Originally Posted By SeaTokyo I'm keeping my fingers crossed for EXPEDITION EVEREST in the LOST RIVER DELTA in the space next to INDIANA JONES! It would be a perfect fit themewise (and about 7,200 miles closer to home).
Originally Posted By TDR_Fan It would work if Lost River Delta was actually depicting Asia, but I don't think Everest would fit in Central America. Perhaps a differnt theme of the same coaster would work though.
Originally Posted By MagicalNezumi Good point TDR_Fan. LRD already has a coaster anyway. Hehehe. -- MagicalNezumi
Originally Posted By Mr X Have you been on Everest MN? I say tear down the crappy one and build us some Everest, theming be damned!
Originally Posted By TDR_Fan The footprint for Raging Spirits is so small that you wouldn't even fit a portion of Everest in that spot. It may be pretty bland as far as coasters go, but it's still a beautiful vista for that small plot of land.
Originally Posted By Mr X I know it's too small. Still, I hope that doesn't influence the company as in "we don't need two coasters in one land". Yeah, the vista's pretty cool. I like the fire on water effect a lot. Too bad that's all the coaster has going for it. *sigh*
Originally Posted By Mr X Well, it's quite a coaster anyway, I was impressed (not much else has changed, so no worries lol).
Originally Posted By barboy For such an ambitious project I was very, very disappointed with Everest's execution. Considering the level of hype/marketing, research, scope and budget I feel we got a lemon, a rotten lemon at that. A) 2/3 of a mountain B) "bird on a stick" C) 1 yeti AA .....***that is BROKEN*** D) a steam train that has no more steam E) "down time" while we wait like fools and hear the track switch for the backward portion F) cheap video projection of Yeti tearing up the tracks instead of an AA laden show scene G) Did I mention that EE has but 1 Yeti figure and it doesn't work? And who cares anyway since the imagineers STUPIDLY have us pass by so quickly that we can't even appreciate Yeti's sheer stature, strength and disposition. All we get is a glimpse of the star of the show! Sometimes these imgineers should be slapped silly for their stupidity. Now, the mountain from inside the park looks awesome and the attraction does have a tantalizing backstory and queue.
Originally Posted By SuperDry barboy, you miss the point: The EE project was on time and under budget. It was a success!
Originally Posted By barboy I doubt that OLC would ever consider an EE or its equivalant because. that would make too many thrill based attractions in the Lost River; 3 coaster style attractions in one area--- 3 headlining coaster attractions at that. It just won't fly. Lost River already has a towering, terribly imposing structure to anchor that land..... the Indiana Jones El Castillo looking temple..... and another formidable, iconic structure would distract the guest if positioned in the same area and trivialize eachother. Themepark designers ideally want focal points/icons(TOT's, Mt.Prometheus, Matterhorns, Space Mountains, Everests, Tree of Lifes, castles, Grizzly Peaks) spread out to balance the park thus maximizing guest wonderment and appreciation.
Originally Posted By barboy ///barboy, you miss the point: The EE project was on time and under budget. It was a success!/// LOL! well placed SD
Originally Posted By barboy ///and another formidable, iconic structure would distract the guest if positioned in the same area and trivialize eachother./// Let's clean that up: two very formidable, iconic structures next to each other could neutralize both; it's better to keep them separated(as in different lands) to maximize their intended effect wich is to fill the guest with wonderment, excitement and appreciation. Putting up something the scale of a mighty Everest next to the iconic El Castillo makes little sense.
Originally Posted By Malin *** Sometimes these imgineers should be slapped silly for their stupidity. *** No argument from me here barboy, that devision has made a number of big mistakes over the last few years, and you can understand why Disney are very hesitant at times on signing off on any new big budget attractions. I mean this is the group that can't even take a simple concept like updating the Tiki Room to include Stitch without ruining the attraction completely. As for Expedition Everest coming to DisneySea I certainly hope not. Now don't get me wrong I love Expedition Everest and despite the Yeti being broken, its still a fantastic attraction at Animal Kingdom, but as a Disney theme park fan who loves creative story telling I feel Everest story is to similar to Journey to the Centre of the Earth where your on a journey and come face to face with a monster and need to escape. Actually thinking about it Everest does hold something over Journey where the build up to the Yeti is done perfectly, while the Lava Monster kind of just appears out of no where, although you do get a few seconds longer to admire the work that went into creating the Lava Monster AA, plus the show scenes are beautiful. Anyway to sum it up both attractions are outstanding and are evident that despite a few screw ups from the Imagineers, both are key attractions at they respected parks. But I wouldn't want to see it fit into TDS anytime soon, or else I soon will have no reason to ever want to visit WDW again!!
Originally Posted By TDR_Fan You make a good point of the Yeti having a lot of build up in the queue and surrounding areas, but don't forget that the Yeti is the main attraction of the whole storyline. The entire premise of the "Forbidden Mountain" tour is to hopefully glance the legendary creature. In Journey to the Center of the Earth, we are not supposed to encounter the dangerous magma worm. The storyline revolves around a peaceful and slow-paced tour though well-documented areas of the caverns. This is why we see little evidence of the upcoming magma worm in the queue or other areas of the attraction. The exhibits in the queue showcases the creatures' eggs and remains, but as it is, none of the crew have really discovered an actual living specimen yet. This is why the gargantuan creature is such a surprise in the actual attraction when the vehicles are knocked off course and steer past the bulbous egg sacs of the creature hanging off the cave walls.
Originally Posted By SeaTokyo wow, I really stirred things up about EXPEDITION EVEREST! it was just wishful thinking, but I think everyone had some valid points. anyway, I'm heading to WDW next january to pet the YETI! by the way, here is the BEST on-ride video of EXPEDITION EVEREST, enjoy! <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRhrg5rx2-8" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...rg5rx2-8</a>
Originally Posted By TDR_Fan ^ That really is quite an epic video with the added background music and all
Originally Posted By TDR_Fan I would rather they build something that is full of rich detailed sets personally. Expedition Everest is thrilling and the queue is very well done, but there's not much to see on-ride sans a single projection and the Yeti AA (which is very on and off in its appearance). I think the Grizzly Mountain attraction going to Hong Kong will deliver in this regard, as it is full of nice (albeit cartoonish) sets and AAs. It might lack the realism and detail of EE in the storyline, but the show scenes look much more impressive (especially the dynamite mine launch).
