dstrawn9889
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will someone PLEASE change the title of this thread?
I think Seven Dwarfs Mine Train is a great ride with great theming. The thing that knocks it down to a D for me is that there needs to be either more time in show scenes or more time as a coaster (or both). It's incomplete in both areas. What's there is very good, there just needs to be more of it. I think 30-45 seconds more of show scenes or coaster track and it's a very solid E-ticket.This E ticket thing is so unfair. I know that the *experts* have stated otherwise, but I regard 7DMT as an E ticket.
7DMT is detailed to the max, everything from the exquisite woodwork - the craftsmanship - the waterfall - the unique swaying cars - the dark ride portion with glowing gems - the singing animatronics, the final cottage scene and of course the amazing interactive queue -- all of it is E ticket quality. And, the length of 7DMT is 2 1/2 minutes the same duration as Space Mountain.
I would have liked to see an additional level for the dark ride portion but it's not enough for me to downgrade the entire experience.
James Cameron is a mad perfectionist and Joe Rohde is exceptionally gifted. Under Cameron's leadership, Disney Imagineers are finally free to create and innovate since they are not held bound to Disney's penny pinching restrictions and other limitations, that would otherwise be imposed upon them. This is part of why I am so excited about Avatarland.
Flight of Passage will be an E ticket.
I think this is the best description of 7DMT that I have read.I think Seven Dwarfs Mine Train is a great ride with great theming. The thing that knocks it down to a D for me is that there needs to be either more time in show scenes or more time as a coaster (or both). It's incomplete in both areas. What's there is very good, there just needs to be more of it. I think 30-45 seconds more of show scenes or coaster track and it's a very solid E-ticket.
I *love* The Land just as much Soarin' -- maybe more, lol. The Land is one of my favorite rides in all of WDW. So, I know I'm going to adore the Pandora boat ride.Right now it feels like Pandora meets The Land. Hopefully the boat ride has a little excitement, like a drop, but I'm hoping the set pieces are pretty mind blowing on their own.
Very well said. The boat ride can go either way for me. If it's tranquil like The Land, that's fine or if it's like Splash Mountain that's awesome too.I hope the boat ride has as little excitement as possible actually. DAK really needs rides that are calm and sedate -- basically every ride except Triceratops Spin (even the safari) has some element of thrill or bumpiness -- and the park could use rides that are a contrast with that. I hope that the boat ride blows us away with the scenes, music, ambiance, but that the thrill level is minimal to non-existent. People can go on Flight of Passage if they want more thrills.
I agree with you, but this is a coaster intended for children. The Goofy coaster is only one minute long.I think Seven Dwarfs Mine Train is a great ride with great theming. The thing that knocks it down to a D for me is that there needs to be either more time in show scenes or more time as a coaster (or both). It's incomplete in both areas. What's there is very good, there just needs to be more of it. I think 30-45 seconds more of show scenes or coaster track and it's a very solid E-ticket.
Yes, but all of the rides mentioned above are either in Adventureland or Frontierland. 7DMT is in Fantasyland, which caters to children. This coaster was designed with children in mind, so 2 - 3 minutes for a kiddie coaster is good enough for little kids and even some adults. It's the same duration as Space Mountain, you are not the intended audience.. As compared to other E tickets like Pirates, Haunted Mansion, Splash Mountain or any of the Future World classics- mine train's show scene is up to par with those, but they're so much longer and with a greater amount of Disney caliber scenes.
At least it's fully expected Pandora will be gorgeous at night...
Yes, but all of the rides mentioned above are either in Adventureland or Frontierland. 7DMT is in Fantasyland, which caters to children. This coaster was designed with children in mind, so 2 - 3 minutes for a kiddie coaster is good enough for little kids and even some adults. It's the same duration as Space Mountain, you are not the intended audience.
"Adults are interested if you don't play down to the little 2 or 3 year olds or talk down. I don't believe in talking down to children. I don't believe in talking down to any certain segment. I like to kind of just talk in a general way to the audience. Children are always reaching."
"We believed in our idea - a family park where parents and children could have fun- together."
"You're dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway."
-Walt Disney
There's not supposed to inherently be an "intended audience" at Disney, the intended audience is everyone. The original intent was to set out to create entertainment that has ageless and genderless appeal. We may in fact recall as children many of us wanted to be adults and practiced acting out adult scenarios in the form of pretend play. We liked our barbies and action figures sure, but many other times we made believe being doctors, astronauts, police officers, scientists, engineers mothers, fathers etc. Yet as adults we often recall fondly of our memories as children. It's nostalgia, and one of the reasons even adults can enjoy Disney at least as much as kids.
