Jose
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+ the new ending
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Little Mermaid to receive Updates?
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Bairstow
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That's pretty much what going to ultraviolet light and paint will do.
Hobnail Boot
Well-Known Member
I guess my problem with the Ursula ending is because when the ride was announced and details were released, there was a bigger Ursula finale scene. Then I rode it, got to the spot where I expected her and she is in the background looking like she just stuck her finger in an electrical socket. It doesn't ruin the ride for me, but it would be nice to see that more elaborate scene.
flynnibus
Premium Member
overlooked is the reworking of all the ceiling and many of the suspension pieces. Contrary to what many babbleheads want to keep repeating.. this wasn't just 'changing to black light"
Fox&Hound
Well-Known Member
This looks AMAZING! Kudos, Disney! By hiding the ceiling and the exit signs you have a really immersive ride that does not take you out of the story. I loved the ride from the beginning but this truly adds to it.
If they had the budget and space they could create an epic show down where your clam enters into a giant whirlpool (large arc) while Eric drives the mast into a giant Ursula. It would indeed be a great addition to the ride.
For a small fix, have the kiss the girl scene and then go to a small scene where you hear Ursula say "it's time Ursula took matters into her own tentacles" and then you see giant Ursula with the ship heading towards her and Eric says "I lose her once, I won't lose her again!" Then wedding scene and you have a more cohesive story.
If they had the budget and space they could create an epic show down where your clam enters into a giant whirlpool (large arc) while Eric drives the mast into a giant Ursula. It would indeed be a great addition to the ride.
For a small fix, have the kiss the girl scene and then go to a small scene where you hear Ursula say "it's time Ursula took matters into her own tentacles" and then you see giant Ursula with the ship heading towards her and Eric says "I lose her once, I won't lose her again!" Then wedding scene and you have a more cohesive story.
CheekBoys
Well-Known Member
How do you know that?
RevKjb
New Member
Any improvement to this ride would be a welcome one. It is soooo disappointing and not worth waiting in any length of line. Time is better spent in waiting/enjoying other rides/attractions.
CheekBoys
Well-Known Member
So basically this from the concept video?
Fox&Hound
Well-Known Member
Yeah, but not as terrifying. Could you imagine little kids reactions if that was actually built. They would pee themselves.
TP2000
Well-Known Member
Exactly. I've ridden it twice now, and there was quite a lot of physical work, rework and additions made to the sets and infrastructure of this ride. They rearranged and removed ceiling rigging in Under The Sea, plus the new characters added that hang from the ceiling.
None of this stuff shows up on the videos, but there was obviously a lot of structural and infrastructure work done to this ride in this latest rehab. It's not just paint and lighting.
He says a lot of stuff and then never responds to any questions.. I already went this route with him when he said there was no new ending a while back. Turns out he was right, but even then it would be nice for him to answer back.
Snow white's scary adventures seemed to work for decades! And continues to do so in other parks!
flynnibus
Premium Member
He's just repeating what he's reading on the site.
Jose
Well-Known Member
no, @ckozel0318 told me that.
Bocabear
Well-Known Member
You know, all of the dark rides had scary parts...why now are we so obsessed with not scaring the little ones... Snow white's Scary Adventures originally ended with the witch dropping a giant jewel on your head, Mr Toad ends with getting hit by a train and going to Hell...no one really seemed to mind these back then.. It was part of the fun... Get a little scared... It is all part of the full experience.
Marc Gil
Well-Known Member
This
Bairstow
Well-Known Member
Rather than this being about "being obsessed" with not scaring kids, I think part of it has to ride designers moving away from the classic conventions of the laff-in-the-dark style ride these attractions are based on. At one point, a funhouse-style dark ride without scares would have been a unthinkable as a rollercoaster without a chain lift; it was just part of the genre. As time goes on, designers begin to dispense with parts of these formulas.
Bocabear
Well-Known Member
Dispense with these formulas to create what exactly? a completely sanitized and saccharine experience? Like every journey, a ride experience can have a little of everything... If their were no scary villains in Disney stories would they be endearing or interesting... Cinderella would just be a princess that married a prince, Snow White and her adorable stepmother would have sung and danced together while waiting for her prince...
it is through darkness that we can see light....
and the scare makes the fun more enjoyable...