DHS Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway confirmed

[Giss Neric]

I’ve only ridden once, and it was in the first car but...

Spoiler: My thoughts

In car one we were in the stampede scene for a long time before the action started and then left prior to the scene completing, and we were in the volcano scene for a moment and missed most of it.

In short I suspect each car has different pluses and minuses and you need to ride all 4 multiple times to catch all the trucks this ride has. I look forward to the challenge.

Most of the YouTubers who rode all four said the third vehicle has the best balance overall.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Ops has been having trouble grouping. This should hopefully get better with time.

Yeah, I was going to say that I doubt they're sending every row filled with four people.

 

[Tom Morrow]

I said this before but the fourth car get slightly shafted in a few ways. You miss the first part of the first few scenes (although the first car doesn't see the end of them), you spend the least time doing the conga, and your car is just inching toward a wall during the factory scene.

 

[Hawg G]

I can’t say I‘ve come across any. And you’d have to actually watch them, right?

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The idea of "rerrideability" is great but it's also a luxury and not something everyone can experience. It shouldn't be justification for "bad show" or the difference between guest A having a smile plastered on her face and guest B sporting a blank expressionless stare as they pass by the same area. (pardon the hyperbole)



Exactly! And since when did that become acceptable? (again hyperbole...sorry) The whole "asking for a specific row "shouldn't exist if the story was equal for everyone. I say this not to rant but to show there's a possible issue to resolve should Disney wish to address it - along with these queue and boarding group growing pains.

YES, rerideability is from a bygone Disney era. You’re lucky to ride a new ride ONCE during an entire week.

I want to see the whole ride NOW, not have to wait a whole year for round 2, like I’m going to remember any details.

 

[Giss Neric]

Yeah, I was going to say that I doubt they're sending every row filled with four people.

Trouble grouping probably cause they have to consider those guests who wants their own row or probably they have to consider splitting parties cause their size/weight

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YES, rerideability is from a bygone Disney era. You’re lucky to ride a new ride ONCE during an entire week.

I want to see the whole ride NOW, not have to wait a whole year for round 2, like I’m going to remember any details.

Hey, I was able to ride Flight of Passage four times in a week with one fastpass, one during rope drop and two times just standby cause not a lot of guests in Animal Kingdom recently surprisingly. This is 3 years after it opened though that the ride has finally settled down and not as much hype cause it was stolen by the trackless rides.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Yeah, I was going to say that I doubt they're sending every row filled with four people.

They filled the car in front of us, then left us with two rows half full (first car). That could have been because there were several families with wheelchairs behind us in line but they will often comb the queue at Space to find 1-2 riders to fill ride vehicles so they probably could have done that here as well. I’m sure this will improve over time.

 

[marni1971]

I also enjoy the POV videos but what would be cool is if the parks banned cameras and released their own high quality POV on social media so we can still enjoy it, and not have a million people waving their cell phones in the air.

I know when I go to Disney I'm going to enjoy the actual rides and let others worry about filming.

Ban cellphones then.

Some go to great lengths not to distract others.

 

[marni1971]

I have a question are they going to change the pre-show for California? It makes no sense to have you as the guest enter the screen to enter the cartoon since you are already in the cartoon world in toontown.

It won’t matter if the screen fails to move up

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

I have a question are they going to change the pre-show for California? It makes no sense to have you as the guest enter the screen to enter the cartoon since you are already in the cartoon world in toontown.

I suppose it could be argued that the jump is justified as going from this style of cartoon out in Toontown:

To this style of cartoon in the short/ride:

Since the concept art seems to suggest the queue will be themed in the classic-cartoon-style of Toontown I would assume this is indeed the route they're taking. But perhaps they intend to reconfigure things to make sense of it in a different way.

 

[TwilightZone]

I suppose it could be argued that the jump is justified as going from this style of cartoon out in Toontown:

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To this style of cartoon in the short/ride:

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Since the concept art seems to suggest the queue will be themed in the classic-cartoon-style of Toontown I would assume this is indeed the route they're taking. But perhaps they intend to reconfigure things to make sense of it in a different way.

hot take but the comparison here helps show why I personally prefer the new mickey design to the old one. The new one is so fluid while the old one is kinda boring. Also technically the "old" design isn't that old at all...it's probably been around since the 80s or 90s iirc. If toontown gets redressed with the new style I would be fine with it...though I don't really see that happening.

