Originally Posted By mousefun Hi, all. New here. Got to ride the new Nemo Ride at Epcot, and, I must say, considering the space that Disney had to work with, Imagineers have done a fantastic job with this new attraction. The computer generated images of the fish swimming in the water amongst other fishes is fantastic. These is one audio-animatronic in this attraction that is perhaps the best AA I have ever seen (yes, Yeti is big, though, this KILLER fish AA flies around, moves all over the place...great job!) One of the great things about this ride is the use of the ever dependable Omni Mover system. This ride eats people FAST. On a Sunday afternoon, with Wine and Food Festival in full gear (and, this festival rocks by the way!), the wait was no longer than 15 minutes. Nice ice cold indoor que. Minor quibble: the que truly sets the tone for venturing deep undersea, though, when you get to the load area of the ride, you can see Sea Base alpha to the left. This is easily remidied by a piece of $25 dry wall and some paint at Home Depot. One other concern for the future: though this ride LOOKS great now, I wonder, will Computer Graphic animation hold up? Take a look at your original Toy Story DVD, see how antiquated this looks. Philharmagic, which uses computer animation, starting to show it's age after only 2-3 years. I miss 2-D animation; Little Mermaid, Cinderella, etc, holds up well. This ride, and Soarin, such great additions since the major let-down Mission Space ride (talk about computer graphics being dated!) Nemo ride get a grade A, and,would be ranked a D-ticket if tickets still being used (E ticket if just a minute longer...cannot WAIT for Disneyland Sub E Ticket version of this)
Originally Posted By mousefun Strongly disagree. Nemo D, close to E ticket. Perhaps your expectations too high?
Originally Posted By ChiMike You can't really use the ticket system anymore to rate rides, everyone has their own criteria. It's why I try to stay away from these kind of things. In this case, using my own scale, I would say Everest (E). Soarin' (D). And from the videos and reports Nemo (C).
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>Strongly disagree. Nemo D, close to E ticket. Perhaps your expectations too high?<< Not at all. Perhaps you do not understand the concept of what A, B, C, D and E-ticket rides truly mean as opposed to your expectations or assessments???
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<In this case, using my own scale, I would say Everest (E). Soarin' (D). And from the videos and reports Nemo (C).>> And that would be accurate on all three counts, even though Soarin is most popular (and likely will continue to be) of the trio.
Originally Posted By mousefun Chi, youre so silly! You said, and I quote, "You can't really use the ticket system anymore to rate rides, everyone has their own criteria. It's why I try to stay away from these kind of things." But you do so anyway! Make up your mind, please, tee-hee-hee. And, to judge Nemo based on video? Shameful! If I did this, Everest would be a C ticket coaster! TDL: I full understand the A-E ticket concept. I have many old ticket books here! And, I must say that, Nemo much better than Country Bears, Mule, Monorail, Mark Twain Steamboat (!!!), and, the biggest E-laugher of them all, Tiki Birds! <a href="http://www.perrific.com/disney/tickets/e.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.perrific.com/disney /tickets/e.jpg</a> Nemo is a solid E ticket! Great job, Imagineers!
Originally Posted By ChiMike >>even though Soarin is most popular (and likely will continue to be) << Wow, I'm really in the minority on this one! Tis ok, not the first time. Well, in eight years I'll record myself prancing in the empty queue gesturing to all of ya!
Originally Posted By ChiMike >>You said, and I quote, "You can't really use the ticket system anymore to rate rides, everyone has their own criteria. It's why I try to stay away from these kind of things." But you do so anyway! Make up your mind, please, tee-hee-hee<< In most threads that jump to rediculous lenghts to ticket everything to death ... you will not find me. I participated by default to prove a point, and feel that those would be most similiar to the context of what ticketed attractions were present in the early 80's. So, not hypocritical, just a minor exception. >>And, to judge Nemo based on video? Shameful! If I did this, Everest would be a C ticket coaster!<< I don't think so, when anybody has seen enough of these things, especially the old attraction space in the case of Seas, it's not to hard to come to terms. Something like the monorail decorations are a little tricker to judge, but when you have a high-tech video like LP's Nemo, that is fixed on the show scenes, I'll be suprised if my judgement is off much.
