The Theme Park History of Countdown to Extinction/Dinosaur (Disney's Animal Kingdom)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- Countdown to Extinction is a dark-ride attraction that opened at Disney’s Animal Kingdom on April 22nd, 1998, and closed on May 1st, 2000. The attractions features a turbulent journey through the Cretaceous period, featuring scenes populated with dinosaur animatronics. In this video we take a look at the history of Animal Kingdom, the reasons why Dinoland was built over the Beastly Kingdom, the history of the attractions, its eventual change to the Disney movie Dinosaur to promote the animated film of the same name, and the attractions’ future.
Songs Used (In Order)
Countdown to Extinction Theme by Richard Bellis • CTX Theme
Mickey Mouse March by The Music Box of Wind - RediCural • Video
Animal Kingdom Oasis Area Music Loop - • Oasis Area Music Loop ...
Disney’s Dinosaur Video Game - Main Menu • Disney's Dinosaur Game...
Disney’s Dinosaur Video Game - Tutorial • Disney's Dinosaur Game...
Disney’s Dinosaur Soundtrack - The Carnotaur Attack by James Newton Howard • The Carnotaur Attack (...
Disney’s Dinosaur Soundtrack - End Titles (Unreleased) by James Newton Howard • Disney's Dinosaur Soun...
Disney’s Dinosaur Soundtrack - The Egg Travels by James Newton Howard • The Egg Travels
Indiana Jones Theme by filmssymphony • FSO 2016 Oficial | Ind...
Videos Used (In Order)
Dinosaur Ride at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Full Pre-show and Ride by TravsForLife • Dinosaur Ride at Disne...
Dinosaur Ride 2017 Ride POV at Animal Kingdom by Attractions Magazine • Dinosaur - Full POV at...
Dinosaur POV by wdwmagic • Dinosaur
INTERCOT: Countdown to Extinction - Animal Kingdom - 1998 by intercot • INTERCOT: Countdown to...
Disney's Animal Kingdom - Walt Disney World Resort Vacation Planning Video • Disney's Animal Kingdo...
1995 Disney World Commercial • Disney World Commercia...
Disney's Animal Kingdom Promo • Disney's Animal Kingdo...
Discovery River Boats at Disney's Animal Kingdom by Joe Black • Discovery River Boats ...
Tree of Life Time Lapse; Animal Kingdom Presentation by Appleton Creative • Video
iNSIDE Disney Parks - Disney’s Animal Kingdom Episode by Disney Parks • iNSIDE Disney Parks - ...
Animal Kingdom : The First Adventure • Animal Kingdom : The F...
Walt Disney Cartoons- Mickey's Rival (1936) • Walt Disney Cartoons- ...
Disney's Animal Kingdom - The Secrets, Stories & Magic Behind the Scenes • Video
Haunted Mansion Magic Kingdom POV 2017 by HannaaMontan • Video
Dinosaur at DAK Ultimate Tribute by MartinsVidsDotNet • Dinosaur at DAK Ultima...
Dinosaur, Animal Kingdom, Walt Disney World HD (1080p) by UndercoverTourist.com
• Dinosaur, Animal Kingd...
Dinosaur - 2000 Teaser Trailer • Video
All Dinosaur Trailers and TV Spots • Video
Disney's Dinosaur - Creating a Prehistoric World • Disney's DINOSAUR Crea...
Disney’s Dinosaur - Iguanodon's vs Carnotaurus • Disney Dinosaur Iguano...
Dinosaur Commercial (2000) Animal Kingdom • Video
Dinosaur POV Full Ride + Pre Show - Disney's Animal Kingdom by Mike Karschti • DINOSAUR POV Full Ride...
Dinosaur With the Lights On by Sincerely -M • Dinosaur With the Ligh...
Disneyland Resort Complete Vacation Planning Video • Disneyland Resort Comp...
Fly-Through Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge by Disney Parks • Fly-Through Star Wars:...
Not The Momma! • Not The Momma!
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Reminder that Goofy can, and will, beat up your dad.
Goofy is a good dad
Goofy is a dangerously unhinged sociopathic psychopath.
Goofy loses control when he smokes too much meth and physically assaults people
Oh no no
@@cbonilla10027 stfu no he doesn't he's a good father to Max
Eisner really believed in that Dinosaur Movie huh lol
ThaBeastdotcom Eisner>Iger
@@user-pn2pv9fz3f Walt Disney> Eisner
I liked the movie, was it a Land Before Time rip off, yes. But it was still a decent Disney flick.
