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dweezil78
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I think it's easy to be underwhelmed when wait times are so high and the thing gets over-hyped in the press. For what it is, it seems like a fun little way to kill 90 seconds assuming I don't have to wait longer than 15-20 minutes to do it.
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Deleted member 107043
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I wasn't going to say anything, but here goes. It makes zero sense to me that anyone with the ability to visit DCA almost whenever the whim strikes would wait in a two hour line for a 90 minute ride that will be there indefinitely.
ForeverAnna
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If the ride is really 90 minutes I'd say a 2 hour wait is quite reasonable.
Sorry Hans. I know you meant 90 seconds. I couldn't resist.
Sorry Hans. I know you meant 90 seconds. I couldn't resist.
dweezil78
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Some people just like to say they were among the first to try something new, you know how it goes! I've been guilty of it at some point in my life I'm sure. I don't really quite have patience to anymore though!!
Brad Bishop
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I just saw video of it:
It looks technically neat and kind of practically boring at the same time.
It's like Cars Line Dancing.
When I first looked at RSR I thought, "Oh, wow! That looks REALLY cool," even though I could tell it was Test Track done in Cars style. Still, it looked really cool. When I rode it I thought it was cool.
This... Not so much.
The "Whip" ride looks pretty good (tractors - I think it's Mater-themed).. This one leaves me with the initial impression of, "What am I looking at?... Is there more to it?"
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Deleted member 107043
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Like Luigi's Tires, Rocket Rods, and the Astro Orbiter, this appears to be another WDI attraction that is completely over-designed for the experience it delivers. Not to say that people won't find it fun, or that it isn't aesthetically pleasing, but this is basically an unleashed version of the Mad Tea Party.
Brad Bishop
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This is one of those instances where I think a Cars-themed bumper cars would have been more fun. Call it Cars Demolition Derby or something.
Of course, if they had done that people would be complaining about, "Wow - they best they could come up with is bumper cars???" - but in retrospect, bumper cars (Cars themed) look to me like they'd be a lot more fun and a lot cheaper. Kind of like how the well themed Whip ride is a pretty good attraction but just a modern spin on an old one.
It is technically kind of amazing watching them move - sort of like when you see the drones move in unison and coordinated (tell the drones to form a circle and they do it. Introduce another drone into the mix and they all spread out equidistant to automatically allow the new drone in).
I said it in another thread: I kind of alike the idea of trackless systems as I think they're kind of cool. I sort of don't like they because they typically create this obvious great expanse between both sides of the car (not really an issue in this case because they're kind of dancing) but think it'd be cool if, as you traveled through a dark ride, instead of seeing a dead area for the track (which is now trackless) that you'd have the area sort of open up in front of you with things swinging/being pulled out of the way and close in behind you as you moved forward.
Of course, if they had done that people would be complaining about, "Wow - they best they could come up with is bumper cars???" - but in retrospect, bumper cars (Cars themed) look to me like they'd be a lot more fun and a lot cheaper. Kind of like how the well themed Whip ride is a pretty good attraction but just a modern spin on an old one.
It is technically kind of amazing watching them move - sort of like when you see the drones move in unison and coordinated (tell the drones to form a circle and they do it. Introduce another drone into the mix and they all spread out equidistant to automatically allow the new drone in).
I said it in another thread: I kind of alike the idea of trackless systems as I think they're kind of cool. I sort of don't like they because they typically create this obvious great expanse between both sides of the car (not really an issue in this case because they're kind of dancing) but think it'd be cool if, as you traveled through a dark ride, instead of seeing a dead area for the track (which is now trackless) that you'd have the area sort of open up in front of you with things swinging/being pulled out of the way and close in behind you as you moved forward.
Curious Constance
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And unfortunately, this doesn't look anywhere near as fun as the Tea Cups. I think sometimes the Imagineers get so bogged down in theming, or delivering new technology, that they forget to make it fun too!
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Deleted member 107043
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And that's what happens when you put the tech first. It becomes distracting and ends up becoming the focus rather than the guest experience. I'm not going to knock this ride too hard because it looks like WDI delivered ample charm with this one, but i can't help but wonder what DCA could have done with the millions invested on the two attractions that have occupied this location.
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Deleted member 107043
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I never understood why PP's boardwalk doesn't have a classic bumper car attraction. They would make perfect sense there.
George Lucas on a Bench
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It's a huge disappointment. But then, what were you expecting from DCA?
Curious Constance
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You're not even going to ride before forming an opinion? How can you claim it's a huge disappointment when you've never tried it?
Disney Analyst
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The idea of Cars Bumper Cars in the Cars world is really quite scary if you really think about it....
dweezil78
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Stevek
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Agreed. Sadly, having an AP for years trained me that anything with more than a 30 minute wait was unbearable. So spoiled...I remember waiting for an hour regularly for some rides as a kid and never complained. #thirdworldAPproblems
Stevek
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Because some Disnerds (I say that with some affection, some scorn) absolutely have to be the first ones there to experience everything. People waited 3-5 hours to ride Racers, um, yeah, loco.
Stevek
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Based on recent additions to DCA, I have very high expectations. Cars Land, Buena Vista Street, Grizzly Peak area (Soarin')...so what have they done recently that's so bad?