Originally Posted By davewasbaloo We loved Monster's Inc, after PotC and HM, it's my fav Dark Ride! We loved it and rode it a couple of times. But I am biased as it is based on one of my fav movies too.
Originally Posted By whistler That's the thing. Most Disney fans like monsters better than limo because it has some characters from a disney/pixar film thrown in. The ride itself, with the exeption of the roz figure, is of no better quality than limo was. Static figures from the film, old limo figures redressed in jumpsuits, same cars, same ride route, a few new mirror trick effects.... It's fine, just like limo. The same ride with a different cartoon story and no better production values. Honestly, I think riding through a chinese resaraunt and some locker/bathrooms with a giant blue stuffed animal standing there is as bad as limo was supposed to be. The facade is just as tacky as before, but now instead of being at least remotely evocative of "hollywood" it would look right at home in front of a six flags scooby doo ride. I know limo was hated, and yes it was very very poorly executed, but I think people also used it as a symbol for thier overall dissapointment in dca in general. I preffered limo because of theme integrity it had, being in a hollywood themed area of a park. The idea and the story of the ride has a lot of promise, really.... and While very dissapointed in it's shortfalls, I always thought that the money spent on changing it into the very mediocre monsters cliff notes ride could have brought the also mediocre limo up to a higher level, probably a d ticket, with the right changes and additions. So, when I ride monsters with my daughters and they're "meh" and I'm bored, I think about what they could have done with limo, and how neat it woud have been to have a fun, cool, silly ride actually about hollywood in that area. The whole hollywood area of dca falls short, but has so much potential for new themeing details, rides, restaraunts, etc. It could be really great. Last thing... the reason my opinion differs onthis stuff is obvious to me now. I like cartoons fine, but i'm more of a fan of, say, the peanuts stuff than most of the disney films. Without the parks, I wouldn't be a disney fan, most likely. So a change from limo to monsters does absolutely nothing for me. Less, actually, because it no longer fits in it's area or promotes that area's theme.
Originally Posted By DLTheo I love Monster's Inc. For our last trip to DL, in December, we were pretty disappointed it was closed for refurbishment. I don't think I would've been nearly as disappointed if Toad or Snow White were closed as I was that Monsters was closed. However, this is partly because I've only ridden it a couple times, so it is still fairly new and fresh to me. >>essentially a sequence of meaningless scenes that made no sense whatsoever.<< Ah, but this may cause some people to become more curious about Monster's Inc the movie and go buy or rent it! And the come back and ride it again! Clever marketing!
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy << Ah, but this may cause some people to become more curious about Monster's Inc the movie and go buy or rent it! And the come back and ride it again! Clever marketing! >> Ugh. So now we can celebrate a ride's marketing potential?
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains I like Monsters Inc - I really don't see it as any different as some of the other dark rides - in snow white you go from the witch with the apple to the dwarf's and the rock to happily ever after...
Originally Posted By DLTheo This is, no doubt, one of the goals and purposes of the theme parks. But I wouldn't say 'celebrate it'. Just that the storyline of the attraction not making much sense to someone who hasn't seen the movie isn't necessarily a bad thing, and not an insurmountable obstacle for people. Besides, Monsters grossed more than any traditionally animated feature of Disny except Lion King, which means many many people have seen the movie. Maybe even more than have seen Snow White or Peter Pan, at least among the youngest guests.
Originally Posted By ABBY My husband and I both love Monsters Inc. We were very disappointed to realize that it was closed for refurb during our recent December trip.
Originally Posted By SFH Monsters is okay if you know what to expect and you don't think about what kind of attracton they could have done from scratch (riding the door mechanism, for instance). My wife was expecting more and was sorely disappointed. I see it is an improvement of Superstar Limo. SFH
Originally Posted By Moon Waffle Monsters Inc? GREAT ride. My personal favorite of all the "kiddie" dark rides.
Originally Posted By Moon Waffle "Ugh. So now we can celebrate a ride's marketing potential?" That's exactly why Disney makes rides like this now.
Originally Posted By PetesDraggin I enjoy Monster's Inc. it quite a bit. It's not as nostalgic as Peter Pan, but maybe it will be in 20 years. I never rode SSL, so I can't compare. But from what I've seen of SSL in photos, it looked absolutely awful. I was really hoping they would have done an indoor inverted roller coaster based on the doors scene, but I don't think that will ever happen. So, it's not too bad for rethemeing an existing ride.
Originally Posted By Zwitek I enjoy Monsters Inc. The opportunity to explore a "real life" setting such as HarryHausens is completely worth riding. The girlfriend isn't too keen on it, but then again, dark rides aren't really her thing. She'd looks at Monsters as a detour from ToT and a delay in getting to the Cove Bar. The ride for me is absolutely, entirely, far superior to that wretched Superstar Limo. God that was awful.
Originally Posted By BigJim89 <<The ride for me is absolutely, entirely, far superior to that wretched Superstar Limo. God that was awful>> I know it sounds wierd but even though I admit MI is far better, I miss SL. It was just so horibbly bad that it was laughable and quite funny. It was worth a visit just because it was so amazing that a ride so crappy could be built. I was hysterical on my first ride, but having it gone certainly improves the park.
Originally Posted By DLTheo I know what you mean BigJim! And my 8 year daughter loved it. I agree, it was definitely not up to Disney standards and was a blemish on the Anaheim park.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo DlTheo - I find that hard to believe. as much as I enjoy Mr toad's Wild Ride, we went on it again recently, the first time in about 25 years. It was enjoyable, but it was a series of wooden cutouts. at least Superstar Limo had AAs of sorts.
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy << at least Superstar Limo had AAs of sorts. >> I prefer wooden cutouts in an attraction that can be enjoyed by everyone to AAs in an attraction that has to be explained in detail or preceded by in depth viewing of a specific DVD in order to understand what is going on at all. Production values are meaningless if the overall narrative isn't accessible to the majority of people who walk on a ride.
Originally Posted By sgttibs I can't say it's a stellar attraction, but I really enjoy the it even time I go to the resort. I just wish the characters weren't so stiff. (Needleman and Smitty really come to mind, given that they're are all you look at in one scene.) Still, Roz makes up for it in a big way. I'd like to see Harryhausen's as a real restaurant. Just give the food clever names and offer standard American fare on the side. Doing so would be a big improvement over Yamabuki.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney I LOVE Monsters Inc for some reason. Don't know why, I guess because its the only dark ride in the park and its just nice. Its just an ordinary dark ride, which is okay, they all don't have to be extraordinary, just fun . And here is SSL for everyone to remember. God I love Youtube lol. Practically every Disney attraction is there from 1984 on. And yes, if people can look at that video and say with a straight face Monster's Inc wasn't an improvement, then people are going to hate the fix to DCA lol. Anyway, 'enjoy': <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDCSybH4S1g" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =aDCSybH4S1g</a>
