Tales from the 3rd Clam-mobile (Nemo ride report**WITH VIDEO AND PICS)
Yesterday, my last day on vacation, I was lucky enough to be in the 3rd clam mobile ever of "guests". I got to the park around 8:35 and the walls were down (which I wont go over as there is a long thread about it already but here is my fav video of the seagullshttp://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/jeremiah_good/?action=view¤t=100_1356.flv) so I hung out till about 11 did Figment then came back just in time to see all the managers at the front entrance saying this is only a test run of it and not to rush.
We were escorted through the queue by a CM named Benji, who seemed VERY excited to be doing this job. He pointed out everything as we walked the queue. The first room is the same queue from Living Seas just with a beach theme here is the signs in the queue.
Then we start to go underwater. I don't remember all the details of the lay out, but the old round theater is still very intact with it being very dark and lots of turnarounds. (sorry it is so dark but a flash would have killed the effect)
Then we head to where the hydrolators used to be where we had the boats above us with the cool ripple effect.
The queue is nice, but very dark not anything that stands out but we walked it very fast. When we reached the load platform all the managers started clapping and taking pics.
The load platform is in a new area, only bad thing about the attraction is you can see the exit so the being transported someplace feel is gone. But the clam mobiles are hard cars with a small door that closes in the front. The moving walk way has rays on it which is great on the theming.
The ride its self is a great dark ride. Each scene flows very fast into each other with out much chance to get lost....if you don't know the basic story is everyone thinks Nemo is lost again, when is is playing more of a hide and seek. The whole gang is there from Mr. Rays class to the angler fish AA (only one in the attraction), which has to be one of the best AA's I have seen when you come up to him he looks like a puppet from the Little Mermaid show it is really cool. The song is a bit forced, and as Peach says it never stops but it is cute. Peach has to be the funnest part of the attraction, she is at the end saying "take me with you please. The song is nice but it never ends...I mean it really never ends."
Overall the attraction is very nice and well done. The technology used to make it seem like Nemo and friends are in the tank hits is mark, I have been hearing how it will look like they are in the tank for years and always had my doubts, but it is really amazing. This will be a sure fire hit with kids and adults alike. Let me know if anyone has any questions.
And now for the first time ever above ground....a VERY dark ride on Nemos undersea adventures.....
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Here is also the link to it so you can see it a bit bigger if you like http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/jeremiah_good/?action=view¤t=100_1366.flv
J
Yesterday, my last day on vacation, I was lucky enough to be in the 3rd clam mobile ever of "guests". I got to the park around 8:35 and the walls were down (which I wont go over as there is a long thread about it already but here is my fav video of the seagullshttp://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/jeremiah_good/?action=view¤t=100_1356.flv) so I hung out till about 11 did Figment then came back just in time to see all the managers at the front entrance saying this is only a test run of it and not to rush.
We were escorted through the queue by a CM named Benji, who seemed VERY excited to be doing this job. He pointed out everything as we walked the queue. The first room is the same queue from Living Seas just with a beach theme here is the signs in the queue.
Then we start to go underwater. I don't remember all the details of the lay out, but the old round theater is still very intact with it being very dark and lots of turnarounds. (sorry it is so dark but a flash would have killed the effect)
Then we head to where the hydrolators used to be where we had the boats above us with the cool ripple effect.
The queue is nice, but very dark not anything that stands out but we walked it very fast. When we reached the load platform all the managers started clapping and taking pics.
The load platform is in a new area, only bad thing about the attraction is you can see the exit so the being transported someplace feel is gone. But the clam mobiles are hard cars with a small door that closes in the front. The moving walk way has rays on it which is great on the theming.
The ride its self is a great dark ride. Each scene flows very fast into each other with out much chance to get lost....if you don't know the basic story is everyone thinks Nemo is lost again, when is is playing more of a hide and seek. The whole gang is there from Mr. Rays class to the angler fish AA (only one in the attraction), which has to be one of the best AA's I have seen when you come up to him he looks like a puppet from the Little Mermaid show it is really cool. The song is a bit forced, and as Peach says it never stops but it is cute. Peach has to be the funnest part of the attraction, she is at the end saying "take me with you please. The song is nice but it never ends...I mean it really never ends."
Overall the attraction is very nice and well done. The technology used to make it seem like Nemo and friends are in the tank hits is mark, I have been hearing how it will look like they are in the tank for years and always had my doubts, but it is really amazing. This will be a sure fire hit with kids and adults alike. Let me know if anyone has any questions.
And now for the first time ever above ground....a VERY dark ride on Nemos undersea adventures.....
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Here is also the link to it so you can see it a bit bigger if you like http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f183/jeremiah_good/?action=view¤t=100_1366.flv
J