I mean, he wasn't technically wrong. It (somehow) grossed more worldwide than any Eisner-era 2000s Walt Disney Animation movie, and that includes Lilo and Stitch which sparked a massive franchise that to this day is still milked at the parks. Plus, at the time, it got better reviews than certain other ambitious pet projects that Eisner hoped would start a franchise (namingly Atlantis). It's probably just that making a TV show or a direct-to-DVD Dinosaur sequel (like the other animated Disney sequels at the time) was out of the cards because DIsney wasn't equipped with the technology or skilled employees required to make a lower-budget CGI project yet. They had Disneytoon for cheap 2D, but nothing for cheap 3D that was meant to look as realistic as possible.
@@RariettyC I've been on the dinosaur ride numerous times and maybe within the last year my wife and i realized it was based off a movie lol still love that ride though
DINOSAUR received a major refurbishment in 2016. Repairs to the animatronics, sound, lighting, and paint touch ups were made. New fossil exhibits were put in the queue. Also, some new effects were added. The comsognathus that were jumping over the vehicle (in 2000 their movements were stopped and they were lit with strobe lights) were replaced with carefully placed screens showing CGI compsognathus fleeing the meteor shower. They also brought back an effect that was turned off in 2000, a green laser net capturing the iguanadon.
THANK YOU. This is stuff I wish the video covered. I noticed a number of mistakes and a few things that don't look like they were actually part of the ride.
I remember my last time at WDW in 2012 that some of the exhibits were very inaccurate even at that time so I'm glad they changed and refurbished the attraction. I wish Disney kept the fears in the ride bc that was the point of WDW, to appeal to adults, teens, and kids. I feel that the corporation has lost that goal now.....
I smell a mt everest yeti wannabe
I wonder where the compys went...
Huh... It didn't look any different to me when I went on it recently. Actually it seemed to be in not the best shape. Didn't see any jumping comsognathus, and the 3rd appearance of the Carnotaurus animatronic which starts running after your car wasn't working and just sat there instead... Quite disappointing...
Lost my sunglasses on this ride, might be a dinosaur wearing them on there.
I'll check while on the ride this week.
Me too!
swear I saw a raptor wearing my lost magic band
I checked and I saw them!
Well someone’s sun glasses….
Am I the only one who thinks "Dinosaur... ride it" is the worst tagline for a ride ever?
No you're not the only one hahaha. It sounds like the porno that the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park watch lmfao
Don’t make fucking demands. That’s how I viewed it haha
They could have gone with worse. "Dinosaur. You have to saur it to believe it."
Pizza.... eat it.
Yeah I was like what the hell kinda commercial was that lol.
I will never forgive Disney's Animal Kingdom if they close this ride.
Shinndig 129 that will make me furious if they do
Same here
Shinndig 129 Neither will I; this ride is fucking great!
i highly agree!
you cant replace a masterpiece like dinosaur
But, Dinosaur did get a refurbishment, I'm pretty sure a year or two ago. It wasnt something extravagant, but did fix a few mechanics and lighting
To be perfectly honest, Indiana Jones in Animal Kingdom makes less sense then Pandora. At least Avatar fits the mythical creature quota AK was missing before
ConnerPlays I think I’d pitch a giant hissy fit if it became Indian jones, both bc of theming inconsistency and bc dinosaur is my favorite ride at Disney world
Plus there's the dino bash.
Please respond.
Disney Boy the thing where Donald celebrates his dinosaur heritage?
I really hope they don't do that. As great as the indiana jones ride is, it should STAY in California and Tokyo only. The parks need unique attractions. For every space mountain, have an incredicoaster and so on.
One small correction: the Pepper's Ghost effect featuring the iguanadon on the back of your vehicle WAS active for a very short time, during the soft opening that was only accessible to Annual Passholders. I was there and I remember quite vividly seeing the iguanadon on the back of the car--it was a neat effect. I also found a thread of several other people who were at the soft opening and also remember it (I had to go look it up while watching this video, to make sure I wasn't crazy, because I KNEW I remembered it operating!).
Is there a video of it? I wanna see!
I remember it as well. Thought I was going crazy when he said it was never used. It was a really cool effect!
i can't believe you didn't say "HEEEEEELLO THERE" in the intro
We dropped the ball there.
General Kenobi
Theme Park History do you know what attraction you haven’t covered yet?
Theme Park History you haven’t covered Cheetah Hunt at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay!
