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Casper Gutman

Casper Gutman

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Vegas Disney Fan said:
We like RoTR but rarely ride it because (to us) it’s not worth the long queue, it always has a long queue though so others must find it worth the wait.

It’s a great example of the saying “no one goes because it’s too crowded”.

At 30 minutes it’s a must do, it’s not worth 60 though. It wouldn’t make my top 10 list but it would be in the top 15.
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I completely agree that Rise is a top 15 but not 10 at the resort - which is a pretty strong indictment of a ride that needed to be a grand slam for many reasons. It should have rivalled Mystic or shanghai Pirates or Beijing Jurassic and its just not in that league.
 
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DarkMetroid567

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Casper Gutman said:
I completely agree that Rise is a top 15 but not 10 at the resort - which is a pretty strong indictment of a ride that needed to be a grand slam for many reasons. It should have rivalled Mystic or shanghai Pirates or Beijing Jurassic and its just not in that league.
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Rise is much better than Mystic or Beijing Jurassic. And I was harsh on Rise when it opened (you can see my posts here in 2019!)
 
The Leader of the Club

The Leader of the Club

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DarkMetroid567 said:
Rise is much better than Mystic or Beijing Jurassic. And I was harsh on Rise when it opened (you can see my posts here in 2019!)
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I think Rise outclasses Shanghai Pirates too. At least with Rise you’re surrounded by practical props & sets. The parts of Pirates that are supposed to be impressive are all just large screens. It underwhelmed me a bit (but that ride system definitely could be used for something awesome somewhere else).
 
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DarkMetroid567

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The Leader of the Club said:
I think Rise outclasses Shanghai Pirates too. At least with Rise you’re surrounded by practical props & sets. The parts of Pirates that are supposed to be impressive are all just large screens. It underwhelmed me a bit (but that ride system definitely could be used for something awesome somewhere else).
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I think that’s fair. I think the screens did a good job with scale and the integration of the physical ships, but I can see why it would be underwhelming. I just love the ride system so much.

Imo Shanghai Pirates is better than Mystic, which is about equal to Jurassic Adventure. But all three are a bit away from my upper echelon of “thrilling” dark rides — Rise, Spider-Man, and IJA.
 
Agent H

Agent H

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Disstevefan1 said:
I am sad I will never be able to see it when it was all working. Sadly this is true for many folks on several attractions through the years; effects they open with break, never get fixed and all subsequent riders get a downgraded experience.

Its Disney's new sixth key value:
View attachment 839623Rise has almost all of its effects work about as reliably as IJA if not more yes the canons do not work but that is because the canons are on top of more trackless ride vehicles and the sensors get confused chalk it up to design error if you want but I see no fix that wouldn’t require the ride close for months.
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UNCgolf

UNCgolf

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The Leader of the Club said:
I think Rise outclasses Shanghai Pirates too. At least with Rise you’re surrounded by practical props & sets. The parts of Pirates that are supposed to be impressive are all just large screens. It underwhelmed me a bit (but that ride system definitely could be used for something awesome somewhere else).
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That's how I feel about Shanghai Pirates. I don't think it's that great -- it's a good ride, but it could be much better. I don't think it's as good as classic POTC.
 
Moth

Moth

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Can someone explain the hype behind the Shanghai Pirates system? Is it something you have to see in person to really be amazed by? I've seen some on-ride video but nothing that really blew me away.
 
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DarkMetroid567

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Moth said:
Can someone explain the hype behind the Shanghai Pirates system? Is it something you have to see in person to really be amazed by? I've seen some on-ride video but nothing that really blew me away.
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Nah, it’s nothing particularly shocking, it’s more the little things.

For lack of a better word, it feels very Fluid. It always feels like a boat and can do anything a boat can, but you have none of the bumping or other small issues. Complete with the spin capability, it’s a perfect boat ride system.
 
UNCgolf

UNCgolf

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Moth said:
Can someone explain the hype behind the Shanghai Pirates system? Is it something you have to see in person to really be amazed by? I've seen some on-ride video but nothing that really blew me away.
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Some people think it's the best ride Disney has ever built (I'm not sure it would even crack a top 20 for me personally), so I think that's a big part of it.

But I do think there's a lot of potential to do really interesting stuff with the ride system if they'd focus more on physical set pieces and AAs and less on having movies play in front of/around you.
 
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Agent H

Agent H

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Moth said:
Can someone explain the hype behind the Shanghai Pirates system? Is it something you have to see in person to really be amazed by? I've seen some on-ride video but nothing that really blew me away.
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well I’ve only seen it on YouTube but I think the screens look very realistic and I LOVE the scene where you go between the two ships like in the old concept art not to mention I really like the movies too.
 

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