Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway - Disneyland

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mickEblu

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Brer Oswald said:
Mine neither. I’m not particularly fond of the IP nor attraction.
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I really like the music, exotic locales, sense of adventure etc that comes with the IP but I’m not crazy about the movies. I really like the theming of the attraction but Im not in love with the ride experience. It’s not in my DL Top 5. I don’t prioritize it over any of the Mountains or the NOS dynamic duo for various reasons.
 
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SplashGhost

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I think Indiana Jones Adventure is the last great attraction added to Disneyland. In some ways, it marks the end of the Golder Age of the US Parks. While some good attractions came after, such as Expedition Everest, they are ultimately lacking compared to stuff like pre-Depp Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, WDW Tower of Terror, Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain etc.

Now, as much as I enjoy the ride, I don't ride it as often as some others, since it really beats up my back and legs sometimes, and I'm not always feeling up to that. Regardless, it is the last attraction built in the US parks that felt truly groundbreaking and revolutionary. Since then, Universal has often done a better job of opening attractions that feel revolutionary, even if they have had a lot of duds too.

I love the first two Indy movies, and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is easily my favorite Spielberg movie and one of the most perfect action/adventure blockbusters ever made. It perfectly merged the genres of horror and adventure together and it is the closest a movie has ever come to feeling like the cinematic representation of an E-Ticket thrill ride.

I still like Last Crusade, but I don't like how it moved away from the darker and horrific elements of the first two movies. Since I like the franchise for the dark and scary elements, I thought Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was a disaster. I have never been half as disappointed in a movie as I was with Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. It delivered absolutely nothing that I wanted from the franchise.
 
TP2000

TP2000

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SplashGhost said:
I think Indiana Jones Adventure is the last great attraction added to Disneyland. In some ways, it marks the end of the Golder Age of the US Parks. While some good attractions came after, such as Expedition Everest, they are ultimately lacking compared to stuff like pre-Depp Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, WDW Tower of Terror, Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain etc.

Now, as much as I enjoy the ride, I don't ride it as often as some others, since it really beats up my back and legs sometimes, and I'm not always feeling up to that. Regardless, it is the last attraction built in the US parks that felt truly groundbreaking and revolutionary. Since then, Universal has often done a better job of opening attractions that feel revolutionary, even if they have had a lot of duds too.

I love the first two Indy movies, and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is easily my favorite Spielberg movie and one of the most perfect action/adventure blockbusters ever made. It perfectly merged the genres of horror and adventure together and it is the closest a movie has ever come to feeling like the cinematic representation of an E-Ticket thrill ride.

I still like Last Crusade, but I don't like how it moved away from the darker and horrific elements of the first two movies. Since I like the franchise for the dark and scary elements, I thought Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was a disaster. I have never been half as disappointed in a movie as I was with Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. It delivered absolutely nothing that I wanted from the franchise.
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I agree with your assessment on the Indy ride at Disneyland.

I think one of the things that proves its brilliance is the Dinosaur ride at WDW. It's the exact same track, same vehicles, same basic physical experience. But compared to Indy at Disneyland it's a horrible, stupid waste of time.

Dinosaur at WDW proves that the magic of Disneyland, or any Disney park, is in the details and the aesthetics and the story. Without those things, it's just a bumpy jeep ride in a dark warehouse. Even if you add Mrs. Huxtable into the pre-show, it still stinks.

@Figments Friend, what can you tell us about Mr. Baxter's involvement in the Dinosaur ride at WDW? Was he involved at all in that (I can't believe that he was, based on how it turned out)? Has he ever spoken publicly about how things could go so wrong out there?
 
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SplashGhost

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TP2000 said:
I agree with your assessment on the Indy ride at Disneyland.

I think one of the things that proves its brilliance is the Dinosaur ride at WDW. It's the exact same track, same vehicles, same basic physical experience. But compared to Indy at Disneyland it's a horrible, stupid waste of time.

