Dinosaur, WDW's most underrated ride?

[Sammyste]

Just came back from a trip to WDW about a week ago and when I went on Dinosaur for the first time in a while I noticed how scary and really amazing of a ride it is. Throughout the whole day I must have ridden it about 10 times with a 5 minute wait with or without a fastpass. It's the only ride throughout all of the parks that I was actually mad at that it didn't have a longer line and more attention. Maybe its location in AK confuses people or something but it is just a fantastic ride with no problems. :veryconfu

 

[lighteningqueen]

I love it too. But in school my favorite subject was pre historic stuff

 

[Rowdy]

I think it's a great ride. I find it to be one of the more in-depth themed rides.

 

[Sammyste]

Maybe it's the location, because I don't think anyone likes or enjoys Dinoland U.S.A. at all.

 

[lighteningqueen]

Maybe it's the location, because I don't think anyone likes or enjoys Dinoland U.S.A. at all.

For sure:
Why would Disney put part of their park to look like a cheap amusement park. To me that is what it looks like. They need to work on AK its my favorite park and not because of EE Wont get on that.

 

[dreamscometrue]

Like every attraction and land at Disney Parks, there is a backstory. Several of the Disney books I have go into great detail about these backstories, and I enjoy reading about them and what each land and attraction represents or how it came to be.

Here is a very brief backstory on Dinoland, U.S.A.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DinoLand_U.S.A.

 

[WDW2010]

It has to be one of my favorite rides, on my trip this past March I had road it about 10 times non stop with my girlfriend through out the day I enjoy it every time

 

[Mr Bill]

Maybe it's the location, because I don't think anyone likes or enjoys Dinoland U.S.A. at all.

I like the parts that aren't DinoRama...:shrug:

 

[SiriusBlack]

Went on it earlier. So good

 

[flynnibus]

Just came back from a trip to WDW about a week ago and when I went on Dinosaur for the first time in a while I noticed how scary and really amazing of a ride it is. Throughout the whole day I must have ridden it about 10 times with a 5 minute wait with or without a fastpass. It's the only ride throughout all of the parks that I was actually mad at that it didn't have a longer line and more attention. Maybe its location in AK confuses people or something but it is just a fantastic ride with no problems. :veryconfu

It's not underrated... it's underachieving from what it could be.

Many of the effects don't run.. it's mostly 'beat you up in the dark' instead of let you see what you are going through.

It's a great building and load station.. with an amazing ride system.. that is completely wasted in the ride. Once you see what the attraction REALLY can be - Indiana Jones in Disneyland - you'll never look at Dinosaur the same again.

 

[Sammyste]

I have been on Indiana Jones in DL and I know what you mean, but still totally different themes and not even as close as big as Indy. Also Indy is a well known ride unlike Dinosaur which I am trying to get at. I'm not critiquing Dinosaur at all, I think it is perfect the way it is.

 

[Crockett]

I agree Dinosaur is a great E-ticket attraction. Even with all the cutbacks the ride has received, it still is one of the better themed adventures.

 

[Zummi Gummi]

it is just a fantastic ride with no problems. :veryconfu

I enjoy the ride too, but it's got lots of problems. A lot of the effects haven't worked for years, to the point that someone in another thread recently asked a cast member when the lasers would be fixed. The cast member's response was, "There are supposed to be lasers on this ride?"

 

[Sammyste]

Haha luckily it's very hard to notice any of these problems unlike SM, EE, etc.

 

[yeti]

It's the only ride throughout all of the parks that I was actually mad at that it didn't have a longer line and more attention.

The lack of a line? I'm not complaining. Lack of attention? Grinds my mousegears.

 

[amejr999]

Many of the effects don't run.. it's mostly 'beat you up in the dark' instead of let you see what you are going through.

That's my big problem with it... it's just a scene, then some dark space, then another scene, and so on. The movement doesn't really sync up with the show, either.

 

[dmatt87]

I do experience some motion sickness but this ride looks awesome... Is it to "hardcore" for me to ride?

 

[brucie]

One of my favorites :sohappy:

 

[marni1971]

A stunning attraction and very under estimated, but could be so much better with not a lot of outlay.

 

[Magicstylerz]

Hands down my favorite attraction on disney property :sohappy: