Originally Posted By ChiMike The comparison between MK carpets and TDS carpets is a great example of how not all opinions are equal. How just because something is 'fun' or popular is enough reason why it was/is a good decision. There are right ways and wrong ways of doing things in a Disney theme park. Look no further than MK as the wrong way and TDS' carpets as the right way.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>>The comparison between MK carpets and TDS carpets is a great example of how not all opinions are equal. How just because something is 'fun' or popular is enough reason why it was/is a good decision. There are right ways and wrong ways of doing things in a Disney theme park. Look no further than MK as the wrong way and TDS' carpets as the right way.<<< And yet, many will argue that the Carpets spinner is not apar with TDS' theming and an eye sore in the spot where it was located. Even I had my reservations but after seeing the final result.. I was pleased.
Originally Posted By ChiMike I'm not thrilled about it either. I am not thrilled with any of the TDS additions frankly. Especially Toy Story Midway Mania. However, if the carpets HAD to be placed in TDS, it certainly is the right way compared to MK or WDSP.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Video of the carpets in TDS.. ride and then 2 minutes into video..take a view from the balcony area.. Not the best video for the lovely details of the ride and it's surroundings.. but you get an idea. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IIvXvaCuGQ" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...vXvaCuGQ</a>
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer It works MUCH better than MK's but still? Spinners? Do we still need to add spinners to parks that don't need them?
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Agree with you that some of the additions at TDS lately are crap from the WDW/DCA/WDSP parks. The only redeaming thing is that at least in TDS, the theming of these attractions is far superior to that of the original ones at the other resorts. Trust me.. I am not even all that happy to see Toy Story Mania in TDS but I only hope that the more lavish facade will at least be visually pleasing, and so far.. with the addition of the popcorn lighting.. it will be a nicely lit building at night.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN I also agree with EE on the spinners. We don't need them at TDS. However, I can already see a huge improvement in the amount of traffic that corner of the park gets since the Carpets were opened last month. The wait time to ride them last week was 45 minutes, and even the Sindbad ride benefits from this.. It was a 20 minutes wait time for that boat ride which normanlly is a walk-on attraction. So I see the carpets as a reason to pull people there. Consolation prize: again... the lovely tyle mosaics with the alladin characters and hidden Mickey in the Carpet's queue make the wait worth it. As much as I hate spinner rides and quick solutions, at least at TDS they did not cut back on the theming that goes into it, in relation to the rest of the park. That is the single reason why I give it thumbs up. At the MK.. a ride like this gets dumped in the middle of a land that itself offers, caribbean, african, arabic, and polynesian themes.. There is no focus at the MK's adventureland area.
Originally Posted By tonyanton But having seen the TDS version in photos/videos, something similar (or exactly the same)perhaps without the viewing area (for space) and a different color scheme would have been much easier to swallow in the MK.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>I also agree with EE on the spinners. We don't need them at TDS. However, I can already see a huge improvement in the amount of traffic that corner of the park gets since the Carpets were opened last month. The wait time to ride them last week was 45 minutes, and even the Sindbad ride benefits from this.. It was a 20 minutes wait time for that boat ride which normanlly is a walk-on attraction. So I see the carpets as a reason to pull people there. Consolation prize: again... the lovely tyle mosaics with the alladin characters and hidden Mickey in the Carpet's queue make the wait worth it. As much as I hate spinner rides and quick solutions, at least at TDS they did not cut back on the theming that goes into it, in relation to the rest of the park. That is the single reason why I give it thumbs up. At the MK.. a ride like this gets dumped in the middle of a land that itself offers, caribbean, african, arabic, and polynesian themes.. There is no focus at the MK's adventureland area.<<< Exactly. I would not complain either, about this, or if WDW's got the right treatment.
Originally Posted By Scutr The "Disney On Ice" stage warehouse is buried beneath POTC? I didn't know that.
