Originally Posted By Hista98 anyone know? I was looking at the site for the ride and it looks a little too small for the ride they have in mind.My gues sis that it wil lbe double decker to accomidate it anyone know??
Originally Posted By TomSawyer If it is close to the version on the Little Mermaid DVD, then it is two levels.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros The building that I've seen plans for doesn't look like it will be tall enough to fit a 2-story attraction inside it. If they are building it double decker, I suspect that would mean that they would need to start digging a pretty big hole pretty soon. If they do that, it will be pertty much guranteed. If they don't, there's still a chance that they will be able to fit it all above ground, but most attractions have 15-20' (or more) ceilings to accomodate lights and effects, so I wouldn't count on it too much.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "If it is close to the version on the Little Mermaid DVD, then it is two levels." I don't think it's anything like that, is it? The one on the DVD is a pretty conventional old-school dark ride.
Originally Posted By believe Alice In Wonderland doesn't seem too high yet it has two levels. TSMM has two levels if you count the exit... If mermaid is as tall as the theatre it replaced, it'll be a double decker...
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf I suspect that it will be two levels in order to give the impression that it takes you underwater at some point. And I bet the underwater portion actually takes place below ground level.
Originally Posted By ni_teach Most of the information that has come out so far says that it is only one level.
Originally Posted By 2001DLFan As I understand it, there will be some elevation change, but it won't be the double decker like the CG DL Paris version was.
Originally Posted By Sweeper Since it will be cloned for Florida I am assuming it won't be since they can't go too far underground in Florida.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros They could always build it so that it's 2 stories above ground in Florida, either loading on the first floor and making it a little different than the DCA version, or load on the second floor and make it a clone. The buildings are a lot bigger in WDW, so a 2-story showbuilding wouldn't be nearly as difficult to disguise within Fantasyland as it would be by the bay.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< Since it will be cloned for Florida I am assuming it won't be since they can't go too far underground in Florida. >>> Exactly the problem that Soarin' had. <<< They could always build it so that it's 2 stories above ground in Florida, either loading on the first floor and making it a little different than the DCA version, or load on the second floor and make it a clone. >>> Exactly the solution used for Soarin' in Florida.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I'm going to guess it's going to be very much like an HM-style omnimover... there will be changes in altitude (as when you "climb the stairs" and the beginning and "come out of the attic window down into the graveyard" near the end) - but it's primarily a one-story. So they may give the illusion of moving under the sea by dropping altitude somewhat, but I doubt it's going to be a true double-decker. Who knows - it could be. But I'm going to guess it will be much like the HM in that regard.
Originally Posted By 2001DLFan I believe that the change in elevation within the ride will be less than 8 feet. That's enough to give the ride some variety, but not enough to provide any over/under the sea elements in the same scene.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I don't know much about what they plan for the ride, but they COULD have you ramp down just a little, like they do going in to the HM graveyard, and with clever set design, make it seem like a greater descent than it is, and make it seem like you're moving underneath the water level.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Am I the only one who thinks the Little Mermaid ride maybe is a little too close the Nemo ride at Epcot? Then again, they still built TSMM despite having Buzz. And I wonder why I am starting to find WDI redundant?
Originally Posted By Mr X ***And I wonder why I am starting to find WDI redundant?*** It's not WDI's fault, it's what the beancounters give them to work with...they are still as creative and excellent as ever... There is nothing redundant about DisneySea (well, until Toy Story and Crush...ugh). THERE WAS NOTHING REDUNDANT ABOUT DISNEYSEA!!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo True, man, I think I was born 30 years too late to enjoy my Disney obsession.
Originally Posted By Mr X Meh...someone born 30 years before you probably said the same. There is a certain truth to the "it was different when *I* was young" vibe (we all suffer from it). Jonvn pointed that out very well now and then (such as the completely nonsensical Matterhorn being build "because Walt Disney wanted it", though as a "classic" now we all love it. Just one example (Jon pointed that stuff out better than I could).
