News Primeval Whirl at Disney's Animal Kingdom experiencing extended downtime

[BlakeW39]

Having a bad attraction isn't better than simply not having one and freeung up space. It's ugly, it's cheap, it's loud and peace-disturbing, and massively unpopular, widely regarded as the worst thing at the park (check the polls).

It's too bad for older people who want something better and little kids who don't care can't ride it...? What am I missing?

 

[ToTBellHop]

Having a bad attraction isn't better than simply not having one and freeung up space. It's ugly, it's cheap, it's loud and peace-disturbing, and massively unpopular, widely regarded as the worst thing at the park (check the polls).

It's too bad for older people who want something better and little kids who don't care can't ride it...? What am I missing?

My kids are continually annoyed that they aren’t tall enough. They’ll be let down when they hit 48”...

 

[Movielover]

My kids are continually annoyed that they aren’t tall enough. They’ll be let down when they hit 48”...

I think you just summed up life right there buddy!

 

[WondersOfLife]

It's a fun ride.

 

[itsy bitsy spider]

I concur with others, this should be scrapped. The original ideas for this section were much better. I guess Disney was trying to save a buck. Kinda like they did with the original version of DCA.

 

[Lirael]

It's a great ride... when you're with First Timer's at WDW. The look on their faces as they experience the ride for the first time is hilarious and worth the pain. Last time I rode I felt sure it had dislodged my intestine at least

 

[RSoxNo1]

Seeing on Twitter that it was closed yesterday and I'm not seeing it on the app today. Any updates?

 

[The Lochness Monsta]

I'll never ride this attraction, it's way too rough. The matterhorn looks like a sunday morning drive compared to it. This looks like a 10 car pile up.

 

[𝐌𝖆𝖓 𝖎𝖓 𝐖𝖊𝖇]

This "rides" like every other wild mouse coaster. I don't really understand some of the comments here. To each their own.

 

[starri42]

I've never ridden it, but is it that much worse than any other wild mouse coaster? For comparison's sake, I've ridden both Busch Gardens Tampa's Sand Serpent back when it was in Williamsburg and called Wilde Maus and Six Flags New England's Gotham City Gauntlet. I don't feel like I was notably abused by either.

 

[Nunu]

Kids seem to enjoy this ride more than adults, maybe it's because of their smaller size?
I don't remember my nephew or younger brother complaining about it being rough.

For me, it's a tad rougher than I'd like, nothing unbearable, though.

 

[Goofyque']

Surpised it's open today!! Time for a spin, just in case!!

 

[Fear]

All I know is that it'd best be open four weeks from now.

This is a lift hill I'll die on.

 

[Epcot82Guy]

I actually don't mind this one. Not the best by far. It just felt incomplete and thrown up. There are a number of cute little details in the ride. But, they often don't work. And, with the sparse implementation to begin with, that is an issue. I'll be interested to see where this goes...

 

[bpiper]

Anyone know if the restraints in the cars have been changed?

If the downtime was due to the accident in the UK with the same model ride, I would think that they would have reworked the restraints, maybe with a seat belt in addition to the padded bar across 2 seats.

 

[Goofyque']

Restraints were the same. Felt much smoother, and definitely slower. A very enjoyable ride, tried to look at the tracks and the tires, but unable to figure out what was different.

 

[rle4lunch]

junk. the only thing good in dinorama is the popcorn stand and the boneyard for the kiddos.

 

[𝐌𝖆𝖓 𝖎𝖓 𝐖𝖊𝖇]

Restraints were the same. Felt much smoother, and definitely slower. A very enjoyable ride, tried to look at the tracks and the tires, but unable to figure out what was different.

Slower? Interesting. How's that work?

 

[MiddKid]

Slower? Interesting. How's that work?

It was already slower than the off the shelf version. Must be braking even more now. See my previous post here:

News - Primeval Whirl at Disney's Animal Kingdom experiencing extended downtime

They should ask Fun Spot....They have the exact same ride ....Minus the theming. Same Type, different manufacturer. The one at Fun Spot is made by Zamperia and was a transfer from Cypress Gardens. Disney's is made by Reverchon. Probably explains why Fun Spot's spins a lot more.

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[Kate F]

Not a fan of the mentality that because AK recently got Pandora, they don’t need any major additions for a while. That’s not how it should be if you ask me.