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Zootopia (Zootopia)

Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps

Image: Disney

Location: Animal Kingdom (Walt Disney World)

Marquee attraction: A dark ride EMV attraction where guests hop aboard a police cruiser and explore the four outlying quadrants surrounding Zootopia in order to track down the source of night howlers that have been causing the city’s predators to turn feral.

Zootopia already has a wonderful variety of settings, including Judy Hopps’ hometown, Bunnyburrow, as well as the dozen or so districts that surround downtown Zootopia: Sahara Square, Tundratown, Little Rodentia, and the Rainforest District, to name a few. Just as Fantasyland offers the short-tracked Casey Jr. Circus Train, Zootopia might offer a miniaturized Zootopia Express (with different doors for adults, teenagers, and children) that runs around the perimeter of the land. The highlight would likely be the plethora of animal-themed eateries, however, including an organic “pawpsicle” stand, Acacia Juice Bar, Jumbeaux’s Café (perhaps sans the exorbitant $15 price tag on the jumbo pops), and what we suspect would be Officer Clawhauser’s favorite: The Big Donut.

San Fransokyo (Big Hero 6)

Baymax

Location: Magic Kingdom – Tomorrowland (Walt Disney World)

Marquee attraction: A flying simulator (à la Soarin’ Around the World) that takes guests through the city and around the bay of San Fransokyo, down to the docks, out to the abandoned Krei Tech laboratory, and back again. Unlike Soarin’, guests won’t just be treated to a serene tour of the city, but may have one or two close encounters with the mysterious man in the Kabuki mask as well. (Or, to go the non-screen route: An outdoor steel flying roller coaster that allows you to glide over the city—not on Baymax’s back, but from his perspective instead.)

Granted, Big Hero 6 isn’t a proper franchise, and it doesn’t look highly likely that Disney will whip out a sequel anytime soon. Still, Tomorrowland could use a fresh coat of paint and an innovative new design, and it would be possible to retain some elements of the land without completely gutting it in a BH6 redesign. Since Tomorrowland has always focused heavily on innovation and technology, the Carousel of Progress could get a new scene focusing on microbot tech, healthcare robotics, and electro-mag suspension, while the facility that currently houses the Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor might showcase real-world inventions from students around the globe.

 
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