Post #564243 by Tom Slick on Tue, Nov 9, 2010 8:02 AM

Knowing Disney, I'm sure it will be just another avenue to promote their newest resort (Aulani) on the island of O'ahu somehow, and only if Disney decides to pick up the script.
I get scared anytime Disney takes 'Disney created attractions OR Disney created storylines', and attempt to base a movie off of it.
I digress, "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie franchise worked mainly because it wasn't completely based off of the attraction and also starred Johnny Depp, but the Haunted Mansion failed, miserably. It also tried really hard to follow and mimic the loosely written Mansion script. Some Disneyphiles even feel the POTC movie franchise wound up disrupting the original Pirates attraction's scenes and story, since the addition of animatronic Sparrows and Barbossa were added, and not really enhancing the overall ride, itself.

It will be interesting to see what becomes of this "Tiki" movie, especially after reading this quote;
"Initial rumblings had the project based on the Enchanted Tiki Room attraction at Disneyland, but that has been denied by Disney."

edited for clarification*

[ Edited by: Tom Slick 2010-11-09 08:06 ]