Originally Posted By TP2000 Apparently they've been testing Luigi's Flying Tires for CM's lately. The first video has been smuggled out past the Construction Wall Curtain and we can see the tires in action and hear this opera music they are playing for the ride. Oh, and there's beach balls rolling around for no apparent reason. Here's the short video on YouTube... <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15NYhH8KWLo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...YhH8KWLo</a> Watch the video before it's pulled by the Disney Secret Police! The tires seem to move really slow and it looks very, um, mellow. I think this is one I'll just observe on June 15th and skip if the line is more than 30 minutes.
Originally Posted By ksargen The music in there is "Funiculí, Funiculá." THAT is seriously funny. Look it up on Wikipedia. It's not opera. It IS an old (1880's) Neapolitan song, and hugely famous for having been sung by many folks, including opera stars. Totally fits the idea of an Italian tire shop, though! Yeah, the video looks like the product of someone only sort of attempting not to get in trouble. *LOL*
Originally Posted By ksargen PS - I am praying that the tires are not that slow when they open, or I may never bother with it.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost I just looks like a themed bumper car thing to me. They don't ever go fast.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Wow, I kept waiting for the ride to start, and then the video ended.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 If you look at video of the old flying saucers, they never moved very fast either. I just missed being able to ride them (they were down all day on my first trip to DL, and the new TL was under construction by my second), but a few folks here who did (crapshoot, for instance) insists they were REALLY fun.
Originally Posted By TP2000 Watching the video again, this tire ride doesn't look like much fun, REALLY or otherwise. I can't figure out the beach ball thing. I've read the Lutz rumors on them, but looking at this video I can't figure out what they add to the ride. Maybe just a feeling of motion since the tires themselves move so slowly and are boring? I assume they'll get themed beach balls decorated like soccer balls or tires or meatballs or something. Do Italian cars eat meatballs? Maybe that wouldn't make sense. Soccer balls, that would work. And look at all those penants strung from the lights blowing in the wind. It must be pretty windy on this thing. I bet hats and glasses are flying around too. What an interesting ride concept here. Still, unless that line is 30 minutes or less, on June 15th I think I'll just watch this one a bit while I wait for my Cars Racers Fastpass time to arrive.
Originally Posted By berol The fun for me would be the novelty of being an air hockey puck. I don't know what my wait time limit is.
Originally Posted By Manfried Oh great, another video from another Disney employee leaking it out, thinking they are doing something important. From so far away you can't really tell what is happening. Way to jeopardize your job in this lovely economic climate. I guess we'll be seeing you on the unemployment line. Oh wait, you won't get any because you're going to be fired for cause.
Originally Posted By xrayvision Sorry, I'll stop posting on this topic. But FYI, there are new homes next to the Ranch Cordova business park, which I still don't suggest that you reside in because the poverty sticken areas, crime, poor schools and several large stipper clubs are too close to not have an impact on these newer home subdivisions. However, behind Rancho Cordova is a town/community called Mather. Mather was once home to the Mather Air Force Base, which was shut down during the Clinton Presidency to reduce federal spending after the Cold War was over. In it's place, home developers came in and started developing on the old air force base, creating the town of Mather. So, there's newer homes there, I think a new elementary school that is doing well and parks. The old Mather Air Force Base golf course is now a public golf course, and a VA hospital and service center (as well as a top security facility) are still on-site. There were concerns or news reports that the water source that was serving these new homes in Mather might cause male infertility (because of contamination of ground water from materials/weapons/oil/whatever not cleaned up by the Air Force when they left). I don't know if problems with residences' male infertility has proven true or not, several years later, as this was a topic that news reporters were covering when the homes were first being built and sold. But, the houses are cheaper, newer, closer to Rancho, and I believe that they have a good elementary school. I don't know where they go to high school though. So, it's something to consider. Just freeze some tadpoles become you move to Mather?
Originally Posted By xrayvision Opps...I posted in the wrong thread. LOL!! Sorry folks. Back to Carsland.
Originally Posted By oc_dean I don't understand what all the secrecy is anyway. The area is set to open in just 6-7 weeks. Not 6-7 years!
Originally Posted By tashajilek I am not going to watch only because i like suprises! I wouldnt criticize the ride either without riding it when it isnt officially open yet.
Originally Posted By TP2000 I really need to wait until I can ride these myself, and I'm always preaching to others about not judging life via YouTube. But... I can't help it. These things just look slow. They certainly could speed them up by June 15th. Maybe they are starting slow with these CM tests and will speed them up a bit each time they test it?
Originally Posted By oc_dean >>I am not going to watch only because i like suprises! << A video on the interior "show room" scenes of Radiator Springs Racers .... Yes, that would be a surprise that would get spoiled. A video of an OUTdoor attraction, that just floats on a cramped arena, tires barely moving anywhere .. that we are already familiar with, with the 1961-66 attraction Tomorrowland once had .... HARDLY a spoiler.
Originally Posted By tashajilek "we are already familiar with, with the 1961-66 attraction Tomorrowland once had .... HARDLY a spoiler. " Of course we all know the general idea of the ride. I just dont want to see it in action with the music and all. My husband thinks its bad enough i am looking at pictures and reading up on CL. I would like to have a few suprises when i visit. I hope they do speed them up faster, but i guess they dont want them being to rough with little kids riding?
Originally Posted By mawnck Now now. What have we learned about basing opinions on internet videos? You should definitely read Al's latest update for a second take on the topic. It's possible that this was a group of novices who didn't have the hang of it yet. Apparently you have to ride it a few times before you get good enough to actually have fun on the thing. Open message to the person who shot it: HOLD THE PHONE THE OTHER WAY!! JEEZ!!!!
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 It is hard to get a true sense of the speed of those tires from far away. However, it does look like maybe there are too many tires on the floor, so it's harder to get any kind of speed before bumping into another tire.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney I'm not sure how you could get better at it. Are there controls of some sort? It simply looked like they barely move at an extrememly slow pace and there really is no place for them to go anyway. Does this ride even require a seat belt?!