“Definitely NOT our Dino!”
"This isn't the Dino you're looking for."
“go go GO!”*the rover sped up from the carnotaurus*
22 years later and this quote just hit me like a nostalgia baseball bat.
but at least this one is a vegetarian
It’s a veggie-saur
Nobody:
Me, a level headed mature individual: WE'RE GONNA DIE ON HERE
Zooer I say that to calm myself down on thrilling rides
Me as well!!! I’ve never been so terrified at Disney in my life 😩😩😩😩
You win the comments for a month
I hadn't realized that the original finale was animation of the asteroid coming down to hit you. Story-wise, that actually makes more sense--on the other hand, that last appearance by the Carnotaurus is more visually impressive.
I’d honestly love for them to revamp the asteroid animation I agree that it makes for a more cohesive story. The carnotaurus seems like it’s copying the finale of the Jurassic Park boat ride
@@yeemcgee8149 They could probably combine the two effects with a bit of finagling.
That Carnotaurus isn't there anymore
@@tadpolegaming4510 yes it is
I think that's a digital image someone put in the video. All the videos I've seen of the original version had the Carnotaurus at the end and not the asteroid. Would love to hear from someone who actually did go on the original version to confirm.
that old WDW ad with the brothers! oh my God, that had me in my feelings. I remember being like 5 or 6 and wanting to go to Disney World so badly because of that ad. thanks for that nostalgic throwback.
great vid as always! I wouldn't mind Disney reworking Dino Land into something else but I would be kind of bummed if they got rid of Dinosaur. I think it just needs to be updated and refurbed real bad. It's still a fun ride overall.
same i think i remember these ads on some Disney VHS movies. Throwback
I think that ad was on "the Lion King" VHS. Took me back too.
@El Viola Feos definitely not a bad idea!
Yes! I remember seeing this ad so many times!!!
Can we all agree they knew how to draw people in, not just kids, with their ads like that one????
I rode it recently and you not only have to narrowly avoid getting blasted away by the meteor, but also get a face full of the Carnotaurus as you return to the present. One thing I enjoyed about the ride is that it is one of the few Disney World rides still remaining that you could describe as "frightening" and it is nice to ride something at Disney World that is a little more intense.
Actually, Dinosaur was refurbished as recently as last fall with the static Copmsagnathus being replaced with Cgi ones and the Dinosaurs all getting retuned so they could run smother then they had been in recent years. So I doubt they’re going to close it anytime soon.
I hope you also cover the original Kilimanjaro Safari
That would be great
So much better than the new one
I for one think that it is great that they got rid of the poachers. It kind of gave guests the message that if we don't do something, and protect these magnificent creatures, these wonderful animals that we were seeing might become endangered or even extinct. Without that message, I feel that I can now go on a real hunting safari without feeling any guilt. Thanks Disney.
Lol. I wasn't sure if you were being serious there.
I honestly think they could have had it both ways -a story about poaching and a fun look at real-life animals - if they'd thought it through a little better. Make the ride have two tracks, or a track that diverges into a fork. One track is for the story about the elephants with less live animals but more thrills and the other is a breeze through a synthetic savannah with all the real animals you could dream of. That way you can cry your eyes out on one attraction without the animals messing up the story and then go re-ride the other as many times as you want and see all the different living animals.
Sinister Sweet yeah I was being sarcastic. The park is all about conservation, so for them to take away such a powerful message seems pretty odd.
The poacher version is actually the same route, just with a one or two minute detour. The safari radio would occasionally interrupt and inform the driver of poachers being spotted nearby while watching real animals, then being told that they need our help, so we detour a little ways but the baby elephant (fake) had already been rescued, so the driver goes back to almost where we left off. It’s pretty short, but I guess does add 2 minutes to a busy ride.
I remembered the scene being pretty boring, but I am pretty spoiled, so having seen it several times before, I had no interest in fake shenanigans. But most people still treat WDW as a once in a lifetime trip, so its new and exciting for people who’ve never been.
This ride terrified me as a child! But now it's one of my favorite rides
Same here
This was the reason my family visited Animal Kingdom! Thank you for covering this!
Thank you for watching Bryce!
@@ThemeParkHistory I always enjoy your content! Thank you!
I went to Dinosaur earlier this year due to me not only loving Dinosaurs but also because I've loved Disney's Dinosaur since it first came out when I was young. Needless to say I loved the ride and was impressed even with Dinoland's showing age and it's neighbor being Pandora (which I also went and loved, the long lines were worth it imo). I really do want Dinosaur to stay though since it's the only memory Disney currently has tying to the film and I don't want it to be forgotten like Treasure Planet was (another movie from Disney that I always loved).
