Why am I not that excited about 7 Dwarfs ride?

[rastuso]

I came away completely unimpressed with islands of adventure when I went 3 years ago. I'd be interested to try the original park someday though. Not in the plans for this year's trip though. I am looking forward to the mine train, but not in a thrilling way. I've lost my taste for thrill rides anyway.

What didn't impress you? The lack of Disney characters?

I'd love to know what is amazing at WDW, yet completely lacking at IOA. Besides a mouse and his prude girlfriend, I don't understand.

I mean, I agree that projected animated faces in a kiddie coaster are much more impressive than perfectly synced 4k superhero imagery in a huge immersive environment, but was just wondering what you found subpar in comparison.

-Jason

 

[KatieCharlotte]

I highly doubt 7DMT will blow us away like Transformers + Despicable Me did for the kids or Forbidden Journey did for me. IMO disney is totally off on what we want and my kids are only 6 and 8! Universal is also kind of quaint and interested in us and our business.

I was also blown away by Forbidden Journey and consider it the Best Ride Ever, but those kinds of intense rides are not what my kids like, including the 12-year-old. The Magic Kingdom still meets their needs best. I'm glad 7 Dwarfs is going to be tame enough to convince at least some of my kids to ride.

On the other hand, I would be much more excited about 7 Dwarfs if I expected some innovative dark ride technology, just used in a less intense way than IoA. I wasn't disappointed in Under the Sea -- it's a perfectly acceptable dark ride and much better than Nemo -- but it didn't become a "must-ride" for us.

 

[KatieCharlotte]

What didn't impress you? The lack of Disney characters?

I'd love to know what is amazing at WDW, yet completely lacking at IOA. Besides a mouse and his prude girlfriend, I don't understand.

I mean, I agree that projected animated faces in a kiddie coaster are much more impressive than perfectly synced 4k superhero imagery in a huge immersive environment, but was just wondering what you found subpar in comparison.

-Jason

We really enjoyed the theming of IoA, but I would have liked Spiderman a lot better if it hadn't glitched near the end during our ride -- the screen froze and the sound turned off. No theme park is perfect all the time.

 

[prudence64]

What didn't impress you? The lack of Disney characters?

I'd love to know what is amazing at WDW, yet completely lacking at IOA. Besides a mouse and his prude girlfriend, I don't understand.

I mean, I agree that projected animated faces in a kiddie coaster are much more impressive than perfectly synced 4k superhero imagery in a huge immersive environment, but was just wondering what you found subpar in comparison.

-Jason

It looked nice, but we didn't find much to do. The forbidden journey ride was down for the count all day and the crowds were unbearable in the rest of Harry potter world. It was over 1/2 hour wait just to enter a gift shop. We did some lame Poseidon thing that I hated. The hulk ride hurt my neck and my husband won't go on roller coasters at all. The food in the park was lousy and again we waited 40 minutes for a slice of pizza. The staff was pushy about purchasing the meal plan.

I did think the spider-man ride was good though.

 

[ArwenMarie]

I came away completely unimpressed with islands of adventure when I went 3 years ago. I'd be interested to try the original park someday though. Not in the plans for this year's trip though. I am looking forward to the mine train, but not in a thrilling way. I've lost my taste for thrill rides anyway.

We much prefer the original Universal park even though the theming and a few of the restaurants in IOA are really nice. Just a matter of personal preference I guess.

I like things about both of them put together. And the way they are so close, you can easily just walk over to the other one...and soon you'll be able to take an immersive train ride

I think the key with Universal is to stay onsite for your first visit. Same reason as why it's good for Disney as well...you get the whole immersive experience that way.

 

[ArwenMarie]

Originally Posted by fuzzylogicllc
Wow you guys... Just... wow.

"The Little Mermaid ride was underwhelming".

Really? Ya think? For an adult?

Do you actually go w a 3-year old princess? Or do you ride it yourself and assess your own thrill level...

Yes, underwhelming. The outside and the queue looks amazing. The ride itself looks cheap like they cut corners.

And no, I'm not some big thrill seeker, believe me!

 

[rastuso]

It looked nice, but we didn't find much to do. The forbidden journey ride was down for the count all day and the crowds were unbearable in the rest of Harry potter world. It was over 1/2 hour wait just to enter a gift shop. We did some lame Poseidon thing that I hated. The hulk ride hurt my neck and my husband won't go on roller coasters at all. The food in the park was lousy and again we waited 40 minutes for a slice of pizza. The staff was pushy about purchasing the meal plan.

I did think the spider-man ride was good though.

YOu think the food is lousy at IOA, in comparison to MK? OK, that's one I haven't heard before.

-Jason

 

[crazymomof4]

I'm not a thrill ride person at all. I'm always waiting outside while the fam rides: RnRC, EE, even Space Mt. So for me, they are "wasted" attractions. Just can't do them! I can do BTMRR tho and themeing is most important to me. So this new rides fits my desires perfectly. I'm super excited and if fact, planned our Sept trip this yr to be sure it would be open for our visit.

