Originally Posted By leobloom >>>True, but Pan has by far more potential than Snow White does.<<< >> Why? Because you float? Eh. << Unique ride system does a lot for the ride. Flying over London is probably my favorite scene in any Fantasyland dark ride.
Originally Posted By brotherdave Agreed! One of the most enchanting scenes in any dark ride is the flight over London!
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>Not many dark rides offer a suspended experience like Peter Pan. It may not be perfect (and could use a little updating), but I've always enjoyed it for the little details throughout. It's still the best "C"-Ticket dark ride in the Magic Kingdom.<<< >>>Unique ride system does a lot for the ride. Flying over London is probably my favorite scene in any Fantasyland dark ride.<<<< Time to be burned at the stake... ...but... Besides the London scene, the effect gets pretty tiresome. You constantly look DOWN. You field of vision is constricted. Meanwhile, on all the other rides, you look up, out, over, and around set pieces. I think that's a greater, and more overwhelming thematic effect. If anything, just proof that Peter Pan needs a HUGE overhaul... I shouldn't be noticing these things in the first place! LOL
Originally Posted By vbdad55 under the chairs of the complacent Imagineers! ---- my guess is the complacency lies in the accounting department
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I like the fact that you get to look down. I enjoyed looking down while on the sky ride until Disney took that ride out.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<Meanwhile, on all the other rides, you look up, out, over, and around set pieces. >> You haven't been on Pan in a while. There is plenty of looking up, out, over, and around.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer I was on Pan a month ago. It's mostly down, and maybe out at some of the figures at the end.
Originally Posted By brotherdave That's why I like Pan as it offers riders a different perspective than a traditional dark ride. I would assume that most of the public possibly likes the ride for similar reasons, especially given its popularity. I would be all in favor of "plussing" the ride with better effects, sound, and new exterior facade, but overall, I see nothing wrong with the current version's format.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer ^ Right, but they could do so much more with it... Make it more impressive than just looking down all the time. LOL
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I'm giving "the new Fantasyland" a 1. Since I'm not part of the target audience and there isn't anything in the new Fantasyland I find the least bit appealing.
Originally Posted By leobloom >> I think that's a greater, and more overwhelming thematic effect. << Do you mean thematic or dramatic? I'm not sure how any ride vehicle is thematic (unless it's a time machine or a Starspeeder-type thing). But in terms of the dramatic effect, I think the different perspective adds a lot. >>Time to be burned at the stake... ...but... Besides the London scene, the effect gets pretty tiresome. You constantly look DOWN. You field of vision is constricted. << I wouldn't think of burning anyone at the stake who has taken pictures of the Quail tiles.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>Do you mean thematic or dramatic? I'm not sure how any ride vehicle is thematic (unless it's a time machine or a Starspeeder-type thing). But in terms of the dramatic effect, I think the different perspective adds a lot.<<< Dramatic and THEMEatic. The perspective adds a lot, but it limits your plane of vision. That's a problem for the "wow" factor. >>>I wouldn't think of burning anyone at the stake who has taken pictures of the Quail tiles.<<< Exactly... I always have that redeeming quality. ;-)
Originally Posted By sjhym333 If WDW was really on top of its game then classic attractions like Peter Pan would be getting updates every several years or so. I love Peter Pan for what it is. The flying over London is a great moment in the ride, but is done better at DL. I would also say that I dont consider the figures at Peter Pan and other FL dark attractions AA's. They are more like dummies with motors in them that offer limited motions like head nods or turns. They do not run by computer but are run by motors that give them non-stop motions. Redoing the attractions and including some AA's would really plus the attractions in FL.
Originally Posted By Lee hisownself >>The flying over London is a great moment in the ride, but is done better at DL.<< And done better, in a sense, over at UNI's ET Adventure. That ride is to Pan what MiB is to Buzz Lightyear.
Originally Posted By dennis-in-ct ^^^^ I love Universal's Cat In The Hat dark ride at IOA. To me, that is a perfect example of a good modern day dark ride.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub How long has it been since you went for a spin on the Cat in the Hat Seuss attraction? (say that 3times while spinning)....anyway i vaguely recall it was slowed down or not spinning anymore. Didn't bother in October only interested in Harry Potter. Hopefully it has been restored.?.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>^^^^ I love Universal's Cat In The Hat dark ride at IOA. To me, that is a perfect example of a good modern day dark ride.<<< Agreed... I was very pleased with it when I saw it last summer.
Originally Posted By Krankenstein <<It still spins, just not as much or as fast as it used to.>> They fixed that. It is back to opening day spinning as of about a month ago.
