Rivers of America (plus Railroad & Dioramas) Re-Imagineered 2017

[mickEblu]

They don't have Captain EO anymore. The Titanic Museum is undoubtedly the most charming place on Earth from the outside, but the content leaves a bit to be desired. There's no skull popping out of a coffin, no tulip lily pad lamp, no trees with faces. The WDW HM doesn't even have these things.

I'm sorry for your loss

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

It's everyone's loss.

 

[Phroobar]

It's not my loss. Captain EO was just plan creepy.

 

[yookeroo]

Look who's talking! lol

It's the complete opposite of "real life" me. I might be the least intimidating person you've ever met.

Anyone brave enough to post a picture taken with Duffy is pretty intimidating.

 

[Phroobar]

Anyone brave enough to post a picture taken with Duffy is pretty intimidating.

Don't make me dig out the Hans and Duffy picture.

 

[Curious Constance]

Don't make me dig out the Hans and Duffy picture.

Please do.

 

[SSG]

Just back from the long weekend at DLR and the redesign of the river gets a thumbs up from me. Looks terrific!

 

[Stevek]

Just back from the long weekend at DLR and the redesign of the river gets a thumbs up from me. Looks terrific!

Agreed. Have a paid day off today so my wife and I are going to run to DL just so she can ride GOTG and we both ride the train and Twain together...oh, and Cove Bar.

 

[SSG]

Agreed. Have a paid day off today so my wife and I are going to run to DL just so she can ride GOTG and we both ride the train and Twain together...oh, and Cove Bar.

We went twice; martinis and lobster nachos!

 

[Antaundra]

We went twice; martinis and lobster nachos!

Did you know you can now order a Cove Bar cocktail to go? Last month I was enjoying a Blody Maria and lobster nachos at the bar and the bar tender told me that as long as you've had one cocktail in the restaurant you can order a second one to go. Before you could only have beer or wine to go but now cocktails are available to go as well.

 

[mickEblu]

Is it just me or is the DLRR going way slower during certain portions of the trip? I can't remember if it was the new northern part of the ROA or the dioramas where I felt it most.

 

[Hatbox Ghostbuster]

Is it just me or is the DLRR going way slower during certain portions of the trip? I can't remember if it was the new northern part of the ROA or the dioramas where I felt it most.

I noticed a definite drop in speed, and an almost lurching start at each station on my most recent trip.

 

[mickEblu]

I noticed a definite drop in speed, and an almost lurching start at each station on my most recent trip.

I wonder why they have to go slower? I thought that the length of the track actually got longer after the renovation?

 

[Hatbox Ghostbuster]

I wonder why they have to go slower? I thought that the length of the track actually got longer after the renovation?

No idea. But when the train first lurched into motion after N.O. Square, I had a brief moment of concern over whether it would actually be able to make its destined journey. Maybe its slower so riders can take in all the new ROA sights and sounds?

 

[mickEblu]

No idea. But when the train first lurched into motion after N.O. Square, I had a brief moment of concern over whether it would actually be able to make its destined journey. Maybe its slower so riders can take in all the new ROA sights and sounds?

Haha.

...Possibly.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

One of the last times I rode it, it blew through the Grand Canyon and dinosaur scenes and they apologized. It was very disorienting.