Budervan I love dinosaurs! 🦕🦖🦕🦖🦕🦖🦕🦖🦕🦖🦕🦖🦕🦖🦕🦖🦕🦖
Honestly, that could have been my comment. I was so fascinated by Disney's Dinosaur, I even learned to play "The Egg Travels" and "Across the Desert" on the piano. I went to Disney's Animal Kingdom a week ago and rode that ride 7 times haha 😂
I think rumors now actually point toward Dinosaur staying and the rest of dinoland being bulldozed for something else. Insiders have indicated this on top of the fact that Dinosaur cast members recently got new uniforms and a lot of the lighting and effects on the ride have actually seen some good maintenance lately. I could be wrong though of course.
I can second this. It almost didn't make it, but I knew it would.
Cassy Black Haha. I love that reference there. I love this attraction so much I’ve nearly memorized every quote from it. xD
@@revan1944 Same dude. It's my life force, no lie
They better not replaced it
They better not get rid of that ride I loved it when I was a kid scared the bejesus outta me my god
Can you do Jimmy Neutron Nicktoon Blast, in memory of Stephen Hillenburg?
Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast has been added to the list, thank you for the suggestion Gabriel.
The ride and the movie are severely underrated. There’s such an epic feeling with Disney’s Dinosaur, from the sweeping landscapes to the intense sequences and the fantastic score. The ride is one of the main reasons why I love going to Animal Kingdom .
Muzzammil Shaik Agreed!
The ride was working fine when I was there three years ago. It was still pretty popular too; my friends and I were lucky enough to have fastpasses. I think Dinosaur has a few years to go yet before it goes extinct.
I went on it in the back and it reminded me of count down to extinction lol IT WAS SO FRIGGIN CHOPPY
This is seriously one of my favorite Disney rides. Seeing it bite the dust for a clone, as much as I love Indy, would make me pretty sad.
But otherwise I welcome it because Dinoland in general is pretty terrible.
They should just remove the Dinosaur name to the attraction, as most people don't remember or even know what the Dinosaur movie was. Dinoland definitely needs some kind of revamp though.
Honestly, I'm pretty sad in general about the idea of bringing Indiana Jones stuff to AK. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love the franchise (a lot) - but it doesn't tie into the concept of "Animal" Kingdom...at all. The guy's an archeologist. He literally studies *human* history. Also I love dinosaurs because I suppose I'm still an 8 year old at heart. :p
The Animal Kingdom background music you used is making me cry😂😂🤧🤧 I haven’t been to Disney in a couple years, but I used to go all the time as a kid. My mom and dad divorced and now both sides of my family have multiple kids, so it’s too expensive to take everyone to Disney. But I still have such good memories there. Thanks for taking me back for a little while.
meisferrari i used to go to disney, until me and my family got bored of it and now we go to universal studios
You have my sympathies
meisferrari I agree! It’s making me cry too!
If disney gets rid of Dinosaur or Dinoland USA all together the Park will loose me as a guest. Dinoland USA is one of my favorite parts of Animal Kingdom
I think they should at least replace some of the smaller attractions with a brand new E-Ticket attraction in the near future to freshen up the area.
Haley Ann Animal Kingdom don’t even think about it!
Dino land is going bye bye. I went last week, and Dinosour is carrying Dino land. I don’t think many people will go to Dino land since it’s on the other side of the park away from Pandora, and if people don’t know what the ride is, it being named Dinosour, and being hidden doesn’t help it.
Can you make a video on Rock n Rollercoaster?
Rock n Rollercoaster Starring Aerosmith has been added to the list, thank you for the suggestion Christopherson Gs.
I'd hate to see this ride go. It was the only reason I was ever interested in Animal Kingdom.
ddrlear they did good Orlando the ride
It never closed down. It was closed to be refurbished, that's t. You can still ride it.
Can you please do Dudley do rights ripsaw falls or mib alien attack?
Both attractions have been added to the list, thank you for the suggestions Hayden.
If the Lone Ranger had been a success, they were going to stick the characters in Big Thunder Mountain.
Disney will not stop until they stick IP in every ride.
Splash Mountain would like to have a word with you both....
Can’t wait to see The Rock in the Jungle River Cruise ride
Bailey Ralls he’s already there. Haven’t you seen him?
