The Miscellaneous Thought Thread

Disney Analyst

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Oh, great. Now it’s obnoxious, unfocused, condescending and grating. Why do Disney remodels keep making things (IMO) WORSE?
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The projection before going outdoors is nice. Too bad the doors open up to… the same backstage drive-over. They seem to have really destroyed the suspense of that moment. Again…unfocused.

Welp, everyone is entitled to their opinion, but at least for once this one seems to be the minority 😂

This is a vast improvement!
 

Disney Analyst

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Seriously interested: In what ways do you prefer this to the previous version (which I think had problems but was effectively focused and thrilling)?

It feels modern, but classic. The narration reminds me of the peoplemover. More fleshed out scene design, the score sounds great. It feels like a perfect refresh and upgrade. Feels more Epcot
 

Rich T

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It feels modern, but classic. The narration reminds me of the peoplemover. More fleshed out scene design, the score sounds great. It feels like a perfect refresh and upgrade. Feels more Epcot
Thank you! 😀 I get the feeling of what they were going for with the Horizons-like back-and-forth narration dialogue, more detailed sets and a couple of callbacks to World of Motion. For me the tone just seems all over the place (Happy, happy, LOOK OUT!!!!! Happy, happy LOOK OUT!!! 😄) I really find the narration obnoxious (easily fixed). And I think the visual highlight of the ride—the future projection—removes all the previous buildup to the big acceleration, but could be better utilzed— Imagine if they’d spent some money to give that outdoor section some futuristic facades and lighting to provide a real payoff.

Oh well. Those are just my thoughts. I’ll try to give it a go this week if single rider’s open. I think it could be hugely improved with some relatively minor tweaking (the script and the voices) and one big tweak (some smart effective-but-budget friendly future-city theming to the outdoor section).

And I don’t miss the design-your-own-car angle at all, but I bet a lot of families will…

And I’ll pay more attention to the score next time.
 
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PiratesMansion

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Oh, great. Now it’s obnoxious, unfocused, condescending and grating. Why do Disney remodels keep making things (IMO) WORSE?
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The projection before going outdoors is nice. Too bad the doors open up to… the same backstage drive-over. They seem to have really destroyed the suspense of that moment. Again…unfocused.
Honestly, I think overall it's an improvement over 2.0 (never got to experience the original version). Not dramatically so, but it feels like it at least has more to look at. I think the constraints of the original Test Track layout only gives them so much to work with in terms of improvements.

The only big problem IMO is the script. It has the modern Disney script problem of being WAY too casual, putting in bad jokes and subtly trying to be "of the moment". It distracts and detracts from what otherwise would be a decent upgrade.

I guess it's good that they got rid of the preshow rooms, but man is that a deceptive queue.
 

Rich T

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…The only big problem IMO is the script. It has the modern Disney script problem of being WAY too casual, putting in bad jokes and subtly trying to be "of the moment". It distracts and detracts from what otherwise would be a decent upgrade…
Makes it far less re-rideable, too, at least for me. (But, these days, does Disney even WANT people re-riding anything?) The script is my biggest complaint, and the ride could be much better and more cohesive with a rewrite.

At this point, I don’t think it was a great idea to drop the idea that your vehicle is going through a series of increasingly-wild tests; it’s what the whole ride system and layout was designed for. It’s like if you took Splash Mtn. and obliterated any tension or dramatic build up leading to the … oh, wait…
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That said, a vlogger whose channel I enjoy loved it. Guess I do have to try it for myself.
 
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PiratesMansion

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Makes it far less re-rideable, too, at least for me. (But, these days, does Disney even WANT people re-riding anything?) The script is my biggest complaint, and the ride could be much better and more cohesive with a rewrite.

At this point, I don’t think it was a great idea to drop the idea that your vehicle is going through a series of increasingly-wild tests; it’s what the whole ride system and layout was designed for. It’s like if you took Splash Mtn. and obliterated any tension or dramatic build up leading to the … oh, wait…
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That said, a vlogger whose channel I enjoy loved it. Guess I do have to try it for myself.
I think that part of it is that, frankly, Chevrolet is probably driving the ride's content; to my understanding, it was largely their money that made this possible, and that without Chevy wanting a change WDW probably would have just kept running the old version forever.

I think that Chevy's ultimate goal now, and the reason they've retained their sponsorship (and this can also be traced back to TT 2.0) is not to explain what they do to make sure cars are safe-which EVERY automaker also does-but why you the consumer should buy a Chevrolet over other alternatives, because they are foward-looking, they are making cars better, they are making the modern, safe automobile. If you look at it through that lens a lot of the changes in the subsequent versions of the attraction make sense. It's more explicitly an ad, a feel-good message that sets to put Chevrolet forward when people think about new vehicles.

So while it's very clear Disney wrote the script-it simply has too much in common with their output over the last ten years to have been written by anyone else-I imagine Disney probably just went with what Chevrolet wanted, which in fairness matches Epcot Center perfectly.
 

PiratesMansion

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People on Reddit are saying that Tiki Room is open today; the app does not currently reflect that, but I did notice in a Freshbaked Tour video that came out yesterday that basically everything except the main show was already open and finished.

Hopefully they gave it the TLC it needed.
 

Too Many Hats

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People on Reddit are saying that Tiki Room is open today; the app does not currently reflect that, but I did notice in a Freshbaked Tour video that came out yesterday that basically everything except the main show was already open and finished.

Hopefully they gave it the TLC it needed.

I’m here now. The attraction is not open, but the preshow/waiting area is open for guests who want to hang out.
 

Mr. Sullivan

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I think that part of it is that, frankly, Chevrolet is probably driving the ride's content; to my understanding, it was largely their money that made this possible, and that without Chevy wanting a change WDW probably would have just kept running the old version forever.

I think that Chevy's ultimate goal now, and the reason they've retained their sponsorship (and this can also be traced back to TT 2.0) is not to explain what they do to make sure cars are safe-which EVERY automaker also does-but why you the consumer should buy a Chevrolet over other alternatives, because they are foward-looking, they are making cars better, they are making the modern, safe automobile. If you look at it through that lens a lot of the changes in the subsequent versions of the attraction make sense. It's more explicitly an ad, a feel-good message that sets to put Chevrolet forward when people think about new vehicles.

So while it's very clear Disney wrote the script-it simply has too much in common with their output over the last ten years to have been written by anyone else-I imagine Disney probably just went with what Chevrolet wanted, which in fairness matches Epcot Center perfectly.
You've hit the nail on the head here, really.

If you'll notice, back in the day, car advertisements used to really harp on safety and reliability of the vehicle. But that has completely faded out. Companies don't have that discussion anymore, because consumers aren't asking that question anymore.

What people are asking is what's the new, shiny thing that cars offer? Most people aren't car shopping based on fuel efficiency or safety records or what have you these days. They're shopping based on the tech and the designs. Cars are sold today more as a luxury item than ever before, and this can be seen in the advertising for all of the major companies.

Chevy is in a unique position with Test Track in that they've got a place that can put their brand in the face of millions of people a year at the busiest vacation destination in the world. Their goal currently is clearly to show those potential customers what they're wanting to see out of the automotive world.

Customers aren't checking on safety. They're checking on forward thinking, innovative tech.

Disney just so happened to get permission to do some cool things with their Chevy advertisement.
 

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