Originally Posted By MPierce >> Sorry Pierce, that one goes to Paris - best queue and building, with a tie with DL for the best ride version. << I was just comparing WDW's version against DL's. As with Castles I think WDW's is better. If you are comparing worldwide my opinion would be DLP wins
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Funny - Cinderella's castle at WDW is my least favorite. It is too boxy on top and looks more like a fortress castle than a storybook style palace. At least Disneyland's feels like it is in a storybook, and DLP's is of course stunning.
Originally Posted By MPierce My biggest disappointment when I first saw DL's Sleeping Beauty Castle was how small, and insignificant it seemed rather than what I had expected to see. When I saw Cindy's Castle at WDW I thought, now that's a Castle.
Originally Posted By brotherdave >>Give the man from Pa. a hand. Great review brotherdave.<< Thanks, MPierce!! I had insomnia last night froma a bad back and typed that about 3:00 AM (LOL!). I almost thought that all my work went unread with almost nary a comment afterwards. Now I know it didn't!
Originally Posted By SafariRob Excellent analysis, brotherdave. Thanks for that amazing wrap-up on similarities and differences. Now I am really looking forward to the trip even more than I was. BTW, I meant to say something sooner but I have company this weekend and the computer is being monopolized....thus the 1:00am reply. Tell me this. Is the Yeti in Expedition Everest really broken? I have heard rumors that the thing hasn't worked for months.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Yes it is broken. When we went on it, the thing was pitch black. Now it is in a static position and has a strobe light. But you are going very fast as you go past it.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<Tell me this. Is the Yeti in Expedition Everest really broken? I have heard rumors that the thing hasn't worked for months.>> Years. He hasn't worked in years. And make sure you look carefully , he's easy to miss in his disco state.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Tell me this. Is the Yeti in Expedition Everest really broken? I have heard rumors that the thing hasn't worked for months. << The good news is that LeeMac says they are studying ways to fix it.
Originally Posted By SafariRob Does MK's Snow White have a better finale than DL's version? It seems like they could have done much better with that one.
Originally Posted By ttalovebug ^ Yeah, we do have a better ending for Snow White, actually. That's about the only thing in F-land that's better in WDW. Not the ride, just the ending.
Originally Posted By Disneyland55 >>>(Avoid Chester and Hesters in Dinoland unless you really love cheesily themed spinning coasters and another cheesily themed spinner ride! There's NOTHING worth your time here!!! One of the worst additions ever to a Disney park!!!)<<< We really enjoy the spinning roller coaster... Don't hurt me!
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 According to some very strange people both Indy and Ct....err, Dinosaur are exactly the same ride. For the uninformed(on this issue), it's like saying the HM and Spaceship Earth are exactly the same ride because they use omnimovers. Weird.
Originally Posted By Disneyland55 Indy and Dinosaur don't have the same ride vehicle and track layout?
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 "Adventureland - Hmmm, I prefer Paris and Anaheim overall. Hwoever, the Jungle Cruise looks nicer but has comparitively rubbish skippers" I'd have to agree on this. We rode the JC three times at DL and had EXCELLENT skippers. Got on in Orlando and there was this middle aged woman with a thick South Carolina or something accent. My g/f at the time HATED those yokel kinds of accents and I could feel her eyes almost rolling out of her head the WHOLE trip next to me! For me it was a combination of the yokel accent(when we are meant to be in an African river or something)and her flat obviously rehearsed delivery. It felt like Susan Soccer Mum was taking us for a jaunt around a concrete ditch. Just ruined ANY sense of believability or realism. So yeah, DL's JC is MUCH better!!!
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 "Indy and Dinosaur don't have the same ride vehicle and track layout?" I think you missed my point.
Originally Posted By SafariRob I'm really looking forward to riding Dinosaur next month. It doesn't matter to me if it is or isn't the same ride system/track as Indy. As for JC, I'll just have to wait and see. I know that EPCOT goes to great lengths to recruit people from other countries to work in World Showcase. Why can't they bring in some people from Morocco to be JC skippers?
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper << Why can't they bring in some people from Morocco to be JC skippers?>> They do. And that's the problem. I'd recommend going earlier/midday to the JC. You'll have a good chance of getting someone good there.
Originally Posted By SafariRob That's a shame. You would think a foreigner would add to the ambiance of the ride. Apparently that is not the case. Oh, and a South Carolina accent for a JC skipper...doesn't work for me! Maybe it's time to explore the option of instituting some kind of soundtrack. You could still have the live skippers drive but the soundtrack would be pre-recorded. Then again, a male voice would not match a female skipper..and vice-versa. They could have two versions: a male soundtrack and a female soundtrack. The skipper could then choose the gender-appropriate soundtrack. (Pardon me for sounding scattered. I was typing as I was thinking it out.)
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<That's a shame. You would think a foreigner would add to the ambiance of the ride. Apparently that is not the case. Oh, and a South Carolina accent for a JC skipper...doesn't work for me!>> Foreigners don't understand the humor aspect of the ride for the most part, and bring the attraction down. <<Maybe it's time to explore the option of instituting some kind of soundtrack.>> No. No. 1000x no. A pre-recorded sound track will be the death of that attraction. Skipper participation with the guests is what makes the ride, and it's the reason a large majority of guests love it. Plus, it's still one of the most popular rides in the park, so I don't think a change is necessary.
