What's up w/ all the thrills and no relaxing classic-type dark rides? It's great to have Spiderman and others but once in a while I'd like to jump on a dark ride and relax. THe only one here I can think of is DR. Seuss which is pretty nifty in itself. Any thoughts?
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IOA (Lack of) Dark Rides
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DigitalDisney
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Plenty of parks only have one or two dark rides if that. Disney parks are the only ones that have plenty of dark rides.
IOA has Cat In The Hat, and maybe Spiderman (which is a thrill ride, but it has dark-ride elements in it).
Generally, parks are moving away from the low-thrill dark-rides. They're relatively expensive, and most of them only cater to a small audience.
IOA has Cat In The Hat, and maybe Spiderman (which is a thrill ride, but it has dark-ride elements in it).
Generally, parks are moving away from the low-thrill dark-rides. They're relatively expensive, and most of them only cater to a small audience.
woofboy111
New Member
I think more will be coming to IoA. I could see another dark ride coming to toon lagoon. They need some more rides in that section, and a dark ride would probably be the best thing. I could also see another dark ride coming to the lost continent. I would love a haunted dark ride.
Luau Cove
New Member
I think that with Dark Rides he meant rides that resemble Pirates of the Caribbean or another quiet indoors attraction...
I think IoA is explicitly not the usual variety park, it includes a land for kids, but the rest are thrill rides. The exact opposite and the type of attractions you are looking are in Universal Studios.
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I think IoA is explicitly not the usual variety park, it includes a land for kids, but the rest are thrill rides. The exact opposite and the type of attractions you are looking are in Universal Studios.
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donaldduck1967
Member
Last time I checked IOA stood fot ISLANDS OF ADVENTURE. How adventureos is a slow dark ride???? kinda boring but if thats what you want go to the old park
woofboy111
New Member
But if someone only goes to IOA, it would be nice for them to go on a few dark rides too. I wouldn't consider dark rides boring either...Spidermans a dark ride...is that boring? MIB's a dark ride...and so is tower of terror. The only dark rides that I would really consider boring are the really old ones at the magic kindom like snow white and peter pan (haunted mansion doesn't count).
Sketch105
Well-Known Member
I like Spiderman, but I love Cat-in-the-Hat. Old fashioned dark ride stuff with some fun little thrills. I'm all for Mr. Toad style dark rides where your car slams through buildings and walls and terrorizes the cast of characters. Very few dark rides give you that sense of control, even though you don't have any.
I like MIB as a laser game, and I like Spiderman as a 3D ride. But I enjoy the old tangibility of having audio animatronics acting in front of you. Even Mr. Toad style wher characters swung out of the way like doors. Technology has grown considerably since those days..
Dudley Do-Right is that kind of dark ride, even if its cast is a bunch of MINIMAL-tronics..I like that style ride.
I like MIB as a laser game, and I like Spiderman as a 3D ride. But I enjoy the old tangibility of having audio animatronics acting in front of you. Even Mr. Toad style wher characters swung out of the way like doors. Technology has grown considerably since those days..
Dudley Do-Right is that kind of dark ride, even if its cast is a bunch of MINIMAL-tronics..I like that style ride.
DarkMeasures
New Member
Well many parks now are moving towards more "soft" attractions. That is that instead of building many huge thrill rides, they are now building new shows and dark rides. Six Flags is in the lead with that movement and Universal has done some too. It is just that Disney is moving in the opposite direction because of all the recent "soft" attractions.
So, unlike what a previous poster said, the only company currently who is wanting to expand on thrills is Disney.
So, unlike what a previous poster said, the only company currently who is wanting to expand on thrills is Disney.
PencilTest
New Member
Gah!JROK said:
Man, you beat me to the punch! Here I am, readin' all these posts thinking "I'll just chime in with the Suess Trolley", and ya snuck it in before me! Dag nabbit!
Oh well.
Hey, where are the cars anyway? I was backstage yesterday and I didn't see 'em.
Figment1986
Well-Known Member
wait.. thats got to be the second train of cars.. lol since one train is already on the track moving a little every day....
