Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2014/04/08/cgi-ride-thru-of-seven-dwarfs-mine-train-released/" target="_blank"><b>4/8/14: CGI Ride-Thru Of Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Released</b></a>
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt This really does look impressive and the execution shows a return to excellence. This is classic Disney in every way. Why anyone would care about losing Snow White's Adventures to this is beyond me.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance You can really see the individual movements of each of the compartments on the train in this video, I had forgotten about that. Looks so fun!
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I have a goal of taking the fam to WDW in Jan of 2016 since we've never been together. Not sure that will end up happening, but we can hope!
Originally Posted By RoadTrip But Hans... there is just NOTHING that beats cheap hardboard flats with paint that glows under black-light!!
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan This is a wildly inefficient way of moving diamonds and gems out of mines.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I can understand someone not wanting to lose or change an attraction for the sake of conserving nostalgia or history. A big part of the parks are rooted in the sense of history and timelessness, and that appeals to all of us I'm sure, but not everything can age well and still be as exciting and amazing as it was on day one. So saving strictly on the basis of nostaliga means you'll quickly become dated and lose the interest of modern day audiences. I can understand someone not wanting something to go because it's part of the history or being sad to go because you'll miss it, but at least admit that's why you don't think it should go, and recognize the potential of a much better attraction that's taking it's place.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>You can really see the individual movements of each of the compartments on the train in this video...<< True, but I wonder how visible that movement will be with the actual ride vehicles. It seems like it was exaggerated for this, to really show off what it can do I just have to wonder about why they created this fancy video. Presumably it's for marketing purposes (working schematics aren't nearly this realistic), but they didn't bother to release it until the construction was basically finished to release it to the public. Why not just wait another week or two and release real footage?
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub I guess I never considered the Dwarf Train to be the replacement for SW. I considered the Princess Meetngreet as the replacement. Apparently WDW needs more meetngreets . Especially since I am about to enter that world with the Star Wars Breakfast announcements. I will probably wander casually over to walk around the new Mine Train and maybe they will invite me to be first in line. I just read an article that this is the only attraction that guests can actually walk all around... but isn't the Matterhorn a walk-around? Maybe they just meant at WDW since the criticism was huge when Expedition Everest was not designed on the backside. Which reminds me I need to drive along Harbor to see what the new Carsland looks like on the backside. In conclusion we would have limited discussions if some of us did not like to whine and complain about every change. I tend to hate it until I like it and sometimes reverse.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros ^^I'm not sure what they meant by being able to walk all the way around it. The Carousel and Aladdin spinner are both entirely free-standing as well. There are also other attractions in clusters that you can walk around, though they're not completely freestanding (like PhilharMagic, Peter Pan, and Hall of Presidents; or the Country Bears and Tiki Room) FWIW, I think the backside of Carsland is at least as bad as the back of Everest (at least since they repainted it to look like a monastery), but nobody else seems to think much of it. Strange, since WDW guests are typically more forgiving about seeing backstage than DLR guests
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I guess I never considered the Dwarf Train to be the replacement for SW." The comparisons started back when the princess meet & greet the that was going in the mine train location got axed and moved to Snow White's spot. Since the ride is based on the same film many people saw it as a replacement or a consolation prize for the removal of SWA.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 All if this is just a big teaser, just give me the opening dates...Please. It does look good
Originally Posted By fkurucz Is it me, or does this seem a lot like Big Thunder Mountain? Don't get me wrong, it looks fun, it just has an "it's been done before" feel to it.
Originally Posted By dagobert I like what I'm seeing in the video. I have to admit, that I'm one of the fans who like to keep every attraction that originates from Walt Disney himself, especially in Disneyland CA. However I do understand that times are changing and the old rides aren't up to date anymore and should be reconfigured. That's one of the good things of DLP's financial situation. It will take a long time until Snow White will be replaced in Paris.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: We have a good friend who loves Snow White but who can't do rollercoasters of ANY kind due to a herniated disc in his neck. So he is one person who preferred a tame dark ride over this new attraction for Snow White, since he'll never be abelt o ride it. ORDDU: I'm sure the dwarf coaster is nice but it fails to tell the whole story of Snow White as did the former dark ride. So that's another reason to miss the dark ride. Also, the former dark ride didn't come across as a cheap ply-wood cut out factory as it did to some. It was in much better shape than the current Peter Pan dark ride.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros While WDW's version of it was better, the Snow White ride at DL is notorious for not telling the whole story, so that's not a big complaint of mine. If they can capture an interesting moment or experience related to the film without retelling the story (like the Mr Toad and Pater Pan rides), I'm perfectly fine with that And I agree with you about the bad shape of WDW's Peter Pan. I rode it in January for the first time in a very long time (thanks to FP+), and was really surprised to see how dated everything was. Although it was in pretty good condition from a maintenance perspective, it was clearly a ride that had been designed in the late 60's, and hasn't had any changes since then
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA We always get a chuckle, when, on the 'Snow White' ride at Disneyland, the wicked queen falls to her death and then -- boom! -- you're outside the show building 'and they lived happily ever after.' Those dark rides still work well. The artistry with the use of the irredescent paint and black lights - is fantastic.
