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Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway - Disneyland
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Rich T
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I generally think MMRR is a pleasant little ride that, due to less-than-stellar design, takes up a ridiculous amount of space completely disproportionate to the actual experience it delivers.
In that respect, it’s much like the Nemo subs. It’s a C or maybe D ticket experience in E ticket clothing.
mickEblu
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And to me when I hear C ticket in E ticket clothing, I immediately take that to mean it’s not even as good as C ticket as the expectations are too high. You know what you’re getting when you wait 10 minutes for Toad. To wait one hour for a similar (or lesser) experience can only be a let down.
Brer Oswald
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It’s not worth an hour wait. It does have some cool effects (particularly towards the end) but as a huge Mickey Mouse fan, I was let down.
mickEblu
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It’s interesting. I can see it going either way for me. The bad reviews and low expectations will certainly help.
A little off topic but I was sure I wouldn’t enjoy Snow Whites Enchanted Wish. Even though Wish is a little less cohesive than its predecessor, I enjoy it more as some of the new effects/ scenes including the Dwarfs mine and finale take it over the top for me. In this case it wasn’t just the effects but that the new scenes and music gave the attraction more of an emotional punch. With MMRR, I’m not sure cool effects without the emotion is enough to make up for its shortcomings.
Rich T
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Maybe I should have put “D” first; it leans more toward D than C (and some of my favorite rides are C tickets, so I have nothing against that level of attraction). I do still think Nemo Subs is a good overall comparison (though MMRR is both shorter and more fun than Nemo Subs).
MMRR is a strange ride to me in that it’s fun, it’ll make people happy, but… gee, doesn’t it take up a bit too much room for what it is? It’s like if Casey Jr. (a ride I adore) gave people the exact same experience it does now, but for some reason was designed to take up as much room as Jungle Cruise.
I can’t wait to hear what you think of it. I believe if you keep your expectations in check, you’re gonna have a great time and enjoy all the good things about it. It’s slick, it works, and most importantly, it’s fun. I went into it at WDW spending my whole queue time missing Great Movie Ride, I got into the vehicles prepared to hate the ride… and I enjoyed it. It’s fun and jolly and the music’s wonderful. I also kept thinking, “Man… this is “High Ceilings: The Ride,” but maybe the DL version has addressed that.
Here are the new Cast Member costumes for Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway.
"The Costume Design and Development team engineered a “trainsformable” costume with fully reversible features, allowing cast members to switch their costume to adapt to the scene at a moment’s notice. The costumes feature vibrant colors, eye-catching textures, hidden Mickeys and other elements that connect to the attraction."
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"The Costume Design and Development team engineered a “trainsformable” costume with fully reversible features, allowing cast members to switch their costume to adapt to the scene at a moment’s notice. The costumes feature vibrant colors, eye-catching textures, hidden Mickeys and other elements that connect to the attraction."
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Brer Oswald
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I’m just going to call every ride I do like an E Ticket and every ride I don’t an “F Ticket”.
Brer Oswald
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I think it would benefit a lot from being a more intimate experience like the FL dark rides are. If everything was closer together, the lack of “themed” ceilings and floors wouldn’t be as immersive breaking. As is, the “set design” is leading your eyes to look at the dark void above you.Maybe I should have put “D” first; it leans more toward D than C (and some of my favorite rides are C tickets, so I have nothing against that level of attraction). I do still think Nemo Subs is a good overall comparison (though MMRR is both shorter and more fun than Nemo Subs).
MMRR is a strange ride to me in that it’s fun, it’ll make people happy, but… gee, doesn’t it take up a bit too much room for what it is? It’s like if Casey Jr. (a ride I adore) gave people the exact same experience it does now, but for some reason was designed to take up as much room as Jungle Cruise.