Disney were once so good at striking a balance between kids and adults so that no one was left out. Even as an adult male, I still enjoy animated movies like Snow White or Toy Story (Beauty and the Beast in particular is among my favorite films ever). I also grew up with the likes of Mary Poppins, Bedknobs and Broomsticks and Swiss Family Robinson (always loved them and never grew out of them, they have appeal completely independent of gender or age).
When I was a child under 5 years old in the early 90's, I enjoyed Pirates of the Caribbean, Splash Mountain etc (all the EPCOT classics) much more than other rides some would probably describe as "more suitable" for the age I was at the time. Though there were more "happy" and "whimsical" classics such as Small World and the original version of Imagination that some people might try to argue are "kids rides". Far from it though. The quality, detail and length are at such a high level and made with such heartfelt charm that they never feel like they're limited to children. It's quite apparent why something is just a better ride even to children (not talking thrill level here). Children have a sense of quality just as adults do.
Great. But that's why it's not an E.I *love* The Land just as much Soarin' -- maybe more, lol. The Land is one of my favorite rides in all of WDW. So, I know I'm going to adore the Pandora boat ride.
Very well said. The boat ride can go either way for me. If it's tranquil like The Land, that's fine or if it's like Splash Mountain that's awesome too.
I agree with you, but this is a coaster intended for children. The Goofy coaster is only one minute long.
Yes, but all of the rides mentioned above are either in Adventureland or Frontierland. 7DMT is in Fantasyland, which caters to children. This coaster was designed with children in mind, so 2 - 3 minutes for a kiddie coaster is good enough for little kids and even some adults. It's the same duration as Space Mountain, you are not the intended audience.
ETA: I totally agree with you that Pandora will be gorgeous at night! I can't wait for this boat ride.
I was just trying to point out there was a water ride. No specifics on drop or no drop. I can't get that detailed.The reason I proposed to disregard Splash Mountain's big drop is because the ride would still be far superior to 7DMT without the drop (and its scenes comparably showcase a similar type of appeal). Thrills are in fact not a prerequisite for E ticket status, there are tons of awesome E's without any thrill (the original Journey into Imagination, Mystic Manor or Tokyo's Sinbad). I never expected 7DMT to be a major thrill ride, I don't think anyone did. But an absence of heavy thrills in a ride hyped as an E ticket does instill the expectation that creators shift their focus into other things instead, particularly greater quantities of show scenes for one thing. 7DMT has one extremely well done show scene, but it lacks the quantity expected from other E's.
Cars Land was criticized during construction for a variety of reasons. People were skeptical about the IP itself (the Cars movies have mixed reactions from Pixar fans) but they were also wary of those running the company. DCA itself had a somewhat meh or even negative opinion from many Disneyland fans since it was built. When the first announcement and conceptual plans for Cars Land released, they were fresh off of Disneyland's 50th restoration project (which was really just a return to competent maintenance again). No one was sure how they'd handle actual creative expansion of the resort. The finished product ended up impressing however and has come to be seen in a very positive light.
7DMT was criticized for somewhat different reasons, and in a somewhat different chronological order during its creation process. In actuality many people were fairly positive and open minded on 7DMT on when announced, especially after hearing the Cinderella Meet and Greet area had been scrapped for a new ride instead. The Snow White IP is beloved to start out with, and the focus on the Dwarf characters seemed like a healthy counterbalance to the original overwhelmingly feminine and very child-centric New Fantasyland (the one with Pixie Hollow and Tremaine Chateau. The art for the ride was very attractive, and the original track layout (longer with additional interior scenes) was met with a general degree of optimism from the community (and myself).
What soured people on 7DMT were the escalating budget cuts that began to occur throughout its development, as well as the news that the old Snow White ride building would be foolishly wasted on a dedicated meet and greet area (instead of a new dark ride). This further soured when people saw the blueprints for the Dwarf figures at D23, which showed plans to include archaic limited motion figures that weren't even real animatronics (it's really stupid that they even considered cheaping out by not using animatronics). Thankfully the figures were finalized as real (and good quality) animatronics. They saved the ride, would have been a relatively lame experience without them. Though again the ride needs more, and ended up with mixed/lukewarm reception from fans.
Pandora's boat ride is kind of up in the air regarding the inclusion a drop. There have been hints either way. I had the feeling @articos may have been trying to hint in another topic that there might be a drop but it's not easy to discern the truth based on vague teases and the things people are trying to piece together from steel framework shots. It's a real shame they didn't discuss it much at D23, that actually feeds concerns regarding the ride's inclusion, or that it may not be considered "good enough" by Disney leaders to release new details...
We don't know a whole lot about it yet, but the moment some more details come out there are a few members here who are pretty good at figuring that stuff out.How long is the boat ride supposed to be?
