Originally Posted By Bob Paris Well, our TDR is not perfect(almost!). SO if you had to transplant one attraction from the US to Japan, what would it be? I would choose Expedition Everest, although I am not entirely sure where it would go. TDR is missing one great huge immersive roller coaster(sorry but SM never really did it for me in any park I visited. It isn't wild enough to be a really thrilling coaster and it is "spacey" enough to make me feel like the Starship Enterprise is about to come zooming around the corner). Since immersion is the most important reason I visit Disney parks, EE looks like it could be the(E)ticket.
Originally Posted By TDR_Fan Personally, Expedition Everest wasn't as amazing as I expected it to be. The queue is spectacular and so is the surrounding areas, but the ride itself falls short for me. Aside from the Yeti AA and the brief projection, there wasn't a great deal of special effects or theming on the ride itself. It wasn't the mind blowing immersive experience I thought it would be to tell you the truth. It's still a great attraction and *if* they were to bring something like that over to TDR, I would want to see it slightly improved.
Originally Posted By SMCD Haven’t tried EE, but I love Rock´n´Roller Coaster and Test Track. Neither would fit in, though. Maybe Philharmagic or Dinosaur, which could be put in both Fantasyland and Tomorrowland, I guess.
Originally Posted By SMCD Oops, I read TDL. In TDR, Dinosaur would fit perfectly in Lost River Delta.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris Just on Dinosaur going into LRD, I NEVER understand those people who go on and on ad infinitum about how you cannot have the Indy ride in Florida because you already have D/CTE which uses the same ride system. They say this like the two experiences are exactly the same! That would be like saying you can only have one dark ride in Fantasyland because they all use the same ride mechanism. Clearly this is rubbish, yet people go on about the similarities between Dino and Indy like they are clones. Strangely, the same people harp on about how TT and JttCotE are the same experiences because they use the same ride system. Just reiterates for me how some some people's opinions on Disney message boards are worth less than others.
Originally Posted By TDR_Fan I could imagine a Dinosaur attraction in Lost River Delta since the Yucatan was the point of impact for the asteroid that made them extinct. The location would be perfect, and the only question would be how to explain their presence. Perhaps guests discover a small settlement of remaining dinosaurs that survived the collision (just thinking on the spot ). But I'd like to see a different ride system since Indiana Jones is right next door. Perhaps a flume or raft attraction?
Originally Posted By TDR_Fan That being said, I've always wanted a Soarin' type attraction to be built in Mediterranean Harbor. Either that, or Discovery Mountain for Port Discovery.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris As a big fan of the People Mover(none of this TTA crap), I would love to see a version go in TL or Port Discovery. I could evedn imagine some kind of ride that goes around the entire park but in true TDR style, as it enters each land, it would travel through a show building and would have its shells altered in some way to fit into that land. In other words, as it enters LRD in TDS from Port Discovery, the futuristic trappings would be changed for some kind of jungle ride vehicle. It could be like one of those cars the professor made in "Gilligan's Island"!
Originally Posted By Bob Paris There is just something about a transportation system that travels around a park that feels really quaint to me. I think that is one of the reasons DCA feels so lacking. There is no sense of kinetic motion that comes from having something like a People Mover or a train moving past you.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris Actually, come to think of it, that is one the reasons I wasn't quite so fond of MGM. It felt more like DCA to me than any of the other Florida parks. Even at Epcot you have the monorail glide by every ten or so minutes giving a sense of grandeur and stateliness. Damn, there's just something about Disney monorails, isn't there? *Gags TDLFAN before he can start complaining about traffic clearances* ; )
Originally Posted By TDR_Fan Well, DAK doesn't have much (or should I say nothing) in the way of public transportation. They used to have the nice Discovery River Boats going around the waterways every so often, but they were removed because people found them boring. *rolls eyes*
Originally Posted By Bob Paris Yeah, that makes sense. Remove an attraction that SOME people found boring and replace it with.........NOTHING. Stupid suits. I guess I never missed any kind of kinetic presence in DAK because I think the vibe there is different. It's more like a "slow down and look at the little details" kind of place. Oh and on the subject of DAK, a new version with maxed out AAs of ITTBaB would be awesome at TDS too!
Originally Posted By TDR_Fan It doesn't really fit in anywhere at TDS though. And I would prefer to see Pixar characters kept out of the park if possible.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris Oh yeah.......I forgot about that! *slaps self before TDLFAN can do it!!!*
Originally Posted By TDLFAN There is absolutely nothing from the US parks that I would care to see at TDR, so I have nothing else to add to this topic.
Originally Posted By TDR_Fan Well, this isn't an attraction, but I'd love to see a fireworks show like Remember...Dreams Come True at TDL. And maybe Fantasmic as well while we're at it.
Originally Posted By SMCD <<Just on Dinosaur going into LRD, I NEVER understand those people who go on and on ad infinitum about how you cannot have the Indy ride in Florida because you already have D/CTE which uses the same ride system. They say this like the two experiences are exactly the same!>> Agree, that doesn’t make any sense. The ride system is just a technical aspect that helps tell the story, not the experience in it self. <<Strangely, the same people harp on about how TT and JttCotE are the same experiences because they use the same ride system.>> Wow, does anybody actually mean that? I can’t say I thought a minute about TT riding JttCotE. <<That being said, I've always wanted a Soarin' type attraction to be built in Mediterranean Harbor. Either that, or Discovery Mountain for Port Discovery.>> The Discovery Mountain originally planned for DLP? Wasn’t that supposed to, among other things, feature SM, Nautilus, and a JttCotE-attraction? All of that are already present in TDR, so they would have to come up with something new for this one. <<Oh and on the subject of DAK, a new version with maxed out AAs of ITTBaB would be awesome at TDS too!>> Although I enjoyed that show at AK, it would definitely be out of place in TDS.
Originally Posted By barboy "SO if you had to transplant one attraction from the US to Japan, what would it be?" How about none. Ok, I'll play fair--- and say Grizzly River Run(or it's cousin Kali or adversary Popeye&Bluto). I really like looking at it just as much as riding. Now if we're talking about importing specific versions of a US attraction I would vote for DL Anaheim's Pirates or Space Mountain.