Since you have done a video about the history of the Dinosaur ride at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, can you please make videos about the history of Expedition Everest and It’s Tough to be a Bug next?
Both have been added to the list, thank you for your suggestion Stephen.
Theme Park History Here’s another suggestion how about making three videos about the history of the Harvest Theater at The Land pavilion at Epcot, Festival of the Lion King at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and the now defunct Legend of the Lion King puppet show at the Magic Kingdom Park?
Stephen Kostiak Hi!
So Disney has a history of hiding the actual budget price, hmmm?? Like they did with the budget for INFINITY WAR.
Whoa, hang on, you missed a few different refurbishments. I consider there to be three main iterations of this attraction. The first two you covered, but with the refurb from 2016, a number of effects were updated such as the projected compys instead of physical ones, as well as new projected asteroid debris throughout the attraction. New lighting effects also created a different sense of atmosphere while also showing you new backgrounds. The second encounter with the Carnotaurus also had the updated strobes, creating a much scarier and intense encounter. It's a shame that they didn't reactivate the flying pterodactyl though.
Yeah it seems like they brought back a few of the old effects fog, the laser field on the iguanodon, moving compys, carnotaurus chase sounds, the Star field at the beginning, strobes, and asteroid debris I think it makes it a much more intense ride
The flying pteranodon will never be reactivated unless Disney changes policy. No rides will have active show elements above guests heads unless they are secured a certain way. That's why the meteors don't move on primeval whirl either, they were deactivated.
That makes sense. I had heard somewhere that one of the issues with the the pterodactyl (and I did just double check and it is indeed a pterodactyl) was that people could reach up and touch it.
King Poseidon they could probably projection map it like they did the compsagnathas
Are we SURE that the pepper's ghost effect was never used in the ride? This has always bothered me because I have a very vivid memory about this effect. Kinda. See, when I went to Disney in 2001, my mother and I were in line for this ride but I oped out of riding at the last minute as I was young and a chicken on rides and I got freaked out a bit in the cue line. So I did not ride, my mother rode alone. When she got off the ride, I asked her about it and she talked about how you find the dino and you then at the end you "see the dinosaur in the car with you." I distinctively remember her describing the effect as that cus she thought it was neat.
Watch a video of it, the dino is just in vehicle with a cage on it, or it used to be
I still wish they made Beastly Kingdom. It was a much better idea and the rides were all better.
It's a shame they never decided to revisit Beastly Kingdom, it had an awesome concept and the attractions looked fantastic.
Theme Park History is not stopping with the great content. I will say I really enjoy this attraction but it could really do well with a little more intensity. 👍🏻
Thank you Michael! I thought the original was too intense when I was younger, all grown up now I wish Disney wouldn't have the changes, feels like it hurts the overall attraction.
Michael I agree 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
Where is he
You know if Disney's The Good Dinosaur had done better in the box office I feel like Disney would have pushed it in the park more.
I don't think....
Another remade Indiana Jones ride...
Would be cool...
Unless it has dinosaurs in it and is a all new Indiana Jones adventure(involving dinosaurs)ride...
I think every Disney park should be original and different...
I really think they should get rid of the rest of dinoland and keep Dinosaur. Dinosaur is a great ride but the rest of the land is kinda cheap. They can do a much better job
I agree, the other attractions in the area are not that appealing and really doesn't make the overall Dinoland USA a appealing place.
This is one of my favorite rides in all of Disney world
I wish they would have built beastly kingdom instead
I am pretty sure they will reconsider that once Universal's epic universe is open in a few years
@@yunocba Especially with Super Nintendo Land coming in that expansion, and possibly a new Harry Potter themed section
@@kristophernekula5151 hopefully!!! I think it will be a good addition. Do you know how UEU will be connected to the rest of the parks? I have noticed is pretty far and was wondering how they will do the linking ? Otherwise it would be like two different parks but without the specific scenario Disney has....
@@kristophernekula5151 OMG SUPER NINTENDO LAND STOP IM PACKING MY BAGS RN
But if they built beastly kingdom then we wouldn’t get this ride
I grew up watching Disney's Dinosaur
When we were planning a Disney World trip, I did some research and found the Dinosaur ride.
I freaked out and it instantly became my favorite dark ride at Disney World.
I was there when it was called Countdown to Extinction. It has been so long, I don't remember the meteor at the end, nor the Styracosaurus statue in the front. Still, I remember this ride fondly and still ride it as Dinosaur.
