LilMommyBug
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Really hoping this is true!
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Magic Carpets of Aladdin Rumor.
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LucyintheSky
Active Member
I definitely won't cry if the carpets go away forever!
Figment632
New Member
I hope this is true MK doesn't really need three seperate spinners imo.
NewtoDisney2009
Active Member
I really, really loved the carpets! I think the spitting camel is hilarious! I don't want to see them go.
MinnieSummer
New Member
I personally love the spitting camals. They are funny and inevitably my husband always gets spit on which makes me happy.
As for the removal of the ride, well, lets face it folks, after what they did to the hub in MK, I can't help but think that the removal of the ride would result in a great big concrete slab. No trees, or fountains, or anything but a big scalding hot in the summer, concrete slab. I'd rather have the ride there than a the slab.
As for the removal of the ride, well, lets face it folks, after what they did to the hub in MK, I can't help but think that the removal of the ride would result in a great big concrete slab. No trees, or fountains, or anything but a big scalding hot in the summer, concrete slab. I'd rather have the ride there than a the slab.
bgraham34
Well-Known Member
I agree with you. Or if anything else is put there it will be to sell DVC.
wserratore1963
Active Member
:sohappy:
Happy to see it
Happy to see it
Master Gracey 5
Active Member
The other rumor mentioned in this thread was the repurposing of the ride as the second Dumbo spinner, so there technically wouldn't be a loss of capacity in the park. I'd say it makes sense that they would move the Aladdin carpets since they want the focus to be on the new Dumbo tent and ride queue than a smaller attraction on the other side of the park.
pax_65
Well-Known Member
Well... there's always Primeval Whirl. Never much of a line for THAT! :lookaroun
KingdomHeart
New Member
PAX - I think you mean Triceratops Spin - Primeval Whirl is the coaster/spinning car hybrid I always do, even if it means a headache after! And that can sometimes have a 45 minute line.
I probably wouldn't miss Dumbo too much. I think Adventureland is kind of barren as it is, yes, compared to other lands (except Liberty Square, which is why they combine as AdLib for CMs sometimes), but I hate basically trying to DIVE through Adventureland.
That's one of the reasons I go to Disney parks and not just Six Flags (Great Adventure is about 25 minutes from me, and I instead go to WDW and DLR). SF:GA seems like someone just put a lot of merch for a movie everywhere and poof - its an "area." I love the theming, the look, the atmosphere of Disney parks. I don't think we'll get the Indy ride, but I'd LOVE to. If they put it in MK (which, I know DHS needs it more as its like the world's most anemic park) it could do a lot for Adventureland, hidden the way DLR's is. There isn't room, or need, I know. But still.
The Carpets were always a better fit for Fantasyland, imo. They are fun, simple but still magical. Dumbo was there first, though, (and as I am a crazy psycho Dumbo fan - I collect Dumbo stuff (my husband-to-be has big ears and blue eyes so we NEVER miss anything Dumbo - especially the attraction)) and so I just think its too bad for Aladdin. If Dinoland, USA over in AK ever goes the way of the Dino, maybe something Aladdin in Asia in AK, maybe.
-Nicholas
I probably wouldn't miss Dumbo too much. I think Adventureland is kind of barren as it is, yes, compared to other lands (except Liberty Square, which is why they combine as AdLib for CMs sometimes), but I hate basically trying to DIVE through Adventureland.
That's one of the reasons I go to Disney parks and not just Six Flags (Great Adventure is about 25 minutes from me, and I instead go to WDW and DLR). SF:GA seems like someone just put a lot of merch for a movie everywhere and poof - its an "area." I love the theming, the look, the atmosphere of Disney parks. I don't think we'll get the Indy ride, but I'd LOVE to. If they put it in MK (which, I know DHS needs it more as its like the world's most anemic park) it could do a lot for Adventureland, hidden the way DLR's is. There isn't room, or need, I know. But still.
The Carpets were always a better fit for Fantasyland, imo. They are fun, simple but still magical. Dumbo was there first, though, (and as I am a crazy psycho Dumbo fan - I collect Dumbo stuff (my husband-to-be has big ears and blue eyes so we NEVER miss anything Dumbo - especially the attraction)) and so I just think its too bad for Aladdin. If Dinoland, USA over in AK ever goes the way of the Dino, maybe something Aladdin in Asia in AK, maybe.
-Nicholas
pax_65
Well-Known Member
That's right! Thanks for the correction. I'm certainly no expert on Dinoland USA... (and not a fan, either!)
When my kids were younger we did Dumbo a few times and they loved it... then we discovered Triceratops Spin and Aladdin's Carpets and did those instead - much less of a line!
KingdomHeart
New Member
(Not a huge Dinoland fan here either - I only love one thing there) If I weren't such a crazy Dumbo fan, I would probably do the others - but my heart belongs to Dumbo. I'll also do Astro Orbitor at night, cuz that's AMAZINGLY worth it.
-Nicholas
The "Pro"
Member
What happened to the Hub? [ot]
What changes happened to the hub (in MK I presume)?
I was there in '89 but don't have many memories/photos to compare with my more "modern" trips.
What changes happened to the hub (in MK I presume)?
I was there in '89 but don't have many memories/photos to compare with my more "modern" trips.
hpyhnt 1000
Well-Known Member
Basically went from being a park with lovely, mature trees and numerous benches to a pink and gray flat hellscape that is constantly scortched by the sun.
Okay, a little hyperbole there, but basically all the trees were torn out, the planters were made smaller, and the area was paved over to ease the congestion of the massive crowds (that never materialized) for I believe Cinderellabration and other castle stage shows. Also, improving sightlines for Wishes and some of its low level pyro and projections had to do with it as well.
It went from this:
To this:
Granted, the trees were getting too big and ruining the forced perspective of the castle, but when they re-did the hub, they took it to the nth degree and went a bit too far with the paving and tree removal IMHO.
Master Gracey 5
Active Member
Anyone know exactly when they did this? We didn't get a chance to go from 2000-2006, so there were a lot of changes we noticed at that time and this was one of them.
Yeah it takes away the shade in the area, but in terms of grounds maintenance and views, I can understand and support the decision to replace older trees with smaller ones every so often. I want my pictures of the castle to be of the castle, not some 30 year old tree blocking half of it. I can take pictures of trees at home.