I half disagree about the need to refurbish Kali River Rapids. I've been on a few of the river rides at zoos and they're awful for watching animals. Sometimes, you're sailing away to the next enclosure by the time you spot the creature that you're supposed to be watching. And those are boat rides that aren't constantly spinning. Add that to the mix, and trying to watch the animals would be pointless. However, I do seriously agree that the ride is way too short and should be doubled or tripled in length.

Ellen's Universe of Energy...love the dinosaurs, tolerate the film.

Totally agree.

Gotta disagree on Kali and Mission Space
It's fine very fun rides
Stitch I agree needs an update
However I'm the guy that asks why do Epcot and Hollywood Studios don't have water rides?
Cmon Disney let's see them coming

I think what they should do is tear down part of the "New Fantasyland" section with the circus and tents and then build a dark ride there of either Pinocchio or even bring back Mr. Toads. The Fantasyland expansion has just never done anything for me. The Seven Dwarfs coaster is meh at best. Very underwhelmed when I went on it the first time. As with anything that gets hyped up like that, it's nearly impossible to see it fulfill the hype.
I agree on Kali River Rapids. Very short and again meh. They should have copied the one at California Adventure. That ones longer and at least decent to ride.
Mission Space has been OK but it will never replace Horizons. So yeah, that's my feeling.
Stitch is horrible. I like Alien Encounter much better but agree it didn't seem to fit in the MK. Perhaps something more in line with a Tron theme about being pulled into a computer environment would be a neat addition.

No mention of Journey Into Imagination...?

Love it! Great ideas!

The Great Movie Ride is way way overdue for an updated

I completely agree with you regarding Kali River Rapids and Mission Space.
We were able to visit Disney World this summer for my boys first trip there and I was GREATLY underwhelmed by Kali River Rapids and Mission Space.

Kali River Rapids was the LONGEST wait for any ride we experienced in any of the 4 parks during our trip.
The queue line detailing was great and I was really hoping for an awesome ride. We boarded our raft, had fun trying to avoid getting wet and suddenly found the ride was over in a flash. As we rounded the last bend to say I was shocked on how SHORT the ride was is an understatement. I’ve ridden raft rides at other parks (Geauga Lake and Cedar Point) that were twice as long! This is Disney! Why is the ride so short and the queue so long?!?

Mission Space was the same way.
I had visited Disney World years ago with my wife when they were building Mission Space and have been secretly looking forward to riding it for ages. When we finally arrived we opted for the GREEN option due to our small children.
I do realize there were 2 deaths associated with the ride (although from my understanding the underlying conditions of the deaths weren’t really Disney’s fault) but because of that it’s not a space ride anymore…it’s a ride of warnings, cautions, and asking for anyone with the least bit of health issues or fear of claustrophobia to leave the ride.
It COMPLETELY ruins the effect of the imagineers to keep hearing those warnings over and over and over again.
Once you finally get to ride the ride it’s fun in a limited push a button way. The concept was good and I’d imagine the higher G version adds more realism.

However I agree it’s a one trick pony. My boys and I love space stuff but none of us were ready to ride it again anytime soon. Star Tours on the other hand we rode 3 different times! I agree if they could randomize the events, so each ride was a different experience it would change the entire dynamic. Maybe they can repurpose it to tie in with the Martian. Attendance would triple overnight once those changes were made!

Interesting ideas for Kali River, though I doubt they'd ever happen. The ride is too small, too short, and doesn't have the capacity to be an effective safari-style ride. Also, they'd have to completely revamp the rafts (inward-facing rafts don't work well for photo-taking) and remove all drops and water effects (don't want someone's camera/phone getting soaked!) Adding capacity, multiple paths for the rafts, and updating the animatronics is a better bet- keep it as a thrill ride.

Agree with the Mission Space revisions entirely!

Stitch is a difficult proposition. I doubt they'd ever revert to Alien Encounter - it was too divisive, too scary, and never really fit with the theme of Magic Kingdom. There's not much else they can do with the unique ride setup though, so unless they completely tear the ride down and rebuild, Stitch will be sticking around.

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