Just wondering how most people feel about the topic of IPs vs original, let’s just say attractions. Elsewhere online I posed question what if you were in charge and had to improve or replace Tom Sawyer Island at Disneyland, CA? My idea was ditching the old Tom Sawyer theme and the Pirates Lair thing altogether. I was always thought turning Tom Sawyer Island into a fully immersive western themed island with a deep storyline, interactive elements, and discovery. Something centered around cursed native treasure, the wendigo, or tying the island to SEAs or something. Connect elements from other surrounding attractions to the island. I even mentioned reopening Fort Wilderness… Anyways most responses were all IP-related ideas and it got me thinking if people even think about coming up with original ideas or if originality is dead in the water these days. People obviously love their familiar brands and of course utilizing IP for Disney is easy and because they are running a business. All that aside, it would be amazing going back to the era when we had both a balance of IP and original attractions, especially the latter. It’s just kind of sad that no one thinks outside the box sometimes and just go with what’s familiar. Nothing wrong with that, it just gets me thinking why? Overall I was delighted a few years ago when the Adventureland Treehouse was announced with a more original idea in mind. So many were hinging on the tree from Encanto, but