Originally Posted By ChiMike >>You said, and I quote, "You can't really use the ticket system anymore to rate rides, everyone has their own criteria. It's why I try to stay away from these kind of things." But you do so anyway! Make up your mind, please, tee-hee-hee<< In most threads that jump to rediculous lenghts to ticket everything to death ... you will not find me. I participated by default to prove a point, and feel that those would be most similiar to the context of what ticketed attractions were present in the early 80's. So, not hypocritical, just a minor exception. >>And, to judge Nemo based on video? Shameful! If I did this, Everest would be a C ticket coaster!<< I don't think so, when anybody has seen enough of these things, especially the old attraction space in the case of Seas, it's not to hard to come to terms. Something like the monorail decorations are a little tricker to judge, but when you have a high-tech video like LP's Nemo, that is fixed on the show scenes, I'll be suprised if my judgement is off much.
Originally Posted By CMDad I agree with Everest being an E - Soarin' a D - and Nemo a C And I have been on all three.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>Nemo is a solid E ticket! Great job, Imagineers!<< You are entitled to your opinion Mousefun, but the majority is more realistic about this issue, as stated by myself and those above me on this topic.
Originally Posted By mousefun [I don't think so, when anybody has seen enough of these things, especially the old attraction space in the case of Seas, it's not to hard to come to terms.] So, space to you dictates E ticket? I am will to be that, the total space for Nemos bigger than Disneyland Star Tours, an E Ticket if there ever was one. Oh, yes....Tiki Birds! Country bears! More space in Nemo than these - and both were E's! Got any better suggestions?
Originally Posted By mousefun [You are entitled to your opinion Mousefun, but the majority is more realistic about this issue, as stated by myself and those above me on this topic.] Majority of three? Wow! Majority - whadja think? Is Riverboat an E? Or Tikis? Or Bears? Cause the great man, Walt Disney himself, declared those E tickets years ago! Betcha the majority does not consider those attraction E tickets. Though, with you logic, I would presume then that these rides should still be E tickets! Consistency, me boy, consistency!
Originally Posted By kennect OK, if it is a good C what is the problem? But I have a little OT question to ask here...Apparently most love this new addition to Epcot...What I would like to hear from some folks is about how they think this ride will compare to the redo at DL with their subs...Different rides yes, but sharing some of the same technology involved....Does anyone think that the DL redo will completely blow this out of the water or be very much the same thing?
Originally Posted By mousefun I can see, from the Epcot ride, what they are going to do with the Disneyland sub ride. And, with Epcot Nemo being an E ticket, Disneyland will be an X...for Xcellent! With the depth of the water, and the extended length, Sub ride will be great...cannot wait!
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Well, in eight years I'll record myself prancing in the empty queue gesturing to all of ya!>> Mike, stop. There are only two dudes allowed to prance on LP.com: VBDAD in his princess costume, tiara and DVC lanyard and TDLFAN as he smashes his service cart into some flyer who used FF miles to upgrade for free! You can skip if you like ... or hop ... or even jump.
Originally Posted By ChiMike >>So, space to you dictates E ticket?<< No. No. No. I said that it's easier to judge a ride like Seas by video because I was familiar with the space that it resides in, from the prior attraction.
Originally Posted By ChiMike >>Majority of three? Wow! Majority - whadja think? Is Riverboat an E? Or Tikis? Or Bears? Cause the great man, Walt Disney himself, declared those E tickets years ago! Betcha the majority does not consider those attraction E tickets. Though, with you logic, I would presume then that these rides should still be E tickets! Consistency, me boy, consistency!<< I know that wasn't directed at me, but let me say that many attractions, like the Railroad were downgraded in ticket level through the years because of their age. So just because a ride was an E-Ticket in 1977 doesn't mean it is one today.
