PhotoDave219
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I rode it yesterday. I felt the script was fantastic. Queue look great.
My only complaint is that I need a Santa hat on a hippo.
My only complaint is that I need a Santa hat on a hippo.
The reviews on Jingle Cruise are coming in from Disneyland now too, after it soft opened this weekend ahead of its formal November 12th opening. The reviews from Disneyland fans aren't good.
The general consensus in Anaheim is that it really depends on the Skipper, and some Skippers are just not good at the new Jingle Cruise jokes and gags. The decorations in the queue are also underwhelming people. The basic thought is "Jingle Cruise is dumb. Why did they bother?"
Keep in mind the Disneyland fans are naturally more critical, and they are comparing/contrasting Jingle Cruise to the much bigger and more lavish holiday makeovers nearby at Haunted Mansion and It's A Small World. Compared to those two other E Ticket biggies, Jingle Cruise appears very amateurish and underwhelming.
It would seem training of the Skippers is the weakest link here, and lets down the décor and overall concept.
I still think that if Disney hadn't announced this and were just doing it was an impromptu, temporary "plussing" people would be cheering.
Then it would be dogged even more.
Skipper Jordan was FANTASTIC yesterday.
For those claiming that the script does not need updating, they are proven 100% wrong by this special addition. This is the first time in years where the passengers were rolling the entire trip.
Congrats to Disney for throwing something really neat together. Now if they can only freshen up the very stale normal ride.....
It looks like, besides the script, of course, the only differences between the MK version and the DL version are the few decorations on the boats and the burlap Santa hats the skippers wear at DL.
Do the skippers in MK wear these same Santa hats?
http://micechat.com/47893-holidays-at-disneyland/
Completely unrelated, but looking at pics in that link only reinforces just how pitiful and sparse the holiday decorations at the Magic Kingdom are in comparison to Disneyland.
There really isn't that much of a difference. The only decoration MK seems to be missing is the boat decoration. I don't know if that's true or not. Other than that, it looks like the same things were decorated, the facade and the queue.
No no, I agree the JC areas are similarly decorated. I was referring to the pics in the Mice Chat link that showcase all the decorations throughout DL.
Agree with everything here except HM should be a toned down overlay I really don't want to see it overrun with Nightmare before Christmas decorations for several months it just looks so good as it is!People are waiting 80 minutes in standby while fastpass return is 40 minutes out. Makes sense.
I thought holiday overlays were bad for the world lol. Time to bring back country bear holiday and add haunted mansion and small world.
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