Maybe Honest John and Gideon turned over a new leaf and joined the circus, or in a "what if" scenario, didn't take Pinocchio to the theatre and instead the trio joined the circus. So, you either find a way to incorporate the need for Pinocchio to be within the circus as a puppet or alternatively do it as a "after the film" step where he is human and has joined the circus for a reason - perhaps to present his father's puppets to a large audience, or he is getting up to mischief, or has merged the better traits of Pleasure Island into Storybook Circus. Frozen Ever After and Splash Mountain 2.0 follow the "set after the film" narrative, but that can't really be done with Pinocchio, since the character undergoes a life changing transformation. It would be a bit contradictory setting an attraction after the film's ending, as it would neutralise Pinocchio's happy ending by turning him back into a puppet. Pinocchio would likely be a puppet as that is how most people recognise him or visually imagine him. The Disney attractions tend to present what could be considered alternate takes on the films, or at a point where the characters exist before or after their happy endings. Placing Geppetto's workshop in a circus would make no sense. Pinocchio has always been associated with the circus/funfair/theatre aesthetic, as seen in his dark ride, in parades and shows, etc. I believe the overall idea for NF was for it to be a magical location where fairy tales and storybooks merge together as one, regardless of temporal displacement. Unless New Fantasyland and Storybook Circus exist in a more Kingdom Hearts type universe where such places can all co-exist without issue.
Pinocchio is a little more grounded in his setting and world. So, you have to wonder and ask why would Pinocchio be a part of a semi-modern day circus that is apparently run by animals? Mickey's Madhouse can work because he and his friends are a part of the circus and live in a modern setting (whilst able to be placed elsewhere in time). Pinocchio has theatrical and circus/funfair elements throughout in relation to Stromboli and Pleasure Island, but both are actually locations that are secretly dangerous and threatening to the character. Yet, Storybook Circus is considered a part of New Fantasyland, which has clashing historical themes of European eras, whilst the circus has a steam train and airplanes (make that crashed airplanes), so how and where does Pinocchio fit into the theme. Of course, Pinocchio is set in late 19th century Italy when compared to the contemporary setting of the circus. This implies the circus is run by and features exclusively animal performers, with no humans in sight - though this canon rule is a little dubious when you have human cast members acting as members of the show. So, with that in mind, how could a Pinocchio dark ride (since that's the impression I'm getting from you) work here without being an outright duplicate of the ride in Disneyland? If it's going into a circus area, then it should try and minimize (if not outright eliminate) any contradictions or shocks as much as possible. I'm trying to mitigate such objections here.Īnd yes, we are in the days of Galaxy's Edge, where the ride and the land should be a seamless blend of one another as much as possible. It's like when people complain about the Frozen boat ride being in the Norway pavilion, even though it has little to do with the real Norway, or people complaining about how the upcoming retheme of Splash Mountain to "The Princess and the Frog", even though the setting is geographically incorrect, as Frontierland is all about the westward expansion from New England (as represented by Liberty Square) to way out west (Big Thunder). More to the point, Geppetto's workshop and the little village it's set in do not fit there at all. If the ride were to go into Storybook Circus, then it needs to have a reason to exist there, and that means it should begin and end in that type of circus setting. I don't want to just duplicate the Disneyland dark ride. As such, this means (again as with Mickey's Madhouse) I felt like I might just have to do something from scratch, with only the barest inspiration to go on.
As with Mickey's Madhouse, I've tried to do some research on what they might have done, including posting about it here, but I got nothing of any meaningful substance. But that rendering of the tent doesn't really say anything about what's inside.
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