Because the DCA ride skipped right to the good stuff.
I’ve kind of come to the same conclusion in my humble never having ridden the WDW version opinion. The outdoor queue looks pretty awesome at WDW and the building itself is much nicer but the ride experience itself just seems more solid. Going from the Star field effect scene straight into a drop was pretty cool.
I really miss that ride and the great music playing in the queue. What a bummer.