Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<Unless there is an equivalent scale drawing for HM or even POTC, its hard to judge the length of this attraction or expansiveness of show scenes>> It's a good 200-300 feet shorter than the HM track.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<the need for separate load/unload areas.>> The load/unload of HM are literally right next to each other. It's amazing how close they really are.
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy << The load/unload of HM are literally right next to each other. It's amazing how close they really are. >> And yet they are still separate and not connected.
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy << It's a good 200-300 feet shorter than the HM track. >> How long is the HM track total?
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<And yet they are still separate and not connected.>> And they shouldn't be. It would ruin the show. <<How long is the HM track total?>> 800 feet I believe.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>Maybe it's just me, but looking at the blueprint there seems to be a lot of track (especially before Under the Sea) that looks undeveloped. Maybe, if we're lucky, they'll have characters swimming around on screens. And then this really could be Nemo Part II.<<< The only way screens are welcome in this ride is if they have it BEHIND the highly detailed sets. Otherwise, this thing will really be dead in the water, literally.
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy Assuming that the drawing is accurate, there are approximately 107 vehicles for LM. HM has 131 vehicles. That would indicate a ride that is about 25% shorter than HM, if length is metric you use to judge ride quality.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper ^^^It's not a metric to judge the quality, but it's certainly a metric when it pertains to whether it's an E-ticket or not.
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy ^^ Isn't "E-Ticket" just a term to give people the idea of ride quality?
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper Yes and no. E tickets are the biggest and the best, but being a D ticket(what Mermaid will be) doesn't make a ride a bad ride. It just means it doesn't have the scope that an E ticket has.
Originally Posted By Hista98 You are correct, but this is Fantasyland, and it is fitting right in. Umm TLM is not going into Fantasyland disney mom it is going into DCA.
Originally Posted By xrayvision A mermaid ride is being constructed for both MK at WDW and at DCA. Five scenes what we were expecting, based on prior concept drawings displayed at D23 and DCA's blue sky cellar. The track layout matches with the approximate number of scenes previously displayed. The ride still on target as previously planned and I'm happy with the layout. I too look forward to seeing how the segway "caverns" between showroom scenes with be presented.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 I am SHOCKED at how short this ride is but then anybody who has seen the exterior building could see that. Unless it was going to be a two storey ride this had VERY LITTLE real estate to deal with! A pity because this was one of the main things at the new DCA I was looking forward to.
Originally Posted By barboy2 ///Isn't "E-Ticket" just a term to give people the idea of ride quality?/// I wouldn't describe it like that. The latest and greatest technology, Ride quality and/or popularity are NOT necessary features to an 'E'. E's are ambitious in scope and scale and are designed to serve as, at the very least, anchor attractions for a given land(park section), park super headliners. 1)All mountain attractions are "E's". 2)If the attraction has an elaborate and fully detailed queue then it is an E. Physical size, budget and intent of designers determine E status. Unless Mermaid has one very elaborate queue and is given a 60+ million budget I don't see it as being an E ticket attraction.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 "I too look forward to seeing how the segway "caverns" between showroom scenes with be presented. " I thought we were riding in large clam shells?!?! Is Iger SO enamoured with new technology that we'll now be riding segways?!?!?! That will SUCK!!!!!!
