Originally Posted By GhostHost2 It looks like I might be going to WDW instead of DLR this year because of money issue. One thing I was looking foward to about WDW was EE, but I have heard that the inside of the mountain is just a big hollow space, and that dissapointed me. How does this ride compare to BTM and Space Mountain? It won't seem like Disney with the Haunted Mansion closed and from what I hear the current state of MK is a mess.
Originally Posted By danyoung EE is an excellent, fast, smooth roller coaster with minimal effects. There is one spot where you look at a projection of the yeti tearing up the track, and then you see the real, big, AA yeti as you're screaming by him at warp speed. There is a section where you're going backwards pretty fast, which is intense. All in all it's a great coaster, more intense than BTMRR and Space Mtn., but don't confuse it with an AA attraction like Splash.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN The hollow aspect of the mountain comes at the time you are going backwards... as you can see the empty insides of the mountain thru cracks on either side of the track as your train speeds thru that areas. It's quite disappointing and very un-Disney like. But the ride is nice. Not "excellent" like some people here swear it is... but still a nice E-ticket... mostly for the attention to details in the queue and mountain itself, but there is certainly a lack of show elements to make this ride truly great.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 It's about 85% an awesome, amazing, true E-Ticket experience ... and a 15% we cut this out to save a few bucks WDI special. That means, it may not be an 'A' ... but it's a solid 'B-plus.'
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Hello from HK Spirit... wanna join me at HKDL in a few hours??? say.. 2pm at the hub?
Originally Posted By twirlnhurl I feel like it is a definite B+ as well. The main thing I don't like about it is that it never feels "out of control". However, the detailing is very good and the ride is long enough. Overall, I like it just a little bit better then Thunder Mountain, but Thunder is my least favorite mountain. Also, the "hollow" inside of the mountain isn't as bad as everyone says. If you look towards the front of the car, you think you're in a pitch black cave. You have to look down to the side to see any light getting through the cracks.
Originally Posted By GhostHost2 How does this compare in terms of theming(once on the ride) to BTM? I love BTM because of the theming while on the ride. For example, cave full of bats, boulder, old west town, dinosaur bones, geyser etc.
Originally Posted By Roger55 Theming is great IMO. And the queue area has pleanty to look at if you are the type that appreciates the details and authenticity of things.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Personally I think EE is the best mountain WDI have created (with the exception of Splash Mountain). I love the theming and the coaster is fun! I think you'll like it.
Originally Posted By xrayvision EE is a good ride. In terms of immersiveness, the exterior scenes are on par with Matterhorn, Splash and BTMR. Actually, the ride feels somewhat similar BTMR. But, the interiors in EE are not as complete and immersive as Big Thunder, Splash and Matterhorn. The inside the EE mountain is basically hollow, which was really noticable to me as light from the mountain's cracks were illuminating the inside well enough to see the inside infrastructure (I rode in the early AM). I never see the inside infrastructure of BTMR nor Splash and Matterhorn has more ice caverns than EE. But, EE's amimatronic Yeti is AMAZING and techically runs circles around Matterhorn's Harold. For me, the close encounter with Yeti is the best part of EE.
Originally Posted By danyoung >But the ride is nice. Not "excellent" like some people here swear it is...< Well, excellent is a subjective term, and for me the ride is indeed excellent, one of my current favorites. But I actually agree with TDLFAN and Spirit - it could easily have been better.
Originally Posted By christiemarsh88 It could have been better--but it's the best we've seen in a long time. I didn't notice the light coming through the cracks, but like someone else mentioned that could have been the time of day; we always rode it at around noon, when the sun would've been overhead, not shining directly on the cracks. The yeti absolutely sends chills up my spine! If the ride itself is a B-, then the yeti is definately an A+.
Originally Posted By a1stav Take the Matterhorn and +++ it and you got EE. Great E-ticket ride, I rode it three times in one day and never noticed any of the "cracks". I did notice the emergency phone though Also what was the "ice cavern" effect that some have mentioned that stopped working, I don't remember it one way or the other (I went the August that the ride opened).
Originally Posted By demderedoseguys Most people would say it's a great ride and I agree. Never heard anyone say a bad thing about it. However, I did not like going spiraling backwards in the dark. Made me a little dizzy, but that could just be that I'm getting older and like nice, slow moving rides like Pirates, HM, IASW etc.
Originally Posted By Roger55 The backwards part does get to me too. More so than any other coaster or thirll ride. It could just be that I'm getting older too!
Originally Posted By Blackie Pueblo EE is a very good ride. From the well planned out que to the ride itself the imagineers did a great job. But it's over quick it seems.
Originally Posted By sherrytodd We loved EE. The backwards part gets me too, but I'll never grow up!!!
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Hello from HK Spirit... wanna join me at HKDL in a few hours??? say.. 2pm at the hub?>> You love to tease, doncha?
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Well, excellent is a subjective term, and for me the ride is indeed excellent, one of my current favorites. But I actually agree with TDLFAN and Spirit - it could easily have been better.>> Yes. I really love it, so this isn't me doing a rip job. It's just with a bit more forethought ... and, actually, just cash it could have been spectacular. Things like the ice cave could have had the freezing temps and fog effects they were supposed to ... bird on a stick could have been a real AA (as was originally planned) ... you could have had two encounters with the huge yeti (again, as was planned) ... and those litte 'holes in the mountain' could have easily been plugged. That's what takes you from a B+ to an A+.
Originally Posted By GhostHost2 "Things like the ice cave could have had the freezing temps and fog effects they were supposed to ... bird on a stick could have been a real AA (as was originally planned) ... you could have had two encounters with the huge yeti (again, as was planned) ... and those litte 'holes in the mountain' could have easily been plugged." All these sound like they would make great additions, too bad all Disney cares about is the bottom line of profit now days.
