Originally Posted By dagobert Why is Maelstrom so unpopular? We enjoyed the ride. EPCOT is a wonderful park and I think all the toons should be kept away from that park. I didn't like Nemo in The Seas Pavilion and Donald & Co should be removed from the Gran Fiesta Tour. The Pavilions are about the countries and not about Disney.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Absolutely dagobert. I don't mind the odd character meet and greet in the country of origin, but they should not be in attractions. Same with the debate about the test track queue, I don't consider the neo queue to be the best in epcot. In fantasyland I could except it, but I feel it raped the legacy and ethos of the pavilion it usurped.
Originally Posted By dagobert WDW is so big and nearly all attractions are more than 20 years old and of course they get boring when you visit often. So what does Disney do to keep them fresh, they add toons and more toons instead of creating something new based on the countries.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>The only way you can really enjoy Maelstrom is if you are tripping on acid.<<< I would imagine that Maelstrom is LIKE that in the first place! Hysterical ride.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>Norway? Norway. The last World Showcase Pavilion ever completed. Not sure what that says<<< That Disney needs to build something in World Showcase, ASAP.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<Why is Maelstrom so unpopular? We enjoyed the ride>> I wouldn't say it's unpopular. I would say it's hilariously tacky and a fairly laughable ride. I certainly wouldn't want a ride like it representing my country. As for DAK, yea, it's beautiful. But it's attractions sucks save for the Safari and the walking paths.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>I would say it's hilariously tacky and a fairly laughable ride. I certainly wouldn't want a ride like it representing my country.<<< Seeing that EPCOT CENTER IS THE HEARTBEAT OF CULTURE AND ART, yes, I agree.
Originally Posted By danyoung If nothing else comes out of this thread, can we at least agree to proper spelling? It's Rohde, NOT Rhode. Now let's get back to the pointless bickering.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt When I started this thread I suspected that it would go this way. The amount of negativity on the WDW boards is bewildering.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 RE 50-Well you know that a friend of a friend of a poster saw Rohde and Cameron walking towards Norway and one looked bored but the other looked bemused. Or maybe it was the other way around.
Originally Posted By danyoung >Norway was always get on the ride and then bypass the movie.< I've always been one of the fools who stayed for the movie, and I still enjoy it. But I really hate the new crowd handling sequence, where they don't shut the doors on either side of the theater. It used to be cool to spend a few minutes in that dark Norwegian village waiting for the next showing of the movie. Now you just walk on through, even right in the middle of the movie. And if you're watching the movie, there's a constant stream of people walking across to the exit. Not cool at all, Disney!
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom <<The only way you can really enjoy Maelstrom is if you are tripping on acid.>> That reminds me of my infamous "Disney on drugs" thread!
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom <<As for DAK, yea, it's beautiful. But it's attractions sucks save for the Safari and the walking paths.>> The Tree of Life and It is Tough to be a Bug is a very well done attraction.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<The Tree of Life and It is Tough to be a Bug is a very well done attraction.>> Yea, ITTBAB is pretty good. I'd still list it 3rd on 3-D films in WDW, and 4th in Orlando.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Funny, ITTBAB is my fav 3d film in any theme park in the world. Also love Kali. Ee annoys me but is still great. Dinosaur is ok. I love flights of wonder. And the animal attractions are terrific. Who would have ever thought I would sound like a fanboy when it comes to WDW. To me, epcot and DAK are the only reasons I would likely go to Orlando
Originally Posted By leobloom >> Now you just walk on through, even right in the middle of the movie. And if you're watching the movie, there's a constant stream of people walking across to the exit. Not cool at all, Disney! << That's just the way guests are today. They don't like the old way of doing things. It would be much better if they would just take out the Norway movie and give us an interactive postshow. Maybe something where we can have touch-screens that offer incredible information and facts about Norway. And cartoonish trolls.
Originally Posted By leobloom I vastly prefer fantasy and stylized environments over the artifical reality that Dave is trumpeting.
