djkidkaz
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Well, looks like their letting folks in today: ( photos and video )
http://SparklyEverAfter.com/?p=295
http://SparklyEverAfter.com/?p=295
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PHOTOS - Inside the interactive indoor queue set to open in July at Dumbo
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nepalostparks
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Looks like there are several interactive elements according to the article. Glad to see some more details revealed, and interesting to read someone's personal insight who has seen and experienced it in person. Thanks for the link!
djkidkaz
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After reading through this thread and looking at more of the photos and video that was posted, Im willing to admit that I understand why it is what it is and that its not as bad as I first thought. I was under the impression that there were going to be interactive games, you know, the kind you see at carnivals. But yeah, I get it, you would have to staff the place with people to run the games or come up with games that wouldn't require someone to be present. The majority of people riding dumbo will be little kids and what they have created is fine for who will be using it. I will say that I do understand the other side of it though as well. Just because the majority of riders are little kids, doesn't mean that you have to speak to the lowest common denominator. My wife and I will be riding Dumbo more often now that they put the effort into making it beautiful at night, so it would have been nice if the interactive queue had something for us. But I guess in some way it does. It keeps all the screaming kids away from us while we sit outside and wait for our pager to go off, and we can just enjoy the beauty of Dumbo.
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Tod&BigMamaOdie
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I believe that I assumed more of this queue based primarily on so much talk of the billion dollars investment in NextGen tech that was happening at the same time.
But, I am fine with what they have done. My kids will enjoy it and therefore, I will too. So long as I can keep my eyes from going crossed while watching them scatter and they don't get lost in the crowd.
But, I am fine with what they have done. My kids will enjoy it and therefore, I will too. So long as I can keep my eyes from going crossed while watching them scatter and they don't get lost in the crowd.
Disneyfanman
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I just don't understand the negativity on this one. Huge improvement over the old. Well themed. Kids seem to love it. Parents can rest. Air conditioned. The target audience is entranced. Most of the time I get it, even if I don't agree. Is it because adults can't fit on the little slide?
TalkingHead
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Based on that review it sounds like there's absolutely nothing for anyone over the age of 8 to do in there?
I realize Dumbo is a favorite ride of kids, but what do you do in there without kids? Just sit around, enjoy the A/C, and pretend you don't hear the deafening screams of the rugrats running around?
I realize Dumbo is a favorite ride of kids, but what do you do in there without kids? Just sit around, enjoy the A/C, and pretend you don't hear the deafening screams of the rugrats running around?
unkadug
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I think this area is optional...
BTW: if the sound of rugrat screams are anathema, then your whole trip to the MK is probably quite stressful.
bubbles1812
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No there isn't...but at the same time, what did you do in the queue before? You stood in 100 degree heat listening to upset ancy children ask if it was time to ride Dumbo yet. At least you get to sit and enjoy the A/C. If you don't want to hear the screams of happy children...why are you at Disney World?
EDIT: And yes, it does sound like you can opt to sit outside and people watch if you wanted. Dumbo looks really beautiful at night. But you might still be subjected to hearing "screams of the rugrats"...as Fantasy Land in general has a lot of children in it. You've been warned...
TalkingHead
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Maybe it's just me, but I'm thinking an indoor playground will be loudier than other areas around the MK where rugrats are found underfoot.
Then agian, I probably won't be availing myself of the experience of sitting in the big top watching the little ones play circus.
lnsemsf
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Sure there is. You can sit and patiently wait your turn, just like you did before but without sweating. If you don't like the interaction, don't interact with things and just do what you did before, except seated and cool.
Pioneer Hall
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Positively dreadful, as expected.
Yeah...everyone in the video looked positively miserable. They all have a look on their face that says "I would rather be outside in the 95 degree heat going back and forth"
Are you sure it is happy rather than a good portion undisciplined? And you are saying that if you do not like kids then WDW is not for you thus rendering WDW as a place for kids to run rampant? :ROFLOL:
bubbles1812
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You really really twisted my words there...but thanks for taking them to the very extreme
You really really twisted my words there...but thanks for taking them to the very extreme
No twist or spin there. It clearly says "People go to WDW to heard the happy screams of children" when not written in question form. Word a bit more carefully next time if that is not your intention. :wave:
bubbles1812
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I understand what you are saying and I will word more carefully next time. But I still think my meaning was fairly clear. Disney is a place where there are going to be tons of screaming kids, particularly in the MK and even more particularly in Fantasyland...if that is not something people like...I am not sure why they would want to go?? Though I guess there probably are some guests who avoid Fantasyland like the plague. It becomes stroller hell at times.
The Duck
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It looks good to me. Functional and fun.
Pixiedustmaker
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Some of the stuff looks better than I thought, and the fireworks thing is neat.
I think that people are upset because Disney made a mistake by marketing this as something the whole family can enjoy . . . when the age groups are fairly restricted, circus ring 2-3, and nets and slides 4-8. A lot of families wait until their kids are above 7 or so to enjoy Disney, and plenty of families are teenagers and their parents . . .
If TDO just cares about once in a lifetime visitors (who might ride Dumbo just to have riden it once), they might get turned off by the loud noise and lack of stuff to do for the above 8 crowd.
Also the Dumbo looks weird with the black pole in him, I know the ride also has this structural support BUT the Dumbo inside the queue could have been made out of something less heavy, like plastic, and suspended in such a way that you don't see the wires/support. Worst, the Dumbo just spins in a very tight circle, it would have been cool to see Dumbo "fly" through the tent, at intervals.
In total, I look forward at some point to riding Dumbo at night with the LED lights, the outside of Dumbo looks neat. I hope I can do this without spending 20 minutes inside of a McDonaldsesque play area with 50 kids going nuts! There are adults who like Dumbo, for the connection to beloved animated film, when they were building the twin-spinner people were hoping that the Dumbos got the water feature like Disneyland, they did, so bravo to TDO there.
I think its a given that only one spinner will have the extended queue, sort of like how you get a choice at HM, if so then I guess I shouldn't have a problem, only I wish there was something for folks who are a little bit older. Maybe this was just half the extended queue, and there is another extended queue for the 8+ group with carnival games? A possibility if the other spinner is not yet operational . . . right?
What the video doesn't show is the other half of the tent. (It's a large structure, after all.)
There, adults without children can relax in a soundproofed lounge decorated with tasteful modern art. While they're entertained by an avant-garde troupe of performers from China and Montreal, and serenaded by new age music from a live string quartet, guests can sample complimentary aperitifs and h'ors d'oeuvres inspired by "cirque cuisine" from around the world.
When the appointed time has come, an attractive host or hostess personally escorts guests outside, where they can then board an air-conditioned, fully enclosed plastic elephant for a relaxing, 29-minute flight over Central Florida.
Millionaire2K
Active Member
This is all exactly what I expected. It’s just fine if you ask me. The main ride is made for the 2-8 year old. So why would the main focus of the queue not be for the 2-8 year old?
I mean what the heck do you want? It’s a kids ride? Should there be adult entertainment in the back room with maybe a bar?:fork:
Also I would have one spinner have just the regular queue and the other spinner for the tent.
I mean what the heck do you want? It’s a kids ride? Should there be adult entertainment in the back room with maybe a bar?:fork:
Also I would have one spinner have just the regular queue and the other spinner for the tent.