is autopia worth it?

[BarryR_7]

Hi,on our last trip Autopia was very busy every day and we didnt bother going on it, but i was wondering is it worth queing for on our next trip? Thanks

 

[lilacgems23]

we didnt think so, we didnt go on it last time altho dd thinks its worth it lol your just driving old fashioned cars around a track, well not even a track as its metal poles on the ground to hold the car in line so you cant drive where you want

 

[wendybird7]

IMHO....really, really not. I've not been on it since I was 5, and I didn't rate it then. It's very slow, and I think one of those rides that looks better from the outside. I would say if there are no queues...Hrmm, probably still don't go on it! Maybe a toddler would appreciate it, but to be honest I think they would reckon riding in an actual car is more fun!

 

[lil_stitch]

I'd say no as well. You just follow the person in front and - as we found when we went - if they want to go slowly or stop whenever they feel like you have to too. Not worth queuing.

 

[thelittlemermaid83]

I have only gone on this during the trip i won back in 2008 when the park was closed and we have free range of Discoveryland.

DD hasn't yet to go on, she doesn't even know this ride exsists I personally thought it was great fun! I can't drive so i was all over the place lol.

 

[mommy2ash]

i thought it was fun. me and ash did it in the dark. i wouldnt queue very long for it though.

 

[luke]

Nowhere near worth the long wait times IMO!!

 

[zinderella]

I really love this ride! The queues are stupid! But my DD (age 6 at the time) loved the fact she was driving a real car, with a real engine, and I really love the look of the cars and the whole theming of it. But then I' a bit of a car nut...really depends on your likes and dislikes I guess. I wouldn't queue forever to go on some of the rollercoasters, but I would for Autopia as I like driving cute small cars rather then having my guts flipped over!!!

 

[markpsych]

The kids love it, but I think the theming could be a little more interesting whilst you're driving around. Looks great at night though!

 

[Happy Tappy]

I like it, especially at night when it's all lit up! That said, I wouldn't wait for longer than half an hour to ride it.

I hope we get an updated version like the one in Hong Kong with electric cars and sound effects!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lRY-ZIltMs

 

[thelittlemermaid83]

The reason the queues are long is that it is a very SLOW loading ride.

I would probably queue for this later in the evening rather then during the day.

 

[mummybear]

I really love this ride! The queues are stupid! But my DD (age 6 at the time) loved the fact she was driving a real car, with a real engine, and I really love the look of the cars and the whole theming of it. But then I' a bit of a car nut...really depends on your likes and dislikes I guess. I wouldn't queue forever to go on some of the rollercoasters, but I would for Autopia as I like driving cute small cars rather then having my guts flipped over!!![/QUOTE

We love this ride and both of our girls love this ride, always have. I would stand in the queue (and have done) for 40 mins for this, but wouldn't even contemplate standing that long to go on Crushes Coaster.

But, everyone is different. My friend stood for 90 mins to go on Crush and thought it was worth the wait

 

[BarryR_7]

Ok thanks for all the advice! I think i will give it a go if the ques is less than 30 mins!!