History Headscratchers / DisneyThemeParks

** The Rex in the new ride's queue is faulty -- it spouts off out-of-context lines from the original ride at random. It's possible that this Rex is a "prototype" or older model, while the other Rex is a later, less buggy version.

** Blame PopCulturalOsmosis for that. These characters, and characters from their later 90s films like Disney/{{Hercules}} and [[Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame Hunchback of Notre Dame]] simply don't MATTER to today's kids and aren't remembered by the current generation of parents, which is really confusing since they have characters from stuff nobody will care about in a few years like LittleEinsteins still walking about. TL;Dr version: They aren't as easy to milk merchandise out of, because Disney tends to forget some of their own Animated Canon stuff in favor of the more well-known Franchise/DisneyPrincess movies and fare, creating a vicious cycle that makes people only remember the Disney movies that are [[MerchandiseDriven merchandised]]. Maybe in a few years they'll have more of the forgotten DisneyAnimatedCanon entries like Great Mouse Detective or Hunchback, but I sorta doubt that'll happen. Seems KingdomHearts is really the only way to go for lovers of 90's Disney nostalgia.

** Blame PopCulturalOsmosis for that. These characters, and characters from their later 90s films like Disney/{{Hercules}} and [[Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame Hunchback of Notre Dame]] simply don't MATTER to today's kids and aren't remembered by the current generation of parents, which is really confusing since they have characters from stuff nobody will care about in a few years like LittleEinsteins still walking about. TL;Dr version: They aren't as easy to milk merchandise out of, because Disney tends to forget some of their own Animated Canon stuff in favor of the more well-known DisneyPrincess movies and fare, creating a vicious cycle that makes people only remember the Disney movies that are [[MerchandiseDriven merchandised]]. Maybe in a few years they'll have more of the forgotten DisneyAnimatedCanon entries like Great Mouse Detective or Hunchback, but I sorta doubt that'll happen. Seems KingdomHearts is really the only way to go for lovers of 90's Disney nostalgia.

* Why is it some characters from the movies ''don't'' appear at the parks anymore when they have appeared previously? From old videos that I have seen on Website/YouTube, I have seen that the parks have in fact used costumes of [[FunAndFancyFree Bongo and Lulubelle]], [[Disney/AliceInWonderland the March Hare]], [[Franchise/WinnieThePooh Owl]], [[BedknobsAndBroomsticks King Leonidas]], [[TheGreatMouseDetective Basil and Ratigan]], [[OliverAndCompany Oliver and Dodger]], none of whom have appeared at the parks in recent years. So where are these costumes now?

** Those are both GeorgeLucas franchises. His partnership with Disney began with ''Film/CaptainEO'', and continued from there. Star Tours was supposed to be a ride for Disney's TheBlackHole, but the movie wasn't that popular, and the price for creating the attraction was too much. So, they turned to Lucas for help, and he let them use StarWars. The partnership helps bring in money for both parties involved. In fact, all rides at Disneyland used to be sponsored by some company or another.
** Now they seem to be working on an Film/{{Avatar}} (a Creator/JamesCameron franchise) land in Animal Kingdom, which seems like they're branching out beyond Lucas.

* Here's something in Star Tours' chronology that makes no sense: Star Tours 2 events happened after the Clone Wars and Star Tours 1 happened during the Battle of Yavin, so Starspeeder 1000 is older than the Starspeeder 3000 from the original ride, but in the queue line you can see Rex stored while Ace is just taken out of the box as new, isn't Rex supposed to be newer?

* Here's something in Star Tours' chronology that makes no sense: Star Tours 2 events happened after the Clone Wars and Star Tours 1's happened during the Battle of Yavin, so Starspeeder 1000 is older than the Starspeeder 3000 from the original ride, but in the queue line you can see Rex stored while Ace is just taken out of the box as new, isn't Rex supposed to be newer?

* Here's something in Star Tours' chronology that makes no sense: Star Tours 2 events happened after the Clone Wars and Star Tours 1's happened during the Battle of Yavin, so Starspeeder 1000 is older than the Starspeeder 3000 from the original ride, but in the queue line you can see Rex stored while Ace is just taken out of the box as new, isn't Rex supposed to be newer than Ace?

* In the ''Dinosaur'' (formerly ''Countdown to Extinction'') ride in Animal Kingdom, Dr. Seeker, a paleontologist, turns what's supposed to be a gentle tour through the mid-Cretaceous Period into a mission to recover an iguanadon and bring it back to the present with you. Specifically, you're sent to the end of the Cretaceous Period--the ''very'' end, as the gigantic asteroid that, as ride host Dr. Marsh puts it, "destroyed most life forms on earth" is due to hit about two minutes after you reach your destination. So why in the world didn't Dr. Seeker send you back to an earlier point? He has complete control over the Time Rover (your ride vehicle), as he had to hack the computers to get you back to the late Cretaceous Period in the first place. Heck, even a day--or an hour!--earlier would have enabled you to recover the iguanadon and not risk certain death. Granted, it makes the ride a lot more exciting, but considering that Dr. Seeker had already broken every rule in the book, did he have to try and kill you as well?

