Originally Posted By barboy yep, guitly as charged! I am a white U.S. American boy who has crossed the line.
Originally Posted By fundog58 This has always been a nice ride to experience with that special someone, so I'm okay with the changes as long as they don't radically alter the mood of the ride. At least they're not talking about replacing it with a roller coaster! As for Wikipedia, you definitely have to take it with a grain of salt. I've looked up a lot of music-related stuff on their site and even when the facts are correct, the entries are too often written by fawning fans who don't seem to understand that encyclopedias are supposed to be at least somewhat objective.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>guitly as charged! I am a white U.S. American boy who has crossed the line.<< You mean the "border"? LOL!! Anyways.. TDS' Sindbad ride always reminds me of the Rio del Tiempo since the final scene in Sindbad features a fabulous fiber optic fireworks display, which come to think of it, makes Rio's finale look like a 5 de mayo window at Macy*s.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros The fireworks in Sinbad are much better IMO for one simple reason: you can't see the fiberoptic cables. They have firework-shaped cut outs painted in the same way as the sky, with the ends of the wires poking through, so you can see the light but nothing else. Very neat effect. El Rio and Sinbad also remind me of eachother, because I have no idea what is going on in either of them. Sinbad is supposed to have a good story line, but since I don't speak Japanese, I have no idea what is going on. El Rio is supposed to be stuff about Mexico's history, but since I don't speak Spanish (or understand why there are guys jumping around in weird costumes on video screens) I don't understand a lot of that either. Both are still really neat, but leave me with that feeling of "Did I just see what I think I did?"
Originally Posted By TDLFAN There is hardly a storyline in Rio del Tiempo, as opposed to Sindbad's which centers around him and his crew in search of treasures and riches thru several misadventures. Plus there is that difference in execution.. you can't compare Sindbad's AAs to Rio's, especially when the finale scene features stationary puppets in a carrousel. Pretty bad ride if you ask me.
Originally Posted By barboy Very good TDLFAN, I was wondering if anyone out there was going to pick up on my double meaning of "crossed the line".
Originally Posted By dizneed <<Brian55nh in post 15 and barboy in post 16>> Thanks for clearing that up for me. TDLFAN lol for the Auntie Clara joke....I think we've all seen her at one point or another in different attractions.
Originally Posted By disneydad109 We always go on the river of time because we have always gone on the river.thats seems to be the way we see most of WDW each time,I am remembering going with my kids when they were little.Thats the most fun of the whole trip to me.By the way will the last one to leave Mexico please turn off the lights.
Originally Posted By danyoung >...a "3 caballeros" theme would be unfitting. El Rio del Tiempo means "river of time" and when you go theough the ride it, at least at first, showcases Mexicos history.< Well, who's to say that the name is going to continue to be El Rio del Tiempo? New theme, maybe new name. I'm all for it - this ride has always been a lame-o, and is always practically walk-on. I just hope they do a better job than with the Imaginations pavilion!
Originally Posted By dixielandings as an ole If You Had Wings fan El Rio has for me kept that old attraction alive
Originally Posted By SIR at X-S Tech In the films which had the 3 Caballeros (or only teh 2) Panchito represented Mexico, while Jose was from Brazil (I thought), and further south. I wonder if the atrraction will continue to be "Just Mexico" or if countries further south will be represented.
Originally Posted By dixielandings good question SIR i would like to see the story board for the upgrade
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <I'm all for it - this ride has always been a lame-o, and is always practically walk-on. I just hope they do a better job than with the Imaginations pavilion< agreed --- we always looked at as something to do when waiting to be seated
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>In the films which had the 3 Caballeros (or only teh 2) Panchito represented Mexico, while Jose was from Brazil (I thought), and further south. I wonder if the atrraction will continue to be "Just Mexico" or if countries further south will be represented<< Correct. Jose Carioca is Brazilian. And Donald is our favorite gringo.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 Actually, the 3 Caballeros takes place mostly in Mexico, but doesn't start out that way. Jose Carioca shows up to give Donald Duck some birthday gifts, and they start out in South America first.
Originally Posted By fkurucz In that case, the 3 Caballeros wouldn't make sense in the Mexican Pavilion.
