 hrs in line for the Safari ride , it lasted 20 mins! The only time the driver stopped was when there was an animal in the road! I couldn’t turn my head fast enough to see the animals as we flew by.
Dec. 2021
Sue
Love Love Love animal kingdom. It’s beautiful and Full of wonderful diversity. Love the different lands and cultures. Could expand Pandora.
Passage is Awesome!!!
Tough to be a bug needs another look.
Fix The Yeti!!!
ALGIE GRAFFAM
I would like to see Kali get the rider soaked!!!
Sometimes your only misted,other times you get wetter depending where you are….
I ride this attraction to get soaked…i can’t believe the number of people wearing ponchos….🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thomas
Exactly!
Beezer
Love Animal Kingdom. So what needs to be worked on IMO is the 1) Rapids ride is a joke. It so short and you don’t get wet on it all that much. The best part of the ride is the people using the elephants to spit water on people waiting to get off the ride.
2) Dinoland is just horrible. I love the idea a previous commenter said, make the area based on the Jungle Book, AWESOME idea. Dinosaur is seriously outdated. The ride is so dark, nothing about it is exciting anymore.
3) 100% another Avatar attraction need to be added. It is a great area but one more major ride is a must.
Beezer
Oh what I think could be a great idea for the Rapids, the ride has this poacher theme to it, revamp the boats and put in water guns riders can use to shoot at poachers in a few sections of the ride and give the poachers there own water guns to shoot at the riders.
Matt
AK has always been my favorite, but I’ve always wondered why they have Africa and Asia but no South America. It has a very similar topography to those of Africa and Asia with many rainforests, resulting in some really cool animals (capybaras, tapirs, etc.). I don’t mind Pandora and Dinoland (though it needs to be updated), I just think the cultures and wildlife of of planet should be the main priority. I also think Up and Encanto could be great ideas for new attractions in this new land.
Lynne
Great ideas
Katy
Agree! Get rid of Dinoland and put in a South American land, possibly with Amazon Rainforest animals and movie-themed ride.
Kat
I love AK! But I do wish they’d bring back the train the the Conservation area and focus on it a bit more. Dino land is cute, but there are better things to go there. Love love love the Jungle Book idea! That would help bring some much needed shade there too! DINOSAUR can totally go – it’s gotten too rough and needs a refurb badly. Stop saying to fix the Yeti, btw. It cannot be fixed because as it moves, it damaged the foundation of the coaster’s mountain.
MARIO BROWN
YO I BE WANTEN MORE FUN RIDES BRO LETS GO!!!!!
Reality
Food for thought:
Cost of maintaining a ride at Disney: hundreds of thousands (including insurance, electricity, etc). Cost of a reimaged ride: 7 figures minimum plus annual maintenance. Cost of a new, unique Disney ride: 8+ figures.
My point: why increase the daily operating costs by yanking out a fully functional and profitable ride only to replace it with a (usually) inferior concept that nobody asked for except some extreme voices? And those voices: how much do they spend daily versus the 99% you have now irritated because you need to tear down a reasonably new ride for months or years?
People need to stop confusing what a public company versus a private enterprise means. Disney is beholden to its shareholders (or China in the case of two parks), not to every special interest group.
Richard
1. One or two more Avatar rides – will help with wait times in that area as well
2. Fix the Yeti
3. Include Raya and the last Dragon.
A. Nighttime show should somehow be a version of all the dragons at the end of the movie over the lake.
B. Give us a ride where we are on the back of that giant armadillo pet of hers from the movie.
4. Dino land needs a refresh or replacement
chelsea
kinda crazy idea but could do encanto in AK since antonio’s power is speaking to animals. and like another commented above.. it would also provide some south american representation into AK.
Mason
People found kali river rapids offensive? Like how is it? You are just going down a River in India/Nepal. Well if the ride added a gift shop that was themed like a place that had scam callers selling health insurance or solar panels, yes I guess it could be.
Miranda
Lol
Freedomrocksusa
Dinoland needs an overhaul and another big coaster is needed somewhere. Expedition Everest, Avatar’s Flight of Passage, and the the animal treks are my favorites. The park is missing something, however, & the area around Flights is often quite congested.
Scroog McDuck
Replace Dinoland theme and completely scrap all the rides including Dinosaur. Replace with the original Duck Tales tv show as the main attraction ride. I liked the idea of Raya and The Last Dragon someone mentioned. Maybe have Kali River Rapids completely redone to make it way longer and water-drenching and themed to Raya.
