Just Back! Here's the skinny on Crush, Mission Space, Philharmagic, and Stitch!

[chrisn]

Turtle Talk with Crush:

OMG! This is a MUST do! Totally a-freakin-dorable! Crush swam in and spotted my little dude in the blue shell to get things going. He had a hilarious conversation with my DS and then myself. The expressions on his face, the way he swims in front of who he's talking to. Just amazing! Definitely the hightlight for us at EPCOT! You so totally rock dude! Cha!

Mission Space:

I was so scared to ride this. We rode first thing. Well, I'm very proud to say I didn't hurl! It's an amazing ride. Did I like it? NO! I do not like that face pulling sensation. I really appreciated the cool fresh air blowing on me the entire time though. I'm glad that the face pulling did not last the whole ride or I might have freaked. I was yelling at the Navigator to push the right bottons just in case it got worse if you didn't. It was really quite humerous. You are in a very tight space so claustrophobics beware. I did not feel sick to my stomach at all but I did feel a little disoriented for about 20-30 minutes afterward. Will I ride it again. Yes, once per trip just to torture myself as I don't like feeling like I've missed out on stuff. Really though, a way cool ride!

Mickey's Philharmagic:

Very cute and sweet. Definitely worth the wait. It's Tough to be a Bug and Shrek remain my favorites though.

Stitch: (SPOILERS)

It's exactly the same as Alien Encounter. All they did was change the character. It's kinda lame. All your doing is being strapped down with a shoulder harness to pretty much stationary seating then Stitch escapes from a pod in the room and runs around terrorizing people in the dark breathing and spitting on you. I wouldn't stand in a long line for this.

Expedition Everest:

OMG! This will be totally awesome! Just what the park needed to kick it up a notch. Very cool looking!

Just thought I'd mention some of the new stuff!

 

[sweetpeakaris]

Where is the Turtle talk Crush in Epcot?

 

[Disney Fool]

It's in the Living Seas.

 

[henrylovespooh]

We also just got back and I had to second the comments on Crush. So cool! My 3 year old son loved it and was saying "Dude" all week. DH is still trying to figure out how they do it. Thanks to people on the boards who suggested this - I wouldn't have known about it beforehand if you didn't.

I recommend it to everyone with kids. THe manatees at Living Seas are also cool, as is the Nemo section.

My DH hated Stitch, and have never seen Alien Encounter. To make matters worse, the attraction broke down while he was in there so he was trapped in there for about 20 minutes. He said it's 20 minutes he will never get back. He said lots of kids were screaming and making their parents take them out because they were scared. This is not a ride for little kids who like Stitch...

 

[jenr812]

Thanks for the reviews I am so looking forward to Crush!!!

 

[NMAmy]

We saw Crush at Christmastime and DH, 14 yo DD, and I just loved it. DH (an engineer) was scoping out the whole room trying to figure it out. It's fabulous.

There was a huge line waiting to get into the Living Seas and I was trying to figure out how to skip it and just go see Crush. A CM saw me looking at my map and asked if he could help. When I explained that we just wanted to see Crush, he told me "Dude! You have to see him!" and took us in the back way through the exit, bless his heart.

I'd also like to thank everyone on the DIS boards for giving me a heads up on this one. I think a lot of people miss out because it's very lowkey and if you don't know it's there, you might skip it.

 

[wendy1974]

How often to the shows start? Are they on a schedule (like every 20 minutes)?

 

[lovinwdw]

The Crush thing in the Living Seas sounds cool. Can you tell me what it is? THanks

 

[Princess Wannabe]

This is all I can find on it right now:

Turtle Talk with Crush

It doesn't mention any specific times; I wonder if it runs continuously???

Sherri

 

[nbandfour]

There's an article, this month, in The Disney magazine about Turtle Talk.

NB

 

[cranbiz]

Turtle Talk is just totally awesome ..Dude!

It runs about 20 minutes and runs continously. Get off the hydrolators and head right over to see Crush.

 

[lovinwdw]

Silly question, does just one person go in at a time or is it a bunch of people sitting in a room with a big screen?