Originally Posted By Chelledun I LOVE WDW and rarely complain about attractions. There is something for everyone and just because something isn't my favorite doesn't mean another person doesn't love it. However, on my ride on Snow White this week the ride stopped a couple times and the lights came on each time. (Not sure if this is to keep from scaring kids or what) As a result of being stopped with lights on for about 5 minutes total I was able to see that the floor was quite dirty, (ew) the scenery needed repainting. There was trash on the floor too. I don't think this attraction is nearly as popular as the other future world attractions. Any news on a possible replacement or at least a fresh coat of paint on this attraction?
Originally Posted By BlazesOfFire I noticed that a lot the last few times I have went. It has stopped a few times but the lights never came on...hmm. Wonder what's in store for Snow White if anything!
Originally Posted By danyoung >I don't think this attraction is nearly as popular as the other future world attractions.< I don't have any comment about the condition of Snow, other than to say that a 5 minute study with the work lights on will reveal major flaws in just about every attraction. As long as I don't see them with the lights off, I'm fine. And Future World is in Epcot. Snow is in Fantasyland. Just a brain hiccup, I'm sure . . .
Originally Posted By melissa_m Speaking of Snow White, is this anything that might scare a 5 year old? Also, if there's much of a line, is it worth standing in?
Originally Posted By danyoung Well, it's pretty spooky. It's dark, with a trip through the spooky forest, and gigantic trees with mean faces reaching out to grab you. I first went on it at 6 (ind DL) and loved it. You'll have to judge for yourself how your child handles dark and creepy.
Originally Posted By danyoung There was sort of a dangling modifier there. Should have said "gigantic trees with mean faces and long limbs reaching out to grab you".
Originally Posted By MrToadWildRider They've toned down the scariness considerably if I'm not mistaken ever since they made you more of a spectator to the story rather than Snow White herself. It used to be really scary for kids when YOU were supposed to BE Snow White and the Witch always focused on you. Now they've added Snow White figures who is the center of all the badstuff's attention (mostly) so it's not as intense. It's still a little scary for kids though I'm sure. As for the lights thing I kind in agreeance with this statement >> don't have any comment about the condition of Snow, other than to say that a 5 minute study with the work lights on will reveal major flaws in just about every attraction. As long as I don't see them with the lights off, I'm fine.<< The lights are not supposed to be on. That's like going backstage sort of. I do not agree however that that is an excuse to let the quality of the ride to slip by letting it succumb to dirtiness and dis-repair, I just think it's a little unfair to judge it based on light's on state when in the true ride state you cn't notice that stuff.
Originally Posted By MrToadWildRider Also I think it's worth a ride. It typically has the shortest line of any of the Fantasy Land dark rides (15-45 max usually) but if it'sgot an hour or moreon it I'd pass as the crowd will probably die down.
Originally Posted By Chelledun >>>And Future World is in Epcot. Snow is in Fantasyland. Just a brain hiccup, I'm sure . . . Yup, it was . >>The lights are not supposed to be on. That's like going backstage sort of. I do not agree however that that is an excuse to let the quality of the ride to slip by letting it succumb to dirtiness and dis-repair, I just think it's a little unfair to judge it based on light's on state when in the true ride state you cn't notice that stuff. I do agree with this, I guess I just didn't understand why they would turn the lights on twice during the ride when we were only stopped for about 5 minutes total. I've never seen that before, so I didn't know if that's the norm for SW or just a mistake.
Originally Posted By Daannzzz ""I guess I just didn't understand why they would turn the lights on twice during the ride when we were only stopped for about 5 minutes total."" Maybe to stop the people in the mine car behind you from doing what they were doing!
Originally Posted By MrToadWildRider If people had to exit for any reason or a CM had to go out on the track may be another reason too. But the thing about inappropraite behavior in other cars is quite possible too
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I agree that being in need of some maintenance ( serious or nor ) is not excused by the fact that with the lights off you can;t see all of it... speaks to 2 issues -- the need for better maintenance as well as the piggishness of some guests who feel the need to throw garbage out on a ride...if that didn;t occur then we'd onlybe talking about the paint needed. I don't know how often a dark ride like that gets 'touched up' -- and wonder if maybe there is a schedule and it is close. I don;t expect it to be perfect every time- that's just not realisitic -
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Snow White at WDW is in very deplorable condition...I have been saying that all along, and I am glad it finally took this incident to make others see whatI have been ranting about... "Snow" needs to be closed and totally rehabbed (then again, that applies to most rides at the MK anyways). The biggest blunder at "Snow" was the very poor, very badly executed redesign of the loading/unloading area that wastes a lot of space and prevents vehicles from being "stacked" once they exit the indoor portions of the ride, causing vehicle stacking to occur *inside* the ride...which means back ups as far back as the scene where the Witch is killed. VERY POOR SHOW!!
Originally Posted By LuvDatDisney The Snow White attraction was so toned down in its last redo that I can't stand it. It really is insulting the way Disney has come to believe its core audience is only kids under 8 and caters to them and their parents completely. I got dragged on to it by guests of mine about two years ago and they hadn't been on it since the late 80s and even they thought it had been changed drastically.
Originally Posted By Elderp My only thing about this ride is will certain people please stop stealing the stupid apple!! I almost always ride this attraction at night and it would be nice for a change to see the stupid apple!! I mean come on people it is just a .25 cent painted apple do you really need to steal it? Also, I know for a fact that there are many reading this who are the culprits.
Originally Posted By SIR at X-S Tech To elaborate on the lights on/off issue, blacklight paint looks awful under normal light, especially when it's on something that's been painted over many times. In normal light, these objects look scratched, dirty, lumpy and not at all their normal color. But under blacklight these flaws disappear and the color looks impossibly even. If you only noticed the flaws when the work lights were on, I'd suspect that this was why.
Originally Posted By Elderp "The apple she holds as she spins around?" The one where she comes out of a door. There are two scenes like this. One is a hologram but the other one is a plastic apple but it is almost never there.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN We don't have the hologram apple in Orlando as far as I know. This is a cardboard ride. >>To elaborate on the lights on/off issue, blacklight paint looks awful under normal light, especially when it's on something that's been painted over many times. In normal light, these objects look scratched, dirty, lumpy and not at all their normal color<< True, and when the cars back up inside the ride like the often times do, the exit doors at the last scene remain open, therefore bringing out those flaws as guests wait for their turn to exit the ride.
