Originally Posted By vbdad55 Ok - let's hold up a minute - the Alien screeched and approaching a child's safety zone so to speak is one thing-- but skeleton's emerging from the water at a good safe distance from the boat. Where do we draw the 'scary' line here ? I do not want every ride to be the Pooh Playground. Have you ever seen even the 'tamest' of childrens cartoons today ? Or anything else there are in constant view of ? There are kids who get scared in an elevator / on an escalator / outside whatever -- where does it end ? Every ride was not meant to be geared to a 2 year old either.
Originally Posted By BlazesOfFire Which is why I think Alien Encounter should come back! It was something the older crowd could enjoy. WDW is a family place, not a preschool, so I think all ages need to be kept in mind. If all of WDW was like Fantasyland, not many of us would still be interested in it after age 7.
Originally Posted By ctdsnark I don't see what all the fuss is about---if they want to add Jack Sparrow to DL and WDW's Pirates,then what's the big deal?If they don't create a whole new scene around him{like the one I suggested},it's just one figure---not the entire ride!
Originally Posted By nate5881 I think that skeletons coming out of the water would be a great movie tie-in to the scene at the end of the movie where the pirates attacked the Navy ship. Of course you wouldn't want them coming right up to the passenger boats and trying to climb in or something ;-) I think Pirates, even in it's current iteration can be a little scary for young kids. There is the skeleton steering the wheel at the begining and the creepy voice. I took my little sister on the ride during this years MNSSHP for the first time and she was a little nervous to begin with.
Originally Posted By nate5881 Upon further review, if Disney can be home to the Haunted Mansion, a few pirates coming out of the water is practically a shoe in!
Originally Posted By gaston lives I think the skeletons in teh water would be awesome! Maybe an ending scene a la the one in DL but tweaked so Jack would be sword fighting Barbosa on a pile of gold with the moonlight showing Barbosa for who he is. Also, I agree with taking Alien out...I hate that scene. Transform the hallway where Sigourney Weaver is standing into the hallway for the Tantiv IV and make it so Stormtroopers are attacking the Correllian Corvette at the beginning of Star Wars: Episode IV, A New Hope. Now THAT would be sweet! Maybe show Vader coming through the doors with the dead soldiers all around, and have R2 and C3PO on the side where the second Alien is talking about getting in the escape pod. That would be worth seeing!
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <Transform the hallway where Sigourney Weaver is standing into the hallway for the Tantiv IV and make it so Stormtroopers are attacking the Correllian Corvette at the beginning of Star Wars: Episode IV, A New Hope. Now THAT would be sweet! Maybe show Vader coming through the doors with the dead soldiers all around, and have R2 and C3PO on the side where the second Alien is talking about getting in the escape pod. That would be worth seeing!< what would be worth seeing would be the size of the check they would have to send George to do this --LOL !
Originally Posted By Blackie Pueblo What I'm concerned with is too much change. Sure a Jack Sparrow would be kinda cool, and even skeletons. But what if the sequel is really good? Are they going to put the headhunters/cannibal people in the ride then? change can be good, as long as its not too much that it takes away from the original ideas.
Originally Posted By LuvDatDisney ^^^Agreed. But this is one change I'm (very) cautiously optimistic will actually turn out plussing an already great attraction.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>But this is one change I'm (very) cautiously optimistic will actually turn out plussing an already great attraction<< Based on rumors on other sites...seems like WDW's refurb will be minimal compared to DL's bigger budgeted refurb.
Originally Posted By brotherdave But, that's where I feel that Disney should do something a little MORE with the WDW version, since it's already considered the 'inferior' version. Put more in the dark caves than what's there now, something possibly totally different from what they're doing at Disneyland. If they were to put a little more effort into it, the MK version of Pirates could be every bit as exciting as the DL version, just shorter. If they were to put in one "WOW!!!" effect that DL DOESN'T have, it would get people to want to visit BOTH versions!
Originally Posted By Blackie Pueblo Why don't they add the effect of the bottom of the water being covered in gold coins as you pass through the caves. I think that would be cool. It would come from the movie, and not be too much of a change, and add more to the cave. <a href="http://www.newlineagefilms.com" target="_blank">http://www.newlineagefilms.com</a>
Originally Posted By MrToadWildRider They should just add it to the cavern scene I think...although the beginning of the ride is my favorite part with thye creepiness of the caverns with the voices and what not. And leave Alien alone. If your child is afraid I'm sorry, but it's a good scene in homage to a true classic film. Horror/Sci-Fi is a big seller and sadly many of the films of the genre are terrible, but Alien is a master piece of suspense and thrills. They can always cover their eyes too. I used to do that when the Alien movie trailer in the line would play as a child and I'd do it for many parts of the Haunted Mansion as a child - just because some people get scared by it should'nt ruin it for everyone else. It's a shame about Alien Encounter which was a truly fun and innovative attraction. People need to realize responsibility should come before change. I'll get off my soap box now And to get back on topic: Update Pirates but don't overhaul it please!
