Originally Posted By danyoung >...if you read the whole thread...< I DID read the whole thread. Oh, wait, you mean I have to try to UNDERSTAND it? Sorry, don't have the brain cells to spare. . . >...for attractions where one move's DLR does have more rides that WDW...< I'm not sure if I buy that, but right now I'm consumed with grief at the Cowboys heartbreaking loss to the Cardinals, so I guess I don't much care. . .
Originally Posted By monorailblue Dan: astute summation. It appears that literacy is not necessarily required to discuss DLR v. WDW, though we can still enjoy as much of the ride as can be discerned.
Originally Posted By MrDisneyGeek ok i may have missed the correction but in the original post listed under DLR is Screamin over CA. didnt WDW add a Screamin' to one of the parks?
Originally Posted By barboy ///didnt WDW add a Screamin' to one of the parks?/// No, DCA has the only one, The closest thing in WDW to screamin'(and even that one is very different) would be Rock n Roller with Aerosmith theme. But it is indoors, far shorter in duration and has a vastly different theme. But it has the thrilling launch and on board sound and is close in age....'98 vs 2001. I would guess that the same company made both too--- but I'm unsure.
Originally Posted By barboy Yes, and it is called ....Soarin', is housed in the Land Pavilion of EPCOT and is the most popular US Disney ride, probably the most popular US ride period, I assume anyway.
Originally Posted By monorailblue Depends on what you mean by "most popular". Highest ridership? Not by a longshot. Highest percentage of seats filled during operating hours? Possibly--but its location and its park's limited hours factor into that. Highest reviewed? It is not genuine to ignore consistent praise for Attractions that have been around for 40+ years. It is definitely popular, but how many people would even call it their favorite? Definitely not a majority. So "most popular"? Dooon't yoooou belieeeeeve iiiiit!
Originally Posted By danyoung >It is definitely popular, but how many people would even call it their favorite?< Umm, me, for one.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor. It's a comedy club-type setting, using similar technology to the Turtle Talk with Crush show in DCA's Animation Building. Guests can text in their jokes and they will be told (by monsters) to the audience. There is also some audience participation, similar to Turtle Talk.
Originally Posted By danyoung >OK, so there's one. I'm pretty sure one is not a majority.< You asked how many people would call Soarin' their favorite, and I answered. And I wouldn't be at all surprised to find that if it's not the total favorite it's at least way up there in popularity.
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<>It is definitely popular, but how many people would even call it their favorite?< Umm, me, for one.>> Its the only ride in DLR where I after its done people applaud.
Originally Posted By barboy Guests routinely clap and smile when pulling into the new, well somewhat new anyway, Space Mnt. station too.
Originally Posted By barboy ///Depends on what you mean by "most popular"/// ---the combination of: guest enjoyability, ridership(guest turnover), enticing guests to wait an hr. or longer, getting guests to run upon rope drop and FP demand. The attraction hosts long lines daily it seems. I have no stats or figures--- just my own observations and reading internet chat. For a few years Test Track was generally regarded as the "most popular" US Disney ride, then for a short spell it was Exp. Everest due to its newness. But Soarin' is still packing them in where WDWers have taken to it like ducks to water--- even more than how Cal Aventurers take to theirs. I'm telling you that lower Land section is like a beehive of activity these days and looking a bit chaotic.
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<Guests routinely clap and smile when pulling into the new, well somewhat new anyway, Space Mnt. station too.>> You're right, I have seen that too. I guess I didn't think of that because each train only has a few people, and not every train has clappers. I guess what I'm saying is that its more noticeable in Soarin', and also more remarkable since it isn't a thrill ride.
Originally Posted By nemopoppins But Soarin' [over California] is more of a show, and people normally clap after a show (that is unless it's Sounds Dangerous). I always cheer when the glider comes upon Disneyland, but Soarin' is nowhere near being my favorite attraction.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I believe it polled as the favorite WDW attraction, though I don't remember where I saw that. I can see where it would be. It really does appeal to all ages, for one thing. So unlike rides that appeal primarily to thrill-seekers or kids, ANY visitor might conceivably call this their fave.
Originally Posted By Anatole69 Technically I believe Soarin is a flight simulator. Whether you consider that a ride or a show is debatable, I guess. - Anatole
