Originally Posted By LoyalOrderWaterBuffa Here is my list in order of most favorite Disney omni rides. What is yours? 1 Hanted Mansion 2 Horizons 3 Spaceship Earth 4 Living seas with Nemo 5 Dream Flight/Take Flight 6 Inner Space 7 Buzz Lightyears
Originally Posted By leobloom Looks like a good list. Here's what I would consider changing: Mansion is certainly a contender for the title of best attraction, Omnimover or otherwise, but sentimentally, I could see myself ranking Horizons above it for this list. One of my favorite parts of Horizons was the transition into the Omnisphere screens, and it was made more impressive because of the suspended ride vehicle. The score for the looping film was also second to none. I might also reverse the Nemo/Dreamflight ranking. When the angler fish doesn't work on Nemo, the attraction is substantially less impressive. After I rode it a second time, I realized I had remembered it being better than it really was. Too many static scenes. Good finale, but even that seems like they were holding back a little. Dreamflight, like Peoplemover, was a simple, unheralded ride, the kind that really added a lot to one's MK visit, even if they were only the cherry on top of an E-ticket sundae. They were relaxing rides that were great heat-of-the-day diversions. Nemo is the centerpiece of an Epcot pavilion. So given the different objectives of those two rides, I think Dreamflight was more successful. I regret that I never rode Inner Space but have seen photos and layouts for it. It seemed to have an abstract quality to it that I really admire. I wish more rides would go in that direction, but I guess that won't happen until we get a Fantasia dark ride. As for Buzz, it would be at the bottom of my list, too. For me, at least, Midway Mania has made Buzz Lightyear obsolete.
Originally Posted By LoyalOrderWaterBuffa Omnis are my least favorite ride systems and rides should not be based on them. They suck eggs.
Originally Posted By brotherdave Personally, I like the Omnimover systems. That seemingly endless chain of cars that are constantly moving into the show. To me, these vehicles are most effective when they seem to come from nowhere in the boarding area, and go off into 'somewhere'. Cases in point: Adventure Through Innerspace had the vehicles constantly entering the Mighty Microscope, If You Had Wings entering the Earth, and of course the Haunted Mansion with the Doombuggies seeming to appear from nowhere in the Mansion, and endlessly taking guests on their tour. My U.S. Disney park favorites: 1) Haunted Mansion 2) Horizons 3) Journey Into Imagination (original) [Not a true Omnimover, but utilized similar technology] 4) Adventure Through Innerspace 5) Spaceship Earth 6) World of Motion 7) If You Had Wings/If You Could Fly 8) Dreamflight/Take Flight 9) The Seas With Nemo and Friends 10) Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters 11) Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin 12) The Living Seas Sea Cabs I'm very curious as to how the new Little Mermaid dark ride at DCA will be (and possibly the Magic Kingdom). I hope it can live up to all the hype!
Originally Posted By magic0214 I can't really rank them but Omnimovers/Peoplemover type rides are my favorite. They are just so cool, I hope the Little Mermaid ride lives up to the omnimover name!
Originally Posted By LoyalOrderWaterBuffa Omnis have one purpose. The move loads and loads of people. But the omni system sucks eggs because that means no physical thrills and that means seeing other riders all over the ride when you are not supposed to But that Horizons did a pretty good job of keeping you from seeing others outside the cab ~~~~ Doombuggies seeming to appear from nowhere in the Mansion, and endlessly taking guests on their tour.~~~~~~ but how much cooler would it be if you had your own personal buggy come forth instead of a steady stream.
Originally Posted By leobloom Mansion does a great job of turning to direct the rider's attention toward the action. One book I read compared it to a movie camera that limits what a viewer can see. And Omnis are the quintessential Disney vehicle. They consume massive numbers of guest which is merciful. And they don't rely on thrills. Which can be a good thing.
Originally Posted By LoyalOrderWaterBuffa ~~~Omnimovers/Peoplemover type rides are my favorite.~~~ I am sure they are but they are your favorite rides not because of the ride system(omni)itself but because those rides that use omnis have great things to look at and listen to. If you were dispatched in independent cabins or cars and had the exact same show before you would you like it even more? I would.
Originally Posted By LoyalOrderWaterBuffa ~~~~Mansion does a great job of turning to direct the rider's attention toward the action.~~~~ Right. They can not do a better job with what they have to work with but the omni system can distract us when we see other people in the long chain of doombuggies. Omnis remind me of processing the guest as if he is a wiget on an assembly line going through the different stages of production(show scene to show scene). I want my own pod, cabin, vehicle, train to take me from scene to scene so the ride speaks to +++ME+++ and or my close traveling companions and only me or us. I want to feel special or selected and be apart of the "infinite" amount of riders on a never ending chain. with something like Buzz it is not a big deal because everyone is busy working on targets and lose sight of the show(the reason I rank Buzz last. It has a lousy show)
Originally Posted By LoyalOrderWaterBuffa correction ~~~I want to feel special or selected and NOT be apart of the "infinite" amount of riders on a never ending chain.~~~~~
Originally Posted By LoyalOrderWaterBuffa riding in your own jeep(Indiana Jones), time Rover(Dinosaur), scoop(Spiderman) or boat(Pirates) makes for a better experience. What would those rides be like is we sat on a conveyor being turned at strategic intervals to see the show scenes? They would still be great rides but not nearly as cool as they are now. Omni systems suck eggs.
Originally Posted By LoyalOrderWaterBuffa ~~~~Journey Into Imagination (original) [Not a true Omnimover, but utilized similar technology]~~~~ I came super close to including that as an omni but at the last second opted to leave it off since it loads very much like an omni but is dispatched in trains complete with a front and back
Originally Posted By MPierce If the attraction is any good you will be totally immersed in it, and not notice the other riders. I would hate to think about the wait time for SSE if people were dispatched two at a time. Omni movers are people eaters, and much more efficent. Especially when the Parks are very crowded. While I'm sure most people would enjoy spending the ride alone or with just their friends, and family, I think that would be a very inefficient way to run a theme park.
Originally Posted By LoyalOrderWaterBuffa ~~~~ While I'm sure most people would enjoy spending the ride alone or with just their friends, and family, I think that would be a very inefficient way to run a theme park.~~~~~ I have something to say about that Pirates and Small Worlds have huge capacities but they do not use a conveyor. Splash Mountain at WDW, Dinosaur, IJ and Test Track service many in an hour but do not need an omni. Those Thunder Mountain trains process guests very efficiently also. And how about those rafts at Kali rapids. They have been known to process the crowds on hot days. the omni is very good at handling crowds but so are the ones I named which are independent boats, rafts, cars, trains and transports.
Originally Posted By MPierce You also notice the people around you more than in most omni movers. At least I do.
Originally Posted By leobloom Buffalo, when you have to ride Pirates or Splash with strangers doesn't that have the same effect as seeing other ride vehicles on an omnimover? That is, you realize the ride isn't being operated for your sole benefit. Of course, you might have realized that when you walked through the front gate with a few thousand strangers.
Originally Posted By LoyalOrderWaterBuffa ~~~~when you have to ride Pirates or Splash with strangers doesn't that have the same effect as seeing other ride vehicles on an omnimover?~~~~ Good question not so much is my answer because the feeling is just one boat load of people on the Pirates, 5 others on Test Track and 11 others on Dinosaur. In other words finite numbers. Finite small numbers at that. But the omnis give the feeling of infinite or perpetual numbers as if each guest is insignificant. Like I said earlier ideally I want the ride to speak to me and not treat me like I am a wiget on the assembly line. I like the intimacy of loading onto the service elevators at Towers Terror and the 4 man team in the Mission Space pods better. I have no problem with crowds and I really like shows and big arenas but ideally on a ride I prefer riding in a sub like Nemo's Sea at Disneyland or getting on a hang glider over California or a tobaggon down some icy slopes more than sitting on a conveyor. Do not get me wrong because I super duper love Haunted Mansions and the Horizons but I just prefer a different ride system.
