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NO Primeval Whirl for you!
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TimontheGreat
New Member
my grandma lost her hat on potc once..:lookarounI lost my hat once on this ride
RiversideBunny
New Member
Get rid of those carnival games at AK.
Keep the rides.
Keep the rides.
jonnyc
Well-Known Member
They have a better spinning ride at Alton Towers over here in the UK. But the theming is still not brilliant.
I think what makes it worse is that is next to the terrfic Dinosaur, the theming of which shows it up completely.
EPCOT Explorer
New Member
We have a winner.:lol:
Rob562
Well-Known Member
Not that I'm defending it (because I dislike all of Dinorama intensely), but the theming on Primeval Whirl is actually intended to be a parody of Dinosaur... The various elements and dinosaurs you encounter along the way mimic what you see on Dinosaur pretty closely.
-Rob
erasure fan1
Well-Known Member
WickedQueen22
New Member
That was what I was thinking, especially after reading the wikipedia article about incidents at WDW. Disney was fined a few times for safety violations involving the park employees death at PW.
Bad theming maybe (it does feel like it's just been put where they had room - at least they added a few props around the immediate area but it is still a fantastic ride. Much, much better than Primevil Whirl IMO.
Sadly the theming all over Alton Towers is going downhill. They did a great job with rides like hex, Nemesis and the haunted house (although the laser refurb ruined the theming a bit) and they have tried with the recent pirate addition but it doesn't feel like much effort has been put into it.
RSoxNo1
Well-Known Member
Yeah, if only they spent as much time on making the area appealing as they did on the story. I'm well aware of it, and it is a very good story. The problem is, the area itself isn't very interesting. I feel that I would like it better if Primeval Whirl is replaced with more kiddy rides, and have that area be entirely for kids.
Ideally though, I'd like to see the entire concept replaced by the more serious DinoLand (eliminating the USA) from it, with the rest of the park separate by continents (Europe between Africa and Asia, Nemo as part of a smaller Australia section, and Camp Minnie Mickey as a North America section)
Ausdaddy
Active Member
Well, I'm more opposed to Triceratop Spin than Primeval Whirl. I enjoy the Whirl, but we already have enough Dumbo-type rides in the parks. My kids love it, though. :lol: Not sure that I would really want a "kids" area of the park. Most attractions in AK are good for kids, so I'm not sure that really makes sense. I just told my kids that PW would be down while we were there and they were bummed.
MouseearsDeb
New Member
DS7 will be so upset!
In 2005 he was definitely too short. In 2006 he met the mark at the beginning of the que but the CM at the loading area used 'her' measuring stick and he was a 'hair' too short. He was sooo dissappointed. So he is now more than tall enough to ride and it's going to be rehab'd while we're there in Oct. Best that I don't even mention the ride to him again lest he gets down about it. Guess I'll have to start working on him to try Everest. :dazzle:
In 2005 he was definitely too short. In 2006 he met the mark at the beginning of the que but the CM at the loading area used 'her' measuring stick and he was a 'hair' too short.
He was sooo dissappointed. So he is now more than tall enough to ride and it's going to be rehab'd while we're there in Oct. Best that I don't even mention the ride to him again lest he gets down about it. Guess I'll have to start working on him to try Everest. :dazzle:
donvincenzo
Member
Along those lines, Lou Mongello, on his podcast, The WDW Radio Show, had a segment on the story of DinoLand USA, including a great amount of time spent on explaining Chester and Hester's. I believe it was Show #19, from June 17, 2007. Worth checking out (I do listen to his show every week)
Not trying to necessary defend the area, but as jakeman said, if you understood the story, perhaps you wouldn't hate the area as much. Listening to that segment helped me get it a little better....
Rob562
Well-Known Member
I love the backstory for the *original* Dinoland, how it explained the existence of the dig site, the "home base" that is Restaurantosaurus, the Dino Institute and even Chester & Hester's store (I felt a little kitch was just fine with the area). When the park first opened they even had Streetmosphere "paleontology grad students" to help with the storyline.
And I agree that Dinoland has some of the most coherent and well-executed backstories in all of WDW. It definitely shows if you take the time to read the bulletin boards across from the dig site playground entrance or the various things throughout Restaurantosaurus.
But it's when they decided to expand on the Chester & Hester part of the backstory that they went down a path that I don't agree with. While the execution of the story is spot-on, I just don't think it was a very good idea of a story in the first place....
So (in my opinion) keep Dinoland as what was there originally, get rid of the Dinorana addition...
-Rob
bgraham34
Well-Known Member
I lost my hat once on this ride
I lost my stomach once on the ride and it was not pretty, colorful yes but pretty no.
ClemsonTigger
Naturally Grumpy
While many "purists" like Enigma wish all of C&H would disappear....if you judge from crowds and ridership, it is a popular place. There is a niche for "moderate" coasters, and this one seems to fit the bill, just like Triceratops Spin is always full.