Maelstrom or Rio de Tempo?

[Connor002]

http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?t=78193
Déjà vu... :lookaroun

 

[Crazy Harry]

My bad. I suppose I should start doing searches before I start a thread. This guy was definetly before me, and I didn't mean to steal any thunder.

I got beat by a whole like four hours.

But we needed a pole too so it's not all bad. Great minds think alike I guess.

 

[DolFan]

Love both of the rides. If I had to choose 1, it would be Maelstrom.

 

[Frontierland CM]

Rio Del Tiempo... Too fast for me... needs a milder version...

I'll stick with maelstrom...

Hilarious, I needed a laugh today!:lol:

 

[Frontierland CM]

Malestrom all the way
Back! Back! Over the falls!!

 

[CThaddeus]

They're both a million times better than the boat ride in Germany.

 

[silverboyd]

I love 'em both...but I have to go with Maelstrom. Norway is one of my favorite countries in Epcot.

 

[Astronaut Jones]

Now I love Maelstrom, but Rio Del Tiempo is one of my favorite rides in all Disney. What other ride can you ride 9 times while your the rest of your party eats lunch.

 

[Fan4isles]

Maelstrom by a long shot!
First Post!!!!!

 

[2gether]

Agreed

Maelstrom. No contest.

Maelstom, every day of the week and twice on Sunday. My only complaint is that Norway didn't see fit to make it longer. Makes me want to visit Norway every time I go on.

 

[spectropluto]

Rio!

I have to go with Rio! That snappy 70's mexican music. It's so relaxing!

If you can sneak your margarita on board...even better!

It's one of my favorite tracks on my iPod!

and I actually DID listen to it while in Mexico visiting the temples!

 

[badrew]

I vote for Maelstom

 

[RenegadeMilkmen]

I'd actually have to go with El Rio. It just seems like I have more history with it, I went on it for the first time when I was 2 and I've been on it pretty much every trip after that. Sure it may be mellow and stuff- but thats whats good about it. Maelstrom I only went on once, and I actually didn't think it was that thrilling.

 

[JCAEdge21]

el rio del tiempo. longer and more relaxing ride. always enjoyed it

 

[shmmrname]

El Rio d'El Tiempe...

Nothing beats the atmosphere in the Mexican Pavillion, and we always seem to be extremely happy on the River of Time.

 

[hammysammy59]

I think it's safe to say Rio del Tiempo is probably the most underrated ride of all time.

Having said that, Malestrom blows it out of the water. Rio's temple at the beginning is super sweet, and some of the video (the dancers in particular) are funny in a cheesy sort of way, there's never a line, and it's a super-nice refuge from the heat.

Even with all that going for it, Malestrom is a lot more fun. The trolls, shooting down the flume backwards, almost going over the waterfall and of course, skipping the movie at the end add up for a fun little experience that, along with Rio del Tiempo, help mix up the World Showcase... I kind of wish World Showcase had more lower-scale rides like these for other countries...