Originally Posted By plpeters70 Where are you all getting that number? Did Disney say it would be that long?
Originally Posted By RoadTrip That makes it a full minute longer than Rock n Roller Coaster, half a minute longer than Space Mountain, and just 15 seconds shorter than Big Thunder Mountain. Works for me.
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt I'm going to guess there won't be a loop!!! I love the corkscrew/loop in RNRC!!!
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 No matter what , I'm looking forward to it opening up. And seeing all the pictures of it's pogress. I have a feeling that someone on here will be taking pictures of that if they can.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Aside from the negative comments I made earlier, I do think that this makeover is going to be very nice overall and a huge improvement over what's there now.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper They could have turned it into a small park with trees, grass and walking trails...with NO rides...and it would have been an improvement!
Originally Posted By dennis-in-ct <<< elaborate tricked out kiddie coaster >>>> Will this be like the Hagrid kid coaster in the Harry Potter area? Doesn't Six Flags have a kid coaster they theme at all the parks. Here in New England, I think it's called Poisen Ivy and it is new to Superman (now Bizzaro)
Originally Posted By leobloom >> They could have turned it into a small park with trees, grass and walking trails...with NO rides...and it would have been an improvement! << Slight hyperbole, right?
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "They could have turned it into a small park with trees, grass and walking trails...with NO rides...and it would have been an improvement!" Note that I said "huge" improvement.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: I just wanted to say something in regard to meeting characters at the Disney parks. Back in the 'old day's', attendance wasn't as heavy as it is in these more modern times so the characters COULD roam around without being mobbed. Now days there has to be some kind of organization to meeting them or you'd have total chaos and confusion. It's still a shame that the characters can't roam around the parks the way they used to. Guess we have to blame all those other guests who make up such big crowds now. ORDDU: Considering all that, I'd say that Disney does a good job--for the most part--of creating meetings and greetings for their many characters. While some guests come to the park to experience mostly the rides, there seems to be another group who comes mostly for the characters, parades and various entertainments. ORWEN: If you've done the attractions as many times as we have, you start to want to see more characters and parades after a while. Aside from that, it was always the Disney movies and their characters that attracted us most to Disney. The theme park attractions were more like side dishes to enjoy AFTER meeting your favorite characters.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***Back in the 'old day's', attendance wasn't as heavy as it is in these more modern times so the characters COULD roam around without being mobbed. Now days there has to be some kind of organization to meeting them or you'd have total chaos and confusion*** Characters still roam around Tokyo Disneyland just fine.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip The Japanese tend not to be idiots in public. Something that is perfectly safe in Japan is not perfectly safe in America.
Originally Posted By plpeters70 <<Stupid Americans.>> Yes...stupid Americans. Is it really so hard to wait patiently to meet a character. Must we constantly be shoving our child to the front of the line? What the heck has happened to civility in this country?
Originally Posted By Mr X ***The Japanese tend not to be idiots in public. Something that is perfectly safe in Japan is not perfectly safe in America*** Incorrect. They only tend not to be idiots in public ABROAD. They are perfectly insane in their home country. The characters do get mobbed from time to time. The simply deal with it. It's not that big a deal, it's just an excuse as far as I'm concerned.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Stupid Americans." I was going to say that it sounds like it's the other way around to me, and then I read Mr X's post which supports my assumptions. Only a fool would put up with hordes of unmanageable crowds just to shake hands with a little person in a rubber head costume. given the demand, an organized system with scheduled times makes far more sense to me.
Originally Posted By Mr X Note that I said "from time to time". During those times, we don't bother. But nearly every visit results in at least a few spontaneous moments, and a little extra enjoyment for the day. I would NEVER line up for it though. Bah.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo >>>Aside from that, it was always the Disney movies and their characters that attracted us most to Disney. The theme park attractions were more like side dishes to enjoy AFTER meeting your favorite characters.<<< Ladies, we are polar opposites. For me it was always about the parks. I grew an interest in the animation to better understand the decisions made in the parks. Frankly though, I wouldn't care if they ripped out every single reference to animation in the parks around the globe, in fact I think I would prefer it. To me Disneyland was always about Adventure, Frontier and Tomorrow, as well as enjoying America of yesteryear. At WDW, the finest work was Epcot and then DAK. Frankly I really hate most of the animated crap and feel like it has totally ruined the Disney parks for me now. Kind oflike the time I drank a bottle of Bailey's after 10 pints of beer, it made me sick, and now I cannot stand it. Same thing with toons.
