Dinosaur has seen better days

[WondersOfLife]

It doesn't mean anything, but Disney Parks just released a video of a World of Avatar worker briefly talking about how she met her husband in Avatar and bonded over the Dinosaur ride.

That's the first time I've seen Disney mention the attraction in an HD video for a while... Similar to when the Muppets were riding imagination and spaceship earth.

Although this time it was just a 3 second snip.

 

[cjkeating]

Went back for some final rides on Dinosaur (hopefully just for my current trip!) and there were a few things not working… the doors at the start, green laser and weirdly the long neck dino didn’t move his neck but his mouth was chewing. Never seen that one before! I know the doors and laser are temperamental and I’ve seen them working, not working and working all in one day so I would read too much into that.

Everything else seemed in good shape animatronics and effects.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

Went back for some final rides on Dinosaur (hopefully just for my current trip!) and there were a few things not working… the doors at the start, green laser and weirdly the long neck dino didn’t move his neck but his mouth was chewing. Never seen that one before! I know the doors and laser are temperamental and I’ve seen them working, not working and working all in one day so I would read too much into that.

Everything else seemed in good shape animatronics and effects.

Was the intensity "dialed up" like some have said recently?

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Was the intensity "dialed up" like some have said recently?

Unless it's like this...You better hold on to your Tikka Masala you ate at Yak and Yeti or you'll be Yakkin..

 

[cjkeating]

Was the intensity "dialed up" like some have said recently?

I’m not sure if it has been “dialled up” but it was certainly a wild and bumpy ride. I don’t think it needs more versus what I got and I am a thrill seeker.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

Well, my friends, it was a good run...

 

[cjkeating]

Well, my friends, it was a good run...

Based on the continued vagueness of the proposals and recent repairs to the show quality I'd be amazed if Dinosaur closed before 1st October 2024... so we still have time to ride and appreciate it.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

Based on the continued vagueness of the proposals and recent repairs to the show quality I'd be amazed if Dinosaur closed before 1st October 2024... so we still have time to ride and appreciate it.

I likely won't be back until Summer 2025 at the earliest, so tears will be the chaser for my wine (a reference to another attraction I'll miss dearly).

 

[jannerUK]

Could it be logical that it could be kept but the area around it changes?

 

[Movielover]

Could it be logical that it could be kept but the area around it changes?

As much as I want Dinosaur to stay, WDI seems pretty set on changing the ride to some other theme. If it has to be done, I'm glad it would be Indy instead of Zootopia, but I still think its ultimately a mistake to get rid of the dinosaurs.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

At least we can remember the good times..Like when the Carnotaurus had an interview with the Big Thunder Mountain Goat..

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

At least we can remember the good times..Like when the Carnotaurus had an interview with the Big Thunder Mountain Goat..

What is this?? Who produced this?

 

[lazyboy97o]

Based on the continued vagueness of the proposals and recent repairs to the show quality I'd be amazed if Dinosaur closed before 1st October 2024... so we still have time to ride and appreciate it.

The people involved in maintenance have no role in developing new attractions.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

What is this?? Who produced this?

Disney produced these along with Henson Creature shop that created the Goat..Here's the playslist..Some are pretty good with what they did with some of the AA's from Splash, HM, and SSE..

 

[cjkeating]

The people involved in maintenance have no role in developing new attractions.

Of course, but we know when a ride has an unpublished internal closure date they let it run into the ground... Splash received minimal show maintenance for over a year and it wasn't the first ride to have this sad end.

Dinosaur was in increasing states of broken for over six months, so for many of these being fixed recently likely means it has some more time left operating at DAK.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Of course, but we know when a ride has an unpublished internal closure date they let it run into the ground... Splash received minimal show maintenance for over a year and it wasn't the first ride to have this sad end.

Dinosaur was in increasing states of broken for over six months, so for many of these being fixed recently likely means it has some more time left operating at DAK.

We don’t know because that’s not how it works. Splash being in rough shape wasn’t something new.

 

[JustInTime]

Could it be logical that it could be kept but the area around it changes?

Zero chance with current plans.

 

[SplashJacket]

Haven’t ridden since I first created this post.

When did they stick a flashlight to the side of the vehicles that shines on all the scenes?

 

[sedati]

I wish my final ride had been better, but I do love this attraction and will miss it. My favorite thing about this is the ride photos where my whole group looks like their on a rollicking adventure and I always look like I'm at a really engrossing Ted Talk (honestly true for almost all ride photos as I'm usually in a "take in every single detail" mode.

 

[rle4lunch]

This ride has been trash for years. So has Indy at DL. They've been running in some half a$$ed B mode for years.