I've been on both versions, let me tell you that final Carnatour attack always makes me scream lol even though I know it's coming I can't help it, I'm going to miss it if it does close
Dinosaur a box office "hit"? REALLY?????? Because from what I remember, when that movie came out, it did poorly! That movie is SO BAD!!!
Also, people that whine about certain Disney rides not being "kid-friendly", can cram a sock in it! Disney parks are not JUST for kids, they're for everyone! Disney has plenty of rides appropriate for children, take your kids on those!
Jes Lightning Definitely didn’t do poorly. Got moderately positive reviews as well.
If you think DINOSAUR is that bad, you need to watch more movies...
It made money--it just didn't have much cultural staying power. Today, people are much more familiar with this ride than with the movie.
...Compare: Avatar. In dollar terms it was the biggest hit movie of all time, but these days people don't really care about it... but they like the Avatar land at Disney World. If they even go to see the sequels it might be because of the theme-park land instead of the reverse.
Also: Tron:Legacy. Disney probably never would have greenlit that Tron light-cycle coaster in Shanghai if they'd known the movie would underperform their expectations. But people love that coaster so much they're building one in Orlando. Maybe Tron should just be a theme-park franchise after all.
Agreed on both. Mostly. I love the movie, but you're right, it didn't do very well. There are a number of things in here that seem inaccurate or modified. Those "compsognathus" for instance. It looks like someone added those in through a bad special effect. Even back when they weren't projections like today's, they leapt from left to right, not right to left. I was hoping this vid would cover changes to the attraction that I've seen during my decade in Florida and 20 years of it being my favorite ride.
Expedition everest is fun but... this was absolutely my favourite ride at Animal Kingdom when we went last year =D
I feel like only person who loved Dinosaur the movie and Dinosaur the ride, legitimately my favorite ride 🤷🏻♀️
Jessica Ayala I love both too! You’re not alone! 😃
Most underrated ride at WDW and is a Top-5 for me overall. Dark, scary, loud, intense. Damn near perfect dark ride, as far as I am concerned.
I completely agree!
Absolutely loved the commercials! ❤️
Disney needs to bring them back, they were a great part of my childhood!
Please do the incredible hulk! It is such a engineering marvel that doesn't seem to get the credit it deserves. The launch system is truly an amazing design.
Engineering *M A R V E L*
We teased Hulk at the end of our Spider-Man video and will have a video out in early 2019.
@@ThemeParkHistory awesome!
I first rode countdown to extinction back in summer 1998 and I was scared after I rode it and then in December 2014 I rode dinosaur and I felt much braver than my first experience
Aww man i remember my family and I were wheeling my Grandmother around the park and we wanted to ride this so we used her to get us to the front of the line🤣. Just the worst people I know, She was fine tho I promise 🙏🤣
Man I hope they don’t get rid of dinoland U.S.A, it’s gotta be one of my favorite places in animal kingdom.
The area definitely needs some love though, they should replace the Dino-Rama area if they're going to do any upgrades.
Thank you for showing that classic Disney commercial with the 2 brothers
One of the commercials I remember the most as a kid.
@@ThemeParkHistory Me too!
If we're gonna speak technicals here, Countdown to Extinction didn't exactly close; it was just revamped for the 2000 Dinosaur movie. It's almost the same exact ride.
I love that Circle of Life Animal Kingdom trailer. Chills and nostalgia every time
My dad was an imagineer on this project and he said it was one of the biggest headaches to be apart of in his 30 years and two park opens 😂
Please do the pre-story removal Kilimanjaro Safari!!!
Kilimanjaro Safari has been added to the list, thank you for the suggestion Michael.
This is still my favourite ride. I would be devastated if they ever replaced it.
JordanBachmeier I agree. It’s literally my favorite WDW ride.
Hunter Edmonds I will throw a tantrum if they get rid of it! I love Aladar’
I love this ride, always have no matter the name. It's like a cross between Back to the Future the Ride and Jurassic Park, it's awesome, thanks for doing a video on it!
Man...I do love that Dinosaur score!
Really under-appreciated, great work by James Newton Howard.
I garentee you, Disney can NEVER make a dinosaur ride better than Jurrasic Park the Ride. COME AT ME HATERS!!!!!
Honestly I do love both Dinosaur and Jurassic Park the Ride because you know.....FREAKIN DINOSAURS MAN!
@@schoonfam08 yeah, dinos are awesome.
They did, it’s called Dinosaur.
