Which rides at both parks can vary each time you ride?

[Pigletlover]

I read that Tower of Terror and Indiana Jones can be reprogrammed to provide a slightly different experience if you ride again. Does this mean they change them throughout the day, or just once every few weeks/months?

Are there any other rides that vary if you ride again? I know the 2 Matterhorn tracks are slightly different. What about Maliboomer, Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Railroad? Are they the same each time?

Any others? Thanks for your help!

 

[sonnyjane]

I know for Indy, in the very beginning, it can change what "door" you go through, and he also says different things at the end, and those things change throughout the day (based on my experience). I don't know about TOT at DCA.

The other rides are the same, but I like to go on more than once just because you see/hear different things on some of the rides. For example, on Haunted Mansion and Pirates, every time you go on, they are in the middle of doing something different, so you see and hear things differently depending on when during the loop you entered the ride. Also, TSMM and Buzz are different every time because your abilities (hopefully) improve each time

 

[Kayla's Mom]

I am pretty sure TOT is the same each time. If I recall correctly, it's TOT at WDW that has different sequences. Not sure about Indy. IMO if you ride BTMR in the very back as opposed to the front car, it's a better ride.

 

[LavenderPeach]

This is sort of minor but on Monster's Inc, Roz talks to the guests at the end of the ride and says different things. And similarly, Mr. Potato Head says different things in the line of TSMM.

Like PP said, from what I've heard, TOT is the same each time at DLR but is different each time at WDW.

 

[DLR29]

Indy is the only ride where certain effects might be working differently each time you ride.

However, there are still tons of other rides that give you different experiences every time you ride based on:

1) Interactiveness- Buzz, Mad Tea Party, Roger Rabbit, and Toy Story Midway Mania rides are each different because you have control over the ride. In BLAB and TSMM you aim at different targets. In MTP and RR, you spin your vehicle, which changes the experience each time.

2) Where you sit in the vehicle- Any of the roller coasters are different in the front, than in the middle, than in the back (BTMRR, Screamin, Space, Matterhorn, etc.). Some rides give a better ride in the front; others in the back. Depends on the ride. Also for Grizzly River Run, you can never tell which seats are going to get the most wet. That ride changes everytime based on where you sit.

3) There's so much to see that everytime you ride you see something new- I'm thinking like Pirates, Haunted Mansion, any of the dark rides, Nemo, It's a Small World. While the actual scenery/ effects don't change ride by ride, there might be things that you didn't notice the first time around or if certain effects are set to a timer, you might not have seen them before on previous rides.

4) Cast member interactiveness- I'm mostly thinking of Jungle Cruise and how each ride is different based on the CM skipper telling the jokes. But this can also apply to the Main Street Vehicles, Turtle Talk w/ Crush, or Monster's Inc./Toy Story Midway Mania with their respective interactive audio-animatronics that PP talked about.

Indy is a combination of these 3 as well as certain things that change every ride like audio, pyro, ride movement or special effects.

 

[Pigletlover]

Thanks very much for all the info, everybody. Much appreciated!