 

[Giss Neric]

I do hope they gather all the slight and major criticisms on this ride and change it for Disneyland's version. Since it's projections, why can't they change the scenes? Instead of the tornado scene, make it an earthquake scene since it's California. Add more 4D effects. Make a new theme song.

 

[Movielover]

I do hope they gather all the slight and major criticisms on this ride and change it for Disneyland's version. Since it's projections, why can't they change the scenes? Instead of the tornado scene, make it an earthquake scene since it's California. Add more 4D effects. Make a new theme song.

Sounds like what you're suggesting will cost more money...

Expect a visit from Bobby soon...

 

[DisneyfanMA]

Out of curiosity does anyone know how much this ride cost Disney to develop and build? Seems like this one was on time and without a lot of drama compared to other rides.

 

[djkidkaz]

@wdwmagic no review for this? Usually you guys have a new ride review up pretty quickly after the ride opens. Or did I just miss it?

 

[DisneyfanMA]

I don’t get why everybody feels this should be in Magic Kingdom. Where would you even place it? Thematically it doesn’t fit Fantasyland and Toontown is demolished. Besides the premise is literally you stepping through a movie screen.

Not to mention MK isn't as in dire need of RIDES as Hollywood Studios is.

 

[DisneyfanMA]

My kids watched the POV and are very excited to ride it when they go for the first time to WDW. My middle one (5) kept mentioning the twister part of the ride.

 

[Fable McCloud]

I gotta say, I love the trackless aspect of it.

What I don't care for the fact that you can't see everything from every seat. If it's about re-rideability, the Haunted Mansion directs every doombuggy the same way and I find that better. It allows me to see what I was meant to AND when I re-ride it I always look around in every scene to see little details. I know they wanted this big, immersive environment with large set pieces, but some people might only be able to ride it once, and they could lose out on seeing some of the punchlines or details if they're not in the right seat or car. Everyone should have the same viewing opportunities.

The Mystic Manor and Winnie the Pooh rides are both trackless and you can see everything. When you ride again, you can start to look around and see details and little nods and Easter eggs, but if you only ride once, you don't miss out on anything.

 

[SplashJacket]

@wdwmagic no review for this? Usually you guys have a new ride review up pretty quickly after the ride opens. Or did I just miss it?

First ride impressions of Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway

Head in for some spoilers and description of the latest ride to open at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

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[SplashJacket]

I gotta say, I love the trackless aspect of it.

What I don't care for the fact that you can't see everything from every seat. If it's about re-rideability, the Haunted Mansion directs every doombuggy the same way and I find that better. It allows me to see what I was meant to AND when I re-ride it I always look around in every scene to see little details. I know they wanted this big, immersive environment with large set pieces, but some people might only be able to ride it once, and they could lose out on seeing some of the punchlines or details if they're not in the right seat or car. Everyone should have the same viewing opportunities.

The Mystic Manor and Winnie the Pooh rides in Shanghai are both trackless and you can see everything. When you ride again, you can start to look around and see details and little nods and Easter eggs, but if you only ride once, you don't miss out on anything.

Honestly, I think it would be very hard for a projection based ride like this to display everything perfectly to everyone, especially when the rooms transform. There is just so much going on as it is not all physical and thus there are far fewer static points.

As for Mystic Manor and Winnie the Pooh, MM is in Hong Kong and Winnie the Pooh is in Tokyo Disneyland. Shanghai does not have a trackless dark ride.

 

[Touchdown]

Honestly, I think it would be very hard for a projection based ride like this to display everything perfectly to everyone, especially when the rooms transform. There is just so much going on as it is not all physical and thus there are far fewer static points.

As for Mystic Manor and Winnie the Pooh, MM is in Hong Kong and Winnie the Pooh is in Tokyo Disneyland. Shanghai does not have a trackless dark ride.

Pirates is a trackless ride at SDL.