Originally Posted By vbdad55 <That could easily be misteakin for any cheap roadside carnival in Nevada.< ' isn't that the point ?
Originally Posted By Doobie Sounds like the Paradise Pier debates all over again. My two cents ... DinoRama is fun for what it is. I don't think the park would be better without it and I absolutely love Primeval World. But the day it goes for something else will be a good day. Doobie.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 ^^I agree. Although I think DinoRama is far less of a problem than PP because it is small and it does fit (in its tacky way) into its environment and story. And as Joe Rohde told me, the whole area can be removed in 72 hours! PP is another matter entirely as it is a major 'land' of a troubled park and it can't just disappear.
Originally Posted By jazzfan4 NEVADA?? there isn't anything like that in Nevada that I've ever seen. I think it's from the Black Hills area of South Dakota or along I-90.
Originally Posted By danyoung What's the benefit of imagineering an environment that's supposed to look cheap? If the designers do their job right, the area should look like a roadside carnival. Well, they did a nice job on a cheap environment. And while I do enjoy the Whirl, the rest of the area can take a hike.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>I absolutely love Primeval World<< Doobie, I think you mean Primeval "Swirl"??
Originally Posted By pitapan16 <That could easily be misteakin for any cheap roadside carnival in Nevada.< ' isn't that the point ? I think so, unfortunately. I just don't like that type of themeing. I'm not into the parking lot cheap carnival atmosphere. I much prefer more spectacular themed areas like Asia, Africa, and just about everywhere else in AK. But yeah I am happy it can be down in 74hrs, Joe Rhode knows his stuff.
Originally Posted By mstaft OK- let's start some fundraising to tear down Dinorama in those 72 hours! I bet we could raise some money for that.
Originally Posted By Doobie No, I meant the Disneyland tunnel. Sorry - my bad. I love Primeval Whirl. It's a "giggle like a schoolgirl" attraction for me. Doobie.
Originally Posted By mstaft Primeval Whirl left me with some nasty bruises from sliding side to side. Another reason why I dislike it.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <My two cents ... DinoRama is fun for what it is. I don't think the park would be better without it and I absolutely love Primeval World. But the day it goes for something else will be a good day. Doobie.< that statement I can agree with. I have no real issue with Dinoland as it works for me for what it is, and it is much better than empty space ( or a Pooh Playground) - but if they decided to upgrade the area to higher level attractions, that would be great also.
Originally Posted By CMM1 IMO, AK is not at the same level as MK or Epcot in terms of amount of attractions but it certainly is at the level of the Studios and with a couple more attractions (hopefully someday the Beastly Kingdom will become reality) it would be very much a full day park. It certainly has the advantage of being a very unique park (as does Epcot) and makes WDW very much a more complling experience compared to the Universal offering of two "movie" parks.
Originally Posted By pitapan16 OK- let's start some fundraising to tear down Dinorama in those 72 hours! I bet we could raise some money for that. Here's $1, go tear that DinoRama stuff down and plant some weeds.
Originally Posted By pitapan16 I have no real issue with Dinoland as it works for me for what it is, and it is much better than empty space ( or a Pooh Playground) -I don't have an issue with Dinoland itself, I like the land, I like the theme, I think it is great and has plenty of potential. But DinoRama? That place is just bad.
Originally Posted By pitapan16 It certainly has the advantage of being a very unique park (as does Epcot) and makes WDW very much a more complling experience compared to the Universal offering of two "movie" parks. -Tushay. The park needs more attractions, BUT, the quality the park currently has is'nt lacking much at all. It's pretty spectacular.
Originally Posted By pitapan16 I take that back, the place IS spectacular. Period! lol...Just keep plussing, and that means a beautiful demo job on that DinoRama man!
Originally Posted By kennect I just can't understand why everyone is so against this small area of the park....It has such a wonderful tacky retro take to it and I guess that just doesn't cut it with you guys....I love the idea that the whole thing is plopped down on asphalt that has car parking spaces painted onto it...I love the car tags that spell out Dinoland as you approach the area....The only thing they really missed out on but they couldn't have done would have been to make one of the giant dino's something you could walk into and look out of its mouth...I just wish they had thrown in a real tilt-a-whirl re-themed to the area....I keep thinking the whole thing has something to do with a person's age as to how they percieve the area...For me it fits fine sitting there next to Chester and Hester's....
Originally Posted By Dlmusic As much as I hate Paradise Pier, I really don't dislike Dino Rama that much. For one thing there was effort in actually carrying through the corny theming all the way through. The inflatable meet in greet characters are a hoot, the fact that Primeval Whirl is a rip-off of Dinosaur is hilarious, I love the costumes with all the Wal-Marty buttons, the roadsign signs are clever as well and there are loads of other details. There is more detail in that one little area then there is in all of Paradise Pier. With that being said. . . It they said they were destroying it tomorrow for an immersive E-Ticket I wouldn't shed a tear.
Originally Posted By danyoung >I just can't understand why everyone is so against this small area of the park....< For me it's between seeing yet another Dumbo clone, seeing the very NON-Disney carny games, and seeing the naked metal struts of the Whirl sitting on the asphalt, just like they would in my local mall carnival. I do like the Whirl as a ride, but the setting is pretty lame by Disney standards.
