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Little mermaid ride video!!
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ChrisFL
Premium Member
ToT has a completely different ride system in DCA, and about 1/2 of the budget that WDW had, so they had to "improvise" with an extra scene.
This is a different situation. I agree that after seeing the video, it is quite disjointed in the storyline, especially at the end.
TalkingHead
Well-Known Member
This ride may impress the pixiedusters, but given how much TDO will promote it when it opens in two years, a lot of guests are going to be disappointed. There's no single "wow" moment in the ride. It's just...nice.
The "Under the Sea" room has too many duplicates -- the clams keep reappearing, the spinning starfishes. That room would've been more impressive if there was more to look at, and if the "secondary" characters were more articulated.
I would say this is a C-ticket. If there was anything in the ride that was a "wow" moment, I'd rate it a D. But it looks to be nowhere near an E-ticket, which means it's been -- what? -- 25 years since MK got a major new E-ticket ride.
The "Under the Sea" room has too many duplicates -- the clams keep reappearing, the spinning starfishes. That room would've been more impressive if there was more to look at, and if the "secondary" characters were more articulated.
I would say this is a C-ticket. If there was anything in the ride that was a "wow" moment, I'd rate it a D. But it looks to be nowhere near an E-ticket, which means it's been -- what? -- 25 years since MK got a major new E-ticket ride.
Skipper03
Member
Doesn't it seem like the last scene with Triton just has random sea creatures from "Under the Sea" thrown into this ride scene? Like, actual replicas put into this scene... I wonder why they had no other merpeople or Ariel's sisters? Strange...
But overall a fantastic ride I can't wait to take my daugher on!
But overall a fantastic ride I can't wait to take my daugher on!
Magenta Panther
Well-Known Member
Wow, from what I'm seeing on the video, the ride's pretty great!
Ursula is a triumph. So is Scuttle. The movements are so fluid and expressive. They remind me of the AAs in the Sinbad ride in TokyoDisney Sea.
But I must agree with others here that Ariel has some issues. She does look scary in some scenes because of her expressions. I think her eyes are opened too wide. An adjustment that would lower her upper eyelid would help a lot.
And yeah, the conehead AA is pretty much a complete flop. Those who remember the movie might possibly get it, but I bet most people will wonder why Ariel is suddenly sporting a beehive hairdo.
It IS odd that the defeat of Ursula was completely left out of the ride. It changes her role completely. Very puzzling.
I wish there weren't so many stationary figures in the ride. IMO, EVERYTHING should be moving. It's like the Imagineers splurged on some ride elements and left the rest begging.
But overall, it's very cute, and some of the effects look dazzling, especially the plunge-you-under-water effect. And the building is beautiful.
Ursula is a triumph. So is Scuttle. The movements are so fluid and expressive. They remind me of the AAs in the Sinbad ride in TokyoDisney Sea.
But I must agree with others here that Ariel has some issues. She does look scary in some scenes because of her expressions. I think her eyes are opened too wide. An adjustment that would lower her upper eyelid would help a lot.
And yeah, the conehead AA is pretty much a complete flop. Those who remember the movie might possibly get it, but I bet most people will wonder why Ariel is suddenly sporting a beehive hairdo.
It IS odd that the defeat of Ursula was completely left out of the ride. It changes her role completely. Very puzzling.
I wish there weren't so many stationary figures in the ride. IMO, EVERYTHING should be moving. It's like the Imagineers splurged on some ride elements and left the rest begging.
But overall, it's very cute, and some of the effects look dazzling, especially the plunge-you-under-water effect. And the building is beautiful.
stitch2008
Member
I think this attraction looks pretty good and will be a good addition to FL. Good AA's for the most part. Only things I think that need to be changed for the WDW version are...
- Ariel in "Under the Sea" needs to be redone. The hair is bad and the smile is creepy.
- The lighting needs to be dimmed a little bit. I don't know if its just me, but doesn't it seem like theres spot light on Ariel in "Part of Your World"? I kinda feel if it was blue light instead it would look better. Other then that, just dim the lights in "Under the Sea" and its good, IMO.
- Between "Kiss the Girl" and the Finale, I think a screen effect that showed Eric defeating Ursula would make the ride better.
Otherwise, great little addition.
- Ariel in "Under the Sea" needs to be redone. The hair is bad and the smile is creepy.
- The lighting needs to be dimmed a little bit. I don't know if its just me, but doesn't it seem like theres spot light on Ariel in "Part of Your World"? I kinda feel if it was blue light instead it would look better. Other then that, just dim the lights in "Under the Sea" and its good, IMO.
- Between "Kiss the Girl" and the Finale, I think a screen effect that showed Eric defeating Ursula would make the ride better.
Otherwise, great little addition.
TalkingHead
Well-Known Member
Like the dancing turtle that is in both scenes. I noticed it the first time I watched the video. Seems random and cheap to say the least.
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
Because this is a Walt Disney World message board. The switch from Coupons to Passports created an emphasis mostly on the former "E" attractions. Noticing this emphasis, Walt Disney World has slowly removed many of the smaller attractions to cater to this emphasis and built its newer parks around this emphasis. This idea of a [new] nice dark ride has become quite foreign to Walt Disney World.
ChrisFL
Premium Member
Its called hype
Horizons1
Well-Known Member
Regardless of what it's called there's no reason to lose sensibility about what's going on. It was clear from the start that it would be nothing more than a ride on the scale of Peter Pan or Snow White. It's going to be a nice little Fantasyland dark ride and nothing more.
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
I think it is a little much to claim that its scale is comparable to those attractions, it is a definitely a step up from those "C" attractions, placing it where insiders have said all along, as a "D".
Skipper Dan
Active Member
It's the lighting. Trust me. Look at how whited out she is. Whoever shot this was trying to get detail, and therefore didn't have it adjusted to well-lit things, like Ariel obviously is in that scene. Which I personally think is weird, because in that scene in the movie, there was barely any light in that grotto, save for the 'water reflections,' which could have easily been done, because they do it in the diving sequence.
Skipper Dan
Active Member
Interesting.
I know that there was the scene planned for the original dark ride years ago, but this one? Hmm...
I'd love to see pic's!
King Mickey
Active Member
The "cone head" Ariel would be an easy fix. Just make some fish or sea horses doing the swirl effect around her head like in the movie.
Skipper Dan
Active Member
Exactly! If you look at the model from the Blue Sky Cellar, that scene is different now as well, from the original model. They added the 'Ariel & Eric Waving' scene.
Completely different, check it out.
Those other figures are just duplicates.
Plus, you can tell they were going to do a cool effect of Triton shooting a rainbow, possibly with a Pepper's Ghost effect.
TP2000
Well-Known Member
Plus, you can tell they were going to do a cool effect of Triton shooting a rainbow, possibly with a Pepper's Ghost effect.
How can you tell that?
Skipper Dan
Active Member
I actually meant to say, 'You can kind of tell...'
... and just by commone sense. His stance, and how the scene is set up. He's to the right of a large room, when we're traveling to the left. It just make since. Plus, I believe that I saw it somewhere.
Little Green Men
Well-Known Member
Maybe it's just me but it looks exactly like what we got. You're right, some of the models are cut outs but most of those are pretty motionless. The real AAs look like AAs in the model.