Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>Rock N Rollercoaster – Without a doubt Disney’s best coaster in Florida.<< Oy!!! Someone needs to get out of the frozen tundras more often. Or else, Roady is a great jokester. Sillier thing has never been written on this boards ever.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>One Man’s Dream – Any Disney fan is bound to love it. It is always good for at least 30 minutes of my time; generally quite a bit more.<< I agree wholeheartedly!!! (as long as you are refering to the 30-min "One Man's Dream" show at TDL that is... Otherwise, I'd prefer to do the Louvre)
Originally Posted By mstaft I had about an hour for One Man's Dream, including the excellent movie. Not enough time. Had this been placed in a more prominent location, I think it would be packed. But finding it where it is, it's like slowly uncovering a gem!
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<Rock N Rollercoaster – Without a doubt Disney’s best coaster in Florida. Oy!!! Someone needs to get out of the frozen tundras more often. Or else, Roady is a great jokester. Sillier thing has never been written on this boards ever.>> Sorry, that's what I think. Space Mountain is so rough as to be virtually un-rideable. Big Thunder Mountain has some great sets, but as a coaster is rather lacking. I realize that if the coaster went any faster you couldn't see the great sets, but I'm not judging these things on their value as attractions; just on their value as roller coasters. For the record, you will notice that I did not say it was Disney's best coaster, or the best coaster in Florida, because it is neither. But I still stand by my contention that it is Disney's best coaster in Florida. Oops… my bad. I was forgetting about Expedition Everest. Nevermind…
Originally Posted By danyoung >Sorry, that's what I think.< Why be sorry? You have your opinion, and TDLFAN has his. Neither is wrong, cuz it's an opinion and not subject to quantification. TDLFAN posts many silly things, so think nothing of it.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Oops… my bad. I was forgetting about Expedition Everest. Nevermind…>> yeah ... I was kinda wondering if you forgot the one really great new attraction to open at WDW of late.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: My sisters and I heard a recent rumor that a certain stage show's days were numbered--after 15 years of playing itself out. And that would be BEAUTY & THE BEAST. However, this is merely a rumor so don't hold our broomsticks to the fire just in case it continues to play for another 15 years... ORWEN: And we agree that Disney M-G-M is no longer the fun park it used to be. It's still has some thrills, but there are too many lackluster things--like that awful Drew Carey thing--that have no appeal to anybody in Morva.
Originally Posted By mstaft I think the Studios needs a new version of Indy (jeeps), and a couple of other dark rides that are family friendly. It has way too many shows and not enough attractions that transport you anywhere. There also needs to be some shop or something between Tower and RnRC just to round out a poorly designed expansion...
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<ORDDU: My sisters and I heard a recent rumor that a certain stage show's days were numbered--after 15 years of playing itself out. And that would be BEAUTY & THE BEAST.>> If only you could cast a spell and send it away for good ...
Originally Posted By DramaMama07 "I think the Studios needs a new version of Indy (jeeps), and a couple of other dark rides that are family friendly." I have to agree with this. The studios need a few more rides. Even if a few of them are not E-ticket. It would be nice to give it a little more to do and take some of the pressure off of TOT and RNRC. Another thing I noticed is the neon signs on TOT! I don't think I've seen them work correctly since I've gone to the park the first time (in 1999!)! Sheesh! Fix the Hollywood Tower Hotel sign...you're Disney! (before someone jumps on me here the first section of this post is not sarcastic and the second part....well if you didn't catch that I can't help ya.)
Originally Posted By mstaft Who are the primary (if any) Imagineers that focus on MGM? Does the park have a champion? How do WDW higher-ups view this place?
Originally Posted By CMDad <<(before someone jumps on me here the first section of this post is not sarcastic and the second part....well if you didn't catch that I can't help ya.)>> Whew! You had me worried there for a second! <G>
Originally Posted By CMM1 I think the one poster kind of hit things on the head in terms of some of the problems of the park and why things don't necessarily get better: he found things pretty much the same after 7 years but most likely intends to come back in another 7 years. So from the Disney perspective, who cares? The guy is going to come to the park every time he visits WDW in Orlando ensuring that Disney most likely gets their 4-day minimum expected park revenue regardless of the state of the park. Yes - a real Indy ride (like the DL version) would be a tremendous addition to the Studios, as would be a new Star Wars film for Star Tours. Or perhaps some new dark ride based upon another Pixar film. Something, anything new .......
Originally Posted By RoadTrip MGM could use some new attractions. But a clone of Disneyland's INDY ride?? No thank you. I saw what they did to that at Animal Kingdom. No thank you.
Originally Posted By brotherdave Let's face it, the Studios need more RIDES. They have enough shows right now. The addition of Midway Mania is a good start, but, the park needs more of what makes Disney special. Today, the park has only 5 rides (ToT, Great Movie Ride, RnR Coaster, Star Tours, & Tram ride). The addition of Midway Mania will only give it 6. By comparison, Animal Kingdom has 7, Epcot 9 (10 if you count Body Wars), and Magic Kingdom has the most at 22! Even Disney/MGM's direct competitor, Universal Studios Florida has 9 rides! I'd love to see them add Indy to the Studios, but, I'd also like to see some new, never before seen attractions as well. A permanant Nightmare Before Christmas dark ride would be a great addition! A water based attraction is sorely missed here, too. And as far as existing attractions, the Tram Tour is the attraction that needs the most attention. Catastrophe Canyon is good, but, they need MORE segments like this on the tour. Add the Journey to the Center of the Earth scene, or a Pirates of the Caribbean movie scene. SOMETHING! If they were to add some more exciting scenes to the ride, it could once again be a headliner attraction for the park!
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<Catastrophe Canyon is good, but, they need MORE segments like this on the tour.>> Whatever. I was bored with CC the second time I rode the attraction. I think they could use something like Monsters Inc.!
Originally Posted By Kane22 Hey wasn't the Great Movie Ride going to close to make some kind of Villans attraction because right now I rather see some of that then what they got now.
Originally Posted By CMM1 What's wrong with Dinosaur (or Countdown to Extinction as it was first known)?Yes - the preshow concept and banter is a bit annoying but the ride itself seems pretty exciting and well designed. As for an Indy "clone", there are certainly some parts of the DL version that could be changed or upgraded to be more realistic or interesting (they could remove the stupid big snake and put in a bunch more little ones in the sanke room or could improve the bug room/rat room effects to name a couple) - but the dart effects, the rolling boulder, the initial "Indy at the Gates" effects and mummy room, those are all pretty well done and would be very interesting to guests that have not seen the attraction before - and there is always the queue area and how it could be made different or at least as interesting as the one in DL. Or another option would be a mine car ride through a temple/cavern/volcano complex - only problem there is capacity.
Originally Posted By A Foolish Mortal "Another thing I noticed is the neon signs on TOT! I don't think I've seen them work correctly since I've gone to the park the first time (in 1999!)! Sheesh! Fix the Hollywood Tower Hotel Sign... you're Disney!" Well, i believe the point of the neon sign on TOT is NOT to work. It's supposed to be a dilapitated old hotel from the 30's that got struck by lightning! The flickering sign is a great detail that Disney added in there! If they fixed it it wouldn't look as menacing and abandoned!
Originally Posted By brotherdave The tram tour should be a dynamic one, in other words, it should be always changing and never static. This is why Universal Studios Hollywood's tour has been such a long standing favorite attraction. (Not to mention that their tour actually takes guests through REAL movie sets!) If the tram tour at Disney is to remain, it NEEDS to be updated constantly. Otherwise, it needs to go for something much better.
