Small world. It's a killer. You may not survive it. First we were in line, and they have this cute little display to lure you in. Then there's this clock. You see if that clock were to come off it's little hinge. it might hit someone in the wheelchair line Boy is that scary. But by some miracle it didn't. It just kept tick tocking away. Well then you get in the boat. And you go under this bridge with the operator who waves. For some reason, the operator that day reminded me of dueling banjos (cringe.) Well anyway, if that bridge were to happen to fall, you'd be crushed. But again by some miracle, it didn't. It just sat there. So I counted myself lucky twice. Meanwhile, once seeminly out of the operators view, the ride spews out a mist. It's a magical potion that just entices you to put your hand over the side and splash someone. But then WHAM!!!! your boat will veer toward the side of the channel. Luckily the teenager that seccumbed to the mist pulled his hand out just in time. It's just then that the scary demigod of the ride announces in a booming voice, "keep your hands inside the boat at all times." Boy did that flip me out. Then we went through the doorway of doom. Now it is here that a hole might just open up and swallow the boat and all in a big giant whilrpool never to be seen again. But it didn't. We got lucky again. 3 for 3. And then, the evil dolls start singing. It's a world of laughter a world of tears, it's a world of hope and a world of FEARS. Oh and these fears are subtle, sort of like the water torture. At first they seem harmless. But then they start closing in on you, changing their garb to every corner of the globe. And always it's the same sinister song. There's so much that we share that it's time we're aware, it's a small small world. There's a giant ferris wheel in one of the scenes that if it came off its pegs, would roll into the boat and sink it. But we were extra lucky that day. It didn't. Also, our boat could have capsized and thrown us all under it and drowned us. But it didn't. It just kept floating. Anyway, by the end you're shouting MAKE IT STOP!!! MAKE IT STOP!!!! CHUCKIE IS GOING TO GET ME!!!!. But then we got to the end. You end up stacked behind the other boats that have people in them just waiting to get off so they can be spared more of this fright. Our boat got stuck half way in and half way out. I thought the people in the back weren't going to make it. Now had that doorway been a guillotine, it would have chopped me in half as I was right underneath it. That was scary. But it wasn't. I felt lucky to get out of there alive. But it wasn't over. Once on the exit conveyer, he moved us BACKWARDS!!!! before moving us forwards. OH NO!!! IT'S GOING TO SWALLOW US FOR SURE!!! WE'RE DOOMED. But it didn't. I guess we were lucky.
You may want to avoid that one.
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Big Thunder Mtn is like a mine ride with some a few smaller hills.
TOT. Nothing, to me, comes close to the actual ride and theming of the TOT...
My DH and DS loved it and want to ride again, but not me. Once was enough. That said, I am really glad I did try it... 