.... The problem again is the execution, the budget cuts really hurt it. They nailed the mine scene, they dropped the ball elsewhere. We saw what the original ride was intended to be like from the layouts Martin posted as well as concept art, those elements would not have changed the height limit or the intended audience (just made it better). The reason the ride didn't get additional scenes and better exterior details is purely because the budget for New Fantasyland was cut. It's as simple as that.
Again, I don't agree that Splash Mountain would be 'far superior' to 7DMT without the drop -- that is a matter of opinion.The reason I proposed to disregard Splash Mountain's big drop is because the ride would still be far superior to 7DMT without the drop (and its scenes comparably showcase a similar type of appeal). Thrills are in fact not a prerequisite for E ticket status, there are tons of awesome E's without any thrill (the original Journey into Imagination, Mystic Manor or Tokyo's Sinbad). I never expected 7DMT to be a major thrill ride, I don't think anyone did. But an absence of heavy thrills in a ride hyped as an E ticket does instill the expectation that creators shift their focus into other things instead, particularly greater quantities of show scenes for one thing. 7DMT has one extremely well done show scene, but it lacks the quantity expected from other E's.
Cars Land was criticized during construction for a variety of reasons. People were skeptical about the IP itself (the Cars movies have mixed reactions from Pixar fans) but they were also wary of those running the company. DCA itself had a somewhat meh or even negative opinion from many Disneyland fans since it was built. When the first announcement and conceptual plans for Cars Land released, they were fresh off of Disneyland's 50th restoration project (which was really just a return to competent maintenance again). No one was sure how they'd handle actual creative expansion of the resort. The finished product ended up impressing however and has come to be seen in a very positive light.
7DMT was criticized for somewhat different reasons, and in a somewhat different chronological order during its creation process. In actuality many people were fairly positive and open minded on 7DMT on when announced, especially after hearing the Cinderella Meet and Greet area had been scrapped for a new ride instead. The Snow White IP is beloved to start out with, and the focus on the Dwarf characters seemed like a healthy counterbalance to the original overwhelmingly feminine and very child-centric New Fantasyland (the one with Pixie Hollow and Tremaine Chateau. The art for the ride was very attractive, and the original track layout (longer with additional interior scenes) was met with a general degree of optimism from the community (and myself).
What soured people on 7DMT were the escalating budget cuts that began to occur throughout its development, as well as the news that the old Snow White ride building would be foolishly wasted on a dedicated meet and greet area (instead of a new dark ride). This further soured when people saw the blueprints for the Dwarf figures at D23, which showed plans to include archaic limited motion figures that weren't even real animatronics (it's really stupid that they even considered cheaping out by not using animatronics). Thankfully the figures were finalized as real (and good quality) animatronics. They saved the ride, would have been a relatively lame experience without them. Though again the ride needs more, and ended up with mixed/lukewarm reception from fans.
Pandora's boat ride is kind of up in the air regarding the inclusion a drop. There have been hints either way. I had the feeling @articos may have been trying to hint in another topic that there might be a drop but it's not easy to discern the truth based on vague teases and the things people are trying to piece together from steel framework shots. It's a real shame they didn't discuss it much at D23, that actually feeds concerns regarding the ride's inclusion, or that it may not be considered "good enough" by Disney leaders to release new details...
Okay, fine. When compared to the other mountains, 7DMT is not an E ticket. But, when compared to the other rides in Fantasyland -- 7DMT is more like a children's E ticket, not to mention, it is super popular. That said, I totally understand why some feel it's a D+.Great. But that's why it's not an E.
i ve always thought we might see a drop to evade a predator on the ride kind of like JPRA.. a 40 inch ride height would be appropriate and pretty much include everyone over the age of 5Again, I don't agree that Splash Mountain would be 'far superior' to 7DMT without the drop -- that is a matter of opinion.
First, the name would have to be changed to something like Smooth Mountain or Country Cruise Mountain because there would be no "splash" element.
Second, without the drop -- Splash Mountain would be flat with no elevated level and essentially IASW Southern Style. You simply can not omit the drop, it makes Splash Mountain what it is.
For me, the drop on Splash Mountain is way scarier than any other ride in WDW. That drop is so steep and terrifying -- and, it's not controlled so you just hang over the cliff for a moment. Not cool.
I have to agree on the Pandora boat ride. I hope there is a drop or slide -- just something to add a rush of excitement. Avatarland has been a frustrating venture, to say the least, but I do want to see it come to fruition. And, I will not endure this again with Toy Story and Star Wars land. I will only become interested when the date is announced and the shovels are well into the ground.
Okay, fine. When compared to the other mountains, 7DMT is not an E ticket. But, when compared to the other rides in Fantasyland -- 7DMT is more like a children's E ticket, not to mention, it is super popular. That said, I totally understand why some feel it's a D+.
I have to agree on the Pandora boat ride. I hope there is a drop or slide -- just something to add a rush of excitement. .
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