EricJ
Wouldn’t that necessarily imply we’d REMEMBER Raya two or three years from now?
(Then again, they did build an Avatar section…)
Lee C.
I just mentioned DuckTales also! Dinoland was meant for the kiddos so I think it can work. BTW the Dino ride is borderline dangerous. Saw an older guy struggle to get out of the jeep. It really whips you around. Yikes!
EricJ
My suggestion? Kick every fanboy wanting to see their favorite movie enshrined at the park (uh, what were we saying last week, about a Marvel ride at Epcot?), and get back to Joe Rohde’s idea about recreating different ecosystems from around our real world?
I don’t think there’s room for a whole Australia section, but it would give them a place to keep those pesky kangaroos.
Elizabeth Moore
They should bring back the fast passes that they use to have They should bring back the rides they use to have at the parks They show bring back the guy that hold figment
Miranda
I second!
Michael Ryan Moss
I wish Disney Animal Kingdom theme park needs to keep Disney’s DINOSAUR ride there because it’s my number one favorite ride. Without that dinosaur ride, I won’t be able to have any more favorite Disney rides.
Terri
DinoLand USA needs an overhaul. Keep the kid friendly feel, but make it more animal themed with less carnival look.
LC
Enough with the sensitive crap! STOP being woke! Stick with family entertainment. Now, that being said, get rid of Dinoland and definitely add a ride based on The Jungle Book!
Ann
I totally agree with you.
Brooke
They need to leave Animal Kingdom alone, except for…Dinosaur land. That kiddie land looks so cheesy, and completely out of place for the entire park. I like the safari tent restaurants/bars, and the Dinosaur indoor right. The rest looks like an old carnie fest that someone forgot to bulldoze. And leave Kali River Rapids alone – maybe update it to resemble GRR a little more.
Brooks Richardson
Dinosaur Is my favorite ride ever I like Finland too maybe change it to dinotopia theme and add a pizza hut there If Dinosaur goes then I’ll end my life literally dead.
Brooks Richardson
I mean Dino Land and not finland
Brooks Richardson
I love Dinosaur not a replacement that ride means everything to me.
Brooks Richardson
I really want them to fix dinosaur. Those who want it demolished Are stupid and I don’t like them.
Imani
They really should work on land expansion to include South America as it is home to the most diverse ecological bio domes in the world which includes the Amazon rainforest. I feel there are lots of opportunities to put a non IP ride there and also a ride that incorporates Encanto or Emperors new groove. They could even work on conservation as well since we rely heavily on the Amazon rainforest.
Bryon Coffman
The park has had some improvements but it is perfect the way it is. Disney is loosing sight of what it us, NOT A ZOO! Adding to the park is great, but the familiarity of existing attractions us why we come back. Wish Mr. Walt Disney were still alive to right the ship.
Lee C.
Was at Dino yesterday and it is basically a stroller parking lot. Gut job for sure at this point. If not Jungle book like someonementioned, then maybe DuckTales which is show about adventures all over the globe. I see a dueling boat ride with water cannons and large splash area, an airplane themed kid coaster, City of Duckburg to replace the aging Boneyard, a dark mystery shooter ride through lost ruins and maybe something educational to tie in all the exotic locations like a sky train above ground that moves like the people mover or the one over in Suess Landing at Universal. It would be a longer, volume based ride to give parents a break as well.
Carmine Crincoli
Seriously?
I’d love to see Disney’s Animal Kingdom expand and include more rides and attractions like some carousels and more animal-related rides, an updated Dinoland USA with a cool dinosaur-themed coaster, a Pridelands miniland for the Africa section complete with a Lion King dark ride and a Lion King themed carousel, a Jungle Book dark ride for the Asia section, an oriental dragon roller coaster also for the Asia section, and other cool stuff!
I’d definitely love to see some animal carousels with lots of rideable animals at the Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park!
Brooks Richardson
Keep Dinosaur and disney needs to fix it. Please don’t tear it down. Because of the Carnotaurus on the ride and reason why the Carnotaurus is my favorite because its red and my second Favorite Alioramus So please do not take it away I don’t care if its underrate or unappreciated It will always be my favorite ride on the entire planet I want it to stay there for generations it is one of the opening rides in Animal Kingdom and really don’t want it to go so please disney Fix it don’t replace it please.
Frank B
Wish they had asked about The Great American Movie Ride, The Backlot Tour and the Lights, Camera, Action attractions before removing them. Not everyone wants more thrill rides. These traditional attractions had as much appeal as the new ones.
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