Originally Posted By twirlnhurl A third theater in Soarin' would require a complete reconfiguration of the queue areas. Also, as others have said, the other recent rides at Epcot have been "overbuilt". Mission Space is usually a walk-on on the Green side, and under a 5 minute wait on the orange side, so the ride is definitely running at a better capacity then is necessary. Last time I went on Soarin, I had a fastpass. The ride must have broken down recently because the fastpass line was the only one moving. The fastpass line started at the very beginning of the big hallway area, and we were on the ride in 25 minutes. It really surprises me how fast the ride eats people when the line is steady. But I guess that is beside the point.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 <<<I can say, Joe was never happy that his Discovery River Boats were trashed as Radio Disney for one forgettable summer and then disappeared.>>>> I was unhappy about that too, if it's not a thrill ride it doesn't last.
Originally Posted By MinnieSummer We only got to ride the discovery boats once and were sad that they dissappeared. But hey, they converted that loading dock to a Meet n Greet so at least something came of it (note that I didn't say "good").
Originally Posted By cassiedoodle since we're talking about things that need to be changed in WDW... what's wrong with pooh's playground? i'm 20, no little siblings, so i never had a reason to go over there. what's the deal?
Originally Posted By danyoung It was done really cheaply, with almost nothing to do there. And it's in a prime spot of real estate that should be getting use as an attraction. The fact that Disney filled in the beautiful sub lagoon and planted this hunk of wasted space on top of it is a real tragedy in many eyes. Some would say that it's better than nothing, but the sub lagoon, even closed, was a really nice atmospheric area. And there was always the chance that they could have revived the subs as DL did. Well, they would have had to build new subs, as they let the old ones rot in the sun. Or maybe they could have come up with a totally new attraction that used the same lagoon. But now that it's all filled in none of that will ever happen, and that's a shame.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Not only that but the timing of the lagoon fill in was obviously done so that when the east coasters saw what they were doing on the west coast they wouldn't be able to demand WDW get one as well. No lagoon, no new sub ride. This one was so obvious that it was crazy.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 ^^^^^^^^^^^ absolutely, and all the while done under the guise to begin with that 20K was going down for rehab/ refurb - which obviously was never true. We were fed a line of baloney - and what goofy says sums up the timing issue in that DL got their sub ride back - improved and we got a playground one could purchase as Builder's Square. if the playground was put into a resort it would be underthemed but at least be where it belongs ( short of someone's back yard) - but to put in into Fantasyland was an abyssmal decision.
Originally Posted By twirlnhurl At least the playground only takes up a small fraction of the sub attraction's footprint. Hopefully something can still go in there of consequence.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 The first ride we did on our first trip to WDW, in 1979, was 20k Leaks. My daughter got very wet from the leaks, and couldn't move far enough in any direction to avoid the leaks. That plus the obvious wires holding all the dangling things, made us wonder why we'd bothered going. But the rest of the park made up for it and then some.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Where or what was leaking? I'm having a hard time visualizing this.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 As she was looking out the portal during the ride, water was dripping down on her head and shoulder. All the seats were filled, so she couldn't move to another. I don't think the subs went under water, so not too sure where the water was coming from, waves?
Originally Posted By Buzz Lite-Snack I haven't read through the posts her yet, but my thoughts are as follows: The Wand is coming down! And there was much rejoicing. And now attention turns to "The Hat" at Disney-MGM. As hideous as "The Hat" is in it's current poorly conceived location, instead of destroying it outright, perhaps an expensive asset such as this would be better served by being moved to a more appropriate location? i.e. - The walk to the Fantasmic! Theater is long and tedious. "The Hat" could serve as a "wienie" for guests approaching the Theater as they pass under it along their long trek to the Fantasmic! Theater. (Much like the smaller version of "The Hat" that currently lives at the border between the Disneyland Hotel & Downtown Disney in Anaheim.) Failing that - moving it outside of Disney-MGM to the entry road on the South East or South West corner of Buena Vista Drive and Studio Drive as an iconthat screams: "TURN HERE . . . NOW!" - OR - in front of the Disney-MGM Main Gate between the parking lot and the turnstyles could serve as an icon for the park - and again - without destroying it outright. The wand, on the other hand, should be smashed into little bits and then have the little bits smashed into even smaller bits. OR Move the much-hated Wand to the All-Star Movie Resort and re-purposed there as the central part of the resort's entry sign along WITH the much loathed Hat - a far more fitting location, as over-sized and tacky is all the rage at the All Stars. Simply destroying expensively designed and produced icons seems out of hand to my way of thinking, especially when said things that have (more than) out-lived their careless 'usefulness' in one location can be utilized to plus areas that could use a good sprucing up. <a href="http://atomic-tiki.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://atomic-tiki.blogspot.co m/</a>
Originally Posted By cassiedoodle i hate the hat because it just makes the area look so cluttered. it needs to go!
