Magic Carpets of Aladdin

disneyfan1995

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I remember when the ride first opened that they had the option to move the carpet up and down and to tilt it forward and backward. Is this what you mean by bouncing the carpet? The movement forward and backward was encouraged for a while (being in guidebooks and being advertised in the actual carpet vehicle itself). I wonder why/when they discontinued that feature.
 

Sped2424

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I remember when the ride first opened that they had the option to move the carpet up and down and to tilt it forward and backward. Is this what you mean by bouncing the carpet? The movement forward and backward was encouraged for a while (being in guidebooks and being advertised in the actual carpet vehicle itself). I wonder why/when they discontinued that feature.

I dont know why everyone is saying its been discontinued I went on it during the all nighter and the carpet definitely tilted backwards and forwards it would take a while after pressing the scarab but it did it. I think some scarabs are more than likely in need of some refurbishment and probably broken from extended use.
 

WDWFREAK53

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I do this all the time. If you get it just right, it'll make you loose your stomach for a split second. (My daughter LOVES it because it tickles her tummy :) )
 

PeterAlt

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Isn't that essentially what the potential Planes attraction is contemplated to be ...and what Mission Space already is?
Not what I'm visioning. Think Peter Pan with more immersive effects on magic carpet moving ride system lifted with invisible cables, taking you on a tour of mythical ancient Arabia, castles and all.
 

MOXOMUMD

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I will admit that after we learned how to do this at our state fair I was wondering if it would work on a WDW ride. Aladdin was perfect for what my daughter called the oopsiedaisey move. The other post about snapping cables and spinning in a chair ride I might have done a lot when I was younger. :rolleyes:
 

puntagordabob

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Dont close the carpets... JUST MOVE them to another place far away from where it is currently.... it clutters up the area..... used to be such a neat area with a nice fountain in the middle.....
 

SoccerMickey

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Original Poster
how can they police it? by realizing that guests are now putting themselves in a dangerous situation. abusing a ride system can happen at many attractions, not just the magic carpets, and if you choose to do so, that's your problem. It's hilarious to me that anyone thinks they should come on here and instruct others how to abuse ride systems and make their own experience unsafe. Just because this is a possibility, does not mean it should be done.

And for those of you who say this attraction should go away are stuck in the nostalgia that was adventureland in the beginning. I too loved it. However, there comes a time for change. And quite honestly, the cast members that work at the magic carpets are probably some of the kindest cast members you'll find, and they really seem to love working there and having fun.
With the exception of standing up, or walking out of a moving vehicle, another attraction that's ride system can be abused escapes me. Regardless, I think you're missing the point of my original post. The bouncing is, to my knowledge, exclusive to Aladdin. I just tried it on Dumbo and Triceratop Spin and it did not work like it does on Aladdin. And, doing it on the Carpets makes the attraction so much more fun, and is fairly easy to do. In fact, I'm surprised more people haven't discovered it either by accident. You get the bouncing effect just by pulling the lever up and down, which is what you're instructed to do in the safety spiel. There is nothing in the spiel about please do not pull the lever down and then put it back to center. Also, this attraction regularly goes down for refurbs every year, for a couple of days, and it can't be too complex of a system as carnivals put these rides up within a day, so I would think the designers or engineers could have this issue looked at and fixed during any one of these closures. So I refer to my first question of if this flaw (for lack of a better word) in the ride system is so unsafe, as cast members are saying, why is this attraction still open, or not fixed so that bouncing can not occur? Please note that I am not advocating the attraction to be taken away or stay where it is, I, personally don't mind it, except for when a camel spits at me unexpectedly. ;) I just know Disney states they make safety their number one priority and there are a lot of stupid things guests can do but when you give a guest the control to manipulate a ride vehicle "unsafely" and there is nothing in writing against this policy to protect Disney in case the worst happens, then it seems there is potential for something worse than an attraction closing.
 

Obi Walt Kenobi

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I think at one point there was a specific carpet that bounced better than the others and folks would seek it out, eventually it was closed off to riders with a tarp tied over it then later fixed.
 

Scuttle

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I love the carpets. Yes it crowds the area but I don't care. Disney have a thing of taking attractions away and not replacing them, the more rides at Disney the better, I pay thousands to go and want as much value as I can get. If I want spacious beautiful scenery then I'll go to a national park.
I agree, but there isn't any value in a spinner sorry.
 

MarkTwain

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My favorite resort at WDW is Wilderness Lodge because it *does* remind me of a national park. A certain amount of visual beauty is an expected part of a WDW vacation; I was under the impression that was how Animal Kingdom maintained so much of its popularity. If I want barely themed, off-the-shelf spinners, I'll go to my local amusement park. WDW separates itself by offering immersive rides in beautiful environments, and the Magic Carpets provide neither. Magic Kingdom already has 3 other spinners, so I would prefer my Adventureland with lush foliage and authentic-looking bazaars, like it was meant to.
 
With the exception of standing up, or walking out of a moving vehicle, another attraction that's ride system can be abused escapes me. Regardless, I think you're missing the point of my original post. The bouncing is, to my knowledge, exclusive to Aladdin. I just tried it on Dumbo and Triceratop Spin and it did not work like it does on Aladdin. And, doing it on the Carpets makes the attraction so much more fun, and is fairly easy to do. In fact, I'm surprised more people haven't discovered it either by accident. You get the bouncing effect just by pulling the lever up and down, which is what you're instructed to do in the safety spiel. There is nothing in the spiel about please do not pull the lever down and then put it back to center. Also, this attraction regularly goes down for refurbs every year, for a couple of days, and it can't be too complex of a system as carnivals put these rides up within a day, so I would think the designers or engineers could have this issue looked at and fixed during any one of these closures. So I refer to my first question of if this flaw (for lack of a better word) in the ride system is so unsafe, as cast members are saying, why is this attraction still open, or not fixed so that bouncing can not occur? Please note that I am not advocating the attraction to be taken away or stay where it is, I, personally don't mind it, except for when a camel spits at me unexpectedly. ;) I just know Disney states they make safety their number one priority and there are a lot of stupid things guests can do but when you give a guest the control to manipulate a ride vehicle "unsafely" and there is nothing in writing against this policy to protect Disney in case the worst happens, then it seems there is potential for something worse than an attraction closing.

Common sense would say: If a cast member asks you not to do something, you'd better not do it.
 

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