Originally Posted By SafariRob I might get clobbered on this one but here goes. Do you think the Disneyland Railroad has too many stops? Think about it. Does it really need to have four stops? I never thought about it much until my most recent visit this week. I think four stops is a bit much. You ride for three or four minutes and then you stop for three or four minutes. I didn't time the actual ride time vs. stop time but it sure seemed pretty even. Don't you think the DRR would be better off with just one or two stations? Not only would the ride be more enjoyable because of fewer stops but valuable real estate could be recycled. For example, the Tomorrowland station is small but certainly the space in (and even around) the station could be used for a new attraction. The same goes for the Toontown station. It just seems like a waste of space. I'm probably in the minority but I just don't care for a go-stop-go-stop-go-stop ride. I'm anxious to hear anyone's take on this.
Originally Posted By JThad When I was a kid, the DRR had only three stops. The Fantasyland/Toontown/Videopolis stop wasn't there. It seemed fine that way, but was sometimes frustrating if we were using it as a mode of transportation so that we didn't have to walk. So I was kinda excited to find that a stop had been added next to Small World many moons ago. But I usually ride it from Tomorrowland to Main Street only now so that I can see Primeival World/Grand Canyon.
Originally Posted By SafariRob That's another thing. They really should update Primeival World and the Grand Canyon. I know it is a classic and I love it too but they could certainly update the technology while preserving the spirit of the original.
Originally Posted By Elderp ^ Take out the T-rex and then you could put scissors in his hands and have him say "I've come to give you a haircut private!" That would terrify the little kids! Ok, now that I have proven no one should make me an imagineer I will get back on the point. I don't have any problem with the amount of train stops. I do think the animatronics on the way needs some updating. I would like to see more native americans as you go through frontierland and the stuffed animals in the grand canyon scene should move or something.
Originally Posted By CoasterKrayzie no i think it needs all the stops, I use it as transportation to get to differant areas not so much as an attraction.
Originally Posted By jdub I don't even understand the question. * I think most people who use it as a ride do so to see the Grand Canyon & the dinos (such as they are). I actually like the peeks I've enjoyed into Splash Mountain (be cool if they rerouted it a bit so I could again ride through Star Tours, Space Mountain & the video arcade). * I think most people--at least most non-firsttimers--are using it as transportation as they have trouble walking or don't care to walk (or are avoiding heavy foot traffic areas). Four stops seems about right to me.
Originally Posted By TheParsec I Think it's Just Fine... They dont need to change a thing on it.. It's 100 times better than the RailRoad train at Knotts berry farm!!!! That only has 1 stop and you look at the parking lots and streets....
Originally Posted By SafariRob Use the train as transportation and not an attraction? Interesting. I never use it as transportation to other areas of the park. It seems like it would take a lot longer to get where you are going when you factor in wait time, ride time and stop time.
Originally Posted By Ursula I like it just the way it is. There isn't a Tomorrowland stop at WDW, so you really would notice if our TL stop was removed. I use it both as transportation and a way to see things, and as a ride to enjoy. Certainly, I can get anywhere faster walking at DL, but what's the fun in that when I can ride on a steamtrain?
Originally Posted By thenurmis I wish that there was a stop around Splash. That corner of the park is kind of a dead end, and a station might link it up, a bit better. so I guess I am a "no" vote.
Originally Posted By jonvn When the place first opened, there were only two stations, and they didn't make a stop at the other one. You got on either at the Main Street station, or the Frontierland station. The Main Street train was a more victorian era looking train, the frontierland was more of a western looking train. When they went by the other station, they took a passing track. You can still see the passing track in front of the Main Street station, it has the hand car on it. That is why that second track is there. At Frontierland, they moved the original ticket booth over where the second track was. It's very wide there, and that area was for the passing track. I should put this in a file and just paste it in from time to time.
Originally Posted By Mr X lol. Well, yeah...as far as the theming goes they've pretty much thrown it out the window...the worst is that Toontown Fair station in Florida. Talk about out of place!
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle I think it needs all the stops ... I've got on or off at all the stops at some point. Also, I'm not really on the train to break some kind of a speed record in getting around the park, so it doesn't bother me if it takes a while to get around - I'm enjoying myself and in no hurry!
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x I agree with jdub. There have been times we've come back from DCA during a parade. The RR is a time saver, for sure. We usually just stop at NOS to ride Pirates and head on up to Critter Country, but at least we're around the parade crowd! No, the stops are perfect. We will usually hop on, take the Grand Circle Tour, then get off where we want to be. My kids like the Dinosaurs.
Originally Posted By wizofaz no way! I love just getting on the train at dusk and resting for a few minutes and enjoying the whole ALL ABOARD thing. We were at Dollywood this summer and the train leads to nowhere, What I LOVE about DLAND trains is the they take you somewhere!