 

[surferdave]

From discussions about WDW and other theme parks regarding theming, magic, immersion and whatnot, and from my observations of the attractions and park areas considered to be superior theming that separate WDW from the competition, I have concluded that there is nothing more magical than Fake Rock.

 

[dsdeleon]

We just experienced the Mermaid ride and Belle show for the first time. The candle was pretty awesome and YDS was chosen to dance with Belle so it was quite magical. The Mermaid ride was sooooo disappointing to me with those aqua cardboard cut outs, it was actually funny how I was explaining to DH how Peter Pan was built so you couldn't see the "real world" and then after the Mermaid he was like "guess they don't care about that anymore."

 

[Seeker615]

I agree that the Little Mermaid ride was lame. I loved the queue and thought once we got on the ride it would be similar to what we saw in the queue.

The animatronics were terrible and Ariel did not even look like Ariel in some of the scenes. I felt like I was in a big warehouse the whole time and did not feel immersed.

Yes I am an adult but even if this was aimed at little kids it should not have been done so sloppy.

I look forward to the mine Train when it opens. I don't have a problem with the same ride technology as long as it is done well.

I agree with previous poster that DHS and EPCOT need some new cutting edge attractions. I have not been to either in years and really have no desire to since nothing has changed at all since my last visit.

 

[MarciaBrady]

Well, I am excited about Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, and I DO like big coasters. Fast ones, upside down ones, anything. Hey, I would very much like to ride Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom (the drop tower Great Adventure is putting on Kingda Ka this year)!!

But I think SDMT will be a cool new addition to the park. My sister will enjoy it, and she doesn't like coasters all that much. (Well, she's gotten better recently but anyways...)

The only issue I have with SDMT is it seems kind of short.

 

[North of Mouse]

I don't want to create a negative thread. I was just wondering what people think of the new rides recently created in Orlando (not just Disney).

Am I the only one not that excited about the seven dwarfs mine train ride?
To me, it looks like another version of the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad train ride. Even Radio Springs Racers at Disneyland looks like another version of Test Track with different theme.

It seems that Disney is spending their money on theming rather than a new technology. When Star Tours opened back in 1987, it was a unique and innovative ride. Indiana Jones in Disneyland was unique. Mission Space was a new idea. Even Everest was somewhat more unique than a typical roller coaster. The most unique ride I have been on recently is Forbidden Journey at IOA. I love that ride.

I recently read an article about Disney:
"Most remembered for the theme parks that bear his name, Walter Disney’s imagination was truly stunning. Though his beginnings as a cartoonist were fairly humble, he soon revolutionized the animation industry, contributing far more than just a familiar happy-go-lucky mouse. He went on to influence countless fields throughout his life including robotics and transportation. In a true culmination of all his talents, Walt even managed to design a fully functional “city of the future” before his death in 1966."

So, what do you REALLY think about the seven Dwarf ride and do you think you would like a new unique ride at Disney?

You 'do' have to remember it's in Fantasyland with families with small children in mind when it was designed. I see no reason why adults should be way hyped about it. I'm not a great thrill ride person so I am very excited about the new Dwarf's ride. I can't see it even being on the same scale as thunder mountain.

I will be 'very' disappointed if it's not very family and young children oriented. There should not be anything in that land that young children cannot ride.

 

[North of Mouse]

Besides, the Disney parks are supposed to fun for all ages.

Really???

That doesn't mean that 'every' ride in 'Fantasyland' will thrill every adult! It isn't meant to be that way. Does Space Mtn. thrill and excite a 2-3 year old?

True, some rides in every park can excite all ages to a degree, but not all rides in each park.

 

[sheetz]

Even Touring Plans is hyping the ride, calling it "Fantasyland's newest E-ticket attraction."
http://touringplans.com/magic-kingdom/attractions/seven-dwarfs-mine-train

It's classified as a Headliner attraction alongside Thunder Mtn and Pirates.

 

[Disney Queenie]

I think the point is for a lot of us is that yes, we know the new fantasyland is for kids, but we found the new fantasyland lacking. I also felt the warehouse feel in the little mermaid ride, thought Ariel did not quite look like Ariel in some of the sculptures, and was not impressed with some of the wood cutouts (I think the Nemo ride is more interesting).We only truly gained one new ride, because we view the mermaid ride was a swap for the snow white.MK already had an amazing backdrop with the castle, and quite frankly the little fake castle just does not cut it, especially when you have the amazing iconic castle in the same area. You just can't help comparing the two, when you are viewing them. The only thing I feel that was done right, was the Be Our Guest restaurant. There was a TON of hype about the new fantasyland and has taken forever (the amount of time is glaring when you see how quickly some amazing rides and areas of Universal have been built in record time)

Many of us just feel the FL expansion just did not live up to the hype .

To quote my daughter, "Why does Disney keep changing the rides we already loved, instead of adding new ones". All three of my daughters hate the new test track theme, they all thought the old one was way more interesting than the cardboard neon lighting was lame and taking away the hot/cold testing area was just plain stupid.

