Journey to Atlantis will be closed for routine maintenance from February 7, 2005 until February 11, 2005.
-
Welcome to the WDWMAGIC.COM Forums!
Please take a look around, and feel free to sign up and join the community.
Journey to Atlantis rehab
- Thread starter NemoRocks78
- Start date
Hobnail Boot
Well-Known Member
I love this ride. I remember riding it for the first time and loving it because of the hybrid technology. I wish WDW would get a ride like this in the parks (Bald Mountain maybe?).
TowerOfTerror
Well-Known Member
Does anyone here understand what they are actually saying in the ride ? :lol:
ogryn
Well-Known Member
Atlantis @ San Diego: http://www.rcdb.com/ig2079.htm
The `water lift` at San Diego looks great - is it as good in real life, or do you feel like in a regular lift?
You`re right - there appears to be a lot more coaster track on the West Coast, but I do like the indoor feel of Orlando. And as Laura said (I think about Orlando) the first time we rode it, not knowing anything about the ride, when it first mounted the tracks after the first climb we both went `WOW`!
It put Sea World up a notch in my estimation too.
You`re right - there appears to be a lot more coaster track on the West Coast, but I do like the indoor feel of Orlando. And as Laura said (I think about Orlando) the first time we rode it, not knowing anything about the ride, when it first mounted the tracks after the first climb we both went `WOW`!
It put Sea World up a notch in my estimation too.
xfkirsten
New Member
The water lift is probably the most innovative part of the ride here. It looks fairly fakey (very obvious movie on the sides) but it's kinda cool cause it doesn't just go straight up - it kind of rocks back and forth as it moves up.
I'd much rather have the indoor part. People here just seem really disappointed by Journey to Atlantis, and I don't blame them. It's was pretty over-hyped. In fact, I think the best part of the ride isn't actually ON the ride, but rather as you get off the ride and there's an exhibit with the cute little Commerson's dolphins.
I'd much rather have the indoor part. People here just seem really disappointed by Journey to Atlantis, and I don't blame them. It's was pretty over-hyped. In fact, I think the best part of the ride isn't actually ON the ride, but rather as you get off the ride and there's an exhibit with the cute little Commerson's dolphins.
AndyP
Active Member
ogryn said:
The ride looks great, looks like they ran out of money for theming! The great think about Orlando is that the roller coaster part is ridden, I had no idea about it before riding! They should really try and improve the theming and box it in, and make what looks like a great ride, that much better!
xfkirsten
New Member
Yup, I agree wholeheartedly! I think JTA here suffered some nasty budget cuts, and that was the issue. Long story short, it was suposed to be built ages ago. Whiny city council member starts complaining about the proposal, and it drags through years of city council deliberation, and finally just opened last May. Gah.
TTATraveler
Active Member
Is JTA completely different in California then Orlando's? I thought Orlando's was well done. While it isn't as ornate as Splash Mountain, the coaster part of the ride is different.
xfkirsten
New Member
It's very different, yes. I really loved Orlando's version, but CA's is stripped of the elements that made Orlando's so great - the indoor effects and such. IMHO, they could have skipped the whole ride part here in CA and just built the Commerson's exhibit and I would have been happier.
It's fun to ride, don't get me wrong. But it's not incredibly thrilling, the theming is virtually non-existant, and the storyline (well planned, actually) is nearly impossible to follow due to the bad design.
It's fun to ride, don't get me wrong. But it's not incredibly thrilling, the theming is virtually non-existant, and the storyline (well planned, actually) is nearly impossible to follow due to the bad design.