Originally Posted By Butters After reading SO MANY negative reviews for Hester & Chester's Dinorama at Animal Kingdom, I was excited to see what all the fuss was about when I visited on 4/3/06. I thought it was very cute, very colorful, very corney, and very Whimsical! Everything from the little parking lot outlines on the pavment to the "Dino Discounts" buttons which the Cast Members wear, to the atmosphrere music, were cute! The whole area is Viberant and colorful, just like Discovery Island, and adds a splash of color to the very dull Dinoland USA. Primevil Whirl was a hoot, with all the twists and turns and colorful sets and props, and Tricerotops Spin was very fun, relaxing, enjoyable, and well...cute! Many people complain that it looks like a tacky roadside parking lot carnival, and well... it does! Disney set out to design something corney which you could find lying anywhere out in Middle America, and I think they did a great job! It just goes to show that Disney can theme ANYTHING, from a small town next to Mt. Everest in the Himilayas, to a cheesy small town carnival in middle-America, Disney really knows how to theme! The area looks and feels just like a real carnival, but without the trash, filth, gum, dirt, vomit, or wreaking stench of Fried food in the Air! My only complaint is the Charge for playing the Carival Games. I think the games should be used only as an extention of the themeing, and should be free to play! So I don't see what all the negative fuss is about, am I the only person who likes this area of Animal Kingdom?
Originally Posted By demderedoseguys ^^ I'm with you- I love it. If it was all AK had to offer then it would be a different story, but for what it is intended to be, I love it.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I also enjoy it. The Primeval Whirl is a very fun coaster. I also love Chester and Hester's Dinosaur Treasures. It has the most unique stock of any store at WDW and lots or great sight-gags.
Originally Posted By demderedoseguys ^^ Primeval Whirl is the only ride that makes me laugh the way I used to on Mr Toad!!
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey When we took my nephew last month, he met the 44 inch height requirement for Everest, so we took him on it. We tried to take him on Primeval Whirl, which seems to be a much gentler, calmer ride than Everest, and the height requirement was 48 inches - he missed it by one inch and couldn't go on it. I don't understand how he can be allowed to ride Everest, which is pretty intense, and not Primeval Whirl.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 And I thought I was the only one who actually likedit...I am glad to see I am not alone...I like the concept of the carnival and the world coming to an end etc..
Originally Posted By t1lersm0m <<When we took my nephew last month, he met the 44 inch height requirement for Everest, so we took him on it. We tried to take him on Primeval Whirl, which seems to be a much gentler, calmer ride than Everest, and the height requirement was 48 inches - he missed it by one inch and couldn't go on it. I don't understand how he can be allowed to ride Everest, which is pretty intense, and not Primeval Whirl.>> I think the type of coaster Primeval Whirl is, is much jerkier than Everest. We rode a "wild mouse" type roller coaster at Dorney Park here in PA, and I didn't like it. I'd much rather a nice, smooth steel coaster like Millenium Force at Cedar Point.
Originally Posted By crazyformickey I like Primeval Whirl but it does jerk alot, if I sit on the outside my arms always hurt from slamming into the sides. But that won't stop me from riding
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<Many people complain that it looks like a tacky roadside parking lot carnival, and well... it does!>> The reason why some complain about that theming is because it is felt that Disney is taking the easy road... making a cheap looking area _because_ it is cheap. While I haven't seen the area in person, I have ridden Mulholland Madness at Disney's California Adventure, which is the same ride as Primeval Whirl at Animal Kingdom, but with a different theme. Many people complain about it too (and Paradise Pier) for the same reasons. While I think Mulholland Madness is fun, it's obvious Disney took the low-road on theming.
Originally Posted By irishfan >>While I haven't seen the area in person, I have ridden Mulholland Madness at Disney's California Adventure, which is the same ride as Primeval Whirl at Animal Kingdom, but with a different theme.<< They are infact two different rides. Mullholland Madness is a regular Mad Mouse coaster, while Primeval Whirl has a different track layout and completley different coaster cars, which spin around. It's also much better themed than MM at DCA.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<The reason why some complain about that theming is because it is felt that Disney is taking the easy road... making a cheap looking area _because_ it is cheap.>> People need to get over this stuff about Disney taking the road that is easy and cheap. You tell me what the better deal is... a ride like Primeval Whirl probably costing under 3 million that virtually everyone who goes on it thinks is a blast; or a 100 million ride like Mission Space that many people won't even try to ride? Fun is fun. No matter what it cost.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I agree fun is fun, but It's theming which separates Disney from everyone else. Go too far, and people tend to feel a bit cheated (as is the case with DCA, DSP, and HKDL.)
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<I agree fun is fun, but It's theming which separates Disney from everyone else. Go too far, and people tend to feel a bit cheated (as is the case with DCA, DSP, and HKDL.>> I don't think that is the case with Dinorama at the AK. I really like DCA, but in my opinion where they went wrong with Paradise Pier was not committing to the theme. They kind of went half way... almost as if they were afraid people wouldn't like it. To make a theme like that (or Dinorama) work you need to be willing to go all the way with it. They did that with Dinorama, and it works.
Originally Posted By irishfan >>I don't think that is the case with Dinorama at the AK. I really like DCA, but in my opinion where they went wrong with Paradise Pier was not committing to the theme<< True, by right they should have gone over the top with the Theme at Paradise Pier, in a way they could have made it the Main Street USA of DCA.
Originally Posted By oc_dean >>People need to get over this stuff about Disney taking the road that is easy and cheap.<< So you're sayin' Trippy people should stop complaining .. and be submissive to whatever Disney shells out? Traditional quality or not?! I don't think that's cool. I can see this area is a bit more palatable ... because the rest of DAK was concieved with a better set of standards than DCA & WDSP.
Originally Posted By BlazesOfFire my sister didnt meet the height requirement for primeval whirl either. I am pretty sure it has to do with the restraints, and not for the fact that the ride is jerky, though that very well have something to do with it too.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I think the area is fun. I just think that it is completely inconsistent with the rest of DAK. They are cheap carnival rides and make me feel like I am at 6 Flags. Being Disney I would expect a better quality area.
Originally Posted By irishfan It may be inconsistent with the other lands at DAK, but you cant really say it's inconsistent when you look at it in the context of Dinoland USA really.
