tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358513285903189373.post1764121516875852092..comments2022-12-16T01:51:27.501-06:00Comments on Amateur Imagineer: The Villains’ Lairblueskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13481663761338257429noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358513285903189373.post-86202714652226122332007-09-10T12:05:00.000-05:002007-09-10T12:05:00.000-05:00Thanks to author for this article. Very interestin...Thanks to author for this article. Very interesting. Write more!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358513285903189373.post-80764757318026973572007-01-03T19:47:00.000-06:002007-01-03T19:47:00.000-06:00WOKcreative, I love your ideas. Thank you for your...WOKcreative, I love your ideas. Thank you for your input:)blueskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481663761338257429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358513285903189373.post-5427659449082885552007-01-03T18:56:00.000-06:002007-01-03T18:56:00.000-06:00The opening scene could have all of the villains a...The opening scene could have all of the villains around a conference table or annual meeting, deciding that they all have to work together. By defeating Mickey, they can start to defeat everyone's dreams. (If they can take him down, they can take on the whole world! bwah hah hah hah!)<br />It could be made different enough from Fantasmic.<br />Effects should include fire from dragons and lasers from magic staffs.<br />It could also easily be Mickey and guests going through it all together - saving everyone's dreams.<br />I really like the idea of using all that is becoming available with LED and LCD technology. LED lighting is available on scrims and many sizes and shapes of panels and lighting strips. It can all be fed video or used for mood effects and could be greatly used in this type of setting.<br />Some kind of interactivity could help - lasers or fire balls being thrown out, or something good (without getting too cutesy or sappy) to kill them with kindness ----> or even better, the power of dreams. Lasers could hit sensors that are programmed with projection scenarios that take them out one by one (this could work in a single room or in different rooms of a ride), leading up to a final big battle against the biggest, worst villains of all (start with the big, bad wolf).<br />This kind of ride could have many possibilities.WOKcreativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05970083755401883889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358513285903189373.post-37876355539823617182006-12-20T23:14:00.000-06:002006-12-20T23:14:00.000-06:00Sounds a lot like The Mummy ride over at USF which...Sounds a lot like The Mummy ride over at USF which is a good ride but the concept could be taken so much further and a villian ride would be the perfect way to put it in at Disney.<br /><br />I also like the idea of an interactive attraction, perhaps giving each person in the ride vehicle a task and at a certain point in the ride they have to push a button in front of their seat to defend themselves from the villians (similar to Mission Space but more in depth).<br /><br />This interactive aspect could even take the attraction in a totally new direction. Something like the old Alien Encounter attraction where guests are seated in a circular theater type room and the battle with the villains happens all around them. Using lighting, projection, and smoke effects some pretty impressive stuff could be done to make the guests feel that they are in a battle with these classic Disney characters. This idea could also use the interactive feature and somehow let the guests play a role in defeating the enemy. Maybe the seats are equipped with a magic wand and sorcerer Mickey instructs certain sections of the theater to push a button on their wand at just the right moment in the battle. Anyway, I am sure this concept could be taken further but thats how I could see it playing out.guinbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09599702867992178170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358513285903189373.post-6068978030254521192006-12-20T17:57:00.000-06:002006-12-20T17:57:00.000-06:00jOe, Thank you for your input. I agree, TGMR is a ...jOe, Thank you for your input. I agree, TGMR is a bit dated and could use refurbishment. A Villan ride may be a good fit for that location.blueskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481663761338257429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358513285903189373.post-76331810224706830602006-12-20T17:24:00.000-06:002006-12-20T17:24:00.000-06:00I've always had a desire to see a Villains' themed...I've always had a desire to see a Villains' themed ride since the wild and highly unlikely rumor of a Villains-themed park, Shadowlands. While I think an entire park is very unnecessary, I think a Villains ride in the style of Islands of Adventure's Amazing Spider-Man attraction would sure bring in the crowds, and I know just the place for it.