* In the ''Dinosaur'' (formerly ''Countdown to Extinction'') ride in Animal Kingdom, Dr. Seeker, a paleontologist, turns what's supposed to be a gentle tour through the mid-Cretaceous Period into a mission to recover an iguanadon and bring it back to the present with you. Specifically, you're sent to the end of the Cretaceous Period--the ''very'' end, as the gigantic asteroid that, as ride host Dr. Marsh puts it, "destroyed most life forms on earth" is due to hit about two minutes after you reach your destination. So why on earth didn't Dr. Seeker send you back to an earlier point? He has complete control over the Time Rover (your ride vehicle), as he had to hack the computers to get you back to the late Cretaceous Period in the first place. Heck, even a day--or an hour!--earlier would have enabled you to recover the iguanadon and not risk certain death. Granted, it makes the ride a lot more exciting, but considering that Dr. Seeker had already broken every rule in the book, did he have to try and kill you as well?

** If you're referring to the placement of the mad tea party scene, it's because that scene wasn't originally part of the ride. It was added during the 1980s refurb of Fantasyland in order to give more oomph to what was considered an [[GirlShowGhetto excessively girly ride]]. That's also why the caterpillar car leaves the show building only to re-enter it for the finale.

* Why is the Alice In Wonderland ride out of order in terms of it's plot? I mean like is it for any actual reason or is it because TheyJustDidntCare?

* I've always wondered: Was Body Wars based in the Inner Space movie? It seems to be the same concept.

* I've always wondered: Was Body Wars based in the Inner Space movie? It seems to be the same concept.

** More likely, ''Hunchback'' and ''Mulan'' have... less "common" and "acceptable" themes that Disney is just too scared to acknowledge: Frollo was obsessed with Esmerelda in a '''very''' sexual way and the whole film is one of Disney's darkest, while ''Mulan'' has homosexual and transgender overtones that are not accepted in today's media. As to Eilonwy... ''Black Cauldron'' IS Disney's darkest film and one Disney would like to pretend doesn't exist, much like they do with ''Song of the South'' but can't totally ignore because Splash Mountain is such a popular ride. ''Black Cauldron'' they can, because how many people have ACTUALLY heard of Eilonwy? ''Atlantis'' and ''Treasure Planet'' get swept under the rug because A) the films are unpopular and B) Neither has a prominent female character, since Disney panders to girls better than boys. Also people forget the films exist, which is a tragedy because they are ridiculously underrated. ''Atlantis'' has Kida, yeah, but she doesn't do much and fits the same mold as Mulan, where she ventures outside the gender box. ''Emperor's New Groove'' is ignored probably because it's the [[DoctorWho Sixth Doctor]] of the Disney films- weird, out of place, completely mental, and is radically different from every other Disney film. And consider what gets sold for merch ''outside'' the parks and official Disney stores.

** Now they seem to be working on an Film/{{Avatar}} (a JamesCameron franchise) land in Animal Kingdom, which seems like they're branching out beyond Lucas.

** Those are both GeorgeLucas franchises. His partnership with Disney began with CaptainEO, and continued from there. Star Tours was supposed to be a ride for Disney's TheBlackHole, but the movie wasn't that popular, and the price for creating the attraction was too much. So, they turned to Lucas for help, and he let them use StarWars. The partnership helps bring in money for both parties involved. In fact, all rides at Disneyland used to be sponsored by some company or another.

* Okay, what's with all the hate on California Adventure? I can understand if people were annoyed about it in the beginning with rides like Superstar Limo and crap like that, but it's gotten a hell of a lot better since then. Not to mention they're spending ''$1,000,000,000'' to give the park a 1920's Buena Vista/boardwalk theme. With World Of Color opening and everyone saying how awesome it is, California Adventure has officially redeemed itself.

*** Plus a person carrying around a giant key would look out of place for non-gamers, and the Disney Imagineer in the costume would have to waste part of the character's 10 minutes just to explain who he is to the unaware (as mascots have a 10 minute limit to meet and greets according to the context of a [[http://www.wdwinsiders.com/view_character.php?characterid=69 Frollo sighting]]).

* Ive always wondered: Was Body Wars based in the Inner Space movie? It seems to be the same concept.

*** But still, why such a weird design choice?