Dinosaur at WDW proves that the magic of Disneyland, or any Disney park, is in the details and the aesthetics and the story. Without those things, it's just a bumpy jeep ride in a dark warehouse. Even if you add Mrs. Huxtable into the pre-show, it still stinks.

@Figments Friend, what can you tell us about Mr. Baxter's involvement in the Dinosaur ride at WDW? Was he involved at all in that (I can't believe that he was, based on how it turned out)? Has he ever spoken publicly about how things could go so wrong out there?
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I still enjoy Dinosaur, but Indy is so much better. Most Disney rides would be quite dull without the theming and story. If Space Mountain, Matterhorn, Big Thunder Mountain, and Splash Mountain were stripped of their theming, they would be among the lesser rides at a Six Flags park. Most big coasters that aren't physically painful would be more enjoyable than what Space Mountain out in the open with zero theming would be.

That is why I always get bothered when people defend overlays like Mission: Breakout and Frog Mountain. When Mission: Breakout was announced, people were defending it saying that it would still be the same ride. The same thing goes for Frog Mountain. As far as I'm concerned, these overlays make these attractions into totally different experiences and they are not at all the same rides anymore after the overlays.
 
SuddenStorm

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SplashGhost said:
I still enjoy Dinosaur, but Indy is so much better. Most Disney rides would be quite dull without the theming and story. If Space Mountain, Matterhorn, Big Thunder Mountain, and Splash Mountain were stripped of their theming, they would be among the lesser rides at a Six Flags park. Most big coasters that aren't physically painful would be more enjoyable than what Space Mountain out in the open with zero theming would be.

That is why I always get bothered when people defend overlays like Mission: Breakout and Frog Mountain. When Mission: Breakout was announced, people were defending it saying that it would still be the same ride. The same thing goes for Frog Mountain. As far as I'm concerned, these overlays make these attractions into totally different experiences and they are not at all the same rides anymore after the overlays.
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The "it's still the same ride" folks should just go to Six flags... Where no ride has theming so it's literally just a ride.
 
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SplashGhost

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SuddenStorm said:
The "it's still the same ride" folks should just go to Six flags... Where no ride has theming so it's literally just a ride.
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I agree, there is absolutely no reason to pay Disney prices if you don't care about the theming of a ride.

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There is nothing wrong with a roller coaster being just a roller coaster with no theme. not every ride needs a theme.
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That is true, but Disney is about the theming, so their attractions should mostly be heavily themed. Of course, Incredicoaster was much better as California Screamin' since the added theming was so horrendous it made the ride worse.
 
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1HAPPYGHOSTHOST

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SplashGhost said:
I agree, there is absolutely no reason to pay Disney prices if you don't care about the theming of a ride.



That is true, but Disney is about the theming, so their attractions should mostly be heavily themed. Of course, Incredicoaster was much better as California Screamin' since the added theming was so horrendous it made the ride worse.
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I am not talking about Disney. Theming is their thing. I was obviously talking about the dig at six flags. Just because a coaster is not theme like a runaway mine train or rocket ship in space does not mean the coaster is inferior to said rides or it is not as or more so enjoyable than those said rides. I will tell ya, actual coaster enthusiasts perfer the non themed coastsers because they just want to ride a badd @ss machine and they usually deliver.
 
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SplashGhost

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1HAPPYGHOSTHOST said:
I am not talking about Disney. Theming is their thing. I was obviously talking about the dig at six flags. Just because a coaster is not theme like a runaway mine train or rocket ship in space does not mean the coaster is inferior to said rides or it is not as or more so enjoyable than those said rides. I will tell ya, actual coaster enthusiasts perfer the non themed coastsers because they just want to ride a badd @ss machine and they usually deliver.
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Oh, I like Six Flags parks too and love super intense coaster with little to no theming. I didn't really mean that as an insult towards Six Flags, I was using it more as an example.
 

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