Originally Posted By crazycroc Courtesy of my daughter's desire to ride Ghost Galaxy multiple times per day on a multi-day trip, I have to say that the I found the ride to be "cheesy". The whole hand thing, very cheesy. But instead of harping on the cheese factor of the imagineer's belief that a video of wispy hand moving in slow motion is somehow "scary", I would like to comment on Disneyland's apparent desire to make watching a flat television screen some sort of acceptable thrilling experience. 1. Finding Nemo Subs: Watch television underwater! 2. Sleeping Beauty Castle: Watch television thru a window, IN A CASTLE! 3. Space Mountain: Ghost Galaxy: Watch Television of a hand on a roller coaster. It's cheap, it's unimaginative and it's been WAY overdone. It also cuts down on repeatability for me. Stop "upgrading" rides with television screens. I have several at home if I want to watch them. Your pal, Crazy Croc
Originally Posted By crazycroc No edit feature, but the 1st paragraph was supposed to say: Courtesy of my daughter's desire to ride Ghost Galaxy multiple times per day on a multi-day trip, I was able to give it several go-thrus and I have to say that the I found the ride to be "cheesy".
Originally Posted By KittyPrincess1206 I kinda like the Sleeping Beauty diorama. I know it isn't exactly "exciting" but it's still fun!
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 I do hope one day Disney copies ESPN Zones lead and puts TV in the urinals, I would love to have a Disney character cheer me on as I take care of business...
Originally Posted By TempestsPrince @WilliamK99. I don't know whether to laugh or run screaming from that suggestion. Somehow I think having Tink entertain while having a tink would detract from the Disney experience. Especially if she does that little wand tap flourish to begin the flush. What have you started?
Originally Posted By alexbook When I clicked on this topic, I thought it was going to be about riding Big Thunder while watching a movie on an iPhone. (I'd bet some teenagers do that, just to demonstrate to everyone how bored they are.)
Originally Posted By friarthe This isn't exactly new. Weren't Rocket to the Moon, Mission to Mars, If You Had Wings, and El Rio de Tiempo all the same trick? I'm with you that Ghost Galaxy isn't an E ticket by itself, but as a fun, short-lived add-on, it's, well, fun. That being said, I'm a long-time subs addict, and couldn't care less about Nemo. And watching tv for the last half of Spaceship Earth is a bit of a letdown.
Originally Posted By TempestsPrince Tempest and I checked out Ghost Galaxy earlier this month with the little one as well. We loved the overlay, and the little one got a little scare out of it, which reminded me of my own Haunted Mansion experience at his age. I'm looking forward to other seasonal overlays on SM now that the infrastructure is in place.
Originally Posted By TMICHAEL Two things: Tempest, I know you didn't mean it this way but I sure did read it this way....... But to compare Space Mountain:Ghost Galaxy to the Haunted Mansion is ABSURD. Bad projections added to a roller coaster in the dark is hardly akin to the brilliance of the Haunted Mansion. And, call me odd, but rode Nemo Subs for the first time last week and I actually really liked it. Would I wait for an hour or more for it, no. But we waited about 25 minutes and found it to be much better than some here have made it out to be.
Originally Posted By LuLu I much prefer the SB dioramas, and even Nemo occasionally, to the Halloween overlay of SM. I mean, the SM ride is still great, but the overlay is lousy. But people are lining up for hours to ride it, so what do I know...
Originally Posted By friarthe Speaking of other overlays, TempestsPrince, this is admittedly EXTREMELY dorky, but when I got off Ghost Galaxy I thought how much fun it would be to do a Christmas overlay on Space Mountain. Cheesy? Oh, yes. But I'd still ride a "Santa in Space" dozens of times. (We rode Ghost Galaxy 4 times last Tuesday, bless the fastpass.)
Originally Posted By MisterTophat Have to agree with the OP. And add that the pre-show exterior projection was much more entertaining to me than the actual ride. Can't wait for old Space to return. Maybe they could keep the exterior pre-show minus the ghost/monster bits.
Originally Posted By danyoung Since my first ride on the new Nemo subs, I've been saying that for me it doesn't matter if you're seeing audio animatronics figures or well done, well placed animated segments. If it's done well and brings me into an attraction, then I'm all for it. I'm not saying do away with AA's. But it doesn't have to be AA to be a good attraction.
Originally Posted By crazycroc I agree with danyoung, it doesn't have to be AA's to be a good attraction. I'm just not a big fan of the television screens. Static elements like on Big Thunder are better than screens. I'm also ready for the Santa Claus vs. The Martians overlay.
Originally Posted By ImTempest TMICHAEL, you missed the reference. What was said was the "scare" of Space Mountain for our 8 year old reminded us of our first "scary feeling" at 8, with the Haunted Mansion.
Originally Posted By believe >>>>>And, call me odd, but rode Nemo Subs for the first time last week and I actually really liked it. Would I wait for an hour or more for it, no. But we waited about 25 minutes and found it to be much better than some here have made it out to be<<<<<< It's interesting to see how spoiled we are with DL. Most of the attractions are such high quality, we all get numb to the fact that they are high quality. There's no real cheap ride to compare to. If Nemo were at Legoland, for example, guests would be in awe and would have no problem waiting in line for an hour. Instead, at Legoland, on busier days, we would have no problems waiting an hour for Skipper School (think a boat version of autopia). Or that Land of Adventure ride (think a cheap version of Superstar Limo with guns and you shoot lego mummies - wait, we might have something). Or a generic spinner ride that can't even fit adults! On top of that, the capacity for the rides are so low, the queue hardly moves. Yes, we are spoiled.
