Originally Posted By crazycroc Alright, lest you be tricked into thinking you are going to be experiencing some magical ride.... To me, it's Heimlich's commentary that I find so great. I could listen to that without being on the ride and crack up.
Originally Posted By Spyderman >>If you give it one turnstyle click, you will give it hundreds. I think once you ride it, you will see that it is acceptable.<< Well considering that I refuse to set foot in DCA that might be the issue here.
Originally Posted By disneywatcher >> It's sort like a really bad movie from the 60's that is awful but you can't look away. << I think that just about sums it up. I had read comments from people criticizing it early on, but the ride was shorter and more "Santa's Village"-like than even I expected it would be. I think the overly brief length of the attraction (meaning the track) bothered me the most. But what really got to me as I was riding it was the vague sense I was in a slightly spiffed-up non-Disney park, perhaps a place run by the owners of Sea World or the Hershey park in Pennsylvania. The Chew Chew Train attraction wouldn't have been as underwhelming, or its overly modest ambitions wouldn't have been as noticeable, if it were surrounded by an otherwise much better park than DCA.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Thank you for saying such a sweet thing, Jim, duckling. Of course, there's no telling how long my sisters and I will be around. Just like Mary Poppins, the wind could change directions and we'd be gone away with it. As for you, dizkid, you're quite easy to accept--not that you really needed the acceptance of a certain coven of witches from Morva in order to prove anything. We're just glad to hear what things you enjoy about the various Disney parks. And that goes for all the other ducklings around here.
Originally Posted By dizkid >>To me, it's Heimlich's commentary that I find so great. I could listen to that without being on the ride and crack up.<< Me too. After going on that ride I can't keep from saying "Ugh mine shtumach ist so hempty." Sincerely, The Kid of Diz
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt Never been on the Choo Choo Train. One question: is it better than those awful bumper car things that move like little snails?
Originally Posted By ShivaThDestroyer >>Never been on the Choo Choo Train<< err, that's "Chew Chew Train".
Originally Posted By 2001DLFan "Never been on the Choo Choo Train. One question: is it better than those awful bumper car things that move like little snails?" It must be good. Similar rides are in half the malls in America. And they're obviously better than bumper cars that don't bump.
Originally Posted By dizkid It's good, but don't go in expecting much. Believe me "it aint much" It is a really badly designed and themed attraction. The thing that makes it so great is the commentary by Heimlich throughout the ride. But it is also way better than all of the rest of the rides in the Fun Fair.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 If the line is short, give it a spin just for the fun of it. Remember it's in an area made mostly for little ones and you are in BUG Land. VERY cute theming IMHO.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Yes, it is a minor attraction but a very well done one. It is the only "kiddie ride" I've ever bothered with in a Disney Park.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <But it is also way better than all of the rest of the rides in the Fun Fair.> Isn't Flick's Flyers essentially identical to Dumbo? Not that Dumbo is anything so special, but aren't they essentially the same thing?
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "VERY cute theming IMHO." I agree. I always walk through the area when I visit just to admire the clever details.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney Never been on it. Never thought to go on it. Not sure if I ever will go on it. Doesnt seem like much of a ride to go on, like much of that area.
Originally Posted By PetesDraggin "Isn't Flick's Flyers essentially identical to Dumbo? Not that Dumbo is anything so special, but aren't they essentially the same thing?" It's similar in the fact that they are both spinner rides, but you don't have any control in Flik's Flyers. I would say it more closely resembles the Orange Stinger, except you ride in a box with benches facing each other instead of in a swing. The motion of the ride, however, is very similar to a standard swinger.
Originally Posted By PetesDraggin On that note, I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by Bug's Land. It was the first time I had ever ventured in there since it was also the first time I took my daughter (3 months old at the time). The theming was great and the rides were actually pretty fun. Nothing special, but the kids in our pretty thought they were entertaining enough. Heimlich's Chew Chew Train is probably the best of the rides in there, but I have a feeling that when my kid is too old for this part of DCA, I may not ever venture in there again.
Originally Posted By mstaft It is a fun little area if your expectations are low, attendance is low, and its nightime. Seriously. its pretty charming under those conditions. Mark www.InsightsandSounds.blogspot.com
Originally Posted By oc_dean >> Never been on it. Never thought to go on it. Not sure if I ever will go on it. Doesnt seem like much of a ride to go on, like much of that area.<< DITTO! It makes a simple loop that is entirely visible from outside the ride. I saw the cutsy theming .. and then walked away. NEXT............
