Originally Posted By utahjosh Last time I visited WDW I had dinner at the Animal Kingdom lodge. We took a walk out in the dark to the edge of the savannah, and they had guides there with night vision telescopes. We were allowed to use them - it was very cool. It was also free.
Originally Posted By Mr X Good point, Josh. Here's something else to think about. I noticed when I read reviews of Discovery Cove the majority of the "bad" reviews had to do with weather issues canceling the main event (swimming with the dolphins) and the fact that the rest of the place wasn't really anything special and DEFINITELY not worth the price. Apparently there are no refunds, and I would assume Disney would be the same. Can you imagine paying that sort of a price and having ALL the activities (everything described here is outdoors right?) get washed out? So you pay hundreds of bucks for essentially a "gourmet" meal (I have my doubts about this too, considering how many people need to be fed and what constitutes "fine dining" at DisneyWorld as it is) and a show. That could be quite a mess!
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 They need to build a Spain Pavillion and every night those that pay extra get to run with the bulls.... I would pay 300 for that...
Originally Posted By aracuanbird Mr. X I was at Discovery Cove when it opened. To be honest, the dolphin thing was my least favorite part...way too programmed for me. The rest of the joint was really well done, very laid back due to the attendance limits. They had a really sweet snorkling tank (much like at Typhoon Lagoon, but larger, with barracuda), an awesome lazy river through an aviary, and a neat swim-with-the-rays tank. We're taking my two boys to WDW this summer and have talked about buying the no-dolphin-interaction ticket for Disco Cove, because they are too young for that. I just need to check to see if they still sell that option. Aracuanbird when in cyberspace, visit <a href="http://www.plausible-impossible.blogspot.com" target="_blank">http://www.plausible-impossibl e.blogspot.com</a>
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 lol. Can't you do that for free in Spain though? << But it'd be more memorable to say you got gored at a Disney Park.... You could take your kids to Epcot 20 years from now and be like, this is where the bull tossed me into the lake...
Originally Posted By aracuanbird I think being on the wrong end of the exodus following Illuminations offers a similar experience to a good bull-goring.
Originally Posted By jonvn You know, dolphins are like wild animals...with sharp teeth? They are stressed when people swim with them. They CAN bite. They DO attack people in the wild. Don't swim with dolphins.
Originally Posted By dshyates aracuanbird, they still offer the non-dolphin option. Its exactly $100 cheaper. <a href="http://tinyurl.com/24ar2e" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/24ar2e</a>
Originally Posted By aracuanbird Yeah, but jonvn, I hear dolphins are real good at telling you if you're in a family way. At least if you're a woman.
Originally Posted By jonvn Oh? I guess next time I'm pregnant I'll run on down to a dolphin and ask if it is true.
Originally Posted By dshyates I will be interested to see the artwork for the place. Also I will be interested in the 2 gourmet restaurants. It is sort of like a VIP tour with some other unique attractions. I read over at the DISBoards that the BatCave is supposed to include some sort of basket that you ride over a chasm with flying bats all around you. I do believe they are going for the Indiana Jones feel. I don't know how popular this will be though.
Originally Posted By jonvn The thing is that with only a 4000 or so people per night who want to do this, they don't need everyone to like it. There are already enough people here that have said it's a great idea and they'd want to do it to make it successful given that low amount of people they want to go. So, they likely have something here that might work, given their ability to do it in a quality manner such that it is worth the money spent on it.
Originally Posted By blueharvest82 first off, to the people who said a fifth gate was never going to happen...hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha...told ya so!!!! Every major project that disney has ever done has had a level of creativity and quality that can't be matched. When people are complaining about something being bad at disney, they are comparing to another part of disney. I have never read anyone on these forums say that universal did this better than disney. All you see is 'SM isn't as great as BTM, or IASM isn't as nice as snow white'. So based on that I think disney is going to do a great job with this project, no matter what version it is going to be by the time it gets officially announced. That is one of the reasons Disney takes its time to announce things. They are not accountable until its official. That large space has been behind animal kingdom for quite sometime now and so have the cranes. The one thing I am going to find interesting, is how disney markets it to the family of four with two little kids, because at the end of the day, that is who mickey is working for. Jon
Originally Posted By Mr X I think Spidey is as good or better than anything Disney has ever done attractions wise.
Originally Posted By blueharvest82 ^^ I agree, except for the motion sickness when you are spinning at the end. The only time I miss the muppets is when I am on Spider-man
Originally Posted By nbodyhome >> first off, to the people who said a fifth gate was never going to happen...hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha...told ya so!!!! >> First, it hasn't been announced yet (though there have been surveys done on it, it may be a "done deal". Second, I wouldn't exactly consider a park that entertains 2000 people per day a "hahahahaha" 5th gate. I didn't expect a 5th large theme park anytime soon, but something that has about double the capacity of the American Gardens Theater? Meh. It might be cool, but the whole staffing issue wouldn't be a big deal with such a small park.
Originally Posted By Mr X I don't really see this as a "fifth gate" in any case, if it's just some enhanced addition to Animal Kingdom. It's not like it's some "all new" sort of experience really. Just a really pricey add-on to something they already have.
