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The Mighty Tim

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I usually "grade" rides on usual queue length in conjunction with actual ride time (you could also grade on peak queue time-like PPF standby is 120 min @ 3PM in July) I.e., if Winnie The Pooh is 3 minutes long, a 60 minute queue line wait is 2 minutes per second of actual ride time.

AVG QL - Ride Time - Ride - sec in queue->1 sec of actual ride time
The Worst
90minQL / 3:10 RT - Peter Pan's Flight - 28 sec
40minQL / 1:40 RT - Dumbo - 24 sec

The Best
25minQL / 14:00 RT - Spaceship Earth 1.78 sec
35minQL / 13:53 RT - Haunted Mansion 2.5 sec
30minQL / 8:00 RT - Pirates of the Caribbean 3.75 sec

Factor in "quality rides" because if there's a 20 min wait for EEA and it's a 40 min ride, it's just for crowd control. Take away films and count the seconds you're actually moving in the ride vehicle, it's closer to 4 minutes (I'm guessing), which would be 5 sec of queue time per actual ride time.

I'm a numbers freak (or just a freak - take your pick!). I'm interested in stats like this. Could you tell me where you got the average queue length and ride time information from?
 

HollyAD

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We were really disappointed by The Legend of Jack sparrow... What in the world was Disney thinking on this one? It was a big waste of time for us.
Also not a fan of Dinoland except the digging area. This has been a great break for my son in the past but I avoid the area as much as possible.
 

wdwfan4ver

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I haven't went to American Idol or Jack Sparrow. I have no desire to go to either attraction.

Studio Backlot Tour. The attraction no longer fits the park since the park doesn't have working studio anymore.
The Seas with Nemo and friends. The attraction itself doesn't seem to fit Epcot and seems to fit a place like MK instead since it is basically a pixar movie ride.
Journey into Imagination with Figment. The less said the better.
SGE. That attraction is very bad. The only good thing about it is, its not as painful as having a kidney stone.
 
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Disneyhead'71

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MK: Flying Carpets- everything about it is a "FAIL". Cheap plasticky construction of a thematic abomination. The Imagineer who pitched the concept of dropping flying Persian carpets into French Polynesia should have been shot fired on the spot.

DHS: American Idol. Just one more example of buying a "past it's prime" IP. And then keeping it for years.

DAK: Chester & Hester's: People pay Disney prices to get away from tacky tourist traps.

Epcot: Ellen's. Awful when new. Inexcusable now.
 

aeillill

Active Member
I'm so sad to see everyone hating on the Universe of Energy, sure it needs to updating, but I actually really enjoy it and have gone on it twice this trip....

My list:

MK: Stitch, Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor (why, why, why is this in Tomorrowland? ) Flying Carpets

HS: The Backlot tour, that poor thing has just been chopped down so much and doesn't even make sense any more, let it go. Also I haven't been on it, but I really don't see the point of the American Idol Experience.

AK: Dinorama is OK, but I feel like there's so much more they could do with this area and Dinosaurs. I wish it was more of the Americana Rt. 66 feel some of it has, don't care so much for the carnival parts.

Epcot: Mission Space, Gran Fiesta is a mish-mosh of El Rio and the Three Caballeros, pick a theme Disney and commit to it. Also I feel like the whole Seas pavillion needs a lot of work still.
 
Nothing that hasn't been mentioned already on my list.

MK - Stitch, hard to argue this one
DAK - Primeval Whirl, they did intend to make it look like a carnival ride, unfortunately it feels like one too. OUCH!
DHS - Backlot Tour, the only things you see that are behind the scenes are ops buildings and a parking lot
Epcot - Gran Fiesta Tour, JII, Ellen, a lot of terribly lacking attractions here, can't choose one. Somehow I still LOVE this park though
 

Seabasealpha1

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Okay...so here's my whack at it!

MK: 1. Stitch (one ride was enough forever..)
2. Monsters Inc Laugh Floor (it doesn't suck...but it needs to be moved to DHS...zero "future" vibe.)
3. Magic Carpets of Aladdin-Eh...just would rather see something not so middle eastern in theming sucking up space in Polynesia/Africa.
4. Pooh (is just that...feels like I'm riding through a cutesy window display at Macy's)

EC: 1. Imagination (what the bloody hell did they do to that pavilion?)
2. Universe of Energy (needs SERIOUS update and total re-do...re-format more animatronics and scenes...less screens)
3. Mission SPACE (okay...I think a new sponsor and update could be good...let's say SpaceX or someone like that)
4. Rhine River Cruise (freakin' build it already!)
5. Meet the World (see above #4)
6. The SEAS with NEMO and Friends... (don't even get me started...what a way to "upgrade" the world's second largest aquarium...total doofus move on the part of management...)
7. Wonders of Life (anything would do better than off-center festival space)

DHS 1. American Idol (how the heck does it even fit? Cheap plug attaction)
2. Backlot Tour (just take it out already...the park isn't even a studio anymore...quit kidding us!)
3. Beauty and the Beast (replace already...people who worked on this film have died already!)

AK
1. Everest (fix me, I'm sick of the Bee Gees)
2. Wildlife Express Train (what the heck is the point of that? Valuable park expansion space shot in the patootie.)
3. Finding Nemo the Musical (it's cool that it even exists...but put it somewhere that makes more thematic sense...like an Australian area!)
4. Camp Minnie Mickey (I guess it won't be long now...maybe...eventually...was supposed to have been...)

Eh...take them or leave them...just thoughts...
 
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