Originally Posted By The Goddess Mara Aquatopia is a ride with literally no character. It's just technology--zero character, zero thrills. No lines. Hunny Hunt is the perfect combination of great technology, great character, great music, and all come together in an almost perfect synergy. Long lines.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney So how are the lines at Monsters Inc right now? Is it Pooh-like lines at the moment or slower?
Originally Posted By The Goddess Mara Last week, when the park was the emptiest I've ever seen it, the line was 120 to 180 minutes all day except right at opening and at about 9pm (just before they closed the standby line). This seemed to reduce the normal line at Pooh down to anywhere from 80 to 50 minutes during the day. It's hard to judge, though, because lines all over the park except at Monster's Inc were so short.
Originally Posted By Malin *** Hunny Hunt is the perfect combination of great technology, great character, great music, and all come together in an almost perfect synergy. Long lines. *** Agreed and it disputes the claims made by some that Guest only like the attraction because of it use of technology. I clearly remember my first ride on Pooh reading about how great it is from online reports, but personally not expecting much more than the other Pooh dark rides in the States. Leaving the attraction I was shocked, and completely understanding where the praise was coming from here, the ride blew my expectations away and I've not been on another attraction since that has given me the same feeling. *** It's hard to judge, though, because lines all over the park except at Monster's Inc were so short. *** Yeah I've heard else where about the lite crowds, it appears most people have either already been on Monsters during the previews or are willing to wait. The lack of crowds has to be blamed on no special event being held at the moment. It should also be noted Tokyo Disney Sea which is holding its Spring Carnival Event is reported to be seeing more Guest than usual. The appeal of a new event is what draws these big numbers, and its a shame the Resort opted not to hold a new event until the summer. But on a bright note for me it means hopely the queues will be lighter although I'm sure this week will be the exception with it being Golden Week.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***Leaving the attraction I was shocked, and completely understanding where the praise was coming from here, the ride blew my expectations away and I've not been on another attraction since that has given me the same feeling.*** I should probably duck before the flames come at me, but I get the same sort of "whimsical" vibe from Splash Mountain. <--ducks
Originally Posted By The Goddess Mara X, I would agree about Splash Mountain. So would most folks, I think, which is why it has the longest line at both parks in the States. It hits the same buttons as Pooh.
Originally Posted By Malin Yeah Splash Mountain is up there on the same level of Pooh for sure. And I will go as far to say that its possibly my favourite attraction of all time. I also felt at the time Star Tours was up in this category, but over time its become dated, plus I was about 9 years old at the time of first riding it. But most of the stuff WDI bring out now days just doesn't seem to offer the same vibe as Pooh or Splash do!
Originally Posted By Mr X I first rode Star Tours in 1989...to say that I had a dropped jaw would be a gigantic understatement.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris X - have you read the latest on Miceage? Apparently people have seen footage being shot in Hollywood for an updated version of ST. The plan is for Admiral Ackbar to holographically communicate with you in the cabin(3D, I guess), while Boba Fett pursues the starspeeder. Anthony Daniels has been seen shooting new stuff, too. Sounds awesome!!!
Originally Posted By Bob Paris X - have you read the latest on Miceage? Apparently people have seen footage being shot in Hollywood for an updated version of ST. The plan is for Admiral Ackbar to holographically communicate with you in the cabin(3D, I guess), while Boba Fett pursues the starspeeder. Anthony Daniels has been seen shooting new stuff, too. Sounds awesome!!!
Originally Posted By Mr X ***The plan is for Admiral Ackbar to holographically communicate with you in the cabin(3D, I guess), while Boba Fett pursues the starspeeder. Anthony Daniels has been seen shooting new stuff, too.*** That sounds cool. I was afraid it was some sort of lamo podracer thing.
Originally Posted By The Goddess Mara Deep Disney is showing a 380 minute (6 hours and 30 minute) WAIT time for Monster's Inc. today, Monday May 4. HOLY CRAP. "Golden Week" my ass. The only people it's golden for are those who make money off tourists.
Originally Posted By Mr X True. In fact, did you know that one of the "holidays" this week is nothing of the sort? It was just designated "a holiday" by the government in order to lengthen the vacation. Happy Children's Day!
Originally Posted By Bob Paris And now I will give my annual blessing to you all...... "HAPPY GOLDEN SHOWER WEEK!!!!"
Originally Posted By SuperDry leemac wrote: <<< The ride is deinitely faster than it was last year which I'm not convinced is the right move. >>> Malin wrote: <<<It does appear the flash light tag system seems to be a waste of time with the cars zooming by too quickly, still I am very much looking forward to giving my own feedback in just 2 weeks.>>> leemac wrote: <<< The cars are fairly zippy - it is a similar motion base to TSMM. However you do spend stationary time in the locker room and the streetscape scenes don't wizz by. Guests just want longer in each scene which is exactly what OLC wanted - they want you back again. >>> I had an opportunity to ride it again last month, and it seemed noticeably slower to me this time. It was only my third time on the ride (rode twice on Opening Day in April), but it seemed to me much slower, and this would be the opposite of the normal new experience phenomenon where things seem to be longer the first time. It felt to me that as I was operating the flashlight in the locker scene and elsewhere, there was sufficient time to illuminate 2 or 3 things and get a reaction and just look around a bit. Before, it was going so fast that it seemed I couldn't even be sure I activated a single target - there were just flashlight beams going all over the place, seemingly at random, and things activating again seemingly at random, although I don't think this was actually the case. We've heard that OLC sped it up beyond the original WDI design for some reason, and since it now seemed to be "just right," my suspicion is that they turned it back down to the originally-designed speed. But I didn't have my stopwatch with me Or did I? Actually, we were recording the audio, so I compared this with a recording made on Opening Day (as well as the video posted on jtcent.com), and sure enough, the ride is now slower than it was, by some 23 seconds, well above my measurement error. I can't be absolutely certain that there wasn't an unexpected stop, but I don't remember any, and since I thought it was noticeably slower even before I compared timings, I believe that it really did get slowed down. If that's the case, I'm glad they came to their senses. It's a much better ride the way it is now. They also fitted the flashlights with different colored gels and character silhouettes, so you can easily which beam is yours.
Originally Posted By The Goddess Mara Good news to hear that it's a bit slower: it was way too fast before. I'll get to check it out in March. SuperDry, is it very cold in the parks now?
Originally Posted By SuperDry I was there about month ago. The temperature I remember was 42 degrees. For me, all I needed was regular clothes and a hoodie or a coat to feel comfortable, although it did feel brisk. People I was with needed gloves and were still uncomfortably cold at times. Had it been a few degrees colder, I would have wanted gloves, a hat, a scarf, and an extra layer of clothing to be comfortable. I've done the parks in January with that wardrobe before, and didn't have any problems with it.
Originally Posted By SuperDry Regarding #56, it's been brought to my attention that on the latest ride-through, some show elements were out-of-sync, such as the compactor scene. This may indicate there was something unusual about that particular ride that makes my timing invalid. I still think it *seemed* a lot slower, and I said so at the time. But I now can't say for sure. Anyone else have an opinion?
Originally Posted By The Goddess Mara If they are or have slowed the ride down, don't they also have to tinker with the soundtrack since it's intricately tied to the action in each scene as you pass through it?
