Thoughts on the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

[totchos]

I think the ride is great for what it is. Its built in the middle of fantasyland on a relatively small peice of land which is why its pretty short. However, I think the themeing combined with the coaster aspects of it and swinging carts make it a pretty good ride. The line is just always terrible.

 

[Survivor]

I really liked the ride and the detail they put into it was really good. The ride itself was good and sort of a really mini version of Big Thunder Mountain.

 

[wdisney9000]

Meh.

You know the part where it slows down? More of that, please.

Bingo!

 

[Kristopher Rannells]

We like it but will only ride it with a FP. No way worth waiting an hour. Every time we stop at the end I'm waiting for the rest of the ride. Could be SO much more!

 

[Damon7777]

I think Disney hit it out of the park with this new ride.

Hardly a masterpiece and in no way can compare to the ambitious offerings of an Everest, Flight of Passage, Radiator Springs , Indiana Jones, Journey to center of Earth, ToT and Splash Mountain's of the world but what is there is quite nice and pleasant.
........is missing length; has impressive girth but is just too short. It's a damn fine "kiddie coaster"--- the best by far but in no way a bonafide superstar due to its lack of scale and scope.

 

[note2001]

Kiddie Coaster indeed.
Which would you rather: Ride 7DMT 1 time, or Barnstormer 4 times, and have time to run through water (if so inclined) and grab a candy apple (also if so inclined)?

 

[Damon7777]

Dwarfs is the hardest ticket in the Magic Kingdom to get and likely 2nd hardest on property:

LOCATION/POSITIONING: right in the center of Fantasyland with a good 80% or more of the mini mountain readily visible from the walkways.

AGE: is still considered new or at least deemed "newer" at 4 years young. I'd bet if Big Thunder were released 4 years ago it would garner more attention than this Dwarf train. This colorful Doggie coaster will soon be the hardest ticket on property to secure due at least in part to it being new.

HOURLY CAPACITY: at approx 1,500 riders per hour Dwarfs is not great in this area.

HEAVILY THEMED: enough said

SMOOTH ROCKING RIDE: for a coaster it sure is a comfortable ride.....the smoothest I have ever experienced.

REPEATABILITY: the repeat factor is strong. Unlike a Pirates, Mansion, Jungle Cruise, Mission Space and 3 d film rides guests if left unchecked would be circling back around for another ride or even a 3rd.

 

[DarthVader]

but is just too short. It's a damn fine "kiddie coaster"

Well, I guess we can disagree on this point. I think its a fine ride and Disney did a great job

 

[Dutch Inn '76]

It's a great ride - better than the old Snow White ride, so it's a worthy replacement. I think it's a new classic.

...but I ain't waiting two hours for it. As a rule, I don't wait more than 45 minutes for anything.

 

[Dutch Inn '76]

We like it but will only ride it with a FP. No way worth waiting an hour. Every time we stop at the end I'm waiting for the rest of the ride. Could be SO much more!

I hear ya, but it's couldn't be too much more. There's no room.

 

[John park hopper]

It's a great ride - better than the old Snow White ride, so it's a worthy replacement. I think it's a new classic.

...but I ain't waiting two hours for it. As a rule, I don't wait more than 45 minutes for anything.

Agree 30 -45 min is my limit for waiting for anything.

 

[larryz]

REPEATABILITY: the repeat factor is strong. Unlike a Pirates, Mansion, Jungle Cruise, Mission Space and 3 d film rides guests if left unchecked would be circling back around for another ride or even a 3rd.

Maybe if you're a Doc groupie, but I don't see any reason to ride it again. If people want to re-ride, maybe it's because they want more 7DMT for their money...

 

[Damon7777]

If people want to re-ride, maybe it's because they want more 7DMT for their money"

I see it that way too. It is just too short leaving guests wanting more.

 

[correcaminos]

Total Kiddie Coaster to us. Cute, smooth, but nothing exciting at all. Not worth more than a 5-10 minute wait. So I voted it most overrated. That might be a small exaggeration, but not far off either.

 

[Skibum1970]

Though it hasn't opened, I would lay odds that Slink Dog coaster will be the most overrated. For me, SDMT is fun but I only waited on it as standby when it was a 30-40 minute wait (right after a shutdown/restart). Way too short. Feels like it no sooner got rolling and then it stops. The actual coaster sections don't have enough length to feel like a ride. Plus, it takes up prime real estate. Though WDW has all that land, the parks are actually small and not well laid out. SDMT is a good example. It is landlocked and value engineered to eliminate what could have been a truly awesome coaster.

For what it's worth, my wife always asks me why they had to get rid of Snow White's Scary Adventures and I don't have a good answer. That was an okay ride, not awesome, but enjoyable. I think that both rides could have coexisted easily enough.

 

[21stamps]

Maybe if you're a Doc groupie, but I don't see any reason to ride it again. If people want to re-ride, maybe it's because they want more 7DMT for their money...

Or maybe it’s because roller coasters are fun and people enjoy riding them more than once?

 

[wplong1]

Loved it, but would only ride with a FP. As my 10 year old suggested, it would be absolutely perfect if you got to go around twice each time.

 

[TheDuke]

Loved it, but would only ride with a FP. As my 10 year old suggested, it would be absolutely perfect if you got to go around twice each time.

Except that the wait in the afternoon would be 4 hours instead of two

 

[Damon7777]

, it would be absolutely perfect if you got to go around twice each time.

Well,
I think perfect would be if it were substantial enough to where one ride left guests feeling satisfied.

It's a 2 pump chump coaster

 

[MattFrees71]

It's good- but I think ridiculously overrated. 5+ years old and fast-passes still are solid booked the moment the availability window opens.