Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<The lamest of the raft rides in Fl IMO, bad puppets, badly maintained.>> Funny. i rode it a few times last week. Everything looked great and was working properly. <<Best for getting wet is Busch Gardens,>> My entire raft got 100% soaked on Pop-eye each time. <<best themed is Kali @ DAK>> Unless trees count as theming, I'll highly disagree. Plus Pop-eye is a minute or two longer. But I wouldn't expect anything less from a Disney apologist.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I am no apologists, but I do not get the love for Bluto, taking a bath with my clothes on is not fun, and the toony look is cheap and plastic. I was not impressed at all. Kali, while short, is well themed and immersive. The Grizzly in DCA, and the raft ride in Europa Park get my votes as best raft rides ever imho.
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn <<and the toony look is cheap and plastic.>> um... it's "Toon Lagoon" (??)
Originally Posted By sjhym333 Love Suess Landing. I very smartly bought several Suess Landing t-shirts after the park opened which are no longer available. Have a great Carro-susal t-shirt. One of my favorite moments at IOA is walking up to the large gates for Jurrasic Park. I think it is still a wonderful thing to walk up, hear the theme playing and see nothing but trees ahead of you. I do wish the first part of the JP ride had more AA figures. Seems kind of sparce when the ride gates open and you only see the one dino. I love IOA. My daughter worked for at Universal when IOA was built and she got preview passes all the time before it opened. We spent many great nights there and I still think it is a wonderful park.
Originally Posted By ChiMike I agree Sjhym. I wish they would have worked harder on the transition between JP and the new Potterland. The Toon Lagoon JP gate is still pretty stellar. From my understanding there were supposed to be two ultrasaurs after the ride gate, not sure why the 2nd one never showed up in either park.
Originally Posted By SeventyOne >>Um ... take a flight to Tokyo, spend a day (or days) at TDS and then we'll talk.<< High on my list of things to do, Spirit. Don't doubt your word for a minute--why I was careful to clarify Orlando.
Originally Posted By Bolna Thanks for the interesting discussion about Seuss Landing and Jurassic Park! I am going to be at IoA for the first time in October - and since I did not grow up with the Seuss characters, that would not have been high on my list of things to see. I guess plans need to be changed now...
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer Read the books before you go. LOL. For all of the lands, now that I think about it. IoA is quite literary....
Originally Posted By ChiMike Absolutely. Would certainly brush up on JP, Seuss, Greek Methology, Comics, Comic Strips, and Potter! Kidding. I would certainly recommend hitting the Cat in the Hat dark ride, so that might be a book you want to look at prior.
Originally Posted By Bolna <<Would certainly brush up on JP, Seuss, Greek Methology, Comics, Comic Strips, and Potter! Kidding. I would certainly recommend hitting the Cat in the Hat dark ride, so that might be a book you want to look at prior.>> Well, I am pretty firm in Greek mythology (had quite a classical education with 7 years of Latin) and Potter (a fan since 1999). But Cat in the Hat sounds like a fun read, so thanks for the recommendation! Who would have thought that visiting a theme parks requires you to go through a reading list beforehand...
Originally Posted By MousDad >>Who would have thought that visiting a theme parks requires you to go through a reading list beforehand...<< But what about ADRs 6 months + 7 days in advance, Fast Pass reservations, touring plans, 7 day weather reports, guest flow analysis, and planned snack stops????
Originally Posted By Bolna <<But what about ADRs 6 months + 7 days in advance, Fast Pass reservations, touring plans, 7 day weather reports, guest flow analysis, and planned snack stops????>> Reading Cat in the Hat sounds like much more fun!
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>Who would have thought that visiting a theme parks requires you to go through a reading list beforehand...<<< This should be the standard for EVERYTHING. Want to go to EPCOT? Read Fuller. Read a American History Book. Read up on Biology. ...oh, society.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Wasn't in on one of the Lifestyle blogs that someone mentioned how planning for trips is better than actually taking them? I guess this probably fits on the Social Media thread or the Mental Illness thread ... but everything seems to be converging ;-) But one wonders who in their right mind thinks that making hotel reservations and buying airlines tickets and then calling 180 days out to plan meals on a spread sheet and the like is somehow more enjoyable than actually enjoying a vacation? And Disney is playing right into this bizarre form of OCD behavior ... ~GFC~
Originally Posted By Bolna <<This should be the standard for EVERYTHING. Want to go to EPCOT? Read Fuller. Read a American History Book. Read up on Biology. ...oh, society. >> Well, if you come up with a doable reading list for Epcot, I might give it a try before my next WDW trip - perhaps I will like Epcot better then? ;-)
Originally Posted By hopemax I love Seuss Landing too. When I went to Universal, I didn't buy a lot of souvenirs. Some candy, a wand and a pygmy puff. But my non-HP souvenir was a Seuss Landing shirt. And I've gotten lots of compliments on it, even from CMs at Disney. I like the High in the Sky Trolley. And I made my parents ride the Carouseussel.
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt >>>Dumbledore Dalmatian<<<< BEST. ONE. YET. >> Thanks EE! I'm finding the recent threads a bore but, do lurk about for a dalmatian opportunity!
