Originally Posted By Yookeroo "How can anyone hate big half-eaten fruit and candy? The watermelon is an absolute masterpiece! Besides, Heimlich TALKS to you the whole way through the ride. It is even better than the song in Small World!!" That's a rather low standard.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance "a bug's land is home to a collection of some of the most wonderfully themed boring rides ever." lol Yes! We rode the bumper cars last time and couldn't believe how lame they were!!! You literally can't bump anyone, you can't even lovingly caress them. I so don't get why they waste the money on these junk rides. No one seemed to be having fun on them.
Originally Posted By monorailblue I get why they went in: there was nothing for the under 6-ish set to do when DCA opened. (Almost literally nothing at all.) The problem is they are so rinky dinky and lame, everyone else can't hardly stand them. Compare that to Fantasyland offerings and you see the huge difference: I enjoy riding stuff with or without my kids. Sigh.
Originally Posted By Bellella Should have left well enough alone? Anyone? Can I get a what what? For those of you who truly appreciated the Flying Tires, here's an interesting compensation. Go on the Teacups, and lean in the direction your cup is spinning. You still can technically control your cup as you turn the wheel inside, and as you glide across the floor, it's almost the same as being on the Tires. I've always loved the Teacups, and now the loss of the Tires makes me appreciate them a lot more.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "For those of you who truly appreciated the Flying Tires," You might be flying solo here. "Go on the Teacups, and lean in the direction your cup is spinning. You still can technically control your cup as you turn the wheel inside, and as you glide across the floor, it's almost the same as being on the Tires." Ha!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros You can also do that at Francis's Ladybug Boogie in DCA, which seems to be more impacted by positioning your weight in the vehicle. If you get everybody sitting in just the right place as it goes around the corner, you can really make it go flying!
Originally Posted By Kidz-n-k9s Has there been an update to the date yet for opening on this? Last I knew it was "early" 2016.
Originally Posted By familyguy https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/02/luigis-rollickin-roadsters-to-open-march-7-at-disney-california-adventure-park/ And we have an opening date and some better video of the attraction. I know I'll be in the minority here, but I think this looks cute and like some fun. I really think the unexpected pattern of your vehicle will prove to be more fun than you might think.
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Originally Posted By Kidz-n-k9s Yay! I happen to have a trip planned during the opening week to give it a try.
Originally Posted By monorailblue Eek. The video, to me, is not great. In fact, it's very not great. I'd like to ride it and I hope it turns out to be better than it looks. I am sure it will have a better reception than Flying Tires for the simple reason that everyone will actually be riding around doing something, instead of just sitting there unable to move.
Originally Posted By irishfan Not sure about the experience, but when the cars were all in unison towards the end it was visually fun.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros It *looks* nice, but I can't imagine that the ride experience is particularly exciting. Even the people riding it in the official video seemed bored out of their minds. Every time I see this thing, I wonder how much money they've poured into this small plot of land, and how else it could have been used. Didn't the original Harry Potter area in IOA cost around $200M? I think they're at nearly $300M between this and the original Flying Tires I also think it's odd that there are no children on the ride in the video. Couldn't some of those off-duty CMs brought their kids to liven it up a little?
Originally Posted By doombuggy Well it looks like a cute little thing to do with kids it's nothing I would ever wait in a hot line for.
Originally Posted By dagobert I think it looks nice, especially the cars. I can imagine small kids will like it. How does the ride work? Is it the same technology used for Ratatouille in Paris or Mystic Manor in Hong Kong?