<br /><br />There's been a lot of talk that the deal between Disney and MGM will end soon, meaning the Studios on the east coast will lose a couple movie references from their once flagship attraction The Great Movie Ride. If the attraction were to go the way of Yesterland, I think the recreated Chinese Mann's Theater would be an ideal location.<br /><br />The Disney-MGM Studios is the "extreme" Disney park. Walt never really desired the Villains to take the spotlight, but if there were such a thrill dark ride attraction, the Studios seems the ideal place. Then there's the movie aspect--that every great movie has a great story, a great hero and a great villain. And that's the jumping off point for the attraction.<br /><br />Picture stepping into the queue for the Great Movie Ride. The rooms inside still hold the oriental feel from the Hollywood landmark, but there's a darker tone to it. The biggest difference is that the walls are festooned with pictures of all shapes and sizes featuring every Disney villain imaginable, from the well-known (The Evil Queen) to the obscure (The Horned King from The Black Cauldron) and all the henchmen and women in between.<br /><br />My most beloved Disney attraction of all was the original Journey Into Imagination, because the ride offered so much to see--so many special effects--so many unqiue odds and ends. Special effects is the key--a combination of live props, audio-animatronics and perhaps even digital 3D video.<br /><br />But Mickey or the usual heroes coming to the rescue has been done with Fantasmic! I think, in this attraction, since we are at the Studios, exploring the ideas of movies and stories and heroes and villains, the guests must play the heroes in some manner. Sure, the heroes will show up at appropriate moments to help the guests, but ultimately, it is up to the guests to save the day. Whether this involves some interactive element or some magical plot device is debatable, but the goal is to have a close encounter with the villains that is ultimately resolved. And yet, upon exiting the ride, there should be some clever hint that despite their defeat, the bad guys are still lurking in the shadows.<br /><br />The E-Ticket potential is great. The technology is available, and I don't doubt the great minds can make a good story, a good attraction, and not something with the pathetic limp of the NEW Journey Into YOUR Imagination--but rather something with the exciting flair of a DisneySea ride.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12700362073634981848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358513285903189373.post-31348195879166269152006-12-16T00:20:00.000-06:002006-12-16T00:20:00.000-06:00Thank you anonymous! These are great ideas and add...Thank you anonymous! These are great ideas and additions. I particularly like the idea of the beds. They could be a nice and easy theme for a coaster car. Thanks again.blueskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481663761338257429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358513285903189373.post-62283590201569885092006-12-15T13:28:00.000-06:002006-12-15T13:28:00.000-06:00Wow. That could be a great Fantasyland E-Ticket. M...Wow. That could be a great Fantasyland E-Ticket. Maybe if they plopped it down where Big Thunder Ranch is and made the entrance near the old Fantasyland skyway.<br /><br />I wouldn't go with a pre-show video because that's been done to death with a lot of newer Disney attractions, especially at Disney World. The story should be conveyed by the attraction. Maybe the queue could be set up to imply that guests are venturing into the "darker side" of Fantasyland. A good reference point is Snow White's queue. The transition from the happy Fantasyland exterior to the section that looks like a dungeon is particularly effective.<br /><br />In fact, guests could eventually stumble into the evil queen's dungeon, where she is hatching a plot to corrupt Mickey's dreams (same plot as Fantasmic). You then board a vehicle resembling a bed because you are going to venture into Mickey's dreams to help. This is implied, not hit over the guests' heads repeatedly. <br /><br />After maybe a launch tunnel displaying projected clouds and stars and such, you end up in a happy dream (perhaps Mickey and Pluto playing fetch). Suddenly a roar from above interrupts the scene and the vehicle revolves to reveal a projected image of the dragon from Sleeping Beauty flying in the sky. Mickey shouts "Let's get out of here, Pluto" and the car drops backwards down an incline. The ride then would be a series of near misses with famous Disney villains until the end when Mickey busts out the sorcerer's hat and ends it all.<br /><br />That would definitely be a great Mickey ride.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com