@@kevinpauly6342 Alright, time for me to NOT say ur wrong. But instead explain why not only do I think JP is better, but why it us the best ride ever made. 1. The jungle and river landscape is beautiful. Compare that to a dark jungle that's indoors at Animal kingdom. 2. The animatronics are some of the biggest you will ever see. The t Rex at Tue end is more impressive than the 3 carnotaur Disney animatronics. 3. JP has a simple, straightforward story. Extinction has a wild find this specific dinosaur story that's fine, but JP simply puts u in the situation of the movie. A calm tour goes horribly wrong. I don't need anything else. And 5, there is no finale drop on a ride that is more thrilling and adrenaline pumping, than JP's. Extinctions drop is wimpy, and you don't get wet.(though i suppose getting wet is a personal preference) But, again, I respect your opinion, and I'm just here to explain my view.
Both are awesome! But at least dinosaur’s animatronics still move just as well as they did one opening day
Even if I don´t like the Dinoland-Area, but DINOSAUR is an awesome experience!
In my opinion it uses the best ride system Disney has in it´s portfolio. Indiana Jones is still my favorite Disney-ride. Thanks for this very informational video. Love your channel!
This is my absolute favorite ride at Disney world!
It wouldn't make any sense to change it to Indiana Jones.... it has nothing to do with Animal Kingdom whatsoever. And we don't need another exact copy of a ride from another park
How about doing one on the Great Movie Ride ...
For the longest time, people thought I made up Dinosaur, but I had the VHS tape of it and proved them wrong
As a life long Disney fan, this is my favorite ride at any of the parks. I worked at Hollywood Studios in the fall of 2019 and at least once a week I'd get up to be at AK right at opening and I'd run over to Dinoland and ride it 10x in a row with absolutely no wait and then head over to Studios for work.. such a gem of a ride, thanks for this video!
with ellens energy adventure closed they should fix up and find a way to add the animatronics from it into this ride
That's not a bad idea, unfortunately I think Disney might have scrapped most of the animatronics from Ellen's Energy Adventure.
I love this ride so much
One of the more intense attractions Disney has created, not that there's anything wrong with that!
Expedition Everest next:)
This is one of my favorite rides at Disney. I grew up loving dinosaurs because of Jurassic Park so this ride was a dream as a kid.
My all time favorite Disney attraction. Hope it doesn’t show up on expedition extinct
Same.
Or defunctland
NOOOOO i love the Indy ride but Dinosaur was one of the coolest attractions ever, being originally not from a specific existing franchise and scary to boot.
This was the first ride I rode on at Disney world
They should have gone with Beastly Kingdom .. Dinoland is in need of serious refurbishment only the dinosaur ride is the only good attraction . Primevil Whirl is outdated albeit funny and the pathway is cracked and looks like an old car park with some objects thrown ontop
Alec H it’s supposed to be cracked
its supposed to look like a parking lot carnival, that is the whole point of Dinoland USA
Instead of the Indiana Jones land, they should rip out Primeval Whirl and the Dino-Rama stuff and remake it as what it was originally intended to be, a whole land themed around a paleontological dig. There was going to be a roller coaster called "Excavator" with weird junk-sculpture dinosaurs. All that got nixed by the budget cuts when they were building the land.
Paul Echols That honestly makes it worse. It’s such a lazy land compared to the rest of the park. Primeval Whirl is laughably bad and should be replaced.
Primeval Whirl makes me sick, and the theming is just so un-Disney and boring. It's a real step down from what we've come to expect from Disney imagineering.
New subscriber! These are really well done!
i adore this channel and dinosaur is one of my all time favorite attractions
Who’s here after learning that Dinosaur is condemned to be closed down this year? And learning about its exact replacement in exactly where the ride stands? It’s not fair.
This ride was scary asf lol
Still is! The Carnotaurus is one of the most frightening animatronics Disney has ever created. I think it's because of its beady eyes.
Good, they should keep it scary. Disney should have a place to demonstrate their capabilities for adults.
I hope the rumors about Dinoland and the Dinosaur ride being transformed into Indiana Jones are not true, cause they're unique and makes sense in terms of Animal Kingdom's overall theme. They don't deserve to be replaced by an IP that has barely anything to do with animals! Indiana Jones is just an action and adventure franchise!
What’s funny is that you can see dragons in the parking lot
They still had dragons around the park for a while, including a dragon head statue at the entrance of the park and a dragon shaped rock formation from the now closed Discovery River Boats.
