They still sell Figment merchandise... see much of a line at that ride? If it did move up in popularity it was very recently. I've ridden that boring ride at least 30 times (mostly for something to do to get off my feet) and have never had more then a 10 minute wait and that was when it was fairly new right up to the last time I was on it. Fastpass, might very well have created a false popularity. I don't remember it being tiered though. Are you sure about that?
As short as the rise was, and as bad as the load capacity was, it attracted a bigger appeal from guests than El Tiempo Del Rio/ThreeCaballeros boat ride in Mexico.
It really doesn't take many people to outnumber those on Three Caballeros. I would reword your statement to be, was still pulling people in, crowds... not so much.
Yes, everything in the parks is technically there to make money off of, but good ideas and creativity for the park should still come first and you have to admit that there is little to no creativity going into this attraction. Also, if you don't consider this ride a cash grab, than what do you consider one?
I know this is looked upon as stupid, but, I thought I might wait and actually see the ride before I determine that it has no creativity. So no I cannot admit that as I do not know other then what people on this board have hinted too. Frankly, I don't think that they know and even if they did know what was there, my idea of creative and theirs may be two completely different things.
Great pictures - finally something updating us on the construction.A picture of the Royal Sommerhaus buildings
Maelstrom was a moderately popular attraction that needed an overhaul. Just not this overhaul.
Yes I am sure it was first tier for FP and yes often it was the 3rd longest line in the park (after Soarin and TT). I'm not imagining things.
Yes it did. But just saying that Frozen can stand on its own. Disney is constantly "replacing" instead of adding. Technically nothing has been added in quite a while.
You don't have to tell me that Frozen doesn't belong in Norway. I've already wrote that article.
There actually would not be a need to utilize air conditioning to create the effect of a colder environment. That blast of cold when entering Antartica is provided mostly by removing the humidity from the air. The big drops in air temperature come after dehumidification.
Until the mid 90's, EPCOT had a ton of "real" E ticket attractions. Spaceship Earth, Horizons, World of Motion and Imagination V1 were all E's. American Adventure (while not a ride) is also an E. And while its present state leaves much to be desired, I would guess even Universe of Energy in its original form would have qualified as an E in terms of ambition.
Indeed.
I think visitor patterns shifted over time too, from FW to WS. Which, Maelstrom being exactly one of two rides in WS, would've increased demand.
What would it cost to bring these attractions back as a 21st century version for EPCOT? You think they could close down each pavillion or ride to update them. Plus it sounds like some the areas aren't even being used right now and you wouldn't even feel the impact while they work on that attraction.
And that is one of the most frustrating aspects of the park. The facilities are already there. The buildings are standing and usable. The ride systems are available. There are obsolete spare parts to consider (Energy) and curtailed track length to reinstate (Imagaination) but half the battle could be already won. Energy could again be a dramatic theatrical epic. Wonders could have a state of the art simulator ride and a classic multimedia show. Imagination is crying out to once again be an awe inspiring, cohesive building with a stellar E ticket dark ride for the 21st century. The Land has a superb theatre ready for a new presentation. There is tens of thousands of square foot of exhibit space still lit, cooled and standing empty. There's a whole restaurant building ready for use.
