E-Ticket for the 20th Anniversary

[cap'njack.]

There is little doubt the DLRP will build a major attraction for the 20th Anniversary, just as they did with the ToT and the 15th.

But which one would you prefer out of the current (and persisitant) rumours?

 

[DLPdaft]

Great question Cap'n - I voted Splash Mountain, as I really don't know much about the other rumours, and I honestly thought my heart was going to stop when I did Splash Mountain at WDW . Its a memory that stands out from my only WDW trip, years ago.

 

[thelittlemermaid83]

Oh i love Splash Mountain, but i also would love a Little Mermaid ride......

Don't know what to vote

 

[joolz1910]

I voted for The Little Mermaid because I really love the film and would imagine the ride to be enchanting. I like Splash Mountain but I can only afford to go to DLRP in January, so getting wet would not be an option. We did Indiana Jones in California and it was so the coaster in DLRP was disappointing because I was expecting the same.

 

[scottish mum]

I voted splash mountain as it is my all time favourite ride in WDW. Although DLP doesn't have the weather for it all year.

 

[mommy2ash]

i voted for the little mermaid as its the only one i would go on and me and ash love the film

 

[poppie123]

Never been on it but.. Splash Mountain, Splash Mountain, Splash Mountain

 

[Flapuit]

Splash Mountain

Re: getting wet on the ride in the winter time: if you're "lucky" you'll be wet anyway from the rain

 

[davewasbaloo]

I voted for Splash Mountain because it is so much fun, great music and loads of AA's (so unlikely to happen in Paris).

Indy makes more sense though because of the weather. But although I like Indy/Dinosaur, I cannot help but feel they are very much overrated style over substance attractions. Still better than nothing.

Sadly I am worried we will get Mermaid though as it is cheaper to built multiple attractions at the same time. But I want a theme attraction, not another fru fru kiddie/feminine attraction, plus fantasyland already has loads to do, but Frontierland and Adventureland could always do with plussing.

Also Soarin' would we a wonderful addition too.

 

[davewasbaloo]

Also this poll will be interesting as I do not think many people here know what Indy is really like, and that it is awesome compared to the kiddie dark rides. Far closer in execution to a PotC, PM, BTMRR level of sophistication.

 

[torres_fan]

I voted splash as I love that ride. Not just the drop but the whole theming is fantastic.

 

[britchic4]

Also this poll will be interesting as I do not think many people here know what Indy is really like, and that it is awesome compared to the kiddie dark rides. Far closer in execution to a PotC, PM, BTMRR level of sophistication.

I don't know what Indy is like, and voted Splash Mountain, but if it's like POTC I'll change my vote. If it's a fast roller coaster I don't want it and will never go near it, LOL!

 

[davewasbaloo]

Nope, imagine you are on a jeep that rolls into a temple slowly, but as you enter, you look at a cursed Idol and the temple starts to fall apart with traps, skelletons, snakes etc. (like the opening of Raiders of the Lost Ark) and your jeeps zips around trying to escape (so imagine putting a Star Tours motion simulator on a real car to simulate a swinging bridge, driving down stairs etc. Add in the rolling boulders and the AA's of Indy. It is a great experience.

This is why, I do not think many people know what they are voting for in this poll.

Now overall I still prefer Splash, but Indy is pretty cool too. And Dinosaur (Indy's cousin in Florida) does not have the same level of detailing or story as Indy.

 

[davewasbaloo]

I think because of that sorry excuse for a coaster we have in AL, people may get a little confused.

 

[britchic4]

Sounds good!! OK I don't know how to change my vote, but unofficially I'm changing it to Indy!

 

[davewasbaloo]

Of interest maybe:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Jones_Adventure

Ride through:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF0qrnRQCv0

 

[luke7059]

I voted Splash Mountain, although to be fair I'd be more than happy with any of those 3 options! I thought Indiana Jones Adventure was great at Disneyland, as was Splash Mountain, also I love The Little Mermaid and I think this would also be a great addition for Fantasyland!

Wouldn't it be great if some rich businessman would donate some money to DLP, then we could be greedy and have them all haha!

 

[jillrobinson]

I voted other, because I suspect LM would be similar to Snow White, Pinocchio, Peter Pan etc, don't know though. Splash Mountain in Northern Europe in the Winter, sounds to me like a ride you get wet on, did the Log Flume in Legoland one March a couple of years ago, OMG wet and cold don't go together. Didn't know what the Indy ride would be like, although now I've had a read about it I'm tempted to go with that.

We were discussing this when we were there and decided we'd like to see an NBC themed ride somewhere, but couldn't decide where we'd put it, we decided on Fantasyland, because it would bring a darker more grown up ride to the area.

 

[hildasmuriel]

Okay, I haven't voted as I don't now what any of the potential rides would be like.

But can I please ask a (probably dumb) question? I read a lot about e-ticket rides or d-ticket or whatever. Does 'E' actually stand for anything? What are the different categories - why is one ride E while another is D? Which is best?

 

[davewasbaloo]

Up until the early 80's, Disneyland and WDW did not have pay one admission standards. Instead you paid to get in and some attractions were free (think the walk throughs), everything else required tickets, and they came in books with a selection. It meant wait times used to be lower and crowds well distributed.

A tickets were the cheapest and were used for attractions such as the Main Street Vehicles and the Shooting Arcade. B were a bit more advanced for things like the Carousel. C tickets covered stuff like Dumbo and Orbitron. D tickets covered things like the Fantasyland Dark rides, and E tickets were the most expensive coving attractions such as PM, PotC, IASM, SM, BTMRR, the Train and the Mark Twain (though I think the Mark Twain became a D in later days).

It was fun. Then in the early 80's they ran pilots for single tickets for Magic Kingdom Club members and resort guests. By the time Epcot opened in WDW in 1982, they got rid of them in DL and WDW, and in the mid 80's the ticket books disappeared from TDL. So by the time DLP opened, they were a part of history. E Tickets are a part of American slang for a cool experience.