Frozen ride replacing Maelstrom?

[Captain Chaos]

I think a dark ride based on the legend of King Arthur could be a good idea.

Based on King Arthur? Sword in the Stone... featuring all Disney characters. Boom!

 

[Mike S]

Speaking of the legend of King Arthur as a good idea for a ride I'm watching H2 right now and if Maelstrom truly needs to be replaced there's another legend that would fit perfectly in Norway. Beowulf.

 

[Bocabear]

but you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you

 

[Bocabear]

The Madame Tussaud's ride was not the best ride ever done, but I have to say, it gave a better picture of a country's history than any of the other World Showcase attractions (Except The American Adventure). If Blackstone Entertainment could do something that well, imagine what Disney could do if they put their mind to it!

 

[dupac]

Help, help, I'm being repressed!

 

[doctornick]

FP for Maelstrom, now that's a joke in itself.

People have said this before, but I don't really understand it. Maelstrom has always been one of the longest waits in Epcot and has paper FP previously. It's not like Nemo or SSE or Imagination where the capacity relative to demand is such that FP+ is silly.

Alternatively, maybe you mean that Maelstrom isn't a good enough ride to warrant Fastpass, in which case I'd still disagree since it is one of my favorite rides. Gonna miss it a lot.

 

[Bocabear]

There are people that will miss Stitch's Great Escape when it goes someday...

 

[doctornick]

I think a dark ride based on the legend of King Arthur could be a good idea.

Arthur, Robin Hood or Sherlock Holmes would all be great options for a cultural ride/attraction at the UK pavilion IMHO.

Or if they wanted to go more legendary/magical, something based on Druids/Stonehedge.

 

[Mike S]

The Madame Tussaud's ride was not the best ride ever done, but I have to say, it gave a better picture of a country's history than any of the other World Showcase attractions (Except The American Adventure). If Blackstone Entertainment could do something that well, imagine what Disney could do if they put their mind to it!

I'd take Maelstrom any day over that. What was with the screeching sound?

 

[dadddio]

Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.

If I went around saying I was an emperor just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me they'd put me away!

 

[acishere]

There are people that will miss Stitch's Great Escape when it goes someday...

Maelstrom has its issues, but it isn't THAT bad...

 

[Mike S]

but you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you

This is why it's just a story and not actual fact.

 

[danlb_2000]

If I went around saying I was an emperor just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me they'd put me away!

We have resorted to quoting Monty Python dialog, this thread has REALLY gone off the rails now.

 

[Bocabear]

Maelstrom has its issues, but it isn't THAT bad...

No, Maelstrom is charming, I just think it is a little too short... It's like an incomplete sentence... I wonder if the imagineer's original version of this ride told a complete story with a beginning middle and end, and 2/3 budget was cut... That is how it has always seemed to me...
I like it...Just wish it was fleshed out a little more...

 

[Mike S]

We have resorted to quoting Monty Python dialog, this thread has REALLY gone off the rails now.

Going off the rails on a crazy train.

 

[dstrawn9889]

Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.

Oh but if I went 'round sayin' I was Emperor, just because some moistened bint lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away.

 

[danlb_2000]

I heard a rumor that Maelstrom is being re-themed to Monty Python the the Holly Grail.

 

[dstrawn9889]

i heard that the whole thing was about to be swallowed by a mutant space goat!
--confided in me by number 2, the Golgafrinchan expat, who currently drives a bus for Mears

 

[DoctorDisney]

People have said this before, but I don't really understand it. Maelstrom has always been one of the longest waits in Epcot and has paper FP previously. It's not like Nemo or SSE or Imagination where the capacity relative to demand is such that FP+ is silly.

Alternatively, maybe you mean that Maelstrom isn't a good enough ride to warrant Fastpass, in which case I'd still disagree since it is one of my favorite rides. Gonna miss it a lot.

This is also something I can't quite understand. I've had countless emails and comments stating that Maelstrom "doesn't need" a FASTPass. I've had people state that for reasons of it's "not good" and "it never has a line."

If you don't like it, then that's cool and I can respect it, but I love it. For those that say it never has a wait...I wonder how often they go to the parks. Sure, I can go much more often living behind MK, but it's actually rare that I see Maelstrom WITHOUT a wait.

 

[Captain Chaos]

I heard a rumor that Maelstrom is being re-themed to Monty Python the the Holly Grail.

Complete with flesh wounds?