So I went to Disneyland this past Saturday on the 8th and got the chance to experience the newly refurbished Indy (BTW, totally saw John Lasseter in Cars Land that day). Wow. As I was walking, or semi running through the queue, I noticed the fresh coat of paint it had received. The colors were more vibrant and they looked new. You could tell they had repainted it.
The ride: The ride is still bumpy, which is good in my opinion. Mara looks great and I'm assuming they got another effect from Mara to work because prior to the refurb, I didn't remember seeing this effect at all (smoke and light from Mara's eye). The door effect works. The lightning at the beginning of the ride is more bright and loud! As a matter of fact, the entire ride is more loud! Everything boomed through those speakers and it made the experience much more exciting. Everything is also more clear. Speaking of clear, the rat and the bug projections are so clear and easy to see. Fabulous. Fluffy the snake was fantastic, as usual. The skeleton face above you, right after Fluffy was a lot more clear. The dart room looks fresh. Speaking of the dart room, I definitely heard a new sound effect coming from the darts. It sounded like sword or a knife. The regular dart sounds were still present, too. The rolling ball effect was working, although people have been reporting it wasn't working for them. Ridiculous. The Indy animatronic is clearer and louder. My entire jeep, including myself, screamed, cheered and clapped at the end of the ride. It was great and I hope you guys get to ride soon! RIDE IT NOW!
The ride: The ride is still bumpy, which is good in my opinion. Mara looks great and I'm assuming they got another effect from Mara to work because prior to the refurb, I didn't remember seeing this effect at all (smoke and light from Mara's eye). The door effect works. The lightning at the beginning of the ride is more bright and loud! As a matter of fact, the entire ride is more loud! Everything boomed through those speakers and it made the experience much more exciting. Everything is also more clear. Speaking of clear, the rat and the bug projections are so clear and easy to see. Fabulous. Fluffy the snake was fantastic, as usual. The skeleton face above you, right after Fluffy was a lot more clear. The dart room looks fresh. Speaking of the dart room, I definitely heard a new sound effect coming from the darts. It sounded like sword or a knife. The regular dart sounds were still present, too. The rolling ball effect was working, although people have been reporting it wasn't working for them. Ridiculous. The Indy animatronic is clearer and louder. My entire jeep, including myself, screamed, cheered and clapped at the end of the ride. It was great and I hope you guys get to ride soon! RIDE IT NOW!
