Splash Mountain was the last E-Ticket ride to open at the Magic Kingdom. Since that time, many have opened at Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios and Animal Kingdom. Since the closing of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, there has been a large piece of property sitting vacant in Fantasyland. As the economy improves, you can bet the folks at WDI will be ready to begin the next adventure for the Magic Kingdom. This has been long rumored, but I believe the time is drawing near.What's the ride you ask? None other than Walt Disney World's incarnation of The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Adventure. It is the perfect fit, in the perfect spot, in a park that's long overdue for a major E-Ticket attraction.
For those of you who are unfamiliar, The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Adventure is a $100 million attraction being built at Disney's California Adventure in Anaheim. The attraction will transport guests through the under sea world of The Little Mermaid, with Ariel, Sebastian, Flounder, King Triton, and Ursula. The ride will be an Omnimover like in The Haunted Mansion and many other rides on property.
Will this happen? Only time will tell; however, I think you'll agree that the piece of land is far too valuable to sit vacant for much longer. This attraction would tie in with the existing Ariel's Grotto and be a perfect fit for the large void left vacant with the exit of 20,000 Leagues. The last E-Ticket ride installed at California Adventure was Toy Story Mania, which ended up at Disney's Hollywood Studios in short time. So keep your eyes on this one folks...and your fingers crossed!!!
Note (6/12/09): I just noticed some rumblings about this attaction on a couple other sites. At the time of writting, I had not yet seen them. Perhaps this is further along than many people think, or everyone is having some wishful thoughts of the future.
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5 comments:
Certainly would be nice to see that plot of land used up again.
It is about time that plot of land was used again, it has been empty for ages.
I so hope this happens with all the rumblings that last couple of days i would love to see this become true, becuase MK needs something new and not just a little show like SGE or Monsters Inc Laugh Floor...
I would love to see this attraction...I think it would become a favorite of mine just because of my love for that movie
If you have the Little Mermaid dvd it shows you the ride on the extras. Check it out it has been desined for a while so why not1
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