Countdown to extinction: asteroids almost hit people
Dinosaurs the ride: CARNOTAURUS JUMPSCARE
Not the momma! Not the momma! LOL! Do a video about that show!
I loved Dinosaurs as a kid, I think I still have the toys somewhere in my attic.
You do that one more time and I'm gonna throw you across the room!
5 years later and Indiana Jones is still rumoured to replace this ride. Being on the east coast, I’m all for that (also a big Indiana Jones fan). I’ve rode the California version of the Indiana Jones Ride and prefer it to Dinosaur. But I do understand why some people don’t wanna see it go
What about doing next a video of the history of the original Disney’s California Adventure? Tacky, unoriginal, and all about California... in a park that’s located in California. It could be your longest video yet!
I went to animal kingdom maybe 2 years ago with my dad and her hirlfriends and her sons
My sister got some problems to they left the park i convinced them to leave me and one of the sons (i was 16 he was 15) and we got on rthis ride a total of 23 times
Way
Wya too many times
Same with yeti which we got on like 4 times
The park was pretty empty this day (empty for a disney park) and omg it was so much fun
THE TIMEKEEPER AT WALT DISNEY WORLD!!!
The Timekeeper has been added to the list, thank you for the suggestion thetevinator.
@@ThemeParkHistory Awesome!!! Anytime!!! Thanks a million!!! 😎✌👍👍😊
DISNEY DINOSAUR RIDE is my word 1th Best Farvorite Disney, Dinosaur,Best Ride Forever & I hope this ride don't go Extinction. I love this dinosaur ride away be in my Heart of Gold & I Hope it's has in Animal Kingdom for Forever. 😎😀😊😞👼🐲😃
Shane Blackburn I agree, Shane. I never want to see this attraction go.
honestly, this ride has never been one of my favorites. it scared the CRAP out of me as a kid. it's just so loud. even now i have a hard time enjoying it. i didn't realize this was an unpopular opinion haha
It terrified me as a kid too but that kinda made me wanna do it again. Now it’s my favorite attraction. I can’t help but love all the detail but into the animatronics/ landscape
Same here
I’ve never been a fan too. My main problem is the vehicle moving like a real Jeep. I know it’s part of the immersion but I’m constantly distracted by it and I can’t enjoy the dinosaurs :(
I just got back from my first visit to Disney World and this was my favorite ride. It was actually kind of scary (in a good way) because it was so dark I didn’t know what was coming. I loved every second of it and rode it about six times. Everyone talks about what a terrible state the ride is in but it looked fine to me having nothing to compare it to. I’ll be so sad to see it go.
Not many rides scare me but this one gets me every time. I love it!
I will never understand how Indiana Jones fits with ANIMAL kingdom. Why has this been a thought?!
Awesome idea and video!!!! Love these! You do these so much better than alot of other channels attempt to do!!
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Disney just loves to make kids pee themselves, right?? SNOW WHITE'S SCARY ADVENTURES(all were terrifying), MR TOADS WILD RIDE, this Dino ride, the lair where we get to see a Dragon up close and the most terrifying ride of them all........ IT'S A SMALL WORLD AFTER ALL.... *shudders hard!*. This video made me turn my lamp on, haha!!
11:10. Hadrosaur? That’s a Parasaurolophus. The Sauropod is a Saltasaurus and the Pterodactyl (Which is actually an outdated name) is a Pterosaur called a Coloborhynchus.
Just going by the names used in the attraction.
Theme Park History Sorry if I sounded rude.
To be fair, a saltasaurus is still a sauropod
Some of the dinosaurs are referred to by the family of dinosaur they belong to. Similarly to how tigers and lions can both be classified as big cats.
No need to apologize! We know the names have changed since the attraction has opened but figured we keep them to try to cause the least confusion as possible.
Ngl animal kingdom has pretty solid rides like this one
Do “Journey Into Imagination”
Journey Into Imagination has been added to the list, thank you for the suggestion TrollsandRen&StimpyFanatic 2004.
I really hope they either revamp DINOSAUR or just create a new dinosaur-related attraction because, keeping with the theming of Animal Kingdom, dinos are a very important part of the begining of the animal kingdom! Indiana Jones doesn't quite fit the message of the park if they're just taking the same attraction as Disneyland.
I know you mainly do Disney and universal videos, but I’d LOVE a video on Journey to Atlantis Sea World Orlando. Especially because I have vivid childhood memories of this ride being terrifying but awesome and I recently saw it’s current state in a video and it’s...pretty disappointing.