Originally Posted By DAR Here's how I would rank each attraction, show or parade we saw while down at WDW. This list is only what we decided to do. You'll notice that Fantasmic and Illuminations have been left off. The two days we went to the respective parks were superhot and we all decided to go back to swim at the hotel. Animal Kingdom It's Tough To Be A Bug-Best 3-d movie in all the parks Festival of the Lion King-Five Mickeys-The best live show anywhere. Really gets me emotional Kilamanjaro Safari-Five Mickeys-The number of animals seen this time was staggering. Pagnani Forest Trail-Four Mickeys-Earns points for the Silverback Gorilla stealing food from a female. Kali River Rapids-Two Mickeys-Way too short and not that exciting Expedition Everest-Five Mickeys-Best ride at WDW. The only ride we did more than once. Finding Nemo the Musical-Three and Half Mickeys-The songs aren't the memorable and we were forced to stand. Still it was very well done Dinosaur-Four Mickeys-Another well done ride. A little too jerky and I'll admit it's kind of scary. Mahrajah Jungle Trek-Four Mickeys-Very neat to see MGM Great Movie Ride-Love this ride, though watching the same previews over and over can get tedious Backlot Tour-Well I'm glad we don't have to look at the Golden Girls house anymore. Tower of Terror-I always question why I go on this but when I do it leaves me feeling giddy. Rock N Roller Coaster-Awesome theming, just a great coaster. Beauty and the Beast-Very cute show, they already had strong material to work worth. Voyage of the Little Mermaid-Neat little show, the pupperty is still cool. Muppetvision 3-D-Very cute but pales in comparison to the other 3-D films in the parks Lights Motors Action-Way better than Indiana Jones, fun and exciting Epcot Mission:Space-Only did the green version. I liked the ride a lot. Test Track-A fun ride Soarin-Not sure it's worth the long wait, but it's very cool. Living With the Land-I can't put my finger on it but I find this fascinating. Honey I Shrunk the Audience-Still very cool but it feels dated. Journey into Imagination with Figment-A very cute ride. The Seas with Nemo-Very well done but kind of short. Turtle Talk with Crush-Loved everything about it. Maelstrom-Feels very old Gran Fiesta Tour-Fun but not very memorable. Magic Kingdom Pirates-Loved the updates while still retaining many of the classic elements. The Jack Sparrow AA is a little too real though Jungle Cruise-Yes it's outdated but it still makes me laugh. Enchanted Tiki Room Under New Management-I make no apologies. I love this attraction always have always will. Big Thunder Mountain-A light roller coaster but still fun Splash Mountain-After Expedition Everest probably the best ride in WDW Country Bear Jamboree-The sound was way off. Still funny though, but loses points for that. Hall of Presidents-Extremely boring Buzz Lightyear-Great fun I scored 85,700 Stich's Great Escape-Didn't hate it. Didn't love it either. Monster's Inc Laugh Floor-Loved it, almost as much as Turtle Talk but not quite. Space Mountain-Still fun. TTA-Pleasant ride Snow White-Kind of boring Winnie the Pooh-The very defintion of cute Mickey's Philarmagic-Second best 3-D film Peter Pan-A great ride but too short. It's A Small World-Okay it's cute but being stuck near the end is torture. Spectromagic-Love this parade, sadly this was the only time I saw Mickey on the trip. And when the little guy came out well I started to tear up a little. Wishes-It was neat but fireworks shows don't do much for me to begin with. Five Best Attractions: 1. Expedition Everest 2. Splash Mountain 3. Turtle Talk with Crush 4. Rock N Roller Coaster 5. It's Tough To Be A Bug Honorable Mention-Festival of the Lion King, Kilamanjaro Safari, Tower of Terror, Monster's Inc Laugh Floor. Biggest Disappointment-Kali River Rapids Worst Attraction-Hall of Presidents. Hope you all enjoy.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 good review DAR ! 1.How was weather rain wise a I have not been to WDW at this time of year in a while and going in 2 weeks - I dont mean m t storm - that is fine, I mean any all day,every day rains like it appears this week ? worst attraction - HoP - did you see Poo Playground or walk past because you couldn't believe it was actally there ? HoP has turned into a snoozer for me also - and I used to love it. so maybe it has to do with my hatred of anything remotely political at this point I'm not sure what it is with the Land either, but I have toride it, and my kids make fun of me because of it all the time - they do not like at all
Originally Posted By DAR Weatherwise it was very hot and humid. Mid 90s humidity was way up there. It rained a little bit the first day we got there. The night we went to the Luau it rained for about a half hour. Then on Saturday when we left it poured for a few hours.
Originally Posted By DAR One thing to watch out for. Going from the heat into the a/c queues and attractions may have giving me this cold I'm experiencing right now. So in a matter of a week I've experienced flying hung over and with a cold. Neither a fun.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 i know the heat will be intense - just dont want full day wash outs -- planning on lots of pool time this trip
Originally Posted By barboy "3. Turtle Talk with Crush" this must be a pet favorite of yours because it is nowhere near an E ticket experience--- more like a diversion or lesser attraction if you ask me. "Biggest Disappointment-Kali River Rapids" I can totally see why you were disappointed--- yes, it was too short. But some of those sets and props were done quite well. "Festival of the Lion King-Five Mickeys-The best live show anywhere." I don't think so. It looked like a disjointed, confusing free-for-all with a hodge podge group of dancers and acrobats. The costumes were lame, the theme song was lame and the choreography looked random. Any performance which looks to enlist audience participation loses points as far as I'm concerned. And what was up with those metal stadium bleecher seats---again hack work at best; heck, we could have been in a single A baseball park and had more comfortable seats. I hated that show. And those black wearing non performing staff with their radios or headsets all over the stage area distracts from the presentation---a complete hack job. Aladdin at California Adventure is a 5 Mickey show maybe 6. I give Lion King 2 Mickeys at best.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I am somewhat a Kali fan also, but do wish the ride was longer.... on the FotLK I am somewhere between the 2 opinions - not a 5 in my book, but not a 2 either
Originally Posted By BrooklynsMom The concept of FotLK is a "campfire" show. It is not meant to be a stage show like Finding Nemo, it is meant to be fun and somewhat laid back. I like that the dancers are all around and that they are close to the audience and make eye contact and interact with kids. Ok so some of it is cheesy, the birds on wires....definitely cheesy, and the seats are definitely uncomfortable but overall I think it is a great show. As far as Pooh's playground is concerned, that is just a mistake! Not even my three year old nephew who loves playgrounds wanted to play in there for more than 10 seconds. Perhaps it was the children pushing and shoving while their parents sit along the side and chat or take a nap. Definitely something I can see and deal with at home! Big Thunder Mountain is always fun for all ages. And they have made the seats bigger allowing 2 adults and a child to fit comfortably! I am with all you Living with the Land lovers. I used to dread my mother taking me in there as a child, but now I love it! We went the first week of July and had great weather! We got in lots of pool time.
Originally Posted By barboy Hong Kong DL's version of Lion King is noticeably more crisp and less chaotic--because the show's producers obviously knew that vast improvements to the AK's show were badly needed. One huge improvement is that the arena floor smoothly elevates to become center stage thus limiting the amount of those distracting "stage hands". This "pop up" stage also makes the show look more permanent and substantial giving it credibility instead of some moveable, carnival or circus grade center stage.
