Down Under Disneyana Australian Disney Forum

The Oriental Land Company and Disney today announced that StormRider at Tokyo Disneysea will be closing for good next year!

It will be replaced by a new ride in the same motion theatre based on Finding Nemo/Finding Dory.

Whilst I am happy to see new attractions, it is a bit of a shame to see an attraction that isn't linked to a Disney movie close. That said, StormRider was a bit preachy on the environmental side and you can't have too much Dory can you


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From the concept art, the interior of the theatre looks unchanged, so I'm guessing it will be a reworking of the preshow area, a new movie and effects, and cosmetic interior changes. It is scheduled to open in 2017 in time for the release of Finding Dory.

I hope you don't exit through a restaurant that sells whale

I hope you don't exit through a restaurant that sells whale

me too...

I actually am not too fussed they're changing it ( it got me so wet my mascara ran - and I don't like rides that do that), however, I think Nemo is well represented already in the parks world wide, and it'd have been nice if they had stuck to the steampunk/adventurer style of this part of the park and it was just revamped or redeveloped into a new offering along those lines. I love Pixar, but I don't want to see it at every turn. I tend to agree that the whole franchise thing is creeping across the parks... I hope they don't lose what makes them unique.

steampunk/adventurer

Yep - I think this is my regret. I love the steampunk theming in Disneysea - I'm sure Finding Dory will be a great ride, but this was such a unique park with its alternative theming and I'd hate to see it slowly whittled away in favour of just animated classics etc. Disneysea will still be a great park though!