Originally Posted By MPierce >> I ride a train to and from work every day here in Dallas. And in each car is a plasma screen with entertainment, famous quotes, etc. They do a lot of Yogi-isms (although the one I paraphrased above I've had forever!). I think my favorite is Yogi saying "I never said any of the things I said." << My favorite is "It gets late early around here. Riding the train has to beat trying to drive on the mix master or the canyon during rush hour.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 "5 years later, bumpkins are still fawning over a mediocre screen attraction" LMAO!!!! That was my thought rationale for Dave's assertion that this is "the most popular attraction in WDW". I mean......COME ON. We have Splash, ToT, Space Mountain and even TT. I am SURE at least ONE of those is more popular than the DCA import. I haven't been to WDW since this was put in but I have to say it would seem VERY strange at Epcot!
Originally Posted By CaptainMichael <<<LMAO!!!! That was my thought rationale for Dave's assertion that this is "the most popular attraction in WDW". I mean......COME ON. We have Splash, ToT, Space Mountain and even TT. I am SURE at least ONE of those is more popular than the DCA import. I haven't been to WDW since this was put in but I have to say it would seem VERY strange at Epcot!>>> For whatever reason, the bumpkins arrive at EPCOT, mount their ECVS and race to the Land to get a Soarin' Fastpass as the Stand By line stretches out to over an hour on any day of the week. It's mind boggling. Whenever I get stuck riding it, I find it very uncomfortable. You'd think you're watching a bad porno with some of the sounds bumpkins and fanbois make while riding it (the attraction.)
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer ^ HAH! Ehh.. I like it. (The attraction) It's not overly wonderful, but it is pretty fun. (waiting for an ADMIN.)
Originally Posted By danyoung > I haven't been to WDW since this was put in but I have to say it would seem VERY strange at Epcot!< I think it fits in extremely well with the theme of The Land - after all, even though it's all California, it's really some amazing stretches of "land"! >You'd think you're watching a bad porno with some of the sounds bumpkins and fanbois make while riding it (the attraction.)< So, because people ooh and ahh when riding it and applaud almost every time it finishes, that's all because they're bumpkins and fanbois and not because it's inherently a great ride? What an odd way to look at a popular attraction, one which shows its continued popularity by the long lines, the quickness of the dispersal of Fastpasses, and last but not least by the audible reactions of the people who ride it.
Originally Posted By leobloom >> So, because people ooh and ahh when riding it and applaud almost every time it finishes, that's all because they're bumpkins and fanbois and not because it's inherently a great ride? What an odd way to look at a popular attraction, one which shows its continued popularity by the long lines, the quickness of the dispersal of Fastpasses, and last but not least by the audible reactions of the people who ride it. << I look at it like these people clapping have probably never seen an IMAX movie at their local science center. That's all Soarin' is to me. But I do remember an Epcot manager telling me before the ride opened that Soarin' had been described as a religious experience for some riders.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>I look at it like these people clapping have probably never seen an IMAX movie at their local science center.<< I still hear clapping after almost every single ride on the DCA version too, and that's been there for almost a decade in a park with far more regulars. Now I know a lot of people consider the soCal crew to be more 'cultured' than the WDW 'bumpkins', so why do they still clap? Is it possible that it really just does appeal to that many different people? Or are the WDW guests just rubes who don't know better?
Originally Posted By leobloom >> Now I know a lot of people consider the soCal crew to be more 'cultured' than the WDW 'bumpkins', so why do they still clap? << I dunno. Why do people hold up lighters when Lynyrd Skynyrd plays "Freebird"? Ritual? Force of habit? They're drunk rednecks? Doesn't mean the ride is anything more than a glorified IMAX nature film.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Whenever I get stuck riding it, I find it very uncomfortable. You'd think you're watching a bad porno with some of the sounds bumpkins and fanbois make while riding it (the attraction.) -------------- I just find it uncomfortable period -- the base of the seat is not made for anyone oer 6 foot I can tell you-- such a small portion of my backside is actually on the seat- the rest of my thihg hangs off so much it feels like you're going to fall out. I am more comfortable on a darn ski lift...
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost >>>Doesn't mean the ride is anything more than a glorified IMAX nature film.<<< That makes ToT nothing more than a glorified free fall carnival ride with a building wrapped around it. That makes PoC and IASW nothing more than a glorified boat ride with mechanical dolls along side. That makes Splash Mountain nothing more than a glorified flume ride within a building. That makes RoRC, BTM, EE and Space Mountain nothing more than a glorified roller coaster with a building around it. That makes TT just a glorified coaster on rubber tires. Now I don't understand why I go there at all. What I bumpkin I am.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Speaking of Bumpkins...everyone should witness the cult worship of the Tiki Room in Disneyland where everyone links arms and sways back and forth to the music while they sing along. Now that's sophisticated So. Cal.
Originally Posted By CaptainMichael <<<That makes ToT nothing more than a glorified free fall carnival ride with a building wrapped around it. That makes PoC and IASW nothing more than a glorified boat ride with mechanical dolls along side. That makes Splash Mountain nothing more than a glorified flume ride within a building. That makes RoRC, BTM, EE and Space Mountain nothing more than a glorified roller coaster with a building around it. That makes TT just a glorified coaster on rubber tires. Now I don't understand why I go there at all. What I bumpkin I am.>>> You forgot the MAGICal bathrooms are just glorified public restrooms with fance tiles and low flow, cold water. :waves:
Originally Posted By danyoung >Doesn't mean the ride is anything more than a glorified IMAX nature film.< Leo, your negativity is noted. It is also vastly outvoted by both the people here online and by every crowd that waits in line up to 90 minutes or more to ride the thing. To you it's a glorified IMAX movie - I get it. To me, and to most others, it's a whole lot more.
Originally Posted By leobloom <<<That makes ToT nothing more than a glorified free fall carnival ride with a building wrapped around it. That makes PoC and IASW nothing more than a glorified boat ride with mechanical dolls along side. That makes Splash Mountain nothing more than a glorified flume ride within a building. That makes RoRC, BTM, EE and Space Mountain nothing more than a glorified roller coaster with a building around it. That makes TT just a glorified coaster on rubber tires. Now I don't understand why I go there at all. What I bumpkin I am.>>> Err, not really understanding the analogy. TOT isn't just a free fall ride because it has...catch this...elaborate theming. Soarin' is basically a movie. Theming is non-existent, especially in the slick, bloodless queue. Granted your ride vehicle lifts you up to see the movie--hence the "glorified" IMAX comparison. (And we might note Soarin' brings you into the movie in a less themed way than even the Back to the Future/Simpsons ride.) So I'm not buying your analogy. Soarin' is by far the least imaginative of the rides you listed.
Originally Posted By leobloom >> You forgot the MAGICal bathrooms are just glorified public restrooms with fance tiles and low flow, cold water. << Now let's not get carried away. We know the restrooms are the crown jewel of WDW.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>But I do remember an Epcot manager telling me before the ride opened that Soarin' had been described as a religious experience for some riders.<<< That's taking it too far. I can understand getting emotional over some things and excited, but religious zeal? Yow. And NO, I don't cry over Wishes. ;-)
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer Leo, I can understand where you are coming from, but the fact that you are "flying" /suspended in Soarin' is what does it for me, and most people. That gets the adrenaline pumping, the emotions going (coupled with the score, it really helps(, and sets the WOW moment up for most. It's fun. But I agree that it's very overhyped.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<That gets the adrenaline pumping>> Adrenaline? It's like being in a rocking chair! Haha
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer ^^^ While hanging 50 feet in the air with no lap bar. That's kinda adrenaline inducing.