Another mine train? Really that is the best Disney could come up with? I think the original posters point was that we wanted to see something new, we wanted the Wow factor in a new ride, not a basic repeat. Disney use to be known for amazing us with new rides, but this ride just does not seem amazing to my family. I am sure it will be nice because it is new, but it is not amazing.

Especially, when other parks really need some additional attractions to make the park more viable it makes us question Disney's choices for developing their parks and rides.

 

[UpstateMick]

Disney is not catering to return guests who look for new and different (unique) attractions, they are looking to the one-time, drop mega bucks, and move on guests. Case in point for us bi-yearly visitors: Studios is a half-day park, rush to TSM, and then "the rest" AK is the same way, get to the Safari and Everest and done. EPCOT, for those of us who remember the glory days of the early 90's, is by far a shell (an empty one at best) of its former self - abandoned pavilions and Mission Space...really? MK is MK. New Fantasyland is mostly wasted space..and, amazingly, STILL not done. And we lost Snow White for another meet and greet...c'mon. The Little Mermaid queue is by far the winner in the expansion. The ride itself...it is simply awful. I think "mini Thunder Mountain" will be a a good ride, but in the end, new Fantasyland is a major flop. Just imagine what could have done with all that time and space! Wow! Heck, the submarines that are "buried" under the expansion were better than anything "new" that is currently on top of them! It was creative, unique, extraordinarily themed...but I digress.

I love the World, and I'll keep pouring my money down the throat of the beast because we have a great time, but if our expectations were waiting for the newest attractions and the next big thing, we would be sorely disappointed. Just my opinion.

 

[tim123]

I like the cute rides, too but, think Disney is lacking a balance in it's choice of new rides.
MK was already good and a 2 day park, no more cute rides were needed.
AK, HS and Epcot really need more, the money could have been better spent here, this is JMHO.
At least there is Avatarland on the horizon for AK, but again not really excited about the theme. I hope I am surprised and that Disney makes it so cool I eat my words and that is the truth of it.
It really surprises me and makes me sad to feel this way about Disney. Even my kids are trying to convince me that our penny pinching is worth this next trip...yet, I am just not feeling it, I am faking it for them and they can tell. I think the kids are a bit sad too, because they know how I use to get childlike giddy before our trips and would do countdown dinners, would be making spread sheets, making matching shirts, buying tink gifts before our trips, now I am just reluctantly doing what I have to do for them.

My kids are now teens, and are just too smart to really fool them. My oldest daughter yesterday, said "Mom, I think our trip will be better than you think, I think we will really have a good time" sad she feels the need to convince me, because I would rather go out to dinner than save money for our trip. That song "You've lost that loving feeling" seems to be apt, about how I am feeling about Disney. I am just falling out of love and it has been a gradual thing that has been building due to Disney's actions and choices.

I just left this forum, and went to the rumors-news forum and saw a post with this link...
http://www.****************.com/fea...urants-coming-walt-disney-world-2017?page=0,0
Again, not many rides...mostly dining and shopping...oh goody! feeling so jaded, not very childlike about Disney. The only stuff here that is in the least that is exciting is the Avatarland rides and Yeck to the mess hall.

Pack those teens up, hop a plane and go to TokyoDisney!
Stay at the Miracosta and do DisneySea.

 

[tim123]

Bing!

The Mine Train animatronics are going to turn people into giggling little girls. People will cry from the rooftops about cutting edge....and state if the art. It's true, from what I have seen they are unique to WDW and these 7 little guys are going to be great.

Sad news, they are hardly state of the art.

If you don't mind 18 hour flights, you can experience entire parks with this technology. Toyko Disneyland keeps it's attractions updated and they are all like this.

Yes, not Disney owned. I certainly believe, however, that Disney should be AND can easily afford to be the leader in technology in their parks. Not going to build anything much? Ok, keep what you have cutting edge.

Spend some time on You Tube.

Attractions not a good enough example, checkout our poor'ole Main Street Electric Parade. Certainly plenty of time and $$$$$ to make it better. Now checkout Toyko Disney Dreamlight parade. It is beautiful.

Shame Disney cannot at least keep WDW as a showpiece vs. poor stepchild.

I mentioned this elsewhere and was slammed so I'm ready. That's the cool thing about opinions. We all have them and we all believe ours is right!

Everything about Tokyo Disney blows WDW out of the water (except Florida expansive property and the endless recreation of WDW property)..aside from that TDL is a must for any Disney fan, best park, best shows, best rides, best service etc etc etc

 

[Planogirl]

Really???

That doesn't mean that 'every' ride in 'Fantasyland' will thrill every adult! It isn't meant to be that way. Does Space Mtn. thrill and excite a 2-3 year old?

True, some rides in every park can excite all ages to a degree, but not all rides in each park.

When the only decent ride that Disney has worked on in a while opens up, I do expect it to be fun for all ages. Kiddie rides and thrill rides are fine but occasionally one hopes for a ride that all can enjoy.

I'm not talking about thrill.