I can’t wait to hear what you think of it. I believe if you keep your expectations in check, you’re gonna have a great time and enjoy all the good things about it. It’s slick, it works, and most importantly, it’s fun. I went into it at WDW spending my whole queue time missing Great Movie Ride, I got into the vehicles prepared to hate the ride… and I enjoyed it. It’s fun and jolly and the music’s wonderful. I also kept thinking, “Man… this is “High Ceilings: The Ride,” but maybe the DL version has addressed that.
mickEblu
Well-Known Member
Maybe I should have put “D” first; it leans more toward D than C (and some of my favorite rides are C tickets, so I have nothing against that level of attraction). I do still think Nemo Subs is a good overall comparison (though MMRR is both shorter and more fun than Nemo Subs).
MMRR is a strange ride to me in that it’s fun, it’ll make people happy, but… gee, doesn’t it take up a bit too much room for what it is? It’s like if Casey Jr. (a ride I adore) gave people the exact same experience it does now, but for some reason was designed to take up as much room as Jungle Cruise.
I can’t wait to hear what you think of it. I believe if you keep your expectations in check, you’re gonna have a great time and enjoy all the good things about it. It’s slick, it works, and most importantly, it’s fun. I went into it at WDW spending my whole queue time missing Great Movie Ride, I got into the vehicles prepared to hate the ride… and I enjoyed it. It’s fun and jolly and the music’s wonderful. I also kept thinking, “Man… this is “High Ceilings: The Ride,” but maybe the DL version has addressed that.
Something like addressing the high ceilings (doubt it) and making the ride feel more intimate would go a long way.
Nemo Subs!?! Oh no, why are you comparing it to my least favorite ride at Disneyland?
Rich T
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Takes up a ton of space, uses screens, and the vehicles are the best part. Don’t worry, though, MMRR is a lot more fun than Nemo subs.
Rich T
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I do like the reversible idea; it makes a ton of sense for the way the attraction is designed with a completely different world on each side of the movie screen.Here are the new Cast Member costumes for Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway.
"The Costume Design and Development team engineered a “trainsformable” costume with fully reversible features, allowing cast members to switch their costume to adapt to the scene at a moment’s notice. The costumes feature vibrant colors, eye-catching textures, hidden Mickeys and other elements that connect to the attraction."
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mickEblu
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Takes up a ton of space, uses screens, and the vehicles are the best part. Don’t worry, though, MMRR is a lot more fun than Nemo subs.
And not claustrophobic haha
KIGhostGuy
Active Member
It's no replacement for GMR. It doesn't even come close...it's like Horizons to Mission: Space. That being said, it will be received well and is a great addition to Disneyland, where they did not close one of the best rides of all time to build it.
DrAlice
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Umm... what? Virtual queue AND an ILL upcharge?
*sigh* I'm not sure why this surprises me. These execs are just shameless.
mickEblu
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It’ll be interesting to see how much more well received is at Disneyland considering all we lost was half of a store. With that said, it seems like it’s pretty well received in Florida too.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
In my opinion, given that Mickey is so much more closely tied to DLR in general over DHS I think it will be much more well received here than in Florida. Which is why I'm actually glad it went in DL proper and not DCA, even though there is some merit for it to have gone into DCA from the ride line up perspective.
Its just a shame it didn't go here first rather than DHS as that would have been a proper way to introduce a Mickey attraction.
mickEblu
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I can appreciate your point of view on this but I think it should have gone in DCA. They should have just found a way to put it in the Backlot and then work around it later. Of course, if they end up putting something great in the backlot/ expansion area then it’ll be worth it. MMRR not going to DCA may have saved Toontown. Though I’m not sure that’s necessarily a great thing. I guess it would depend on what they would have built there. Some sprawling Hagrids style coaster back there themed to Star Wars could have been really cool or maybe even a Fantasyland expansion as long as it wasn’t a single IP land like Arendelle.
Anyway DCA needs more. They better be thinking big for the backlot/ eastern gateway expansion area. I’m talking indoor coaster (or sprawling Hagrids style coaster) and a boat ride.