Originally Posted By disneyfreaksk <<It is FAR MORE INTRIGUING .. and FAR MORE **personal** and **stimulating** to the individual rider .. to make THEM the central character.>> I applaud you on this revelation oc_dean. I never thought about this before till you mentioned it in a POTC ride thread. You are so right.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "If this new "land" in DAK was going to be such a hit you would think we would be hearing something about it in the media. Instead crickets." There was plenty of media coverage when the project was announced. There will be crickets chirping until designs are released.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I can't wait for Dances with Blue Pocahontas Land!" You'll probably be one of the first people in line at the previews.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<You'll probably be one of the first people in line at the previews.>> Nope. No desire. Hate DAK, hate Avatar. I'll be enjoying WWoHP 2.0 or one of the other projects Universal has coming down the pipe.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Well at least there is something that you DO like. I was starting to wonder if your negativity was perpetual.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper Nope. Love EPCOT, love DHS, love 1/2 of the MK, love IoA, love USF. Hate the vast majority of DAK. Hate Disney management across teh board.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I'm jealous that you'll get you see Dreams. DLP is magnificent, but if you're like me you'll hate DSP.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper I'm not even bothering with DSP. DLP is a one day excursion during my Euro trip, so there's no time to waste on that monstrosity.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I was kind of thinking the same thing but didn't comment. DHS has DSP beat on content, but that's about it.
Originally Posted By dshyates But DHS actually has stuff to do. Thematically it's a mess, but there is stuff to do. EE:LMFAO and KS are all that really hold any interest for me. I have done the walking trails to death and have little desire to do them again. If pushed to spend more than 2 hours at DAK I will hit ITTBAB and Dinosaur. Maybe throw in the Nemo musical.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Well imagine a park that has about as much to do as Animal Kingdom, but a thematic mess like DHS (and about half the size) and you have DSP.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper DHS has Tower, RNRC, Star Tours, GMR, TSMM, Muppets, Citizens of Holywood, Mulch, Sweat, and Shears, One Man's Dream, and Fantasmic (though the condition of the last is admittedly terrible). I also think the food there is some of the best. DAK has...the animals and the Safari. That's about all that's interesting to me. And I can do that in 3 hours. EE is a boring coaster with decent theming. Dinosaur is a shell of its former self. Fact of the matter is, DHS is worth the admission price. DAK isn't for me. I get that we all love theming, but I'd rather have a few portions of questionable theming and better content over great theming (even though I don't really think DAK is all that great) and limited to no content.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 In this day of the internet where a rush to declare something the worst ever or the best ever seems to be en vogue I'm going to take the ever controversial wait and see approach.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "EE is a boring coaster with decent theming." And Rockin Roller Coaster is a masterpiece of Disney Imagineering? I don't know, while there's no arguing that DHS has AK beat on content, the poor execution of the place (I'm looking at you Great Movie Ride), lack of clever themeing beyond HW Blvd, and seemingly random development over the years makes it pretty close to being a wash with DAK. If done well Avatar-land (or any well conceived and executed project) could have the potential to make the park easily surpass DHS.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I'm actually thinking the next Disney parks I visit will be on the west coast.
Originally Posted By leobloom Here's how I would grade the attractions at DHS based on my personal preference. Tower: A+ Muppets: A GMR: A- with good CMs, B- with bad CMs Star Tours: B+ TSMM: used to think it was an A-, now think of it as a B Mermaid: B One Man's Dream: B Indy: C+ RNRC: C Fantasmic: C LMA: D Mulch, Sweat, and Shears: D Backlot: F But overall I'd rate the park a C. Way too much of the park is stale and unchanged from the early 90s (Muppets, GMR, Mermaid). The Star Tours upgrade was nice, but didn't make the park more of a draw for me. Not sure what I'd rate DAK. In winter or spring before it gets too hot, if I got in for free, I'd probably give it a B+. If I went to DAK in summer and paid to get in, I'd probably give it a D.
